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June, 1918 to that authority, and the vessel must be built under the inspection of the surveyors of that authority. "The builders of such vessels should accordingly make application for the as- signment of a loadline as soon as pos- sible, and in any case before construc- tion is commenced, either to Lloyd's register, the British Corp., the Bureau Veritas or to the board of trade. "The application should be accom- panied by detailed calculations of the strength of the vessel, drawings show- ing the construction of the. vessel and 'arrangements of reinforcements in de- tail and a general specification of the materials to be used and the methods of construction to be followed. "Board of trade surveyors are 'in- structed to bring this circular to the notice of all persons building or pro- posing to build ferroconcrete ships and also to advise the principal ship sur- veyor as soon as possible whenever preparations for the construction of such vessels are brought to their notice. "When an application for assignment of a loadline has been received the surveyors are to exercise a close in- spection of the construction of the hull in all its stages, and full reports should be forwarded to the board as to the manner in which the work has been carried out in each case.) "The loadline disk and the marks in connection therewith are to be perma- nently marked on a_ steel plate 33 x 18 x ™%- inch, embedded in the FTER several weeks of fruitless A search, the wreck of the whale- back steamer Henry Cort, which sank last winter. and then disappeared this spring, has been located, thus clearing up a lake mystery. The boat was located 5 miles from where she sank. The search was conducted . un- der the direction of Capt. W. W. Smith, marine superintendent of the Pittsburgh Steamship Co., Cleveland. - Later, Cap- tain Smith was' assisted by. Capt: Fi Bailey, shore captain of the same fleet, and M. S. McDiarmid, assistant engi- neer of the United States lake survey, Detroit. Captain Smith says the heavy ice in Lake Erie last winter was responsible for the Corr being carried 5 miles from where she went down. As the ice formed and closed about the vessel, it gripped her solidly. When the ice moved out in the spring, the. vessel went with it for a considerable distance, On Dec. 17 of last year, while work- ing as an ice breaker to assist the pas- Seare extremely THE MARINE REVIEW Zoo GROSSE /SLA l POINT PELE. /SLANO SUBMARINE VOYAGE TAKEN BY LAKE WHALEBACK SHOWN oo CHART OF WESTERN BYES LAKE ERIE--DISTANCE COVERED WAS FIVE MILES concrete flush with the outside and suit- ably secured. Instructions of a more detailed character will be issued for the surveyors guidance in due course. If application for assignment of a_ load- sage of late grain. vessels into Lake Erie, the Cort was rammed by the steamer MupvateE. She sank approxi- mately 4%4 miles below Bar Point light. When the ice broke away this spring the Cort had disappeared. The vessel's turrets, stack and upper works were, of course, carried away by the ice, but no trace of the hull could be found. President William Livingstone, of the Lake Carriers' association, offered a reward of $500 for information of the vessel's location. Search Lasts Many Weeks Search was begun immediately and con- tinued for many weeks. The wreck was finally located about 5 miles above Col- chester, Ont. Its location is described as follows: Detroit river light, south 62 degrees 50 minutes, east 9.5 miles; Colchester fight, north 84 degrees 40 minutes, west 4.4 miles; Middle Sister light, north 11 degrees 20 minutes, east 6.3 miles. The position of the wreck before and after the underwater voyage is shown in the accompanying illus- Locates Lost La 4 line to an unclassed vessel is made to the board of trade, a special fee of £5 will be payable in addition to the pre- scribed fee for loadline survey in the case of a steel or wood vessel." ESS KC tration. The wreck of the Cort lies with bow and 'stern due north and_ south at right angles to, and approximately, 800 feet south of the downward sailing course. , The vessel liés in 30 feet of water and is entirely submerged. There is about 7 feet of water over her deck. The 'sunken vessel is, of course, a menace to navigation and no time was lost in marking her location. Red and black striped spar buoys have been placed at her bow and stern, while a gas buoy with a green top and black base, which shows a red flash of three seconds alternating with an eclipse of three seconds, has been placed over the vessel amidships. Captain Smith says that he does not anticipate any unusual trouble in raising the wreck of the Corr. It is his in- tention to patch the gash cut by the MivvaLe's bow, after which a cofferdam will be constructed around the vessel's stern. The hatches will be thoroughly battened and the vessel pumped out. Plans for the work are being made. ©