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electricity directly to the incandescent lamps through four independent circuits. The majority of lamps were located in the saloon, ladies' room, the boiler rooms, the engine room and smoke room among other areas of the ship. Two lamps were also utilized on deck to aid the loading and unloading of
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was built to Admiralty specifications, she incorporated several safety features, the most notable being the sub-division of her hull into 12 transverse water-tight compartments, fitted with water-tight doors. She could remain afloat with any two of these compartments flooded. The water-tight doors
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appeared on a liner, and was panelled in polished maple and ash. It led down to the a landing on the main deck which featured a library. Twenty-four first-class staterooms were situated aft of this landing, while the first-class dining salon was situated forward. The dining salon could sit 220 of
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had public rooms of a scale and luxury greater than previously known. Of the three decks, the upper deck consisted of deck-houses that included a first-class smoking room, and a luxuriously fitted ladies drawing room and a music room. The entrance and grand staircase was the largest that had ever
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On the lower deck was a servants dining room and a further 82 first-class staterooms. The forward section of this deck was reserved for 730 steerage passengers. This section was a large area of about 150 feet long, and included a dining area. The berths were grouped into separate male and female
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480 first-class passengers on five long tables, and was richly decorated with carved panels and carpets. In the centre was an open well that rose 17 ft to a skylight. Forward of the dining salon were a further 58 staterooms, followed by crew accommodation areas.
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had taken over much of the freight across the Atlantic, while the demand for passenger transportation had increased. Because of her passenger specialisation, Servia is considered to be first liner of what became known as the Express Transatlantic Service.
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had many features that satisfied the requirements for her to be placed high on the Admiralty's reserve list of armed auxiliary cruisers, where she could be called into service in times of war. She was named after the historic English name for the country
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was the first major ocean liner to be built of steel, which gave her large hull the advantage of additional strength while at the same time making her lighter. She was also the first liner to re-introduce the cellular
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The first application of electrical lighting on a passenger ship occurred around 1879, with the installation of a small but practical electric lighting installation had been made on the Inman liner
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did not achieve any speed records, she was a competitive liner that performed well, and in 1884 she managed to make a crossing in less than seven days, averaging at 16.7 knots.
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also had a number of innovative technical features which are noteworthy in the history of ocean-going liners. The following list is a summary of those features:
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in passenger transportation, due to her cargo space being sacrificed for her large power-plant. This sacrifice was viable because at that time,
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high-pressure cylinder, and two 100-inch low-pressure cylinders, and a stroke of 6.5 ft (2.0 m). The steam was supplied at 90 
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was relegated to intermediate service, later used to transport troops to South Africa during the Boer war. She was broken up in 1902 by
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utilized a total of 119 incandescent bulbs, which consisted of 117 Swan lamps and two arc lamps. The installation also included a
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had a total of six incandescent lamps installed within the dining hall, boiler rooms and engine room, the installation aboard the
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Passenger Liners of the Western Ocean: A Record of Atlantic Steam and Motor Passenger Vessels from 1838 to the Present Day
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differed from earlier Atlantic liners in a number of significant ways, but most notably, she was the first liner to
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operating at 650 revolutions per minute. Both the dynamo and inverter were located in a secluded area of the
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the following year, became the first commercial and practical application of electric lighting at sea. Where
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consisted of 200 incandescent lamps fitted within the main saloon and 120 first class staterooms. The
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cargo from the vessel. Installation of the electrical lighting system was performed by the
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leaving New York City for Liverpool on 1 October 1884. British novelist Thomas Hughes (
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between the boiler and engine room were fail-safe and could be closed from any deck.
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installation included a small number of extra lamps within the engine room as well.
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Menlo Park reminiscences : written in Edison's restored Menlo Park laboratory
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was also fitted with a new type of compass and deep-sea sounding device.
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in deep, and could be flooded with 800 tons of water ballast. Because
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Briefly held the title before the preceding ship reclaimed it†
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became the first Cunarder to introduce electric lighting, using
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was reorganised into a limited company and officially named
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British and North American Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
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and his friend Mr. Lott were fellow travelers on the
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in August 1883, though it does not appear they met.
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Victorian-era passenger ships of the United Kingdom
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Lawrence (1931). 713: 314: 946:. 2 October 1884. p. 8. 916:Jane Addams: A writer's life 833:Gibbs, C. R. Vernon (1957). 754:Gibbs, C. R. Vernon (1952). 225:40.75 ft (12.42 m) 7: 806:. London: Whittaker and Co. 736:. New York: Alfred A Knopf. 273:480 1st class, 750 steerage 10: 2952: 940:"City and Suburban News". 913:Joslin, Katherine (2004). 352:Launched on 1 March 1881, 217:52.1 ft (15.9 m) 2906: 2811: 1575: 1508: 1450: 1168:Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse 1071: 1057: 957:Carnegie, Andrew (2019). 898:Jamieson, Andrew (1882). 507:. The double-bottom was 4 179: 30: 21: 1502:Ships of the Cunard Line 800:Maginnis, A. J. (1900). 782:Warren, Mark D. (1993). 485:, 1881, by Joseph Witham 305:John Brown & Company 209:515 ft (157 m) 636: 616:Passenger accommodation 587:built dynamo which fed 474:Construction and design 180:General characteristics 693:Tom Brown's Schooldays 486: 408:crack passenger liner 327: 265:16.7 kn (best average) 1374:Navigator of the Seas 1321:Sovereign of the Seas 875:Powell, P.F. 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Servia, Greece
Cunard Line
Cunard Line
United Kingdom
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GRT
RMS
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John Brown & Company
Cunard

Samuel Cunard's
Cunard
John Burns
Cunard
Brunel
SS Great Eastern
Inman Line
SS City of Rome
Admiralty
Serbia
Guion Line's
SS Alaska
compound steam engine
inch
lbf
Scotch boilers

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