Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-27
MANY VESSELS
FORPACHIC

Nagasaki consular district is in a
very prosperous condition" reports
Consul Carl F. Deiehman, "and the
yards, large and small. are working
| full time, with many orders for new
work on hand.
The Mitsu Bishi Dockyard and
Engine Works at Nagasaki is the
largest shfpbuilding plant in Japan,
and to handle the increased work is
making extensive improvements and
additions to its plant The work of
reclaiming 100000 square feet ot
ground from the harbor in front of
its plant is about finished. The CON-
pany has just erected large gauntree
to be used in the construction of a
q 500 to narmoredu cruiser. This
giant gauntree is at present the
largest in the Orient, the length over
all being 100 feet, the width inside of
towers clear 116 feet, and the height
from the ground to the lower crane
rail 1873 feet four and three-quarter
inches, and to upper crane rail 155
feet and six and three-quarter inches.
There will be one Soften, two lotion,
and four 5-ton cranes mounted in the
structure, which was completed Aug
ust I, 1912, at cost approximating
$3.50 ,000."
"The vessels completed and turned
over to their owners by the Mitsu
Bishi Dockyard and Engine Works
during the first half of 1912 were the
Yokohama Maru, of 6.469 registered
tons and 5,618 indicated horsepower,
for the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, of ia
pan, and the Himeshima Maru, a
steam trawler Of 234 tons and 461 in
dicated horsepower, for the Kihei
GOSH Kaisha, Of Japan" e ..t
'The vessels under construction at
the yard on June 80, 1912, were: The
second-class 5000 ton cruiser Yajagi,
for the Japanese navy, which was
turned over to the government on
July %; the $50 ton, gunboat Yung
Fung, for the Chinese Navy, which
will be completed the latter part of
the present year; the 21,500 ton ar
mored cruiser Kirishima, for the Jap
anese Navy, whose keel was laid on
March 16, 1912: shelter deck steam
er OF 8 200 tons gross, $500 indicated
horsepower, and fitted with geared
turbines, for the Togo Kisen Kaisha;
a full scantling steamer of 10000 tons
gross, 10000 indicated horsepower,
fitted with combined system of Par
sons turbines and reciprocating en-.
gines, for the Nippon Yusen Kaisha;
2 steam trawlers of $50 tons each and
go indicated horsepower: steam
cutters for the Japanese navy and one
steam cutter for the Chinese Navy;
and one motor launch for the ship
Yards own use.
1.-THE Kirfshima is to be a sister
ship of the cruiser KoHgo launched
May 1S, 1912, at Vickers and Maxim's
shipyard, Barrow, England, for the
Japanese navy. The engines are of
64 900 indieated horsepower and the
speed win be 271k knots. The cruis-
er will carry 14-inch, 16 6-inch, and
90 3-inch. guns; the crew will consist
of 1,100 officers and men. The prin-
cipal armament for this vessel will
probably be constructed at the Muro-
ran Steel Works in the Hokkaido,
| Northern JAPAN"
The 5000 tons cruiser Chiluma, 26
! knots speed, built at the Saseho navy
yard, near Nagasaki, was Completed
and went into commission the latter
part of May, 1912. The Sasehi navy
yard now has the largest dry dock in
Japan, and perhaps in the Orient. 1t
1 is TIT feet long, Ill feet wide at bot
tom, and 3S feet deep over keel
blocks. Work is progressing on the
concrete pier for the government,
which will accommodate s large bat
tleships at one time. 1t will take
several years to complete 1t. The
work Of charging the machine shops,
storehouses, and other building of the
yard is progressing steadily s
The Fukagawa shipbuilding yard at
Wakatasu, of Ottawa, near Saga, at
the head Of Shimabra Gulf, in Kuishu
1 Island, is makinss considerable pro-
gress. Orders are on hand for two
steam launches, each So feet long
and Is feet beam, for the Chosen
| (Korean) government five>steel light
Ter for use in dredging in the
fShimonoseki Straits, and q steam
trowier of $50 tons. This yard also
constructs railway trucks ancc tram
cars. To provide for the growing
/ UuSiu6SS VI IHlSf p1d0J' more laHQ Is
being reclaimed for the water front,
more buildings erected, and the boiler
sshows enlarged.
There are several small shipyards
in this district, at Nagasaki, Hakata
and Shimonoseki engaged principally
In repair work and building small
coasting and fishing craft, and always
have plenty of work on hand"
'6ritons Tire OF Japanese Alliance.
j A movement has recently been
started by the British merchants in
India and Hongkong chiefly engaged
in the shipping business, against the
ALglo-Japanese Treaty Of Commerce
end Navigation now in force. Accord
ing to the Tokyo Asahi, the British
shipowners in Hongkong have made a
representation to the Hongkong Cham
Der of Commerce asking the latter to
start a movement to Introduce amend.
ments into the Anglo-Japanese Treaty
N such way as to allow the British
cr3 to engage in the coasting trade in
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