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48 : Fit Diesels in Tanker (Continued from Page 38) bank of cylinders directly connected with the cargo oil tank as indicated on its name plate. The carbon diox- ide passes through pipes to the space afire and is, ejected through special nozzles, the liquid CO, changing in- stantaneously to a gaseous state and in so doing expanding to 450 times its original stored liquid volume. Gas can be discharged in any amount necessary to extinguish fire in less during the calendar year 1926 * totaled 91 cargo ships aggregat- ing 621,093 deadweight tons and 5 passenger-cargo vessels aggregating 70,730 gross tons, according to the statement prepared by the ship sales department of the Emergency Fleet Corp. The total cash consideration for these sales was $14,366,996.80. In addition to the sale of ships, the board disposed of five drydocks for the sum of $420,000. All of these sales were made in accordance with the provisions of the merchant marine act of 1920 and were in furtherance of the policy of transferring our mer- chant shipping to the control of pri- vate American citizens. The sales for operation, as all of those during 1926 were, were in ap- proximately the same volume as sim- ilar sales made during 1925. During that year, however, 199 ships were sold to the Ford Motor Co. for scrap- ping. The 1926 transactions included the sale of 17 cargo vessels, of 141,063 deadweight tons total, and all the pas- senger-cargo ships mentioned to pri- vate American interests under con- tracts that the ships shall be operated over specified routes in our foreign trade for periods of five years. The passenger-cargo ships, which com- prised the American Oriental Mail line, running from Seattle to the Orient, ‘were sold to the Admiral Oriental line of Seattle for the sum of $4,- 600,000. Two complete services made up the principal part of the cargo ships sold for restricted operation. The American South African line, com- prising five vessels with 42,978 dead- weight tons, was sold to a newly formed concern, the American South African line, Inc., for $777,901.80. Gam: of government tonnage Recent Sales of Ships MARINE REVIEW than 30 seconds from time applied. The E. T. BeprorD is a 15,300-dead- weight vessel, 516 feet 6 inches long, 68 feet wide and with a molded depth of 80 feet 10% inches. She was built in 1921 by the Federal Ship- building & Drydock Co., at Kearny, N. J., and the same company in- stalled’ her new diesel propelling equipment. The E. T. BEDFORD is a sistership of the S. S. J. A. Mor- FETT JR. which the company plans to convert to diesel engine drive in the near future at a convenient time. This line covers American ports on the North Atlantic and ports of the South and East coasts of Africa. The Pacific, Argentine and_ Brazil line, with 6 vessels aggregating 51,403 dead- weight tons, was sold to a new cor- poration bearing its name. Consider- ation for this sale was $295,515.50. Its operation over a route covering Pa- cific ports of the United States and ports on the East coast of South America is likewise guaranteed for a five-year period. Other sales for restricted op- eration included two 8400-ton ships to the Export Steamship Corp. for use in the New York-Mediterranean .and Black Sea trade; three 8500-ton ships to the Grace Steamship Co. for the West-South American trade; and one 4100-ton steamer to the Colom- bian Steamship Co. Inc. for the West Indian trade. The total sales of eargo ships for use on established trade routes brought $1,376,775.80. Cargo vessels sold for operation “as is’ numbered 389 with an agegre- gate deadweight tonnage of 238,428. The prices for these vessels totaled $3,866,729. Sales under agreement of the buyer to perform certain repairs or effect betterments to the ships numbered 23. The tonnage of these vessels amounted to 139,003 dead- weight tons, while cash returns were $1,182,040. The board also sold 12 tankers, of which 5 are to be converted to diesel propulsion. Total tonnage of these tankers is 103,599 deadweight tons, and their aggregate cost to their purchasers, was $3,441,452. The shipping board has announced the following particulars concerning the sales of government tonnage: INSPECTOR, steel steam, single screw tanker for the carriage of molasses, of 7565 dead- weight tons, sold to the Dunbar Molasses Co. of New Orleans for the sum of $150,000. The sale followed negotiation based on a_ bid ‘ steel steam, February, 1927 previously submitted for the vessel. — At the time of the sale (Dec. 27) she was laid up at Mobile, Ala. CABRILLE, DARDEN, GLADYSBEE and LILMAE, single screw tankers, of 7500 tons deadweight, now laid up, the first two at Mobile, the third at New York and the last at Hog Island. Previous offers were rejected for these vessels, but more recent offers re- ceived by the fleet corporation, would seem to justify a further attempt to dispose of them. AMERICA: Checks and bonds which accom- panied bids received Nov. 15 for - reconditioning this vessel were ordered returned to _the bid- ders by the board January 4. The bids, how- ever, were not acted upon and are still before the board. Sac Harsor, BAR Harsor, YORK HARBOR and MARINERS Harpor, single screw steel steam freighters. The shipping board declined an offer by E. Diamond, on behalf of a Boston group to purchase these vessels and to estab- lish a cargo line to the West Indies, for amounts equal to the cost of conditioning the vessels. The cost of conditioning these ships would be substantially less than the value placed upon them by the board. DoNALD G., wooden tug boat, 60 feet in length, formerly owned by the war depart- ment, used at New York, but now laid up. This tug is now for sale. CENTURION, a wooden ocean-going tug, 143 feet in length, now laid up at Orange, Tex. This tug has an 800-horsepower, triple ex- pansion engine and two scotch boilers. Bi for these two vessels will be received by the Emergency Fleet Corp. Feb. 15 at noon. World Markets CANADIAN SETTLER, single deck steamship, 4918 deadweight tons, 3548 gross tons, to Eu- ropean buyers for about £19,000. CAROLINAS, double deck steamship, 6000 dead- weight tons, 3513 gross tons, for about $67,500 to Norwegian buyers. CLAus Horn, double deck steamship, 4000 deadweight tons, 38368 gross tons, for abou £31,000 to British buyers. ‘GREYSTOKE CASTLE, single deck steamship, 6380 deadweight tons, 3828 gross tons, for about £21,000 to W. S. Miller & Co., Glasgow. MENOMINEE, three deck steamship, 8150 dead- weight tons, 6919 gross tons, for about £14,- 000 to Italian buyers. River WAY, single deck steamship, 6200 dead- weight tons, 3805 gross tons, for about £36,000 to Japanese buyers. AKABO, double deck steamship, 4774 dead- weight tons, 3839 gross tons, for about £14,- 000 to United Baltic Corp., London. BURGONDIER, single deck steamship, 8200 dead- weight tons, 5196 gross tons, for about £40,000. GASCONIER, single deck steamship, 8077 dead- weight tons, 5107 gross tons, for about £39,- 170. TAXANDRIER, single deck steamship, 8200 dead- brag he tons, 5162 gross tons, for about £40,000. Makes a Long Tow in Record Time A report recently received gives the arrival at Cartagena, Colombia, South America of the ocean-going tug SuSAN A. Moran of the Moran Towing & Transportation Co. Ince., 17 Battery place, New York, with the sternwheel steamer CASCAJALES in tow on Dec. 30. The tow left the Delaware river on Dec. 12 and during the trip was delayed approximately three days by extremely heavy weather, a_ total elapsed time of 18 days with an actual towing time of 15 days. The tow was about 2200 miles, and a note- worthy one for this time of the year.