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SE Pe ee Pe May, 1913 in charge of the engine drafting room under Mr. Davison. Oscar A. Thelin is a graduate of the Orelro college, Sweden, and was at the Washington navy yard and naval torpedo station, Newport, R. I., until 1909, and is in charge of the hull mechanical de- partment under Mr. Grieshaber. W. W. Meek, who is in charge of the hull drafting room under Mr. Gries- haber, was with the Bath Iron Works until 1907, and then joined the Electric Boat Co. A. McCulloch, who has made a study of order and shop system, joined the New London Ship. & Engine Co. in 1912. Hugo H. Momm was with the Elec- tric Boat Co. from 1901 until the New London Ship & Engine Co. was started, when he was made superintendent of the shop. James H. Ahearn, with the Blake & Knowles Pump Co. for 22 years, took charge of the machine shop of the New London company in 1912. Peter VV. Rehill jormed the Electric Boat Co.'s forces in 1897, and when the New London company was started, was made erecting foreman. Lawrence Hanlon has been appointed superintendent of ferries for the port" of New York. James C. Wallace, president of the American Ship Building Co. of Cleve- land has returned from Egypt. P. Paton has been appointed manager of the Northern Navigation Co., Col- lingwood, vice C. H. Nicholson, re- signed. C. A. Macdonald is assistant manager and treasurer. James Playfair is president. R Ao C:: Simith, : chairman: of the New York state harbor commission, and president of the American Mail Steamship Co., has 'been appointed dock commissioner of the port of New York, vice Calvin Tompkins, re- signed. O. D. Duncan has withdrawn from the law firm of Goulder, Day, White, Garry & Duncan to become a member - of an admiralty law firm in New York City. Carmi Thompson, formerly United States treasurer, has been appointed gen- eral manager of the Great Northern and Hill ore properties, with offices at St. Paul, Minn. . J, Howland Gardner, formerly superintendent of marine construction for the Fall River Line, has been ap- pointed vice president and general manager of the New England Steam- ship Co. F. P. Palen has been appointed as- sistant general manager of the New- port News Ship Building & Dry Dock Co.; J. W. Gray, assistant to the gen- eral manager; J. B. Weaver, general THE MARINE KEVIEW superintendent; W. H. Benson, su- perintendent of hull construction; Neils Christiansen, superintendent of machinery; J. H. Lofland, assistant su- perintendent of hull construction. The annual election of the Maritime Association of the Port of New York took place on April 22.. The regular ticket headed by William Simmons for president was elected. The-other officers are: Vice president, Edgar F. Luckenbach; treasurer, Frederick V. LL. Jones. Directors: George D. 'Ali, Andrew M. Campbell, Thomas H. Franklin, Edgar E. Lethbridge, Rafael Rios and Marcus H. Tracy. Inspec- tors of election: William H. Ander- son, George Christoffers, Edward A. Plunkett and William H. Raab. Audit- ing committee: William D. Dickey, William L. Gerrish and George E. Winters. Oil Tanker Socony Constructed to meet the require- ments of the Panama canal trade, the giant: tanker Socony, the last of 4 fleet of four steamers built for the Standard. Oil Uo., of NewYork, was LAL coal or liquid fuel. The Socony is a bulk oil carrier of 30,000 barrels capacity, and is provided with all modern devices for the quick loading and discharging of liquid cargoes. The machinery is located aft, and the vessel will be lighted throughout with electricity. She is built of steel and will be ready for delivery in a few weeks. Two Great Ships Launched Two great ships were placed in the water during April--the Vaterland, for the Hamburg-American Line, and the Aquitania, for the Cunard Line. The Vaterland is the largest vessel yet launched,, exceeding the Imperator, which is about to go into commission, by 5,000 tons. The Aquitania is the largest vessel yet launched in Great Britain though she is slightly smaller than the Vaterland. The Aquitania is 902 ft. over all, 97 ft. beam, 64 ft. deep. Her gross tonnage is 47,000 and displacement 49,400 tons. She will be equipped OIL TANKER SOCONY LAUNCHED AT, THE NEW YORK SHIP, BUILDING CO.'S YARD, CAMDEN, N. J. launched at the plant of the New York Ship Building Co., in Camden, recently. The vessel was christened by Miss Natalie Todd, of New York, a daughter of William Todd, president of the Erie Basin & Drydock Co. The tanker is 330 ft. long, 46 ft. beam and 27 ft. deep. She is equipped with two Scotch boilers and the ma- 'chinery is adapted to the use of either with steam turbines driving four screws and is designed for a speed of 23 knots. The Mauretania and Lusitania will still be the express liners of the Cunard fleet, though con- siderably smaller ships, being 785 ft. over all, 87 ft. 6 in. beam, 60 ft. 4 in. deep, having a displacement of 38,000 tons and a gross tonnage of 31,550 tons.