WORLD’S WONDER LINER.

Dunstan Times, Issue 3113, 17 April 1922, Page 2

WORLD’S WONDER LINER.

’The'population of a small town could be, housed on board the world's wonder liner, the Majestic; for the vessel which is now nearing completion will be not onlv the largest afloat, but will outclass such monsters as the Olympic, Aquitania, ami .Mauretania.

Her amazing size may lie judged from the fact that she will be able to carry over 5000 people, including 4100 passengers. If reared alongside the famous Woolworth building, the largest in the world, she would over-top the gilded spire by 164 ft. In every respect the Majestic will be a floating palace. Hor tonnage is 56.000, or almost as great as that of the whole of the one hundred and thirty-two ships that composed the Spanish Armada, And Hie space occupied by her cabins, state-rooms, and engines is equal to that ol four hundred detached villas of eight rooms

apiece. Even the highest class hotel will' he surpassed by her magnificent appointments. Apart from tliA huge restaurant, lounge, and library, there Wijii bo a swimming bath, cafes, tennis courts, a llnwer conservatory, a. ballroom, card rooms, and a winter garden and stage. The swimming bath will contain more than one hundred and thirty tons of sea. water; and there will also be Turkish and electric baths. Electric lighting will lie employed throughout the great vessel. Lifts, which run from keel to boat deck, have been installed, and there is one in the engineroom for the use of the crew. An electric switchboard will control 15,000 lights and ventilating fans. Then, too, there is a complete telephone installation. It will he an expensive matter to run a. liner of this size. The cost of a round trip, it is estimated will he something like £IOO.OOO. For each voyage at least 150,00011) of meat, 56,00011)’of fish, 70,0001b of . Hour, and 16.00011) of sugar will be required. In addition, the larder must include about 120,0001b of potatoes, 10.00011) of butter, 60001b of tea and colice, 80,000 eggs, 5000 gallons of milk,.and an amazing amount of poultry, vegetables, fruit, and wines. There will be eight separate kitchens with seventy cooks, twenty-five bakers, and fifteen butchers, while “kosher” kitchens for Jewish travellers will he available. The new liner, despite her great bulk, will b<» one of Hie fastest vessels alloat, Her giganlie .engines are. callable of (biting her.through the water at a. speed of about twenty-six knots (thirty miles) an hour, while in Hie course of a voyage sho will use about 57(A) tons of oil. The Majestic is one of the vessels which was taken over from the Germans. She was Guilt in 1914. was named the Bismarck, and was bought from the Government. by the White Star Line for something like a million pounds 1 . When sho sails from Plymouth to New York next April she will be under Hie command of Sir Bertram Hayes, whose career lias been as romantic as that of Hie grei.il, liner lie will control. At present in ihaige of Hie Olympic, lie was born at Birkenhead and went to sea at the age of 16 on board a sailing barque.