NEW WHITE STAR LINER.
LAU2JCH OF, THE CERAMIC.
I/aat week a cable message was received in Sydney stating that the new White Star liner Ceramic had been successfully launched by Messrs Harland and Wolff, Ltd., at Belfast, -i he Ceramic will be by far the largest steamer ever built for the Australian trade. She is C 75 feet in length and 03 feet in breadth, and her gross tonnage will ho 15,000 tons. She will haro accommodation for GOO passengers of one class only. Her total complement, officers, crew and passen-
pers, will bo 830. The Ceramic will hive « enormous cargo capacity, and portion of sier cargo space will be insulated for tho canity of frozen meat in bulk. The Ceramic, whiei '' •will havo eight decks, will bo fitted win twelve watertight bulkheads, "boats .or tU,*. and every device to securo safety and coa& fort. One feature will be a l fl £K e Ryninaiinjj for tho übo of passengers. The Ccramio i» now being fitted out, and will run her trial trips ia April, 1913.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19121220.2.72.3
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14513, 20 December 1912, Page 8
Word Count
176
NEW WHITE STAR LINER.
Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14513, 20 December 1912, Page 8
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in