Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-02-02


big Matson fleet, is steel, single
screw steamship, completed last DC
tober at the yards Of the Newport
News Shipbuilding and Drydock Com
pany on the east coast Of the United
States. -..@ 3sii
The leading particulars Of The YES
Bel are: Length, over all. 600 feet;
length, between perpendfetllafs fAS4
feet; breadth, nodded. So feet; depth.
nodded to shelter, deck; ~ feetI > inch
es; sea speed, Inaded % i!foot draft.
&c knots; displacement at ~ foot iraft
1850 tons. The ship has been con
strueted in full accofdaree with
LIoyd's I.egister of Shipping. class
100 Al.
Designed along lines similar to a
number Of other vessels in the Mat
son fleet, the Matsonia machinery is
located In the after part of the ship.
Much OF the cargo Is carried forward.
Provision Is made for carrying a
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 Amidshlps
In the hold Is tank for carrying
over 100000 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 81
the molasses tank Ri II 8ilBt .tlllit
For the safety OF those on board
watertight subdivision is provided by
cellular double bottom five feet
six inches deep extending full length
between peak bulkheads as we'll as by
seven transverse watertight buIkheads.
Designed and built especially for the
passenger business between the Ha.
waiian islands and the coast, the Mat
sonia's owners spent 81 500, 900 to com.
plete a steamship which can easily
take its place in the front rank Of
Pacific vessels.
Travellers to and from Honolulu In
the new Matsonia. who desire the I'm.
est accommodation, win not be dis.
appointed.
The upper deck amidships as well
as two tiers Of houses above shelter
deck are devoted to the accommoda-
tion Of passengers. Deck officers
quarters and pilot house are located
IN teak house above the passenger
quarters.
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the purser's Office and Marconi rooms.
The seamen's quarters are located In
the forecastle, while aft on upper and
shelter decks are located quarters for
the engineers stewards department,
etc.
On the shelter deck is provided al
social hall forward with lighthouses
AFT nontainsnE sfaferooms opening On
TO a wide and sbatious promenade ex-
tending the entire length Of the yes.
sci.
Below on the upper deck and we'll
forward is the dining saloon; aft of
which are irst-class staterooms. pan
try, galley, and farther aft are spaces
for steerage passengers
On the bridge deck forward is the
smoking room and aft Of same are
located additional stateroOms; wher-
ever possible. arranged in suites.
About midehips on the upper deck
are located spaces for the accommo-
dalton of steerage passengers. The
rooms are large and roomy and spe-
ctal attention has been given to their
ventilation.
White and Green Color Scheme.
Forward Of these rooms and com.
pletely separate from same are first
class staterooms. These, together with
the ones located in the Lighthouses on
the shelter and bridge decks, are pan.
eled In q simple design in white. The
white enameled berths, the mahogany
furniture. the green carpet, all com.
bine with the cretonne window hang.
ings in giving very cool and restful
effect.
Wherever possible private baths
are arranged and all rooms are ar.
ranged conveniently to bathrooms. In
many cases rooms adjoining are so ar
ranged that they may be thrown into
private suites.
Scores Of Private Baths. H..
Ten special staterooms are pro-
vided, each with its own bath and fin.
ished in an Individual style of decora,
uon. There are two suites paneled
IN birdseye maple. the long panels
displaying the natural beauties of the
wood to great advantage. Six other
rooms are paneled in mahogany with
mahogany or silk tapestry panels va
rying in tone and color, and two are
finished in white colonial, one with
blue and the other with pink silk
tapestry panels. The special rooms
are all fitted with heavy brass bed
steads and other specially designed
furniture in mahogany.
In addition to these there are eight
other rooms finished more elaborately