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Fog Navigating Camera (Continued from Page 52) lead the preliminary American Polar expedition to the Arctic for the pur- pose of research to determine the re- lation between terrestrial magnetism, the Heaviside layer and the Aurora Borealis, with the cooperation of the Naval Research laboratory. It was about four years ago that Captain Williams, who had made many strik- ing detail photographs from great distances by the use of the infra- red principle, decided to adapt it to navigation. The fog navigating camera is the result of his experi- ments, The Fog Navigating Camera Corp. of which Captain Williams is presi- dent, is located at 181 Morgan street, Jersey City, N. J., and is now in limited production of cameras which either may be purchased outright or leased by ship operators. Facilities have been organized at the factory to provide a week of instruction, without charge, to the operators of camera purchasers. In that time they may become thoroughly familiar with the instrument itself as well as with the main factors involved in its use, such as the proper time of exposure under varying conditions of fog and haze and the appropriate strength of the developing solution. To Dock at Cherbourg Passengers of the Lloyd liners Brr- MEN and HUROPA embarking or disem- barking at Cherbourg, will leave and board these two express liners directly at the large new piers at the French port beginning with the call there of the BREMEN on April 14 on her west- bound voyage to New York. This acquisition of docking privil- eges at Cherbourg is following out the program of the lines to facilitate the landing and embarking of passengers at all Hamburg-Lloyd ports of call on the North Atlantic run. It is now pos- sible for all BREMEN and EUROPA pas- sengers homeward bound from Europe to board these liners directly from piers at Bremerhaven, Southampton and Cherbourg and to land in the heart .of Manhattan at the foot of West Forty-sixth street at the comple- tion of the voyage. Second Class Eliminated Second class in the BREMEN and Ev- ROPA, the last two liners to carry this class on the North Atlantic, with the April 8 sailing of the Europa and the sailing of the Bremen on April 22, both from New York, will become the new part of tourist class. This decision to abolish a class which has been a successful and at- tractive feature of the BREMEN and Europa, is in line with the trend to make available to the public better accommodations at lower rates, and 54 to lessen class distinctions. In this connection, it was pointed out that certain staterooms with bath, which were formerly included in the first class sections of the liners and on which the tariff was in excess of $600 only a few years ago, may now be had for $139.00 as part of the newly en- larged tourist class. The space now to be occupied in the Bremen and Ev- RoPpA by this increasingly popular class, has by the inclusion of second, been more than doubled. All the de luxe features of second class, such as elevators, gymnasiums, swimming pool and shops, will be retained. The sun decks, sport decks and promenade decks of second class will be available to tourist class; likewise the lounges and dining rooms will be at the dis- posal of all passengers in this class. Truss-Weld Tank Barges The American Mineral Spirits Co., New York, has awarded contract to United Drydocks Ine. for construction of three 150,000-gallon nonpropelled tank barges and work will be started at once, at the Staten Island plant. The vessels are to be of the patented truss-weld construction, 100 feet long by 30-foot beam by 8 feet deep, and will be of the raked type, with 10 feet rake forward and 5 feet rake aft. The hulls will have 12 inches sheer for- ward and 6 inches shear aft; the decks will be given a 6-inch crown and the bottoms a 6-inch deadrise. Each hull is to have six tank compartments and two peak compartments, divided by one centerline and four athwartship bulkheads. Work Contemplated George G. Sharp, naval architect, 30 Church street, New York, expects soon to issue plans and specifications for reconditioning and alterations on sey- eral vessels of Moore & McCormack’s American Scantic line, New York. Passenger accommodations will be add- ed to each vessel. Superintendent of lighthouses, New Orleans, received bids March 26 for two direct reversible diesel engines complete with two electric generating sets, compressors, etc., for the tender CAMELLIA. The Savannah line City or MOoNT- GOMERY, damaged by fire at sea and which reached port in New York on March 7 with fire still burning in the hold, was to be drydocked for survey, after which plans and specifications for repairs were to be issued by Frank S. Martin & Son, 25 Broadway, New York. The Acheson Oildag Co., Port Huron, Mich., has published a techni- cal bulletin on the use of colloidal graphited lubricants in ‘running- in’”’ operations, MARINE REvIEw—April, 1934 Twelve Summer Cruises are Scheduled by Cunard The Cunard line has arranged a schedule that will call for twelve sum- mer cruises, beginning later in June and closing in September. The CARINTHIA will inaugurate the season by sailing on June 26 on a North Cape-Russia cruise under the auspices of Raymond-Whitcomb, last- ing 49 days and calling at ports in Iceland, Norway, Denmark, Danzig, Poland, Sweden, Russia, Finland, Germany, England and France. From July 5 to July 9 the steamer will be in the “Land of the Midnight Sun,” there being no sunset during these days. The BERENGARIA, the _ 52,000-ton giant, will make two cruises. The first over Independence day week-end, will be to Bermuda. This will be more than a week-end cruise, as the steamer will remain in Bermuda for two days. The second BERENGARIA cruise will be to Nova Scotia over the Labor day week-end. The MAURETANIA will make five 12- day sea-breeze vacation cruises to the West Indies and South America. The ship will call at Port of Spain, Trini- ded; La Guaira, Venezuela; Williem- sted, Curacao; Colon, Panama, and Havana, Cuba. The dates of sailing from New York are July 7, July 21, August 4, August 21 and September 8. The steamer will remain in white paint which will keep her cool and comfortable in tropical waters. The FRANCONIA will make three tri- angular cruises, calling at ports in Canada and then sailing southward to Bermuda. These will also be 12-day vacation cruises. Like the MAURETANIA, the ship will sail Saturday evening and return a week from the following Friday. The FRANCONIA will call at Boston. Reaching the St. Lawrence she will steam down that stream to the Saguenay river, making a tour up that river to the Canadian capes. She will also make calls at Quebec, and Corner Brook, Bay of Isles, N. F. Leav- ing this port she will spend two days in Bermuda, and then return to New York. The FRANCONTIA’S sailing dates will be July 28, August 11 and August 25. Leaving New York on September 18 the FRANCONIA will make an extensive cruise to the West Indies, Brazil and Argentina. This will be the principal ship to carry pilgrims to the Huchar- istic congress to be held this year in Buenos Aires. The FRANCONIA will make calls at Havana, Trinidad and Rio de Janeiro on her way to Buenos Aires. She will make return calls at all of these ports. The ship will spend five days and four nights in Buenos Aires. On this sailing Thos. Cook & Son and the American Express Co. will act in co-operation with the Cun- ard line.