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August, 1909 TAE Marine REVIEW 2fo he Northern Navigation Co.'s OR several years past the Canadi- an lake ma- rine has had a heat thy growth. The ship b uild- ers of Can- ada and the Colling- wood Ship- building Co. in par- ticular, have just cause for pride in this latest addition to the passenger fleet of the Great Lakes, and to them the builders on the American side of the line offer their hearty congratulations. Certainly we have produced nothing finer. S. 9. Hamonic. The Hamonic is of the same class as' the Tionesta and Juniata of the Anchor Line in that she is designed for the combined passenger and freight trade, though somewhat larger and faster and differing somewhat in general arrangement. The ship is built on the channel system and is $65 tH. dong, 50 f. beam, and 27 ft. deep, molded, to spar deck, with a gross tonnage of 5,240. The midship sections show clearly her hull construction, There are eight hatcnes in main deck, six forward of passenger gang- way and lobby, which extends clear across the ship, and two aft. There are five cargo holds separated by bulkheads, up to main deck of which three are watertight, in addition to the usual watertight bulkheads at peak and coal bunker. The ship is entered by five 7-ft. gangways with the usual double doors as now fitted to package freighters, in addition to the passenger and en- gine room gangways. A full equip- ment of cargo hoisting gear of the standard line shaft and double fric- tion drum type, serving all hatches, is fitted. The propelling machinery consists of a quadruple engine with cylinders 24-35-52 and 80 in. dameter, 42 in. stroke, driving a single screw, 16 ft. 6 in. diameter, 18 ft. 6 in. pitch, with 84 sq. ft. projected and 98 sq. ft. de- veloped, area. Steam is furnished at 250 lbs. working pressure by six boil- ers 12 it.26 in. diameter, 11 ft. long Each boiler contains two 44-in. fur- naces and 260 3-in. tubes. The boil- ers are fitted with positive heated draft. The aggregate grate area is 243 sq. ft. and the heating surface 11,070 sq. ft. The boilers are set S. S. Hamonic, NorTHERN NAVIGATION Co. BUILT BY CoLLINGWoop SHIPBUILDING