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36 MARINE REVIEW. [January 12, FERRY BOAT BERKELEY. ONE OF THE LARGEST VESSELS OF ITS CLASS IN THE WORLD, JUST COMPLETED BY THE UNION IRON WORKS, SAN FRANCISCO, FOR THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC CoO. The Union Iron Works, San Francisco, has seemingly made a reputa- tion for the construction of every type of vessel which it ever essayed to build, and there is an absolute certainty that this truism will obtain with equal force in the-case of ferryboats in view of its most recent achievyment in this line, namely, the construction of the Berkeley for the Southern Pacific Co. The preparation of plans was undertaken only after a thorough study of the designs of ferry boats in the service of the Pennsylvania and other eastern railroads, and as a result the San Francisco firm has been enabled to turn out a boat that is not ony quite the equal of any of these vessels in size and accommodation, but is one of the largest and hand- somest passenger ferry-boats in the world. The fact that the main cabin is the largest in the world has added to the attention which has been at- tracted to the vessel. i The Berkeley, which the Southern Pacific Co. has recently put into service on its San Francisco bay ferry line, between the foot of Market t } ' S Ls "Tumble Home, 6a 16" r ENGINE ROOM, BOILER ROOM. TRANSVERSE SECTION OF FERRY STEAMER BERKELEY. street, San Francisco, and Oakland Pier, is a double-screw steel boat, driven by engines of inverted cylinder, direct acting, triple expansion type. The hull is constructed entirely of steel and has, including bulkheads at the ends of the screw shaft, seven complete steel bulkheads without openings below the main deck, and two bulkheads with small openings for the transfer of coal from the bunkers to the boiler room. Be- tween these bulkheads are located the crew's quarters, engine room, boiler room, restaurant, wine room and toilet room. Access to these various compartments is had only from the main deck, making the boat safe against sinking in case of damage to the hull. The main deck has a seating capacity for 580 passengers; a toilet room, reached by a stairway from the saloon deck, and two driveways for bag- gage, mail and express trucks and wagons. A single stairway at each end of the boat connects the main and saloon decks. The saloon deck has a seating capacity for 997 passengers in the cabin and 182 outside, making the total seating capacity of the boat 1,709 passengers. The cabin seats are constructed of perforated black walnut on teak wood frames. The floor covering is interlocked rubber tiling. The cabin is painted dead white, with gold leaf ornamentation. The clear story is S > RAG Senne glazed with art glass. Ventilation and heating is provided for by the plenum process, pipes being provided for the inlet of fresh air and the efflux of vitiated air. The boat is lighted throughout by electricity. The rudders of the boat are operated by steam steering gear. A special feature of this boat is its numerous large windows, glazed with plate glass and set at such height from the decks that an unobstructed view of the Bay of San Francisco can be had from all the seats. Under ordinary running conditions, the trip between San Francisco and Oak land Pier (4% miles) is made in 17% minutes. The principal dimensions, etc., are as follows: Seatimencapacttyes assent Setar benia ath sida Aer 1709 Wengthrover alls cptcinsch ce apie rs MRED Md At Dee 289 ft. Bengthwinsideurnddent posts ea nantnlnec das tien. ale 260 ft. Sean NOMIC Cee henna mWti 2 ek 1.40 ft Beam ov chao duettand weet > te vase ke tyincor ise) acu 64 ft Depthamouldedqatietiand int acuicslk save ees. diss cies 16 ft. 6 in [ Depth, mouldedsat center mst toot. ast tiesend signin. : 17 ft Steamer St. Vallier, Built by the Charles Barnes Co., Cincinnati, Depth of holdyecaere Se Ae Ss Cun oa mete Ra Mica Sree ei rad 14 ft. 10 in. Drativexthemle OAC sw retiree. en eae Met rere tet ceeecetes 8 ft. 6 i Number of propellers, .......-..... Ase RE ESS Two (one at each end). Drlawanticr on jrromelllts, ooconbocdobdadocbooUssdoon sone' easeany ve pas RAED cored ce 's aub digit iaiNatee Bac ak Pe Net 1,245 tons. Type of boilers, be Lee eee eet I Mr raat cee ctor, excel gags 5.05 o SEO cylindrical. TOGSCEpOWEIs cae eta the se Pa et ChE RAs papier pers 1450 BY Sr RESCUING, no mcenonucuomebpandsdeo Ged cnds oo6oC 165 lbs. INiwimalbysre OF @phimGerrs, scoascocooscedoooscsdoonoD G2 0000" a 3 High pressure cylinder, diameter.................----- 23 in. Stno emer ieee eras core Gaia chose eicpora« aerate epoenel 36 in, Intermediate cylinder, diameter, ...................... 34 in, Stroker cite oti crcree acta nes cueecierr > sacle -Valcaee 36 in. Low pressure cylinder, diameter, ...............-..---- 96 in. SEO Les ere eer ere ate Mec fer stich cose hoes at oan yeas 36 in. IRVEnidolhoneoyalsy (oye Goime\ny jere soaybehbhue, 545000000005 00c00400000 125 Second story (or upper deck) landings are provided and used at both San Francisco and Oakland Pier depots, a large proportion of the passen- MAIN CABIN OF THE FERRYBOAT BERKELEY. gers being thus handled to and from the depots on the saloon deck level. The boat is named for the City of Berkeley on the easterly side of San Francisco bay, and noted among other things as the location of the Uni- versity of California. STEAMER FOR COLORADO RIVER SERVICE. There is herewith presented an outboard drawing of the steamer St. Vallier, building by the Charles Barnes Co., Cincinnati, O., for the Santa Anna Mining Co. of Kingsman, Arizona. The vessel, which it will be seen is in many respects of novel construction, is a steel-hull, stern-wheel tow boat 75 feet in length, 17 feet beam, 3 feet depth, and of 75 gross tons burden. The draught of the boat when complete will not exceed 12 inches, and it is estimated that her speed will be 10 miles per hour. She will be fitted with non-condensing piston valve high pressure engines and a full complement of auxiliaries. The St. Vallier, the contract price \ \ \ TE Chas. Bornes Ca Cin.Q scat got \ SS 000 000000000000000000000000 = seh O. for Towing Barges on the Colorado River, Col. for which is $15,000, is designed for towing bar and it will be noticed that she has a powerfully that will assist in propelling the boat through will be encountered on the route on which she vessel is being constructed at the Barnes plant taken apart shipped by rail and reconstructe rado river. ges on the Colorado river, geared capstan at her head some of the rapids which is to be in service. The at Cincinnati, but will be d on the banks of the Colo- cba ee ea aS The American platemakers are turning the tables on us in the matter of steel plates, and soon one may expect to see our enterprising contem- poraries in America publishing illustrations of 'the first ship built in the old country entirely of Ameri ; 'rials ces ee y y ican produced materials.--TLondon Shipping It is understood that the Cram re ing ar i es rs at tl amps are making arrangements to build at Philadelphia a fully equipped dry dock, 700 feet in length, An effort will be made to locate the dry dock as near to the ship yard as possible,