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July, 1920 surveyors of the Liverpool Salvage association. Captain Richards is credited with 26 years' experience in salvage operations and with having rescued a large number of ships. This company has acquired the salvage steamers RELIANT and RESTORER, each of which has a gross tonnage of 1104 and a speed of 12 knots. They are said to be fully equipped with a modern plant. These vessels belonged originally to the New York & Baltimore Transportation line, and were known respectively as the Manna Hata and CHESAPEAKE. They were fitted out. by the United States navy during the war for salvage work and were purchased from the American THE MARINE REVIEW Young, a son of Commodore Young of the Liverpool Salvage association. So far this company has concentrated large- ly on operations in the Baltic sea. One of its principal feats was the wrecking of the 5300-ton steamer Uxip1a which stranded on the rocks at Saroka in the White sea. An expedition to wreck the vessel was organized by Major Young and the Uxipra was refloated, towed to Archangel and later brought to the Tyne, which she reached last October. The company was awarded $80,000 for this job. This company has also salved the American, Great Lakes-built steamer LaKE Erte which stranded in January, 1919, near Penarth, in Cardiff Roads. 395 fathoms of water. She also capsized. At the Present time she lies on her side with Parts just showing at low water. This steamer is one of the 'standard vessels of 5350 deadweight tons fabri- cated by the Submarine Boat Corp, Newark, N. J., and she was sold at auction on the Baltic exchange by order of the United States shipping board. Messrs. Kellocks, the auctioneers, pub- licly stated at the sale that before the accident the vessel was worth nearly $1,000,000. The salvors believe that the problem of raising the Rock Isitanp BripGE is somewhat similar to that of the Lake Erie which they successfully salved last year. If they succeed in this TNNUUVUUVULUNUCUUUUACUU UO UUHUCLE JIVDVUQUUUUOUNTOVUTUUTUUVOUUUUUOL HALL INULUUITUUUTUAUUTUUUTU UTIL od ee FIG. 10--THE LINNETT--ANOTHER FAMOUS BRITISH SALVAGE STEAMER government by their present owners. They are said to be among the most completely equipped salvage steamers in the world. Each vessel now has a com- plete outfit of salvage and towing gear, including 23 salvage pumps, electric sub- mersible pumps, arc welding plant, oxy- acetylene cutting plant, air compressors, hydraulic jacks, etc. This company also Owns the Horspur, a twin-screw tug of 1000 horsepower with a pumping capacity of 2000 tons per hour; together with the 1000-horsepower, twin-screw tug ALLIGA- TOR and various small craft including a small cargo vessel of 120 tons suitable for making surveys, diving and other Work, oo Prominent British salvage the eth which has been formed since ae - Is the All Seas Marine & Sal- ompany, Ltd., headed by Maj. D. She was refloated in July, 1919. Some of the accompanying illustrations show the Lake Erie lying on her side with the salvage steamer Exxipa alongside at high water. Another view shows the Lake Erg in a comparatively upright position with her after gun visible. Bought American Wreck On May 18, the All Seas company pur- chased at an auction held at the Baltic exchange, London, the wreck of the new American steamer Rock IsLtanp BRIDGE which had been beached, holed amidships in a collision, off Polkerris Point near Falmouth, on the south coast of Corn- wall. The All Seas company paid $61,000 for the wreck. At the time of the accident, the Rock IsLaAND BRIDGE was outward bound from Antwerp and was beached 400 yards from the shore in nine case, their reward should be a handsome one. If raised, the vessel will be taken to Falmouth nearby where there are good repair facilities. Much depends on the weather for the success of the opera- tion. Another company which has recently been formed is the Bristol Channel Tow- age, Salvage & Lighterage Co., Ltd. This concern has a capital of £250,000 in £1 shares. The company has nine tugs available. In February of this year news was received that a steamer of about 3000 tons had been abandoned by its crew off Lundy island. Bad weather was encountered at that time, but eventually the steamer was towed into a South Wales port by one of the tugs of the Bristol Channel company, working in conjunction with another Cardiff tug. The steamer and her cargo were