The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-03-13
QUEEN Of ISLAND CRAFTS.


trial trips In : an Francisco bay. BY
contract she was require 10 make
fourteen knots. She has Ave decks. is
roomy and comfortable and elegantly
furnished. She Is the largest and fast
est vessel ever put into this inter-
island trade. She is s46 feet In length.
Sc feet and inches beam. with a
depth OF hold over II feet. Her load
line draught measures 16 feet. She
has FIVE water tight bulkheads. Her
, engines are triple expansion, q, 81 IL
and 81 inches diameter of cylinders,
with S1-4 stroke Of piston. with two
boilers II 81 feet in length and 1Ss
inches in diameter. made OF ''lawfu, !"
steel last year and allowed l75 pounds
pressure. She Is boated to tonnage
ana the boats properly equipped for
emergencies. She carries two metal
and six wooden life boats and a work.
ing boat and Is supplied with $50 life
preservers, sufficient for full load o :
passengers and the crew, allowing
furnished with fire-extinguishers and
surplus hose and otherwise more than
meets all legal requirements.
The Mauna Kea was built by the
Union Iron Works. Her gross tom
mage is registered at 1866. The she 81
staterooms and double that number of
berths. AMI 81 settees, or two berths
and settee 10 each stateooom. She
can therefore carry l5S first-class pas
sengers.
She is certifcated for thirty deck or
M Evil,
she is licensed for deep sea as we'll as
for inter-island traffic. Between these
islands she may carry 27l additional
deck or Storage passengers, ma ing
a total of three hundred steerage pas
sensers and a total passenger list of
ass.
For crew she can carry mas
ter. three mates. two Quartermas-
tiers. three assistant quartermasters,
fifteen seamen. a chief engineer. three
assistant engineers. three water tend
ers. three oilers, three fuel tenders. a
wiper, three watchmen and fifteen
others, when needed, TO serve in the
stewards and other departments. She
will be the first vessel of the Inter
Island Company to carry a stewardess.
In San Francisco she was inspected by
W. Howe. assistant inspector of hulls.
and c. F. Lehners, assistant inspector
of boilers.
Her master, w. X. Freeman, has
for years commanded the Kinau. the
boat which now resigns as flagship,
and he is we'll known and liked by all
who have travelled with him, enjoying
the company's fullest confidence.
Officers of the Mauna Kea, as they
now answer 10 the roll CALL are Cap
tain W. X. Freeman, Chief officer F.
NJ. Berg, Second officer VI. c. Lawson,
Third Officer T. B. Barron Purser
George c. Beckley. Chief Steward V.
E. Pangelina, Chief Engineer ]. P.
Lynch, First Assistant Engineer c. G.
Lynch, Second Assistant Engineer NJ.
Kuhn and Third Assistant Engineer
H. Tooin.
The Mauna Kea boasts a double bot
tom, and her engines reach 2400 horse
power. She has steam steering gear
and a cold-storage plant. Although
she has much greater passenger ac-
commodatiOns than other vessels of
the fleet, her freight capacity is about
that of the Kinau. Her beautifully
finished saloon can seat SIS at table.
On the main deck, aft. the quarters
of the steerage passengers are situated,
and also the STARTERS of the engineers,
oilers. water tenders and fuel tenders.
and the ice room, mail and package
tanks, bath and toilet rooms and
freight-clerk's office There are also
eight passenger cabins on this deck, /
fine pantry with hot steam tables,
model galley of generous proportions,
the dining saloon with seven tables, |
running athwartship, most of them,
linen room. and, forward, the quarters
of the cooks, stewards, walters, quar-
termasters, boatswains and the crew. |
on the upper deck are the bulk of
the cabin accommodate tons, the for
ward cabins being connected and en-
suite. and above the dining saloon is
the social hall. The purser's office is
near the social hall on the starboard
side, convenient as possible. On the
shade deck are the cabins of the deck
officers, an elegant smoking room and
bar, deck seats and plenty of parad-
ing room. Above all this is the bridge, I
80 feet above the water when the yes
sci IS loaded.
She is schooner-rigged, and carries
life-rafts in addition to her lifeboats. /
With refrigerator, piano, social hall, |
promenade decks, observation deck
seats, bridal or party suites, bar,
smoking and lounging room, a poi
room and other luxuries. she is a /
beauty-a craft that a multimillionaire |
might like TO own as a private yacht. !
She uses oil for fuel, is a splendid |
seabOat, is elegantly appointed and III
every way will prove an attraction to
tourists and home folks. Nothing bet
ter for an excursion, volcano or other
wise, could be secured. She will be
put on the HilO run, though her
schedule has not yet been determined.
When conditions warrant it, she will |
make two trips a week between Ho- |
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Wilder, Mrs. A. NJ. Wilson. A. H. Har-
ris, c. A. Lovsted, Manuel Rodrigues, |
A Mason, r. 5. Brown. Rev. Ham |
mond. E. P. Low, F. L. Winter, D. 3. !
Murdoch. Thomas E Wall. J. A. Will |
der, DR.. Clark. W. w Harris, w H. |
Hogs, Mrs. Hayes, Miss Kate Corn !
we'll. H R BRYANT and wife, s P