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1901.] MARINE REVIEW. : operated, will also probably be fitted, and all modern. approved methods will be employed that will reduce to a minimum the time taken in unload- ing and loading tremendous cargoes that these vessels will carry, The holds have a cubical capacity sufficient to stow 28,000 tons of coal. The dead weight carrying capacity at normal draught is stated at 20,000 tons. An unusually massive windlass will be placed underneath the upper deck forward, with two large warping capstans on each end of the ship. The steering gear will be of the electrical tiller type, and the winches for handling cargo will also be operated by electricity. All the passenger accommodation on these ships will be located amid- ships. On the upper, promenade and boat decks are large, airy, comfort- able state rooms, excellently arranged and furnished for the accommoda- tion of 150 first-class passengers. Several private suites of rooms will be arranged, and the accommodation includes luxuriously appointed dining room, smoking room, drawing room and library; also children's nursery and play room. The second-class accommodation will be aft of the ma- chinery on the main deck. Here large, comfortable state rooms are ar- ranged for about 100 people. The second-class passengers will also have a large dining saloon, finished in quartered oak, and in the large deck house on the upper deck a well appointed ladies' room, smoking room, finished in hard wood, with conveniently arranged bar, bath rooms, etc. tion will be much increased. Each vessel will be fitted with a complete evaporating plant, which will be capable of making about 80 tons of tresh water per day. Air heaters and feed water heaters are also to be fitted to increase the economy, and it is expected that these ships will rank among the most economical in the matter of coal consumption of any of their type at present afloat. : ee The total power of the machinery is stated at about 10,000 I.H.P. The electric plant will be unusually large. Five 75 K. W. machines will be fitted on each vessel. The power of the engines, driving the dynamo alone, will be about 700 H.P., and the power of the four engines driving the induced draft fans will be about 400 H.P., the total power of the ships' auxiliaries being about 1,800 H.P. A large electrically operated ice ma- chine of the ammonia compression type will be fitted to keep the ship's provisions and refrigerated chambers during the long voyage of about three weeks' duration. To build these ships 21,000 tons of steel is required and over 4,000,000 rivets. The average size of plate is about 25 ft. long and 6 ft. wide, weigh- ing about 2% tons. The frames of these ships are 30 in. apart and are 12 in. wide, being 30 per cent. larger than the largest frames ever used in ship construction up to this time. The floors of the vessel are 6 ft. deep, and a man can stand upright in the double bottom. The keels are 3% in. ' VIEW OF NEWPORT NEWS DOCK JUST FOLLOWING ITS COMPLETION. The third-class accommodation is arranged forward of the machinery space on the main deck, and here will be located well appointed state rooms for about 150 people, with large dining room in the center of the ship and all modern conveniences. Portable quarters, with removable berths, will be arranged for about 1,000 steerage passengers, and portable fittings will be arranged on the main deck aft for the carrying of about 350 head of cattle. The officers' quarters are grouped about the engine casings and will be well fitted and conveniently arranged, while the crew and petty officers will have their accommodation .on two partial decks in the forward end of the vessel. There will be a large number of bath rooms on these ships, and special shower baths will be arranged for the firemen and sailors. The ventilation will be quite a feature, and an unusually efficient and well arranged system will be installed. The drainage, plumbing and sani- tary arrangements will be of the most approved modern type, and no expense wil! be spared to have these vessels rank among the most com- fortable ships of the world from a passenger standpoint. The propelling machinery for each ship consists of two sets of vertical, direct acting, triple expansion engines of the inverted marine type, each cylinder driving a separate crank. The high pressure cylinders are 29 in. diameter, intermediate 51 in., and low pressure 89 in. The stroke is 57 in. All cylinders are fitted with liners and steam jacketed. Each vessel will be fitted with two large propellers, each 20 ft. diameter, and at full speed these screws will revolve about ninety times per minute, driving the vessel, when loaded, at a speed of about 14 knots per hour. There are sixteen large Niclausse water tube boilers in each vessel, with a total grate surface of over 1,000 sq. ft.. and with a heating surface of over 40,000 sq. ft. These boilers will be fitted with induced draft of a most economical kind. This arrangement will keep the fire room unusually cool and pleasant for the firemen, and at the same time the economy of the machinery installa- Copyrighted, 1901, by Samuel E. Rusk, Newport News, Va. thick and there are certain parts of the upper works that are fully 3 in. thick. These vessels are of very strong natural proportions, and it 1s claimed that they will be the strongest and heaviest vessels ever built in the world. Large cargo ports are being cut through the sides in the upper works to facilitate loading and unloading of cargo. !Coal ports are also placed in the side of the vessel, as well as the large hatches. going through the decks above. It is expected that these vessels will be completed by the summer of 1902. Their cost will be about $2,500,000: each. Both vessels are beginning to show indications of the large amount of work already done on them. The double bottoms of both boats have been built, the riveting having. now been practically completed. This is the work that is slowest to make a show in steamship building; it takes longer and comprises more labor than any other part of a ship, not only in the shops, but on the vessel itself. A large section of the side framing has also been erected on both boats, and it will-be now possible to notice definite progress towards completion from week to week. The Cunard Steamship Co. is making initial experiments with the Marconi system of wireless telegraphy on the steamer Lucania, which has been fitted with the necessary appliances on her present voyage from Liverpool. The Marconi International Marine Communication Co., Ltd., is establishing stations for the receipt and dispatch of messages on the Welsh, Irish and American coasts. Reduced rates to New York--Beginning July 1 the Nickel Plate road will sell excursion tickets to New York city at reduced rates with a liberal stop over privilege at Buffalo, thus giving ample time to visit the Pan- American exposition. Tickets may be procured good going and return- ing via different routes if desired. Write, wire, 'phone or call on nearest agent, or E. A. Akers, C. P. & T. A., Cleveland, O. 105, July 15."