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in the Oregon ensured them a speed of 

 19^ knots, the horse-power being 14,500. 

 Such fast ships as these brought back the 

 Blue Riband to the keeping of the Cunard. 

 They ran successfully for a very lengthy 

 period, indeed, they were not entirely dis- 

 placed until 1909. 



The Umbria and Etruria will go down 

 to history as the last single-screw liners 

 of note, and the need for the twin-screw 

 was clearly shown through breakdowns 

 which both these fine vessels sustained, 

 each having to be towed home on account 

 of a damaged or lost propeller. 



A glance at the " family tree " shows 

 the next entry as the City of Paris, 1888. 

 Actually she came into service a year later 

 than that date, and with her sister, the 

 City of New York, a complete revolution 

 on the Atlantic was achieved. In the first 

 place they were the first big twin-screw 

 liners, and for the first time also a tonnage 

 of five figures was reached, each of them 

 exceeding 10,000 tons. Up went the speed, 



