Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Marine Review (Cleveland, OH), July 1927, p. 27

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ACCOMMODATIONS CARFERRY KORSOR. vision store room having a_ cold chamber with an electrically driven refrigerator. At the end of the promenade deck is located the third class restaurant which is finished in light oak. It is connected with a lounge for non- smokers. This lounge is finished in elm. Aft of the deck houses there is a veranda fitted with comfortable seats. Above the promenade deck the lightly constructed boat deck serves to house a navigating bridge at either end, also steering room and quarters for two captains, wireless operator and a room for officials. Under the main deck forward and aft of the machinery space are ar- ranged tastefully furnished and spa- cious saloons for first, second and third class passengers. There is a social hall with, buffet paneled in pol- ished birch and stained elm, respect- ively. There are also separate ladies’ and gentlemen’s compartments’ in white enamel. The buffets of the sa- loon are connected with the restaurant on the promenade deck by means of AT LEFT—FIRST AND SECOND CLASS SMOKING ROOM. SECOND CLASS DINING SALOON hoists to facilitate direct service. There is a wing deck at the side of the vessel between the main and promenade deck. Throughout the ac- commodations are fitted a number of fully equipped lavatories in white en- amel, with porcelain hand _ basins, large plate glass mirrors and decorat- large plate glass mirrors and decora- tive tile floors. Ventilation throughout an electrically driven centrifugal fan. Officers’ and crews’ quarters are lo- cated partly on the promenade deck and partly under the main deck amid- ships and also fore and aft. Two doors of steel plating, one on either side on the main deck and hinged to lower by means of electric winches or hand power, serve, when down, as a gangway for passengers. There is a system of four trimming tanks with a total capacity of 400 tons and four wing tanks holding 160 tons. These tanks are arranged so that the water can be quickly transferred from one to another by means of a large electrically driven vertical centrifu- gal pump. By being able to trim the AT RIGHT—FIRST AND Bees vessel in this manner it is possible to load the railway cars quickly and with safety. In addition to the trimming tanks there are two deep tanks for fuel oil and a double bottom tank for lubricating oil, as well as the neces- sary tanks and pumps for fresh water. The Korsor is so well sub-divided by watertight bulkheads that calceula- tions indicate that the vessel will con- tinue to float with two adjoining com- partments filled with water. Life sav- ing appliances consist of Engelhardt collapsible boats on the boat deck un- der mechanical davits, two dinghies on the wing deck aft, life buoys, and life belts in accordance with require- ments. All of the deck machinery is electri- cally driven. There are two windlasses with anchors and 1% - inch chain cable, four warping winches for a load of 5 tons, four gangway winches for a load of one ton, and two steer- ing machines, one forward and one aft. The winches and the steering gear are made by Thomas B. Thrige, Odense, Denmark. ACCOMMODATIONS CARFERRY KORSOR. AT LEFT—THIRD CLASS LOUNGE. AT RIGHT—FIRST AND SECOND CLASS LOUNGE 27 MARINE REVIEW—July, 1927

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