SHIPPING.

Globe, Volume IV, Issue 380, 31 August 1875, Page 2

SHIPPING.

FORT OF LYTTELTON. THIS DAY. ARRIVED. Aug 3l_Bee, schooner, 31 tons, Green, from Amuri Bluff. , ... Aug 31—Blackball, ketch, from Nelson. Aug 31 -Julia Pryce, schooner, 47 tons, Queen, from the Thames. .Cargo, timber. Aug 31—Strathnaver, schooner, 54 tons, Jorqueson, from Picton. Cargo, timber. ■ Aug 31-Taupo, s.s., 461 tons, J. Macfarlane,° from Port Chalmers, via Akaroa. Passengers Saloon : Madame Lanseigne 2d family (3), Mrs F. Wood, Mrs Daley, Master Daley, Messrs Davis, Joad Prusser, Coleman, Henderson, Gill, Tegwitt, Hoskms, Dawson, and 6 in steerage. CLEARED. Aug 31—Taupo, s.s., 461 tons, J. Macfarlane, for Northern Ports. Allg 3i_Mary Blair, barque, o2b tons, Biddfe, for Hobarfc Town, in ballast. Aug 31—Alert, schooner, 44 tons, Hays, forHokitika. Cargo, produce.Aug 31—Thomas IS. Stowe, barque, bbo tons, r Darling, for London. sailed. ( . .Aug 31—Quiver, ketch, 20 tons, Smith, for Le Bon's Bay. ' ARRIVAL OF THE S.S. EINGAROOMA. The expectations which were confidently entertained both at home and hero, that this new and handsome .acquisition to our colonial steam marine would distinguish herself on the voyage out ave been by no means disappointed, and nei unannounced appearance in the bay. yestcrday morning at an early hour was no surprise.. Ihe owneis ol the large fleet of steamers to which the Eingarooma is the latest and a very expensive addition, have done great things in alterations and improvements to their vessels of late years, and having now got them all in splendid working order, there remained Corner course but to increase their fleet by procuring new ships. The Eingarooma and the .Arawata, which is to follow her, arc the outcome of this; and all matters in connexion with them relative to passenger accommodation and comtoit, and to steaming speed and general efficiency have been carefully thought out and planned and earned into effect. They have been specially constructed for the colonial trade, and if occasion should arise they are available for ocean mail purposes, the Sarcoma on her present trip out having substantial proof of her entire suitability tor the work Great pains have been taken and conI iiderable cost has been incurred in the building of 1 ' both steamers, and the highest Pkill and best material were forthcoming for the purpose. Thebmlleis, Messrs Thos Wingate and Co, of Glasgow, have a wloe' reputation for turning out ursfc-clasa steamships for ocean or coasting voyages, and the the two new steamers built by them to the order of Messrs M'Meckan, Blackwood, and Co, received, it i is said, strict and close inspection throughout the course of their construction. Great attention has been paid to details, and in fulness and completeness of equipment, and in elaborate finish, the work : from end to end will bear keen scrutiny, lhe Ein-arooma is beyond question a beautiful model, and° her lines will be seen to better advantage when she gets rid of the strong list to starboard which she at present.shows. Shehas a sharp" clipper Entrance and a line clean delveryand hex-dime*, sions are as follow :-Lengtb, 245 ft; beam, 30ft; and depth of hold, 23ft, giving her a gross measureSent of 1096 tons, and, less engine space of 622 tons. She is spar decked, and her seem rather taut, have good rake with them. On he deck is the captain's cabin, which is snugly fitted up, and from which there is communication by speakingtube with the engine room. The deck is taken up a good deal amidships with the engine skylights, which are of great height and strength, and ought to resist any\ca breaking against or over them. The saloon is fitted up with berths for eighty i)asscii"-ers, and the cabins are finished in costly and yet comfortable style. The decorations are very elegant, and in so far as baths and lavatories and other conveniences are concerned, there is little room left for improvement. The baths are marble, arid can be supplied with hot or cold water. 1 here f aselect cabin for the ladies, and its adornment and the provision made for their comfort are even better than is usually met with in such apartments. For cookino- and other culinary matters the steamer is also fitted up with the latest appliances, lhe compartment lor steerage passengers is roomy and well ventilated, and there is berthing space in it for 120 passengers, including a separate cabin for females. The engines are .of great strength and highly finished, and form a special feature in the vessel from the great speed at which they drive her. 