THE CRUISER EUROPA.
AN EXPENSIVE FAILURE. Pwm Aworiattott—By Tehgtapa—OognWfct. & SYDNEY, June 12. • The large cruiser Europa, with relief crews for the Bquadron, has arrived. She is fitted with Belleville boilers, and has proved herself a most expensive coal consumer. The trip from Portsmouth, including stoppages for trials of the boilers at Malta acd a visit to Batavia, occupied eighty-sii days, of which thirty were devoted to coaliug. She consumed 200 toas of English and 250 tons of colonial coal daily. The cost of the fuel alone ie orer £B,OOO. For this reason the officers are of opinion that the vessel is a complete' failure for long-distance steaming.
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Evening Star, Issue 11266, 13 June 1900, Page 4
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107THE CRUISER EUROPA. Evening Star, Issue 11266, 13 June 1900, Page 4
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