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P.&O.-British India Apcar and
Eastern & Australian
Lines
(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND); MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS,
TAKING CARGO FOR
STRAITS, JAVA, BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN GULF WEST INDIES, MAURITIUS, EAST AND SOUTH AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, AND RED SEA, EGYPT, CONSTANTINOPLE, GREECE, LEVANTINE PORTS, EUROPE, &c.
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. (Under Contract with H.M. Government.)
From
About
S.S.
Tons Hong Kong
RAWALPINDI
**PERIM
17,000 7,700
+KHYBER
9,000
*KIDDERPORE
5,300
PISOMALI
Destination.
A British Naval Freak.
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THE CHINA MAIL.
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means a bad sea boat, and when she had been rebollered in 1884, she was quite a satisfactory vessel and particularly useful in a num- ber of experiments for submerged torpedo tubès, which were then in a very early stage of their develop- mont and the subject of infinite discussion.
:
H.M.S. POLYPHEMUS. 'addition of the submerged torpedo tube, which was put right lato the ram. The collision bulkhead was duplicated to cope with the in- evitable leake, and to give her the necessary hardiness she was given two bow rudders which were nor mally raised into the ship, but The removal of the wreck of the' which could be lowered well clear
In 1885, she joined the Channel: U.S. ram, Katahdin, gave the op- of the hull and coupled up with
the ordinary steering gear. aft, Squadron then a very miscellaneous portunity for a description in the pages of The Navy, and this has when it was desired to use them. collection of ships, and after the At the same time the deadwood Russian scare of that year, went brought a request from interested parties that we should treat the forward and aft was cut away as round the coast with Hornby's Special Service Squadron. One of British ram, Polyphemus in the much as possible for handiness. same way, writes Frank C. Bowen. With such a vossel speed was as the many weaknesses in the Navy She was no more successful than essential as handiness and the en-that had been put into the lime- her American opposite number, but; gines, boilers and bunkers occupi, light during the scare she was a particularly interesting ed the whole of the midship sec-absence of protection in most ship and there are a good many tion, roughly one-third of the British ports, and one of the jobs She was de of Hornby's Squadron was to teat valuable lessons to be learned length of the ship. from the Navy's failures in the signed for 'eighties.
eb
An
Was the
spare
Commander Hay was succeeded
a speed of 17 knots, a system of boom defence which which at that. time was an extra- had been put forward. According- She was projected as far back ordinarily high standard, and this ly, a most elaborate boom was made
Indicated horse at Berehaven with all the as 1873 and was based principally called for on the ideas of Admiral Sir George power of 5,600, which was obtain spars of the fleet-It must be re- Sartorlue. To begin with, Barnaby, ed by the use of two pairs of commembered that in those days most pound horizontal engines by Hum- of the ships were rigged-and was the Naval Constructor, was thusiastically behind her, for he phreys and Tennant of Deptford, protected by a line of mines. The was one of the greatest British ad- the cylinders being 88 inches and Polyphemus was given the job of vocates of the ram, but when it was 64, by a stroke of 45, and the pres- attempting to break this boom, and to the square inch, the opinion of the fleet was that decided to combine the ramming sure 110 m idea with torpedoes, he rather lost which was then regarded as being she could not possibly do it. She avoided the mines and dirigible interest and considered that the very high, elaboration made her too expensive She was one of the first men-of- torpedoes with very little difficulty: and complicated to be practical. war to be given forced draught on and took the boom at 7 knots, cut- During the five years that elapsed the closed stokehold principle, and ting through it as though it were between the original Idea in 1878, her original boiler installation pack thread, without even feeling al and her laying down at Chatham consisted of no less than 12, three severe shock on board. in 1878, there was plenty of time in each of the four boiler roome, for amendments to the original of a modified locomotive pattern by Captain Edwin Gallwey in 1885, design, and as it was rooted on the which were found to be impossible and soon afterwards she went Service opinion of the moment, to keep running properly and round the Mediterranean where many officers were given the op- which were therefore replaced in the spent the greater part of her in spite of the fact portunity of embodying their ideas. 1884 by eight low circular boilers career,
her ventilation and The large battleships being built of the more ordinary naval type that
design acarcely aug- July Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg in France, Russia and Italy, had which gave very much more statis- general
she was a suitable attracted somewhat uneasy atten- factory service, especially after the gested that tion in Britain, and as usual, there distilling plant had been doubled ship for a hot weather station. For these bollers she She was recommissioned time after were the advocates of the mosquito in 1887.
about 240 tons of coal, time at Malta, until she was who would be able to sink them stowed without difficulty. Her dimensions which was only equal to a day and brought home in 1900, paid off at Chatham and Taid up in the Med- were 240 feet between perpendicu-a half at full speed.
