The two main engines are four-stroke cycle, single-acting reversible Diesels of the Works-poor type, and have been supplied by the North each engine having six cylinders of 720 min. diameter by 1,500 min, stroke. The machinery has been constructed to comply with the requirements for Llod's highest class. The starting position is at the floor level at the centre of the engines on the inboard side, and the whole of the levers and hand-wheels neces sary to control the engines are grouped together in handy pos at this point. The starting stored in two large mild steel vairs placed in the wings of the {engine-room at the main di eek level the eir compressors are driv fom their own crank at the forward end of the engines, and the bilge, sanitary and lubrication pumps are also driven by the main engines by means of levers from the compressor crosshead. The h.p. fuel Pumps are driven by eccentric on the half-time shaft, the auxili h.p. fuel pump and the main engine turning gear being driven by an electric motor. Governors of the type are fitted to prevent The electrical power for the vessel's auxiliaries, lighting sets, ete, is provided by four auxiliary Diesel engines, made by Messi W. Hf, Allan, Sons and Ca., Ltd, The other' auxiliaries of a well-equipped engine-room consist of a cooling water pump and a ballast Pump, both of the vertical contri fugal'' type, a lubrication oil pump. and oil fuel transfer pump, a general service pump and emergency oil fuel transfer pump, auxiliary and emergency air compressors and three oil purifiers.
All these lly driven emergency all fuel transfer pump, the emer gency air compresser and two feed amps, which an large Cochran boiler fired by oil fuel plant of the low pressure type. A wellitted workshop has been installed, ce pleted with lathe, drilling machine, grinder, ete; and driven by electric The vessel and her machinery have been constructed under the supervision of Messrs. Esplen and Sens, Liverpool, consulting engineers on behalf of the -owners (Messrs. the Lancashire Shipping Ca. Ltd., of Liverpool), as well that of Captain Lightoller, marine superintendent of the company.
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