New Flagship For Bsip

Here is the "Coral Queen", the BSIP's new flagship, which was handed over to the BSIP Government by its Hongkong builders in October, and was to be towed to Honiara by the tug "Inglis" late in the month. She comes from the same yard as the Fiji Government's recent "Degei ll"—the Pacific Islands Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.

"Coral Queen" is a steel general purpose craft with twin screws, accommodation for the High Commissioner, six first-class passengers and 40 deck passengers, and a cargo capacity of 4,200 cubic feet. Length is 104 ft. and main engines are a handed pair of 144 bhp BL3 Gardners.