Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-22

The MatsOnia, a steel SlnSIe-ScISh
steamship. completed in October
nv the Newport News Shipbuildine
and Dry Dock Company Of Newport
News, va, is the latest addition e
the Matson Navigation Company
fleet. and will be operated in regular
service between San Francisco and
Honolulu. Hawaii.
She will be equipped for CARRYING 9
large amount of cargo and also is pro
yided with modern and up-to-date
ouarters for the accomn1o dation OF 246
first-class passengers and 7S steerage
messengers as well as "a crew OF Ia
officers and men. - s
The leading particulars OF the YES
sci are: Length, over all, 500 feet;
length, between perpendieulars, 4S4
feet; breadth, nodded, 5S feet; depth,
nodded to shelter deck. a. feet inch
es: sea speed, loaded to 24-foot draft,
|I6 knots; displacement at 24-foot draft
|13. 800 tons. The ship has been con.
|structed in full accordance with
I4loyd's Register Of Shipping, Class
100 Al.
The machinery is located aft as on
the other vessels of this line. The
cargo VII Be cafrled forward ef the
machinery space below the upper deck
and in the portion of the upper tween
decks forward of the dining saloon.
Provision is made for carrying large
supply Of fuel oil, the lower part OF
the forward hold being arranged for
fuel oil storage, as well as the double
Bottoms, which are made deeper than
usual, and the fore peak. Amidships
in the hold is AZ tank for carrying
over 200 900 gallons of molasses, with
pumping plant adjacent. This tank is
also arranged for carrying fuel oil on
emergency. A large space on the low
er tween decks is fitted up for carry
ing refrigerated cargo, and the upper
tween decks forward is arranged es'
pecially for the carriage of bananas.
The total space available for cargo Is
about 100000 cubic feet, exclusive OF
the nlolasses tank. - q s
Z The upper deck amidships as well
as two tiers Of houses above shelter
deck are devoted to the accommoda-
Htion Of passengers. Deck officers
quarters and pilot house are located
in teak house above the passenger
quarters. S.
On shelter deck aft are located the
purser's office and .Marceni rooms.
The seamen's quarters are located in
the foreeastle, while aft on upper and
shelter. decks are located quarters for
the engineers, stewards department,
etc. L .,.. IS -. - =: III, & I
On the shelter deck Is provided so
cial hall forward with Lighthouses aft
containing staterooms opening on to a
wide and spacious promenade extend.
ing the entire length Of the vessel
Below on the upper deck. and well
forward is the dining saloon; aft Of
which are first-class staterooms, pan.
try, galley, and farther aft are spaces
for steerage messengers. ...e
e. On the bridge deck forward is the
smoking room and aft of same are
located additional stateroon1s: wher.
ever possible. arranged in suites:
For the safety Of those on board,
watertight subdivision is provided by
a cellular double bottom feet s
inches deep extending full length be-
tween peak bulkheads as well as by
seven transverse watertight bulk
heads. - .....,..z. T.. a.. . = '.>s
Pallast is provided for. in the cellu.
lar double bottom which is sub-divided
into tanks aft for the storage of fresh
water. while forward the space is de-
voted to the storage Of fuel oil. .-
: The vessel is constructed on the
ordinary transverse frame principle
10-inch channels being spaced, 2S-inch
eenters in general, except somewhat
closer in forehoId. and in fore and aft
peaks where S.inchsv channels are
spaced 24-inch on eenters. The floor
plates in cellular double bottom are
fitted on every frame. The deck
beams vary, S-incf1 channels for main
deck, finch channels for upper and
shelter decks and 6-inch angles for the
bridge deck, fitted to every frame,
while in bridge deck house, 4-inch
angles are spaced 30-inch on centers
Two rows of widespread pillars and
girders are adopted in holds. ON main
deck and on upper deck aft of pas
sengers' quarters but throughout pas
senger quarters smaller stanchions are
used. A bilge keel extends on each