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September, 1914 Jackling had an opportunity of com- paring the seaworthiness of Cyprus with that of many much larger ves- sels, and himself as not only entirely satisfied with her per- formance, but astonished at her re- markability to maintain a high speed at sea with entire comfort to those pee board: In fact, he was so. ims pressed with her successful behavior that he expressed himself as doubt- ing whether even in a vessel of larger dimensions his architects could again secure equally good results. At the close of the season of 1913, Mr. Jackling having definitely deter- mined that yachting was to his lik- expressed THE MARINE REVIEW and seaworthy qualities. Accordingly early in the present year a contract was entered into for the lengthening of the vessel by 35 feet, which con- tract was successfully carried effect within five months, a creditable performance. The present dimensions of Cyprus are: Length over all, 266 feet; length on the water line, 250 feet; beam, 28 feet 6 inches; extreme draft, 13 feet 6 inches. The lines show a vessel with fine entrance and easy, run, considerable deadrise at all sections, a good, hard bilge carried well toward the ends, ample freeboard and pleasing sheer, into most level in order to make it possible to maintain high speed at sea in rough weather, and to relieve the effect of this continued high side large heavy plate glass windows, one inch in thick- ness, are placed in all the main sa- loons, producing a most pleasing ef- fect from the interior and greatly im- proving the exterior appearance. Two large deck houses of steel on the upper deck, the forward one contain- ing dining room and pantry, the after one wireless room and entrance hall, are so disposed and _ proportioned that with the two funnels of generous size, and two pole masts. equipped with wireless, a most symmetrical THE STEAM YACHT CYPRUS PULLED APART IN DRY DOCK ing, and having become so attached to Cyprus for the reasons stated, dis- cussed in detail with Cox & Stevens the advisability of so lengthening the vessel as to make her amply large for his permanent requirements, in- stead of selling her and commencing the construction of an entirely new vessel. After careful consideration, his architects reported that by cut- ting the Cyprus in the middle and increasing her length by 35 feet, the iNcreased accommodations desired Could be secured, also an increased Steaming radius, while the speed would not be appreciably reduced, and the altered vessel would be of excel- lent Proportions as regards strength a full deck line associated with a pro- nounced flare forward, in fact, a form calculated to give the best results for speed and. seaworthiness. General Appearance of Cyprus In appearance Cyprus is most striking. A raised forecastle forward, containing quarters for the captain, mate and pilots, the sides at the af- ter end being recessed after the man- ner adopted by the government, in torpedo boat destroyers, a rapid-fire gun being mounted on each side in these recesses, adds greatly to the character of the forward end of the vessel... From end to end the sides are carried up to the upper deck and workmanlike appearance is se- cured. Cyprus looks every inch a sea- going steamer and has so proven herself, at the same time her internal arrangements are luxurious to a de- gree, and have been designed with ereat "care ..10 "secure the maximum possible comfort for officers and crew as well as for owner and guests. The general scheme adopted in ar- ranging the accommodations for own- er and guests was, in the first place that all rooms should be large and well ventilated and have liberal bath room facilities, and in the second place, that in so far as possible, these quarters should be on the main deck. That these objects have been ob-