NEW TYSER LINER.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 14306, 18 March 1912, Page 8

NEW TYSER LINER.

INDRAPURA AT LYTTELTON. The now etoamor Indrapura, running under the auspices of the Tyror Line, arrived on her first vi«it to Lyttclton yesteidny, acd distinguished herself Iby making a tecord passage from tho Blnff. The Indrapnra is a eplondid cargo eicamer, her four masts and huge funnol piving her a very fino appearance. While the is a very finely modelled etcareer, eho has enormou* cargo capacity, and left London on her maiden voyago with what is claimed to bo the largest cargo that has ever left the TTitmes in one «hip. Her run from Bluff to Lyttelton shows that nhe is of crreat eteaming caps-' HUtiee. Clcßrin? Bluff at 1 p.m. on Saturday, eho arrived «t Lyttelton Heads at !M0 I a.m., yesterday, after a faat run of 20 hours 14D minute*, at. an average speed of 15.17 knots. Tho Indrtpura is owned by Hie lrdm 1 Lice, Ltd., of Liverpool (Sir Thom-s Hoydon. Bart.), and wae specially built for the Australian and New Zep'nnd trrdo, nrd is to run in conjunction with tbo Tys«r Line. She was built at Wallfend-on-Tyno by Mcfsre Eichardson and Co., the same y!vd thnt built the Ciinard flyer Mauritania. Sbs is 510 ft in length over all, with filft beem. and is 44 ft deep, and as regards her strength, she is bmlt nbovo the re<;uiTe■mrnls of Lloyd's 100 Al class. Tho engines and boilcT*. which ttcto supplied by the Wal'send S'ipwnv Company. arc of fhe latest pattern, and work up in GOOD indierted hor«e----t-ower, with five ningie-ended boilers workins: at 20">lb prcsmre to the inch, with Howdon's forced draught, nnd are constructed to maintain a ec-.v rpred loaded of over 14j knots. The strsmer tss hviilt -under the snpervition of Messrs Vm. E?plcn and Sono, ccnßulling enffineers, Jnmes street. Liverpool. The steamer in fitW with thi» latest refrirrerotins plsnt by Messrs Hall's, of Dartford. nnd is well snitcd to carry cucco«sfu'lv Jarsri* quantities of frozen and "rV'cd" pnvliie* Her cnrero is very handy, an unufua! nurnbor cf la'.eot p*ltern winrhes. and extra Ion? dsrrick* ior road«tood xrork.' and a. heavy rreiiht driric't for 9.0 tons. To further facilitate the rai:d hnrsdlin? of cargo, in add-tion to the urnn! electric li"htine, eho i* fitted with a complete in<tnlletioTi of acctvlene flare lirhte tr> each hatch, givincr bri'Hsnt il'uminaHon; the combined capacity beinjr 17,000 cai'die■power. She is nlsa fitted with the "Kirh" fir - * detector and esHnmu*hcr. This patent automatica'ly tests each compartment lor smoke, nnd pxtinjrnishe* any fire by means of st(>nEi at WOlb, the whole operaHon takinfr V'aro fr3m the upper bridge. 'i*ho aceomn;odKtioTi for officers nnd enrfneers i« lmt, cc"'i a eiriarate W<, l' fnrnisbprf Tfr.m. The arcommorintion for seamen »nd /licmen ir srtuated aft and wna carpfu'ly I<'i:nr<"<i. very comra"dion« *nd comfr.rtnb'e, with lar»e attacr«~i Tnth priA i" fitted a continu-u* rerrioe of hot fr*«h watpr J opv or m«»ht for '.he crnw. frhp in fitted trifh l A"i"jon PimVe J)o■^^°r^' 1 ?car I'Tt.fco. control , cd by and Scott's J7ir-nt trear. She carries b crew of eighty har,d"«, end linn aewmmodeIJrri for tTelv-o calcon Shp 17 coramanrjpd by Ca-nta-in Rirhnrd Cravrn. hf>! chief off'i-er in >fr E. ThirV»ll. ii'id her »<!<v,nd ofjiecr Mr Mr J. Prutt i- mrhief enginopT. Slt Nclerm eecrrad. with Mr Cleary as chief refri?eratins enfineor. Tlic Trdrarm-rn. after Innding wool, frozen meat, etc.. , wilt Vavo IjritcHon to-night for ■Wnn-rn-ani. WcllinTioT!, Ojuhonie and yA-nier Sh» Trill TPtnrn to We!'in-r*nn ti eomplpto loading and coa'in?. pr.d will eail finally for ! London about April 4th.