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

very prosperous condition. reports
Consul Carl F. Deichman, "and the
! yards, large and small. are working
| full time, with many orders for new
work on hand.
1.-THE Mitsu Bishi Dockyard and
Engine Works at Nagasaki is the
largest shipbuilding plant in Japan,
and 10 handle the Increased work is
making extensive improvements and
additions to its plant The work OF
feclaiming 100000 square feet of
ground from the harbor in front of
its plant Is about finished. The com
pany has just erected a large gauntree
| to, be used in the construction Of a
i27,500 TO narmoredu cruiser This
giant gauntree Is at present the
largest in the Orient, the length over
all being 7s0 feet, the width inside of
towers clear s116 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 three1uarter inches.
There win be one 50-ton, two 1Qton.
and four 5-ton cranes mounted in the
structure, which was completed Aug
ust !, 1912, at cost approximating
/ $3.50 ,000''
e'rhe vessels completed and turned
over to their owners by the Mitsu
Rishi Dockyard and engine Works
during the first half of 1912 were the
Yokohama Maru, of 6.469 registered
tons, and 5.61S indicated horsepower,
for the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, of Ja-
PAN and the Himeshima Maru, a
steam trawler Of 234 tons and 461 in
dieated horsepower, for the Kihei
GOSH Kaisha, of Japan.
eThe vessels under construction at
the yard ON June 30. 1912, were: The
second-class 1000 ton cruiser Yajagi,
for the Japanese navy, which was
turned over to the government on
July 81; the $50 ton ganboat Yung
Flung, for the Chinese Navy, which
Will be completed the latter part of
the present year; the 1880 ton ar
mored cruiser Kirishima, for the Jap
anese Navy, whose keel was laid on
March is. 1912; shelter deck steam
er OF 200 tons gross. $500 indicated
horsepower, and fitted with .geared
turbines, for the Togo Kisen Kaisha;
full scantling steamer of 10000 tons
gross, 10000 Indicated horsepower,
tilted with combined system of Par
sons turbines and reciprocating en-.
gines. for the Nippon Ynsen Kaisha;
steam trawlers of $50 tons each and
e20 indicated horsepower; 2 steam
cutters for the Japanese, navy and one.
steam cutter for the Chinese Navy;
and one, motor launch for the ship
Yards own use.
THE Kirishina is to be a sister
ship OF the cruiser Kongo launched
May Is, 1912. at vickers and Maxim's
shipyard Barrow. England. gfor the
japanese navy. The engines are of
81, 600 indicated horsepower and the
speed win be 27h knots. The cruis-
er will carry 14-inch, 16 6-inch. and,
20 3sineh guns; the; crew will consist
OF 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 3 1000 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 pefhaps in the Orient. 1t
lis III 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 viii accommodate large bat
tleships at one time 1t will take
several years to complete II. The
work Of enlarging the machine shops
storehouses. and other building of the,
yard Is progressing steadily. sA
The Fukagawa shipbuilding yard at
Wakatasu, of Ottawa, near Saga, at
the head Of .Shinabra Gulf, in Kuishu
Island. is making, considerable pro
gress. Orders are on hand for two
steam launches, each 63 feet long
and Is feet BEAM. for the Chosen
tKoreanl government five steel light
er for use in dredging in the
Shimonoseki Straits. and a. steam
trow1er OF $50 tons. This yard also.
Constructs railway trucks ana tram
cars. To provide for the growing
business of this plant more land is
being reclaimed for the water front,
more buildings erected, and the boiler
sshows enlarged.
There are several small sflipyards
in this district, at Nagasaki, Hakata
and Shimohoseki engaged principally
in repair work and building Small
coasting and fishing craft, and always
have plenty Of work on hand. .
Britons Tire OF Japanese Alliance.
ga movement has recently been,
started by the British merchants in
lrdia 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 movement to introduce amend
ments into the Anglo-Japanese Treaty
n such way as to allow the British.
cr5 to engage. in the coasting trade in
Japan. The matter was communicate
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