Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-03-19
new NIAGARA
NOW READY

The new Niagara, a big liner which
has been under construction at Clyde
I bank, Scotland. TO the order Of the
Union, Steamship Company, and in.
tended for the run between Vancou-
yer, Victoria, Honolulu, Suya, Auck.
land and Sydney. n. s, w, is really
10 take up the long voyage from the
United Kingdom to Australia. With
a service speed of seventeen knots,
the huge liner is predicted will reach
destination at Sydney in ample time
TO depart on the maiden trip to the
British Columbian coast leaving the
Australian port ON May 3. and replac-
ing the steamship Zealandia.
John Glib, former commander of
the steamship Makura, is bringing the
new vessel from the Clyde shipyards
of John Brown & Company to the
Antipodes.
The Niagara will arrive at Sydney
in time TO get big share of the sum
mer tourist travel and will have a.
long passenger list on her maiden voy.
age to the North Pacific. Sailing from
Sydney, May 5, the Niagara Will cali
May Is; Honolulu, May 90, and is
scheduled to. arrive at Sydney on
July s. The Niagara is of 1880 tons
registed and will be driven by com
bined reciprocating and turbine en-.
gines, developing 10000 horse power.
Few Fly stars and Stripes.
Returns compiled by Lloyd's regis
ter OF shipping show that there were
542 vessels of 1,970,065 gross tons I'M
Ger construction in the United King
dom at the close of last year. The
particulars of the vessels In question
are as follows:
Steel steamers, AL of 1903, 4S4
gross tons; wood and composite
steamers, 10 of $50 gross tons; total,
451 of 1,510,065 gross tons; steel sail |
ers, 10 Of 1884 gross tons; wood COM |
posite sailers, 13 of 103 gross tons;
total, 30 of 1887 gross tons. The ton.
mage now under construction is abou. |
123 900 more than that which was In |
hand at the end Of last quarter, and |
exceeds by $4,000 tons the tonnage
building in December, 1911. OF the
vessels under construction in the |
cember, 40 Of 1,499, 4SS tons were I'M
der the supervision of the Surveyors
of Lloyd's Register, with view to
classification by the society. In adj
6ition, 1913 vessels of 528,0S5 tons were |
building abroad under the society's /
survey. There are thus actually un.
Ger construction at the present time
under the supervision Of eLloyd's Reg /
lister 533 vessels of 2,027,573 tons.
There are at present building or
completing at the Harland and Wolff |
yards four large express steamers for
the services of the Royal Mail Steam
Packet Company and the Pacific
Steam Navigation Company All four
steamers viii have combination en-
gines, driving three propellers, which
is the system already adopted in the
Arlanza.
The twin-screw steamship Emil L.
Boas, the second of the two Hamburg
American liners which Messrs. Swan,
Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Linn
tied, Wallsend, have been building.
after completing a successful trial
trip at sea. left Hamburg Jan. 16 for
Philadelphia The twin vessel, the
Karl Schurtz, was delivered last 0c-
tober.
The new steamer Masarua, built
by Messrs. David and William Hen
derson & Company, Partick,to the or
der OF Mcssrs. Maclay & Mcintyre.
Glasgow, has undergone her trials on
the Firth of Clyde.
"a
Intrepid viii Sc New Vessel.
Reconstruction and alteration made
in the Matson Navigation tug Intrepid
will make that vessel practically as
new when the well known harbor tug
goes into commission along the last
Of the month. The Intrepid was sent
to the marine railway where a guam
tity OF new timber was employed in
the overhauling. The machinery has
been given much attention. While