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length between perpendiculars 580 feet; breadth molded, 60 feet; depth molded, 32 feet. On a draft of 20 feet the displacement in fresh water is 18,911 short tons. Her gross ton- nage will be about 7800 and the net about 6300. Cargo capacity in long tons will be about 12,000 and she has 600,000 cubic feet of cargo space. The bunker fuel capacity is 500 tons. The main engine is a triple ex- pansion steam engine of 24% x 40 x 65 inches by 42 inches stroke. Three boilers of scotch type 14 feet in inches long diameter by 11 feet 6 Launch Wabash Carferry at Toledo Carferry WABASH ready for launching at Toledo N MARCH 19 the carferry WA- BASH, largest carferry so far constructed on the Great Lakes, was launched at the yard of the Toledo Shipbuilding Co. Inc., Toledo, O. Many men prominent in railroad and industrial circles attended the launching. This carferry, at an approximate cost of $900,000 is under construction for the Wabash & Ann Arbor rail- roads. She is the sixth in the fleet of Ann Arbor carferries operating be- tween Frankfort, Mich., and Menomi- nee, Mich., Manistique, Mich., Mani- towoc, Wis., and Kewuanee, Wis. The general dimensions of the WABASH are; length overall 380 feet; length between perpendiculars 368 feet; beam molded, 57 feet 6 inches; depth to main deck, 21 feet 6 inches; draft 16 feet. Speed loaded will be 18% statute miles per hour. Propulsion machinery consists of two vertical triple expansion, direct acting jet condensing steam engines with cylinders 20% x 34 x 56 inches by 36-inch stroke. Steam will be furnished by four scotch cylindrical will furnish steam at 190 pounds pres- sure per square inch. The boilers are fitted for hand fired coal burn- ing and were built by Manitowoc. Of the auxiliary equipment the windlass, winches and_ steering en- gine are made by Hyde Windlass Co. The pumps are furnished by Dean Bros. and the refrigerating ma- chinery by the Phoenix Ice Machine Co. The electric generators have American Blower Co. engines and the Crocker Wheeler generators. The hatches are 12 feet in the open- _ing fore and aft and are spaced 24 Shinbuilding Co. feet between centers. bulkheads consisting of the following: collision, blindhold, two screen, after- hold, coal bunker, engine room, and after peak bulkhead. Hatch covers are of the sliding plate Great Lakes Engineering Works type and are op- erated by wire lines and engines. Captains and owners quarters are located in the texas. The dining room and chief engineer’s rooms are in the after house. All of these spaces are to be paneled in oak. The vessel is classed in Lloyds Register of Ship- ping to highest rating for the type. March 19. 1927 LAUNCHING PARTY AT CHRISTENING OF THE NEW CARFERRY WABASH—LEFT TO RIGHT, JOHN N. WILLIS, J. E. TAUSSIG,, PRESIDENT WABASH RAILROAD, A. D. BLACK, TOLEDO SHIPBUILDING CO., MRS. EDWARD H. TAUSSIG, SPONSOR - MARINE REVIEW—May, 1927 _ 21 There are eight -