A programme of trials extending over two days has been carried out by the twin-screw motor ship Asuka Maru, built by Messrs. D. and Henderson and Ca., Partrick, for the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, of Tokyo, and having propelling machinery by Messrs. Harland and Wolff, Glasgow. The vessel is of about 7500 tons gross and 11,000 tons deadweight, 14 the engines are of the Harl Wolff-Burmeister and Wai eight-cylinder type, each developing 2,000 b.h.p. at 125'rp.m., and having cylinders of 680mm. bore and 1,100mm, stroke. The auxiliary, machinery is electrically oper and there are three auxiliary Di engines by Messrs. Harland and Wolff, each developing 150 b.hp. and direct coupled to a 100 k.w. generator running at 300.p.m. The vessel is designed for the rapid ing of cargo, and has 18 elecily operated ' winches with a capacity varying between three and seven tons, in addition to a five-ton winch used for warping and emergency steering. The steering gear fs of the Hele-Shaw electric hydraulic type. The construction of the vessel, has been supervised by the representatives of the Nippon Yus Kaisha in Glasgow (Messrs. A. R. Brown, M'Farlane and Ca.), and exceedingly satisfactory results were obtained on the trials.
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[were represented on the trials Mr. Abey, Mr. Kato, and others.
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