The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-02
new TURBINE YALE LAUNCHED.
THE SECOND STEAMSHIP OF HER
KIND IN AMERICA.
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tened by President Hadley's Daugh-
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CHESTER. Pa. Dec. The Yale, the
second and the largest turbine steamship
9 be launched in the United States. left
ner ways at Roach's shipyard promptly at
iIO o'clock to-day.
The ceremony, which was the most in
~teresting in the history of the famous old
sbipyard, was witnessed by Is 900 people,
among whom were prominent ~shipbuilders
and others OF New York.
The boat was christened by Miss Laura
Beaumont Hadley, the s~even-year-old
daughter Of Arthur T. Hadley, president of
Yale University, the Yale being named in
honor of that institution.
It was after a wait of IS minutes on the
part Of spectators that the vessel began to
move toward the water. The men under
whose direction the boat was launched
worked with might and main and as the
tide was beginning TO turn IL wa feared
that the would nave to be post
poned. But despite all fears and the late
ness Of the hour the launching was suo-
Cessful.
As the blocking was removed and the ves-
sci began to move toward the water a signal
was given and all the whistles along the
riverfront began to scream. The salute
was taken up by the feet Of boats which lay
out from the %shipyard.
The Yale entered the water gracefully
and as she did 80 the women who stood
on the platform at the bow Of che boat
waved the pennant flags Of Yale University.
Miss Hadley, the Yale's sponsor. was
attired in a coat Of ermine and the bottle
Of champagne which she threw against
the bow was decked in white and blue
ribbon. the university colors.
Il christen thec Yale!" she cried as she
broke the bottle and then, turning to her
father, who stood back OF her, she said
oh, papa, why was not that stuff blue?
II certainly should have been-for Yale,
you know"
The New York visitors arrived at noon on
a special Pullman train and were transferred
q a switch in Roach's %shipyard. The old
time custom of holding a recer ton after
the launching was done away with to-day
and the usual iolliflcation in the mould loft
was greatly missed by the visitors. A
collation. was served on the train which con-
yeyed the launching party from and to
New York.
Beginning Monday the masts will be
stepped and work will be rushed to have
the Yale ready TO be towed to New York
the latter part OF next week. The turbine
engines are ready TO be put In the hull,
and as the contractors, W. d. A. Fletcher
II Co., have completed the Governor Cobb
and the Hendrick Hudson, on which they
have been engaged for the last year, they
're now ready for the Yale and Harvard.
The latter boat will he launched from Roach's
ward early next year. The Yale is being
built for the Metropolitan Steamship
Company. which for nearly fifty years has
operated an AL the way by water freight
service between New York and Boston.
This company. when Il came under the
ownership Of Charles w. Morse and his
associates a year or so ago, decided TO
establish a passenger and express service
in connection with the regular freight
business,
When the question Of constructing two
steamships for this service was discussed
IL was natural to conclude that In these
days of -exaction upon the part Of travellers
the vessels should be absolutely up 10 date
and with appurtenances that would class
them as being the safest, fastest and most
lIxuriously fitted passenger steamships IN
America.
Plans were therefore prepared fer the
Yale and the Harvard, two splendid steam
ships which would fully carry out the
conception Of the owners OF the n That
the motive power Of these ships should
he OF the very latest type steam turbine
engines were OcCIOcu upon iOI JuCI PIO~
pulsion. The great success Of the turbine
stea ship Gov. Cobb, the first turbine
steamship built in the United States. only
recently placed in service by the Eastern
Steamship Company, led to the adoption
Of this type OF engine. -,
The Yale and the Harvard are the second
and third steamships OF that type con-
stricted In this country.
The Val, is of double steel hull construc-
ton, it's hull being divided into many COM
partments by watertight bulkheads and
double bottoms 1t Is intended that the
quarterback, or social ball, which pas
Sengers enter upon boarding the steamer,
shall be most comfortable and rich In Its
furnishings.
The general dimensions Of the ship are
as follows: Length over all, 407 feet;
breadth over guards, 90 feet; space be-
tween inner and outer bottoms, 3 feet;
draught OF water, loaded, 10 feet; accom-
rnodations for passengers, 800; express
freight capacity, 800 tons; motive power.
triple screw Parsons steam turbines, 10000
horsepower.
The Yale will go into service upon the
establishment OF the new all waVer pas
senrer route OF the Metropolitan Outside
line between New York and Boston, about
.June 1, 1907. The Yale will make the run
between these two points in fifteen hours.
nr between 5 o'clock in the evening and
o'clock the following morning, thus MAIN
tanning an average speed OF approximately
t~wentv-three statute miles an hour, making
r. the fastest steamship engaged in Ameri-
ran AfIapfin roman service.