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July, 1919, HULL WELL AFLOAT WITH FREEING IT OF WATER THE THE PUMPS It was also' necessary to remove 60 'tons of coal and about 3 feet of mud from. the. hold of the vessel. = The wreck, after being pumped out, was towed to Detour, Mich. The wrecking operations ried out under the direct of W. W:. Durocher, while were Car- supervision the under- water work was in charge of William. McCoy. 4 Se: Resume Prewa ur Service To: take» part in active' service as mine layers and transports during the war and then»to revert to peace- ful passenger runs, for which.. service they were originally commissioned, is «the romantic history of the steamers Har- varD and Yate. Built in 1906 at, Ches- ter, Pa., for express passenger service between Boston and New York on the STACK AND HOUSE COMING OUT OF (HE WATER ~+ . nil nb teem Aine on ana regen tyne THE MARINE. REVIEW t ueteet ; the. exception that her gross tonnage is and thence out on the ocean 'through 331 Metropolitan Steamship Co.'s line, these two vessels have had: eventful careers. After several year's service, the Har- VARD and YALE were transferred to the Pacific coast via the Straits of Magellan where they ran between San Francisco and Los Angeles. When the United States entered the war they were com- mandeered by the government and, due to their excessive speed, over 20 knots an hour, they were equipped as mine sweepers and detailed for overseas duty, ., Later they were used to transport,' troops. On ther last voyage for the government, the 'YALE brought back 298 casual army officers of the American Expeditionary force. These vessels were designed -by, An- drew Fletcher, the hulls were built at SWINGING THE GENERAL'S BOILER ABOARD THE ae: MARIE tance covered is 322 alee ce the trip takes but 15 hours. This time has been cut down as the vessels now~ pass through the Cape Cod canal. Marine Draftsmen Meet The eighth annual convention of the American Society of Marine Draftsmen will be held. at the Hotel Brunswick, Boston, on June 20-21. The 'object of the society is to unite the marine drafts- men of the United States; to promote their "general» welfare professionally, in--- tellectually and socially. The officers of the society are: Presi- dent, Alfred H. Haag; vice president, W.. . Ae Leavitt Jry -secresary, Bx! G: Barnes; treasurer, J. Binford Sadler; executive committee, George W. Nus- baum; Es. Monroe: and: James | A. " Kelley. AWASH JUST BEFORE PUTTING PLACE DECK NEARLY THE PATCH IN Roach's. shipyard, Chester, Pa., while the machinery isa product of W. & A. Fletcher Co. The. principal dimensions, of the Harvarp are: Length oyerall, 376. feet; depth, 20.2 feet;° beam, 613 gross tonnage, 3737; net tonnage, 2aM;. speed, 20 knots an hour. The YALE is of the same' dimensions with 3734" 'and her net. tonnage 2312. Both vessels. have triple. screws driven by Parsons steam turbines. The route these vessels originally fol- lowed on the voyage: from New York to -- Boston 'is through Long Island sound Vinyard sound near: the southern ex- tremity of Cape Cod,.then through .Nan- ae tel hes 4 i ws ' tucket sound out on the Atlanti¢, around A SLING WAR PARSED AROUND THR BONES Cape Cod and on to Boston.: The. dis- FOR RAISING IT on atmo we - a tn at mn sm