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; : 3 ’ 3 3 : ; 8. ONBORSOE ECS EES OCR SIAL GIES BNBERL LASSI LEELA LL ELD APPS Whaling Factory-Twin Screw Steamer Tafelberg built by Sir W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth & Co., Newcastle-on-Tyne Modern Whaling Requires Elaborate and Costly Special Vessels steamer TAFELBERG built for the Kerguelen Sealing and Whaling Co. Ltd. of Capetown, South Africa, by Sir W. G. Armstrong Whitworth & Co. (Shipbuilders) Ltd., was launched from the Walker shipyard Newcastle- on-Tyne, April 29, 1930, and had a sea trial on July 14, 1930. The principal dimensions of the vessel are: Length overall, 520 feet; length between perpendiculars, 505 feet; breadth molded, 72 feet; depth to upper deck, 51 feet 6 inches. She is designed to carry 15,500 tons dead- weight on a mean draft of 30 feet at a speed of 11 knots. The TAFELBERG has been specially designed, constructed and equipped as a floating factory for extracting oil from the carcases of whales, or alter- natively, for carrying oil in bulk. She acts as a mother ship to a fleet of whale catchers. On board the ves- sel there is a large and expert staff to deal with the catch by putting the whales through the necessary process for extracting the oil which is stored in tanks on board the factory. Te twin screw whaling factory Two Decks With Freeboard She is of the two deck type with freeboard, raked stem and cruiser stern, built under special survey of Lloyd’s classification society to the class + 100 Al. The framing. is longitudinal and specially strength- ened for working in ice. The vessel complies with the factory act and British board of trade requirements. Comfortable accommodation is pro- vided for the captain, manager, doctor, secretary, inspector, foreman and deck officers and gunners, on the upper deck, bridge and flying bridge decks. The engineers, whale catcher engi- By Using Efficient Tools |N nothing perhaps is the mechanized world of today more vividly differentiated from the old days than in the modern manner and tools used in whal- ing. This comparatively recently revived industry has demonstrated high initiative and courage in the design of elaborate and ingeni- ously fitted out large, costly ves- sels to serve not only as mother ships to the small whalers but actually as floating factories, so that all-varieties of the product can be brought home to market in finished condition. And the means for doing all this are as advanced today over the old days of the sailing ship whaler as is the ship itself. Whaling is evidently a business giving high returns. In its operation it ap- peals to the adventurous spirit and it requires men as well as ships for success. —— ee —————___ sl MARINE REviEw—February, 1931 - fitted to each compartment. neers and officers, and petty officers are accommodated on the aft cabin flat; and the seamen and firemen, and the mess rooms are on the second deck aft. The whaling crew’s accom- modation is at the fore end of the ves- sel. The main galley and bakery are fitted at the aft end of the vessel com- plete with range, cooking pots, ovens, etc. A galley for whaling crew is fitted forward. . Quarters throughout the vessel are steam heated by means of radiators and pipes suitable for working in Antarctic regions. Ventilation is pro- vided by means of cowls and trunking to living quarters, factory, cargo spaces, store rooms, and engine and boiler rooms. Oil Fuel in Double Bottoms There are two longitudinal bulk- heads and nine main oil compartments formed by intermediate oiltight trans- verse bulkheads making 27 tanks in all and a 4 x 4 feet oiltight hatch is Heating coils are fitted to all main oil cargo compartments and bunkers. Summer tanks are fitted at the top of the wing tanks. The cargo oil pump room is situ- ated between Nos. 4 and 5 oil com- partments. An oil fuel pump room forming a cofferdam extends from side to side of the vessel at the after end of the oil compartments, and a cofferdam is fitted at the forward end. Oil fuel is carried in the cross bunk- er and double bottom under boilers; and a cofferdam is fitted between the (Continued on Page 62) 27