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THE MARINE REVIEW VOL. 42 CLEVELAND MARCH, 1912 NEW YORK No. 3 THE START HE revenue 'cutters Miami and Unalga were launched from the yard of the Newport News Ship Building & Dry Dock Co., News, Va., on Feb. 10. These vessels are duplicates and are 190 ft. long over al, 173 ft. 6 in. between perpendiculars, 32 ft. 6 in. beam and 17 ft. 6 in. deep, displacing at mean load draught 1,050 tons. The vessels have a partial berth- deck forward and aft, a main deck extending the entire length of the vessel, and a three-quarter length spar deck, the latter being cut off Newport . New Revenue Cutters The Miami and Unalga Are Intended for Service in the Gulf and Alaskan Waters and Are Representative of the Latest Development in Vessels of this Type-- The Revenue Cutter Service is an Im- portant Arm of the Government aft for the purpose of installing tow- ing-bitts for use when it becomes necessary to aid distressed vessels. They are constructed of mild open- hearth steel throughout, the joiner- work being plain but substantial. They are schooner-rigged with two pole masts, and a signal yard on the fore- mast. The propelling machinery will con- sist of two water-tube boilers and one vertical, inverted, direct-acting, triple- expansion engine with cylinders 17 in., 27 in. and 44 in. in diameter, respective- ly, the common stroke being 30 in. There will be all the usual auxiliaries for THE FINISH a vessel of this class, including a powerful fire-and-wrecking pump with the necessary hose for pumping out other vessels in case of necessity, Her electrical installation will be very com- plete, including two dynamos, elec- tric signalling apparatus, wireless tel- agraphy and a powerful searchlight. The coal capacity of 250 tons and water supply of over 15,000 gallons will be sufficient to enable the vessel to keep at sea for long periods, a very desirable feature for a cutter destined for service on the Pacific. In order to be of assistance to wrecked vessels a powerful wrecking ; *