As far as armament was concern-way with so many other ships for Marseilles, London. Rotterdam, Ant-lars by an extreme beam of 40 feet
Warn & Hull. werp
and a load draught of 20, giving ed her strength was principally in which the Admiralty could not find Morseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg, her a dieplacement of 2,640 tons. the 18-inch torpedo tubes, one in any particular use.
It was fully realised that in the bow as already described, and
a four more on the broadside. Her ordered to refit and go to Ports- Ant-order to function properly as
ram, the ship had to have immense gur armament was only intended mouth as a tender to the torpedo strength and the greatest possible to protect her from torpedo craft school ship Vernon for instruction manoeuvring powers, the hull being and was steadily strengthened as in submarine tube work, but very designed with these factors parti- her potential enemies became more shortly afterwards It was announc cularly in view. The frames were powerful and more difficult to stop. ed that the old battleship Devasta- of Bessemer and the plating and Originally it was to consist of six tion would take over that work armour of Landore-Siemens steel, Nordenfelts, each in a tiny revoly while the Polyphemus was sent to in which again she was something ing turret well over the aide on the Devonport to be tender to the school
1931. I 18th July 25th
ist Aug 5th Aug. 6,800 8th Aug.
RAJPUTANA 17,000 15th Aug. **PADUA
6,000 22nd Aug.
*KARMALA
Bombay, Marseille & London.
Rotterdam & Antwerp.
M'seilles. I'don, F'dam & A'werp Straits, Colombo & Bombay. Marseilles, Gibraltar, Havre, London, Hamburg, Rotterdam & Antwerp. Bombay, Marseilles & London,
Marseilles, Havre; London, Hamburg,
Rotterdam & Antwerp.
Bombay, Marseilles & London,
CATHAY
SOUDAN
9,000 29th Aug.
16,000
12th Sept. 6,800 19th Sept
9,000
Rotterdam & Antwerp, Marseilles, London, Rotterdam,
werp & Hull,
*Cargo only.
Calla Djibouti.
*KALYAN
.
26th Sept.
Calls" Casablanca.
Calls Karachi & Part Swettenham.
Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Con- stantinople, Pireaus, 'Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers of the Khedival Mail Steamship Co.
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.
*TAKADA
*SIRDHANA
*TILAWA
1931.
7,000
12th July
July
Singapore, Penang & Calcutta, 3 p.m.
Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. 10,000 7th Aug. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.
8,000
27th
• Calls Port' Swettenham,
In the Summer of 1901 she was
of a pioneer. The double bottom, flying deck, but these were later ship Defiance there. The state in- to which the ship had been allow- which extended for, the whole reinforced with six-pounders.' length of the ship, turned at the The accommodation was all beed to get by that time is shown by bilges and became a double skin low the armoured deck, and in the fact that orders were sued to exending right up to the upper spite of the fact, that the men had tow her round, but these orders deck, and with the peculiarly shap- to live on "tinned air" continuous were cancelled under the. Fisher ed 3 inch armour made her as nearly, she was not by any means an regime and she was put up for sale ly invulnerable to the projectiles unhealthy, ship, even in the Medi- as one of the many British men- of that day as was possible. Atterranean, although she was never of-war who could neither fight nor the same time it was fully appre-a comfortable one for her comple- run away.
On July 7, 1908, the final event of B.I. Apear Line steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st ciated that even if she were suc- ment of 182 officers and men. and 2nd class passengers.
cessful in ramming a big opponent She was launched at Chatham her career occurred when she was she was likely to suffer herself and Dockyard en June 15, 1881, and sold by auction at Portsmouth, and therefore the hull where the keel was christened by Mrs. Trevelyan, within a few days she was towed EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South), would normally project was re the wife of the Secretary of the round to the Thames to be broken
cessed in a broad inverted V. into Admiralty. Included in the launch up at Cohen's Yard there. which fitted 300 tons of iron ballasting party was Sir George Sartorius Had the development, of naval that could be detached at will and who had conceived the original material permitted her construc- or early Manka, Rabau, Brisbane, Sydney allowed to drop to the bottom, giv-iden. She was ready for trials in tion in the late 'sixties
ship sufficient Ing the
extra the early spring of 1882, and to 'seventies, there is no doubt, that & Melbourne.
