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38 NEW HAMBURG-AMERICAN LINER. | | After being completed by Messrs. Har- Jand & Wolff of Belfast, the new steam- er President Lincoln has just been added to the fleet of the Hamburg-American line. The President Lincoln is 616 ft. long, 68 ft. 6 in. broad, 45 ft..deep; has a gross tonnage of about 18,500 tons, is fitted with six pole masts, and con- structed of steel throughout with cellu- lar double-bottom extending the full length of the ship, the holds being sub- divided into separate compartments by THE Marine REVIEW nic electric clocks... The vessel is. also fitted with the, latest,,type of, submarine signaling apparatus, and is lighted throughout by electricity, To deal ex- peditiously with cargo there are eleven cargo hatches which are worked by steam winches of the most modern des- cription. The propelling machinery, which is of Messrs. Harland & Wolff's latest type, consists of two sets of quad- ruple-expansion engines, specially bal- anced to reduce vibration to a minimum. She sailed for New York on her maiden trip on. June 1:°: Her} sister -ship, the 1903. She has three screws, three fun- nels, a military and a signal mast. She is 439 ft. long, and has coal capacity equal to 8,390 knots at 10 knot speed. Her armor is of Harveyized steel ex- tending 8 ft. below the water line and 11 inches thick at the line. There is also a protection deck. The weight of her armor is 4,000 tons. Her armament consists of four 12 in. breechloading guns arranged in pairs in the turrets, ten 7% in. and eight 3.9 in. guns, twenty-four 3 pounders and two 1 pounder quick firing guns. She « a : : NEW HAMBURG-AMERICAN LINER PRESIDENT LINCOLN. water-tight bulkheads to meet the rules of the See-Berufsgenossenschaft. Ac- commodation is provided for between 300 and 400 first-class passengers, which is of an up-to-date character, including new features such as a gymnasium, elec- tric light baths and massage appliances. There is also provision made for 125 second-class travelers. Third-class pas- sengers are accommodated on the middle and lower decks aft, and provision has been made for 1,000 persons, All of these being in enclosed rooms. There is 'also accommodation for no less than 2,300 fourth-class passengers on the mid- dle and lower 'tween decks in open steer- age berths. It will thus be seen that this néw Atlantic liner has a 'capacity for no less than about 3,800 passengers of all classes. A Marconi long-distance telegraphic apparatus has been installed on the boat deck, and there has also been provided a complete system of synchro- President Grant, is in a fairly advanced stage of construction, and is expected to follow about the middle of September. FRENCH WARSHIP VERITE. The French warship Verite was suc- cessfully launched at Bordeaux on May 28 with all her machinery and armor plate complete. She needs only to have her ordnance placed on board. This is the first time that so important a vessel has been launched so nearly ready for service. Special care has been taken to keep, -the black . and smokeless powder magazines distant from each other. Each magazine can be flooded while the vessel is in déck or at sea, the magazine being also freely ventilated. No electric appara- tus capable of giving off sparks is fitted near, the magazines. The Verite is a battleship of 14,865 tons displace- ment. Her keel was laid down in has five torpedo tubes, three behind the. armor and two submerged. She will carry 793 officers and men. She is the last of six battleships built on similar models, beginning in 1901. A démonstration of the utility of wireless telegraphy was made by Cant: FE: 'A. Stewart, of the steamer Western States, last week, when he wired from mid lake to Mr. W. E. Lloyd, of the Mutual Transit Co., Buffalo, that the steamer Northern King was disabled.ten miles east of Bar Point and would need assistance to reach Buffalo. Ten minutes after the message was received a tug was sent from Amherstburg to the dis- abled vessel. Such a service as this is absolutely invaluable to vessel in- terests. Through its use life, property and time can be saved.