The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-04-18
New Turbine Stmr. Camden

The triple-screw turbine steamer Cam
den, now being completed for the East
ern S, S. Co. of Boston, Mass, by the
Bath Iron Works, Bath, Me-, is intend
ed for the Boston and Bangor route.
She is 1856 feet in length, but will have
a mean draft-with freight, passengers
and coal aboard-of only 10 it., to enable
her to ascend the PenobScot river to the
port of Bangor.
The boat will have three decks, and
will be exceedingly roomy, provision
being made for 204 staterooms, and
sleeping accommodations for 500 or
more passengers. The hull is OF steel,
335 it. in. in length, over all, 800 TT.
over the guards, 40 fit. beam moulded,
II it. depth moulded, and a mean draft
of 10 it., the displacement at this draft
being 1000 tons. Her arrangement is
similar to most vessels of this class,
carrying her freight forward on the
main deck, the after end of the main
deck being devoted to Il social hall, aft
of which will be the dining room. The
next deck above, or the saloon deck, is
devoted to SlateroomS, as is the upper
or gallery deck. There are large wells
in the gallery deck surrounded by
bronze railing finished in green, and the
ceiling over the gallery deck has a dome.
The hull is entirely constructed of steel
and the 1irerooms are entirely enclosed
in steel. The dining room on the main
deck above referred to is Il very spacious
apartment and has extra large windows.
Passengers are to be seated at small
tables. The social hall is to be tloored
with interlinking rubber tiling and to
be finished in mahogany. The ticket
nm rcp,'c Ot1ippS omen from the social
hall. The balance of the joiner work is
finished in white, and all the fittings.
such as electric light fixtures and hard
ware, are in bronze and verde antique.
The general tone of the interior will be
white and green.
Besides the 204 Staterooms, there will
be 135 beTthS below the main deck for
ward for men and 81 berths below the
dining saloon aft for women. The gal
ley, OF Kitchen is below the social hall
and is entered from the dining room by
a broad stairway. Ample provision has
been made for the ventilation Of the
kitchen, which will be equipped with
the usual ranges, steam tables, ETC., for
convenience in cooking and service.
The Camden will have two pole masts
of steel and two smoke stacks. A some
what novel arrangement is that OF the
guards, which, instead of being support
ed by diagonal braces, as is usually the
case, are supported by bent frames. the
shell plating being carried out over them
so as to present a smooth surface to the
sea, as well as providing extra buoy
ancy. The Camden is to be thoroughly
equipped with life boats, life preseryers,
fire handling apparatus, etc, and will,
of course, be heated throughout by
steam. Much attention has been paid
to the arrangement of the steam heat
in order to provide an equitable and
comfortable temperature in all seasons.
Close attention has also been paid to
the matter of ventilation.
Motive power will be supplied by
three Parsons marine turbines, driving
triple screws. The higl-pressure tur-
'bine turns the middle shaft and the
low-p pressure turbines are placed on
either side, turning the side, or wing
shafts. The low pressure turbines are
equipped with backing gear so that the
two cupboard propellers may be re-
versed. The cupboard shafts are ar
ranged to be somewhat widely apart in
order to provide ease in handling The
turbine arrangement is, of course,
equipped with the usual condenser, air
pumps, circulating pumps, Oil pumps,
etc.
Steam is to be furnished by four 8
furnace Scotch boilers each II TT. 8 in.
in diameter and1 it. long, built for $50
pounds working pressure. The Ellis Il
Eayes system of hot draft is to be in
stalled. Tie propelling installation of
the Camden is expected to develop
about 1000 horsepower, which will pro-
duce continuous sea speed of Il knots.
She is to be delivered to the Eastern
Steamship Co. on or before June IS,
and is expected to GO immediately on
her route between Boston and Bangor.
The Bath Iron Works have contracted
with the Eastern Steamship Co. for a
new turbine steamer, to be duplicate
of the Camden, which it is also UNDER
stood will run on the Boston and Ban
gor route. The keel of this boat has
already been laid and she will probably
be finished in the fall of 1907.
Besides the Camden and her sister
Ship-which, like the Camden, will
probably be named after another of
Names ports, Belfast in this case be-
ing so honored-the Bath Iron Works
is building another turbine craft in the
naval scout Chester. This boat has
sister ships in the Birmingham and
Salem, building in Massachusetts, and
of the trio the Chester is the farthest
advanced toward completion, having
reached a percentage of "a. Is on Feb. l,
according tosotficial records. The Ches-
ter is to have Parsons turbines, and the
experience which the Bath Iron Works
is gaining in building this modern type
of propelling machinery, is placing the
concern in the forefront in this particu-
lar in this country. The Chester will
have ~ Normand water-tube boilers,
and at about 10000 horsepower is to
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