NEW COASTAL STEAMER.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18436, 27 June 1923, Page 7

NEW COASTAL STEAMER.

ARRIVAL mourilyan ACQUISITION TO FLEET, Tk& latest addition to the Northern Company's • fleet/ the steamer Mourilyan, arrived at Auckland from Sydney yesterday morning. After medical inspection in the stream she berthed at ths Central Wharf, where she was inspected from the ; wharf daring the day ] by a large number of people. " / The Mourilyan is an*-* attractive '■ and smart looking vessel ■ of quite : a different type from the coastal steamers usually seen at this port. Although only a small vessel she has four decksa , main deck, awning \ deck,; shade; deck, and boat deck. This gives plenty of promenade i room for ■ the passengers,; The lowest ; deck is-the. [•main; deck; on which are all ; the passeni gers' cabins,: the first-class forward and the i second-class ;j aft. :X Above the main deck; is the; awning deck, • occupied by [dining? saloons," galley, and, pantries. Next above is the shade \ deck, on, which : the , :lounges and smoking rooms ; are ; situated. i This :is a'very roomy deck for .pro-, I menading. .', The top deck :is the' boat I deck, v where there - are four boats. with j plenty of room for launching quickly, 'i Oil i the ; fore f part of the -boat deck is. more | space'''forpromenade, / .'■ ?.'■' <. ! ; [ Above '"air towers the bridge, which I looks: high *.■ for so h small a craft. : « The, i bridge is •; fitted f with ?: two > engine *bqm I telegraphs, -two steering* telegraphs, X arid also telemotor steering;«gear.>.v. : The vessel r can also be steered from the after wheal I house by steam gear or hand gear.; "When I either of % the ? latter ; ; 'is worked X -orders: ! are given by means of the steering teliiI graph ion theibridge. , -•; .',.";•■':'■ - '?• ! Shipping people ,who inspected, the Mourilyan yesterday {were of opinion that she is 'fine /'acquisition «to the coastal fleet, -and""that- she is very comfortably fitted up for passengers. -At present there is accommodation 'for about ; 160 I passengers, and nearly all the cabins are i- two berths, fitted with electric light and electric'fans. S Seating accommodation is provided for 44 : : in the first-class dining room'and 30 in, the second-class. '-, - \i iv The* trip from "Sydney; was made under I fine -• weather .conditions, with moderate [westerly winds < and a heavy • southerly i swell. 'The ' Mourilyan steamed 10 knots ! iirossing; the STasman; Sea ana 12i_ knots on the coast,' without pushing. In ths Holds about 90 tons ;■ of i reserve£ coal was carried, but it was not touched, as the bunker coal 6was" sufficient. f She cleared Sydney Heads at '10 p.m. !: On Wednesday and-reached- Auckland.at 5.30 a.m, yesterday. , ... - , i,, •i '■"■ The ; Mourilyan was - built at Glasgow.-m August."l9oß, : ; by.: A/ Stephens .and Sons, Ltd. -i She SMfeet long, wrih . a 36ft. ,beam and 18.7 ft. depth. Slhe is 1349 tons |''aro«s an€ 635 tons.net. Her engines are ! 273 nominal horse, power, ; triple expansion, amd she is driven by twin screws. The I Mourilyan is to ' be renamed < the Matangi. On Monday she will relieve the in the i Tauranga service, i while that vessel is, laid up. tor survey.. Afterwards, it is understood, j the Mourilyan will be put Whangarei service.