Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-12-27
ALL RECORDS FOR
BOAT BUILDING TO
Be BROKEN
$4,000 Ton Europa Now Under
Construction VIII Be Largest
Liner in the World Big
Freight Steamers,
Especial Correspondence to Morning lournaii

Especial Correspondence to Morning Journali
New York. n. Y, Dec. 1S.-All
records for steamship construction
asto the size and number Of new
ocean liners. will doubtless be broken
during the coming year. Seventeen
new liners are being added TO the
fleet Of the Hamburg American line,
including the 50,000-ton Europa,
the largest ship in the world now un-
der construction, The newly nc-
quired tonnage Is equal 70 liz per
cent o1 the fines present tonnage,
making a total OF 1,022,452 tons un-
der one house flag; 402 ships, ll5 Of
them ocean-golng
In addition TO the Europa four
very large freight steamers have also
been ordered to be bullt al Stettln
Each Of these viii have a carrying
capacity Of 10000 tons a total OF
$4,000 tons. The fist of these freight
steamers. the 'Prussian,' has already
been launched and VIII be put in COM
mission in a iSw weeks. Two othefs
will enter the service this year. An
other steamer is building at Cologne
for the Rhine service to be delivered
i'm February 1911, to be named the
"Straussherg' Still another order
has been placed for five freighters of
| o, 600 tons each, all of which will be
in commission next year. one OF the
5000 tons steamers in the course OF
construction VIII be equipped with
an internal combustion motor instead
of ordinary steam power, This ship
will be undoubtedly one Of the most
Interesting innovations since the intro
duction OF steam,
The American trade viii be especi-
ally interested in the four new
steamers which have been ordered for
the West indian service. These boats
win have carrying capacity Of 5000
tons, and win be ready for service at
the end Of 1911. Remarkable tech
nical innovations will be introduced
on all these ships. In addition to the
internal combustion engine boats
others will be equipped with engines
working with super-heated steam
system In addition to the boats now
building. the company has brought
to England two steamers TO be em
played in the Persian trade.
The Evolution of Ocean steamers.
While the landsman is astonished
lat the enormous length and bulk OF
the great modern liner, these sky
scrapers Of the high seas are even
more remarkable for the ingenuity
shown in the construction below
deck The average traveller, car
ried swiftly over sea amid all the lux
uries of a palatial hotel does not
realize how complicated Is the mighty
fabric about him
The parallel between the modern |
ocean liner and skyscraper is much |
closer than might be imagined. Both
have been made possible by the use |
of skeleton steel construction. The |
limit IN the height of buildings OF |
stone or brick was reached years ago |
when il was found impossible to carry |
such structures higher without In |
crcasing the thickness of their walls |
and supports to such an extent as to |
make il commercially impossible. |
Steel construction made il possible TO |
raise the sbyscraper indefinitely with
ont sacrificing floor space. The prob !
lem of the great ocean liner is even /
more complicated. II must be built |
larger than any skyscraper yet con-
structed. and it is subject TO many
violent strains. a ship built of wood
like the skyscraper OF solid masonry I
would require hun and interior
bracing of such thickness that there
would be little space available for the
machinery or cabin accommodation.
In the hands OF "A skllful marine
architect much more has been ac-
complshed with steel construction
than the mere economy Of space. The
Sa civ OF vessels ht sea mas DecH enof-
mouslv increased. until In the highest
type or modern ocean liners. the ele-
ment of danger is virtually eliminated
The marvellous ingenuity displayed
throughout this great fabric of steel
in guarding against every possible
contingency of the sea comes to the
average landsman as q surprise. The
great liner of 10000 tons, such as the
Europa" now under construction.
may be controlled by single hand
The complicated machinerv for safe
Euardinp the shi pis practically auto
matte. The control of the entire ship
from . central station on the bridee
Of the liner has recently heen hrou-rH'
To absolute perfection. The safety de-
vices Of the modern shiD~ act even
more quickly thnn The telephone. The
cantain on tho bridee Of an ocean
liner. in short generates n great kew
hoard which h~in~s the uitermost
narts Of the ship under instant cos-
fraf |