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AMERICAN MARINE EXPOSITION 397 The Magnificent New Passenger Vessel, MALOLO, To Have De Laval Gears HE, MALOLO is the largest and most expensively furnished vessel yet laid down in the United States, the designs calling for a 22,000 ton vessel, 582 ft. long with 83 ft. beam and 28 ft. 6 in. draft. Over two years will be required for completion and the contract price is $6,560,000. She is to be placed upon the San Francisco-Honolulu route and is expected to make the trip in 444 days. She is to be propelled by two screws each driven by geared turbines, each propelling unit developing 12,500 H.P. at a propeller speed of 120 R.P.M., which will drive the ship at 21 knots. The four De Laval reduction gears are the largest of any yet built in this country, the pitch diameter being 141] in. and the total width of working face, 57 in. De Laval Turbines and Gears are used on the most notable recent passenger and freight vessels, such as EL OCE ANO, MUNARGO, CARABOBO, BOSTON and NEW YORK, as upon the faster and more powerful naval vessels, such as the scout cruisers RICHMOND, TRENTON, MEMPHIS, MARBLEHEAD, CONCORD, etc. Ask for publication M-52. Laval Steam Turbine Co., Trenton, N.J. LOCAL OFFICES: Atlanta Boston Charlotte Chicago Montreal New York New Orleans Philadelphia Pittsburgh Cleveland Dallas Denver Duluth MHavana Honolulu Portland, Ore. St.Paul Salt Lake City San Francisco Houston Helena Indianapolis Kansas City Los Angeles Seattle Spokane Toronto Vancouver 491 Manufacturers of Steam Turbines, Centrifugal Pumps, Centrifugal Blowers and Compressors, Double Helical Speed Reducing Gears, Worm Gears, Hydraulic Turbines, Flexible Couplings and Special Centrifugal Machinery