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AT LEFT—INTERIOR OF PILOT HOUSE OF TOWBOAT BENWOOD—A DOUBLE ENGINE ROOM TELEGRAPH OF CHAS. CORY & SON TYPE—TWO STEERING COLUMNS AND FOUR FOOT PEDALS FOR CUTTING OFF AIR TO STEERING ENGINE AND AT SAME TIME ACT AS BRAKE ON WHEEL—TWO OF THE PEDALS ACT AS BRAKE ON WHEEL—TWO OF THE PEDALS OPER- ATE THE STROMBOS WHISTLE—AT RIGHT—ENGINE ROOM OF THE BENWOOD BELOW PILOT HOUSE SHOW- ING THE LOWER HALF OF WHEEL AND THE MECHANISM WHICH CONTROLS THE STEERING EN- GINE OPERATED FROM THE FOOT PEDALS ABOVE and the two steering columns are located on each side of the tele- graph pedestal. Through a very interesting linkage arrangement the two levers on the steering columns not only control the opening of the air valve which admits air to the Western river ram type of steering engine but also releases the brakes which lock the wheel. A distinct improvement over the automatic brake consists in mounting a V-groove steel brake rim directly on the hub of the pilot wheel. The linkage arrangement from the levers on the steering columns operate this automatic brake through contacts by double pivoted V-type asbestos metallic blocks. This eliminates the use of the leather lined brake which grabs on to the rim of the pilot wheel, damages the finish, and in time serves to weaken the wheel due to the constant applying of the brakes. Four foot pedals have also been pro- vided as shown in the view of the pilot house, which are automatically raised as soon as either of the steering levers are thrown into a_ position where the valve which admits air to the steering engine is opened. Two of these foot pedals are located near the side windows and so it is easy for the pilot to stop the movement of the rudders by stepping on the foot pedal which is next to him. When any one of these four foot pedals are depressed the brake is applied to the wheel. As long as the steer- ing levers are in the operating posi- tion the steering engine continues to move the rudders over unless stopped as mentioned. A tiller indicator op- erated from the wheel drum shows 20 the course of the vessel at all times. There are three balanced rudders built of 3%4-inch white oak securely drift bolted together and reinforced with plates and bars. The rudders also have a fin plate about 24 inches wide at the aft end tapering to the width of the angles at the rudder stock. The rudder trunks are 9-inch extra heavy pipe and both the lower and upper bearings are bronze bushed. There are also two foot pedals in the pilot house which control the Strombos triple gong whistle. On the roof of the pilot house is a 19-inch search light which is controlled by a hand wheel just above the pilot’s head. With this control it is pos- sible to swing this search light both vertically and horizontally so _ that the beam can be focused at any point desired. The layout of the BENWoopD and the BETTY shows that considerable thought has been given to the comforts of the crew. The quarters are well ar- ranged and include six rooms and bath room. The complete equipment of the galley includes a Kelvinator refrigerating unit. Current for op- erating the refrigerator is supplied by a 2000-watt Kohler generating set located in the engine room. This set is of the automatic type and is connected to the circuit connecting the night lights. Whenever the ther- mostatic switch on the refrigerating unit closes or when one of the night lights is turned on:the set starts up automatically. The flooring in the quarters is covered with 3/16-inch battleship linoleum laid with cement. The complete design of the BENWOOD MARINE REVIEW—June, 1927 was developed by The Dravo Con- tracting Co. F. R. Dravo is president of the Dravo organization, and V. B. Edwards, vice president and general manager. John F. Metten Appointed Vice-President The American Brown Boveri Elec- tric Corp. officially announced April 29 that the corporation had executed a contract with the United States navy, for the completion of scout - eruiser SALT LAKE CITY and the ma- chinery for the scout cruiser PENSA- coLA for approximately eleven million dollars, and that the corporation had been awarded a contract by the navy, for an additional cruiser; these con- tracts aggregating twenty-one mil- lion dollars. With the announced withdrawal of Wm. Cramp & Sons from the ship- building industry, American Brown Boveri has been able to engage the services of John F. Metten, previously vice president and chief engineer of Cramps, as vice president in charge of marine engineering. This com- bines in American Brown Boveri the engineering knowledge and _ practical skill of two great American shipbuild- ing companies and assures a satis- factory operating organization to carry out the program in hand and in prospect. Two agreements of the American- Hawaiian Steamship Co. providing for the shipment on through bills of lading of goods from Atlantic coast ports to Gray’s Harbor, Wash., have been approved by the shipping board.