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January, 1910 Lloyds A. I. (River Class) and Board of Trade requirements for special passenger certificate. Special attention has been given to the subdivision of the hull, there be- ing no fewer than seven complete watertight hulkheads. There are two stout wood fender belts, one extending all round the ves- sel near the deck, and one from the forward to aft 'bulkheads near the waterline. A wood awning extends over the whole of the upper deck and a navi- gation bridge, also with a wood awn- ing, immediately in front of the fun- nel, The machinery is placed amidships, and the arrangement of hull provides for four cabins for passengers, two forward and two aft, each with a roomy stairway and companion. Teak battened seats are arranged on deck and in the cabins. Nominally, the vessel is to. cariry 200 passengers, but there is room for a considerably larger number. The machinery consists of two sets of tri-compound surface condensing engines, and a marine type boiler of extra large size to deal with the rather poor quality native coal, work- ing with natural draft or when re- quired with forced draft on the closed stokehold system. The cylinders are 9 in., 13 in. and 201%4 in. diameter, with a stroke of 11 in., working at about 300 revolu- tions per minute. - The. Doiler ig 11.1. 6 ins diameter and 10 ft. 3 in. long, with a heating siirface..of 1,26/ sd: i, and a grate area of 42 sq. ft., with a working pressure of 180 lbs. The boiler and machinery. are in separate watertight compartments. STEAMER HERMAN FRASCH LAUNCHED. On Saturday, Dec. 11, 1909, there was launched from the yard of the Fore River Ship Building Co., Quincy, Mass., a steel screw steamer built for the Union Sulphur Co., of New York. The launching was witnessed by a large party of invited guests, the christening ceremony being performed by Master Herman Frasch (Whiton, the five year old grandson of Her- man Frasch, for whom the _ vessel was named. After the launching the - company adjourned to the mould loft where luncheon was served. The tables were arranged in the form of a three-bladed propeller, the center round representing hub was decorated with the colors of the Union Sulphur Co., and the blade, with other colors. "TAE Marine REVIEW LAUNCHING THE STEAMER HERMAN F RASCH FoR THE UNIoN SuLpHuR Co, AT THE - Fore River YArp. _ Chyrsanthemums and American beau- ty roses were used in abundance and special souvenirs were provided. The «Hernan Prasch is a sige screw steamship constructed of mild steel to the highest class in the Amer- ican Bureau of Shipping and British Corporation Registry. The vessel is of the single deck type constructed with Simpson patent topside tanks forming three large self-trimming car- go holds, each operated by twin hatch- ways having the De Russett patent covers. The after part is built up to form a long poop with Liverpool house on top in which are berthed the engineer officers and their assistants. A short bridge with bridge house is arranged forward of amidships with quarters for the captain, navigating officers, saloon, chart room, pilot 'house, etc., while right forward vessel is built up to form a topgallant forecastle with anchor handling appliances. The Herman Frasch has a straight stem and _ semi-elliptical stern, has the machinery arranged right aft, and is rigged with three pole masts, from the tops of the forward two of which there is rigged a wireless telegraphy outfit. The vessel has been designed spe- cially for the carriage and operation of bulk freight expeditiously, and for this purpose is fitted with kingposts operating twin booms on which is carried the Spencer-Miller patent ma- rine transfer capable of discharging the cargo at a rate of over 300 tons per hour, The machinery consists in a set of \riple expansion surface condensing engines supplied with steam at 180 Ibs. pressure by three single-ended 'marine type Scotch boilers, the instal- of developing lation being 'capable sufficient power to propel the vessel loaded at sea at a mean speed of 10% knots per hour. The Fransch's lead- ing dimensions are: Length 'overall' 7.2.0.5 oe 361 ft. Bength Be Ps ee eae 345 ft. Breadth 2505 ic seuh os cae 48 ft. 3 in Depth Sore ie a ee 30 ft. 0 in Dratt, owe eae ee ee 23 ft. 6 in Loaded * displacement .........4 8770 tons Tete Pree Pee eee, 2100. . Speed: ov. ee ocr ee 10.5 knots The steamer's. construction: was su- pervised by Jacobs & Davies, consult- ing engineers, 30 Church street, New York, under the direction of J. R. Gordon, traffic manager of the Union Sulphur Co. The distinction of being the oldest vessel in commission in the world un- doubtedly falls to the little Danish sloop Constance, Although she does not look old or old-fashioned by any means, yet she was built in the year 1723. Today she is. still busy as 4 tramp between Danish ports, seldom failing to get her cargo of flour or lime, and carry it safely over the same Belts and sounds' with which she has béen familiar for 185 years. That this particular age is correctwas -- stated by the Danish Bureau of Ship- ping only a short time ago.