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Lounge S. S. Colombia S. S. COLOMBIA | For West Indies and South A\merican Service American shipyards for overseas service brings nearer the realiza- tion of the objective of the merchant marine act of 1928 that a fair propor: tion of our own exports and imports should be carried in our own ships. If this program is carried on, as every thinking real American feels that it should be, our flag will again take its proper place with those of other na- tions in all the ports of consequence in the world. The S. S. Cotompra and the S. S. Harrr are among the latest to be added to our steadily growing merchant fleet. They can be truly said to be luxurious ships, far surpassing any other ship previously used in the same service, and they will be effec- tive representatives of the United States in bringing about closer social and trade relations with the West Indies and South America. Principal characteristics of these vessels are for convenience listed in the accompanying table. The CoLomBIA sailed from New York on her maiden voyage Nov. 24, and as this is written, the Hartt was scheduled to sail from the same port on Dec. 22. The service of these ships, for passengers and freight, is between New York and the Republic of Colombia, South America. Stops are made at Port au Prince, Haiti; Kingston, Jamaica; Puerto Colombia; Cartagena, Colombia; Cris- E VERY new ship coming out of Data for this article supplied by the Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co; and H. M. Wick of Theodore E. Ferris’ staff. 8 tobal, Panama Canal Zone; and Colon, Republic of Panama. Experience in the trade is a most important factor in the planning of suitable vessels for any particular service. Certain specific requirements for these new vessels were laid down, by two men of long experience in the Colombian trade, H. H. Ray- mond, president of the Colombian Steamship Co., also chairman of the board of the Atlantic, Gulf & West Indies Steamship lines, and C. H. C. Pearsall, vice president and general manager of the Colombian Steamship Co. Theodore H. Ferris, New York naval architect and marine engineer, was commissioned to design the ves- sels to meet these specific require- ments. Special Care in Planning As a result of this care in plan- ning, these vessels have an individ- ual character and a number of dis- tinctive features as combination passenger and freight carriers especially fitting them for this trade and giving them an economy of oper- ation to meet competition with any vessel that may be placed in this service. In traveling on these ships, passen- gers visit interesting cities under five different national flags. The route is through the Crooked island passage in the West Indies and hard by the historic island of San Salvador where Columbus first set foot in the new world. In taste and comfort of the MARINE REVIEW—January, 1933 MPROVEMENT ww s0- cial and trade relations between countries de- pendent on sea communi- cations is greatly facili- tated by a regular, speedy and efficient transporta- tion service. In the build- ing of tivo carefully planned, specifically suwit- ed, modern ships for the New York, West Indies and South American route, the Colombian Steamship Co. will attract increased passenger and cargo patronage. public passenger spaces and in the convenience of passenger staterooms the new vessels compare favorably with any of their size afloat. They also incorporate the very best in modern American marine engineering and naval architecture. Not only in planning but in the building did they receive the benefit of long experience, being built by the Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. They were constructed under the supervi- sion, aS well as to the designs, of Mr. Ferris. Full advantage was taken of the results from the investigations made in connection with the design of the proposed American superliner par- ticularly with respect to recent de- velopments in hull form for least re- sistance and maximum _ seaworthy properties and in materials for both hull construction and fittings, The interior decorations were planned by Philip Kiesecker, New York. Ample Steaming Radius A round trip, from New York on the route these ships cover can be made without taking on additional fuel. A round trip at normal speed could also be made _ transatlantic with fuel oil to spare. To determine the best hull forms model experi- ments were conducted at the experi- mental model basin at the navy yard in Washington. Features of the under body include a bulbous bow, special streamlined stern, and streamlined rudder.