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44 CAROLINIAN—Tanker—Coastwise—Single Screw—Diesel Name—C AROLINIAN Owner—M. L. Clark Builder—Charleston Dry Dock & Mach. Co. Naval Architect—R. F. Smith Launched—Feb. 14, ’30; completed, Mar. 10. Classification—Owner’s requirements HULL PARTICULARS Length over all, 120 feet; length between perpendiculars, 108 feet; breadth molded, 23 feet; depth molded, 10 feet; draft loaded, 8 feet 6 inches; displacement loaded, 440 tons; gross tonnage, 226; net tonnage, 157; cargo ca- pacity, 125,000 gallons; in cubic feet, 16,711; bunker diesel fuel capacity, in gallons, 3500; speed, loaded in service, 9 knots. MACHINERY PARTICULARS Main Engine—One, marine diesel, 6-cylinder engine built by Fairbanks-Morse Co. Size, 10- inch diameter cylinders by 12% inches stroke; shaft horsepower 180 at 400 revolutions per minute. Electric Generator—One 750 watts Fairbanks- Morse lighting plant. AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT Manufacturers of: Pumps—Northern Pump Co. Windlass—Hyde Windlass Co. Winches—Hyde Windlass Co. DESCRIPTION A single deck, diesel direct propelled, tank- er with a capacity of 125,000 gallons. Said to be the first com- pletely all-welded ves- sel in the world. A special system of con- struction h as been used. The Caronin1an is in service as a bulk oil carrier from Eliza- beth City, N. C. to ad- jacent ports. Steering Engine—Hand steering gear Propellers—Columbian Bronze Co. Telegraphs—Chas. Cory Corp. Marine Hardware—The Dayton Mfg. Co. REMARKS The CAROLINIAN has been built on the R. F. Smith lock notch system of welding of which the Charleston Dry Dock & Machine Co. is the sole licensee. In the description of this sys- tem it is stated that it does away entirely with angles, shapes, rivets and bolts. A system of dovetailing locks the plates together, giving additional strength. The cost of construction is said to be reduced and the carrying capacity is increased. The CaRoLINIAN, which was one of the first vessels built on this system, after a year’s service, is reported to be operating in an entirely satisfactory manner. The bottom shell of the vessel and the deck are built in a similar manner with eleven (in- cluding centerline bulkhead) longitudinals 4 x %-inch. Spaced about every six feet to deck and bottom are 12-inch by 12%-pound trans- verse webs from side to side bracketed to the longitudinals and to similar side wehs. Quar- ters for officers and crew are located on the poop deck with pilot house above. One 2-ton winch serves a 20-foot boom located forward. MARINE REVIEw—April, 1931