The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-10-07
TO CROSS OCEAN AT
80 KNOTS PER HOUR
BELFAST FIRE. UNDERTAKES CONSTRUCTION OF $4,000 TON
STEAMER TO CROSS THE ATLANTIC KNOTS AN HOUR
THE NECESSARY ENGINES TAKE UP NEARLY ALL THE
ROOM.

| These assert that in this matter of COST
and economy lies the deciding factor
! as to whether such vessel can be main
tanned in service or not. Others
among them such a competent author
ity as Naval Constructor William
Baxter, the constructor who built the
battleshiD Connecticut, doubt even the
speed success of this new combination
of engines.
While the construction of a trans
atlantic triple screw liner is quite nos
slole' Constructor Baxter said, yet to
give it both turbines and reciprocating
engines will inevitably result in a fall
ure such as marked that of the Great
eastern half century ago"
Horace See, the engineer who de-
signed the engines of the speed Mon
mouth of the Sandy Hook Line and
OF numerous other well-known vessels
holds to the same opinion
Engineers at Cramps declare tho
proposal of the Belfast shipbmrders m
construct 3O-knot turbine steamship
Tor transatlantic trade is entirely feas-
loIe. The engineers further assert thar
the turbine engine has come IN stav
and that it will solve MANY marine
problems. One of the chief engine.,r
at the Cramp yard declared that tho
proposal OF Harland & Wolf is entire
~ practical, and that the turbines en-
Drace the best ideas in regard to eco-
nomy. The turbines, it was furtbor
agreed, cost least of all engines ana
while using more coal. this i+e,,, ,o
more thar compensated for in the in
creased speed gained. It was satd
that there is no doubt that the inn.
proved turbine engines will have M
uInlcuIty in making a steady average
OF 80 knots an hour.
1t was not until 1894" said oro ~
tne chief engineers at the Cramps
YARDS that the idea of propeIyinc .
Nessel by means of turbine was first
put into practical form. Befo~e tnat
time the turbine had never bean rsos
ior marine purposes, but its nee bod
zen devoted to pumping, coaIinp
urI'Ihg fans for producing forcoa
urdught and ventilating purposes rbo
nrsC vessel to be fitted with t,,rhiuo
engines was the Turblnia. Then corno
torpedo boat destroyers of the Rr,tIn,
~ ny, wnlch were fitted with turbines
l reese destroyers, the Viper and Cob.
"a achleVed remarkable speed hut
unfortunately were both lost before IL
was aDle to obtain comparisons in ,on
wee with other destroyers. and tbis
somewhat adversely affecteJ tho nro
eSS ol the turbine engine generally
The British cruiser AMETHYST was
me next step in the application If tho
'urDlne to war vessels, and the rasrlt,
Vi uhe trial of this vessel as .con,n,rod
with sister vessels ordered at tba son,o
u !! and OF the same dimensions and
INES but fitted with other engines
demonstrated the economy of the tur-
pine as fitted to this class of vesse;
ana more especially of the higher now
ers. The showing made by the Anne
-nyst no doubt was the ruling factor
N the step taken by the British in de-
ildlng to have the battleship Drea J.
lought fitted with turbine engines.
The DreadnOught went through her
.rlals successfully and established, l
believe, almost a record, having car
led out the whole of the trials speci-
led within a week without the slight
est trouble to the machinery, one or
.wo of the trials being carried out in
Lther bad weather"