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the other two being the Stanley Dol- lar and the Falcon. The Riverside was placed in commis:%on in Septem- ber, 1908, and has since been engaged in the coastwise lumber traffic. The Riverside is a single deck bulk freighter with two cargo hatches, each 28 ft. by 16.ft,. 6 ine in the cear. Her: type is very similar' to that of the smaller bulk freighters that have proven so popular on the great lakes. She has a (raised .deck forward, a main deck free and clear for cargo handling; her engines, boilers and cab- ins: are 'all. located: compactly « ait; there are two masts with two derrick booms on each mast; the booms on the foremast cover the forward hatch and those on the rear mast the after hatch. The hull is of steel with double botfom,, 252 4: 5. an.-in: length, over all, 241. ft) 6 "in. im: length. between perpendiculars, 41 ft. molded beam and 19: ft., °3 in. -molded 'depth... .Her load water line draught is 16 ft. 6 in., her freeboard 4 ft. and full load displacement 2,300 tons. She _ regis- ters 1,783 gross tons and 955 net and has a cargo capacity of 1,500,000 ft. By -M.. sof - lumber... in trode she has a good wave line, a_ well rounded stern and in general is more shapely than the average cargo steam- er Steam is furnishe¢ at 180 pounds per square inch pressure by two Scotch marine boilers with a_ total heating, surface of 2,816 square feet and a combined grate area of 93.8 square feet. The furnaces are fitted to burn oil and a fuel oil capacity of 2,700 barrels is provided. This gives a sailing radius of 5,40) nautical miles at eight knots an hour, the fuel con- sumption being 98 to 100 barrels on an average 24-hour run of 200 knots. These barrels contain 42 United States gallons each. Triple expansion engines of 1,300 indicated horsepower at 99 revolutions per minute and 185 pounds boiler pressure are installed. The engines were designed and built by The Mo- ran Co. The cylinder dimensions are 17, 28 and 471% inches in diame- ter by 36 inches stroke. The engines are coupled to a single screw 12 4h: 6 in. in diameter, with a mean pitch of 13° it; 6 in. The Riverside carries a crew OF 21 men, distributed as _ follows: One master, two mates, three engineers, three firemen, two oilers and 10 deck hands. Her speed on her builders' trial was 11.76 miles per hour at 99 revo- lutions per minute. Her ordinary Tae. Marine Review cruising speed is eight knots. represents the highest development of the Pacific coast single deck steel bulk freighter' and an investment of $180,- 000, TUG HERBERT. The tug Herbert illustrated here- with was launched July 28, 1908, from Johnston Bros. yard, Ferrysburg, Mich., and was built for G. Mollhagen & Co., St. Joseph, Mich., for the fish- She 63. its act of May. 13, 1908. The bids, which. were opened Dec. 15, were as follows: William Cramp & Sons Ship & Engine Building Co., Philadelphia, Pa., class 1, $805,000; class 2, $775,000; time, 20 months. Newport News Ship . Building & Dry Dock Co., Newport News, Va., class 1, $790,000; class 2, $825,000; time, 16 months. Fore River Ship Building Co., Quincy Mass., class 1, $933,000; class 2, $954,000; time, 15 months. New York Ship Building ing trade. The Herbert is 76 ft. over Co., Camden, N..J., $1,074,000; if Lid- all, 15.1t. 6.1m. beam, / it. 3 mm, mond gerwood coal apparatus is installed, ed depth. Engine, high pressure 14 $30,000 additional; time, 15 months. \ Ae G TUG HERBERT. - x 16. Scotch marine boiler 7 it. x 10 ft. allowed 150 lbs. working pres- sure; speed of tug under trial, 12 miles per hour. The tug is thorough- ly equipped with modern outfit in- cluding Dake steam steering gear. REPAIRING ARMY TRANSPORT. The Moore & Scott Iron Works, San Francisco, Cal., have been award- ed contract for repairing the army transport Thomas, both as to hull and engines as well as to execute con- siderable carpenter and joiner work. The bids on the thull and engine re- pairs .were. as follows: Moore & Scott, $2,196; Keer & Lloyd, $2,362; United Engineering Works, $3,372; W.. A. Boole & Son, $3,739; Union Iron Works, $3,650; Risdon Iron Works, $3,600. All of these firms are located at San Francisco. AWARD FOR COLLIER. The William Cramp & Son Ship & Engine Building Co., Philadelphia, Pa., has been awarded the contract for building a naval collier on its bid of $775,000 as authorized by congress in Maryland Steel Co.,. Sparrow's Point, Md., class 1, $993,800; class 2, $1.011,- 400: class 3, $1,027,350; 'time, 1 months. -- ere -- The Moran Co., Seattle, Wash., will construct two of the submarines to be built for the navy under the award to the Electric Boat Co., of Bayonne, N. J., and it is quite probable that the Moran Co. will also build the two other submarines which are to be con- structed on the Pacific coast. The figures for the submarines, as includ- ed by the Moran Co. in the bid of the Electric Boat Co., were: For ves- sels of 435 tons, $414,000 to $446,000, and for vessels of 375 tons, $388,000 to* $401,000. a W. Irving Adams & Sons, East Boothbay, Me. will launch a new schooner for J. W. Trefethen & Co., of Portland, Me., in May. 'She will be 70 ft. long, 20 ft. beam and 8% ft. depth of hold. Although schooner rigged the vessel will be equipped with a 25-H. P. gasoline engine.