The Osterley has been built by the London and Glasgow Engineering and Iron Shipbuilding Company, Limited, and is timed to leave London on her maiden voyage to Sydney on August 6. The length of this great liner is 650ft, and she has a beam of 62ft. Seven decks are to be built — boat, promenade, shelter, upper, main lower and orlop — and accommodation is to be provided for an exceptionally large number of passengers in three classes. The features of the Osterley will be a divan smoking lounge, or winter garden, for the use of both sexes; a well-equipped library, an electric elevator to run from the main to the promenade decks; wireless telegraphic apparatus, which will be used as soon as land stations have been established on the Australian coast, a nursery for the children, and an up-to-date laundry. The insulated holds will provide for about 2500 tons of perishable produce and the Osterley will develop a speed of 19 knots. The engines will be balanced on a system which will prevent vibration. Kenneth Anderson, chairman of the Orient S.N. Company, Limited, who arrived at Sydney yesterday from London, states that excellent progress is being made with the construction of the whole of the new steamers." Further details were provided subsequent to the launch: "A great improvement has been made in the accommodation for third-class passengers. These will be provided with a spacious dining saloon, music-room, and smoking-room; their sleeping accommodation will be mostly on the upper and main decks, and their promenade deck for exercise and amusement is unusually extensive. The first class saloons, lounges, social halls, and cabins will be palatial, and the second saloon passengers will have accommodation no less roomy and comfortable, even though it is less highly embellished. A feature of the second class is the fact of the accommodation being entirely amidships." The Osterley's maiden voyage was not everything the owners would have desired. Upon arrival at Fremantle 10 September 1909, a summary report of the voyage to date was provided: "Running over 30 hours behind time, the R.M.S. Osterley, the third of the new Orient liners, arrived on her maiden visit to Fremantle yesterday afternoon. The Osterley, which is built on similar lines to the Otway and Orsova, which have already visited Fremantle, is having a somewhat remarkable first voyage. Between London and Plymouth trouble with the cylinders necessitated a longer stay than usual at Plymouth.