Margam Abbey - Trial

THE MARGAM ABBEY.

Northern Daily Mail. 5/4/30

Trial Trip of Locally-Built Vessel.

The steamer Margam Abbey, built by Messers. William Gray and Co. ltd., West Hartlepool, to the order of Messrs. Frederick Jones and Co. Cardiff, successfully ran her official sea trials on Thursday.

The vessel is built to the highest class in Lloyd’s Register, and is of the following dimensions: Length
overall, 315ft. 8in., breadth, 44ft., depth moulded to upper deck, 23ft. 2in., with poop, bridge, and
forecastle.

She is constructed on the cellular double bottom principle, with fore and aft peaks, for water ballast, the framing being of the deep bulb angles type. She has five watertight bulkheads.

Spacious accommodation for the officers is arranged in a steel house amidships. The engineers will be berthed in large steel houses alongside the casing and the crew in the forecastle.

For the quick handling of cargo, six powerful steam winches are provided, which work five derricks. A direct-acting steam windlass forward and steam steering gear amidships are also fitted.

The topmasts are telescopic, lowering to a height suitable for the Manchester Ship Canal Bridges.

                                            THE MACHINERY

The Margam Abbey is complete in all respects as a first-class cargo steamer, her equipment including an efficient wireless installation and electric light throughout.

The propelling machinery, supplied by the Central Marine Engineering Works of the builders, consists of triple-expansion engines having cylinders 21 ½ -36 -60 inches diameter by 39 inches stroke, and two natural draught boilers working at a pressure of 180lbs. per square inch.

A number of auxiliaries are also fitted, including live steam surface feed water heater, evaporator, duplex general service and ballast pumps, and combined drain and scumming tank.

The owners were represented on the trials by Mr. Frederick Jones, Mr. Frederick Jones, jun., and Mr. Stanley Jones.



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