LAUNCH THIS DAY.
(i, r , vii 3 l-jropit ous for the event, me new vessel la moaei of symmetry. She has a nice lorin- at both ends, and her lines are such, as s*, ",?.,": f },,» three requisites : crood carr.vine°p^^ speed, ami seu'.void mess. Her sides tumble ho:ue slightly, so that her beam is bslow liar deck. Opinions dirtei- as to whethe this is a recommendation orauuut. Hertore-and-afc lines are very beautiful; not too round, and not too flat. Her dimensions, which have been given before, arc as follows :—s2ft length ot t keel: Vix in beam: and Cfi 7m. depth or hold • register, 23 tons. Miss Keane, a daughter or M" B. Keane. performed the cerciuouy of christening, giving the vessel tae name \ enus. The kWiefi was very successful, and when afloat the Venus quite bcr> out her name in rcsoect of beauty. Very few vesrels built ia Auckland have been put together with more care, or with better matenals than tue \ emis. She is thoroughly well fastened, and her frame is of extra strength. Her planking is ad wellseasoned tiniqer. ancloi good lengths.
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Auckland Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2294, 12 July 1877, Page 2
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