The motor-ship Hulda Maersk, newest addition to the fleet of the Meersk Line, is due to arrive in port some time this afternoon on her maiden voyage, which she will continue either Wednesday evening or Thursday morning.
Only recently completed in the dockyards of Messrs. Odense Staalskibsverft, Copenhagen, the Hulda Maersk has a registered tonnage of 8,690. She is 466 feet 4 inches long over all, and when loaded has a draft of 25 feet 5% inches, The total bale capacity of the freighter is 534.264 cubic feet, that of the strong room being 3,060, the special cargo-room 1870 and the silk-room 20,000. Refrigeration space available is 1,150 cubic feet a temperature of 12 dec. below zero Celsius being maintained.
The steamer has a total deep-tank capacity of 2850 tons and twelve derricks of five tons each, four of three tons each, one of fifteen tons and one of 35 tons, facilitate the loading and unloading.
Twelve passengers, can be accommodated in six double rooms, whilst the speed, when the steamer is fully loaded, is given at about 14.7 knots.
Considerable space has been allotted to passenger accommodation and, according to Messrs. Melchers & Ca., the Maersk Line's local agents, all public rooms are air-conditioned.
Two sister ships of the Hulda Maersk are nearing completion in the same Copenhagen dockyards and the Laura Maersk will first call in Shanghai in May whilst the Lexa Maersk will reach here in August of this year for the first time.
With these additions to its fleet, the Maersk Line has now established a regular fortnightly service between China and the United States, the trio from Shangh to New York taking 31 days.
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