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December, 1914 Two New Revenue Cutters In accordance with the authority of a recent act of Congress designs prepared by the Treasury Department for two new ships for the Revenue Cutter Service; one known during con- struction as No. 26,to replace the Reve- nue Cutter Woodbury, stationed at Portland, Maine; the other as No. 27, to replace the old Cutter Winona, now stationed at Mobile, Alabama. Bids were opened at the Treasury Depart- 3r BILGE PUMP 1" STROKE ystea were. THE MARINE KEVIEW in the frozen harbors and thoroughfares of the Maine coast during the winter season, The vessels will be. built of steel throughout and will be fitted with every modern means of rendering aid to ves- sels in distress. of destroying derelicts and for the other purposes of the revenue cutter service. Each vessel will be 165 feet 6 inches long over all, 150 feet long between per- pendiculars, 32 feet beam moulded, with pescecaygeseese| aA : gl ye LRVALVES | | | 0 0 Oj se se ox 4 | a BB dy) eee Et ta Be 1 2" RELIEF[ VALVE 0 U aia 6" MAIN STEAM a 453 found to be indispensable for the regu- lar routine work of the service. The equipment will comprise five able boats, steam steering engine, steam windlass, steam capstans for handling towing lines and various other aux- iliaries to make them first-class reve- nue cutters in every respect. The propelling machinery will consist of one triple-expansion engine 17x 27x 44x30 inches stroke. The indicated horsepower will be about 1,000 under | Ut 13'- 4 om ment on Sept. Ist for the construction of these two vessels, and the lowest bid, that of the Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company, in the sum of $198,000.00 for each vessel, was ac- cepted, and the contracts have been for- mally awarded to that concern. These vessels are of the same size, the only difference being that the cut- ter for service on the coast of Maine will be especially fitted for breaking ice a depth of 20 feet 9 inches. Their dis- placement at a mean draft of 11 feet 6 inches, with 200 tons of coal, 13,000 gal- lons of fresh water and 12 tons of stores will be 900 tons. They will be flush decked and schooner rigged. Ample and comfortable quarters for a crew of about 60 men and eight officers will be provided. Each vessel will be fitted with a powerful radio apparatus, as that is - ARRANGEMENT OF MACHINERY OF REVENUE CUTTERS NOS. 26 AND 27 maximum conditions. Steam will be furnished by two straight tube water-tube boilers, work- ing at 180 pounds steam pressure. Powerful fire pumps and wrecking siphons' will be fitted to each vessel to fit them for rescue work. Since the contract has been awarded, as it was found that there was a suf- ficient fund left from the original ap- | sn y a propriation, arrangements have been