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Jan. 16, 1926—Launching the Con. James PicKANpDs at the Lorain, O. ‘ i ; i 9 ada. y2nd.10I | Sha é Hag beet *Teianset € plant of the American Ship Building Co. BS S Col. James Pickanas New Vessel is Similar to the S. S. Charles M. Schwab—But Will Incorporate Improvements to Increase Efficiency of Steam Plant HE American Shipbuilding Co.’s [ Lorain plant laid the keel of the steamer COL. JAMES PICKANDS on Oct. 12, 1925, and this vessel was launched Jan. 16, 1926. Concurrent with the work on the PICKANDS a duplicate steamer the SAMUEL MATH- ER has been carried along so that the latter, it is now _ expected, will be launched on Feb. 6. The accompanying illustrations show the progress made in “building the ship” from laying of keel to launching. 5.0. Col. James Pickands Particulars Owner—lInterlake Steamship Co. Builder—American Ship Building Co. Launched—Jan. 16, 1926 at Lorain, O. Classification—American Bureau Shipping. HULL Length Overall—600 feet; length between perpendiculars, 580 feet; breadth molded, 60 feet; depth molded, 32 feet; draft loaded in fresh water, 20 feet; displacement to load draft, 17,000 tons (2240 pounds to ton); gross tonnage, about 7900; net tonnage, about 6200; cargo capacity, in cubic feet 546,000, in long tons about 11,500; bunker capacity, coal, 500 tons @ 40 cubic feet per ton; speed loaded 12.3 statute miles per hour. MAIN MACHINERY Main Engine—One triple expansion recipro- eating steam’ engine built’ by the American Ship Building Co. Size 24% x 41 x 65 inches in diameter and 42 inches stroke. To develop 2300 horsepower. Boilers—Three, Bab- cock & Wilcox marine watertube boilers; working pressure 200 pounds per square inch; superheaters for 50 degrees Fahr.; superheating surface, 6675 square feet, fuel, coal. AUXILIARIES Condenser—One surface condenser made _ by Wheeler Condenser & Engineering Co.; distiller, Griscom Russel; filters, 50 gallons capacity, feed water heater, 40,000 pounds capacity of Reilly type—Pumps—Two main ballast 14-inch Mor- rison centrifugal, one circulating 9 x 9 x 12 inches made by Morris Co., two auxiliary ballast. 8 -x 12 x 14° inches duplex vertical Warren; one main feed, a Warren sink plunger type 14° x 7 x 16 inches; one auxiliary feed or general service horizontal duplex 12 x 6 x 12 inches; one water pump, 7144 x 5 x 6 inches of duplex plunger type; one sanitary, 614 x 6 inches piston duplex type; the remainder are listed: One 54% x 4% x 5 inches h. d. water, one 8 x 2 x 8 inches drinking water, two 3 x 2 x 8 inches oil to thrust bearing, one 6 x 6 x 6 inches condensate pump, two steam jet air pumps, one 5 x 138% inches attached bilge, on 342 x 1314 inches attached cooler and one 4% x 3% x 4 inches lift pump. Refrigeration— Motor driven 2-ton ice machine, Ohio Re- frigerator Co. Electric Generator—two 15 kilowatts and one 7% kilowatts of Engberg make. Steering Gear—a standard double 9 x 9 inches engine direct connected to cast steel quadrant, controlled from the pilot house by line shafting running in roller bearings. Windlass—American Ship Building Co.’s 10 x 10 inches spur geared type with cast steel teeth machine cut. Winches—Five deck winches, 8x10inches, one 8x10 inches and two 6 x 6 inches hatch winches. Life saving equipment— two metallic life boats 22 feet long. Anchor Chain—National Malleable cast steel 214 inches stud link. Gyro Compass—The Sperry Gyro- scope Co., Brooklyn, N. Y. Submarine Signal— Submarine Signal Co., Boston. The steamers CoL. JAMES PICKANDS and SAMUEL MATHER are being built for the Interlake Steamship Co., Cleve- land, next to the Pittsburgh Steamship Co. the largest ship owners on the Great Lakes. With the addition at the opening of navigation of the two new steamers this company will possess 50 vessels engaged in the ore and coal carrying trade. Christened by Miss Caroline O. Pickands, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Pick- ands, the steamer CoL. JAMES PICK- 17 ANDS, named in honor of the sponsor’s grandfather, was the first American vessel launched on the Great Lakes in 1926. Similar to Charles M. Schwab In dimensions, general arrangement of hull and in many details of her machinery the new vessel will be practically a duplicate of the CHARLES M. ScHwaAB built for the Interlake Steamship Co. at the Cleveland plant of the American Shipbuilding Co. in 1928. Certain details of hull and machinery are given in this article grouped together for convenient ref- erence. Constructed on the arch or deep girder principal with sloping ‘side tanks extending from tank top to main deck all stanchions and hold beams are eliminated from the cargo space giving free open smooth holds. Two screen bulkheads divide the cargo space into three compartments. There is a collision bulkhead and an after hold and after peak bulkhead, all of which are of watertight construction. The cargo hold measures about 438 feet in length. Divided into 16 watertight com- partments, a double bottom is fitted throughout the length of the vessel. Under the cargo space it is 5 feet 6 inches deep and under the ma- chinery space it is 4 feet 6 inches deep. To give ample strength and at the same time to avoid deep webs