A New Departure in Ship-building A striking example of the
value of persistent and unstinted research in industry, discussed in this journal last week, is afforded by the new vessel built at Sunderland on the Areform system invented by Sir Joseph Isherwood. The Arcwear,' a vessel having a deadweight carrying Capacity of 7,000 tons, came triumphantly out of a trial run • last Monday; and proved to the world that a ship can now be constructed with 240 tons added cargo space for. the same deadweight, capable also of saving 20 per cent...in coal consumption. Here are two economies effected at one stroke, conferring a great advantage on the Arcwear ' in competition with existing tramps. The invention may have immediate and startling effects On British shipbuilding. The success of the trial run has -led Sir Joseph Isherwood to order nine more vessels Of the same type, making twelve in all. Other orders must follow. Even the mining industry will have no reason to complain if the invention leads to increased British shipping activity.
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