Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-02-06
'FUNVEILESS
SIAMPROVES
A NOVELTY

A NUVHIY
and ton freighteT minus the regulation
tunnels, awaked unusal interest in San
Francisco shipping circles according
to the islands. The Danish steamship
Siam, the latest type Of motor ship to
visit the west coast OF the United
States brought crowds of people to the
pier to which this vessel had been
berthed.
incidentally it was learned that the
voyage from Europe had not been
without incident. Just as the ship
was. leaving Magellan a heavy north
west gale was encountered. With
reefs of dangerous rocks close by
Captain Hansen did not dare slow up
and it was necessary to steam ahead
against wind and sea at full speed
The huge seas mounted over the
bow and fell to the deck with such
crushing force that the forward
hatch was smashed. The upper por-
ton of the. cargo. in the hold con-
but the damage was slight
For the first time in the history
of the port stevedores handled cargo
raised from the holds by electric
winches. The dynamo supplying the
current for the winches is run by an
auxiliary Diesel engine. The winches
work smoothly and are capable of
lifting extra heavy pieces of freight
The Siam will make its second trip
to the Orient. The vessel sailed from
Hamburg for China and Japan last
April and after an absence of six
months returned to Europe with a
credftable showing for economy and
efficiency. Since the time the Siam
went into commission there has not
been single accident The new type
of engine has worked satisfactorily at
all lines and will, it is said, be in
stalled upon a large percentage Of all
vessels for motive power within a
few years, Slightly more than 5000
tons Of general European merchandise
will be discharged here. The Siam
will be ready to proceed to the north
by next Wednesday.
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San Francisco, Name of Steamer.
Another brand new steamer-the
San Franeisco-has been completed to
the order of the Maple Leaf Line,
operating regular fleet OF steamers
between New York and British Co.
lumbia ports The San Francisco is
to leave the east coast on February
20 and in clearing the coast for Europe
in June she will probably put in to San
Francisco for part cargo, The Maple
Leaf interests have been. steadily add
ing to their tonnage in recent years,
the last vessel to be turned out being
the steamer Buenayentura, which was
here two weeks ago. Railway develop
ment in British Columbia has result
ed in large orders for steel being
placed with New York and Philadel-
phia firms, and the bulk of the busi-
ness is handled by the Maple Leaf
Line.
"a.
Largest Marine Diesel Engine
The recent arrival of the ship Wo-
tan in New York harbor is of interest
because the ship is propelled by sin
gle-screw, 6-cylirder. 2900-horsepow-
er Carels-Diesel marine engine. 9th
er motor ships that have come to that
port were driven by two engines Of
six or eight cylinders, whose gross
capacity was about 2000 horsepower,
and in each case they were supplied
with injection air by additional en-
gines. The motor of the Wotan is a
six-cylinder engine with an injection
air compressor on the engine. This
is the largest marine Diesel engine in
service, and the good record of the ship
on her maiden voyage is another proof
of the reliability of this type Of drive.
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Floating Dock Completes Long Trip.
Advices from, Sourabaya announce
the safe arrival November 81 at that
port of the 14,000-ton floating dry
dock which left Holland few
months ago. Once again Dutch tugs
have proved their capabilities in car
rying to, a successful issue an ocean
towage. of considerable magnitude.
The dock took her departure from
Nieuwediep June. % last in tow of the
tugs Atlas $500 I.H.PD and Titan
$1,000 LH.PD, two of the vessels own
ed by the Amsterdam Tug and Sal
wage Company. At Alden the flOtilla
was delayed three weeks owing to the
monsoon