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300 Sea Going Dredge San Pablo Bids for the sea-going hydraulic hopper dredge San Pablo were opened at San Francisco on June 18. The principal dimensions of the San Pablo Length, 155 feet; beam, 35 feet; are: depth, 17 feet; capacity, 500 cubic yards; draught, loaded, 14 feet 7 inches. The bids received on govern- ment specifications, delivered builder's yard, were as follows: Seattle Con- struction & Dry Dock Co., Seattle, Wash., $294,000; Mare Island Navy Yard, Mare Island, Cal., $292,899; New York Ship Building Co., Camden, N. J., $265,000; Spedden Ship Building Co., Baltimore, Md., $249,819; United Engineering Works, San _ Francisco, Cal., $247,000; Union Iron Works, San Francisco, Cal., $241,000; Skinner Ship Building & Dry Dock Co., Baltimore, Md., $205,990. The Ellicott Machine Corporation, of Baltimore, was the only eastern firm which made a' bid for San Francisco delivery, their bid being $229,400. The government's esti- mated cost of delivery' from the east coast to San. Francisco "is: «$12,000, which would make the bid of the Ellicott Machine Corporation for de- livery at its yard approximately $217,- 400. New Steamship Mongara On May 22 the steamship Mongara, a fine new twin-screw passenger steam- ship built by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Ltd. at their Wallsend Shipyard for the British India Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., was taken out to sea and most successfully completed a long and exhaustive trial trip off the mouth of the River Tyne. Swan, Hun- ter & Wigham Richardson, Ltd.,_ to- gether with Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co,. Ltd., have a number of important liners in hand for the British India Steam Navigation Co., and the Mon- gara is the eighteenth ship:;built by the two companies in recent years for the same owners. During the trial trip the owners were represented by Capt. Hodgkinson, chief marine superintendent, and Capt. Isdale, his assistant, John Clark, chief su- perintendent engineer, while the builders were represented by. their directors, W. Denton, ©. S. Swan and Neel E. Peck. The engines and boilers have been built by The Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Co., and during the trial trip worked without a hitch and to the satisfaction of everybody concerned. <A. speed of 14% knots per hour was attained on the measured mile, and under service conditions only a quarter of a knot less was maintained during a twelve hours' continuous run. These speeds were easily got and are con- deep web frames chart room. arm chairs. THE MARINE REVIEW siderably in excess of contract re- quirements. The Mongara has _ been built to Lloyd's highest class and also in ac- cordance with the requirements of the Board of Trade. Her leading dimen- sions are 464 ft. in length overall with a moulded breadth of 58 ft. and a depth of 36 ft. Her gross tonnage is 8,500 tons. The vessel is built with and widely spaced pillars so as to leave the cargo holds unobstructed for the stowage of bulky cargoes. The vessel's hull is divided by nine transverse bulkheads, seven of which are watertight and extend to the upper deck, The triple-expansion twin-screw en- gines are supplied with steam from five single-ended boilers working under Howden's forced draught. The two propellers have detachable bronze blades. One of the engine platforms gives ac- cess on the main deck to the refriger- ating machinery, which has been sup- plied by Halsam's Engineering Co., of Derby. Immediately abaft of the re- frigerating machinery are cold storage chambers for vegetables, fish, meat and ice. Close to them are other in- sulated rooms for bonded wines, spirits and stewards' stores. On the flying bridge of the Mon- gara is the captain's cabin adjoining the The living accommodation on the boat deck is devoted to .the officers and engineers together with two telegraphists for the wireless apparatus and also cadets. On the promenade deck at the after end are the second class smoking-room and lounge, both of which are most comfortably furnished and have large square windows on all sides. Below the promenade deck is the bridge deck amidships containing very comfortable accommodation for both first and second class passengers, the remainder of the staterooms being on the upper deck amidships. There is ample room in all for about 80 first class and 50 second class pessengers. A very notice- able feature in the ship is that the cabins are so arranged that all the in- side rooms have direct air and light from a port hole in the side of the ship. This ingenious arrangement is due to Lord Inchcape, the chairman of British India Steam Navigation Co. On the upper deck abaft of the engine casing is the second class dining saloon handsomely furnished in polished ma- hogany, the walls being white relieved by a mahogany dado. At the forward end of the first class accommodation on the upper deck is found the first class dining saloon with seating for 86 pas- sengers. The room is arranged with small tables surrounded by comfortable All the furniture is of August, 1914 light oak. The walls of the saloon are finished in white, relieved by panels which are decorated with dainty oya| plaques of Wedgewood design. On the upper deck in the after end of the ship is accommodation for the saij- ors, firemen, and servants. The petty officers have their quarters in the fore- castle. The chief weather decks of the Mon- gara are sheathed with teak planks Special attention has been paid to the cargo gear. In addition to a large number of steam winches two steam cranes have been installed, and besides the usual derricks a heavy one is fitted on the foremast to lift: 30 tons. The electrical equipment of the ship pro- vides lighting in all quarters and also electric radiators and ventilating fans in all living accommodation. Double awnings are stretched over the flying _ bridge, boat deck, upper deck and poop. Items of General Interest The Polson Iron Works, Toronto, Ont., recently launched two lighters for the Hudson Bay Terminal. A new bucket dredge, capable of removing 1,000 tons of material in an hour, recently arrived at Quebec to engage in work-on improvement of that port. She crossed the Atlantic under her own steam. The steamer Princess Margaret, building for the Pacific coast service of the Canadian Pacific, was launched at Dumbarton, Scotland recently. She is a 6,000-ton steamer and will be ready to leave on her maiden voyage about Sept. 1. Frank A. White: has just been ap- pointed Lloyds agent at Victoria, B. C., to succeed John Waterhouse. Mr. White has had many years' experience in the shipping business, and Victoria is one of Lloyds most important sta- tions: in. Canada. The Atlas Shippine Co,, Ltd, nas been incorporated in Ottawa, Out, with a capital of $250,000 to carry on business as shipbuilders in Montreal. The ineorporators are Edwin Howard, Jacob DeWett, Henry C. McNeill, all of Montreal, Que. The Great Lakes Dredging Co. has received contract for dredging out 35 acres of land on the south side of the Kaministiquia river, Fort William, | above the Grand Trunk bridge, for a turning basin. Work will be begun immediately. The Northern Navigation Co., Ltd., Collingwood, Ont., has piles of the docks at all of its ports of stoppage identically the same fashion as the funnels of their steam- ers, consisting of red, white and black stripes, As an advertising feature, this has proved very attractive. Captain L. A. 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