The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-09-05
THE GREATEST STEAMER IN rHE
WORLD.
some Of the .Imperator's. Marvels.

Some OF the eImperatOr's" Maryels
The eImpera1or,. which Is the new
est of the liners built TO ply the waters
| between the United States and Europe
is also the greatest. She Is almost one
fifth OF mile long-to be exact, 91s
feet. Her beam Is 9s feet, which
compares favorably with that of pre-.
/ Ientioua city street; and her tonnage
Is $4,000.
No less remarkable is her machine.
ry. The .'Imperator' Is driven by
1uadruple turbine engines developing
$1,000 horsepower. which drive the
i ship at an average speed Of y Il
knots. The reversing turbines de.
velop about $4,000 horsepower. There
are four propollers measuring more
than 164 feet in diameter and revoly-
Ing at q normal speed Of 1sb reyolu-
lions a minute.
Since mere figures tell but little
perhaps the real size of the "Impera-
tor may be best judged BY her ac-
eessorIes. For example. no less than
i five great anchors are carried. OF
which the main anchor, the largest IN
the world, weighs 26.455 pounds. The
combined weight of the five anchors
and their chains Is 48b.0S2 pounds
The cargo of many q small steamer IL
not much larger.
Some idea Of the size of the I'm
perator" may also be gained from the
| fact that her sides are built upon a2f
steel ribs. on either side. each weigh
ing a ton and a third. The weight OF
| the steel plates. angles. profiles. and
| the like. totalH $50 tons. More than
2, 000, 900 steel riYets were used. each
weighing eleven pounds. No wonder
thai the tonnage Of the "Imperator Is
| nifty thousand.
Because of her great size her decks
are particularly imposing. Two Of her
three broad decks are partially incios-
ed. The promenades vary In width
from fg 10 q feet, While the circuit
of the deck Is equal TO walk OF about
five ordinary city streets. None OF
the yentilaling tunnels common to
many steamers are 70 be found on me
"Imperator" Hence her entire upper
or sun deck can be used for games and
for promenadIng.
That the "ImperaIor" is in truth
huge IL driven home BY the quantity OF
provisions carried. For seven day
voyage between New York and Ham
burg the .Imperators takes on board
% tons of fresh meat. $4,000 eggs and
SO tons of potatoes. The larder be-
sides contains II tons o. fresh yege-
tables. Besides. there are ovei I've
tons OF fowl and game, and ! IL tons
of fish and shell fish. so pounds OF
mushrooms and 1000 cans Of pFeserY-
ed fruits. No less than IL. 800 quarts Of
milk and cream. 1000 pounds OF
cheese. 500 pounds Of chocolate and
cocoa, and 1000 pounds OF coffee are
also taken on board.
! more comfortable or more iuzu-
riously equipped raft than the IN
perator" t would b difficult 10 irn-
agine. The passengers have . great
choice of dining rooms. bathrooms,
winter gardens. palm rooms. grill
rooms. smoking rooms. gymnasiums.
roof gardens. and lounges. There Is
a practical stage for theatrical per-
formaneea. a running track, IN eiahor-
ate Roman bath and swimming pool.
a florists shop. a candy shop. q photo
graphic dark room, electric elevators,
and other features not found on most
transatlantic steamers.
The furnishings OF the "Impsratnr"
too. arc remarkable The leading
decorators of Europe have been given
carte blanche. Thus. the main lounge,
which MAJ BE- converted Into , ball
room, Is hung with GObelln tapestries.
The sumpIuous Roman bath repro
duees with great fidelity the famous
PompeIan Hall In the Louvre. The
pool, which Is surrounded BY 1ec0ra-
tive pompeIan pillars measures
twenty=one b. thirty=nine feet
The provisions for safeguarding
passengers on this largest OF ships
viii naturally arouse interest. As We
have already pointed out In these
columns, the .Imperatore is built With
an inner skin. and with both lUnE=
tudlnaI and transverse Duikheads. All
told there are no less than sixteen
steel Bnlkheads, forming la all thirty
sis walertighI compartments. Further
subdivision il secured ~ steel decks.
The bulkheadg have been carried %
the level Of the second deck. high
above the water line That they Hlll
perform he function for which they
are uEhlkuEu HhH bezU UIufHH y aEt=
ual test. for the compartments have
been completely flooded 10 ascertain
their efficiency under extreme condl-
tions. The compartments arr hydraul-
ioally closed from the commanders
bridge. Auxiliary control are to be
found on the upper deck.
Eighty-three large llfeboats are pro-
yided-Bufiicient 10 accommodate 2.4g6
passengers and crew Of l.Is0 Two of
these are motorboats, high powered
enough 70 TOW the others, and equIpp=
cd with wireless telegraphY apparatus
having a range Of over two hundred
miles. Besides the usual ilfehnate. IL
Illuminated life-bnoya are provided.
The wireless equipment Of the I'm
perator" las range OF ! do nautical
miles. There are Two reserve antennae
and two receiving instruments for
long and short waves. designed for
news service and rescue work. The
station Ii manned b. three expert OPP
orators. one Of whom l. constantly on
duty. So powerful Is the Wireless
equipment that the vessel will always
be within etheral haiilng distance OF
land.--Seientiiic American.
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