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DE LAVAL GEARED TURBINE (jive. Migher Speed at Less Cost pee by a De Laval double geared, compound turbine and operating on steam at 400 lbs. gage, with 200 deg.F. superheat, the ocean- going bulk oil tanker ““VIRGINIA SINCLAIR“ makes the trip between Houston and Marcus Hook in a little over 5 days, as compared with the 7 or 8 days required by older tankers. This vessel and the ‘‘HARRY F. SINCLAIR, Jr.,“ both operated by the Sinclair Navigation Company, are DE LAVAL STEAM TURBINE among the fastest tankers afloat. When making an average speed of 12% to 13 knots, the consumption of bunker oil is only 160 bbl. per day. The “VIRGINIA SINCLAIR” is of 9275 tons dead weight, 435 ft. long, 57 ft. beam and 24 ft. draft. Electric auxiliaries receive current from two 60 kw. De Laval turbine driven gen- erators and the boilers are supplied by a De Laval turbine driven cen- trifugal boiler feed pump. COMPANY, Trenton, N. J. MARINE REview—June, 1931 13