Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-01-16
new TANkERS
NOW BUILDING

the Coast, the Oil companies are pre-
pairing to place several new steamers
on the run between California and
foreign ports as soon as the new ships
can be constructed. The Union Oil
Company, as we'll as the Associated
and Standard, is preparing to do
everything possible to care for the
big increase in the foreign demand
for the liquid fuel Of this state. This
company is now having four new
tankers constructed in England for
the foreign service.
Following the most modern prac-
fice, their designers have made use
OF the longitudinal system of framing
as recently developed by Mr.. Isher-
wood, which is rapidly gaining favor
among shipowners and shipbuilders,
particularly for oil vessels.
These vessels will be 425 feet in
length, Sc feet in width. with a
nodded depth to upper deck of SO
feet They will carry 5000 tons Of
fuel oil as cargo and 1000 tons Of
fuel oil for consumption during the
trips, and have space for seventy-five
tones OF stores, etc. Water ballast
may be carried under main engines,
which will be placed aft, in after peak,
IN fore peak and In deep tanks under
forehoid. There lis fresh water tank
under boilers. The fuel oil is to be
carried in poop, over boilers and at
sides OF fore part OF boiler room.
Everything customary and neces-
tary has been provided for the Oil
trade in which these vessels will run
The fittings are plain but substantial
and there viii be numerous features
which are appreciated by the officers
and men who are compelled to remain
practically all of the time on board.
IN the case OF OIL tankers. only q few
hours are needed at each port, for the
cargo can be handled rapidly. Most
OF the arrangements are made by
wireless before arrival The new
ships will be ready in year.
N
Kestrel May Appear As New Ship, "
When the little British steamer Kes-
trel does finally drop her mud hooks
off Honolulu harbor. and take up a
berth at one of the &harves, that YES
eel Is declared will be found in many
respects q new ship. A considerable
amount Of money is said TO have been
spent on the steamer during the four
months that carpenters, shipwrights
and machinists swarmed her decks. :
new funnel and q new foremost
were installed, with derrick booms at
fached to the latter. The Kestrel is
understood to carry a crew Of sixteen
officers and men with Captain TAFT,
well known along the Sound as the
skipper. So.
The advance shipment of provisions
for the famished Tanning islanders
connected with the cable station and
the cocoanut plantations will be for
Warded to the south seas this evening
IN the little schooner Luka. The Kess
trel is expected to be given a general
cargo also, but that vessel Is not be-
lieved will get away for Tanning ISL
and much before the last Of this
month. =. I'D
Schooner West for Philippine Service.
At one time more or less frequent
visitor to the islands and in the lum-
Der trade for some years, the Ameri.
can schooner A. g. West is reported to
have but recently passed into the
hands of the Manila Import & Export
Company, and is TO be sent to the Phil
ippines, there to enter the island trade
In the capacity Ct lumber, carrier be-
tween the logging camps CT Mindanao
10 Manila
Captain Maitland, at ore time an Of
ficer in the transport service. passed
through Honolulu enFoute to the coast
under contract with the Mania COM
pany. He has been commissioned to
bring the Schooner from the Pacific
coast To the Philippine islands, The
West has capacity for between seven
and eight hundred thousand feet Of
lumber. The vessel is expected to ar
rive at the Far East along the latter
part OF February,
"a
claudine Met with Rough Weather.
Some rough weather fell to the lot
OF the Inter-Island steamer Claudine,
an arrival from the Maui ports this
morning. A small amount of return
cargo was received. The vessel
brought quantity Of cmpties, 81 hogs,
10 crates chickens, 1l2 packages sun
dries. Purser Kibling reported a north
east swell with rough seas for a por-
ton OF the voyage TIVE Claudine is
listed to sail for Maui at five o'clock
tomorrow evening.
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Two. hundred tons oriental cargo are
aboard the Pacific Mail liner Nile for
discharge at IIonolulu. according to n
cable received Yesterday morning at
the agency Of II. Hackfeld and Com
lany. The Nile mas sailed from Yoke
hama and should arrive at Honolulu
on or about Jan. 20th. The vessel
may take few l2yoVeT passengers to
San Francift D.