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July, 1914 promenades. There is a passage ex- tending right fore and aft for the use of third-class passengers. One large compartment is given over for the handling of mails and of passen- gers' luggage during the voyage. Gangway doors through the shell plat- ing of the ship on each side give en- trance to this deck. There are smaller doors affording entrance to each boil- er room. Isolated on this deck are hospitals, and third-class kitchens. On "F" deck there are large dining salons for the accommodation § of third-class passengers, the kitchen be- ing on the deck above. The next deck, "G", is reserved en- tirely for third-class "passengers. The seamen, firemen and trimmers are accommodated at the extreme bow of the ship on several decks, while the stewards have their sleeping quar- ters at the extreme after ends of the yatious levels. Under. "G". deck for ward and aft of the machinery space, is a hold or partial deck for cargo, baggage and mails, while at the ex- treme aiter end of the. ship is steer- ing gear immediately in contact with the rudder head. Officers' Quarters As in the Mauretania and Lusitania, the bridge and officers quarters are adjacent, but are on a larger and more commodious scale. Each officer has a room to himself, besides which there isa. large smoking. room and the usual bath rooms, oilskin lockers and other accommodation. The chart room is in close proximi- ty to the bridge, and is fitted with every aid to navigation and the ship's safety that human ingenuity can pro- vide. Amongst other instruments which are here installed may be men- tioned the "Ralston Metacentric Board", by which the stability of the vessel can be computed and checked at any instant of the voyage, and her center of gravity so arranged as to give the greatest possible safety, and at the same time comfort to her sea- worthiness. On the bridge itself everything is completely up to date, and here are fitted every appliance which can in any way assist or facilitate duties of the captain and officers in the safe navigation of the vessel. By means of an indicator the officer in charge can at any time see at a glance the position of any or all the watertight doors--whether they are Opened or closed. A feature of the installation fitted on the Aquitania is, that there are two control dials on the bridge instead of one. One con- trol governs the doors in the longitud- inal bulkheads, the other the doors THE MARINE REVIEW in the transverse bulkheads. The ob- ject: of: this: is to: enable the som mander to maintain the doors along the inner skin of the ship in the closed position, and yet to be able to temporarily place the doors in the transverse bulkheads in the open posi- tion to facilitate the passage of ma- terial for the efficient working of the vessel at such times as circumstances render necessary. Loud-speaking telephones, similar to those in use in the navy, admit of instant verbal communication with the engine rooms, crow's nest, stem head, after docking bridge, steering engine flat, after wheel house and other parts of the vessel. There is telephone communication between the bridge and all the principal offices of the ship, also to the Marconi house, in A NEW YORK SUBWAY TRAIN IN ONE - OF AQUITANIA'S FUNNELS which there will be an operator on watch constantly day and night. The engine room telegraphs are of naval pattern, and are of the positive gear dead-beat type. There are also engine movement indicators, revolu- tion indicators, and various docking and anchoring telegraphs. As in all the company's passenger vessels, the Aquitania is fitted with the submarine signal apparatus--the receiving instruments of which are in- stalled in a special sound-proof cabin situated in the bridge house. All the navigation lights are doubly wired and are fitted with alarm indi- cators, which automatically give warn- ing of any fault and switch on the auxiliary set. With regard to fire appliances--elec- tric fire alarms communicate from various places direct with the bridge. All the cargo holds, mail rooms, Zor baggage rooms and other parts of the ship are connected with the bridge by a combined system of indicator and extinguisher, The ship is wired for searchlights, and besides being fitted with a long- distance wireless installation, is also fitted with lamps for Morse signaling. The main steering gear is arranged well below the water line, and there is in addition a powerful auxiliary gear fitted on a flat below this, and connected to it. Both are worked by the latest system of hydraulic trans- mission, known as the telemotor, which may be operated from three differ- ent stations; the navigating bridge forward, the navigating bridge aft, and the steering gear compartment itself. The ship is equipped with five of the latest pattern Kelvin, Bottomley and Baird compasses, the cards of which are of a new design specially prepared for the Aquitania. There are two latest type elec- trically-driven sounding machines for taking deep-sea soundings whilst pro- ceeding at full speed. It is scarcely necessary to say that the machinery necessary for warping the vessel in dock must be very power- ful in the case of the Aquitania. For this purpose there are four large steam capstans forward and four aft, all actuated by engines situated on the deck immediately below them. Two large windlass heads are located forward for heaving in the 11-ton anchors by means of cable 3% in. in diameter. There are besides the an- chor windlasses, two windlass heads on deck for mooring cable. Cable holder brakes are able to hold a load of 250 tons when riding at anchor. All four capstans used simultaneously would give a hauling power of 1,050 horses. On the foremast are two huge der- ricks over 70 ft. in length, to facilitate the loading and discharging of cargo and baggage. The ship has 28 pairs of davits, con- sisting of both the swan neck type and the Welin type, whilst amongst her boats are two motor lifeboats fitted with wireless telegraphy. Lifeboats and Motor Boats In addition to, and quite independ- ent of the lifeboat equipment of the Aquitania, there are two large motor boats fitted with wireless telegraphy. These motor boats, constructed by Thornycroft, are carried on the boat deck, one on the port side and the other on the starboard side. Each boat is 30 ft. in length by 9 ft. 6 in. in breadth. The design shows a decided depar-