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July, 1914 Steam Lighters for Port Nelson The Polson Iron Works, Toronto, is building three steel steam lighters for the Department of Railways and Canals, Dominion Government, for use at Port Nelson, Hudson Bay. The di- BOAT _DECK | ACCOMMODATION THE MARINE REVIEW diameter by 16 in. stroke, supplied with steam from a Scotch boiler, 9 ft. in diameter by 9 ft. long, built for 160 Ibs. working pressure. The lighters are equipped with feed, general service, sanitary and wrecking pumps, are elec- trically lighted throughout with search ANGLES steaks FRAMES SPACED - 24" KEEL Ex3xi5*C SECTION IN WAY OF BOILER Room MIDSHIP SECTION OF STEEL LIGHTER mensions of these lighters are: Length, igs {t:; beam, 21 ft. 6 1n:; depth, 40 ft. They are of extra strong construction. The main engines are of the fore and aft compound surface condensing type 2X6 PLATE 53x95 | « x ISKISX meres OX3X15 | m SIDE FRAMES 5x3x% Z| SIDE FRAMES "16,23,29,35 ry i< 41,47&54 To BE 6x3xI5) 1 is INNER FLANGE SHEERED = iS AT BILGE c RJ DIAGONAL BRACING 8x BETWEEN CHANNELS FOR 20-0 AFT OF, STEM iz 20" RADIUS CKING KEEL pa L te LG 85 x6 ne xoEKS yol-g'- HARRIE |__| SECTION IN WAY OF CARGO HoLD lights and are equipped with steam windlass, steam steering gear and two steam winches. Sleeping quarters, gal- ley and cabin equipment are provided for a crew of ten men. Two of these 285 The launch was unique in Canadian ship building in that both boats were launched from the same ways, one fol- lowing the other. The whole time from the starting of the launching of the first till the second lighter was afloat was eight minutes. The lighters will proceed under their own steam from Toronto to Port Nelson about June 15. These vessels were designed by, and built under the supervision of William Newman, works manager of the Polson Iron Works. The tug Mariner, towing barges No. 11 and No. 15, left Cristobal at 6. a. m. Tuesday, May 19, and arrived at Balboa at 6:40 p. m., the same day. This is the first direct voyage from ocean to ocean by way of the canal. These barges are to be loaded with sugar transferred to them from the steamship Alaskan at Balboa and towed back to Cristobal. The Alaskan is a vessel of the American-Hawaiian Steamship Co.'s fleet, diverted to the Isthmus in consequence of the inter- ruption of traffic on the Tehauntepec railway. The Orient Line, Anderson & Co., 5 Fenchurch Ave.,. London, England, managers, has recently issued a _ poster calling attention to its service to Egypt, India, Australia and the Orient which is very attractive. It represents one of their liners entering the Suez canal on a still night with three Arabs clad in their picturesque garbs sitting on the bank. As a work of art it has great with cylinders 10 and 22 in. in lighters were launched on May 30. merit. eae =f seurtti z 13] 1% s EFAS " 5 « 2|3)°9 Sele O < 5 : 2 3 © Z ' "Rrent ARY| BULWARKS 8 8 2 =. = at N z |é Zoomers oo bas & 4 © |G O STEAM carsTA, =O. HATCH Np. ] SH RACK oO O° = a TABLE . 5 O pe oe : GALLEY 3 A= 4) Se NOL E bore SSS = pr ieee 4, TON POWER DOUBLE WHIPS 2° Sc BINGE ° 10 CHAIN BLOCK HATCH NSt I