STEAM NAVIGATION.
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STEAM NAVIGATION.
ning of a race for speed supremacy that has brought out a new ‘record-breaker’ almost every year since. As the vessels are increased in size it takes less horse power per ton to drive them at a given speed, and this has tended to augment the tonnage of the great liners so that the dimensions of the Great Eastern are now exceeded by nearly a dozen vessels, built and building. The accompanying table gives the principal features of the largest ships belonging to the-great steamship companies, transatlantic and transpacific.
Table Giving Particulars of the Largest and Most Important Steamers in the World
| NAMES OF VESSELS AND OF OWNERS | When completed |
Net tonnage |
Gross tonnage |
Displacement tonnage at full load |
Length between perpendiculars, feet |
Length over all, feet |
Beam, feet |
Depth of hold, feet |
Draught at full load, feet |
Indicated horse power of engines |
Mean ocean speed, knots |
| American Line: | |||||||||||
| St. Paul | 1895 | 5,874 | 11,629 | 16,000 | 535.8 | 554.2 | 63.0 | 42.0 | 26.0 | 20,000 | 21 |
| St. Louis | 1895 | 5,894 | 11,629 | 16,600 | 535.8 | 554.2 | 63.0 | 42.0 | 26.0 | 20,000 | 21 |
| New York | 1888 | 6,318 | 10,675 | ......... | ....... | 560.0 | 63.3 | 42.0 | ...... | 20,000 | 21 |
| Philadelphia | 1901 | 6,289 | 10,787 | ......... | ....... | 560.0 | 63.3 | 42.0 | ...... | 20,000 | 21 |
| (Built 1888, rebuilt 1901) | |||||||||||
| Anchor Line: | |||||||||||
| Columbia | 1901 | ......... | 8,900 | ......... | ....... | 503.0 | 56.0 | ..... | ...... | ........ | ...... |
| Atlantic Transport Line: | |||||||||||
| Minneapolis | 1900 | ......... | 13,401 | ......... | ....... | 600.7 | 65.5 | 39.7 | ...... | ........ | 14 |
| Minnesota | 1900 | ......... | 13,403 | ......... | ....... | 600.7 | 65.5 | 39.5 | ...... | ........ | 14 |
| Minnetonka | 1902 | ......... | 13,398 | ......... | ....... | 600.7 | 65.5 | 39.7 | ...... | ........ | 14 |
| New ship | b'ld'g 1903 |
......... | 13,400 | ......... | ....... | 615.0 | 65.0 | 51.0 | ...... | 12,000 | 15 |
| New ship | b'ld'g 1903 |
......... | 13,400 | ......... | ....... | 615.0 | 65.0 | 51.0 | ...... | 12,000 | 15 |
| Missouri | b'ld'g 1903 |
......... | 10,425 | ......... | ....... | 490.0 | 58.0 | 43.0 | ...... | ........ | 15 |
| Maine | b'ld'g 1903 |
......... | 10,425 | ......... | ....... | 490.0 | 58.0 | 43.0 | ...... | ........ | 15 |
| Cunard Line: | |||||||||||
| Campania | 1892 | 5,000 | 12,950 | ......... | 600 | 622.0 | 65.3 | 41.5 | 25.0 | 30,000 | 22 |
| Lucania | 1892 | 5,000 | 12,950 | ......... | 600 | 622.0 | 65.3 | 41.5 | 25.0 | 30,000 | 22 |
| New ship | b'ld'g 1903 |
......... | ......... | ......... | ....... | 760.0 | 78.0 | ..... | 29.0 | 60,000 | 25 |
| New ship | b'ld'g 1903 |
......... | ......... | ......... | ....... | 760.0 | 78.0 | ..... | 29.0 | 60,000 | 25 |
| Compagnie Générale Transatlantique: | |||||||||||
| Touraine | 1890 | ......... | 9,778 | 13,000 | ....... | 536.0 | 55.0 | 38.0 | ...... | ........ | ...... |
