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February, 1914 Register in 1880 he held the position of chief draftsman with the well known firm of A. McMillan & > Sous.- 'ater he enjoyed a varied experience of his profession in various shipbuilding ports in the country. Since 1891 he has been stationed in London, hold- ing for the last seven years the posi- tion of assistant to the chief ship surveyor. For many years past he has been associated particularly with the duty of dealing with'plans of ves- sels submitted for the committee's approval, and this work has given him a probably unique knowledge of all the latest developments of shipbuild- ing practice throughout the world. Mr. Buchanan has lately been ap- pointed by the board of trade to be a member of the departmental com- mittee on bulkheads and watertight compartments in_ ships. Chilean Submarine Boat The submarine boat Antofagasta, building at the yard of the Seattle 'Of a pig. THE MARINE REVIEW presented Senorita Alvira Plaza, the young daughter of Capt. Charles C. Plaza, of the Chilean Naval Commis- sion, who acted as sponsor, with a beautiful silver clock suitably engraved to commemorate the occasion. The Pig as a Pet Of all the domesticated animals the pig is the most maligned and misun- derstood. Hé is good natured, at- fable, companionable, intelligent, and, if given the opportunity, cleanly, far more so in fact than either the jiorse or cow. He dearly loves a bath and will murmur his appreciation with the gentlest of erunts. George 1. Norton, in the Marine Journal, tells a_ little story which will be appreciated by all who are familiar with the good points Elé "says: "While making a voyage from Cuba to New York in a brig deep loaded with molasses in February, 1860, when | there was a period of ten days that the sun did not shine and the seas THE CHILEAN SUBMARINE BOAT ANTOFAGASTA, BUILT BY CHE SEAPTEE Construction & Dry Dock Co., Seat- tle, Wash., for the Republic of Chile, was launched on Dec. 31. Just prior to breaking the conventional bottle of wine, the Rev. W..J. Noonan, pas- tor of St. James Cathedral, Seattle, blessed the vessel and sprinkled holy water.on her steel prow, following a custom observed at the launching of all Chilean war craft. The Anto- fagasta is a sister craft of the sub- marine Iquique, launched at the Seat- tle yard on June 2 last year. The submarine is being constructed under the. supervision of T. S. Bailey, Pacific coast manager of the Electric Boat Co. Following the ceremony a luncheon was served at which Presi- dent J. V. Patterson, of the Building company, acted as, toastmaster. He ran mountains high, so that wasn't a dry place or a dry rag of clothing on board and no fire in the cabin to dry our wet duds, conse- quently we had to 'turn in' in damp clothing when it was our watch below. We had a pet pig on board which had become a favorite with all hands aft as well as forward. was his name, was a clean, pink- skinned shoat that would weigh about 75 pounds. Our sympathies grew to favor him as the weather became worse and our chanées for ever end- ing the voyage successfully grew more slim... We began to allow "Dick to come into the cabin whenever he liked. He recognized the favor and was exceedingly chummy and polite, answering in the usual pig vernacular there . 'Dick', fot. that. Millar, who goes to Baltimore, vice oe ~ Quebec to San Francisco as senior ; 49 when his name was called. "Just before dark one day the mate, an original Yankee, took. 'Dick' into the lee scuppers, gave him a good scrubbing, dried him off with a bit of canvas and sent him below in. the cabin. I was second mate and it was my first four hours out. I saw noth- ing of 'Dick' during the time. When I went to call the mate at eight bells, judge of my surprise to find 'Dick' in the berth with 'his nibs' and both steaming hot. When I went below a short time after, I induced 'Dick' to crawl. in =the berth with' me, and through this means I got warm and partly dry for the frst tue 1 ten days. Later we got out of provisions and poor 'Dick' had to be sacrificed. No one wanted to kill him, and we drew lots.. The mate who conceived the cute idea of getting warm through 'Dick' as a bedfellow, was obliged to cut his throat to furnish food for his shipmates. The first meal off 'Dick's' remains was really a sad: one. We CONSTRUCTION & DRY DOCK CO. had delayed his murder, however, un- til all hands were. nearly famished, hence our cannibalism." Quite a number of transfers have been made among the surveyors of Lloyds Register of Shipping since the beginning of the year. T. Dawkins has been transferred from New York to Philadelphia in place of Evan Ed- wards, who has been transferred to Cleveland to succeed Octavius Nar- beth. Mr. Narbeth has been trans- ferred to Philadelphia to succeed D. H. C. Farrar, who returns to England. J. Blackett has been transferred from surveyor in place of Capt. Metcalf, -- deceased. J. Stewart is made exclus- ive surveyor at San Francisco.