The History of North Atlantic steam navigation with some account of early ships and shipowners (1896)
Fry, Henry · New York : C. Scribner's sons · leaf 276
g only I-56 lbs. of coal per I.H.P. perhour, or about 170 tons per day, making 89 revolutions per minute.The Empress of China made 19 knots on the measured mile.(The early Cunard boats consumed 4-7 lbs. of coal per I.H.P. perhour to make an average of only 83 knots !) They are fitted with aU the… … THE CANADIAN PACIFIC LINE. 257 The promenade deck is 250 feet long, 100 feet being covered in,with ample room for exercise. When nearing completion thecompany advertised cheap round the world trips, calling atGibraltar, Naples, Port Said, Suez, Colombo, Penang, Singapore,Hong Kong, Woosung,…
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