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May, 1925 boat for the New Bedford Marthas Vineyard and Nantucket Steamboat Co. was launched on March 17. The con- tract for the NopsKa made by the New England Steamship Co. with the Bath Iron Works on Sept. 1, 1924, required the delivery of the vessel at Newport, R. I. May 1, 1925. Delivery by the ship- yard was however anticipated by 27 days as the NospsKa was turned over to her owners at Newport, April 3. Six days were used in outfitting her with carpets and furnishings and she was placed in op- eration between New Bedford, Marthas Vineyard and Nantucket, April 9: The building of the NosskKa became necessary to replace the loss of the steam- er SANKATY when the New Bedford ter- minal was destroyed by fire June 30, 1924. According to Warren T. Berry superin- tendent of marine construction for the New England Steamship Co. the NopsKa is a duplicate of the steamer ISLANDER completed two years ago by the Bath Iron Works. The same plans were used and many of the loft templates used for the earlier ship were reused, in building the Nogpska, as no changes were found necessary or advisable after operating the IsLANDER for two seasons. Mr. Berry goes on to point out that during the period of this operation this vessel fulfilled all the owner’s expectations for economy in operation and good service, and that it is confidently expected that her record will be duplicated by the NopsKA. Her principal hull and machinery par- ticulars are as follows: Length over all, 210 feet, length between perpendicu- lars 202 feet; beam molded, 36 feet; breadth over guards, 50 feet; depth mold, 14 feet 6 inches; draft loaded, 9 feet 3 inches; displacement loaoded, 882 tons; gross tonnage, 1089; net tonnage 456; passenger capacity, winter 230, sum- mer 1960; cargo capacity tons, 150, cubic feet, 34,000; bunker fuel capacity coal in tons 20; speed, 14% knots; fuel, coal. The motive power is one triple ex- pansion, four cylinder, steam reciprocat- MARINE REVIEW 187 WM. C. ATWATER LAUNCHED AT RIVER ROUGE ing engine, with cylinders 16 x 26 x 30 x 30 inches in diameter and 24 inches stroke, giving an indicated horsepower of 1200. There are two boilers of water tube type of Bacock & Wilcox make of 130 square feet grate surface and 4500 -square feet heating surface, fitted with soot blowers of diamond Power Specialty Corp. make. This vessel carries freight and pas- sengers between New Bedford and the island of. Nantucket. She is a day steamer with a number of state rooms which serve as retiring rooms and for rest. The experience of long service in this run has been followed in the design to make this steamer an able sea-going vessel and to provide the maximum of comfort and safety for passengers. Wm. C. Atwater Launched NEW lake freighter, for the Wil- son Transit Co., Cleveland, building at the Great Lakes Engineering Works, River Rouge, Mich., was christened the WittiaMm C. Atwater and_ successfully launched on April 4, 1925. The ATWATER will have a capacity of 12,500 long tons NEW DAY EXCURSION PUT-IN-B BOAT FOR THE CLEVELAND CEDAR POINT AND AY RUN and she is the second boat of this size added to the Wilson fleet within three years, the first being the JaMEs Mac- NAuGHTON. The dimensions are length overall 605 feet, beam 60 feet, depth 32 feet. The motive power is a triple ex- pansion engine, 24%4 inches x 40 inches x 42 inches x 65 inches stroke and steam is supplied by three Scotch boilers with a working pressure of 195 pounds. Coal is used for fuel. She is built on the transverse sys- tem with sloping side tanks carried up to within 6 feet of the spar deck, and has four cargo compartments. Her cabin arrangements in general are the same as for the steamer JAMES MacNAuGHTON. The Atwater will be fitted out with gy- roscope compass, electric sounding ma- chine and will carry wireless. The hatch arrangements are a decided change from the present sliding cover in general use. There are eighteen 11 feet hatches, spaced 24 feet between centers. A 2-foot hatch coaming supports a one piece steel water tight hatch cover, which is bolted down on a gasket, obviating the necessity of tarpaulins. Hatch cov- ers are moved by an electric gantry crane, which spans the hatch athwartships. The crane runs on rails laid the full length of the deck, so that any hatch cover can be removed from its position and de- posited on deck, between the hatch open- ings, or vice versa. It is claimed that this hatch is safer and stronger, and will reduce time and labor costs in han- dling. The boat is named for William C. At- water, a prominent coal operator in the East. The christening was done by Mrs. M. A. Olds, a daughter of Mr. Atwater. The launching was attended by A. W. Thomson, president of the Wilson Transit Co.- and 170 invited guests. The Atwater will be completed and