Of this vessel, named the Tynwald, we
give a profile and an engraving of stern, showing the method of
supporting the brackets for propeller shafting.
[Illustration: Twin screws--rear view]
The Tynwald is 265 feet long, 34 feet 6 inches beam, and 14 feet 6
inches depth moulded, the gross tonnage being 946 tons. The desire of
the owners to put the vessel alternately on two distinct services
required special arrangement of the saloons. Running between Liverpool
and the island there was no necessity for sleeping accommodation, as
the passage is made in about three hours; and the ship had to be
suited to carry immense crowds. But as the owners wished on special
occasions to run the vessel from Glasgow to Manxland it was necessary
to so arrange the saloons as to admit of sleeping accommodation being
provided on these occasions. On the Liverpool run the vessel will
carry from 800 to 900 passengers. A spacious promenade is an
indispensable desideratum, and the upper or shelter deck has been made
flush from stem to stern, the only obstructions in addition to the
engine and boiler casings, and the deck and cargo working machinery,
being a small deck house aft with special state rooms, ticket and post
offices, and the companion way to the saloons below.
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