Two New Ships

For Nauru-Ocean Is. Transport

TWO new ships are now running in the South Pacific, in the service of the British Phosphate Commission, carrying phosphate from Ocean Island and Nauru Island to Australia and N.Z.

They are the “Trienza” and the “Triadic”, and they are sister-ships. The “Trienza” was built in 1937, by Lithgows Ltd (Scotland) and commissioned early in 1938. The “Triadic” was launched in March, 1938, and commissioned in May.

The “Trienza” has now made four voy ages between Nauru-Ocean Island and Australia and New Zealand. The “Tria dic”, on her first voyage, arrived in Ocean Island on July 9, from Glasgow, and loaded phosphate for Australia.

The ships have clipper bows, and oth erwise are designed to facilitate the loading of phosphates in exposed anchor ages. Each has four holds, with large self-trimming hatches, and is about 435 ft. in length.