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January, 1914 tor J. He Blanchard, 1 Broadway, New York, Derrick lighter, wood, 90 ft. over all, for the market. Bath Iron Works, Bath, Me. Steel steamer Katahdin, 115 ft. over all, for Coburn Steamboat Co., Moose- head Lake, Me.; approximate value, $28,000; 275 horsepower. Compound engine and one vertical tube boiler built by Portland Co., Portland, Me. Ferryboat Bridgeton, the Salem, above mentioned. One three-track steel car float, 325 it. * Oven ai duplicate of THE MARINE REVIEW One three-track steel car float, 270 ft. over all. Double ended steel screw ferry boat, 170 ft. over all; double compound en- gine, two high and two low pressure cylinders; two straight through type boilers; estimated horsepower, 800. Also 17 Scotch and two through type boilers for outside par- ties. James Rees & Sons Co., Pittsburgh, Pa. Stern wheel, steel hull, 165 ft. over all, for the Palma Navigation Co. of South America; approximate value, $50,000; gross tonnage, 300; high pres- straight. sure engine. Stern wheel steel tow boat, 175 ft. over all, for the Vesta Towboat Co.; approximate value, $85,000; gross ton- nage, 150; tandem compound engine. Racine-Truscott Shell Lake Boat Co., Muskegon, Mich. Two steel light vessels Nos. 96 and 98, duplicates, 101 ft. over all; approxi- mate value, $75,000; estimated gross tonnage, 250; bureau of lighthouses. _ Survey cruisers Paquippe, Monomoy e and Seajaquada, 82 ft. over all, approx-~ imate value, $30,000; estimated gross tonnage, 60; United States engineers. Lake Launchings During 1913 | Though Not an Especially Active Year Lake Ship Yards Never- theless Put Overboard Thirty-Two Vessels of Various Kinds URING 1913, exclusive of Ca- D nadian yards, lake shipyards launched 32 vessels of which four were bulk freighters, five were oil tankers for the coast, two were passenger steamers, five were dredges and the remainder a variety of float- ing property. Of the four bulk freighters, two were of Canadian canal dimensions and the other two of 10,000 and 12,000 tons each, mak- ing the combined carrying capacity on a single trip 28,000 tons, or. 560,000 tons in an average season of 20 trips. During 1912, exclusive of Canadian yards, lake shipyards launched five bulk freighters having a carrying ca- pacity of 48,000 tons on a single trip, or 960,000 tons in an average season. During 1911, exclusive of Canadian yards, lake ship yards launched 42 ves- sels, of which nine were bulk freight- ers (four for coast service), two pack- age freighters for coast service, two passenger steamers, two oil steamers, five oil barges, eight. tugs, one fuel lighter, one sand steamer, one car ferry, three tow boats, four scows, two light vessels, one river lighter and one car float. The five lake bulk freighters have a carrying capacity of 55,000 gross tons of ore in a single trip, or 1,100,- 000 tons in an average season of 20 trips. During 1910, exclusive of Canadian yards, lake ship yards launched 51 vessels, of which 20 were bulk freight- ers, three package freighters, two pas- senger steamers, three-car ferries, one river ferry, one lumber steamer, 12 tugs, three lighters, one lighthouse tender, one sand sucker, two dump scows and two gold dredges. Of this program the American Ship Building Co. launched 24, of which 10 were bulk freighters, one passenger boat, six tugs, three package freighters, two car ferries, one river ferry and .one lighter. The Great Lakes Engineer- ing Works launched nine bulk freight- ers; the. Toledo: Ship = Burldinge Cea, one lumber steamer; the Manitowoc Dry Dock Co. two lighters, one sand sucker and two dump _ scows; the Racine Boat Mfg. Co., one lighthouse tender; Johnston Bros., five fish tugs and two gold dredges; and Robert Curr, at Cleveland, built and launched a tug from Murphy & Donnelly's boiler shop. The 20 bulk freighters have a car- rying capacity of 194,500 gross tons in a single trip, or 3,890,000: gross tons in an average season of 20 trips. During 1909, the lake ship yards, ex- clusive of Canadian yards, launched 39 vessels, of which 17 were bulk freighters, five were package freight- ers, five passenger steamers, six tugs, five lighters and one survey boat. During 1908, exclusive of Canadian yards, lake ship yards launched 39 vessels, of which 24 were bulk freight- ers, two passenger boats, one package freighter, three tugs, three fire boats, one lightship, two drill boats, one sand sucker and one supply boat. These 24 bulk freighters have a carrying capacity of 101,400 tons on a single trip, or 2,028,000 tons in an average season. During 1907 the lake ship yards ex- clusive of Canadian yards, launched 56 vessels, of which 40 were bulk freighters, three package freighters, one passenger steamer, one wrecker, one lighter, one mail boat, five tugs and four. scows. These 40 bulk freighters have a carrying capacity of 368,000 gross tons on a single trip. However, as one of the new steamers, the Cyprus, sank on her second trip, the net addition of that year was 36l,- 000, or 7,220,000 tons in an average season. During 1906, the ship builders of the great lakes, exclusive of the Can- adian yards, launched 47 vessels, of which 40 were bulk freighters, two passenger Steamers.- two freighters, two car ferries and one sand dredge. The 40 bulk freighters have a carrying, capacity of 381,000 tons on a single trip; or 7,620,000 gross tons in an average season of 20 trips. During 1905, the ship builders ° of the great lakes launched 32 steamers, of. which 29 were bulk freighters, two package freighters and one car ferry. These 29 bulk freighters have 260,200 gross tons carrying capacity on a single trip, or 5,204,000 gross tons in an average season of 20 trips. During 1904 lake shipyards launched 13 vessels, of which seven were bulk freighters, two package freighters, one car ferry and three passenger steam- ers. The seven bulk freighters have a carrying capacity of 51,300 tons on a single trip, or 1,026,000 in an aver- age season of 20 trips. During 1903, lake shipyards launched 50 vessels, of which 42 were bulk freighters, five car ferries and three passenger steamers. These 42 bulk freighters have a carrying capacity of 213,250 tons on a single trip, or 4,265,- 000 tons in an average season of 20 trips. that 10 of the freighters were built package - Tt should be stated, however, --