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Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Sep 20, 1899

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 25, No. 38.

An Immense Ship

An Immense Ship.—The Great Eastern was 691 feet long, 15 draft, 11,844 tons displacement, with 8,000 tons weight of hull. But here comes the new White Star steamer, Oceanic, 704 feet in length, draft 22 feet, 18,000 tons displacement, with weight of hull 12,500 tons. The Oceanic is the greatest steamship ever built. She is 60 feet from the bridge to the water. She is propelled by twin screws, with machinery so nicely adjusted that there is no tremor or jar to the ship. The main saloon is 80x64 feet, 9 feet high, lighted through a central dome in which is set multi-colored glass. Staterooms are 13x9. Five hundred men constitute her crew. She will make the trip from Liverpool to New York in eight days.