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was in her way and she ripped herself 

 open and sank like a stone, probably 

 before a boat could be launched. 



The highly-efficient watertight bulk- 

 heads which give the modern vessel a 

 sporting chance of keeping afloat whilst 

 at least her boats are got out, if not until 

 aid comes along from a sister ship, had 

 not then been introduced. The Collins 

 Line were badly hit with two of their four 

 crack boats gone within ten years of its 

 inception. 



The Arctic was replaced by a magnifi- 

 cent vessel, built on similar lines, but of 

 much greater size, having 2,500 horse- 

 power. Another ship was laid down to 

 replace the lost Pacific, but it was too 

 late, passengers preferred to patronise the 

 slower, but safer, Cunard boats, and in 

 1858 the Collins Line withdrew completely 

 from the Atlantic. 



The last vessel added to its fleet the 

 Adriatic was laid up until 1861, when 

 she was employed on a new service, 



