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Established 1830 NATIONAL Diesel Engine Forgings We manufacture High Grade ~ Carbon and Alloy Steel Forg- ings, furnished smooth forged, rough turned, heat treated and finished complete; specializ- ing in Diesel Engine Forgings, Hollow Bored Forgings, rough or finished bored, and Ordnance Work. National Forge & Ordnance Co. IRVINE, WARREN CO., PENNA. Bell Phone: 55 Youngsville, Pa. Branch Offices: Chicago, Cleveland, New York, Detroit SHIPMATE RANGES I’ve shipped on many ships; I’ve eaten all the sorts Of queer unheard-of dishes, Folks eat in foreign ports. I’ve worked for the dumbest skippers; I’ve slaved for the toughest mate; I’ve shipped on tug and passenger, On tanker, scow and freight. But no matter what the clime, Or where I roam or rove, In every real good ship, I flnd A good old SHIPMATE stove. SHIPMATES are made only by THE STAMFORD FOUNDRY COMPANY STAMFORD, CONN. Oh, ’tis hemp and singing pine for to stand against the brine. Rudyard Kipling. HEN her gear creaks and her timbers strain she needs to be ‘‘tight”. Real sailormen, those who love their ships, know that the only oakum to use to keep seams tight is the best. ‘That’s why most of them insist on STRATFORD OAKUM For nearly a century the seams ot \essels staunch and true have been caulked with Stratford Oakum. Heavy weather then means little more than rolling and pitching, for Stratford Oakum keeps the seams tight. Caulk right and she’ll stay tight—that’s the story when you use Stratford Oakum. Don’t accept a substitute; there is none “just as good”’, : GEORGE STRATFORD OAKUM COMPANY Jersey City, New Jersey. Also manufacturers of Cotton Wiping Waste MARINE REVIEW—April, 1927 95