Another ship will be added to coastwise shipping when the Mawatta arrives in Manila during the latter part of September from New Caledonia. This ship was recently purchased by Madrigal and Company.
Capt. Antonio Naval, recently left Manila on the Aeolus, another Mad-rigol ship, for Australia with a crew of 28 men, including officers. He will take command of the new ship. The other officers who left with him were Juan Navarro, chief engineer; Juan Peckson, chief Sfficer; Rafael Suarez, second officer; Jesus Alvarez, assistant engineer; and Manuel Torres, second assistant engineer.
The Mawatta, formerly of the Soc. de Tour des Cotes, was built in 1904 by the Fried Krupp, A. G, Germanii wert, Kiel. She has 997 tons gro capacity and 468 tons net. She measures 2106 ft. long, 32,7 ft. wide and 146 ft. deep.
'This addition to the Madrigal' fleet will undergo extensive remodelling before joining the coastwise passenger and freight trade. It is not known to what particular line she will be assigned.
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