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1902.] MARINE REVIEW. 15 MAIDEN TRIP OF THE KROONLAND. The new twin-screw steamship Kroonland of the Red Star line which was built at the works of the William Cramp & Sons' Ship & Engine Building Co, in Philadelphia, arrived in New York city on Saturday last. She will be put into the New York-Antwerp service of the Red Star line immediately, sailing from New York Saturday, June 28, at 12 o'clock noon. The Kroonland is the third of the quartette of new twin-screw steamships which the International Navigation Co. has built for the New York-Antwerp service of the Red Star line. She is the largest ship ever built in the United States and is a sister ship of the Vaderland which was launched on July 12, 1900, at the works of Messrs. John Brown '& Co. Ltd., of Clydebank, Glasgow, and the Zeeland which was launched at the same yards Nov. 4, 1900. In a general way the Kroonland is built on the and about 1,000 third-class. The arrangements for loading and discharg- ing cargo are very complete. € engines are of quadruple-expansion, direct-acting and surface- condensing type. The four cylinders each work a separate crank, and are so arranged as to produce a minimum of vibration, the parts being so disposed as to be practically balanced without the use of counter-weights on crank arms. There are eight single-ended boilers in the ship, con- structed of steel and adapted for a working pressure of 200 lbs. per square inch, four furnaces to each boiler, making thirty-two in all. These boilers are in two compartments, leading into two funnels, which are 98 ft. high from the grate level, and elliptical in plan, 13 ft. 6 in. by 8 ft. 6 in. The fans are eight in number and 7 ft. 6 in. in diameter, and are situated di- rectly under the funnels. If the vessel should be needed for service in the time of war the disposition of the bunkers would give coal protection to Two electric battleship cranes and trestles at ship yard of Vickers, Sons & Maxim, Ltd., Barrow-in-Furness, England. The trestles are constructed of iron and steel. The first trestle is 715 ft. long and the second 633 ft. The trolley travels 190 ft. with a maximum load of 30,000 lbs. 60 ft. from center and 10,000 lbs. 95 ft. from center. Built by the Brown Hoisting Machinery Co., Cleveland. same plan as the Vaderland, but in the matter of appointments and various conveniences it is even an improvement over the latter. The Kroonland is 580 ft. long, which is 26 ft. longer than the St. Louis and St. Paul, and has a register of 12,000 tons, or 400 tons more than the St. Louis and St. Paul. She possesses every device for the safety and comfort of passengers and carries the largest improved appliances for the protection of life. Except in the one point of speed the Kroonland is the equal of the finest steamships afloat and will enable persons of moderate means to enjoy all the luxuries of the fastest ocean greyhounds. . Passengers are carried on three decks--the promenade, the upper, and the saloon deck--and among the numerous distinct advantages offered is the location amidship of all first and second-cabin saloons and state- rooms, a point where motion is at a minimum. For lighting and ventila- tion, in addition to the numerous sidelights, there is an unusually large trunk well extending through two tiers of decks tastefully decorated in white and lighted through a richly ornamented glass roof. The seats are covered with rose-colored moquette and the upholstery throughout is in excellent keeping with the color scheme of the other decorative material. All the rooms are unusually large, excellently lighted and ventilated by the same system which has won so many words of praise from patrons of the St. Louis and the St. Paul. In cold weather the fresh air is heated by passing over steam pipes and the heat thus supplied may be regulated for each deck independently. By this superior system the inner rooms are made as comfortable as the outer ones. The interior rooms, which in many vessels are sometimes so dark as to require artificial light, are in these lighted from over head by oval glasses, sufficiently large to give ample light. For extra illumination electric lights are provided. All of these rooms are finished in mahogany. Everything possible has been done to make the music room and library attractive. The smoking room for first-class passengers is panelled in fumed American oak and has all of the latest appointments and conveniences. The description of the first cabin staterooms will very nearly serve for the second cabin, the fittings being almost identical. The steerage quarters are commodious and well ven- tilated. There are berths for 348 first-class passengers, 194 second-class the boilers, while safety from breakdowns is assured by the adoption of . twin-screws, which are fitted with enclosed shaftings, and brought close together by the adoption of a small aperture in the stern frame. The Finland, the fourth of this quartette of twin-screw steamers of the International Navigation Co., was launched at the Cramp works in Phila- delphia the same day that the Kroonland sailed for New York. The Fin- land. is practically a duplicate of the other three vessels and will also be put into the New York-Antwerp service of the Red Star line. PROMOTIONS IN THE NAVY. Secretary Moody has prepared the following memorandum in regard to promotions in the navy: "In the future when an officer is promoted the bureau of navigation will forward to the secretary of the navy a record of the officer's service since last promoted, special duty performed, the length of time in grade, length of time on sea service, and the percentage of the time at sea, all this since last promotion." This action of Secretary Moody is taken in order to provide him, and through him the president, with information concerning officers who come up for promotion, which the records of examining boards do not disclose. The papers of an examining board show only his physical, mental, moral, and professional qualifications. In the past, after an officer has been passed by an examining board, the approval of the secretary and the presi- dent has been a purely routine matter. In the future if an officer's work since last promotion does not, in the opinion of the president, fit him for the duty to which he is slated to succeed, the executive approval will be withheld. Another submarine boat, the last of the flotilla of five built by Vickers, Sons & Maxim, Ltd., was launched at Barrow lately. No. 1 has been put through deep sea trials under the supervision of Capt. Bacon, to whom the admiralty have allotted this special duty. So far the submarines have . given the greatest satisfaction. A large special submarine boat 100 ft. long is being built at Barrow, but is not yet ready for launching.