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120 MARINE REVIEW ROME SOCONY—Tanker—T win Screw Diesel Name—Rome Socony—lIn all, eight vessels of this class were completed in 1924. Owner—Standard Transportation Co. New Builder—Five, at Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., three at New York Shipbuilding Corp. Naval Architect—N. J. Pluymert. Launched—April 24, 1924. Completed—May, 1924. Classification—American Bureau of Shipping HULL PARTICULARS Length over all, 260 feet; length between per- pendiculars, 252 feet; breadth molded, 40 feet; depth molded, 14 feet; draft, 12 feet; displacement loaded salt water, 2728; gross tonnage, 1199; net tonnage, 753; cargo capacity, 1928 tons; cargo ca- pacity in gallons, 680,466; bunker fuel oil capacity in gallons, 14,968; speed, ten miles per hour. MACHINERY PARTICULARS Main Engines—Two 6-cylinder 4-cycle, diesel engines of 350 brake horsepower each. Size, cyl- inders, 13 inches in diameter and 18 inches stroke. AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT Auxiliary Oil Engines—Two, Standard Motor Construction Co, and Pacific Diesel Co. Pumps—Worthington with Diehl motors. Windlass—Hyde Windlass Co. Steering Engine—American Engineering Co. and Diehl Mfg. Co. [Tin Peelesree? Atal] DESCRIPTION Eight tankers of this type with twin screw diesel direct drive were completed in 1924 for the Standard Transpor- tation Co. They have, since completion given good service and are particularly fitted for operation on Long Is- land sound to’ Boston via Cape Cod canal, on the New York State barge canal and_ the Great Lakes. Propellers—Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. Refrigeration—Brunswick, Kroeschell Co. Lighting Set—Kohler Co., automatic type. Air Compressor —Winton Engine Works. Electric Generators—Diehl Mfg. Co. electrical end and Standard Motor Construction Co., engines. On some of the other vessels the Pacific Diesel Engine Co.’s engines are used. Life Saving Equip—Welin Davit & Boat Corp. Silencers—Maxim Silencer Co. This vessel and class are steel twin screw diesel motor barges, built to carry gasoline in bulk. The cargo is carried in seven double tanks, the fuel oil being carried in a tank forward of the engine room. These vessels have all the latest improve- ments for rapid loading and discharging of cargo. They are built to highest classification of Ameri- can Bureau of shipping for the Standard Trans- portation Company of New York. Their great length and considerable beam give them a large cargo capacity on a draft of 12 feet, which is the maximum allowable for the barge canal locks. They have low superstructures to permit passage under canal bridges. With twin screws the neces- sary maneuvering in restricted waters is readily accomplished. According to reports from the op- erators they have come up to expectations and given excellent service. NI Doe aol 1a // Et oo dd -. 2 \ | h | 1 © of} ——$<$<$$} fn eo ys | Yoda (see TT Pe FS eR a 7 a ees oe a a SS | a). ee ee ee eee pa af 1 b April, 1925 SE oe Sete