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July, 1923 watertight into has nine bulkheads dividing the hull watertight compart- ments, and is said to be the only liner carrying between ten three classes of passengers the Clyde and Canada. eee URNESS SHIPBUILDING CO. has launched from its yard on the Tees the grain carrying steamer Witi1aAm H. DANIELS built to the order of the East- ern Steamship Co., Ltd., Buffalo, U. S. A.; for service on the Great Lakes. The vessel is 253 feet long and has a hold capacity of over 130,000 cubic feet grain measurement. Her sea speed will be 10 knots and her mean draft loaded 14 feet. Two steel tube masts are designed to take wireless aerials, lamps and signals. The whole of the living accommodation is heated by means of steam radiators, and natural ventila- tion is arranged for throughout. Pa eee deputation the Great urge the influential upon Co. to for was LARGE and recently waited Western Railway claims of Newport increased dock accommodation. It argued that Newport was specially situated in regard to traffic to the Midlands as well as to South Wales. The directors stated that they were considering the necessity for improved dock accommodation for the whole of South Wales, and that the claims of Newport would have consider- ation. * *k Ok ALTER BAIN, a former director of the Ayr Steam Shipping Co. and of the Laird line, died on May 18 at his residence, Derclach. He came to Ayr 40 years ago to fill a responsible post with the Ayr company and_ eventually became a partner. On the amalgama- tion with the Laird line he became a di- rector. He served in addition on a number of public companies and did con- siderable municipal work. * * * INTRACT for enlarging the grav- ing dock of the Smith Dock Co.’s dockyard, North Shields, to accommo- date the largest oil tankers has been let to Purdie, Lumsden & Co., New- castle. The dockyard is to be_ en- larged by three acres and a huge re- taining wall 500 feet long and varying from 12 to 50 feet high of reinforced concrete is to be built. With pulp if 18 are the increase in wood imports through Baltimore, rumored that northern interests contemplating the establishment at that port of a paper mill for manu- facturing Canadian pulpwood into print paper. The Baltimore plant would serve the southern consuming district. MARINE REVIEW 261 FIG 4—MANEUVERING Deliver Big Liner for Far Eastern Trade Cammell Laird & Co. have completed at their Birkenhead shipyard the twin steamer SArPEDON built to the of Alfred Holt &.-Co. for ‘their tothe -Far ~East.:-The vessel is of the well-deck type with erections amidships. She two pole masts and one funnel with a_ rak- elliptical and has the owners’ screw order passenger service has steel ing stem and stern been built to and survey. requirements The principal dimensions are: Length overall 517 feet 6 inches by 62 feet molded breadth by 39 feet molded depth to the upper deck, with a load dis- placement of about 19,400 tons. There is a cellular double bottom fore and att watertight bulkheads extend to deck, subdividing nine upper and the COMPRESSOR FOR OCEAN II INSTALLATION ON CARRIER the hull in accordance with the interna- tional convention regulations for the safety of life at sea!’ There are three continuous decks, lower, main and upper, and also poop centercastle and forecastle deck with promenade and boat deck above the contercastle deck, amidships. Horizontal and vertical sliding water- tight doors fitted in the watertight bulkheads below the upper deck and are operated by hand as well as controlled the Scott-Ross electrical system. A fire resisting bulkhead is built between the upper and centercastle decks and one between the centercastle and boat decks to secure the safety of the ship against the spread of fire. There are six cargo holds with lower and main between decks cargo spaces. No. 5 hold and No. 5 main and lower between decks are insulated for carrying refrigerated cargoes. Insulated storerooms are on for ships use