The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-12
s. s. CITY OF SAVANNAH.
 LAUNCHED YESTERDAY
Splendid New Steamer For the Ocean Steam
 ship Company.

At the yards of the Delaware River Iron Shipbuilding and Engine Works, Chester, Pa, yesterday, the new ship of the Ocean Steamship com- pany was launched. AS 1t grace fully glided off the ways it was christened the "City of Savannah by Miss Susan Cole Winburn, the attrac- tive young daughter of MT. and Mrs. W. A. Winburn, of Savannah, Ga, who was presented by President Hanson on behalf of the company, with beauti- full Tiffany gold watch, inlaid with dia- monds, appropriately engraved.
 With the completion of the "City of Savannah" the latest addition of the splendid fleet of the Ocean Steamship company Savannah Line) an import ant event in the history of this re- nowned company has been reached.
 The arrangement for the handling and storage of cargo Is similar to that of the other ships in the line, "City of Atlanta" "City of Columbus" etc. The passenger accommodation, however, as to capacity. arrangement of rooms, etc., differ very materially, there being fifty-eight cabin staterooms, some of which are en-sulte, with private baths, accommodating 116 first cabin passen- gers; twelve intermediate rooms; three berths each, accommodating thirty-six passengers, and accommodations for sixty steerage passengers.
 Two of the cabin staterooms contain large double brass beds. sofas, conn fortable chairs and writing desk the private baths are furnished with hot and cold, fresh and salt water, an in novatlon to be found only on this line.
 The hull of the "City of Savannah" is constructed under the cellular or double water bottom system, channel steel construction, with channel frames, beams, stringers and ties and is con structed in the highest class under the United States Standard Steamship Owners and Builders Underwriters $ rules, and especial survey by their representative to Class A I for twenty years.
 The dimensions of the new steamer are as follows: Length on 2O-foot wa ter line, 376 feet; length over all. 4OS feet; breadth of beam nodded, 49 feet; depth, molded, 27 feet. The spar and middle decks are of steel, the hurricane and promenade decks are of steel cov- cred with asbestos and then planked and covered with canvas, making the passenger deck apart from the freight accommodations and fireproof Water ballast capacity 916 tons, bunker ca pacity 42S tons, cubic freight capacity, | 352,50O feet, deadweight capacity of cargo and coal on mean draught IS feet inches, $500 tons; speed when loaded thirteen knots. The gross ton mage of the ''City of Savannah will be about 5eoO tons or $50 tons larger than her sister ships the "City of At lanta" and "Clty of Columbus"
 There are four decks extending fore and aft, accommodations for ninety-two
 first cabin passengers are furnished or the hurricane deck, 24 first cabin pas serlgers on the promenade deck. The dining saloon which is located forward ed is elaborately decorated, while the | smoking room, sun parlor, officers | quarters and pilot house are located or the promenade deck. The ship is elec- tric lighted throughout, with perfect system of electric bells.
 1 The vessel will be equipped with one triple expansion engine, diameter oi cylinders, high pressure, 25 inches, in. termediate 46 inches, low pressure 75 inches, stroke of piston 4S inches; steam from four single boilers, | feet inches diameter; length 10 feet inches; pressure of steam 1S0 pounds Blake pump feed water heater and fil- ter will be used; steam steering engine of the most approved style, heyde cap stan and windlass, also Baldt pattern stocklesa anchors.
 The City of Savannah will be plac- ed in commission in the regular freight and passenger service of the Savannah line on or about Sept. 1.