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"THE. MARINE. REVIEW 21 United States Revenue Cutter No. 15. An act of congress approved Jan. 12, 1905, authorized the construction of a steam revenue cutter for service in the waters of Albermarle and Pamlico sounds, on the Car- olina coast, at a cost not to exceed $175,000. The waters in these sounds being very shoal, the draught of the vessel would necessarily have to be small, and a board of officers of the revenue cutter service was appointed to consider tight bulkheads. On the top gallant forecastle is located the steam windlass engine, anchor davits, and a 6-pounder rapid-fire gun. From this deck a hatchway and ladder af- ford access to the main deck. The top gallant forecastle deck extends aft to the top of the deck house, thus form- ing a continuous deck, affording protection to the main deck forward. The pilot house and chart room are located oO 0 MARINE REVIEW _ PROFILE AND DECK PLANS, REVENUE CUTTER NO. I5. the subject, and submit a report with recommendations as to the proper dimensions for a vessel suitable for the duty required. ae From the report of this board the lines for the hull of a twin screw, light draught steel vessel, were drawn, and a model was constructed and "pulled" in the tank at the Washington navy yard. From the data of these tank trials, the requisite horsepower was decided upon, and plans and specifications for the' construction of the hull and machinery were drawn up, printed and issued in Jan- uary, 1906 8 'The vessel, to be known until launched as Revenue Cut- ter No. 15, is to be of steel, of about 408 tons displace- ment, with one mast, one funnel, a flush main deck, an in- terrupted berth deck, and a deck house with a top gallant forecastle extending aft to the forward end of the deck house. The principal dimensions of the hull are as follows: Peneth over ai ie i 158 it. Length between perpendiculars .......... 148. tc Depth from base line at side, amidship, .... 10. ft. Surime. of beams if 30 it, .-6-- 62.62 7% in Mreacth of. beam, molded, -.. 0. 34. 3.., 30 It. Draught of vessel with 25 tons of coal and 2,400 gallons of fresh water, stores and provisions, teady for Sea, ..,..-..----..-- eff, Displacement at 5-ft. draught, .......... 408 tons. The hull is divided into six compartments by five water- ' on the forward end of the deck house, the top of the pilot house being extended forward and out to the sides of the vessel to form the bridge. On 'the bridge and in the pilot house are installed the steering wheels, engine room tele- graphs and bell pulls, binnacles, etc., and on the forward end of the bridge is a searchlight, or projector, and the telephotos keyboard. On the main deck under the top gal- lant forecastle, beginning forward, are located a paint locker, shower baths for the crew, carpenter's work bench, water closets for the warrant officers and crew, and the refrigerators for the vessel. A hatch and ladder afford ac- cess to the berth deck. In the deck house are the follow- ing rooms: A lamp locker, three storerooms, the galley, the armory, the upper fire room space, the engine room, the ward room entrances, and the cabin of the command- ing officers. On the berth deck forward is the prison, the crew's space, hatches to the main hold, and rooms for the warrant officers; the berth deck is interrupted by the fire room and engine compartments, and aft of the engine room bulkhead continues as the ward room deck. In the ward room space is the ward room country, an office, a pantry, six staterooms and a lavatory. Aft of the wardroom lava- tory is the quadrant room. Below the berth deck, begin- ning forward, is a trimming tank, chain lockers, the main hold, and the fresh water tanks of 1,200 gallons capacity. Below the ward room deck are two water tanks of 2,000