August, 1917 when she was being taken out to sea. a gap had to be cut in the breakwater. It was when the ship was half way through this gap that the earthquake took place, demolishing the entire break- water. Captain Logan, however man- aged to get the vessel out to open water. This was on March 24, 1917. In moving the steamship from the lagoon into deep water, the problem was more or less a tidal one. The abso- lute lack of tidal data covering the Guatemalan coast in the vicinity of Ocos, coupled with the fact that suit- able tides occurred only three days a month, hampered the expedition’s work greatly. It was necessary to work nearly a whole month holding the position gained during one set of tides, before getting advantage of the next set. The hot and unfavorable climate added to the difficulties. The health of the expe- dition, however, remained good. The expedition found that money was scarce in Ocos and the coin with which to pay the workmen had to be brought under arms from larger cities down the coast. The steamship made the voyage north from Ocos -to Victoria, B. C., under her own steam, convoyed by the tug Nittmnat of Victoria. She was con- voyed from Victoria to Seattle by the salvage tug Satvor. Captain Logan acted as commander on the voyage to Seattle, which was without incident. Comparatively littlke work was neces- sary to get the boilers and engines of the vessel ready for the voyage, in spite of their long period of inaction on a tropical coast. Buys Lake Boats New York interests have purchased through the Chicago Steamboat exchange the steamers UNITED SHoRES, Maywoop and Atcott, which were formerly. in service on the Great Lakes. The UNITED SHoRES was owned in Chicago, and was in service on the Jackson and Lincoln park line; the Maywoop formerly be- longed to the Hill Steamboat line and piled between Chicago, Racine and Mil- waukee; the Atcott sailed out of San- dusky, O., between Put-in-Bay and Lake- side. These boats will be equipped for salt water service and will be used for coast trading. The Norwegian auxiliary schooner H. C. Hansen was launched recently at the yard of the Seaborn Shipbuild- Tacoma, Wash. The keel 27. She is a ‘five- schooner and will be driven by two 240-horsepower semidiesel engines. She is 260 feet in length, 44 feet beam and with a hold depth of 21 feet. Her lumber capac- ity is 1,750,000 feet. She has a 12,000- mile oil radius. ing Co., was laid Dec. masted auxiliary THE MARINE REVIEW Book Review War-Ships, by E. L. Attwood; cloth 338 pages, 5%4 x 834 inches; published by Longmans, Green & Co. and fur- nished by The Marine Review for $4 net. A text book on the construction, protection, stability and other fea- tures relating to the design and op- eration of war vessels is particularly apropos at the present time. The value. of War-Shibs to students of naval architecture who are interested in the subject from the standpoint of battleships is enhanced by the fact that the author, E. L. Attwood, R. C. N. C., is a member of the British Royal Corps .of naval constructors and formerly lectured in the Royal naval college at Greenwich. The new book is a most desirable addition to the author’s previous books on naval architecture and ship building. Although War-Ships was primarily for naval officers and has been approved for use in the British navy, it will prove a useful introduc- tion to any student of this particular department of ship construction and design. The various chapters are de- voted to practical discussions of such parts of battleships as the beams, bulkheads, steering gears, pumping equipment and armor. The author has drawn upon his experience as a naval officer and ship architect to outline the strains and stresses each part must resist and to describe the tests of materials necessary to assure endurance and strength in the com- pleted ship. Illustrations and _ dia- grams simplify the exposition and add to the attractiveness of the book. A great deal of the author’s material was taken from design data of boats in the British navy. In addition to the technical information regarding the construction of war vessels, the book contains several chapters relat- ing to their behavior and control when in service. A most interesting chap- ter is devoted to a discussion of the loss of H. M. S. Victoria which sank in a collision with Camperdown, June 22, 1893. Ex-Navy Men Wanted Thousands of men in civil life, who hold honorable discharges from _ the navy and desire to offer themselves again for re-enlistment with prospects of early and active service, will be much interested in the special opportu- nities the government is now. offering them. Good ratings await ex-navy men aboard the large fleet of patrol vessels which the government’s agent, the In- ternational Mercantile Marine Co., has purchased and is now outfitting. Com- mander F. N. Freeman, United States ' form. prepared 299 Navy, who heads the special board for patrol vessels, states that ex-navy men are the ideal applicants for such serv- ice, and in every way best fitted for the valuable work these ships will per- Navy officials hope that large numbers will offer themselves in person or by letter, to the International Mer- cantile Marine Co., or to Commander Freeman, both located at 9 Broadway, New York. Yachts on War Duty In connection with the quiet campaign of preparedness which is being carried on under the orders of Franklin D. Roosevelt, assistant secretary of the navy an active effort has been under way for weeks to procure sea-going yachts for immediate war duty. Vessels of this kind must be not under 110 feet in length, with sea-going ability and a ‘large cruis- ing radius. About a month ago the assistant se- cretary of the navy organized a special board for patrol vessels, whose duty is to secure suitable boats with all possible dispatch. One of the first moves of this board wastohavethe International Mer- cantile Marine Co., New York, designated as the official agent. This brings to the assistance of the navy the services of the International company’s large staff of shipping experts, all of whom are giving their services without remunera- tion. The navy yards are thus relieved of a great deal of work, under this new arrangement owners also are assured of ° immediate payment for their boats. The International company is also supervising all alterations above and below decks, arming, outfitting, coaling and provision- ing the ships and delivering them, painted in war colors, to the navy department for sea duty. The special board is acting in an advisory capacity and is preparing to man all these ships promptly. Such well-known yachts as Carora _ IV, Nokomis I, EMELINA, WANDERER, CoRONA, ZARA, REMLIK, SIALIA and ALcEpDo, have already been taken over by the gov- ernment and are in process of altera- tion. There is at present before congress a bill authorizing the requisitioning for this special sea service of all available boats of suitable size and other qualifications. Before this law becomes effective the special board for patrol vessels and the International Mercantile Marine Co. is endeavoring to interest yacht owners who ‘wish. voluntarily to offer their craft for service against the enemy. The work to be accomplished is of an extremely important military nature, so that any owner placing his boat at the disposal of the government will render the greatest possible service, and, owing to the arrangements with the International Mercantile Marine Co., will receive pay- _ ment without delay or formality.