, ▁that ▁drove ▁a ▁single ▁sc rew ▁prop eller , ▁and ▁moved ▁the ▁ship ▁at ▁up ▁to ▁. ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁construction , ▁the ▁ship ' s ▁engines ▁were ▁fitted ▁for ▁liquid ▁fuel ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁coal . ▁ ▁Oper ational ▁history ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁their ▁entry ▁into ▁service , ▁Silver lip ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁vessels ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁Not ▁surprising ly , ▁following ▁her ▁delivery ▁the ▁ship ▁was ▁laid ▁up ▁due ▁to ▁scarc ity ▁of ▁cargo ▁and ▁over ab und ance ▁of ▁t onn age . ▁Event ually , ▁the ▁ship ▁was ▁react iv ated ▁and ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁February ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁she ▁proceeded ▁from ▁her ▁mo oring ▁on ▁River ▁Ty ne ▁to ▁M idd les br ough ▁for ▁loading . ▁Silver lip ▁depart ed ▁M idd les br ough ▁for ▁her ▁ma iden ▁voyage ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁March , ▁stopped ▁at ▁London ▁and ▁left ▁there ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁March ▁with ▁general ▁cargo ▁for ▁China ▁and ▁Japan . ▁The ▁vessel ▁passed ▁through ▁the ▁S uez ▁Canal ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁April ▁and ▁continued ▁her ▁journey ▁calling ▁at ▁ports ▁of ▁A den , ▁Col om bo , ▁M oul me in ▁and ▁arrived ▁at ▁Singapore ▁on ▁ 5 ▁May . ▁Silver lip ▁depart ed ▁two ▁days ▁later ▁arriv ing ▁at ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁May ▁and ▁K obe ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁May . ▁On ▁her ▁return ▁trip ▁the ▁vessel ▁stopped ▁at ▁Bal ik p apan ▁and ▁loaded ▁approximately ▁