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August, 1910 TAE. Marine. REVIEW 19 CUNARD LINER FRANCONIA HE Cunard Franconia, liner intended for Boston service, was launched from the ship yard of Swan, Hunter. & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend - on - Tyne, July 23. While smaller than the Lusi- tania and Mauretania, she will neverthe- ~ -- less be the largest vessel entering Bos- ton harbor. The principal measurements of the Franconia are:-- Length over all, 025° tt Breadth over all, 72: It. Depth from top of houses to keel, 90 ft. Gross tonnage, 18,000 tons. Displacement, 25,000 tons. Height of funnels, 140 ft. above low est furnace bars. Diameter of funnels, 17 ft. 6 in. Height of masts, 200 ft. above the Keel, me Franconia has been designed on co lines for which the Cu- aia are noted, at the same time e ying all those features necessary Msure steadiness and seaworthi- snaces in each boiler. ness in all kinds of weather. In alt there will be no less than seven steel decks. She is fitted with bilge keels for re- sisting rolling when in a seaway. Wa- ter-tight transverse bulkheads divide the ship into a number of water-tight compartments, thus securing, as. far as possible, her unsinkability should the bottom by any means be pierced. and natural ventilation will be pro- vided in the engine and boiler rooms, consisting of a large number of elec- trically-driven fans, each capable of delivering 800 cu. ft. of air per min- ute. The stokeholds are large and airy, precaution having been taken for the provision of fresh air to all parts. A suitable workshop has been pro- Pere ae 6 Ok Fa cing New Cunarp LINER, FRANCONIA. The Franconia will be propelled by twin-screw engines of the inverted, direct-acting, quadruple-expansion type, balanced on the Yarrow, Schlick and Tweedy system, having four cranks to each set. There will be four cylinders to each set of engines, namely, one Hy P.; one first M.P., one second M.P., and one L. P., approximately the diameters will be as follows:--33 in., 47 in., 67 in. and 95 in. respectively, with a stroke of 60 in. There will be two manganese bronze four-bladed propellers and several double-ended boilers, with eight fur- The weight of one boiler, with mountings, etc., and full of water, is about 215 tons. An efficient system of mechanical 4a PO i ce vided for the engineers, with a large lathe and a universal drilling machine. Two atmospheric silent hoists are fitted in each of the boilerrooms, also a Stone-Lloyd expeller which forces the ashes through the bottom of the ship. There are two funnels, one for each group of boilers. Provision has been made for carry- ing about 1,500 tons of fresh water on board, and, in addition, two distil- lers are installed, which produce 90 tons of pure drinking water per day, should it be required. The Franconia will be equipped with the Marconi wireless system and sub- marine signalling apparatus, The decoration is of special interest, because of the effort which has been