SHIPPING.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXVII, Issue 13673, 6 May 1912, Page 4

SHIPPING.

vide. High water—This evening, 12.48; tomorrow morniny, 1.1 \ Sun set —Thi, evening, 5.3. Sun ris<- —To-morrow morning, 6.33. PHASES OF THE MOON. MAY. D. H. M. S. full moon 1 0 56 16 p.m. lA*t quarter 9 9 33 ”3 p.m. moon 17 9 50 IS a.m. Fi«t quarter 24 1 48 15 a.m. Full moon 31 11 6 19 a.m. Apogee, Bd. 7h. 37 a.m. Perigee, 20d. 3t>. 43 a.m. ARRIVALS. May s—Kapuni, s.s., 188 tons, Jackeon, from Wellington. Mav s—Moa, s.s., 186 tons, Sawyers, from Westport. DEPARTURES. May 4—Pntiki, s.s., 409 tons, MuhlBtrom. for South. Mav 4 —Waverley, a.e,, 157 tons, I’uryis, for South. Mav 6— Kapuni, s.s., 188 tons, Jackbod, for Patea. IN PORT. Moa, Nerehana (in roadstead). EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Evorton Grange, s.s., Waitara, tomorrow. Rimu, s.s.. Onehunga, Thursday. Petqne, s.s.. South, 14th inst. Maroro, Newcastle, early. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Moa. 's.s., South, to-day. Nerehana, Gisborne, to-night. BY TELEGRAPH. SYDNEY, May o Arrived (Saturday)— Victoria, from Auckland. Sailed—Warrimoo (at *2.0); Marere (at I.OJ, MELBOURNE, May 5. Arrived (vesterdav)—Maunganui. NEWCASTLE, May 6. Sailed—Barquentine Wanganui (late Carla), for Wanganui, cargo of coal ex Waitora, and is due Ttw Maheno. Uoana. Ulimaroa, and Zoalandia should be witliin wireless range to-night. The -Trier liner Nerehana completed h>r loading of most to-day, and afterwards took'in general cargo.' She sails for tiUbojwe either to-night or early to-mor-row morning. Meter* A. Hattick and Co. advKe that t ie barquentine Wanganui (formerly the Carla) sailed from Newcastle, N.S.W., fur Wanganui to-day. She has a cargo of tosl. There were no arrivals up to the hour at which We went to press to-day, though the tyapuni and Moa both came into port yesterday, the former at 9.30 a.m. from Wellington, and the latter at 10.30 p.m. front Westport. The Kapuni sailed lor I'atea at 9 7 a.m. to-dav. Messrs A. Hatrick and Co., Ltd., advise that the Kapuni arrived last night from Wellington with general cargo. She sailed again this morning for Patea. The Kapiti is at present at L'ttelton, discharging a cargo of coal. She takes in a Cargo foe oal, ex Waitora, and is due bar*' about Thursdav. The Arapawa is doing the usual Tuesday trip.

A J ARROW BATTLESHIP,

THE QUEEN' MARY LAUNCHED. E.M. battle-cruiser Queen Mare, whip*' *a» successfully launched from the yard of Primer's .Shipbuilding and Iron Coinpan v Jarrow-on-lyne, on Wednesday, Vrn’i 20th, has the distinction oi being not only the most important contribution '*’hicF that company has ever made to the JJrtiri' Navy, but'is also claimed to be ths heaviest and most powerful warship bow. afloat. A sister ship to the Lion, •he exceeds that vessel in size, being 700 ft long by 87ft beam, and having a displacement of 27,000 tons. Her turbine engines are of 75,000 shaft horse-power. The huge Teasel has been constructed with creditable despatch. Her first keel plates were laid on March 11, 1911, and she has been practically just twelve mouths in reaching the launching stage, A very large and distinguished party journeyed to Harrow to take part in the launching ceremony, which was performed by the Yiaccuntess Allendale. The vessel was Lurched in splendid style without a hitch, and waa brought up quickly by the check cables, which was necessary owing to her great length almost bridging the river. J-o.il Furness presided over the subsequent proceedings, and announced that a gracelul message had been received from the Queen thanking Lady Allendale for representing her at the launch, and wishing u 1 prosperity to the ship named after iser. Captain H. B. Felly, in comparing lie Queen Mary with the old Victory, Slid that the whole of the latter’s broadside war not heavier than one shot from oni gw of the Queen Mary.

A DETACHABLE DECK

Of the numerous suggestions made in rwpeet to saving lile at sea, in catastrcpbes such as that of the ill-fated Titanic, probably none exceeds ia merit that «f an es-mercantilc marine officer, who ►ays that comparative safety could be •eccred in the case of the foundering # of a liner if her topmost deck—her boat deck were so constructed that it would float gway when the vessel sank. At present the upper deck is permanently attached to the deck beneath by means of the iron stgtchions which support it. If, instead, of being permanently fastened to those sHnchions, the boat deck could be released at will—say, by means of a lever or tli« bridge—then the deck and the boats <for . lifeboats are constructed to be unsihkable) would float when the ship went dAwn. On such a deck the survivors would await the arrival of a rescuing eteamer, and if a small wireless outfit were permanently attached to the unsubmorgihle boat deck, then the arrival of the rescuing vessds would be hastened, because they would bo directed by wireless to'the soot. Ir the West Atlantic vessel? are usually within a few hours’ steam of each other. It is claimed that if the Titanic's boat deck bad been detachable few lives would have been lost.