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June, 1916 Lindenburn, Cincinnati, captain; Charles O'Neil, St. Louis, first mate; George Heckman, St. Louis, chief engineer; T. M. Ellis, New Orleans, second engin- eer; Anthony Cruttendon, wireless ope- rator, and Emmet Danes, oiler. C. E. Farrell, of New Orleans, made the trip down the river as freight agent. Inco THE First is an all-steel barge 240 feet long, 43 feet beam and draw- ing, loaded to capacity, 714 feet of water. Her speed is 14 miles with the current and better than 9 miles an hour against it. She is practically un- sinkable, having four bulkheads, all water-tight, over which is superimposed a cargo.box, also steel, with removable sides and top hatches, 240 x 40 feet. Her capacity is 1,600 tons. The barge is driven by four 80-horse- power internal-combustion engines, made by Fairbanks Morse & Co., Chicago. The engines operate four independent propellers, and also drive a dynamo for - INCO.Ner toe MARINE REVIEW ONTRACTS for two ships now C under construction were sold at an auction held recently at the Maritime Exchange, New York, under the direction of the ship brokerage firm of Hannevig & Johnsen. A third contract was offered, but was withdrawn in the absence of bids, while two charters, which were scheduled for the auction, were fixed privately before the sale. It was the first ship auction ever held in New York, with the exception of mar- shals’ sales. More than 100 shipping men attended. The first contract offered was for a motor tanker, 4,760 tons deadweight, de- livery about Aug. 31, which was de- scribed in The Marine Review, Decem- ber, 1915. This was sold to Max Strauss, the only. bidder, for $500,000. ae Pt 9, EB. offered as favoring the auctions’ success at this time is the shortage of tonnage and the high prices which vessels com- mand. The following are the specifica- tions of the contracts which were sold: Contract with Baltimore Drydock & Shipbuilding Co., Baltimore, 4,760 tons deadweight motor tanker, delivery about Aug. 31, 1916, $500 daily penalty to own- ers. Length over all 306 feet, beam 47 feet, depth molded 28 feet, building un- der Lloyds Special Survey and to class 100 A-1 Lloyds, equipped with three Bolinder engines 500 to 600 horsepower, which will enable the boat to make at least 11 knots loaded; fuel oil consump- tion will be about eight tons per 24 hours. Contract insured. Contract with Seattle Drydocks & Construction Co., to build 7,500 tonner, ee el | INCO THE FIRST LYING IN THE RIVER IMMEDIATELY AFTER COMPLETION the production of electricity by which the barge is lighted, steered, and with which the crane which travels over the cargo box is operated. Complete wire- less equipment is carried. The boat is entirely electrically controled and oper- ated from a switchboard on the bridge. On the journey down the river from St. Louis to New Orleans, the boat used 3,000 gallons of oil, about 30 gal- lons per hour of actual running time. Her fuel tanks hold 12,000 gallons, giv- ing her about 400 hours of running time without refilling. She is provided with a gantry crane, which, moving the entire length of the cargo box, can deposit freight 68 feet from the side of the barge, a sufficient distance to reach riverside platforms even at the smaller ports where there are no wharves, or to transfer cargo from the barge to sea-going ships while lying in midstream. This pioneer barge in the new river service cost $94,500. The name of the purchaser for whom Strauss was acting was withheld, but the statement was made that the pur- chase was made for Norwegian terests. The second contract to be offered was also for a motor tanker for delivery May 31, 1917, equipped with Parson’s geared turbine engines, but in other par- ticulars a duplicate of the first one sold. No bids were received, and the contract was withdrawn from the sale. The third contract, for a cargo freight ves- sel, 7,500 tons, was sold to the Universal Transportation Co., New York, for $600,000. This ship will be delivered in July, 1917. It was announced that a similar sale would be held frequently, if their success warrants. While this is the first ship auction to be held at New York, such sales have been customary for many years in Eng- land and also in Hamburg, where they have been highly successful. A reason in- length over all 394-feet, breadth 53 feet, depth 29 feet 3 inches, height between decks 8 feet, loaded draft 23 feet 6 inches, cubic capacity grain, 380,000 cubic feet; water ballast about 1,300 tons; triple engines, 2,500 horsepower ; 9 winches and 12 derricks, about 48 feet long, 5 tons capacity. Building under Lloyds Special Survey and to class 100 A-1. Delivery July, 1917, $100 penalty to owners. Contract insured. Speed guaranteed 10% knots loaded, hull and engines guaranteed for three months. Captain John MacMillan died April 28 at the Marine hospital, in Chicago, after an illness of one day. He had completed ‘his first trip this season from Buffalo to Milwaukee on the freighter SENECA. He built and sailed the yacht Maricotp and has been in charge of DoLtpHIN and Manzanita. He was 55 years old and a bachelor.