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54 MARINE REVIEW TER, president of the Ameri- ean bureau of shipping recently announced the appointment of a spe- cial technical committee to consider and decide on technical questions aris- ing in connection with the classifica- tion of the hulls and machinery of ves- sels intended for trade on the Great Lakes. - ; The traffic on these great inland seas has reached such importance that it employs a shipping tonnage which ranks very high in the world’s merchant marine. In fact, if consid- ered separately the Great Lakes ma- rine in point of tonnage is only ex- ceeded by that of Great Britain, Japan, France, Germany and Italy. It has more tonnage than is possessed by Sweden and Spain combined. As these ships are operated en- tirely in fresh water, are subjected to a very limited depth of water at crucial points, have quicker turn- arounds in all ports and must operate Cm CHARLES A. McALLIS- through canals and locks, many tech- - nical points naturally arise in the design of these craft which are pe- culiar to this fleet. Obviously the designers best fitted to decide on the questions involved are those whose years of training and experience have been devoted to the building and repairs of these ships. The following gentlemen whose high standing in the profession will at once be recognized by those familiar with shipping problems, have agreed to serve on the committee, as follows: Sub-Committee on Naval Architec- ture: Chairman, Prof. H. C. Sadler, professor of naval architecture at the University of Michigan; Alfred G. Smith, president, American Ship Build- ing Co., Cleveland; John A. Ubsdell, president, Great Lakes Engineering Works, River Rouge, Mich.; Charles C. West, president, Manitowoc Shipbuild- ing Corp., Manitowoc, Wis.; Edward Hopkins, vice president, Toledo Ship- building Co. Inc., Toledo, O. . Sub-Committee on Marine: Engineer- ing: Uhairman, Henry Penton, con- sulting engineer, Cleveland; George B. Turnbull, vice president, Great Lakes Engineering Works, River Rouge, Mich.; James C. Workman, chief engineer, American Ship Build- ing Co., Cleveland; A. P. Rankin, chief engineer, Manitowoc Shipbuild- ing Corp., Manitowoc, Wis.; John O. Great Lakes Committee Appointed by American Bureau Crofts, chief engineer, Toledo Ship- building Co. Inc., Toledo, O. H. N. Herriman, manager’ Great Lakes department of the American Bureau of Shipping, Cleveland, will serve as ex-officio member of both committees. Lake Traffic Huge The magnitude of water-borne traf- fic on the Great Lakes is shown in statements prepared by the bureau of research, United States shipping board, in co-operation with the board of engineers for rivers and harbors, war department, indicating that more than 210,300,000 cargo tons of freight were handled through Great Lakes ports in 1925, an increase of 31,000,- 000 tons, 11.8 per cent, over the total of the preceding year. Nearly 44 per cent of the total water-borne commerce of the United States was conducted on the waters of the Great Lakes. The 197,500,000 tons of coast- wise commerce of Great Lakes ports January, 1927 exceeded the total. coastwise trade of ocean ports by more than 30,000,- 000 cargo tons, and the 12,800,000 tons of foreign commerce passing through - Great Lakes ports consti- tuted 138.8 per cent of the total foreign commerce of the United States in 1925. Made Manager of Sales S. W. Wakeman, vice president of Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. Ltd., and general manager of East coast plants recently announced that A. B. Homer has been made manager of sales for the East coast plants of the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp., and placed in charge of the New York sales office, at 25 Broadway. Launch Diesel Tug; The New London Ship & Engine Co. at its Groton, Conn., plant recently launched the steel tug B. M. THOMAs, built for the Hainsport Mining & Transportation Co., a subsidiary of the Van Scriven Construction Co. of Philadelphia. The boat is 89 feet long, with a beam of 21 feet 3 inches and a depth of 11 feet 3 inches. It is equipped with a Nelesco diesel en- gine of 500 horsepower, also built at the Groton shops, and with modern electric steering gear and auxiliaries. Recent Sales of Ships T. V. O’Connor, chairman of the United States shipping board, has an- nounced the following sales of gov- ernment tonnage: LAKE ELLERSLIE and LAKE INGLENOOK, lake type, steel steam, single screw, ocean freighters, the former of 4261 deadweight tons and the latter of 4155 deadweight tons, equipped with triple expansion engines of 1425 indicated horsepower and two scotch boilers, sold to. the New England, New York, and Texas Steam- ship Corp. for the sum of $66,000 for the two. West Arrica, lake type, steel steam, single screw, ocean freighter of deep draft, of 4155 deadweight tons, equipped with a triple ex- pansion steam engine of 1060 indicated horse- power and two scotch boilers, designed to steam at 83, knots on 24 tons of coal a day, sold to Doptoglou Bros., of New York, for $25,000. She is the only coal burning laker of the larger class, all the rest having been in- cluded among those sold for scrapping. KEKOSKER, steel steam, single screw tanker of 7500 tons deadweight, sold to the Richfield Oil Co.. for the sum of $393,575. DARDFORD,...steel’ steam, single screw tanker of 7500 tons deadweight, sold to James C. Brady for the sum of $340,152. KEHUKU, steel steam, single screw tanker of 7500 tons deadweight, sold to the Chile Steamship Co., Inc., New York, for the sum of $323,000. Romu.us, steel steam, single screw tanker of 7500 tons deadweight, sold to A. I. Kaplan of New York for the sum of $316,000. DANNEDAIKE, steel steam, single screw tanker of 6000 tons deadweight, sold to The Ameri- can. ‘Tankers. Corp.,“ Boston,.. for the..sum -of $210,000. Bids received by the shipping board for other tankers, and rejected, were as follows: A. I. Kaplan, $52,500 for the DANNEDAIKE with agreement to convert to diesel propulsion within 18 months; from the same source $180,- 000 for the same tanker for steam operation and $275,000 for either of the tankers, GLADSBEE or LILMAE. It was stipulated that these bids were to be considered as offers in the event Mr. Kaplan’s bid of $316,000 for either the KrHUKU, the Romutus, the Ca- BRILLE or the DARDEN was rejected. Dunbar Molasses Co. $131,000 for the IN- SPECTOR and $45,000 for the KisHACOQUILLAS. Charles Kurtz & Co. $176,500 for any one of the remaining six of design 1031. S. S. Newman $286,000 for LILMAE; $276,000 for the GLADSBEE; $278,000 for CABRILLE ; $265,000 for the DARDEN; $266,000 for the ROMULUS and $268,000 for the KEHUKU. The shipping board rejected an offer re ceived from the International Crusaders Ine. for the purchase of S. S. AGAMEMNON for the sum of $100,000 cash. It was proposed by the bidders that the ship should be converted for use as a cruising ship to display American made goods in various parts of the world. World Markets CiYNE Rock, 3600 deadweight tons, 22238 gross tons, for £15,000 to north country buyers. CeNnTuRY, double deck steamship, 7430 dead- weight tons, 4318 gross tons for about £15,000 ere buyers. ROMWELL, single deck steamship, 439 tons, for about £6000 to Ald Shipping Go. Ltd., Bristol. Renamed Harptree ComBe. ExKaRI, double deck steamship, 6741 gross tons, 4090 net tons, to Compagnie Maritime sas en ING Crry, 5200 deadweight tons, 2888 gros tons, for £16,000 to Greek buyers. ake: