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70 Largest Diesel Tested (Continued from Page 58) tric Co. which has been in successful operation for the past seven months. A more detailed description of this engine will be found on page 14 of the November issue of MARINE REVIEW. The utmost care in workmanship and the choice of materials has been exercised in the building of the engine by a company who has an excellent reputation for building marine and stationary steam engines. Henrik Greger is the engineer in charge of designing and building this engine. It is believed that the building of MARINE REVIEW this unit opens the way for the adop- tion of large diesel engines as the type is suitable for stationary as well as marine service. Its installation and trial in a shipping board vessel will be watched with great interest. November Lake Levels The United States lake survey re- ports the monthly mean stages of the Great Lakes for the month of November as follows: Feet above Lakes mean sea level SUBCR IO eecteriacusccccsaee ores ceaslesnvsteapesdecdceores 601.75 MiiGhigar= LUTON’ vscccecsosesectecncsbesevessstcnceoes 578.22 Stes Claires 573.92 BUS TNT© isc secs la ui vodcs cue emssnade ck cen caten ov emeausreueuties 571.52 CO otet: bia ta Perey SPA etme tr see eepormere ee eta 245.24 January, 1927 Lake Superior is 0.07-foot higher than in October and it was 0.69- foot higher than the low November stage of a year ago. Lakes Michi- gan-Huron are 0.10-foot lower than in October and they were 0.54-foot higher than the low November stage of a year ago. Lake Erie is 0.17- foot lower than in October and it was 1.07-feet higher than the low November stage of a year ago. Lake Ontario is 0.31-foot higher than in October and it was 0.93-foot higher than the November stage a year ago, 0.09-foot below the average stage of November of the last ten years. Launch Miami Liner at Newport News How new fast Miami liner will look when completed HE launching of the new steam- | steam, Iroquois, the largest and fastest passenger carrier ever built for the Atlantic coastal service, took place at the yard of the builders, Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Newport News, Va., Dec. 11, 1926. ‘A sistership, the SHAWNEE, is also under construction at the same yard and will be launched about the middle of January. These two vessels, and four other big pas- senger steamers built by this one com- pany in the last two years will add 45,000 tons to its New York-Florida service, at an aggregate cost of $14,- 000,000. The Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. has been executing this comprehensive shipbuilding program under the direction of H. H. Ray- mond, president of the Clyde line. The building of this new fleet is the crowning achievement of Mr. Ray- mond’s career, in a lifetime devoted to building up an American coast- wise service embodying the most com- plete, modern and luxurious passenger ships under the American flag. These great ships were designed by the dis- tinguished naval architect, Theodore E. Ferris. Following the custom of the Clyde MARION SHUTTS Sponsor at Launching of S. S. Iroquois line in naming its new vessels after prominent Indian tribes, the new steamer was christened IROQUOIS in honor of the famous member of the Five Nations, which in early days dominated the territory from Hudson bay to the Carolinas. Miss Marion Shutts of Miami, So. 0: Iroquois Particulars Steel Construction—Double Bottom Water Ballast Tanks for Stability at Sea MOTE issoes secede sates cca satocash duavouctetktandessweaas 408 feet RC ea he eos eahce cae csk coach chat ou gauune asetvasuaaekectoces 62 feet DIPALE ie seneckcicessscdoasseeeees 20 feet 6 inches Passenger capacity ....... : = eaeaveanane 733 persons Freight capacity ................ 178,400 cubic feet GOSS tONMAZE ...........cccscssssceessesssesceee 6500 tons Displacement (loaded) .............000 8500 tons Speeds (average) cicciiecgesscosetacsesceoccecs 20 knots Fuel oi] capacity ...........ccccccceecees 7920 barrels St€amMiInNye TACIUS Viisccccssccsssecctececscsss 5460 miles Turbine engines....10,200 shaft horsepower Life Boat Equipment—Metallic life boats, including motor pilot boat. Welin me- chanical davits. Total capacity for 890 people—approved for round-the-world serv- ice. Special Devices—Automatic fire detecting apparatus, with steam, salt water and “Foamite’ extinguishing systems. Con- densing, evaporating, distilling and re frigerating plants. Interior Finish—White mahogany with golden tones; red mahogany with gray tones; also polished fumed oak. Artistic leaded glass domes and windows dis- tributing uniform natural light through- out public places. Ventilation—Furnished by mechanical de- vices with individual control in each in- side stateroom; in corridors, passageways and public places as well as throughout the cargo decks. Electrical Equipment—Fans lights in each room. Vacuum cleaning system throughout. Unusually elaborate lighting and cooking equipment. and berth daughter of Col. Frank B. Shutts, publisher of the Miami Herald, chris- tened the IROQUOIS and her maids of honor were Miss Betty Bowen and Miss Susanne Claussen, also of Miami. In honor of the occasion a number of prominent residents of Miami, in- cluding the mayor, E. C. Romfh, and Mrs. Romfh, attended the exercises. Following the launching of the new TRoquOIS, the guests inspected the sistership, SHAWNEE, now under con- struction at the Newport News yards.