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THE MARINE REVIEW March, 1912 Latest Cunard Liner Laconia 90 HE latest steamship to enter the North Atlantic service is the La- conia, of the Cunard Line. She sailed from Liverpool on Jan. 26, bound for New York, though her regular service will be to Bos- ton. The Laconia belongs to -- the intermediate class as distinct from the express class, though she is a consider- ably larger ship than either the Ivernia or Saxonia, and is even a little farger | than the Franconia. The Laconia was launched on July 27 last, so that no time was lost in getting her ready for service. The Laconia's leading particulars are: Length over all, 625 ft.; breadth over all, 72 ft.; depth from top of houses to keel, 90 ft.; gross tonnage, - 18,150 tons; displacement, 25,000 tons; height of funnels above lowest furnace bars, 140 ft.; diameter of funnels, 17 ft. 6 in.; height of mast, 200 ft. above keel. The Laconia is fitted with two pro- pellers, each consisting of four manga- nese bronze blades secured to a cast steel boss. Each propeller is driven by / s tJous,. Reine ts u % Hospital Stewards re cy5'95]; , 2 re Stewards a er Peak il Room Baggage Room hae 0 3 10 1S 10 wD Peak Py Q oo 2°°Class Sinohe Nob rdc7 Brers, Shaft Tunne/s ace pis Ui eens near ten a four-crank, quadruple-expansion engine having cylinders, 33, 47, 67 and 95 in. diameter, respectively, with a stroke of 6( in. Piston valves are fitted on the high pressure, first and second _ inter- mediate pressure cylinders, the low pres- sure valve having an assistant cylinder. Both engines are dynamically balanced on the Yarrow, Schlick & Tweedy sys- tem. Steam is supplied by six large double-ended boilers having eight fur- naces working under natural . draft, the smoke being discharged through two funnels. The boilers are placed in two watertight compartments. The stokeholds are large and cool, ample mechanical Ce Pes ee sf gines and dynamos not only for lighting the ship through- ventilation having been provided in ad- dition to the natural supply of air down the trunks, which are fitted with large cowl heads. To facilitate overhauling and repairs to machinery a workshop is provided adjacent to the engine room, equipped with the necessary machine tools. The electric installation consists of three en- supplying current out, but also for a variety of other purposes, such as operating ventilating fans, dough mixers, plate washers and other culinary appliances, and also for operating the hoists, steam whistles, etc. Shyhght B hb fe Bat Room ° eons 70 = Carpe': 2°%. Class) Drawing Room Teunked Cargo : Hatch ' 7 2nd ss 4 Bar e al 2 3°d Ci; om S) 2 o sen ¥ pase as : se gers dC} P. sengers Cargo TweenH Decks bh Dynamo Room ore Cargo Hold Cargo H Hola AIBA 2 SRG pep SIR 8 OBS ee ee ae os apap) ate al) 50 First Class Sm "Closed" Dome 2.080% oo. 6 277 Class Dining Saloon 2ndey pee. Enginee Mess ----_------ | Boat 18t Class . Passeng Bath ladies av 3 DEBoilers Ballasts ls | 20) Hatch" 2, Pie MeO; aggage hoom Room IO lb Coat & SS ae Sides Sparred fo) Ng Bovler ---@------- ¢ ----0---- e--- -e + Cargo Tween Decks x v ae Herge Hatch above, __ : Zl Bosler = esa 75 60 a | 60 o-- 495 do eh & | 3 x Bo:ler DY : Unker - 1 j ore- ai C. WTB. WTB INBOARD PROFILE AND ENGINE DECK