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Name—FRESNO; STOCKTON; TAHOE Owner—Southern Pacific Co. Builder—Bethlehem S. B. Corp., Union Plant Launched—FRESNO. Jan. 15, 1927 Completed—Under Construction Classification—American Bureau of Shipping HULL PARTICULARS Length overall 256 feet; length between per- pendiculars, 234 feet; breadth molded, 46 feet 3 inches; breadth extreme, 66 feet 1 inch; depth molded, 19 feet 6 inches; draft molded, 12 feet; displacement loaded, 1495 tons; passenger ca- pacity in automobiles, 500; automobile capacity, 100; bunker fuel capacity, 32 tons; speed, 13 knots. MACHINERY PARTICULARS Main Engines—Four, 6-cylinder, 4-cycle solid injection diesel engines; size, 450 brake horse- power each; built by New London Ship & En- gine Co.; each engine is direct-connected to a generator. Main Generators—Four, built by General Electric Co., size, 275 kilowatts each with a 40-kilowatt exciter attached to the generator shaft extended. Propulsion Motors—Two, built by Genera! Electric Co.; size, 1250 shaft horsepower each. Auxiliary Engine—One gasoline engine of sale DESCRIPTION A steel diesel electric double ended automo- bile-carrying ferryboat for service on San Francisco bay. No foot passengers are Car- ried. There is both pilot house and engine room control. The main hull is built on the transverse system of framing of steel up to the main deck and with a steel-sided en- closure for carriage of automobiles. 100 brake horsepower, Engine Co. AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT Manufacturers of: Pumps—Northern Rotary; Byron Jackson Steering Engine—Allan Cunningham Propellers—Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. Electric Generators—General Electric Co. Valves—Lunkenheimer Co. Four double ended diesel electric ferries of this type are under construction for the South- ern Pacific Co. for service as automobile car- riers on San Francisco bay. Three of these ferries named above are being built by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp., Union Plant, San Francisco. The fourth ferry is being built by the General Engineering & Drydock Co., San Francisco. With four diesel engine generating sets and two propulsion motors a maximum of dependa- bility may be expected. Pilot house control will give the captain instantaneous co-ordination of effective power to carry out maneuvering as the necessity arises. There will also be economy of operation. Automobiles are accommodated amidships in seven rows. There is a wood house on the saloon deck for public rooms. built by Sterling Gas \ Seen \ ‘aie _i \ 8 2 2 (2 Oo 7A i a) See TE ees SEMI sTalafafatatalalataram PAC 1993) fFF) MARINE REVIEw—April, 1927