NEW CUNARD LINER
PROBLEMS AT LAUNCHING NARROWNESS OF CLYDE British Wireless RUGBY, August 12 The launching by the Queen on September 26 of the new Cunard liner No. 534, in the narrow waters of the Clyde, presents considerable difficulties for which preparations are now being made. The giant liner, 1018 ft. long, lies in the slipway overlooking the Clyde, which at this point is only 700 ft. wide. The launching, however, will carry the ship into the mouth of the River Cart, which enters the Clyde immediately opposite the building yard. The Cart has been widened and dredged in anticipation of the event. In view of the limitations of the space available it will be necessary to check the vessel's momentum once she is fully waterborne after the launching, and for this purpose massive drag chains of a total weight of nearly 1000 tons will be attached to the sides of the vessel, asserting a gradual but progressive pull.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21878, 14 August 1934, Page 9
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159NEW CUNARD LINER New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21878, 14 August 1934, Page 9
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