SHAW, SAVILL, AND ALBION CO.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13875, 12 April 1907, Page 3

SHAW, SAVILL, AND ALBION CO.

THE NEW ARAWA. CFsou Our Own Correspondent.) LONDON, February 16. A few days ago the Shaw, Saviil, and Albion Company's new steamer Arawa underwent her trial trip, and gave every satisfaction. There was no ceremony at all in conncction with the occasion. Now that the Arawa is completed, tho splendid fleet of the company lias been augmented by the addition of a large (winscrew steamer of over 9000 tons gross register. She was'-built at the Walisend ship yard of Messrs Swan, Hunter, and Wigliam Richardson, and has been specially designed for the passenger scrvico and for tho carriage of refrigerated and general cargo from Now Zealand. Her leading dimensions arc:—Length between perpendiculars, 460 ft; breadth, moulded, 60ft; depth, 42£ ft.

'i'lic Arawa lias five decks—the boat deck, shade dock, shelter dock, upper leek, and main dcck. She has excellent accommodation for about 10 first and second class passengers, and permanent accommodation for 120 third class passengers. Those of the first class are accommodated in large two-berth and three-berth deck cabins; ttic second class passengers are to have twoberth and three-berth cabins, cacli of which is lighted and ventilated train the ship's side; and in tho third class there are two-berth, four-berth, and six-berth cabins, which arc also well lighted and ventilated. Tho first class lounge, library, and smoking room arc situated on the shade deck, while the (lining saloons for first, and second class passengers are on the shelter dcck. "lie stairways, entrances, and promenades aro specially large and airy. The second class smoking room ami Indies' room arc placed on the shade deck. Lifts have been fitted from galleys to pantries, and copious supplies of fresh water will be available; m fact, no pains have been spared in arranging everything so 03 to afford the maximum of comfort for the passengers. Ine third class accommodation, including smoking room, hospitals, etc., is situated in the deck house at tho after end of the shelter and upper decks. A third class dining saloon of largo size has also been arranged on the upper deck. Arrangements have been made _ whereby an additional number of thinl class passengers may be carried 011 the main deck. The vessel is fitted with electric lights and bells throughout, and fresh provisions, fruit, fish, ctc., avo carried in insulated chambers. Ihe mail and specie rooms avo on the upper deck amidships. Of the live holds, three are insulated for tho carriage of frozen meat, dairy produce, the friut, and the refrigerating machinery has been provided by Messrs J. ond 12. Hall, of Dartford. The Arawa will thus carry a large quantity of frozen meat, as wch as of ordinary cargo, with a full supply of bunker coals, Thirteen powerful winches arc provided for working tho cargo, with 15 derricks, one of which is capable of dealing with weights up to 30 toils, lhc steamer is propelled by two sets of triple-expansion engines, constructed liy the Wallsend Slipway and Engineering Company. Steam is supplied from four large natural draught boilers, working al; a pressure of 2051b, fitted with patent smoke-box doors, ami with large fimnei 110 ft high. This machinery will enable the Ar.uva to maintain a speed of 13 knots, telephones are fitted from the capta-iu's bridge to docking bridge and engine room. Powerful steam steering; engine"and gear has been'fitted aft. beside the usual auxiliary gear. A silent ash hoist and automatic tipping bucket with internal shoot, nas been Cited, to reduce to a minimum Ihe annoyance to nassengers which usually accompanies the discharge of ashes. The ballast pumping plant has a capacity of 200 tons per hour. The vessel has also been fitted with a patent- firc-oxtintniisliing apparatus 'Ihe new steamer will bcuin her loading at Liverpool.