Yesterday afternoon took place the trial trip of the new steamer Chang- n, lately built by Messrs. S. C. Farnham & Ca., for the Havkow trade, for the Shanghai Mutual Steam Navigation Ca., of which Messrs. Brodie A. Clarke & Ca. are the agent The Chang-on made a rust successful trip, and will probably secure a large share of the river traffic, designed as she 18 to carry numbers of p: ers and large quantities of cargo. She is a two-masted twin-screw three-decked river steamer of the usual pattern; her length is 212.8ft., beam, 30.06ft.; depth of hold, 12ft.; depth from promenade deck to keel, 27ft. On the promenade or uppermost deck, which extends from end to end of the vessel, are the wheel-house forward, officers' (with bath room) for European passengers, and saloon. Thesaloondeck is principally devoted to Chinese passenger berths, of which there are 102 aft and 64 forward, On this deck are also separate galleys for preparing Chinese and European food, compradore's offices, boys', pilots', and' baggage rooms; while forward are separate cabins for first-class Chinese passengers. In the forecastle are the usual berths for the crew, and one of the most remarkable of modern labour. i ances, in the shape of Napie
spaces fore and aft, with hatches over the lass. "Tween decks there are large cargo hold. The cabins are well fitted, and heated by steam; and the saloon is particularly comfortable and well decorated.
The Chang-on, or " Long Tranquillity is fitted with two pairs of inverted direct acting compound surface condensing engines of 85 nominal Lorse power. Two of ets are 16 inches in diameter and the other two 32 inches, with a 24 inch stroke. She has one cylindrical return tube boiler, L4ft. Sin. by 11ft, 6in., with three ribbed furnaces. Tt is built of mild steel, with a working pressure of 90 Ib. The Chang-on (official number 72,815) has hull buile of mild steel, clinker built, Jand her registered tonnage is 1,010.1, her gross tonnage being 1,387.73 tons, an having a lower hold capacity of 587.11 tons. She is commanded by Captain Kleffel. and Mr, Astill is chief engineer, Both vessel and engines have been built by Messrs. Farnham & Ca, On her trial trip the Chang-on accomplished the journey down to Woosung at a
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