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52 only one foot in depth, and widely staggered, a strong construction is obtained. Should the hull rub the bot- tom, dock, or lock walls, there is prac- tically no chance of chafing rivets, thus causing leaks or loosening up the frames which in turn loosen up other members in the structure. The frame spacing throughout is 6 feet and all frames are secured to the flanges of the shell channels by angle clips as shown at the right in illus- tration on page 48. All frames, floors, beams, deck and outside walls are of 12 inches by 20.7 pounds structural channels, which simplifies the construc- tion and reduces the cost. Corner bracket plates are not required in a hull of this size when using 12-inch channels. By carrying the shell chan- nels completely around the whole cross section of the hull, an unbroken link is formed which reduces the tendency of the hull to rack and pull apart, - especailly in the corners. There are no square corners whatsoever in the Gen. A. C. Dalton Appointed Emergency V. O'CONNOR, chairman of the United States shipping I ® board, announced on July 8 that the shipping board had accepted the resignation of Elmer E. Crowley as president of the Emergency Fleet Corp., effective immediately, and elected in his stead, Brig. Gen. A. C. Dalton as president of the Fleet cor- poration. ' General Dalton at the time of his election was assistant to the quarter- master general of the United States army. The service record of Brig. Gen. A. C. Dalton, assistant quarter- master general, follows: Enlisted, -United States 1889; second lieutenant, 1891. Served in grades first lieutenant, captain, major, lieutenant colonel and colonel, regular army to Dec. 7, 1922. Brigadier general (temporary) in the World war. Appointed assistant quartermaster general, yank of brigadier general Dec. 8, 1922. Special experience in transportation and construction, including army transport. ser- vice, Cuban expedition, 1906; Vera Cruz ex- pedition, 1914. Organization overseas shipping depot, Phil- adelphia, Pa., 1917. General superintendent, army transport ser- vice New York, Oct., 1917, to Nov., 1918, in- cluding supervision of activities pertaining to the chartering, conversion, equipping and operating of vessels of the army _ transport service, and allied water transportation activi- ties; operation of docks, railway terminals, and storage facilities, utilized by the em- barkation service in New York area. Awarded distinguished service medal for this service. Chief of transportation service, office of quarter master general, including army trans- port service, 1922 to 1924 War department representative Jan. 18, July 31, army, infantry, in hear- MARINE REVIEW entire hull. With a flanged girder every 12 inches’ running entirely around the hull, the danger of scal- loping of the shell between frames, is eliminated. It is therefore claimed that there is less upkeep in this sys- tem as well as reduced construction cost, great strength, and large dead- weight capacity. As will be seen from the accom- panying illustrations the hull was built in two halves, and when both were well along, and ready to be joined together, the overhead crane picked up one end of one of the halves and set it over in place, and then the other end was_ similarly shifted. Each half rested during con- struction on: two sets of blockings, placed about 15 feet from each end and after the entire hull was com- pleted it was balanced on only one block at midship to graphically dem- monstrate its longitudinal strength. This dump scow is now in use at Port. Stanley, Ont. Fleet Head ings on ship subsidy bill; assistant to Secre- tary of War Weeks, in work of the Presi- dent’s merchant marine committee, 1924. Chief of construction, office of quarter master general, in charge of real estate sales and disposals, and construction activi- ties of the army. Chairman O’Connor when _ asked with respect to the change at this time in the presidency of the Emer- gency Fleet Corp. said: “A majority of the United States shipping board felt that we required the services of a big executive trained in orgahization on a large scale—a man who had had long experience in important executive work. At the same time we wanted a man who had been actively engaged in ocean trans- portation. General Dalton seemed to us to fill the bill. His experience while in charge of the army transport service and in handling of water transportation during the war is common knowledge. “General Dalton has ksd a _ vast experience in connection with the purchase of supplies and general busi- ness administration. His knowledge of and enthusiasm for a real Ameri- can merchant marine are well known. He knows its commercial aspects and its value and relation to the country’s national defense. In March, 1924, the President appointed a committee to study merchant marine affairs con- sisting of Secretary Mellon, Secretary August, 1926 Weeks, Secretary Wilbur, Secretary Hoover, T. VY. O’Connor, chairman of the shipping board and Leigh C. Palmer, then president of the Emer- gency Fleet Corp. General Dalton worked with this committee and dem- onstrated his ability in merchant mar- ine problems.” When chairman O’Connor’ was asked whether this new appointment indicated any change in policy, he re- plied: “There has been no change in the board’s policy of placing in the hands of a single executive sufficient authority for the successful admin- istration of the Fleet corporation’s affairs, the shipping board acting as a board of directors, and the policy as fixed by the board in 1924 for con- solidations and ship sales involving all possible reduction in administra- tive expenses and other economies will be persistently pursued.” “The appointment of General Dal- ton has the support and approval of American shipping interests. The American merchant marine is here to stay and with General Dalton in charge of the administrative operat- ing affairs we confidently expect to go forward in that direction.” U.S. Lines for Sale A definite proposal has been made by the United States shipping board to sell the government’s two principal transatlantic lines. This would mean a sale of the LEVIATHAN, GEORGE WASH- INGTON, REPUBLIC, PRESIDENT ROOSE- VELT and the PRESIDENT HARDING all of United States lines, and the AMER- ICAN MERCHANT, AMERICAN BANKER, AMERICAN FARMER, AMERICAN TRADER, and AMERICAN SHIPPER. These vessels were converted from the type B, Hog island, troop transports, each of 8000 deadweight tons. There is also in- cluded the six freighters CAPULIN, CHICASAW, CiTy oF F.LInt, LEHIGH, and QUAKER City, each of 7800 tons deadweight, and the Wrst CANON, of 8600 tons. Approximate estimates have been made by experts placing the value of the two services at $27,000,000. Included in the United States lines is also the America, MouNT VERNON, and AGAMEMNON of more than 20,000 tons each and now out of commission and in no condition for service with- out the expenditure, to do a reason- ably thorough job, of from one and one-half to two million dollars per ship. The shipping board on July 20, rejected all bids for the recondition- ing of the S. S. Mount VERNON and the S. S. AMmRICA.