| Show big liners use tons of water on trip few people would care to pay for a liners drink rol roi one voyage across the atlantic even in water at a penny per gallon very little change would be given out of a 1500 note one of the big atlantic liners lias has to carry about tons of fresh water tor for all purposes for a single voyage from southampton to new york this tonnage alone Is about two and a halt half times the weight of nelsons belsons Nel sons old flagship 11 SI S victory says london tit ailts lilts A passenger on one of those these levia thans uses tor for drinking and domestic purposes about five gallons a day on the voyage and as the ships average passengers ad crew it means they have to carry roughly roligh ly a weeks water supply for a small country town in tanks neatly stowed away along the sides of the ship but it la 14 the giant bollers that have the greatest thirst on one voyage the Beren garla used over tons of water or at ten pounds to the gallon roughly gallons london tit bits |
