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152 that a burst of speed might come or that the trouble in the engine room might mend, but the mile dwindled down to three-quarters, then one-half, when the whaleback, 150 ft. ahead, but not in the lead, swung off, blew a long salute to the proud McWil- liams, and in obedience to the laws of navigation, he gave up the race. The whaleback turned and went back to her consort." A LONG VOYAGE FOR A SMALL TUG. The tug Grayling, fegistering 28 tons gross and 19 tons net, has left THe Marine REVIEW voyages ever shen pted « on the Pacific. coast by so small a steam vessel. The Grayling was decked over and pre- pared for her voyage by John B. Mitchell, shipwright, Seattle. SHIPBUILDING IN JAPAN. The shipbuilding industry of Japan during 1908 is reviewed by the Japan Advertiser, of Yokohama, as follows: The Japanese dockyards were occupied mainly in fitting out vessets built in previous years and in the reconstruction of ships captured in the late war; their new tonnage is therefore comparatively small. The armored cruiser, Ikoma, of Riise ak) 'Poe "Luc Seattle on a long voyage to Panama. The Grayling was owned by Capt. John Sutherland of Seattle who sold her to George T. Coyle of Panama, John B. Mitchell of Seattle acting as agent. To protect her from the heavy waves of the Pacific the Gray- ling was securely boarded up fore and aft. The covering is designed to shed water readily and thas the appearance of two large navy spray hoods, The Grayling carried 35 tons of coal and a crew of six men. She is ex- pected to steam the distance in about 25 days; the length of the trip is be- tween 3,500 and 4,000 miles,. almost all of it in the open sea. The Grayling was built' at Lake Bay, Washington, in 1888. She was originally the Meta and for years has been engaged in the fishing (business. Before leaving she was thoroughly overhauled; her thull was strengthened, New boilers and machinery were in- stalled some time ago. She is 58.5 ft. in length, 13.8 ft. beam and 6 ft. in depth. This is one of the longest GRAYLING, 14,000 tons, missioned early in 1908, and her sister ship, the Ibuki, fitted with Curtis tur- was completed and com- ° June, 1999 : bines, is ready for speed trials, In mercantile work perhaps the most not. able launch was that of the large float- ing dock at Kobe, by the Mitsu Bishi Co. This dock was built entirely of home-made steel. The two 8,600-ton steamers launched by the Kawasaki Co, for the Nippon Yusen Kaisha are the largest vessels yet built by this firm, and the volunteer fleet steamer Salat Maru by the Mitsu Bishi Co., is the first ship fitted with turbines made in Japan. New contracts have practically ceased since the beginning of 1908, and the trade is now becoming seriously de- pressed. At the Mitsu Bishi Works eight vessels, of 62,000 tons and 52,100 indicated horsepower, are building, Among these are a third turbine liner for the Toyo Kisen Kaisha, the sec- ond turbine for the Japanese volunteer fleet and six other steamers. Most of these will be completed in 1909. The -Kawasaki Co. have 13,200 tons of new work including two cargo steamers of 12,000 tons and a few torpedo craft for Siam, and the Osaka Iron Works have an auxiliary sailing ship and a few dredgers. A large number of oil-motor fishing smacks are being built in Japan, and it is stated that more than 200 of these craft will be floated in the Spring of 1909. Thomas W. Spencer, for several years superintending engineer at Seat- tle for the Pacific Coast Steamship Co., has been appointed assistant manager of the Heffernan Drydock Co. Mr. Spencer is well known in marine en- gineering circles on the Pacific coast and in his new position will have charge of the engineering department of the drydock company. THE GRAYLING BOARDED UP ForE AND AFT.