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, was served in the special car Yolande and a' complimentary' dinner was ten- dered by the ship building company to the out-of-town guests at the Ho- tel Pontchartrain in the evening. The North: Lake ts 372. ft Gyer ail 390 ft, keel, 46 "ft. beam and 30 #4 deep. She has ten hatches, spaced 24-ft. centers. Her engines are quad- ruple expansion with cylinders 19, 27%, 40 and 58 in. diameters by 42-in. stroke, supplied with steam from boiler 11 ft. 6 in. by 11 ft. 6 in. fitted with forced draft and allowed 210 Ibs. pressure. Her carrying capacity is 5,000 gross tons. CONTRACTS FOR THREE FREIGHTERS. | Ju Co Wiathace Ship Building Co. last week for three of the closed bulk President American contract freighters to be 524 ft. over. all, .504 ft. keel, 54 ft. beam and 30 ft. deep. The liveliest possible interest' 'was manifested in these orders. by vessel owners, but no information was vouch- safed as to who placed the contracts. It is hinted, however, that one of the endéers: was givén by? Gage J7.J; -H- Brown of Buffalo. It is reported from Montreal that the Richelieu & Ontario Navigation Co., Montreal, has given contract' to the Américan. Ship Building Co.- for. a steamer of Canadian canal size, to trade between Toronto and Montreal. This makes 14 orders that the Amer- ican Ship Building Co. has booked for 1909 delivery, 10 of them being bulk freighters. OBITUARY. Capt. Calvin Becker, veteran vessel master, died at Watertown, N. Y., re- cently, «He 'was: @n tincle of Mr, .W. H. Becker of Cleveland. Rear Admiral . James © Gilchrist Green; U... §, =Ni «retired, + died at Edenton, N.C. Feb. 16... Rear. Ad- mi-al" Green was born at' Jamaica Plain, Mass., on June 27, 1841. He etitered the navy as acting ensign. in the volunteer service at the outbreak of the civil war, throughout which he served, afterward being transferred to the regular service. He was retired at his own request after forty years of active service, with the rank of rear admiral. : BATTLESHIP NORTH DAKOTA. Photographs are herewith published: of the battleship North . Dakota building at the yard of the Fore River =~ Shipbuilding Co., Quincey, Mass. show-5 = < PHOTOGRAPH OF BATTLESHIP NORTH DAKOTA, TA com--- were 74.5 The ing her pleted. per" * cent photographs 'THe Marine. REviEw 33 PHOTOGRAPH OF BATTLESHIP NORTH. DAKOTA, TAKEN ON MARCH "1, SHOWING HER 74.5 PER CENT COMPLETED. taken .con «March .J);° "Fhe;..cona- struction gain during the month was 3.9 per cent. The mounting of No. 2 turret has been delayed by the non-delivery of armor. Shipment of the port belt and No. 2 barbette ar- mor is promised for this month, The turbines are nearly completed and will be installed probably within the next 30 days: It is now expected that the trials of the ship will take place in the coming fall, Capt. Henry Peterson will bring out the new steamer Shenango, now un- -Works. der construction at the Ecorse yard of the Great Lakes Engineering Capt. Peterson has brought out all the new steamers for the Sny- dex: interests <2 ee It is reported from San Francisco that Bernard N. Baker, formerly presi- dent of the Atlantic. Transport €o., and at present president of the Balti- more. Trust & Guaranty Co., is con- templating the formation of a ce n pany to operate steamers between San Francisco and New York via Panama? =: : Le c KEN. ON MARCH 1, SHOWING HER 74.5 | PER CENT COMPLETED.