The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-05-25


New Canadian Line.
It Is said that the Blue Funnel Line
has been investigating the possibili-
ties Of Prince Rupert as a port for
large vessels and that the Grand
Trunk Pacific has opened negotia-
tions for traffic agreement Those
in position to know believe that when
the Grand Trunk Pacific finishes its
through railroad, the Blue Funnel is
likely to place several of its smaller
vessels in commission between
Prince Rupert and Hongkong via
ports. 1t is not thought that the
large steamers now on the run from
Puget Sound will call at Prince Rup-
ert, but that from the latter port u
separate fleet will be maintained.
A Wonderful Mileage Record.
A remarkable record of ocean
travel stands to the record of Cap
tain H. w. Hayes, of the Pacific
Steam Navigation Companys mail
steamer Orita, now on a voyage from
Liverpool for South American ports.
says Shipping Illustrated. Captain
Hayes, who is the senior commodore
sailing out of Liverpool, is making
his one hundred and twenty.fhird
voyage in command. During his long
career he has covered a distance of
Z'5OO,OJO miles at sea, which is equal
to the circumnavigation of the globe
upward of one hundred times. At
various periods he has collected
$2l,OJO on behalf of the seamen's
charities. Captain Hayes younger
brother is Commodore Bertram F.
Hayes, R. D., R. N. R., of the White
Star Line, latterly of the Majestic
and Laurentic, and now in command
Of the Adriatic.
oiI-5urning Destroyers.
Shipping Illustrated: Great suc-
cess has been achieved by the firm
the oil-burning U s. torpedo
BOAT destroyers and reports of trials
'un by the craft already completed
now that all these vessels are ex-
'eeding the contract requirements as
o speed fuel consumption, etc. The
Ammen built by the New York Shin
Company, Camden, N. =
unnlng her standardization trials off
ne Delaware Breakwater course.
made 1886 knots an hour, as against
contract speed of 29h knots an
'our. The Ammen, like the other
'essels Of her class, is 293 feet 1OH
nches over all, q feet broad and has
displacement of 742 tons on
raught of about feet inches sbe
vas launched September 20, 1910.
eihg christened by Miss Ethel G.
NndreWs, daughter of Mr. George M.
andrews, general manager of tbA
'amden works. Oil is used as fuel.
S IN her sister ships, the Monaghan.
'atterson' Trippe and Wake, build
ng at various yards along the coast
nd the propelling machinery con-
ISIS OF steam turbines. The oil used
S fuel on ships of the American navy
residue of crude oil after sul-
hur' volatile oils and gases have
cen removed by distillation. Bv
resent usage the term liquid fueT'
applied only to heavy residual oil
Though 1t can conveniently be made
cover petrol, paraffin, gas oil, or
ny OF the other products of the oil
tells-and even of the gas works
Or benzoI, equally with Texas desul-
hurized' is liquid fuel. Crude oir''
generally accepted as a SYNONYM
liquid fuel" but it is an even
lore unsatisfactory term. Both are
ltended as names for the oil OF spe-
INC gravity between 1898 mad .91)
Z 6O degrees Fahrenheit, and be-
Seen 22o degrees and $50 degrees
ahrenheit flash point (closed test).
lth a heat value between 1900 and
$500 British thermal units. This
no"s that oil Of the kind used as
lei Is not real crude oil, for the lat
II, as 1t comes from the wells, con-
ans the volatile and low-fash con-
ntuents' such as petrol and paraffn.
hich are removed by distillation ON
ccount of their commercial vame.
he fuel oil is of itself inert, very
lmcult to ignite in bulk, non-ex, To-
We and has no tendency to sponta-
eous combustion. It will accumu-
'te in low levels such as bilges and
INK bottoms, thus inviting an explo-
lon when a naked light or a spark
as been inadvertently introduced.
spite Of a regrettable fatal accl-
ent in the fireroom of the battleship
orth Dakota last year, by which
Ho lives were lost from ignition OF