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Large Passenger List On 1. M. M. Lines’ Ships That passenger travel this summer has come back to better than what might be termed normal is evident on every hand. The Ocean Ferry issued by the International Mercantile Ma- rine Co., 1 Broadway, New York, op- erator of the United States lines, Pan- ama Pacific lines, American Merchant lines, Baltimore Mail line, and Red Star line, in a recent editorial, said: “Every company ship that sailed during the month of June, with a to- tal of 12,429 travelers, carried more passengers than it had on the corre- sponding 1933 departure. In one in- stance the increase amounted to 58 per cent. Some show only small gains but only for the reason that they had enjoyed an extraordinary popularity in 1933, and despite greatly curtailed travel had carried almost capacity lists then. This was the case with the new MANHATTAN and WASHINGTON, and with the popular one-class ship of the American Merchant line. These Six vessels have the distinction of do- ing so well in the lean years that there is scarcely room for improve- ment when the upturn came. “But the improvement was _ there, and it continues well into the late Summer season, always regarded as the doldrums for eastbound travel. As this is written, (about Aug. 10) the WASHINGTON is Europe bound with al- most as large a list as she carried on her peak load.” Complete passenger figures for the MANHATTAN and WASHINGTON, since these vessels began service up to Aug. 14, are: Total eastbound, 27,046 and total westbound, 27,460. This is a very fine record, considering that the MANHATTAN sailed on her maiden voy- age from New York on Aug. 11, 1932, and the WASHINGTON, on May 10, 1933. On the mid July voyage the Panama Pacific liner CAtirorNniIA landed 640 passengers at Los Angeles, the larg- est intercoastal list for that port in a number of years. Two bids were received by the shipping board bureau for purchase of the steel cargo vessel REMUS. A bid of $9250 was offered for the vessel for scrapping purposes by the Northern Metal Co. Inc., Phila- delphia. A bid of $65,000 was pre- sented by the Gulf Pacific Mail Line Ltd., San Francisco, for operation of the vessel for five years on ocean mail route. Passenger Travel Increase, Capacity Sailings According to Herman Muhlenbrock, general passenger agent of the com- bined Hamburg-American line and the North German Lloyd, the increase in passenger bookings to Europe on Ger- man liners indicates an end to the de- pression which has. affected all steam- ship lines in the last few years. Since the beginning of May, practically every sailing of the combined German lines has been a capacity one, a con- dition which has continued right up to the present time. The S. S. New York, sailing from New York on July 25, carried 656 pas- sengers, the largest number of pas- sengers on this class of ship in five years at this particular time. This figure represents an increase of 94 per cent over the corresponding sailing of this ship last year. According to Capt. Peter R. Vaughan, master of the Cunard- White Star motor liner Brrrannic, on his arrival in New York Aug. 19, the new Cunarder No. 534 will be christened VicroRIA by Queen Mary sponsor at the launching Sept. 26. Algonquin, Coast Guard Cutter Launched ter ALGONQUIN was launched July 25 at 11:30 a. m., at the shipyard of The Pusey and Jones Corp., Wilming- ton, Del. The new vessel was christ- ened by Miss Marie Eleanor Ruggiero of Dorchester, Mass. Delivery of the ALGONQUIN has been set for Sept. 29. This is the first of three coast guard cutters of the EScANABA type now unh- der construction by The Pusey and Jones Corp. for the United States coast guard. Contract was awarded Oct. 26, 1933, at a bid of $499,800 for each ves- sel. The second vessel, the CoMANCHE, is to be launched on Sept. 6 and de- livery is set for Nov. 3. The third vessel, the MoHAwk, is to be launched on Sept. 23 and delivered Dec. 8. As noted above, these vessels are similar to the Escanasa, fully de- scribed and illustrated in Marine Re- view for January, 1933. There is, how- ever, one important exception. The main propelling machinery and aux- iliaries of the ALGonquin, CoMANCHE and MoHAwxk have been supplied by the Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co., while that of the Escanaba was sup- plied by the De Laval Steam Turbine Co: The propelling machinery consists of a geared steam turbine, connected to a single propeller shaft, developing 1500 horsepower. This power will give the vessel a speed of about 13 knots. Enough fuel can be carried to give an ef HE United States coast guard cut- @ Coast Guard cutter ALGON- QUIN, launched July 25, at The PUSS CY. CIUe Jones Corp., Wilmington, Del. This is the first of three sister vessels under construc- tion. The séc- ond will be launched Sept. 6 and the third Sept. 23 4 estimated steaming radius of 2000 miles. Steam is supplied by two Fos- ter Wheeler water-tube marine boilers fitted with superheaters and burning oil. The principal particulars of the ves- sels are: Length overall, 165 feet; length between perpendiculars, 150 feet; beam molded, 36 feet; depth molded, 21 feet; maximum draft, 13 MARINE REVIEWw—September, 1934 feet. The displacement in salt water at about 12 feet mean draft is 1000 tons. Two similar vessels named the On- ONDAGO and TAHOMA are now under construction by the Defoe Boat & Mo- tor Works, Bay City, Mich. The con- tract for these two was also awarded on Oct. 26, 1938, on bid of $563,800 for each vessel. 21