Apparatus Invented by Dutch Scientist to be Adopted by Hamburg-Amerika Line London, Nov. 17.
An apparatus desevibed as enoch-king, particularly to cargo ves sels, his. been ated Flettner, the director of the stitute of Acronauties and Hydvo-Dynamics at Amster m, whereby, it is claimed, a ship can be navi ed with the help of air currents w ithe out sails, An experimental ship equipped with rotating ud-driven cylinders each 60 fect high developed a much greater speed than a sailing ship. Tt is even claimed that with " good wind it can travel faster than a eargoboat, while being very much easier to manceuvre.
The Berlin correspondent of Lloyd's List stapes that the Ham-curie-Amerika Line have decided to lay down immediately ten "Rotor" freighters, each of 10,000 tons, and to convert other vessels for service on the Asiatic route.
'M. Flettner claims that 60 per cent. of the oil and fuel costs on this route would be saved—Reuter.
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