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DESCRIPTION This vessel and her sistership the MANHAT- TAN, are the two largest merchant ships built in American shipyards. Since entering transat- lantic service, up to Feb. 19, 1933, and not including the then cur- rent voyage of the WASHINGTON, these twa vessels carried 41,293 passengers. Name—W ASHINGTON Owner—United States Lines Builder—New York Shipbuilding Co. Naval Architect—-E. H. Rigg Launched—Aug,. 20, ’32; Comp. May 2, ’33 Sister Ship—Manuatran; Launched, Dec, 5, 1931; completed, July 27, 1932 Classificatio j HULL PARTICULARS Length over all, 705 feet, 3 inches; length between perpendiculars, 666 feet; breadth mold- ed, 86 feet; depth molded, to C deck, 47 feet; draft, 30 feet, 8% inches; displacement loaded, 33,557 tons; gross tonnage, 24,289; net tonnage, 13,924; passenger capacity, cabin, 564; tourist, 366; third, 141; cargo capacity, in tons, 4130; cargo capacity, cubic feet, 374,240 general and 38,300 refrigerated; punker fuel oil capacity in tons, 4775; speed, 20 knots. MACHINERY PARTICULARS Main Engines—Two sets, triple series, single reduction geared turbines, built by New York Shipbuilding Co., Each set developing 15,000 horsepower, is connected to a propeller shaft through single reduction gears supplied by the Falk Corp. Propeller speed 125 r.p.m. Boilers—Six, Babcock & Wilcox express type watertube marine boilers with total heating sur- face of 63,000 sq. ft. and superheating surface of 15,042 sq. ft.; 49,242 sq. ft. air heating sur- face; working pressure 409 pounds; superheat 211 degrees Fahr.; total temperature, 670 de- grees Fahr.; fuel, oil. Superheaters, air heaters, oil burning equipment, furnace brick etc, by The Babcock & Wilcox Co. Soot blowers, Diamond. Generating Sets—Four, Westinghouse, tur- bine, each 500 k.w., 240 volt. d.c. One emerg- ency set, 75 k.w. Superior diesel, Storage bat- teries (120 cells) Electric Storage Battery Co. — =, (Wives wane) oy enn ram sana aaa os JT aa’ ven W ASHINGTON—Passenger—Ocean—I win Screw—Turbine AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT Electrical Motors—Westinghouse Electric Pumps—wWorthington; De Laval; Warren; Northern; and Quimby Windlass—Allan Cunningham Winches—Lidgerwood Mfg. Co. Steering Gears; Gypsys—American Eng. Co. Refrigeration; Air Cond.—Carrier-Brunswick Oil Heaters—Davis Engineering Co. Thrust Bearings—Kingsbury Machine Works Propellers—Cramp Brass & Iron Foundries Windows—Kearfott; Amer. Locomotive Co. Chain Cable—National Mal. Steel Cast. Co. Anchors—Baldt Anchor Chain & Forge Corp. Plumbing; Valves—Crane Co.; Lukenheimer Enameled Ware—Standard Sanitary Mfg. Co. Fan Motors—Diehl Mfg. Co. Galleys (electric)——Edison G. E. Appliance Radio Equip.—Mackay Radio Telegraph Co. Evaporators, Distillers—Griscom-Russell Co. Recorders (CO,)—The Permutit Co. Oil Purifiers—The De Laval Separator Co. Gyro Compass, Pilot—Sperry Gyroscope Co. Engines (lifeboats)—Standard Motor Constr. Fathometer—Submarine Signal Co. Lifeboats, Davits—-Welin Davit & Boat Corp. Fire Detecting—Henschel; Walter Kidde Telephones—Chas. J. Henschel & Co. Ine. Rubber Flooring—Goodyear Tire & Rubber Deck Covering—Asbestolith Mfg. Co. Paneling (250,000 sq. ft.)—-Haskelite Mfg. Condenser Tubes, etc.—The Amer. Brass Co. Finishes—E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. Locks—Schlage Lock Co. Ice Cream Cabinets—Frigidaire Corp. Fans, Blowers, Turbines—B. F. Sturtevant Co. W. T. Doors (electric)—Cutler-Hammer Co. Rigging Blocks—W. H. MecMillan’s Sons zi 2 cael ofa Ty MARINE REvIEw—April, 1934