S. Shuntien Arrives On Her Maiden Voyage Augmenting the China Navigation Co's already large fleet of river fand coasting vessels, the s. Shuntien arrived in. port' shortly after 1 pin. on Tuesday (May 29), when she' berthed atthe company's Wa-tung Wharf, The Shuntien, which not to be confused with the company's older vessel, the Shuntien 1, completed in Hongkong recently, ud is to be placed on the Shangh Shuntien serried one senger on this, her maiden trip, the -senger being Miss "Pat" Master, whose engagement to Lieut. John Casson, of #1, M.S, Eagle, was arnounced not long ago. Lieut, Casson is a son of Dame Sybil Thorn-dyke—Casson being her family name, The Shuntien, which has a gross tonnage of 3,059 and a net tonnage of 1,870, is commanded by Captain A. Christiansen, who fas been in the China Navigation Co's emi-ploy for some 30 years. He said yesterday that the ship took "things easy coming up. She averaged about 14 knots."
The Ship's Equipment The Shuntien is a _single-ser argo and passenger steamer, and was built ey the Taikoo Dockyard and Engineering Ca, Hongkong, to the order of the China Navigation Ca, Ltd. Her dimensions _are:—length "overall, 900 f1; breadth, 46 ft; and depth; 25ft, "She has two
menado and boat decks, poop, and steel Jong pro-double bottom is fitted for! water ballast and fresh water, and. there are three large cargo holds. Tubular steel derricks, fitted on, samson posts and operated by steam winches, deal with weights up to ten tons; a powerful steam windlass is fitted forward, steam steering gear jo fitted direct on to the rudder head, and 1s controlled by a telemotor from the bridge A steam winch is fitted on the! poop for warping, winies telegraphy, "Ne, Herald" Photo Captain €. A. Christiansen and direction finder is installed, and' there is ample cold storage space.
The captain's house and chartroom on the boat deck, with the wheelhouse above, while the officers and engineers ire accommodated on the upper deck, amidships. The Shun-Men's machinery, which was also, Dullt at the 'Taikoo Dockyard, con-of a ret of Brown-Curtis turines driving the single screw; they' are supplied with superheated steam, from two Babcock and Wilcox water-tube boilers, which are coal-fired by' mechanical stokers. She underwent her trials very. successfully Wednesday, attaining a mean speed of 16 knots.
Regarding her namesake, the 'Shuntien 1, this vessel will be' placed on the Shanghai-Ningpo run, in place] of the Hsin Peking, which is in dock overhaul. at the moment, for repairs and
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