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required. 30 It should-.be noted that as_ the depth of water at. Stokes Bay where the trials were run is not quite ade- quate for such high speeds, the ves- sel will, in deep water, exceed the 27.107 knots attained on the measured mile. The consumption of oil aver- aged just under 2.6 tons per hour for 26.36 knots. It will be noted also that at 12 knots the vessels steamed 37.90 nautical miles for each ton of fuel consumed, whereas the guarantee un- , $2 -natitical der the contract was. miles, so that here, as in the matter of speed, there was a_ considerable margin over the stipulated. condition. Messrs. White & Co. are building four more vessels of this type, the dimensions having been slightly in- creased--the length by 7 ft., the beam by 6 in., tons--so that the new vessels are 182 ii; lone by 18 ft.. beam, and at 5. ft. 10 in. draught they will displace 256 tons. The estimated ho:sepower to give them 26 knots is 4,000 H. P. Two 33-knot destroyers are also in course of construction. These are P72 it. cby. 20 At and.at 8. it. 8. 1, draught the displacement is expected to be about 900 tons. To obtain 33 kridts: about 15,500 "1. H. P.2 will. be Five other vessels. of this class are being built in addition to a 36-knot destroyer by other firms, and the performances of these various vessels on trial will be looked forward to with considerable interest. WHALEBACKS GOING TO COAST. The accompanying views illustrate some work recently carried out upon the whaleback steamer Bay City and barges Bombay and Baroness--vessels originally built for the great lakes trade but having outlived their useful- ness in that sphere have been secured for the East Coast'-Coal trade be- tween Newport News, Va., ton, Mass., by the Sprague TRanspor- tation Co. of the latter port.: To enable the vessels to reach their new port of registry, it was found necessary to cut off some 30 ft. 'from the bow, end of: each. « After survey- ing the vessels and comparing their dimensions with the Welland canal locks it "was found 'that | the latter could be navigated by opening one' canal lock gate at a time, and bring- ing the fore end of vessels hard over to lock! wall port and starboard in turn, thus clearing radius of lock gate wien closing and thus obviate dis- turbing ' the forward collision bulk- head in: 'each vessel, cutting off bow ends, and marking and stowing all material in such a manner that reconstruction could. be readily carried out, was placed with and the displacement by 10, and Bos- AT ST, CATHERINE'S, ONT. The contract for: THE Marine REVIEW BOWS CUT OFF READY TO START FROM BUFFALO. the Empire Ship Building CO. OF Buffalo; N....Y.;4.who---guafanteed :to complete the work specified within twenty-one working days--a penalty of $300 per day obtaining for every day beyond that time. To obviate docking, all loose gear and weights were placed as far aft as possible lifting the fore ends quite clear of the water to enable the lower PASSING INTO LOCK NO, 6. WHALEBACK BAY CITY BOW ON. : portion of plate frames, floors, etc., to be-taken out. Numerous gangs of riveters, chip- pers and riggers were put to work simultaneously upon all three vessels ~ and under the personal superintend- ence of President John G. Malone and his. manager, John Bateman, the ATS) OF. CATHERINE'S, BAY CITY PROCEEDING TO LOCK NO. 5. ONT. WHALEBACK whole of the vessels were finished and water-tested in fifteen working days from their commencement or in six days shorter time than that specified, a highly «creditable performance con- sidering the intricate nature of the work, the inclement weather prevail- ing and unsatisfactory conditions of labor at that time. Work has just been started at Kobe, Japan, on four great wharves each 1,200 ft. long and 360 ft. wide with a space of 420 ft. between each. The average depth of water will be 36 ft. and 19 large steamers will be able to berth at one time.