'They are on the compound vertical direct-acting principle, and are 300 horse power nominal, but on the trial trip they indicated 1530,, and urged the steamer at a speed of 15 knots. When going at full speed it is calculated that the consumption of coal will be from 27 to 30 tons. The starting gear which is the invention of Mr Ferguson, manager of the engine department at Messrs W ingates , is something unique, and without giving a technical or detailed description of it. it may be mentioned that when'the engines are at full speed they can be -stopped or. started instantaneously, or turned astern so quietly that the- change is almost unobserved unless the looker-on keeps sharp watch. The Ringarooma has done good work on the passage out. making the run in 63 days from the Clyde, including a stoppage at Waterford, and also a detention of four days at . Cape Town, and this with the engines never going inore than from half to three-quarter speed. It ' may also be mentioned that even with tins handin. cap she was only beaten by hall a day in the voyage 7to Cape Town by the mail steamer European. On the run from the Cape here, although she had to contend against considerable disadvantage,.the dis.dtance was accomplished in 21 days and a half, the sneed averaged being close on Hi knots. Captain Clayton has acquitted himself well in bringing her safely and; successfully out, and it uthis opinion that if she had been steamed along at full speed the voyage would,have been abbreviated to little more than forty days. Captain Clayton has had considerable experience in steamers, and he avers tiieniugarooma to be a grand seaboat when she is in trim, and a vessel easily steered and handled. On the passage the consumption of coal was about loj tons per diem, and on this she steamed 47 days, at an average of 249 miles, the distance traversed being ll,7llmiles, and the consumption of coal 750 tons. Captain Clayton reports leaving Glasgow on June 24th, and after calling in at Waterford, leaving there on the morning of June 25th, with light variable winds, which continued until passing the Canaries, and also along the African Coast. The equator was crossed, on •July 9th, in lon 6 deg W., and head winds, alternately strong and moderate, were encountered until arrival off Table Bay, on the evening of July 20th. In consequence of a thick fog, however, an entrance was not made until the following morning, lhe first day out from Waterford the distance logged was 323 miles, and the passage to Cape Town was made in 25 days and a half, the engines going, as already stated, at from half to three-quarter speed. After remaining four days at the Cape, taking in a small cargo of fruit, and also coaling and ballasting, the steamer resumed her voyage at midnight on July 25th, and had westerly winds for four days. The easting was run down in lat 44 deg and 45 deg, and from July 31st until arrival oil Cape Otway on the loth insf, tremendous gales IromN.W. to S.W., with frightfully high seas, have been encountered. The weather is described as being the most tempestuous Captain Clayton has ever met with in his experience at sea. On August 7th, during a heavy gale from N.N.E., the steamer was thrown on her Beam ends, and the starboard deck was under water. The water found its way below, and it was calculated that at one time there was about 200 tons inboard. The steamer was kept away to the southward until the gale abated, and the water was expelled. Owing to the heavy weather, and being very tender, the steamer acquired a strong list, which told against her on the passage from the Cape, and rendered matters very harassing to all on board. The engine-room is under the superintendence ot Mr A. M'Gregor, late of the s.s. State of Indiana, and Mr Watson is chief officer. The Eingarooma, after being cleared by the health officer in the bay, steamed up the river to the Queen's wharf, where she was extensively visited, and where she will be got ready as soon as possible for the New Zealand trade. As already noted, Captain John M'Lean, late of the s.s. Otago, has been appointed to the command of the new steamer. —"Argus," August 17.