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Observation Parlor on the Third Deck of the Peter Stuyvesant, Giving an Unobstructed View picting scenes from the life and times of the last Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam, add a touch of historic interest to the steamer’s decoration. Mr. Faulkner’s murals and_ other paintings are widely known to trav- elers on the Hudson, since they also adorn the Steamers ALEXANDER HAM- ILTON and De Wirt CLINTON of the Hudson River Day Line, where they have been admired by tens of thou- Mechanical equipment of the new steamer _ in- cludes four Babcock & Wilcox water tube boilers of a total heating sur- face of 9064 square feet, and fitted with oil burners of the Peabody type. The boilers are arranged for forced draft. The main unit, by Pusey & Jones, is a four-cylinder, triple- expansion surface condensing engine, balanced on the Yar- row-Schlick-Tweedy system, of cylin- ders 25 x 40 x 47 x 47 inches and 36- inch. stroke, de- sands. signed to develop 2800 horsepower at 125 revolutions per minute. Auxiliary equipment is complete and up-to-date. Windlass and steering engine are of the latest design by the Hyde Windlass Co. Miscellaneous ser- vice pumps were furnished by the Warren Steam Pump Co. Refrigera- tion is on the Frigidaire system. Cur- rent for lighting, electric motors and refrigeration is furnished by two 35- A Private Day Parlor on the Peter Stuyvesant MARINE REVIEW—July, 1927 kilowatt General Electric generators driven by Terry steam turbines and .one 15-kilowatt General Electric auxil- iary generator driven by an Engberg single engine and located on the main deck. There is also a turbo pump fur- nished by Kearfott Engineering Co. and -used for shifting water in the two side trimming tanks to maintain the vessel in. upright position against a sudden or unusual shifting of weight (passengers) on the decks. Light- ing and _ complete interior communica- tions were furnished by Chas. Cory and Son. The PETER STUYVESANT was named in honor of the last of the Dutch governors of the Colony of New Amsterdam, in keeping with the policy of the Day Line company to commemorate in its steamers the names of men distinguished in the history and develorment of New York and the na- tion. Among these steamers so named 19