Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-13
MAUI IS GREAT
ACHIEVEMENT IN
SHIP::BUILDING

Honolulu extended aloha this
morning TO the newest and finest
| steamer OF the Matson Navigation
i Ccmpany's fleet. the Maui. which sue
ceeds the MatsoHia as flagship.
Named alter the Valley Island, oil
v HIGH her residents are extremely
proud. the new flagship tyRifies Cap.
tain William Natson's faith in Hawaii
nei The Matsen Lines president has
kept HIS boats on the hawaiian run
when he could have earned many
times their value by chartering them
for the Orient or Atlantic service. and
in consequence the veteran steamship
man has earned the affection and res
pect OF every businessman in the ISL
ands.
Brought Big Cargo
Despite the declaration Of war by
the United States on Germany last
Friday, tie day before the NaU!
steamed through the Golden Gate OH
her maiden voyage to Honolulu. tie
new flagship brought a large list OF
notable passengers and capacity
cargo OF freight. 1916 tons for this port
and 1917 for Hilo. Her big cargo ca
pacity will assist in reducing the flood
tide Of freight which Matson boats
have been having hard time to keep
down for the last few months, since
the accumulation due TO last summers
longshoremen strike in San Fran
cisco was cleaned uD.
Capt. johnson Commander
Capt. Peter Johnson is the Mauis
commander He is the dean of skip
pers of the Matson fleet, having more
than. quarter Of u century of sery1ce
to his record, with no accidents ,,u--
ing all that time.
The Maufs chief steward is George
Pastcn, who went up with his captain
from the Wiihelmina, Captain John.
sons old command. ~ ...
Captain Matson Aboard =:
Captain Ma:son and Mrs. Matson
were on board the Maui, the captain
having determined TO come on the new
liners first trip. although he recently
suffered second slight stroke of pa.
ralysis. He will stay in the islands
about month, getting a good rest and
freedom from the worries Of his office
VIII Welt Valley Isle
After discharging her cargo here
the Maui will steam at 5 o'clock Sat
urday afternoon for Kahului, arriving
at the Maui port Sunday morning. She
will stay there all day Sunday, allow
ing residents of the island for which
she was named an opportunity to look
her over and hold a program of greet
ing in honor of the occasion. The
Maui will leave Kahului Sunday night
for Hilo, returning here next Wednes-
day morning, to leave the following
day. April 10, on her first return voy-
age to San cisco g-st.e.s -
Cleared Turbine New
Special interest is taken by steam
ship designers in the Maui's maiden
voyage, as she is the first large pas
senger vessel in the United States to
be equipped with geared turbine ma
chinery. Most Of the steamers which
have been so equipped heretofore have
been single screw and or compare
lively small power from 1000 to 3uvJ
h. p, whereas the Maui's installation
is twin screw and will develop 10000
horsepower at full speed.
Cost Close to $2,o0o, 900
1t is conceded by local shipping men
that the Maui, represents today an in
yestment of close to $2,000,009, in
Guiding the increased cost of material
and the many weeks of overtime put
in on her by the Union Iron Works.
She was to have been completed by
january ] of this year but delays of
various kinds made this impossible.
She was launched on December %,
1915, the launching having been post
poned from November Is. Mrs Mat
son christened the new flagship. "..-
VesseIgis All Steel
The Maui is constructed entirely of
steel, to Lloyd's highest class, 100A,
and has three complete steel decks,
with upper promenade deck extending
Tor two-thirds of her length. The navi-
eating bridge and officers quarters
are well forward of amidships and the
long range of deckheuses containing
passengers quarters gives the vessel
a very substantial appearance.
6oons Handle so Tons
The Maufs length over all is the
same as the Matsonia, sol feet. Her
length between perpendicuiars is 4S4
feet, beam nodded So feet, depth mold
ed to shelter deck A feet 9 inches, and
displacement to 30-foot draft 1880
long tons. The Maui is rugged as a
three-masted schooner. with steel pole
masts and complete equipment of
heavy cargo boOms, suitable for hand
ling weights up to so tons.
While every comfort for passenger
travel has been installed, these ac-
ccmmodations are made to combine
with the best arrangement for hand.
ling freight. The vessels fuel oil ca
pacity gives her a steaming radius Of
$4,000 knots at IL knots speed loaded.
Bananas and MnIasses - =. =