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October, 1909 rapid handling of vessels during the operation of docking and undocking, such as bilge shores, roller fenders, rubbing timbers and bollards. A du- plex reciprocating pump with a capa- TAE. Marine REVIEW NEW FERRY FOR VANCOUVER B. 6 3 For service across Burrard inlet be- tween the cities of Vancouver and SHOWING ONE-HALF OF THE PENARTH Dock. city of 100 tons per hour, has been provided. This pump has a connection to a main drain of the dock, which will enable the last drops of water to be pumped out of the dock. There is also a connection to the sea. On the delivery side the pump is connected to a service pipe which has connections at intervals for 3-inch delivery hose. The pump is capable of throwing three jets of water to a height of 40 ft. to enable the floating dock to enter the wet dock. in which it is destined to work, the entrance to which is several feet less than the width of the dock, there is a longitudinal joint running the © whole length of the pontoon. When the dock arrived in Penarth Roads, this joint was disconnected and theseparate sec- tions towed into the wet dock. and thereafter reconnected, and the attach- ment to the quay wall completed. This dock is another good example of the skill of the renowned floating dock builders, Messrs. Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson of Wallsend- on-Tyne. They have built floating docks of every type, whether for the British Admiralty or for foreign or colonial governments, or for private companies in every quarter of the globe. Last year alone, they built and dispatched no fewer than five floating docks, one of them was the famous 7,000 ton dock for Callao in Peru, necessitating a tow- age of 11,000 miles, including the very hazardous passage of the Magellan Straits, North Vancouver, a distance of 2 miles, the North Vancouver City Ferries, Ltd., is building a new, modern ferry boat. 403 ended and built of steel with six water- tight compartments, are as follows: Length over all, 165 ft.; length of keel, 145 ft.; molded beam, 28 ft.; beam over guards, 44 ft, There will be a propeller at each end, the two driven by a triple-expansion engine, 14, 22 and 38 in. in diameter by 20-in. stroke. Steam is furnished by two Babcock. & Wilcox water-tube boilers carrying a working pressure of 200 Ib. per sq. in. The speed of the boat is to be 12 knots per hour. Each boiler has sufficient capacity to drive the boat 9 knots, when fired alone. The machinery is to be copper piped 'and brass fitted. The auxiliaries include hand and steam steering gear, electric lights and independent pumps for all purposes. The forward hold will be. fitted up for a cafe and lunch counter, provision for the 'crew's quarters will be made in the after hold: Two driveways for teams, each 9 ft. wide, will be provided on the main deck. Outside of the driveways will be the smoking room, fruit stand, shoe blacking stand, etc. The main cabin on the passenger deck will be enclosed with glass and the cabin itself provided with upholstered seats and rubber tile floor. The finish of the cabin is to be in rosewocd. SHOWING THE PeNARTH Dock 1N CompLetep STATE. The company already operates an exten- sive ferry service, and the new vessel is to provide additional facilities to take care of increased business. The principal dimensions of the hull of the new ferry, which is to be double On the hurricane deck above the cabin will be two pilot houses, one at each end and also the captain's cabin. Each pilot house will be fitted with a 40-ampere electric search light. The cabins will be constructed of Pacific coast fir and cedar. ~ <