Note 182 — Chapter IV
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Vessel’s Name. Tonnage. Horse-Power. Proportion of Tonnage to Power. Remarks.
Acadia (Cunard Company) 1,136 400 1 h.p. = 2¾ tons Exceedingly fast.
Oriental 1,670 440 1 h.p. = 4 tons 10¼ knots when deep on trial trip.
Great Western 1,340 450 1 h.p. = 3 tons
Great Liverpool 1,543 464 1 h.p. = 3⅓ tons
British Queen 2,016 500 1 h.p. = 4 tons Fast when light, and light stern breeze.
President 2,366 540 1 h.p. = 4½ tons Slow under any circumstances.
Liverpool (before alterations) 1,150 404 1 h.p. = 2½ tons Slow and crank.
See Fincham’s “Naval Architecture.”