Southern Cross —New Round-the-World Liner
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The new Shaw Savill 20,000 ton liner, SOUTHERN CROSS, under construction by Harland and Wolf. Belfast, which will be launched by the Queen on August 17.
The Queen has also approved of the name of the liner, which will do four round the-world trips each year, visiting South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Tahiti and the West Indies and thus sail ing. for the most part, under skies associated with the constellation Southern Cross. , . .
The liner is of unique design, engines and funnel being as far aft as possible and there are no cargo holds or derricks.
No cargo will be carried. There will be accommodation for 1,200 one-class passen gers.
SOUTHERN CROSS will be the most extensively air conditioned ship in the tropics and will have more deck space, in comparison with her size, than any other ship in the southern hemisphere.
There will be 43,000 square feet of clear deck space, besides a cinema lounge, smoke room and bar, two restaurants, a tavern, two swimming pools and forward lounge, all expensively decorated. She will make her maiden voyage early next year.