ARRIVAL OF THE TURAKINA

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 11 May 1915, Page 7

ARRIVAL OF THE TURAKINA

LARGEST OCEAN STEAMER TO VISIT NELSON. The IST. Z. Shipping Company's steamer . Turakina arrived at the outer anchoiage, last night from London, via wav ports,*ahcl came into harbour, at _7. 15 thfs hibrriin'g, being safely berthed atthe wharf. She brought 600 tons ot. general cargo for this port, arid will ship frOzen ,iiieat, etc., for London. E. Buxton, and Co., Ltd. are her agents. The . Turakina left Plymouth ; on the afternoon of the stli March. Fine;weather. Was experienced to Teheriffo, which was reached on the 10th March at 5.15 a.ir . After a short stay of a®?t»t five hours the-Turakina sailed for- GapisioWn. Oh arrival there at 8.5 p.m. on the 35th March, Captain White-Parsons wa,s removed' to a private-nursing'home, .aiitl an operation for appendicitis \yas successfully performed' the next, morning. After coaling and embarking passengers and mails, the Turakina left Capetown qii the morning of the 28th March. On the. passage, froir the .Cape to Hobart; very jbad weather-;was encountered. Gpii-, tinuous westerly, gales prevailed and considerably delayed the. ship. Hobart ,W_as reached on, the; 17tli April; and' afterTdischarginE: cargo, and'.mails, coalings .and , embarking passengers, the Turakina sailed for Wellington at 11.30. p.in. on 19th April, reaching there on the 24th. After, discharging• cargo she proceeded to Lytteiton, Dunedin, and Timaru, leaving the latter port at 9.30 a.m. On Sunday, .and experienced 'thick weather, arriving asabove. Captain H. S. S. Curtis, first officer, who. took command at Capetown, has the following officers .associated with him: — Chief Officer,'; Mr P. J. Ballard j second, Mr W. Mul-phy;- third, Mr F. J. 'Woods; surgeon, Dr. -E. A. Grahajr; chief engineer, Mr E. G, Woottoh; second, Mr. D.. Corbett; third Mi- R. H; Billett; fourth, Mr J. Hay; fifth, Mr Gr. A. Patterson; sixth, Mr C. W. Taylor ; first refrigerating engineer, Mr F Bat-ley; r second Mr H. Liscombe; electrician, Mir W. O. Johnson; steward-in-ChargC; Mr G- W. Eraser; Marconi oper- [ ator, Mr W. H. Knapman. . ' ! The Turakina is a twin-screw steamer •of 8349 tons gross and 5281 net-t tonnage. She Was built at Hebburn (Scotland) in 1902. The following are her dimensions: Length, 473 f t; depth: 31ft; breadth 59ft. Since the ocean-going vessels ljave commenced trading to Nelson, seven vessels of 7000 tons have entered the port, bnt. the Turakina .'Sat- axcieeds any of tlleiii, both, in tonnage and length. TJie. Rirautaka, 7952-tons, was the next largest vessel so far a* tonnage -is concerned, While the Otaki's lehgth of, 455, feet falls short of the length- of tli.e ocean boat, how lying .at the Port by 8 feet,, • Turakina,: has good accommodation for .a, faiv ..niiib'er of first-class passengers and ; kpaciOus decks. • . j