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TAE Marine REVIEW 37 MANITOWOC DRY DOCK CO., MANITOWOC, WIS Steel Stm, at the yards of the Burlee Dry Dock Co., Staten Island, on Sept. 26, is the fifth new addition to the fleet of the Erie railroad within the past two years, and is believed by her builders to be the fastest boat of her size her into the usual two-cabin and runway type of ferry. As all other portions of the superstructure with the exception of the windows and cabin fittings are also of steel, the danger reduced to the minimum. PGOn a aaie. wants 'The James- Cue saponaes FERRYBOAT JAMESTOWN, ERIE RAILROAD CO. and type in New York harbor. Her length over all is 224 ft.; beam, 64 ft.; the hull being of steel, with 7 water- tight compartments. She is fin'shed throughout in quartered oak, with seats for 1,100 persons and a carrying capacity of 2,500. Her propelling machinery consists of two compound engines with cylinders 18 and 38 in. in diameter, driving pro- pellers of 9 ft. 3 in. diameter, with four blades. There are two Scotch boilers 12 ft. 9 in. diameter, each with three corrugated furnaces of 41 in. diameter. She will indicate 1,600 H. P. town is lighted by electricity, heated by the indirect hot air. system, pro- vided with steel lifeboats and rafts and every modern appliance that pertains to the safety and comfort necessary in a ferryboat of that type. The ship building enterprise of which W. H. Reed is: manager, which has been 'conducted at Portland; Me., will be transferred to the city of Freeport, where it is planned to con- struct a four-masted schooner short- ly. ~The company launched the four- masted schooner Victory last summe-. tco.ch, ISR Eee Sandskrs |-15i/s 145/38)" 10|\2).5 | 16, 34-26 : - 11.6x13 lee ots ER ee ceeateta | OLA O peer OD), Western Sand Co,, South Chicago, Tl. : Two Electric Motors.) Two Scotch, tee a eh pene tad Fireboat | 120) 110} 28] 15)....|....]generat'd by Turbines 12.6x11.6 aS aa ee eet le() eee sO 0) City of Chicago. : Two Electric Motors | Two Scotch, Sell eevee here Fireboat | 120} 110} 28] 15)....]....]generat'd by Turbines 12.6x11 6 Perartite oe el LO eo Oe mR CitvAOTROHICAo or RACINE BOAT MANUFACTURING CO., MUSKEGON, MICH. Steel | Fire Box eg ne a Lightship /83,3/82.0/21 |10.6]..../....| Single Cyl. 14x14" |5 Odia.x93lgh.|................| 120! 140 |U.S. Lighthouse Establishment. Steel Tug Fire Box Qasr eee Essayons [85,6/77.7/2l |11.6|... 16, 34-26 8.0dia,x14.0lgh.}......... ..:... | 180| 175 | U.S Engineers, Duluth, Minn. POLSON IRON WORKS, TORONTO. 5 cu, yd Dip'r Drg, 11.6 ; Toronto....... ey) GLO reece OSM. O nO pees | hemes Double 14"x16" 10.0x10.6 Natural 150} 300 | Dominion Government, Ottawa, Can ity Dredge Toronto....... 0. 3 1610) aes SOO lara ees |e 81%, 13%, 22-16 10.0x12 Natural 160} 250 | City of Toronto. *Car Ferry Four Scotch Beary: Toronto....... Chas. Lyon} 280) 248/40.0/ 22/....].... Two 22, 42-30 11.4x11.4 Howden 130) 1800 David H. Lyon, Ogdensburg, N. Y. *Launched. FERRYBOAT JAMESTOWN FOR Steel is used in the superstructure, STEAMER ISTHMIAN ERIE RAILROAD. two longitudinal trusses running the en- LAUNCHED. The ferryboat Jamestown, launched tire length of the vessel and separating The freight steamship Isthmian was launched on Saturday, Dec. 21, at the yard of the Union Iron Works, San Francisco, the traditional bottle of champagne being broken on her bow by Margaret E. Dynan, the, & year-old daughter of J. J. Tynan, the general manager of the works.' The lttle girl received a small gold watch and "locket as) 9a.) sotvenin aon athe occasion. The keel of the Isthmian was laid early in 1907 and the finished vessel will be ready for delivery to the American-Hawaiian Steamship Co. some time between Feb. 15 and Mareh 152 of thise cane 9 Shlesisamne carry American and Hawaiian freight between New York and the Hawaiian Islands, proceeding from New York to Coatzacoaleos on the Gulf of Mex- ico, where the freight will be trans- ferred to the Tehuantepec railroad, which will carty it) to Salunqea@naz on the Pacific coast. The length Of "the Wsthimiane sis oo tte Onmentiie water-line, her breadth 1S) 50) tte anal her depth 2814 feet; her displacement being 12,000 tons and her speed 11 knots. = Among those who witnessed the ceremony of the christening and the launching were John A. McGregor, president of the Union Iron Works; Mrs. McGregor, M:ss Kitty Belle Mc- Gregor, Mir cand: Vics Se) wlenietne Miss Vesta Reade, Miss Helen Ber- theau, Miss McCraney, Miss Monta- gue; H. P. Brear," naval architects on the Union Iron Works; A. W. Cook, manager of the American-Hlawaitian Steamship Co.; Arnold Foster, treas- urer of the Union Iron Works; Dr. O'Neill, Mire and~ -- Wigse iar eee Guerrine, Mr. and Mrs. Kochsperger, W. HH. Stewart; Mr Sutton) or wwe liams, Dimond & Co.; Mr. Kennedy and Mr. Johnson, of the Inte1-Island Steam Navigation Co.