| Aquitaine | 1890 | ......... | 10,000 | 13,000 | ....... | 520.0 | 58.0 | 38.0 | ...... | ........ | ...... |
| Lorraine | 1899 | ......... | 11,869 | 15,400 | 557.7 | 582.3 | 60.5 | 39.4 | 25.5 | 22,000 | 21.5 |
| Savoie | 1900 | ......... | 11,869 | 15,400 | 557.7 | 582.3 | 60.5 | 39.4 | 25.5 | 22,000 | 21.5 |
| Hamburg-American Line: | |||||||||||
| Deutschland | 1900 | ......... | 16,502 | 23,620 | 662.8 | 686.6 | 67.0 | 44.0 | 29.0 | 36,000 | 23.5 |
| Fürst Bismarck | 1890 | ......... | 8,430 | ......... | 520.0 | ..... | 58.0 | 40.0 | ...... | 18,000 | ...... |
| Augusta Victoria | 1889 | ......... | 8,470 | ......... | 520.0 | ..... | 56.0 | 38.0 | ...... | 15,000 | ...... |
| Columbia | 1889 | ......... | 7,241 | ......... | ....... | 465.0 | 56.0 | 38.0 | ...... | 15,000 | ...... |
| North German Lloyd Line: | |||||||||||
| Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse | 1898 | 5,521 | 14,349 | 20,880 | 625.0 | 648.6 | 66.0 | 43.0 | 28.0 | 30,000 | 23.0 |
| Kaiserin Maria Theresa | 1899 | 3,769 | 7,800 | ......... | ....... | 546.0 | 52.0 | 37.0 | ...... | 17,000 | 21.0 |
| Kronprinz Wllhelm | 1901 | ......... | 15,000 | 21,300 | ....... | 663.0 | 66.0 | 43.0 | 28.5 | 36,000 | 23.5 |
| Kaiser Wilhelm II | 1902 | ......... | 19,500 | 26,000 | ....... | 706.5 | 72.0 | 52.5 | 29.0 | 39,000 | 23.5 |
| Grosser Kurfürst | 1900 | ......... | 12,200 | 22,000 | ....... | 581.5 | 62.0 | 39.0 | ...... | 16,000 | 20.0 |
| Red Star Line: | |||||||||||
| Vaderland | 1900 | 7,490 | 11,899 | ......... | 560.0 | 580.0 | 60.0 | 42.0 | 27.9 | 12,000 | 17.5 |
| Zeeland | 1901 | 7,511 | 11,905 | ......... | 560.0 | 580.0 | 60.0 | 42.0 | 27.9 | 12,000 | 17.5 |
| Finland | 1902 | ......... | 12,300 | ......... | 560.0 | 580.7 | 60.0 | 42.0 | 28.0 | 10,400 | 17.0 |
| Kroonland | 1902 | ......... | 12,300 | ......... | 560.0 | 580.7 | 60.0 | 42.0 | 28.0 | 10,400 | 17.0 |
| White Star Line: | |||||||||||
| Teutonic | 1889 | 4,269 | 9,984 | ......... | ....... | 585.0 | 57.0 | 42.0 | ...... | 16,000 | 20.5 |
| Majestic | 1890 | 4,269 | 9,965 | ......... | ....... | 585.0 | 57.0 | 42.0 | ...... | 16,000 | 20.5 |
| Oceanic | 1899 | 6,917 | 17,274 | 28,500 | 685.0 | 704.0 | 68.4 | 49.0 | 32.5 | 27,000 | 20.7 |
| Celtic | 1901 | 13,449 | 20,880 | 37,770 | 680.8 | 699.0 | 75.4 | 49.3 | 36.5 | 13,000 | 17.0 |
| Cedric | 1902 | 13,500 | 20,970 | 37,870 | 680.8 | 699.0 | 75.4 | 49.3 | 36.5 | 13,000 | 17.0 |
| Great Northern Railway Company (Transpacific): | |||||||||||
| Dakota | 1903 | ......... | 21,000 | 33,000 | ....... | 630.0 | 73.5 | 55.7 | 33.0 | 9,600 | 14.0 |
| Minnesota | 1903 | ......... | 21,000 | 33,000 | ....... | 630.0 | 73.5 | 55.7 | 33.0 | 9,600 | 14.0 |
| Pacific Mail Company (Transpacific): | |||||||||||
| Korea | 1902 | ......... | 11,300 | 18,400 | 550.0 | 572.4 | 63.0 | 40.7 | 29.0 | 17,900 | 18.0 |
| Siberia | 1902 | ......... | 11,300 | 18,400 | 550.0 | 572.4 | 63.0 | 40.7 | 29.0 | 17,900 | 18.0 |
N.B. — The names of vessels which fly the American flag are printed in italics.
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