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Motor Cargo Vessel HERE has recently been built by John I. Thornycroft & Co., Ltd, Southampton, Eng., the twin- screw motor cargo vessel El Lobito, illustrated herewith. This vessel has a length between perpendiculars of 75 i, beam 16 it, depth, molded, 8: ft., and a draught, extreme, of 6 ft. 10 in. The El Lobito has been built to the order of the Lobitos Oil Fields, Ltd., and is intended for moderate distance voyages along the coast of Peru, car- A Type of Vessel Built by Thornycroft & Co. for Peruvian Coastal Service an ample sail area. Accommodation has been provided aft for officers, con- sisting in large saloon with sofa seats, which can be turned into berths, and two folding cots have been, provided so that six people can be_ berthed. The motors are located in separate watertight compartments between the cargo hold and the after accommoda- tion. At the after end of the motor space fuel tanks of six tons capacity of parafhne are provided. The top and hand winch has been fitted on the upper deck forward, capable of lifting up two tons. Current is ob- tained from an electric dynamo fitted in the motor room. A _ strong pitch pine derrick is fitted on the foremast for runing the cargo. Two side houses containing lavatory on the port side and lamp room on the starboard, to- gether with the galley, are fitted un- der the bridge. The galley is fitted up with an oil cooking range and all scene Tying a maximum of 50 tons of cargo, consisting of cast iron pipe line. The hull has been built on the composite system, having teak planking on gal- vanized steel framing, and has been built (hull and machinery) 'under Lloyds supervision throughout. The decks are of Kauri pine. El Lobito, although a cargo boat, presents quite a fine appearance, hav- 'ing a graceful sheer and bold: lines. She is rigged as a ketch-and -carries EL LOBITO, TWIN-SCREW MOTOR VESSEL tank is used to give gravity feed 'to the motors, fuel being pumped up from:-the other tanks by 4° semi- rotary pump. Forward of the motor Space' is situated the cargo hold, 22 ft. 6 in. long, to accommodate long lengths of pipe, and the total capacity of the hold is 50 tons. A large hatch has been arranged to this space to fa- cilitate handling the "cargo, and ~ it measires "18 it. .6 im' by 'Ot it? 6 fin. For working the°-cargo an electric necessary dressers, shelves, etc. Elec- tric lighting is fitted throughout, sup- plied direct from the dynamo in the motor room. To add to the appear- ance of the vessel and for facilitating the 'exhaust leads a funnel has been fitted abaft the bridge. This arrange- ment has been found to be the must Satisfactory, as it not only simplifies the exhaust arrangements by putting the silencer in the funnel, but venti- lates the motor room, and also keeps