THE HUNTINGDON

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 136, 10 June 1932, Page 8

THE HUNTINGDON

NOW ON THE DOCK

BIGGEST LIFT SO FAR

The Federal- steamer Huntingdon was docked this morning. The Huntingdon is the largest vessel to use the dock, being slightly larger than the Kuahine, which was used in, the dock tests at Wellington. The Huntingdon, was docked to enable a survey of the hull to be carried out and to do any necessary repairs. The vessel arrived at Wellington on Saturday leaking sliehtly forward after being in a storm in the Pacific. The docking operations were carried out capably by the Harbour Board's staff. Mr. D. Cashman was dock-master, and Mr. G E Pirie was engineer in charge of the dock. Captain J. Spence (harbourmaster) and Captain Field, master of the Huntingdon, were on the bridge when the vessel moved out from her berth at the Glasgow Wharf at 8.25 ami. assisted, by the Harbour Board's tue Toia, under the command of Captain Bullock. The Toia proceeded in front. of the Huntingdon with a bow line.; The Huntingdon, under her own steam " did not take long to round the Thorndon Breastwork, and then moved very slowly. Tho Union Company's tujj Terawhiti, under the command of Captain P. E. Ryan, took a stern line' when the Huntingdon was off the Aotea quay. As the Huntingdon approached, the dock was submerged, and it was fully under at 9.35 a.m. The Toia led the Huntingdon into the doct after the launch Arahina (under th!e command of Captain Campbell) hajd fixed a bow line to the dock. The launch Uta (under the command of Captain Todd) fixed a stern line to.»a buoy. The work of getting the Huntingdon into the dock took about 20 minutes, and was completed at 10-30 a.m. The Huntingdon drew 19ft aft and 12ft Bin forward, and the do«k had 22ft 3in of water aft and about 16ft forward, above the blocks. Extra shores"were put out from, the dock, and at 11.20 a.m. tho work of raising it began. The dock was completely raised by 2.15 p.m. • '" / The Huntingdon comfortably Billed the dock, with a few blocks to spare at either end. .However, the dock-can take vessels considerably longer than the Huntingdon, which is 520.7f1; in length, C4.2ft in breadth, and 38.1 ft in depth. ;, • The survey of tho Huntingdon is proceeding. Although no official announcement has been made, it is. not expected that the Huntingdon will be very long in dock. . :