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M. S. SAwokLaA—Busch-Sulzer Diesel—Converted at Newport News—tTrials, Hampton Roads, March 12, 1926 M.S. Sawokla Makes Favorable Impression on Sea Trials RADUALLY, and _ under the circumstances as rapidly’ as can be reasonably expected, the shipping board program of diesel- izing 12 laid up freighters is moving on to completion. The sixth vessel to be converted, the M. S. SAWOKLA, and the first with a Busch-Sulzer die- sel engine, was accepted from the Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. after successful all day sea trials off Hampton Roads, Va., on March 12. Other con- verted vessels ac- cepted after trials and now in serv- ice: are: M.S. TAMPA: M.S, UNicot, M.S, WEST HONAKER and M. S. Wrst CUSSETA. A sixth the CROWN CITY also. successfully completed her sea trials in March and is now in service. An _ ac- ©eount of the trials of the M. S. TAMPA and M. S. WeEST HONAKER appeared in MARIN REVIEW for December 1926 and Janu- ary 1927 respectively. The day of the trial of the M. S. SAWOKLA began mild and clear and the vessel left the yard of the New- STARBOARD SIDE ENGINE ROOM OF THE M. S. BAWOR LA BU sOh eu be MAIN ENGINE IS SHOWN AT RIGHT—AUXILIARIES IN CENTER MARINE REVIEW—April, 1927 port News. Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. at 7:30 4. m. for: Old Pamt. fre draft taken just before leaving the yard was 8 feet 6 inches forward and 18 feet 10 inches aft. While waiting to take on guests and ob- servers for the trial trip an anchor test was made. The sea trials be- gan at 9:30 a. m. working up to full power at once. A distance of about 100 nautical miles was logged on a course out to sea and return to Old Point. Besides the straight run of six hours various maneuvering tests were carried out including figure eights to test the steering gear, full speed astern, time to check headway, and number of starts _ possible with one starting tank. From the shipping board ob- servers’ data the average revolu- (Con. on Page 84) 67