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aa MR. FAIRBURN A VERY BUSY MAN. Mr. William A. Fairburn, naval architect and marine engi- neer, of New London, Conn., will read a paper before the Asso- ciation Technique Maritime in Paris early in May upon "The Desi n of Large Cargo and Passenger Steamships." Last spring Mr. Fairburn had the honor of reading a paper upon "Crane Service Over Ship Building Berths in American Ship Yards" before the Institution of Naval Architects in London, which at- tracted so much attention that he has presented a paper to the saime society this spring upon the subject "Fitting Out Wharf Crane Service in American Ship Yards." It is well known that last fall Mr. Fairburn read a paper before the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers in New York upon the subject "The Water-tube Boiler in the Ameri- can Merchant Marine' which provoked much discussion and praise. Mr. Fairburn also during the past year also lectured on ship building and shipping in eastern cities and written a variety of articles for the magazines. 'T'his, however, has only been his pastime... His serious work has been in de- signing the hulls and machinery for the Great Northern liners, building at New London, a description of the launch of one of them being published in this issue of the Review. Mr. Fairburn is a member of the American Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers, American Society of Naval En- gineers, Institution of Naval Architects, life member of the British Society of Engineers & Ship Builders, member of the French As- sociation Technique Maritime, American Institute of Electrical Engineers, American Society of Mechanical Engineers and 'the Engineers' Club of New York. : LAUNCH OF THE RELIANCE. Reliance, the sixth yacht which the Herreshoffs have con- structed for the defense of the America's cup, was launched last week at Bristol, R. I. She is a decided departure on the part of Herreshoff from his other cup defenders and is an excellent ex- ample of the American type of flat-floored, fin-keeled boat. Her lines are very easy, with graceful sweeping curves from the bilges into the garboards. Her stern is very flat, so that she will. leave but little wake, while her bow, although not quite so broad and flat as that of the Independence, is still very much diferent from the bow of either the Constitution or the Columbia. Shed has a long keel but owing to her good beam does not carry so much lead in the bulk as the other cup defenders. Her bow, toward the end, is quite sharp, while her taffrail measures scarcely 8 ft. At the water line forward she is curved like the inside of a saucer. She is likely to go very fast down the wind, her long keel holding her well on her course. Her weakest point is ex- 30 MARINE REVIEW AND MARINE RECORD. [ Apr. 16, pected to be on the wind with flattened sheet. The Reliance is built of Tobin bronze and nickeled steel, the former in the underbody and the latter in the top sides. She is 141 ft. over all, 25 ft. 6 in. beam and draws 19 ft. 6 in. - SHIP YARD NOTES. Lately it was noted that the Tacoma Ship Building Co., Tacoma, Wash., was building a sea-going dredge for R. A. Perry. Mr. J. B. C. Lockwood of Seattle has this contract from Mr. Perry and the dredge is being built for Mr. Lockwood by Joseph A. Sloan of 'Tacoma. A contract has been given to the Merrill-Stevens Engineer- ing Co., Jacksonville, Fla., for a side-wheel, light-draught steamer to navigate the Congaree river in South Carolina. The vessel will be of the following dimensions: Length, 185 ft.; beam, 50 ft.; depth 6% ft. She will be fitted with compound engines, with cylinders of 12 and 29 in. diameter and stroke of 6 ft. Calvin Austin is the name of a steamer launched from the works of the Harlan & Hollingsworth Co., Wilmington, Del.,. last week for the Eastern Steamship Co. The steamer is 325; ft. long, 62 ft wide over guards, and 21 ft. deep. The hull is built of steel with a double bottom divided by five watertight bulkheads and a collision bulkhead. The engines are triple- expansion with cylinders of 26, 43 and 71 in. diameter and stroke of 42 in. The vessel is designed for a speed of 20 miles am hour and has been constructed at a cost of $400,000. : Capt. C. E. Bergman, Snohomish, Wash., is building a new stern-wheel passenger steamer to ply between Snohomish and Everett on the Snohomish river. She will be 119 ft. long, 20 ft. wide and 5 ft. deep. She will be equipped with engines of the usual stern-wheel type, which will be placed well forward. In order to do this the piston rod will have to be lengthened about 20 ft. and will work in carriers. 'The steamer will be christened Garden City. Messrs Allen & Ballord, naval architects and ma- rine engineers, Seattle, Wash., are her designers. Sunday outing excursions on the Nickel Plate road begin April 19, 1903, to continue every Sunday until further notice. Fare $1 each person, in parties of five or more traveling together and returning same day. Tickets good between any two stations within a distance of 100 miles. For particulars apply to nearest ticket agent. E. A. Akers, C. P. & T. A., Cleveland, O. May 7. It is reported from San Francisco that the submarine tor- pedo boat Grampus has demonstrated her efficiency as a vessel of war by discharging a torpedo at a range of 350 yards and striking a stationary target squarely in the center. English Royal Navy - u : Russian Imperial Navy Japanese Imperial Navy : : Italian Royal Navy - : : Argentine Navy - - ~ The " Messageries Maritimes'? Company Chemins de fer de l'Ouest: BELLEVILLE WATER-TUBE BOILERS NOW IN USE (FEBRUARY, 1903) On Board Sea-going Vessels, NOT INCLUDING New In- } stallations Building or Erecting. French Navy - : : - Austrian Imperial Navy - = = - - Chilian Navy e Q = 3 (The French Western Railway Co.) Steamships plying between Dieppe and Newhaven - - Total Horse Power of Boilers in Use 276,460 H. P. 849,300 " 193,900: 3% 122,400 32,900: © 13,500... % 26,500. * 13,000. = - 87,600 - 1g,500 .* 1,634,360 WORKS: Ateliers et Chantiers de l'Ermitage, at Saint-Denis (Seine), France. TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: Belleville, Saint-Denis-Sur-Seine.