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228 TORPEDO .BOAT DESTROYER STERRETT. The torpedo boat destroyer Sterrett was launched from the yard of the Fore River Ship Building Co., on May 12, be- ing christened by Miss Dorothy Rosalie Gittings, of Baltimore, a direct descend- ant of Commodore Andrew Sterrett, for whom the vessel was named, and a niece of DeSourcy May, president of the New York Ship Building Co. The principal dimensions of the Ster- rett are as follows: Length between perps, ........ 289 ft. WoetietiT, OVED All 2. oases es 293 ft. 10% in. ireadth, -moulded™ c...505 660s 26 ft. 4% in. Sila GISDIACEMENE soe cir eee es 742 tons. Mid GLAUNNt we ou es cece Sito 4m, Battery: Five 3-in. guns. Three 45 c.m. torpedo tubes on deck. Two 0.30 caliber automatic guns. The contract was signed on Oct. I, 1908, and calls for delivery on Sept. 1, 1910. The Sterrett is a torpedo boat de- THE Marine REVIEW crew, the remainder being berthed att. The machinery spaces occupy the amidship portion of the destroyer, the installation consisting of Fore River- Yarrow water tube boilers. The vessel is fitted with two Curtis reversible ma- June, 1910 rine turbines, 6 ft. in diameter and ca- pable of developing 6,000 H. P. each, at about 600 R. P. M., which will give the vessel a speed of 2914 knots per hour. It is expected that this speed will be very considerably exceeded. New Steamship Service to Canada oO" Thursday, May 12, the turbine steamer Royal Edward, sailed from Bristol and thereby inaugurated the new steamship service to Quebec and Montreal of the Canadian Northern Railway Co. She will be followed by the sister ship, Royal George, a fort- night later, and it is interesting to note in this connection that these two vessels were formerly known as the Cairo and Heliopolis. During their service on the Mediterranean under the flag of the Egyptian Mail Steam- THE Torrepo Boat Destroyer STERRETT IMMEDIATELY AFTER LAUNCHING. stroyer, one of three similar vessels at present under construction at the works of the Fore River Ship Building Co. for the United States navy. The vessel is flush decked all fore and aft with a topgallant forecastle, giv- ing a high platform for the forward gun with good height for conning tower and steering stations, while contributing to the seagoing qualities of the. ship. The captain's and officers' state rooms, ward room and conveniences are ar- ranged in the forecastle, while on berth deck immediately below these are quar- ters for part of the petty officers and ship Co., they were without rivals, and in some important respects they will be without rivals in the Canad- ian trade. The port of Bristol has been adopted as the British headquarters of these steamers and of the management on the ground that Bristol offers the best facilities as a center for the south and west of England, where there are the classes of people it is most de- sirable to get to emigrate to Canada, the great agricultural and commercial classes. The two great British rail- way companies, the Great Western and the Midland, are making special arrangements to handle the traffic, and to convey passengers to London in about one and three-fourths hours. To adapt these two turbine vessels to the Canadian trade, no fundamental change in design has been made, but many suggestive alterations have been effected. A thorough overhauling has been undertaken by the original build- ers, the Fairfield Ship Building Co., of Glasgow. The bows have been strengthened to withstand the grinding of ice sometimes to be met with in the St. Lawrence. The twin funnels have been reduced in length and diameter; some of the casings on the upper deck have been removed, and naturally the bunker. capacity of the vessels has been increased, But it. is in the in- ternal arrangements that the most important, as well as the most obvi- ous and probably best appreciated changes have been made. As original- ly designed the vessels had no third- class accommodation. Now a portion ~ of the second class has been convert- ed into third-class, and a third-class dining saloon has been fitted. More- over, although these cabins. have changed their designation, they re- main in fittings and equipment pre- cisely as they were. Owing to this fact it will be difficult to equal any- where the accommodation provided in: these steamers for the emigrant class- es. Again, several first class cabins have become second with equally good results to the travelers in both classes. There is accommodation for 350 first- €lass, 206 second-class, and 570 third- class, and these, with a crew of 270, bring the number for which provision is made on board to 1,396. venience and comfort of all have been studied in an exceptional degree, and public rooms and state rooms alike have been constructed and equipped to meet all the needs of the oversea voyageur. Cold storage, refrigerating apparatus, submarine signalling, wire- less telegraphy, the Clayton fire ex- tinguisher--these are some of the fea- tures of these fine liners. Add to these the fact that they are turbine propelled and are capable of a sea speed of about 20 knots, and it will The con-: