MS Zealandic
The Zealandic, the first of two twin-screw cargo vessels under construction by Messrs. Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson, Limited, Wallsend-on-Tyne, for the Shaw Savill and Albion line, was launched in November last, and has now successfully completed her trials. The vessel has an overall length of 481 ft., .... The total deadweight, including the weight of the refrigerating plant, is about 11,190 tons, and the vessel is built to Lloyd’s highest class. She will be certificated for the Suez and Panama canals, and complies with the latest Factory Act requirements. The main engines and their ancillary plant have been supplied by Messrs. The Wallsend Slipway and Engineering Company, Limited, Wallsend. There are two main engines of the Wallsend-Sulzer type, each driving a separate propeller, the two sets developing a total of 7,450 brake horse-power. ...'[1]