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A2 NORTHLAND—Coast Guard Cutter—Diesel-Electric Name—NorTHLAND Owner—United States Coast Guard Builder—Newport News 8. B. & D.D. Co. Naval Architect—F. A. Hunnewell. Launched—Feb. 5, 1927 : HULL PARTICULARS Length overall, 216 feet 7 inches; length be- tween perpendiculars, 200 feet; breadth molded, 39 feet; depth molded, 24 feet 9 inches; draft, 15 feet; displacement loaded, 2023 tons; bunker fuel oil capacity in tons, 207; speed, 11 knots. MACHINERY PARTICULARS Main Engines—Two, 6-cylinder 4-cycle, single acting McIntosh & Seymour diesel. engines, each developing 600 break horsepower at 200 revolu- tions per minute, connected to generators. Main Generators—Two, direct current, each. of 410 kilowatts at 250 volts with a 75-kilowatt at 120 volts, direct current exciter attached to the extension of the generator shaft; builder, General Electric Co. DESCRIPTION A substantial steel vessel with single screw diesel electric propulsion, the coast- guard cutter, NoRTH- LAND under construc- tion at Newport News is to replace the fa- mous old cutter BEAR. Though of single screw there are two electric generating sets driven by diesel engines. The hull has been specially designed with project- ing bow for ice break- ing in the North. Propulsion Motor—One, 500-volt, double arm- ature electric motor of 1000 shaft horsepower direct connected to the single propeller shaft by a magnetic clutch. Auxiliary Engines—Two, 6-cylinder 4-cycle, Winton diesel engines of 90 brake horsepower each, direct connected to a 60-kilowatt 120 volt 500 . revolutions. per. minute General Electric generator. One 25, brake horsepower Hill diesel engine driving an 18-kilowatt 120-volt General Electric generator. AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT Manufacturers. of: — Pumps—Warren .Steam Pump Co.; Goulds Pump Co.; William’ E.<‘Quimby Inc.; and Tri- mount Rotary Power Windlass—American: Engineering Co. Steering Engine—American Engineering Co. Refrigeration— York. Mfg. Co. Oil Purifiers—DeLaval Separator Co. Ventilating Fans—B. F. Sturtevant Co. 0000000000009 0 Ws 5 MARINE REVIEW—April, 1927