Administration
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Sister Ships for N.G.
TWO sister ships, the Sirius and the Leander, which have been built in Sydney for the New Guinea Administra tion, departed for Rabaul under their own power early in September.
Captain C. J. R. Webb, harbourmaster at Rabaul, and Captain A. McLeod, of the N.G. Administration staff, came to Australia to take command of the ships— Captain Webb in the Sitius and Captain McLeod in the Leander. They were manned by white crews for the voyage to Rabaul, and, after overhaul following the long trip, will be engaged in patrol work for the Government, with native crews.
Each vessel is 70ft long and 16ft wide.
They are equipped with an opposite rotation pair of two-cycle Petter diesels, which will develop 42 h.p. each to turn 30-inch diameter propellers 500 r.p.m. on direct drive. Of the air-starting type, each engine is equipped with its own compressor.