S. Hai An Maintains Speed of 12 Knots With a number of Customs officials lon board, the Customs steel preventive Steamer Hal An underwent her trials fon the measured mile marks fin the. South Channel on Mon day" (Apr. 30), Maintaing, Speed of 128 knows. On board the Hal" An, which was built by the Kiangnan Dock & Engineering Works, were Captain W. T. B. Terry, the [deputy coast inspector, Captain Yuen, Mr. T. J. Johns, marine surveyer of the marine department of the Customs, and Mr. J. Russel, assistant marine surveyor.
The trials were made on six consecutive double runs, and at a speed Jot 126 knots the engine developed just funder 1,000 indicated horse-power. Details of the ship are as follows:
Length overall, 138 ft: length between perpendiculars, 128 ft; breadth moulded, 25 ft: depth moulded, 11 ft; maximum draft, 8 er speed called for on the contract was 12 knots.
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