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April," 1930 "TAE Marine. REVIEW ward and 2 aft with the engines amid- ships. The machinery consists of a set of triple expansion engines of the most modern description, having cylinders 31, 51 and 86-in; diameter, respectively, x 4-ft. 6-in. stroke. Steam is supplied by three single- ended return tube boilers, working 'with Howden's forced~ draft, and by one single-ended boiler working under natural draft. All the boilers are 16 ft. 6 in. diameter. No. 3 hold is arranged for carrying coal on the outward journey, the per- manent bunkers providing the supply for the return journey, the total being about 3,000 tons. Immediately above the shelter deck amidships, is the saloon deck, having accommodation for 85 first-class pas- sengers in three-berth rooms in a large steel deck house with dining saloon at forward end and lavatories at the center line abaft engine casings. Immediately above the saloon deck, a promenade deck of the same length is fitted, having large music room and Tue Netson LINer, HiGHLAND LappiE. library at the forward end and smoke room at the after end. The boat deck is fitted immediately over this with a steel house on same containing ac- commodation for captain and officers forward, and engineers aft. The first-class dining saloon is pan- elled in dark oak, with a series of alcoves at each side, each alcove be- ing arranged to seat eight persons. A special feature of the public rooms is the arrangement of bay windows of Gothic design with diamond cut-glass. From the center of saloon a perand double staircase ascends to the music room immediately above, this room being panelled in light Austrian oak, Both rooms and stairway are effect- ively lighted from a beautiful deco- rated stained glass dome skylight of purely oval shape. Handsome accommodation is pro- vided aft under shelter deck for 36 second-class passengers with deck- house immediately above containing a spacious and _ well-appointed dining saloon and smoke room, pantry, etc. All the holds and tween deck spaces both forward and aft of the machinery and bunkers, are most completely in- sulated and equipped with meat rail and hooks and everything necessary for the successful transport of chilled meat. The refrigerating plant is one of the most powerful afloat, is placed on the upper deck immediately abaft the en- gine casing and the brine tank houses are built between the main hatches on the shelter deck with decks ex- tended out to ship's sides for support- ing the steam winches. _The gross tonnage of the ship is about 7,150 tons and the net about 4,500, the total capacity of holds and tween decks, available for the car- riage of meat being about 343,000 cu. Et, The vessel is tigged as a two- masted schooner with derrick tables at each mast for carrying six derricks and four chain-driven winches to each. Very powerful steering gear is placed on the upper deck right aft with telemotor to navigation bridge and to the after docking bridge.