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Blue Book of American Shipping. 417 REPAIR WORK A SPECIALTY. DRY DOCK CAPABLE OF DOCKING A VESSEL 800 FEET LONG, 80 FEET BEAM DRAWING 30 FEET OF WATER. BUILDERS OF U. S. BATTLESHIPS Kearsarge, Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri, Louisiana, Virginia and Minnesota; Armored Cruisers West Virginia and Maryland; Protected Cruiser Charleston; Monitor Arkansas, and Gunboats Wilmington, Nashville and Helena. TWELVE EXPRESS STEAMERS for the Morgan Line, four of which were purchased by the U. S. Government and used in the Auxiliary Naval Fleet during the Spanish-American War. THREE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT STEJtMERS for the Cromwell Line, one of which is now the U. S. Hospital Ship Solace. The Plant Liner La Grand Duchesse. Two Steamers (Largest type of Ocean-Liners), the "Korea" and "Siberia." recently constructed for the Pacific Mail S. S. Co. A Passenger and Freight Steamer for the Old Dominion Steamship Co., the "Monroe." A Lumber Steamer, "Francis H. Leggett." For estimates, etc., address C. H. ORCUTT, PRESIDENT, No. 1 Broadway, NEW YORK.