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List Gage--Engine Fuel--Concrete Boilers Complete--Use for Scrap Pl RELIABLE list gage, by means_ of which the 'trim of a vessel may be instantly noted, is a valuable adjunct, both at sea and at the dock while loading cargo. Devices of this kind have, of course, been in use for many years. With the object of providing a. device capable of fine adjustment, and for reading readily the exact amount of list at any time, the device shown in the accompanying illustra- tion was recently developed by John Frame, Searsport, Me. This device is patented. Aside. from furnishing a_ ready means for determining the list of the vessel at sea, the inventor points out that when several gages are installed in different parts of the vessel it is a comparatively simple matter to keep the ship properly trimmed while. stow- ing cargo. Otherwise, he points out, the vessel can be hogged, sagged, or twisted while loading, often to the degree of injuring her permanently. 'For determining the list of the vessel, the device is mounted athwart- ships on a bulkhead, or convenient partition. By mounting the device fore and aft, however, the pitch of the HEN the steel cargo carrier Lake FucGarp took the wa- ter at the American Shipbuilding Co.'s yard at Buffalo recently, she furnished one of the most spectacu- lar launchings ever held on the Great Lakes. She is a 4200-ton ves- sel built for the Emergency Fleet corporation and when she _ took the water she was practically com- pleted and ready for commission. She even had steam up in her boil- ers. She was launched sidwise, ac- cording to Great Lakes practice. While vessels in times past have Oy) NU NTU TUAUALUAUONAAAOACDOESUO 000 O0OOAUEPTE PESTA EEDA a vessel can also be readily ascertained. In the accompanying illustration, the view at the left is a front eleva- _ ADJUSTABLE. INDICATOR FOR REGISTERING SHIP'S MOVEMENTS tion while, a' cross section of a side elevation is shown at the right. Ihe uptight. to: which "the device is dropped a considerable distance from the ends of the launching ways before striking the water, there is no record of a vessel drop- ping the distance the Lake Fucarp did, that is, 14 feet. The slip into which the craft was dropped is comparatively narrow and when the steamer struck the water she listed so far to starboard that her funnel cleared the loading machinery on the opposite dock by a matter of inches. When the vessel righted it was found that she had shipped considerable water, there being 3 feet in her hold. The view at the 352 r UUUEOUOONDNEONNUNYUU0UU0 OOOO DANTE | | AEE tema Anchors--Thrust Bearing Data--Ships ate--ohip Scale--New Sternpost mounted is shown at Z. The plate, 2. which forms the back of. the device, is placed in. position by means of screws. The top of this plate is equipped with a gear sector, 3, which' meshes with the pinion gear, 13. The dial plate, 5, is mounted on the plate, 2. This dial plate is equipped with a' scale graduated to read in degrees! and is further provided with a groove, 7, in which a member, 8, is fitted. | This member is T-shaped and fits in: a slot machined to accommodate. it.» Made integral with the T is the unit, 9, which is provided with a vernier scale, zo, for the purpose of close readings. Unit, 9, is provided with a shaft, 1, which carries the pinion, 173. This shaft is actuated by a hand knob, 12. When the pinion is actuated, unit, 9, is moved to the desired extent to make indications with the scale, 6. For the purpose of determining the list or. pitch of the vessel, the pointer, 14, which is attached to the pendulum, 15, is fulcrumed on the stud, 16. This stud is equipped with ball bearings, 78, and a lock nut, z7. For adjusting the dial in correct relation to the SUUTUAIUAUALANALUUULUNUAUOUUUEOUUTOUUUUOUUEAEUUGU LEU SCECUEUULLLUOUGUUUUU Lake Vessel Drops 14 Feet to Strike Water When Launched left shows the vessel with steam up all ready for launching, the cen- ter view is a diagram showing the space she dropped before striking the water while the illustration at the right graphically shows how sharply she heeled over before right- ing. The Laxe Fucarp is now in commission on deep water. The exceptional launching conditions at- tracted many shipbuilders and vessel men, among them being Henry Pen- ton, district manager for the Great Lakes district of the Emergency Fleet corporation. HUUENAUGENEULDAUENNUNIONDOOU ENT UOLTLLET TUL ET ETE HULNUTUANULSUGLVNNDUSNUVNVOUDSLATVODAS TALEO ALD OULAAL AA ETMEDEOSD ST LY PUTA T TERED ETA TDD SNMUDSULUVNUELUQONULUUUUU UCU