Edwardian Cargo-Liner
Air vents everywhere. This image is of a 1:48 scale model of the SS Virginian, built in 1904 for the Allan Line's Liverpool-Halifax service. The Allan Line was absorbed into the Canadian Pacific Railway Co. Ltd in 1915; they have loaned the model to the Science Museum in London.
She was 10,754 grt, with an overall length of 540 feet, beam of 60.3 feet and a draught of 38 feet. She carried 470 first-class, 240 second-class and 940 third-class passengers distributed over five decks. In addition, the holds fore and aft provided space for about 8,000 tons of perishable cargo, such as chilled beef.
The triple-screw vessel was built by Alexander Stephen & Sons Ltd. Her sister ship, the Victorian, built by Workman, Clark & Co. Ltd of Belfast was the first liner on the Atlantic service driven by steam turbines.
Each propeller shaft was coupled to 12,000 shp Parsons steam turbines. The centreline shaft was only used for increasing the ship's speed and it was coupled to a high-pressure turbine. The two wing shafts were each driven by low-pressure turbines which incorporated astern turbines that revolved idly when the ship was moving ahead. Steam was provided at 180 lb/sq in by nine single-ended cylindrical boilers. On trials this gave the Virginian a speed of 19.8 knots but her mean service speed was 14.2 knots.
Edwardian Cargo-Liner
Air vents everywhere. This image is of a 1:48 scale model of the SS Virginian, built in 1904 for the Allan Line's Liverpool-Halifax service. The Allan Line was absorbed into the Canadian Pacific Railway Co. Ltd in 1915; they have loaned the model to the Science Museum in London.
She was 10,754 grt, with an overall length of 540 feet, beam of 60.3 feet and a draught of 38 feet. She carried 470 first-class, 240 second-class and 940 third-class passengers distributed over five decks. In addition, the holds fore and aft provided space for about 8,000 tons of perishable cargo, such as chilled beef.
The triple-screw vessel was built by Alexander Stephen & Sons Ltd. Her sister ship, the Victorian, built by Workman, Clark & Co. Ltd of Belfast was the first liner on the Atlantic service driven by steam turbines.
Each propeller shaft was coupled to 12,000 shp Parsons steam turbines. The centreline shaft was only used for increasing the ship's speed and it was coupled to a high-pressure turbine. The two wing shafts were each driven by low-pressure turbines which incorporated astern turbines that revolved idly when the ship was moving ahead. Steam was provided at 180 lb/sq in by nine single-ended cylindrical boilers. On trials this gave the Virginian a speed of 19.8 knots but her mean service speed was 14.2 knots.