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among the facilities of Boston har- bor. Only a few years ago the famous T wharf on Atlantic avenue was the center of Boston’s great fishing indus- try and is still used by the smaller fishing craft. In contrast, the com- monwealth in 1914 constructed the Boston Fish pier in South Boston at a.cost of $1,041,171.54, and since then this pier has been recognized as the greatest fish market in this coun- try. It is 1200 feet long and 300 feet wide, and is considered the most modern fish market in the world, In 19338, vessel arrivals at the Bos- ton Fish pier totaled 7719. They brought 232,583,000 pounds of fish valued at approximately $6,093,000, this amount being paid to the fisher- men. An Outstanding Port Boston is situated on Massachu- setts bay, and is one of the most im- portant ports of the United States, considered both from the standpoint of its facilities and the extent and value of its commerce. It is built on a series of peninsulas, possesses both an inner and outer harbor, of suffi- ecient depth and adequate to accom- modate the largest vessels and the greatest possible volume of foreign and domestic commerce, Because of this irregular and indented shore- line, Boston harbor possesses a total water frontage of nearly 116 miles. only a relatively small proportion of which is in active use. The harbor is surrounded by the most populous sections of the city proper and by busy manufacturing communities which, while within the metropolitan district, have their own individual governments, The principal deep water anchor- AZ Army base, South Boston. Also largest graving dry dock in the United States, showing the 8S. 8. Levia- than in dock. This dry dock was planned and built by the common- wealth of Massachusetts and was first known as the Commonwealth dry- dock. Several years ago it was taken over by the navy department and is now operated and con- trolled by the Boston Navy yard © age area, known as President roads, is located between Deer island and Long island at the entrance to the outer harbor, and is the common meeting point of all the important channels from the sea to President roads. The dredging now being done at President roads by the federal gov- ernment, for which more than $1,- 250,000 have been allotted, when completed will about double the President roads anchorage area, and will afford perfect protection for the commerce of the port and ample to accommodate the largest vessels afloat, Broad sound North channel leads from Broad sound to President roads from northeastward, This channel has been dredged to a low water depth of 40 feet. It gives to Boston a main ship channel with a depth at high tide of 4914 feet, which is a greater depth than exists at any of the other North Atlantic ports, It is well marked by lighted buoys and an unlighted range. Broad sound South channel leads from Broad sound in a southwesterly and westerly direction to President roads. It has been dredged 30 feet deep and 1200 feet wide, and is well marked by buoys and lighted ranges. Numerous Channels Available The Narrows is the channel lead- ing into Boston harbor from south- eastward between Boston lighthouse and Lovells Island on the northeast and Point Allerton, St. Georges Island and Gallops Island on the southwest. It has been dredged to a depth of 27 feet and width of 1000 feet, and is well marked. There are unmarked shoals with depths of 21 to 23 feet in the southeastern ap- proach, MARINE REVIEW—May, 1934 The Main Ship channel of Boston inner harbor extends from President roads to the upper end of the navy yard at Charlestown. This channel has a depth of 35 feet at mean low water and a width of 1200 feet. It was originally dredged up to the lower bridges across the Charles river, Mystic river, and Chelsea creek, but the upper end of the channel has shoaled in some places to the extent of several feet. Mystic river is the approach by water for smaller craft to the cities of Medford, Somerville, Everett and Malden, The deepest draft using the lower part of the river is 281% feet, and the deepest draft ordinarily go- ing to Medford is 10% feet, Channels to Other Sections Chelsea creek is the approach to the town of Revere, which is 2% miles above the entrance, The usual limit of draft of vessels using the lower end of the river is 28 feet, and the upper end 15 feet, the latter be- ing mostly coal barges, Island End river is a tributary of Mystic river. It has been dredged by private interests 26 feet deep and 140 feet wide from its entrance past the New England Coal & Coke Co.’s wharf, a distance of about 500 yards, and to a depth of 13 feet for a farther distance of about 150 yards to the wharf of the Barrett Co. Malden river is a tributary of Mystic river and has been improved by dredging a channel 100 feet wide and 15 feet deep at high water. Coal barges having a draft of about 14% feet are the largest craft now going to Malden, Fort Point channel extends south- ward from the Main Ship channel separating Boston from South Bos- 17