Fiji-Built Tug Launched
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From Our Own Correspondent.
SUVA, July 29.
BUILT at the Walu Bay Public Works Department, a new tug, No. 5, was launched recently. Lady Richards, wife of the departing Governor, performing the ceremony. Designed by Mr. W. Wilder, the vessel was constructed of Fiji kauri, under the supervision of Mr. A. Bentley.
Of 18 tons, with a length of 45 ft. and a breadth of 10! ft,, Tug No. 5 is an attractive sea-going craft. Her 36 b.h.p. full diesel engine gives her a nine-knots’ speed. She will be used mainly for towing in shallow rivers and on tidal flats.
Monsignor F. X. Gsell, 0.8. E., the new Bishop of Darwin, paid his first official visit to Thursday Island in July.