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Boiler Room 8. 8. Florida—Four Babcock & Wilcox Watertube Boilers Arranged Fore and Aft—Fitted With Todd Oil Burners cove in which an airport is fitted connecting the inner rooms with the outside of the ship. All beds in pas- senger staterooms are metal, ma- hogany finished, and each stateroom has a lavatory with running fresh water and a full equipment of mod- ern, chromium-plated toilet fixtures. Carpets are fitted in all suites, and window drapes in all rooms add a pleasing touch to the appearance. In addition to lobbies on each pas- senger deck at each of the two main stairways, there are provided for first class passengers a large smoking room with a beverage room attached, and a tea and dancing saloon. These rooms adjoin each other and are lo- cated at the after end of the saloon deck. The interior of the smoking room is paneled in oak, it has a dome skylight with transom windows over the central portion, and is furnished with the customary small tables and : ie wi * ig 4 ee 2 mig: » ln Dia comfortable chairs which are up- holstered with Spanish leather. The veranda is attractively pan- eled and finished in a pale green color, and has a waxed maple floor for dancing. Reed chairs and tables, and rugs add the necessary fixtures for an ideal tea room setting. Large double casement windows in this room make it possible to convert it into an open pavilion in warm weath- er and an enclosed one when the weather is cool. A Radio corpora- tion cabinet is provided for receiving broadcast programs and distribution is made to loud speakers located in all the principal public spaces and also to the second class hall. A dining saloon for first class pas- sengers, with a seating capacity for 176 at tables for two, four and six persons, is located at the after end of the upper deck. This room, which extends the full width of the Main Galley on the New Twin Screw Turbine Liner Florida 24 MARINE REVIEw—J une, 1931 ship, has enamel finish with ma- hogany trim and is a cheerful in- viting place in which to dine. The furniture is mahogany and includes two handsome sideboards, as well as the regular dining and serving ta- bles and comfortable four-legged arm chairs with upholstered seats. <A glass enclosed cigar counter is also fitted for the convenience of diners, The dining saloon is directly con- nected by enclosed stairs to a mod- ern, fully equipped galley and pantry located on the deck below. Accommodations are also provid- ed for 130 second class passengers in two compartments on the lower deck aft. One of these has berths for 50 women and the other accommodates 80 men. Dining arrangements for these passengers are provided on the main deck of the galley, and an open deck space at the after end of the upper deck is set apart for their use. Complete System of Ventilation In general the joiner work throughout the passenger accommo- dations is plywood, finished ivory, with mahogany doors and trim. The main stairways all have metal bal- ustrades and mahogany rail and new- els. All windows and exterior doors are teak. In the boat deck houses the finish in the wheel house and the captain’s quarters and officers’ quarters is oak. All toilets and baths, both public and private, are entirely enclosed by steel bulkheads and finished in white enamel. For deck covering asbestolith has been used generally throughout the vessel in all public spaces and state- rooms. In the smoking rooms, lob- bies and passages the covering is in tile form with filled joints and bor- der of a different color from the main body, and forms the finished floor. In the dining room there is a finished Goodyear rubber tile floor. All main stair treads and landings are also rubber covered. Vitreous tiling is used in all public and pri- vate baths. Since the vessel will be operated in a warm climate particular care has been taken to provide efficient ventilation for all living and work- ing spaces. For this purpose there are fitted 12 separate systems of supply air and 4 systems of exhaust, each system connected to an elec- trically operated fan. All passenger staterooms on the main and upper decks, and the inside rooms on the promenade and saloon decks, have supply ventilation. Similar supply ventilation is provided for the main dining room, main lobby, second class quarters and messroom, crew’s liv- ing quarters and messrooms, galley and engine room. Mechanical ex- haust ventilation is provided for all toilets and baths on main deck, and for all inside public and private toil-