THE S.S. SORRENTO.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 4545, 17 November 1882, Page 2

THE S.S. SORRENTO.

The Gorman Bteamer Sorrento arrived ftom Woliington yostorday afternoon, and mado fast at the No. 4 wharf. The Sorrento ie a vessel of 3500 tona groBP, and 1778 tons net register, and waa laanohod from the yarda ot Messrs Stevens and (ion, on the Clyde, in Leoomber last, boing now en her aeoond voyage. Her diint-neiona are— length, 830ft; baaiu, 39fr, and Bho is rigged ns a brigantine. Her eDgineu nru on tbe compound finrfaoe condensing prinoiple, 250 horse-power nominal, and drive at a rata of 11 knots an hour, on a consumption of 26 tons uf coul per day, Inoluding that need by tho refrieer.i'tnjj mnohines. Her main deck is iron, whioh givos her a somewhat cumbrous appearance, though it adda greatly to her strength, and there are powo.-ful steam winohesat eaoh of the largo hatohos, ovory possiblo faoility being provided for working- cargo spveJily. 'Xhe saloon iv Bituated amidchipu, HiiU in i very oomfortablo apartment, with ample aooommodation for twonty passengers. Tho saloon itself ia plaluly yet tastefully fl.ted, nnd admirably lighted and ventilated. The cabins ara eaoh fittou toe two plungers, and ore very roomy, whilo duo attention ha i boen paid to light and ventilation. Access to tbo saloon ia gained from tho uppar dook, where iB uitaated the smoking-room, a very comfortable plaoo, nnd forward ot that tho captain's) room. Above this dook Ib tho flying brid st.', w hjro a most compaot, and at tho eamo timo, very powerful double-oylinder engine ia fitted for steering tha vessel. Aooommodation (or steerage passengers is provided in tbe po»p of tho steamer, and thia part of the vessel is very Comfortably flttfid np with a number of cabins, with two bertha in eaoh. The whole of tho passenger accommodation of the vessel was Tery olean, and in excodunc order. Tho accommodation for the vc-loua officuru ii roomy and oonvoniont. Under tho fore-hatoh sparo ia set apart for the refriiferatiug chambers, of whioh there are two, one of 700 to?s oapauity, and the othor of 300 tone, the tno being capable ot storing 12,000 oarcaaea of aheop.' Haslan/cs patent is tbe system in nae on boari the Sorrento. There are two engines of 60 horao-poner eaoh, only one of. whieh wil, however, bo in uae at a time, so that nil rißk ot danger to the meat through an aouident to tho maohinery is guarded agidnet. The mnchinery on the last trip of the Sorrento Home from Melbourne worked aplendidly, and tho meat wa:i landed in the beat poeaible ooudition. Throo engineers and the roqui;- ite firemen nre ca iri fld to work the refrigerating maohinery, entirely excluaive of thoae connected with tho ship. The Sorrento, which in oommanded by Captain Paul, belongs to tho Sloman Line of Hamburg, oneef aix vest-ob trading; to Austral iu. She ia a Bister ship to tho Marsald. which l-eut^tly loaded with meat at Port Chaimoru. She left Newcastle on Nov. 8, reaolwd Woliington on Nov. 13, where Sho took aboard ar.mo 3.0 buloa of woo), nnd eailod from there at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, experiencing a heavy Bonth-oar.-j gale aoroas tbe Strait. Coming out of Welliu-jton tho weather waa ao bad that Pilot Sims was unable to got aahore, and oonoeqnently had to m>ika u trip Sonth. The Sorrento will take between 500 and 600 balea of wool from ho<e. and will leavo thia evening about six o'olock for Port Chalmers. On oompletion of hor looting there, the Sorrento will leave for London and Hamburg, via the Suez Canal. Mesera Cuff and Graham are her agenta here.