THE BIGGEST STEAMER.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVIII, Issue 76, 2 April 1897, Page 2

THE BIGGEST STEAMER.

LARGER THAN THE GREAT

EASTERN.

(BT TELEGRAPH.—PIIES3 ASSOCIATION,)

Wellington, this day. Mb Irmay, n son of the well-known ■Lipowner, came over to New Zealand for tha benefit of hishcalth, and loaves by the Gothic to-day quite restored. He lisa furnished some particulars of the great steamer lhab is being built for JUmay, Imrie and Co. by Hariund and Wolff, of Belfast, about which various incorroct versions have been circulated. The Dew White Star liner will bo known as the Oceanic, the steamer of thub name, which watt the pioneer vessel of the Company, being now withdrawn after 25 years' service. The Great Eastern w»b 679 feet in length, the Oceanic will be 704, which ia 65 longer than any other vessel in existence. Her tonnage will exceed 17,000 '" tons. The internal arrangements will' practically bo (save in some improvement*) tho-e of the Teutonic and Majestic. Although & much higher speed is practicable, the new steamer is not intended bo be exceptional in that) reepecb. The vebsol will be launched in January, and will fulfil the Admiralty requirements, being able to take a largo body of troops, and steam 23,400 knots at 12 knobs per hour withonD recoaiiug. Harland and Wolfi, who have already turned out 155,195 tons ot shipping for the White Star line, have in hand altogether for the company bo less than 103,885 tone. The capital expenditure which Belfast has thus enjoyed represents over live millions sterling.