▁local ▁communities , ▁among ▁others . ▁The ▁christ ening ▁ceremony ▁was ▁performed ▁by ▁Lady ▁Samuel . ▁▁▁▁ ▁The ▁sea ▁tri als ▁were ▁held ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁March , ▁during ▁which ▁the ▁ship ▁could ▁easily ▁maintain ▁speed ▁of ▁ ▁under ▁coal ▁with ▁ship ▁loaded . ▁The ▁steam ship ▁was ▁designed ▁to ▁the ▁broad ▁specific ations ▁of ▁the ▁Sh ell ▁Transport ▁& ▁Tr ading ▁Co , ▁allowing ▁the ▁vessel ▁to ▁carry ▁general ▁cargo , ▁such ▁as ▁sil k ▁and ▁tea , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁oil ▁and ▁pet role um ▁products . ▁This ▁required ▁development ▁of ▁a ▁special ▁clean ing ▁procedure ▁which ▁was ▁successfully ▁accomplished . ▁The ▁ship ▁was ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁five ▁separate ▁p umps ▁for ▁dis charge ▁of ▁liquid ▁cargo , ▁with ▁two ▁of ▁them ▁being ▁able ▁to ▁un load ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 ▁and ▁ 2 5 0 ▁tons ▁of ▁liquid ▁per ▁hour . ▁In ▁addition , ▁a ▁complete ▁arrangement ▁of ▁cargo ▁g ear ▁for ▁quick ▁handling ▁of ▁general ▁cargo ▁was ▁installed . ▁ ▁As ▁built , ▁the ▁ship ▁was ▁ ▁long ▁( between ▁per pend icular s ) ▁and ▁ ▁ab e am , ▁a ▁mean ▁draft ▁of ▁. ▁Silver lip ▁was ▁ass essed ▁at ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁and ▁had ▁dead weight ▁of ▁approximately ▁ 1 0 , 0 8 0 . ▁The ▁vessel ▁had ▁a ▁steel ▁h ull , ▁and ▁a ▁single ▁ 5 7 9 ▁n hp ▁triple - exp ansion ▁steam ▁engine , ▁with ▁cyl ind ers ▁of ▁, ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁diameter ▁with ▁a ▁ ▁stroke