'The str, Shanghai, constructed to' the order of the Shanghai Licensed Pilots' Association, was successful-' ly launched on Tuesday afternoon from the yard of the New Engineering & Shipbuilding Works, Ld, The single-screw steamer Shanghai has been designed and built te suit: the special requirements of pilots at the approaches to the port of Shanghai. With a length! overall of 189-ft., breadth moulded of 34-ft. and depth moulded to main deck of 16-ft. 6-in., the vessel 15 built of steel with straight stem and elliptical stern.
The hull is divided longitudinally by five watertight bulkheads, forming forepeak, forehold, bunker space engine and boiler space, after hold and after peak. The hold spaces ave further sub-divided into 13 water-tight compartments constructed to form deep tanks, eight of which will be used for carrying fresh water and the remainder as ballast tanks for trimming—the vessel to a constant draft as the coal and fresh water is used up on service.
The vessel has three. decks, Lower, upper and promenade deck. al navigating bridge and wheel-house built over the promenade deck. A spacious dining saloon is arranged for at the forward end of the pro-menado deck and at the after end of the same deck, a comfortable smoke room is fitted up.
The upper and lowe: decks forward will be set out entirely for the accommodation of the pilots, 14 staterooms being situated on the upper deck and 10 on the lower deck, making 24 staterooms in all.
On the lower deck aft will be the Chinese crew's quarters and flies rooms, and forward a large cold storage compartment extending the full width of the ship.
The vessel will be fitted with a Napier steam windlass for working anchors and cables, and on the upper deck aft a powerful steam capstan. Steam steering gear is to installed.
A complete set of Marconi wireless is to be introduced, for commuinicating with vessels approaching the pilot steamer, and also a large refrigerating plant, to be manufactured by Messrs. J. FE. Hall of Dartford.
The propelling machinery will consist. of one set of triple expansion surface condensing engines, with steam supplied by two cylinducal return tube boilers, workin, at a pressure of 180 Ib. per sq. each fitted with three corrugated furnaces, which re being made at the builders' works.
Electric light will be fitted throughout the vessel, the current being generated by two duplicate sets of "Sissons" compound enclosed engines and dynamos, each capable of giving an output of 14
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