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46 including spare propeller .......... 39.0 Ladders, gratings, floor plates, lifting gear, spare parts, engine room ventilators, telegraph HEBIS, SPECIAL TOGIS ..cccccccssciiensss All piping clear of engine and including bilge and ballast pip- Mg, DOttOM VALVES: ...03.ccccccccscsos All electrical material inside en- US: POO ck asics kisah avs gesesiens 3.5 WY GLOE: TF. DIDI 266s scsssssonssnas inverse 3.5 A AE EONS i iieaieraedaees 309.0 A successful trial trip of the ves- sel was held on Aug. 18 in the Sound of Copenhagen, in rough wea- ther and high wind. A mean speed of 12.08 knots with a horsepower of about 2600 was attained. Single Screw Motorship Mulcra The single screw motorship Mulcra was built by Svendborg Ship & Engine Building Co., Svendborg, Denmark, for the Adelaide Steamship Co., Ade- laide, Australia, to Lloyd’s special sur- vey, with class 100 A. 1 and in accord- ance with British board of trade reg- ulations and the Australian naviga- tion act. She is of the raised quarter- deck type with cruiser stern and the principal dimensions are: Length overall, feet ..........cs. 225 Length between p. Po. 215 Breadth molded, feet. ................ 34 Depth molded, feet ins................ 15 6 Height of decks, PORE. oct 7 Height of quarter deck, ft. ins... 3 9 Deadweight in tons, about ........ - 1450 GLOGS. COTNAZE «...c.cccisceccsveesscscssesvesess 1168 From the general arrangements drawing it will be seen that the Mul- cra has two large holds with engine room amidship. “The cellular double bottom, which is designed and con- structed for the carriage of fuel oil or water ballast is divided into five watertight compartments. The total water ballast capacity of the vessel, including fore and after peaks, is 341 tons, and the oil fuel capacity is 227 tons. The capacity of the holds is 79,400 cubic feet in grain and 74,200 cubic feet in bales. Par- : | M/S ,MULCRA’ | APN _21S-O"x 34'- 0"« 15'- 6" MARINE REVIEW May, 1926 SINGLE SCREW CARGO MOTORSHIP MULCRA BUILT IN DENMARK BY THE SVEND- BORG SHIP & ENGINE BUILDING CO., SVENDBORG, DENMARK, FOR THE ADELAIDE STEAMSHIP CO., ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA ticular attention was given to the eargo handling facilities as the ship is designed specially for coastal serv- ice. Each hold has two hatches of 16 feet width and a mean length of 20 ENGINE ROOM ARRANGEMENT M/S,MULCRA. feet. There are two steel tubular derricks to each hatch and each der- rick is capable of lifting 5 tons. The derricks are served by eight 3-ton winches. The winches as well as the windlass are all electrically driven and | © ia. ater f i IN Salas were supplied by Thomas B. Thrige, Odense, Denmark. The steering gear, which was supplied by Brown Brothers, is of the electric hydraulic type and is controlled by telemotor from the bridge. Living Accommodations Accommodations are provided for the officers and the engineers in the bridge erections around the engine casing. The saloon or messroom for the captain and deck officers are also located here. The quarters for the captain, and the chart-room are lo- cated in a house on top of the bridge house, forming the navigation bridge. The crew is accommodated in the poop and separate mess-rooms are pro- vided for petty officers, sailors and motormen. Changing room and wash rooms according to the Australian naviga- tion act are arranged in a separate deckhouse on the poop. The hospital with separate bath and toilet is ar- ranged in the forecastle. The sani- tary arrangements for officers and crew throughout the vessel are in ac- cordance with latest practice and the service along the coast of Australia. An ice box is arranged in the fore- castle.