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F reight Steamer Neches The Mallory Line Is Adding Two Splendid Carriers To Its New York-Galveston Service HE Newport News Ship Build- | ing & Dry Dock Co, New- port News, Va., launched the steamer Neches for the Mallory luge on. Jone -..27.. Her. sister the Medina, will be launched in a few weeks. These ships were de- signed by Theodore E. Ferris, naval architect and marine engineer, of New York, along lines laid down by H. H. Qi \\ decks are mechanically ventilated by air ducts and electric fans especially provided for transporting onion car- goes and other _similar commodities and further to provide against exces- sive temperature. The hurricane decks of these ships, in addition to being complete steel decks, are «sheathed with wood caulked decks for insul- ating purposes. - 900 tons. equipped with Howden forced draft; one fire room with» side bunkers and large cross bunker for a bunker of The boiler feed water is carried in double bottom under the machinery space; 'the culinary water is carried in large tanks and after peak. ~The. engines. are triple-expansion with cylinders 29, 49 and 84 inch Se io jo 3 = = ° ony O] 1) | |° oo oe 8 , 4 20] oy Poh 22 Sera > =>. se a. Raymond, vice president and general manager of the Mallory Steamship Co. Their leading dimensions are: Length over all, 421 feet; length between perpendiculars, 405 feet; beam, 54 feet 3 inches; molded depth to hurricane deck, 35 feet 9 inches; Loaded draught, 24 feet; cargo capac- ity, 350,000 cubic feet; dead weight capacity, 6,600 tons. Their freight carrying capacity is large and the discharging apparatus consists of nine large cargo ports each side of 'tween decks, a large overall hatch forward and four addi- tional cargo hatches, the largest of which is 24 feet by 15 feet. There are also six double-drum, quick-acting hoisting winches, ten 8-ton cargo booms, and in addition one 30-ton cargo derrick with compound double drive winch. There are two steel masts and two derrick posts. The Neches and Medina are of the hurri- cane type for the Atlantic coast freight service, having complete, steel hurri- cane deck, main deck and lower deck. There are five transverse watertight bulkheads forming three cargo holds and tween deck cargo spaces. The car- go holds and 'tween decks are amply ventilated by large ventilators and cowls at the weather decks for the transportation of perishable and in addition the upper cargo, *tween The Neches and Medina are single- screw ships with the propelling ma- chinery, consisting of 4,100 indicated horsepower, placed amidships. Each vessel has four single-ended, four- furnace Scotch boilers, built for a working pressure of 200 pounds, and OUTBOARD PROFILE OF STEAMER NECHES diameters, with a common stroke of 54 inches. There is complete com- plement of auxiliaries consisting of pumps, dynamoes, forced draft fans, feed water heater, oil filter, auxiliary condensing plant, ice machine, evap- orators and distillers. The ships are PRINCIPAL DIMENSIONS. Weneth, fore side stem to after side' R.tpost-at main deck... 2.0.0. .02 66 2. es Beam, molded Depth, molded, 'hurricane deck, 3)... 5.2. Depth, "molded: main" decks so.6 22. sk eee. . 2 Bower anchors, stockless, each............ 1 Bower. anchor. stockless<...005.50 4.5 3 oO. J Stream: anchor, -stockless.2 3.2.0 3.0.8 t Medce anchor <sipcless. 6 os vec es « 240 fathoms of 2;;-in. stud link chain cable 90 fathoms of 4%-in. S. wire (stream) eee eee eee eee e meee see eee eee sees erereseerereeres ees eeeeereeeesseee eee eee meee ere ere ese ee ewer reer rere Peete ee meee reese rere eee mere err enee See e eee sro rer ere reser e eres oesreeesreeese ee ee er eC eC eC ee 405 ft. Qin. 54 ft. 3in. 33.ft. 91m: = 25.ft..- 7am: 6,600 Ibs. 5,610 Ibs. 2,000 Ibs. 1,000 Ibs. 120 fathoms of 5 -in. S. wire towline Furnished 180 fathoms of 8 -in. Manilla by owners 180 fathoms of 7 -in. Manilla SCANTLINGS. Frames:--Spaced 26 in. apart throughout in peaks 6 in, x 314 in. x 13-5: Ibs. to hurricane deck cut at W. T. flats. * lbs. for about 3% L. amids. depending on shape of lines with 7 in. x 3.45 in. x 3.45: [ around bilge to hurricane deck on every frame beyond %L to: in, x 20,9 lbs. Angles from c¢ On flat of bottom 3% in. x 3% in. x 9.8 peak, bulkheads, channels will extend down to side line at keel in double bottom 3% in. x 3% in. x 9.8 lbs. Rev, Frames:--In fore peak 314 in. x 3% in. x 9.8 lbs. to hurricane deck on every frame. In after peak 3% in. x 3% in. x 9.8 Ibs. to main and hurricane decks alternately. Across top of floors 3%4 in. x 3% in. x 9.8 lbs. in way of channel frames. C ' ' In double bottom 3% in. x 3% in. x 9.8 lbs. doubled under main main engine only. ° Single elsewhere. Floors :---30 in: x 20 Ibs. %4L: to 15 lbs. at ends. in boiler room. bottom 45 in. x 18 lbs. Keelsons :--Intl. plates 17 lbs. %L. to 14 Ibs. plates clips to shell 3% in. x 3% in. x 9.8 lbs. Ibs. %L. to 14.3 Ibs. Stem :--10% in. x 23% in. Stern Frame:--Prop post 10% in. x 7% in. R 34 in. % in, Bulkheads:--Lower half to lower deck 14 ese ee Ee ee between lower and main decks, 10.2 lbs. between main and hurricane decks. _Ver-- Doubled In boiler room 30 in. x 23 Ibs. Intl. plates in double bottom 18 Ibs. Intl. Upper half 12 Ibs. to lower deck. 12 Ibs. tical stiffs. 30 in. apart below lower deck 6 in. x 3! in, x 3% in, x 15.2 lbs, - bracketed top and bottom between lower and main ie 5 2 3 in. x 9.8 Ibs. 30 in. apart. apart. ee x 14.3 Ibs. Riveting:--As marked bureau rules. . _ Between main and hurricane decks 3%4 in. x 3% in. 6.6 lbs. 30 in. pecial stiffening on peak bulkheads bounding angles to shell 5 in. x 5 in.. Bounding angles to decks 314 in. x 3% in. x 8.5 lbs. ' on section other items not given to be in accordance with American: $e e x In double- Top angles 6 in. x 4 in. x 16.2°