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Telescope 131 chor chain fair lead, constructed.. .preferably of a single heavy casting, bolted or riveted in place on the bow part of the boat or the stern thereof, with a central eye or opening for the passage of the hawser or tow line, and with similar eyes or openings on each side thereof, for the passage of the anchor chains. In case one of my improved barges has been converted into a vessel of war, the said side eyes or openings may be put into use for the passage of stern anchor chains, by which the vessel may be swung around in the arc of a circle. HAW8ER AND ANCHOR CHAIN FAIR LEADER. (Ho Model. 1 3 Sheets--Sheet 2. a. McDougall. VESSEL. No. 513,524. Patented Jan. 30, 1894. The improvement has particular reference to means whereby the vessel is allowed to pass under low objects, such as bridges and certain varieties of loading apparatus, and to this end the invention consists principally in providing appropriate mechanism for use in connection with the turrets whereby the said turrets may be lowered so as to correspondingly depress the working decks and cabins. ...The raising and lowering of the rear turret carrying the working deck is effected by pumping water under the same into casing "BH or by removing the water as the case may require. (Concluded) A. MoDOUOALL. VESSEL. No. 513,624. Patented Jan. 30. 1894.