IX. NAVAL ARCHITECTURE, ETC. 517 



2178dq. Model of the Composite Clipper Sailing Ship 

 Torrens " (Elder line of packets to Adelaide). Built by 

 James Laing, Sunderland, in 1875. Length 222 ft., breadth 38 ft., 

 depth 21 ft. 6 ins. 1,334 tons, gross. James Laing. 



2178dr. Model of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam 

 Navigation Company's Vessels " Khiva " and " Kash- 

 gar." Built by James Laing, Sunderland, in 1874. Length 

 370 ft., breadth 36 ft. 8 ins., depth 27 ft. 4 ins. 2,600 tons gross. 



James Laing. 



2178ds. Model of the Hamburg South American Steam 

 Ship Company's S.S. " Buenos Aires." Built by James 

 Laing, Sunderland. Length 340 ft., breadth 36 ft. 4 ins., depth 

 25 ft. 6 ins. 2,400 tons gross. James Laing. 



2178dt. Model of Sailing Ship " Vimiera." Built in 

 1850 by James Laing, Sunderland, for the late Duncan Dunbar. 

 Length 165 ft., breadth 33 ft., depth 23 ft. 1,037 tons. 



James Laing. 



The side of this model can be opened to show the construction of the ship. 



2178du. Model of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam 

 Navigation Company's S.S. " Poonah," as altered and 

 refitted by James Laing, Sunderland. Length 414 ft., breadth 

 41 ft. 6 ins., depth 27 ft, 4 ins. 3,118 tons gross. 



James Laing. 



2178ek. Half Models of the Ship " Ellen Rodger," 

 China clipper, belonging to Alexander Rodger, Esq., Glasgow ; 

 launched June 1858; length 153 ft,, breadth 29 ft. 3 in., depth 



19 ft. 6 in. ; tonnage, 584 T ^ F ; wooden ship. Ship (( Taeping," 

 China clipper, belonging to Alexander Rodger, Esq., Glasgow ; 

 launched December 1863 ; length 185 ft., breadth 31 ft., depth 



20 ft. ; tonnage, 764^ ; composite ship. Ship " Ariel," 

 China clipper, belonging to Messrs. Shaw, Maxton, and Co., 

 London ; launched June 1865 ; length 195 ft., breadth 33 ft. 

 9 in., depth 21 ft.; tonnage, 852 T % 7 TF ; composite ship. Ship 

 " Zahloo," belonging to Alexander Rodger, Esq., Glasgow ; 

 launched July 1867 ; length 190 ft., breadth 33 ft., depth 20 ft. ; 

 tonnage, 799 T 2 ^ ; composite ship. 



Robert Steele and Co., Greenock. 



2178el. Half Models and Drawings of the Paddle 

 Steamer " Hibernia," belonging to the Cunard Company, 

 Glasgow ; launched September 1842 ; length 219 ft. 8 in., breadth 

 35 ft. 10 in., depth 24 ft, 2 ini ; tonnage, gross 1,421 f^^J, net 

 j wooden ship. Screw Steamer " Polynesian," 



