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Latest Data on New Marine Work Information on New Ships Ordered—Building and Repair Con- tracts Let—Shipping Board Loans Made, Authorized or Pending IDS are to be opened at the navy B depsrtment, Washington, D. C., on Aug. 15 for the construction of 24 naval vessels. Under the 1934-35 pro- gram the following vessels are to be constructed: One, 8-inch-gun, heavy cruiser at not over 10,000 tons standard displace- ment; three, 6-inch-gun, light cruisers, each not over 10,000 tons standard dis- piacement; two heavy destroyers, each of not over 1850 tons standard dis- placement; 12 light destroyers, each of not over 1500 tons standard d's- placement; and six submarines, each of about 1300 tons displacement. The four cruisers were authorized by act of congress Feb. 13,1929. The naval appropriation bill for 1935 car- ried authorization for funds to begin their construction. Under terms of the London naval treaty, the keel of the heavy cruiser cannot be laid un- til Jan. 1, 1935. The public works administrat’on will provide funds for the construction of the 20 smaller vessels. Construc- tion of these vessels was author- ized by act of congress March 27, 1934. This act provided that the first and each succeeding a’ternate vessel of each category shall be constructed in government navy yards and other gov- ernment establishments. There is, however, an exception made to this rule, leaving it to the discretion of the President, if it is found incons’stent with the public in- terest in any year to follow the rule laid down, to direct the building of such vessels in government or private yards as h2 may see fit. Diesel River Towboat The contract for the construction 0° the twin screw diesel river towboat for the Vicksburg, Miss., office of the United States engineers, has been awarded to the Marietta Mfg. Co., Point Pleasant, W. Va., on its low bid of $314,750 and 180 days. This vessel is to be of all steel con- struction, 176 feet in length, 38 feet in beam, and 8 feet, 6 inches in depth. The two main propelling engines are to be direct reversible, Winton diesels, each developing 650 brake horsepower at 250 revolutions per minute. Diesel engines will also be furnished by the Winton Engine Corp. for driving one 25 kilowatts generator, and one 15 kilowatts generator. The generators in each case are to be supplied by the General Electric Co. 22 Other auxiliaries include capstans by the Marietta Mfg. Co. hauling winch by the American Engineer ng Co. heating boiler by the Crane Co., Chicago, and refrigerating plant by Frank Husban@ Co., Pittsburgh. Patrol Boats Lau nched The Marietta Mfg. Co., Point Pleas- ant, W. Va., has launched two of the three patrol boats under construction for the United States coast guard. The first named the NIKE was launched on June 23. The second, the NEMESIS, was launched July 7. The sponsor was Mrs. C. P. Kendall, wife of Commander Kendall of the coast guard. No announcement has been made as this is written as to the time of launching the third patrol boat which is to be named the TRITON. The patrol boats are exactly similar to the ones building at the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Corp., Manitowoc, Wis., and Lake Union Dry Dock and Ma- chine Works, Seattle. Sponsored by Elizabeth Mary Far- ley, young daughter of Postmaster General James A. Farley, the destroyer AYLWIN was launched at the Philadel- phia navy yard on July 10. The new vessel is of 1500 tons dis- placement and is 334 feet long. She will have four 5-inch guns and four triple torpedo tubes. The keel for the new aircraft car- rier, the U. S. S. ENTERPRISE, was laid on July 16, at the yard of the Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. The work on her sistership the U.S S. YORKTOWN, occupying the neighboring ways, was commenced on May 21. Launch Destroyer at Bath The Bath Iron Works Corp., Bath, Me., will launch destroyer U. S. S. Dewey on July 28. The sponsor is Miss Anna M. Dewey. This is the first naval vessel launched at Bath since the reopening of this historic yard. It is one of the first group of destroyers under con- struction since the completion of the wartime program in 1920. The build- ing was authorized under acts of con- gress Aug. 29, 1916, July 1, 1918 and July 11, 1919. It is understood that the contract was placed toward the end of 1931. MARINE REVIEwW—August, 1934 The Dewey is of 1500-ton standard displacement, and is a sistership of the Farracur launched at the Fore Yiver plant of the Bethlehem Ship- building Corp. Ltd., Quincy, Mass., on March 15. Three other similar vessels of the same group are also under con- struction, one each, at the New York navy yard, the Boston navy yard and the Puget Sound navy yard. The one at the New York navy yard named the TULL was launched on Jan. 31, while the one building at the Boston navy yard, to be named the MacDonouGH will be launched on Aug. 22. Boston Army Base Leased On July 12, James Craig Peacock, acting director of the Shipping board bureau, department of commerce, an- nounced that Acting Secretary of Com- merce Dickinson has approved the rec- ommendation of the president of the Merchant Fleet Corp. that the lease to operate the Boston Army base termi- nal be awarded to Piers Operating Co., Boston, at an annual rental of $65,- fae Bids for the operation of the Bos- ton Army base were opened on June 11, 1934, as noted in an item published in the July issue of MARINE REVIEW. Piers Operating Co. was the high bid- der. The lease covers a period of five years. United States Engineers Bids were received until July 25 for the construction and delivery afloat to the depot of the United States engi- neer office, Memphis, Tenn., of one 65- foot steel anchor barge. The other di- mensions of the barge are breadth of hull, 20 feet, depth, 5 feet. The steel plating is to be generally of %4-inch and 5/16-inch thickness. The office of the United States en- gineers at Kansas City will receive bids until noon Aug. 3 for instruments and equipment for Fort Peck electrical system. The same office will receive bids un- til noon Aug. 2 for supplying machin- ery and other parts of derrick boats. The first commercial towboat voy- age from New Orleans to Chicago since the opening of the Illinois waterway was completed June 27 when the tow- boat FLortNr reached the latter city. The trip from New Orleans required 27 days. The cargo was oil.