Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-12
LARGEST SHIP IN
WORLD TO CARRY
OVER 5000
Monster Vessel Nearly a Thou
sand Feet Long to Be Last
Word in Ocean Liner Con-
StruCtion.
Especial Correspondence to Morning J%Ournail

Especial Correspondence to Morning Journail
New York, n. Y, Dec. 10.-About
once in a decade g new fleet OF ocean
liners is launched, setting a new stan
dard for size, luxury and safety at
sea. The great ships which are
thought to express the last word in
boat building are suddenly found
dwarfed by their new sisters and rele-
gated to q second place. The new
fleet now under construction in turn
surpasses all the great ships when
have gone before. To do them JUS
tice. we must find them a new Vocab-
ulary of adjectives for these super
leviathans and g%reyhounds of the
high seas.
The world has scarcely become ac-
customed to using the "Mauretania
as a non for large objects when
two great ships, the Olympic" and
the Titanic" were designed to sur
pass all Of her dimensions. No
sooner was one or these liners
launched, than the n of the
sMauretania" planned q new ship OF
even greater length. Now in turn
comes the greatest Of all ocean liners,
the Europa" of the Hamburg-Amer-
lean line, which Is still larger, With
the increase in length, beam and ton
mage, comes o corresponding develop
ment in the luxury Of equipment. We
cannot longer call the great ocean
liners floating hotels, since the new
boats offer many more attractive and
novel features not yet attempted by
the builder Of hotels. The new lin
ers have all, ever more than the com
forts of a p~alatial home.
The supremacy of the sea, in black
and white, is as follows:
Vessel Length. Tonnage.
Mauretania ...... 1870 ii. 32,5OO
olympic ,.,..... 500 IT, 4S,OOo
Europa ......... 800 II. oO,OOO
Statistics are likely to be stupid
things and the mere recital of dimen-
sions. however large, give little idea
of the over-powering bulk Of such a
ship as the Europa The new liner
will have a displacement of about
10000 tons. In other words, the ma
terial to be used in this construction
will weigh 14O, 600, 600 pounds. II
would, therefore, require 100000
men. or about the population OF
Philadelphia, each carrying 100
pounds to handle this material. If
this material was loaded upon the
large American freight cars, 1t would
fill a train forty-four miles in length,
which. by the way, would extend all
the way across the Panama canal
The combined capacity OF the three
largest hotels in New York City Is
1885 persons, while the Europa
carries 4,25O passengers.
The europa" win have a beam
of SO feet. so that her deck Will be
as wide as Broadway at its widest
point. She will have nine decks
| above the water line, which is the
height of the largest apartment
houses, thus making her literally a
gkvscraper afloat. The population of
a small city will be luxuriously ac-
commodated aboard without crowd
ing. since her capacity will slightly
exceed 5000. The old familiar stan
lard of comparison, such as the
height of The statue of Liberty or the
Washington Monument, are COM
pletely outclassed.
With the laying of the keel OF the
Europa" the largest ship in the
world now under construction, comes
the news from abroad, that the gross
tonnage of all the ships flying the
Hamburg-American line flag, has
passed the 10000 0 ton mark, or to
be correct. i,022,452 tons. The Ham
burg-American line has held for
years the tonnage record for ships
smiling under one house flag.
Some idea Of the enormous size OF
the Europa" may be had from the
order which has been given for 3
100000 feet of oregon fir to be useu
for the decks alone. For months this
lumber has been drying near Port
land. Oregon, before being shipped 10
Germany. Special care has been
taken to provide only clear, vertical
grain wood which has been selected
with the greatest care.
with the unprecedented amount OF
cabin and deck space available on
the a number Of unique
features become possible which has
never before been attempted on q
shin. None Of the staterooms VIII he
cramped as on the early boats. For
hose who care 10 travel with ali the
comforts of home. there will be com
nlofe suites available. There viii be
= choice Of dining-rooms for those
who do not care for the main dinlhs
salon. there win be q Ritz-Carlton
restaurant. a grill room, tea garden
and even a R~athskcller. spacious
gardens. which In winter may ue
converted To sun p%arlors. viii occupy
tbe winner deck. Several ladies
saIcrsf finished IN different decora-
tive pefiods. win appeal to the tastes
Of Inherent n~ationalities- All OF
fhese Aalons will be connected hy
telepbTle TO the private state-rooma
50 ~ those who's cabins are per
han4 i've or three city blocks apart
maV faIk with one another.
=. gymnasium on the Europa
wF ~ much larger n more COM
IL feiv equipped han any heretofore