Launched in 1922 from Kiangnan Dockyard The steel twin-screw passenger and cargo steamer Sen-Ji was Juunched on Monday afternoon, from the yard of the Kiangnan Dock Engineering Works. This makes the fourth vessel launched this year for the same owners, Messrs. Tenge Ca.. of Japan, and in all five vessels for Japanese interests. The launching ceremony was performed by Mr. Ogawa in the customary Japanese manner.
The vessel is subdivided into many watertight compartments. Accommodation is provided for 56 first-class passengers, 80 second-class, 100 third-class and 200 steerage or deck passengers. The dimensions of the Sen-Ji and her sister ships are:—Length overall, 205 feet; extreme breadth, 33 feet; gross tonnage, 1,050. She has a speed of 154 knots and i.h.p. 3,500. The machinery installation consists of two sets of high speed tri-compound engines of 3,500 i.h.p. and steam is generated by two Thornycroft boilers working under forced draught and a pressure of 250 Ib. per aq. in. The following auxiliaries are fitted: Weir Mona type air pump, two Weir feed pumps with surface feed heater, Weir evaporator, independent circulating pump, two electric gen-orating sets, auxiliary steam pumps for general service, fire and salvage, steam warping capstan adapted to warp over rapids if neces. sary, steam and hand steering gear
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