P. & O. LINER

Hawera Star, Volume L, 25 August 1930, Page 7

P. & O. LINER

SAN FRANCISCO SERVICE. TO REPLACE TAHITI. To replace the Tahiti in the San Francisco mail service the Union Company has purchased the 11,000-ton I*, and O. Liner Razmak, an up-to-date liner, with large and very spacious accommodation for first, second and third-class passengers. She is at present engaged in the I*. and O'. Company’s service between Aden and Rumba v. The new vessel Is luxuriously appointed, being fitted with eight cabins-de-luxe. and a large number of singleberth cabins. The passenger accommodation is distributed over three decks. There is ample general cargo space, in addition to 40,000 cubic feet of insulated space. The Razmak is a twin-screw vessel, with a gross tonnage of 10.60*2. and was built and engined by Harland and Wolff. Ltd.. Belfast, in 1925. Her engines are quadruple-expansion, supplemented by a Bauer-Wack turbine. Steam is derived from four doubleended and two single-ended boilers, which are oil-fired She is a very speedy vessel and is capable of doing If) knots. Til size this new Union liner, which is to take up the running in November, is considerably bigger than the Tahiti, and comes about midway between the Niagara and the Makura. The following table affords a comparison between the four vessels: Gross Length l . Breadth.

tonnage. ft. in. ft. in. Niagara ... 13,415 524 7 66 3 Razmak ... 10,602 -4X) 4 66 3 Makura ... 8,075 400 0 57 / Tahiti 7,898 460 0 o 5 o The Razmak has a depth of 34ft., as compared with the Niagara s 34tt, sin.. the Makura’s 32ft. lim. and the Tahiti’s 24ft. 4ip.