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August, 1912 THE MARINE REVIEW ex ee e 8 eee we eee A REMARKABLE PHOTOGRAPH OF A MOoNOPLANE FLYING OVER THE BriTISH TorPEDO DESTROYER SWIFT AT SPITHEAD--THE length of about. 24 ft. 7 in: Two cone : SWIFT Is THE LARGEST AND Fastest DESTROYER IN THE WorLD ning tower and the wireless teteg- sweeten the air of the rooms. To raphy appatfatus, The 'dynamo. m. avoid rolling im. heavy i seas, which this case is driven by an internal-com- bustion engine, so that its working is secure even in the event of the flooding of the boilers, in the stoke- holds. For the convenience of the passengers an electric bell installa- tion is fitted. Precautions Against Fire In order to afford security in case of fire, there is a fire station, and a recording apparatus on the Rich system on the bridge announces the outbreak of fire, and through its tell- tale tubes from each hold or com- partment steam can be forced to ex- tinguish the fire at the moment of . outbreak. Moreover, water extinc- tion is provided for throughout the ship with a large number of fire hydrants. On the passenger decks iron fireproof doors are provided in considerable numbers, to prevent fire passing from one division to another. Complete ventilation is provided for in all state and public rooms. There are for this purpose about 80 "Sirocco" ventilators, of a total of about 19,000 cu. m. capacity. The rooms of the fourth class are provid- ed with thermo-tanks for ventilation and heating. In addition there is an abundance of natural ventilation. An ozone installation is introduced to _ bines happens with so many ships, Fram's anti-rolling tanks have been installed. In order to give an idea of the enormous quantities of the various materials utilized in such a ship, it may be noted that there have been used about 26,000 tons of steel plates, angles, profiles, etc.; 1,400 tons of nuts and screws; 600 tons of cast iron and cast steel; about 6,000 cu. m. of various woods. The weight of the complete sternposts, together with the shaft brackets, is about 175 tons, while the rudder weighs about 90 tons. Four four-bladed propellers the ship, the diameter being about 16% ft., worked by a turbine installa- tion at a normal rate of 185 revolu- tions per minute. The individual tur- bines are arranged so that the steam passes through the high-pressure tur- bine on one inner shaft, to an inter- mediate pressure turbine on the other inner shaft, and finally thence to both low-pressure turbines on the outer shafts. Each separate shaft is cap- able of being worked and maneuvered independently. The reversing tur- consist of two high-pressure and two low-pressure turbines, with the later again on the outer shaft. The largest low-pressure casing has a diameter of about 18 f&: and. a drive densers are arranged near to the low- pressure turbines. The water-circu- lating pumps, four in number, are ar- ranged two each on one engine, which drives both or either. There are a large number of boilers in wa- ter-tight compartments, which provide the necessary steam at a pressure of 16 atmospheres. The city of New York has leased the municipal dock at Thirty-third street, Brooklyn, to the Bush Ter- minal Co. The Terminal company is to pay the city 95 per cent of the gross. receipts monthly, retaining 5 per cent for its service. .-The dock is to be open to all shipping on equal terms without discrimination, and it is expressly understood that a new line of steamers consigned to and managed by James W. Elwell & Co., a rival dock company, shall be ac- commodated at the pier. The Erie Railroad Transit Line which has been heretofore managed as an adjunct of the Buffalo division of the railroad by the division super- intendent, will hereafter be managed from the general offices, 50 Church street, New York. Charles S. Golds- borough has been appointed manager with J. C. Maclay as superintendent at Buffalo.