MODERN WHALING SHIP.

Otago Witness, Issue 3996, 14 October 1930, Page 70

MODERN WHALING SHIP.

THE SIR JAMES CLARK ROSS.

SHORT STAY AT WELLINGTON. WELLINGTON, October 9. whaler Sir Janies Clark Ross arrived about mid-day n n | n L aI H Wl - U remain at Wellington no longer than is necessary to load stores, consisting mainly of fresh meat, vegetables, fresh water, and 100 tons of coal which she is taking down to the Mawson Antarctic Expedition. The ship represents an innovation in "’haling ship construction. She is propelled by Diesel oil engines, and is in many respects similar to an oil tanker, having been built with the intention that ner usefulness should not end when, if ever, whaling on a large scale ceases to be a commercial proposition. Her capacious tanks have a carrying capacity of over 20,000 tons., which makes her the largest tanker afloat. She can carry' about 7000 tons more than the electric tanker Brunswick. Ihe Sir James Clark Ross is Britishbuilt, and was launched on April 30 from the Havertqn Hill on Tees yards of the harness Shipbuilding Company for the Rosshavet Whaling Company, Sandefjord, Norway. Her principal dimensions are: Length, 550 ft; breadth, 74ft 3lin; depth, 48ft 9in; loaded draught, 28ft. Her total machinery has an indicated horsepower of 4600, which gives her a loaded speed of 11 knots. Her fuel bunkers have been constructed to carry' 1750 tons.