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hours. In the case of the dry dock- ing of the steamer Nembe, this ves- sel which displaced at the time 3,000 tons was lifted in 70 minutes so that it is evident that the pumping plant is more than capable of doing its contract work. LAKE SHIP YARD METHODS OF STEEL SHIP CONSTRUC- TION. By ROBERT CURR. Fig. 17 shows the deck house and cabin arrangements. Sitting room, captain's office and ee ee Capt.Bed Ns. Room g BES BB Ay ake a" FGRECASTLE DEC State Room Sitting Room X Hallway | WINDLASS DECK Watchmen' s Q dining room side walls paneled quar- tered oak; broken panels. Ceilings canvas and pine painted. Stateroom, bathroom and _ captain's bedroom in texas, side walls paneled quartered oak, full panels above and below chair rail. Ceilings canvas and pine painted. Owner's stateroom and bathroom in forecastle; side walls paneled, pine full panels. Ceilings canvas and pine painted. Balance of cabins; side walls ceiled with narrow "V" jointed oak ceiling. Ceilings pine painted white, except pilot house, which is light green. Stewards and engineers' shower bath lined with galvanized iron, TAE Marive REVIEW Floors are of pine in sections in the following rooms, captain's office and bedroom, owner's sitting room, stateroom and steward's room. - Asbestolith floor in the following rooms: Captain and owner's_ bath- room, engineer and steward's_ bath- room, hallway, dining room, store room, pantry, galley and crews' mess. Linoleum cemented on in the fol- lowing rooms: First mates, second mates, watchmen, wheelsmen, oilers, assistant engineers, chief engineer and porters. All sash of cherry. All out- side doors of pine, grained on inside re Brass Heater and. Fittings Pilot House 29 ' ers are of steel. The coamings, cov- ers and fittings for the hatches are all laid off in the mold loft, and com- pleted, so that no drilling is necessary in putting the hatches together on the ship. The deck sctttles are of the bulb angle style and are also completed in the shop and erected in place on the deck ready for riveting to same. The bulwarks and railings are all fitted from the ship, which are com- posed of 10-lb. plate properly stiffened around the stern to forward end of boiler house, from stem to within™ Hallway Ch. Engineers Room Steward Room Bath a ' 4 a Main De Ra Hall: 189 < \ 193 197 (199 7 Linen Closet Cold Vy Storage |.) |I/ Porte m, SPAR DECK AFT : "He foe To REE '| mahi Up 18 20 22 24 26 28 Engin e Hatvh. 3 seer A StalX ON tien "hy aS by 7| | Room for Six » s in 1 Deck Hands le 6-0-- XN \ NM x : I G rati: F ratin 5 = Fe re ! \ ee ~1 f : 1 iaWawe { "ey-- 167 169 TL aE 175 WE 19 Wp 18S sd | 187 Pe Oo: U ' Crews Shower 4 MAIN DECK FOR'D | Fic. 17. to suit finish of room. Galvanized iron pockets for all win- dows except pilot house, pockets to be watertight. Galley sink to have open plumbing; splash and dripboards to be bedded in lead to make a tight and sanitary job. All the joiner work is prepared in, the shop, ready for putting in place, with the exception of sheathing and furring. Fig. 18 shows the outboard plan above the 18-ft. water line and the, spar deck as the vessel appears when completed ready for sea.~ _ The hatch coamings are of the channel type 12 in. deep and the cov- Engine Dk.17-0 above Base WY, 'Room }/' | ifor Six \Pireinen « ve £ 1 t Loot c iz ' oo MAIN DECK-AFT MARINE REVIEW Showerr-, about 10 ft. of break of forecastle deck and from forecastle to No. 1 hatch, : A monkey rail is fitted on top of bulwarks forward, extending about 8 ft. aft of stem. On top of bulwarks forward and aft two half-round bead irons to be fitted and a slotted pipe on top of monkey rail. Bulwarks around top of pilot house of steel with a slotted pipe on top. The railing amidships on spar deck is removable and consists of bar iron stanchions, fitted into wrought iron sockets. Two galvanized wire ropes, about 4 in. in diameter, rove through holes in stanchions and set up with turn-