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FE : i Registered U. S. Patent Office Published Monthl Vibes Ne io ||| 6OCTOBER, 1926 CARGO CAPACITY AND CRUISING RADIUS INCREASED The “J. W. Van Dyke’’, the largest oil-electric ship in the world, is equipped with Ingersoll-Rand multi-cylinder, four-cycle, solid injection, marine oil engines. This tanker has logged over 85,000 miles under direct pilot house control since May 1925. Three sister ships,—‘‘S.S. John M.. Connolly", (5:5. Bessemer’, and “‘S.S. Sharon’, are being similarly con- verted to oil-electric drive by the Atlantic Refining Com- pany. Ingersoll- Rand marine oil engines were selected for both main and auxiliary power. The cargo capacity and cruising radius of each tanker, like the “J. W. Van Dyke’’, will be increased. Five oil-electric ships now in service in the Atlantic Refining Fleet,—the ‘Brilliant’, “J. W. Van Dyke’’, ““Van Dyke I’, ““Van Dyke II’’, and ‘““Van Dyke III’’, are all equipped with Ingersoll-Rand marine oil engines. These_ engines are described in a recent publication, “Marine Engines For Direct and Electric Drive’. A copy will be sent upon request. INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY 11 Broadway New York City Offices in principal cities‘the world over For Canada Refer—Canadian Ingersoll-Rand Co., Ltd., 260 St. James Street, Montreal, Quebec. $3.00 a Year 35c a Copy Your Guide To this Issue Scrapping Ships A ago Ford bought 199 ships from the government. Today these vessels are being scrapped at the rate of one every five days. A fully illus- trated story tells how it is done. See Page 11 Unusual Methods ee somewhat of a repu- tation for setting aside cus- tomary practice it is not sur- prising to find Ford trying out tools for cutting in place of burn- ing with the torch. See Page 15 Old Ironsides ATIONAL pride in the fine traditions of our navy and merchant marine needs to be re- kindled. Read what has _ been written by a close student of the history of this fighting vessel. See Page 23 Naval Reserves NDER proper administration, a bonus or extra pay should be given to officers of the mer- chant marine for naval reserve enlistment and training. It would be good for both services. See Page 25 Cement Cargoes T IS difficult to handle heavy or bulky and inexpensive mate- rials over any dock at a profit. With excellent facilities and proper management the army base pier in Boston does handle such material profitably. See Page 28 A Book Review FAMOUS German authority on inland navigation visited this country. He set down his investi- gations in a book which is a re- markable portrayal of conditions. See Page 50