WORLD'S LARGEST SHIP.
CUXABD COMPANY'S ,£2,000,000 LINER.. . • It is understood that the' Canard Steamship Company have placed a contract with Messrs. John Brown and Co., of Clydebank, for the construction of a 50,000 toil steamer for their New York service. ■ Tho dimensions of tho new Cunarder cortipared with the Olympic, the great White Star vessel recently launched at. Belfast, 'are. as follow;— Cunarder. Olympic. ' Length SSSft. 8821 ft.' Breadth 951 ft. 92ft. Speed (contract) 23 knots 21 knots. Displacement 50,000 tons -15,000 tons Passengers 3,700 2,190 . The cost of the new vessel will he about £2,000,000. One stipulation is that provision shall bo made for running the vessel with oil fuel if deemed expedient,
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1027, 17 January 1911, Page 6
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114WORLD'S LARGEST SHIP. Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1027, 17 January 1911, Page 6
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