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52 115 to 145 revolutions per minute. Control of the boats will be from the pilot house and will be of the Ward-Leonard type. Sell Tanker on Stocks The American Brown Boveri Elec- tric Corp. which recently organized to take over the plant of the New York Shipbuilding Corp. at Camden, N. J., has sold a 138,500 ton steel tanker to the Gulf Refining Co., at a _ sales price estimated to be between $1,- 400,000 and $1,500,000. The tanker which has been under construction at Camden for builders account is to be launched about March 15 and is up to the present the largest American built diesel ship. Manitowoc Gets Order Manitowoc Ship Building Corp., Manitowoc, Wis., has received the contract to build a new $400,000 steel freighter to be named the DANIEL McCoot, for the Newaygo Portland Cement Co., Newaygo, Mich., which is issuing bonds in that sum to cover the cost of the vessel. The McCoon will be employed principally in carry- ing cement across and around the Great Lakes. The Manitowoc Port- land Cement Co., established about two years ago, is closely identified with the Newaygo company. N. yy; Central Orders Four carfloats have been ordered from the American Brown Boveri Electric Corp. Ten Ellis Channel system, steel hull, covered barges have been ordered from the Atlantic Works, Boston. Launch Bulk Freighter The bulk freighter SAMUEL MATHER, sister vessel to the Cot. JAMES PICK- ANDS, under construction by the Amer- ican Shipbuilding Co. at the Lorain plant for the Interlake Steamship Co., was launched Feb. 138, 1926 at Lorain, O. It is expected that both of these vessels (the PICKANDS was launched Jan. 16, 1926) will be com- pleted and ready for service by the opening of navigation this spring. The main office of the Griscom- Russell Co., manufacturers of evapor- ators, water heaters, oil and water coolers and steam specialties, has been removed to 285 Madison avenue, N. Y. The S. S. LEVIATHAN entered dry- dock at South Boston late in January for her semi-annual overhauling. She was expected to stay two weeks. MARINE REVIEW Ask Bids for Building Two Large Ships The Southern Pacific Steamship Co. has sent out specifications with request for bids for a new passenger and cargo vessel which it is under- stood will be 445 feet long, by 60 feet beam and 87 feet deep. The vessel is to have turbines and reduction gears and water tube boilers, burning. oil. Gibbs Bros. Inc., naval architects, 1 Broadway, New York, have sent out specifications . with request for bids for vessel for the Inter-Island Steamship Co., Hawaii. This vessel is to be 400 feet long by 60 feet beam by 20 feet deep, and it is understood will be equipped with twin screw ’ triple expansion engines and Scotch boilers. The Nantasket Beach Steamboat Co. reports net earnings for the year end- ed Dec. 31, 1925 of $84,139, or $8.41 per share on the $1,000,000 of stock outstanding. These earnings compare with $10.30 a share in 1924; $6.05 in 1923; $8.60 in 1922 and $9.20 in 1921. Positions Open The United States civil service com- mission has announced the following open competitive examinations: JUNI- oR ENGINEER—To fill vacancies in va- rious branches in government service throughout the United States. The entrance salary is $1860 per year with advance to $2400 per year without change of assignment. A register of eligibles will be established in naval architecture and marine engineering, structural engineering (architectural), and structural engineering (bridge). CHIEF MARINE ENGINEER—To fill vacancies in the United States coast and geodetic survey at $170 to $245 a month, plus $1.25 a day for sub- sistence. Full information and_ application blanks may be obtained from the United States civil service commission, Washington, or at the post office or custom house in any city. ARMY TRANSPORT SERVICE—The sec- retary of the second United States civil service district, Customhouse building. New York City will receive until May 15, 1926 applications for positions of master, first officer, sec- ond officer, third officer, fourth offi- cer, chief engineer, first assistant en- gineer, second assistant engineer, third assistant engineer, fourth assistant engineer, deck engineman, second-class refrigeration engineman, chief steward, second steward, third steward, fourth steward, stewardess, wheelman, boats- March, 1926 wain, radio operator, carpenter, elec- trician, plumber, machinist, and boil- er maker, for service on ships of the army transport service sailing from the port of New York. Giant French Liner To Be Launched On March 14, the Penhoet Ship- building Works, at St. Nazaire, France, expect to launch one of the world’s largest liners for the French Line. The name of this giant liner will be either VERDUN or VERSAILLES. Several thousand workmen are now engaged in constructing the vessel. She will be 240 meters (787 feet) long, 28 meters, (91 feet 10 inches) wide and 18 meters, (59 feet) in depth. The engines will 45,000 horse- power and a speed of 23 knots is ex- pected in service. There will be pas- senger accommodation for 1200 first and second class and 600 third class. The crew will number 500. Radio Finder Direction Proves Useful The radio direction finder, that in- strument which guides Lake vesels safely through snowstorms, fog and smoke, to harbor and river entrances, has become almost indispensable on the Henry Ford boats and the Boland & Cornelius fleets. The lighthouse service at Buffalo and Detroit have equipped their tenders with this in- strument also. The Hutchinson and the Standard Oil of Indiana fleets have also recently decided to equip their vessels with the Kolster radio direc- tion finder. This instrument has not only been proven to allow ships to pass one an- other safely in dense fog but also gets them into port ahead of ships not similarily equipped. The ship masters and steamship company offi- cials are being offered an excellent opportunity of getting first hand in- formation on this set by visiting the demonstration of the Kolster direc- tion finder in room 678 of the Rocke- feller building, Cleveland, or at the Sperry Gyro school at Brooklyn. Ex- perts show just how the instrument may be used to enter a harbor in fog, locate a ship’s exact position or pass another vessel with perfect safety during fogs or snowstorms. The establishment of seven radio beacon stations, by the lighthouse service, along the routes from Buffalo to Duluth has made navigation safer and faster on the Lakes, in the case of ships so equipped, than ever be- fore in the history of shipping.