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64 A THORNYCROFT MOTOR LAUNCH IN CENTRAL SOUTH AMERICA. In July of last year Messrs. Thorny- croft & Co., of Chiswick, London, W., shipped' a motor launch to Central South America for passenger service on a lake near Asuncion to ply between TA MARINE REVIEW est damageds, 2 should».think,; a record. p "The first real trial I made with her was with naphtha; she ran 24 miles (40 kilometres) in 1 hour 52 min- utes, and without a stop--making 522 R. P. M.; I hope to get 800 revolutions out of her, with a corresponding in- crease of speed. A THORNYCROFT MOTOR LAUNCH IN CENTRAL SOUTH AMERICA. the towns of San Bernandino and Aregua (six miles apart). This boat, the Violeta (which is shown in the photograph running speed trials on the Thames) is 40-ft. long, by 9-ft. beam, by 3-ft. draught when loaded with 30 passengers and 1%-tons of cargo. The hull is carvel built of ma- hogany, and the machinery consists of a Thornycroft 4-cylinder 6-in. by 8-in. motor, developing 50 B. H. P. at about 800 R. P. M. on paraffin, coupled to a Thornycroft reversing gear driv- ing a solid propeller. The speed on trials at home proved to be 12 miles an hour. Messrs. Thornycroft have now re- ceived a:letter from their customer ad- vising delivery of this boat, which let- ter is given below verbatim: San Bernandino, 17th October, 1907. "Gentlemen, "The Lamport & Holt's S. S. Det- tingen with the Violeta arrived in Buenos Ayres on the 27th August, then was transhipped to Asuncion, where she arrived 18th September. Two days after, she was in the lake here; she neither had a scratch on her, nor a pane of glass broken; great credit is due to the way she was packed; I only took her out of her crate when she was floating in the water; 7,250 miles without the slight- biemdaye 1 tiHedunen et nene was) a strong south wind; there were thirty people on board--we were drenched with spray, but she shipped no water; A THORNYCROFT LAUNCH FOR RUSSIA. Marine motoring has found a good footing in Russia, and no small num- ben of these craft are to be seen on these waters which have come from the yard of Messrs. Thornycroft & Co., of Chiswick, England. One of the most recent of these, is a boat for St. Petersburg, which has been purchased by the well-known Franco-Russe works. She is carvel built of ma- hogany, 30 ft. long, with a beam of 6 ft., and 22 in. draught. A mahogany cabin is fitted amidships, having plate glass windows with curtains, whilst forward of this, partitioned off by a bulkhead, is a well-equipped lava- tory. The forward cockpit, wherein is installed the motor, is covered by a brown canvas spray hood. The 'motor installation consists of a four- an TTOY cylinder 24 B. H. P. Thornycroft motor, working on petrol or paraffin, as de- sired, by means of the Thornycroft change-over device. Steering is by wheel or tiller, and a Thornycroft reverse gear is fitted. A speed of 11% miles per hour was attained on trial, without effort, as a mean of runs with and against the tide. TWO THORNYCROFT MOTOR LAUNCHES FOR BORNEO. Two .seamless steel motor cargo boats, for use in Borneo, to carry THORNYCROFT LAUNCH FOR RUSSIA. she will, I am sure, give complete satisfaction. "When in Buenos Ayres I visited several marine motor launches, and Saw not one that could touch the 'Violeta' in power or speed. You are welcome to use this letter in any way you may please. I am, etc., (Signed) H. E, Sranrry," Borneo benzine, which fuel they will use in their motors, have recently been shipped by Messrs. Thornycroft, of Chiswick. These boats are, as the photograph shows, of a very ser- viceable type, with ample freeboard. They are 30 ft. in length, with 8 ft. beam and a draught of 22 in. The hulls are very commodious, enabling