On Saturday afternoon a party of visitors were invited to inspect the Messageries Maritimes steamer, Andre Lebon which arrived in Shanghai last Friday. The vessel is a new addition to the company's fleet and bids to be one of the post popular passenger ships on the Ohina run. Most luxuriously and comfortably appointed, she is in many respects the last word in modern ship-building.
Bho is steel-built under the special survey of the "Bureau Veritas" and is classed A 100. With gross tonnage of 13,700 tons, her displacement is 99,000 tons, her length over all 538 feet and her breadth 72 feet.
Her hull includes ten transversal water-compartments dividing the ship in ten compartments enabling the vessel to float with either of them if full of water. are on the "Stone Lioyd's system" and in case of emergency can be at once closed from the Captain's deck. The total cargo capacity is 6,900 cubic tons divided into five hatches.
There are altogether nine decks, four of which extend over the whole length of the vessel, the five others being central superstructures. The height of the boat deck above keel in 68 feet. Eighteen life-boats, of which fourteen are extra large, are found on F. Deck (upper), electric winches being used for handling them.
The following is a description of the passenger accommodation of this new vessel The Kitchens and dining-saloons are found on Deck A. Children are provided with two dining-rooms, one for 1st and one for 2nd Class passengers. Passengers' cabins of various classes are on Decks and D.
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