THE SPRECKELS LINE OF STEAMERS.

New Zealand Mail, 22 January 1902, Page 44

THE SPRECKELS LINE OF STEAMERS.

The latest runs of the San Francises] mail steamers Sonoma and Sierouren excellent performances, and in view oil this fact some details of the steamiol records supplied by the Secrcj tary, General Post Office, ri be of interest. The Sonoma left Mland on the 30rh November, Witt ! 3.46 p.m.. and arrived at San Fnsss on the 16th December, at 6.304 a. Allowing for adjustment of time, her actual steaming time was sixteen dip twenty-six minutes, exclusive of stoppages, or an average of 15.38 knotsn hour. Including stoppages, the run occupied sixteen days ten hours thirty three minutes, or an average of 14$) knots. This is the fastest trip outwards vet accomplished by the cf» steamers. On her return run, the Sonoma left San Francisco on the 26th December at 12.35 p.in.. and arrived at Auckland on January 13, 1902, at 1.9 p.m. Her actual steaming time, exclusive of stoppages, was sixteen days thirteen hours twenty-six minutes, or» average of 14.88 knots. Inclusive of stoppages she took seventeen days fin hours twenty-six minutes, or an aver- j age of 14.30 knots. For the purposes of comparison, it is worth while to men-] tion the Sonoma’s outward voyage, I when she left Auckland oil the .Sj March, 1901, at 3.35 p.m., and arrives | at San Francisco on the 18th March-at 11.25 a.m. Her actual steaming I exclusive of stoppages, was two hours sixteen minutes, equahvl 15.30 knots. Inclusive of occupied sixteen days fifteen W®j| thirty-nine minutes, equal tj 10 I knots an hour. This was the fed® g voyage outwards, except the one anew g mentioned. The Sierra left San IW’| cisco on the 6th December at and arrived at Auckland on the * I December at 10.30 a.m. This fastest voyage inwards. Her steaming time, exclusive of stcppj|"l was sixteen days eleven hours eigfi, I minutes, or an average of Inclusive of stoppages, the I the voyage was seventeen y 0 ? 3 IISI hours twelve minutes, equal to | knots an hour. i