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Martine Review April 1928 New Southern Pacific Passenger and Freight Liner Dixie, Plying Between New York and New Orleans S.S. Dixie—Southern Pacific Liner Shows High Operating Efficiency me] HE Dixie was built by the Fed- | eral Shipbuilding & Dry Dock fi Co., Kearny, N. J., at an ap- |. @| proximate cost of $2,400,000. The keel was laid Jan. 31, 1927. The vessel was launched July 29, with Mrs. Lewis J. Spence acting as spon- sor, and trial trip was made Dec. 10, 1927. The Dixie is operated in the New York-New Orleans run and made her initial voyage from New York on Saturday, Jan. 28, 1928, in com- mand of Capt. Charles P. Maxson. The machinery of the vessel oper- ated in a very satisfactory manner on the initial trip from New York to New Orleans and return. The second round voyage began from New York on Feb. 21. Heavy bookings in each direction have demonstrated the im- mediate popularity of the DIXIE. General Description of Ship Her general characteristics are: Length over all, 445 feet; molded beam, 60 feet; displacement, 12,440 tons; depth molded to saloon deck, 37 feet; loaded draft, 25 feet 6 inches; gross tonnage, 8188 tons; net tonnage, 4918 tons; deadweight capacity about 6400 “The author, Lewis J. Spence, is executive officer of the Southern Pacific Co., Southern Pacific Steamship lines. By Lewis J. Spence tons; freight capacity, 425,500 cubic feet; and accommodations for 333 passengers. The vessel is an oil burn- er, of longitudinal (Isherwood) con- struction, driven by De Laval steam turbines, and is capable of a speed of 16 knots. In construction and equip- AUUAUNUOUQQUQQQQ0QOESQQGQOUUQUOOUOOOUOOEUUOOUGUOUO LEHANE HIS latest addition to the fleet was designed by A. S. Hebdble, superintending engineer of the Southern Pacific Steamship lines, who had immediate charge of construction under the direction of Lewis J. Spence, executive of- ficer of the Southern Pacific Co., who personally supervised the ar- rangement, decoration and fur- nishing of the vessel. MMMM ment a standard well above the aver- age of operating efficiency and economy has been achieved. The safeguards for passengers and crew, such as wireless, lifeboat equipment, and pre- vention, detection and control of fire by steel decks, steel fire screen bulk- heads, and steel doors in passageways, fireproof partitions, ceilings and pan- elings, automatic fire detector system, MARINE REvIEw—April, 1928 Lux fire extinguishing system and manual alarm system, are unsur- passed. There are three passenger decks on the Drxir. The promenade deck ex- tends all around the passenger quar- ters and is broad enough to accommo- date deck chairs and allow comfort- able space for the usual exercises en- joyed at sea—the forward end of this deck being enclosed with sliding glass windows extending aft on each side for a distance of 75 feet. Colonial Design Is Used The passenger quarters are of American colonial design. The social halls as well as the passenger accom- modations were designed and furnished to create an atmosphere of comfort and luxury. The public rooms consist of a dining saloon with tables for two, three, four, eight and ten per- sons, a lounge and music room, a writ- ing room, a smoking room with cafe and barber shop, an enclosed observa- tion sun parlor and dance room, and comfortable social halls. In addition to an electric piano in the music room, loud speakers are located in the dining saloon, sun parlor and dance hall and the lounge and music room for broad- casting both radio and phonograph 67