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MARINE REVIEW. Rockefeller Ships. DESCRIPTION OF TWO STEAMERS BUILDING AT DETROIT--DESCRIPTIONS AND ILLUSTRATIONS ARE NOW COMPLETE. Within the past three months the Review has described in differ- ent issues, ten of the twelve Rockefeller ships for which' contracts were let with lake ship builders last fall. Cross sectional drawings were presented in all cases. A cross sectional drawing of the last two vessels, the duplicate steamers building at Detroit, is presented here- ing what has been said of other vessels of the fleet. Engines are triple expansion. with cylinders 24, 88 and 64 inches diameter by 42 inches stroke. There will be in each steamer only two boilers, 14 feet 6 inches by 11 feet 6 inches, but they will be fitted with the Howden system. of hot draft. A-new timber dry dock at the New York navy yard is about ready for acceptance by the government. Dimensions of this dock are: Length on top from head to gate, 670 feet; width, 151 feet on the top & gz yine BOF q. belted tee é int Ro lo | eS ar Rr ' iS ine 1 » 18% i Beck Le cream Sromeen Ye035° cosy Te et -- A LZ rE -------- i ox 24%54° 12 a0 % Pp ' 12% 2G" HATCHES ONLY \2*2u Ch ts nee ce nigel tetas 65x35 12x 2h 4or Sy bh 2 9 & No | dem7e ff 1g x32 0" we | 1 Zl Pp IE J 27 I 12x 2m Ch | s for HL hat | i 1] i } ere every £00 '\ Il tier | | WréKeeosragh 5 i ALaNGED 76 SHELL a ; is STRINGER 19x20 12x20 12"* 20 : | pg ee LJ Eee | ie Pele cere, SE ete ee Sa ee | o = RICE So {9 x32C0h SpPaceo 8 Between Hatches Se TEE His ERE De Ee SILL MADE EIA LOT Ree Hae BN 7 a ag eae of waren Dire UN fee Cyprge SN aa ele f S ik STEAMERS W124 4125, Seale Yn =ove foot Q! =| ik \o "| t- Lencot bet ees " aid Brenotn 45% 6 ' Sia Dern 2a"- 0" q cy 8 ny Ie Stem 9%2-- Stern Poor 9%5° Ryover Bsn & laxno? | femanee ; "I ' | ths " a ry ieee) : aire ANCHORS 2 Sroexress 3500 Ke out 1200 igo fim 11g Camne ease c i | " 0 0 s BETWEEN SATIS a2 x24 Ch Winouass N° @ _ Carstav N°S3, Capstan NS, TH Witocat Fon Kence, ' I" " eae tn fro coe 2 rat -- Evoines 2,38, 64,542 2,B0i\LeRS 4-6 KUn6 PRESSURE jes® x P | Wize evan Bo ProPeLLeR Ilrx n N f aes | Riverine Swank Seams 54 LAP Doves %] Rivers Burrs Lars 8" Poy Rivers | 'on 2/ | | > oY Bs GEIL Staaves ToRe Burr StaappeD In Wane of Fenoer Wares & 4 Puy Riverreo Ford L SHEER STRAKE & Span Deck Staincers Dovere StRapPeD Pay 1g Rivers \ ' i ' « ee. Butrs i 3Py Stem & Stern Post |' povere An INSIDE WoRK NoT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED 44 Rivets SPAR DECK PLATING 5)p Rivers SivGeK River PLATES BUTTED Av2 DOUBLE sae JNee° x ed aa mi Coie aC ies Dousre Kivertee °° ass + aur Oller ' \ =I =| * Doro Ores [sma x1 xauve ~ |. | Uh 2] ' | i | B 9 q P | P | jf BY <! pe ar | ihe ie eae : ry y | '4 E 27 _- es ! fea ok | aR »*) ° 2 For 74 1. | | Ve ar £0 M1 | | jj Jo 2 ai NA a [ie] | y aes % x eae ils eee ete eee ae ane \ we RCme omer | 5 Sx 32 O° es Rh ($x32 Ch MIB scale lohersseateara 7 nseF a eee ss =. WO Renae @ meee ok Se ic sf a a. aig a ae a hee C 255 for 24k B25z FOR 44 4 27 "fox 24h. a 2 K 36% 36 F: "" aan 6 Movr0e£? CROSS SECTION OF ROCKEFELLER STEAMERS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, AT DETROIT. with. The engraving contains almost every detail of these ships. The first of them will probably be launched at Wyandotte, near De- troit, on Saturday of this week, They are each 414 feet between per- pendiculars and 434 feet over all, or about two feet longer than any vessel now afloat. In width, however, they are only 45 feet 6 inches against 48 feet in most other vessels of the 400-foot type. Their com is 28 feet. A further description of ths vessels as to the crews' quar- ters, equipment and general features of construction would be repeat- * and 60 feet 4 inches at the bottom; gate, 108 feet 8 inches on top and 71 feet 6 inches on the bottom. There will be 29 feet of water over the sills, while the gate will be 35 feet 6 inches high. A sea | wall 200 feet on either side of the gateway is to be constructed of stone. In the pumping station there are three pumps with capacity of 200,- i 000 gallons a minute. The Nickel Plate road sells a ticket to Boston for $1 less than other lines. Through sleepers. 198-July 31.