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48 Development in Seattle EATTLE, Jan. 22.--The Moran Co., originally. Moran Bros., a name identified with ship build- ing on Puget Sound for many years, passed out of existence with the ad- vent of 1912. The Seattle Construc- tion & Drydock Co. is the name of 'the company which has taken over this plant and the change means the addition of about $1,250,000 in capital and the inauguration of extensive improvements which will 'make this plant one of the largest and' most modern in this country. President and General 'Manager J. V. Paterson, who holds the same titles under the reorganization, has long been making an effort to bring about the reorganization. His untir- ing efforts have at last been successful and he now sees the realization of hope long deferred in that there will now be an abundance of. working capital and facilities which will make the local yard a strong competitor for all manner of marine - and construction business on the Pa- cific coast. The Seattle 'Construction & Dry 'Dock Co. is capitalized at $2,000,000. On the board of directors are sever- al prominent and wealthy Seattle men as well as three representatives of Eastern capital. One of the first improvements which President Pat- erson has undertaken is the construc- tion of a steel dry dock having a capacity of 12,000 tons. For years this plant has been handicapped by the lack of adequate docking facilities. Two. long concrete piers will also be built and other extensive improvements made From: the yard "of the Seattle Construction & Dry Dock Co., submarines F3 and F4 were launched on Jan. 6 and three days previously the huge caisson, built for the new Puget Sound dry dock, was sent into the water without a mishap. These events are of peculiar interest to the Pacific coast. They mark the approaching completion of the second dry dock at the Puget Sound yard as well as the nucleus of a fleet of submarines which Pa- cific coast people hope congress will build to guard the long shoreline on LAUNCHING THE GATE OF ~~ THE MARINE REVIEW this side in lieu of a costly fleet of battleships. The caisson measures 127 ft. in length, 47 ft. in height and varies in width from 20.to: 25, ft. its unusual shape, ful calculation to send Owing to it required care- it down the * LAUNCHING SUBMARINE F3 ways successfully but it was launched without the slightest mishap. This caisson is the largest struc- ture of its kind built for the United States government. In its construc- tion were used more than 1,000 tons of steel while 450 tons of steel rails and cement ballast hold it upright. It will be an important unit of the new dry dock, rapidly approaching completion, which is designed to ac- commodate the largest 'vessels now afloat. Its width of 127 ft. and depth of 47 ft. as against a width of 99 ft. THE NAvy Yarp Dry and depth of 38 ft., the dimensions of the caisson of the original dock, indicate how much larger is the sec- ond dock. The big caisson will be towed to the navy yard within a short February, 1912 time where it will be in readiness for installation whenever needed. Its cost is approximately $125,000. The F3 and F4 were originally named Pickerel and Skate but re- cently the department decided to make the change. They were chris- : tened by Mrs. Manson F. Backus, wife of a promin- ent Seattle banker, and in- cidentally the occasion was not only an event in the city's industrial history but . likewise a notable social af- fair. The submarines, which have the appearance of huge whales, lay on the same way, one astern of the oth- er. After the christening, the Seattle Construction & Dry,...Dock. Ca. .served an elaborate luncheon at which the principal speaker was former U. S. Senator Sam- uel H. Piles, who assisted in securing the appropria- tion for these defenders. He paid a high tribute to President Paterson's ability and patriotism and stated that the construction of these submarines was a greater event in Seattle's history than the launching of the battleship Nebraska, which was built at the same yards. Mr. Piles made an urgent plea for united effort on the Pacific to induce con- gress to build a large fleet of sub- marines to protect these waters in lieu of a costly squadron of battle- ships. and cruisers. ; ; The submarines are each 142 it. 7 in. in length, with depth of 16 ft. 1034 in. from keel to deck, and extreme breadth ef 415.01...39. in... The. note- worthy feature of these vessels is their great radius of, action. Not. only...can they travel between all points along this coast but they are designed to make the run to Honolulu with- out. escort. Kerosene is used as fuel, the engines being known as "heavy oil." Their total maximum radius of action is 3,200 miles and 2,400 minimum. Their dis- placement submerged is 400 Dock tons. The engines are of the four-cycle type, six cyl- inders, having a collective horse- power of 780 when making 400 revo- lutions per minute. Four torpedo tubes are installed in the bow, each tube carrying a 5.2 N.