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ing on the saloon deck where not ex- posed to the weather, that fitted in the main saloon being of the standard battleship grade, of a thickness ex- ceeding %%4-in. The covering to be used on the exposed portions of the saloon and shade decks was, how- Cad ED "TAE MarRINeE. REVIEW posure. It was finally decided to cov- er the wood decking with canvas to secure water-tightness, and on this to lay interlocking rubber tiling. This presents an elegant surface, and in general seems to have served the pur- pose, although some difficulty was ex- iS 19 where the surface can be kept coated with shellac. The floor of the main saloon of this vessel, which is fitted with heavy linoleum, makes an excel- lent surface for dancing. If linoleum is laid on weather decks it would seem necessary to fit metal strips over all cs ---- = oie/S A : 1 i= @) AY ae vy, Atay seme is a SALOON AND SHADE DECK, STEAMER JAMESTOWN. MIDSHIP SECTION, STEAMER JAMESTOWN. -ever, a subject of much consideration. The usual canvas was not considered a satisfactory covering on account of the danger from fire, as lighted cigar ends, etc., have been known to cause trouble on canvas decks. It was thought that some form of asbestos tiling could be used for this purpose, samples were tested and found to be unsuitable, as the asbestos tiles were -not tough enough on the surface to stand the wear; and the adhesion be- tween the tiles and the cement used in laying was also defective after ex- perienced on the shade deck, due part- ly to lack of care in laying and partly to the action of the weather. On ac- count of the weight and expense, the use of interlocking rubber tiling for this purpose leaves much to be de- sired, even though satisfactory adher- ence to the deck is obtained. In this connection the suitability of heavy lin- oleum for this purpose will probably be shown by the small amount which was laid on the exposed main deck of this vessel. Heavy linoleum makes a fine deck covering for protected decks SERTION THO MACHINERY SPACE, the joints, and the surface could hardly compare with that of the inter- locking rubber tiling as fitted on this vessel. Sketch No. 6 shows. the method adopted for ending the wood deck and its covering at the edge of the waterway at the side of the vessel. The house on the saloon deck is built of 5-32-in. steel plates, stiffened with angles and lined with No. 24 gauge sheet steel in a similar manner to the house on the main deck, and considerable care was taken to bracket the stiffeners to the beams, so that