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A Hand Book of Practical Shipbuilding By J.D. MacBRIDE COMPLETE handbook on modern steel ship construction. It begins with ship- A yard organization, and follows the work through step by step with detailed ex- planations and copious notes on the duties of each worker. The progress e ene ship is traced from the time the first keel plate is laid, through the construction of the hull, the launching and fitting out of the propelling machinery and other Pra pineht Every tool used in the shipyard is written up in non-technical language which the ae age mechanic can easily understand. It is a complete work by a practical man dealing entirely with the practical side of shipbuilding, and will enable the ship worker to obtain a firm grasp on the things that are going on around him daily. CONTENTS Shipyard Organization; Division of work; Shipyard Tools; Shipways; Keels; Shell Plating; Frames; Floors; and Longitudinals; Tank Top, Inner Bottom and Peak Tanks; Stem Stern Post and Rudder; Bulkheads and Hatches; Hold Stanch- ions and Foundations; Deck Beams and Plating; Ship Fittings; Joiner Work; Launching; Engine Room and Engines; Boiler Room and Boilers; Propellers; Auxiliary Machinery; Piping Systems; Hull Engineering; Engine Dock Trial; Ship Nomen- clature; A Glossary of Terms and Phrases. 156 ill. 2 folding plates 514 x 734 inches—flexible fabrikoid 246 pages $3.00 in United States and Canada 15s. in all other Countries THE PENTON PUBLISHING COMPANY Book Department Penton Bldg., W. 3rd St. and Lakeside Ave. Cleveland, O. Price, Postpaid) 217 MD TheBook Department of The PentonPublishing Co. Specializes in BOOKS FOR THE MARINER and is prepared to furnish at publishers’ price any technical book in print THE PENTON PUBLISHING CO. 22° Penton Bldg., Lakeside Ave. & West 3rd St., Cleveland, O. 5 Propeller Wheels, Marine Engines, Brass and Iron Castings. Large variety of Grate Bars in stock. H. G. TROUT Co. (King Iron Works) 226 Ohio St. BUFFALO, N. Y. Phone: Seneca 5361 16M Oldman-Magee Boiler Works, Inc. Boilers, Tanks, Stacks, Struc- tural Work andCastings Boiler Repairing Promptly Attended to Day or Night MARINE WORK A SPECIALTY ELECTRIC WELDING Works: 36-40 Illinois Street BUFFALO, N. Y. Statement of the ownership, management, circulation, etc., required by the act of congress of Aug. 24, 1912, of Marine REviEw published monthly at Cleveland, Ohio, for Oct. 1, 1927. State of Ohio, county of Cuyahoga, ss. Before me, a notary public in and for the state and county aforesaid, personally appeared C. J. Stark, who, having been duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that he is the President of Marine Review, and that the following is, to the best of his knowledge and belief, a true statement of the ownership, manage- ment, etc., of the aforesaid publication for the date shown in the above caption, required by the Act of Au Postal laws and regulations, of the publisher, editor, Publisher, Penton Janssen, Cleveland, O., Circulation ma “How Wooden Ships Are Built” By H. COLE ESTEP D. Pease, Cleveland, O A book packed full of useful information for the Cleveland, ‘0. 3.— busy practical shipbuilder. other security hol . Every new method of construction shown in 188 big easy-to-see illustrations. A complete story which takes the reader throughevery step of shipbuilding, beginning with the standing tree and ending with the trial ship with a supplement to laying off, Price, $3.00, (15s.) Postpaid THE PENTON PUBLISHING CO. Book Department Penton Bldg., Lakeside Ave. & West 3rd St. C.J of Sept. 192 Cleveland, O. 424 M May 7, 1930) * 102 MARINE REVIEW—November, 1927