buoyancy to counteract the leak. begin with, had a lot of trouble she would have been a very formild- It was a good idea, but Chathani owing to the priming of her able weapon of war, but the delay Regular monthly sailings from Hong Kong to Shanghal and Japan Dockyard circles still repeat the bollers. She did 17% knots over which occurred before she was traditional stories of the extra- the Maplin mile, but the boilers al- laid down, and then the trouble ordinary job that they had to get waye gave trouble and the question with her boilers, brought her long this heavy external ballast in place of replacing them was raised from after her time, when the develop- and secure.
the very beginning. When this ment of the medium calibre quick- The ram was spur-shaped and was done, she averaged 17,847, but firing gun was rendering her plans impossible. The ram was already projected 12 feet beyond the stem, this was at a later date. well below the waterline, but as When she was first commissioned beginning to fall into disrepute and the Admiralty was more than a stie was put under Commander the rapid development of the tor- The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and little nervous at that time owing William H. May, later Admiral Sir pedo boat, followed by the torpedo
NELLORE TANDA NANKIN
1931 7,000 1st Aug. 7.000 31st Aug. 7,000 2nd Oct.
and Hong Kong to Australia,
Hong Kong to Sydney-19 days.
Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-
The Union S.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via New Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.
The P.&O. Royal Mail Steamers to London and
The P. & O. Branch Service of steamers to London via Soc.
London via Panama Canal.
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN. Cheap Summer Trips to Japan, June to Sept.
-1931
TILAWA
10,000 17th July Amoy, S'hai, 'Moji, Kobe & Osaka. RAJPUTANA 17,000 17th July Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.
5,300 22nd July Shanghai, Moji & Kobe,
*ALIPORE.
SANTHIA KARMALA TANDA *SOUDAN CATHAY
*TALMA
*NANKIN
8,000 31st July Amoy, Meji, Kobe & Osaka, 9,000
Blat July Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Tokohama 7,000 7th Aug. | S'hai, Hoji, Kobe, Ozaka & Y'hama. 6,800 - 8th Aug. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. 16,000 14th Aug. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. 10,000 14th Ang Amoy, Moji, Kobe & Osaka.
7,000 28th Auz Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.
*Cargo only....† Calle Nagoya,
Calling Wel-hai-wel, Tsingtau & Shanghai on return from Japan.
"All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without kotios, Passengers for Rangoon must defray, their own Hotel expenses at Singapore while awaiting the on-carrying steamer.
All' Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans on Punka' Louvre System free of charge.
Steamers on London and Australian Lines are fited with Laundries, -Parcels, measuring not move than 1 cu. ft. will be received at the Com- `pany's Office' up to Noon on the day previous to walling.
to some unfortunate accidents it William, and was put on to parti gunboast and destroyer, gave very was made so that it could be un- cularly service, which consisted much better opportunities of using Bhipped if desired. Undoubtedly very largely of a prolonged series the new arm than could ever be the ship was weakened for her of trials and ses tests. She proved provided by a ship of the Poly- primary purpose of ramming, by the a very heavy roller, but by no phemus type.
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Canada, liberal stop-over privileges for sight-seeing.
ROUND TRIP FARE TO EUROPE From Hong Kong to Naples
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Steamer:
" CELTIC STAR" From CONTINENTAL PORTS:
CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being
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CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS,
LIMITED..
From MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP LONDON AND STRAITS,
landed at their risk into the Godowns The Steamship,
of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf And Godown Company, Ltd., at Kow loan, whence and/or from, the wharves delivery may be obtained.
"BENALDER"
*Consignees of cargo are hereby in- formed that all goods are heing land-
Optional Cargo will not be landeded at their risk into the hazardous here; unless notice has been given 48 and/or extra hazardous Godowns of hours prior to vessel's arrival, but The Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf and carried on from port to port to the Godown Co, Ltd, whence and/or from final port of call to which the option the wharves delivery may be obtained. extends
No claims will be admitted after the No claima bo admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods have left the Godown, and roads remaining undelivered after the Goods remaining undallvered after the 15th July, 1981, will be subject to
rent." 9th Inst. will be subject to rant.
All claims against the vessal maat be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 19th Inat, or they will not be recognised.
All broker, chated, and darraged. ReAll broken, chafod, and devinred Goods are to be left in the Godowns, Goods are to be left in the. Godowas, where they":"will: he examined on the "where" they will be szamined on, the 9th list at 10 a.m. by our surveyors 14th July, 1981, at 10a.m., by Messrs. Messrs. Goddard & Douglas, Goddard & Douglass
** No Pire Insurance has been effect
All claims against the steamer must be presented to the Undertigued on or before the 29th, July, 1981, or they will not be recognized.
is No. Fire Insurance has
been effect
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Bill of Lading will be countersigue
* Bill of Lading will be counta
GIBB," LIVINGSTO
Hong Konr 8th July 1981.