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DIXIE—Passenger—Coastwise—Single Screw—Steam Name—DIXIE Owner—Southern Pacific Steamship Lines Builder—Federal Shipbuilding & D. D. Co. Naval Architect—A. S. Hebble Launched—July 29, ’27; completed, Jan. 16, ’28 Classification—None—Equal to Am. Bu. S. HULL PARTICULARS Length over all, 445 feet; lengtn between per- pendiculars, 427 feet; breadth molded, 60 feet; depth molded, 37 feet; draft, 26 feet; displace- ment loaded, 12,440 tons; gross tonnage, 8188; net tonnage, 4918; passenger capacity, 279 first and 54 third class; cargo capacity, 5125 tons or 408,055 cubie feet; baggage capacity, 6000 cubic feet; bunker fuel oil capacity, 1172 tons at 12 degrees Baume; speed 15% knots. Hull built on Isherwood system. MACHINERY PARTICULARS Main Engine—One, double reduction geared steam turbine consisting of one high pressure and one low pressure unit. Both turbine and reduction gears were built by the De Laval Steam Turbine Co. Size, normal shaft horsepower, 7100; maximum shaft horsepower, 8000. Boilers—Four, marine watertube type with superheaters built by Babcock & Wilcox Co. Size, total heating surface, 21,180 square feet; ~ [inne q eel nin ESS See es aoe, ey Pate Ptah 4 a DESCRIPTION A modern _ turbine driven, oil burning, finely appointed, pas- senger and cargo ves- sel for the service be- tween New York and New Orleans. The speed at load draft is 15% knots. Accom- modations are provided for 279 first-class pas- sengers also for 54 third-class passengers. The public spaces are attractively decorated and finished. total superheating surface, 2048 square feet. Boilers are fitted with the maker’s Cuyama de- sign oil burners; and feed water regulators. AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT Manufacturers of: Pumps—Warren Steam Pump Co. Windlass—Hyde Windlass Co. Winches—Hyde Windlass Co. Steering Engine—Hyde Windlass Co.; Variable stroke pump by the Waterbury Tool Co. Propellers—Cramp Brass & Iron Found. Co. Refrigeration—Brunswick-Kroeschell Co. Elec. Generators—De Laval & General Elec. Thrust Bearing—Kingsbury Machine Works Soot Blowers—Diamond Power Specialty Fans—B. F. Sturtevant forced draft fans Condensate Pumps—Bethlehem Steel Co. Radio Equipment—Radiomarine Corp. Fire Fighting—Lux & Lux-Rich System Gyro Compass—Also gyro pilot, helm angle indicator and engine speed indicator—by The Sperry Gyroscope Co. Condenser—C. H. Wheeler Mfg. Co. Valves—The Lunkenheimer Co. Life Sav. Equip.—Welin Davit & Boat Corp. Anchor Chain—National Malleable Co. Compass—Kelvin & Wilfrid O. White Co. Anchors—Baldt Anchor Chain & Forge Corp. Ty] n OF Sorts 7 FERS 5 LE a y “00 ¢o Raf? © | 0 La ae aay te il ie +f Anat Elle s sia ete || 1 a =| Eis 1 zk aM + That any =e Micon inne Co M9 DDL Bot Tanky “% U7. ObL Bo? Tanks — ae TeV MorsW. Pat oft et EOP AGT or oe ee i ne Ss 4 = He [of ty \ “cfc [ORRARRREEEr er = pec Ke ae siaigiaasae erase mkicar e ee es A en ata | aa 1H =e at M0 eV ea meee ae Suet erica i] ie Sa | ele] 2-9-0 oP! ele I Qe ul ES i; " " | aed ad ht bafta Fa ae lik 2, 2 jie ee soba faa NE | No. 2 | Cargo co PE i NOE Db! bot Tore. Drape nn aplg N02 201. mkt | No sn bh.aet Tank ___»| Potable FWonly (Rox) Tern EM or SMR BL) Gercmotnete Sern AM ordM MARINE REVIEW—April, 1928