Fine Cargo Boat Built by New Engineering Works Depite the inclement weather on Monday afternoon there was a fair number of visitors at the New Engineering & Shipbuilding Works, Ld., to witness the launching of the str. Ping-Wo, which was built to the order of the Indo-China S. N. Ca., Ld., for its Upper Yangtze trade Mrs. A. Brooke Smith gracefully performed the christening ceremony and the vessel glided into the water very smoothly.
The Ping-Wo is an excellent example of a modern high class verge vessel specially designed for service in the Upper Yangtze. Its dimensions are as follows:
Length over all 290 ft Length B. iP. 280 ft, Breadth moulded 46 ft.
Depth moulded to Main Deck 13 ft. 6 in.
The vessel is constructed of steel with straight steam and elliptical stern. These are two complete steel decks designated the upper end main deck respectively, extending the full length of the vessel the exposed upper deck, forward and aft and also the forward alleyways are being sheathed with teak.
The main hull is subdivided into five watertight compartments. Starting from forward the main compartments are allocated as follows Forepeak, forward cargo hold and tween decks, machinery space, after cargo hold and tween decks, and after peak.
The cargo hold and tween decks are served by extra large hatchways. Cargo ports are arranged on each side for facilitating handling of cargo in tween decks.
The vessel has one mast which carries two derricks of five tons lifting capacity for ordinary work: ing and in addition a derrick for handling heavy weights.
The propelling machinery which has been constructed by the builders consists of two sets of triple expansions surface condensing engines. Steam is supplied by two large single-ended return tube. boilers designed and constructed at the builders works, a Howden's forced brought installation being fitted. A donkey boiler, also built at the works, is installed for w ing the deck machinery and arfXiliaries.
There is a very complete set of auxiliary machinery of the latest type installed in the vessel, includ. ing two duplicate electric lighting sets of direct current dynamos coupled to Sisson's enclosed steam engines.
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