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Photographs from Far and Near A tribute to the men of Glou- cester, Mass., who go down to the sea in ships, this heroic bronze figure has been erected in the famous fishing town to commemorate the three hun- dredth anniversary of its settlement. Capt. John H. Diehl of the coastwise steamer City of Rome, which on Sept. 25 rammed and sank the Submarine §S-51 off the Connecticut shore near Block Island. Only three of the crew were saved New York’s traffic congested waterfront is clearly shown in this photograph taken July 9, 1925, at 3:30 p. m. on West street in the vicinity of pier 25. Much valuable time is lost to ships. : oe - ie rm os y * Former U. S. S. Cassin in drydock at the Clinton plant, Todd _ Ship- yards Corp. for gen- . , eral overhaul. First of her type to be taken over by the coast guard for service on the high seas against rum smugglers. W. P. Cowen aground, In- diana Har- bor Canal Twin diesel engines __ be- ing installed in the dredge Clackamas H. M. S. Nelson latest British battleship was launched on ‘I'hurs- day, Sent. 3, at the Armstrong Yard, Walker-on EM pene: be the most formidable fighting A craft in the world and will cost complete. about $35,000,000. Length 702 feet, beam extreme 106 feet, displacement loaded 35,000 tons and draft 30 feet. Her speed is not definitely known but will probably be at least 35 knots. 429