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April, 1913 watian islands. Last summer, during the eruption of Mount Katmai, the Dora was in the thick of the volcanic storm and it was feared she was lost. THE MARINE REVIEW However, she reappeared in time to render aid and assistance to _ the stricken natives and to maintain her reputation as missionary. The Dora 135 will shortly return to the north to resume her hazardous route, which is probably the most dangerous in the world. Puget Sound Dry Dock HE completion of the second dry i dock at the Bremerton navy yard, Puget Sound, has relieved the fears of the officials of the navy department, who were somewhat wor- ried by the recent collapse of a por- tion of the large dock now being constructed at Pearl Harbor, near Honolulu. The new dock at the Puget Sound station offers facilities for the largest vessels on the Pacific coast and it will be sufficient to accommo- date all the vessels likely to be sta- tioned on that coast after the open- ing of the Panama canal. On March 1, with imposing cere- monies participated in by federal, state and local officials, the new dock at the Puget Sound yard was for- mally opened. The occasion marked an epoch in the north Pacific, for it means that the Puget Sound yard has taken its place as one of the principal naval stations in this country. There is no question that the yard will as- sume a more important aspect with an increased naval squadron certain to be assigned to Pacific waters upon the opening of the Panama waterway. The Puget Sound station is most ad- vantageously situated. There is am- ple room for growth and there is suf- ficient depth to accommodate the largest vessels likely ever to be built. The channels leading to the yard are free of obstructions and every possi- ble advantage obtains. ' The new dock was formally placed in commission when the historic bat- tleship Oregon entered the basin. It was especially fitting that a Pacific- coast built vessel should have this distinction and_ residents of Puget Sound were especially pleased that the honor fell to the beloved Oregon. Although the Oregon only a few years ago was one of the great ves- sels of the United States navy, she seemed a little thing in the big dock. The new dock cost approximately $2,300,000 and required about four years to build. According tod the or- iginal plans the contract price was $1,625,000. Work was started, Jan. 3, 1909, but early in the following year the original plans were found inade- 'quate in size and the dimensions were The Navy Department Dedicates Its Second Dock at the Bremerton Navy Yard increased. The width was made 14 . ft. greater so that the new dock can accommodate any vessel that can pass through the Panama canal. These changes in the original plans increased the cost, the second contract being for $1,863,095. Still further changes were made in the dimensions eventual- ly bringing the contract price up to $1,892,315.60. The immense steel cais- son was constructed by the Seattle Construction & Dry Dock Co. for about $125,0CO, so that the total cost is close to $2,300,000. The new dry dock, the largest in the navy, is equipped for handling great vessels with economy, safety and dispatch. Its dimensions are: Length over all, 863 ft.; breadth, 153 f{t.; width at top of keel blocks, 110 THE BATTLESHIP OREGON, THE FIRST VESSEL TO BE DOCKED IN THE NEW VUGEE SOUND: DRY DOCK