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Motorships, by A. C. Hardy A. M. i. Ni A;; “cloth, 317 pages, 5% by 8% inches; published by D. Van Nostrand Co., New York and fur- nished by Marine Review, Cleveland for $5.50 postpaid, and in Europe by the Penton Publishing Co., Ltd., eas House, London, for 27s 6d. The sub-title of this book states that it represents an _ investigation into the characteristics of mercantile vessels propelled by internal com- bustion engines. It is in fact a concise study of the motorship with its many varied and argumentative problems. The author has gathered together many aspects and _ points of view connected with the installa- tion of internal combustion engines to ocean going and seagoing vessels. He has commented on these views and has presented the whole in an orderly manner. The book is of value both as a work of reference and as a historical record for the years to come when it is desired to look back upon our present age of experiment. Only brief mention is made in this book of the outstanding features of the principal internal combustion engine types as there are a number of excellent books which discuss this phase thoroughly. The main object is to set forth the character- istics and problems of the motor- ship itself. For the sake of clear- ness the subject is divided into four parts viz, Construction, Arrange- ment, Evolution and Operation. The internal combustion engine, its principal characteristics and_ its method of operation and the princi- pal engine room auxiliaries are first considered. Then something is said about the arrangement in the ship itself, of the engine and of the auxiliary machinery and_ the choice of the type of drive which should be used. Odd types of diesel engines such as the Scott-Still engine and different types of transmitted drive are described. Having told about the various types of engines and the way these and their auxiliaries are arranged the author goes into the subject of operation. The effect of the internal combustion engine upon ship con- struction and tonnage measurement is explained. There is also discus- sion of the kind of transport and the corresponding type of ship to which the internal combustion engine 42 Reviews of tis Books is applicable. A survey of fuels used and the methods of dealing with them on shipboard is also given. The book is fully illustrated with views of engines and layouts care- fully selected to go with the dis- cussions and descriptions in_ the text. The ship operator as well as the marine engineer will find this book useful in better understanding the internal combustion engine and its application to ships. From Slip to Sea, by A. C. Hardy A. M.. I. N. A.; cloth, 252 pages, 5% by 8% inches; published by James Brown & Son, Glasgow and furnished by MARINE REviEw, Cleve- land, for $38.00 postpaid, and _ in Europe by the Penton Publishing Co., Ltd., Caxton House, London, for 15 shillings. This book tells in plain nontech- nical language and in a. straight- forward manner the whole story of the construction of a mechanical propelled ship from the time the raw iron ore enters the steel mills to the time the finished article, having completed the trials successfully, steams out to sea on her maiden voyage. The author also wrote Merchant Ship Types and Motorships — both interesting and much discussed works. The reader of the present book is taken from the ore dumps to the blast furnaces from bessemer con- verters to rolling mills. The laying down of the keel is described and then the erecting of frames, plating and riveting of the hull, launching and _ fitting out. There are many line’ drawings, sketches and half-tone illustrations. No book to our knowledge has been written along similar lines and_ it should prove of value to students of practical shipbuilding, officers study- ing for higher grade licences and all who are connected with or inter- ested in shipbuilding. Inaugurate Erie Service The Cleveland and Buffalo Transit Co., Cleveland recently announced the opening of a service for passengers and freight between Cleveland and Erie, Pa. This service became effec- tive July 5 and will be continued until Sept. 6. The schedule calls for sailings from Cleveland and Erie to Buffalo on odd dates July 5, 7, 9, ete. August, even dates, 2, 4, 6 etc. and MARINE REVIEW—August, 1927 . lines Sept. 1, 3, 5 etc. West bound sailings from Buffalo and Erie to Cleveland July 6, 8, 10 etc., August odd dates, 1, 3, 5 ete. and Sept. 2, 4, and 6 ete. Recent Sales of Ships The United States shipping board has approved the sale of certain ves- sels, rejected the sale of others and is proposing to sell certain lines as fol- lows: West He.tix and WeEstMouNT, Steel, steam, coal burning cargo vessels, the first of 8528 deadweight tons and the second fo 8682 dead- weight tons to a new corporation represented by Robert W. Malone, Washington, D. C. for the lump sum of $310,000. Payment is to be made, 10 per cent cash and the balance in ten equal annual installments. It is the in- tention of the purchaser to convert them to oil burners. At the time of the sale which was annonunced July 20, these vessels were laid up at Norfolk, Va. EASTERN VICTOR, steel, steam cargo vessel of 8460 deadweight tons, equipped with recipro- cating engine, scotch boilers and designed to steam at 1014, knots on 29.8 tons of oil a day. Two bids were received for this vessel and both were rejected as follows: The Forest ‘Transport Co., Portland, Ore. $185,000 payable 25 per cent cash and balance in ten equal an- nual installments. Tankers Corp. New York, $181,500 payable 10 per cent cash and bal- ance in ten equal annual installments. This vessel will be re-advertised for sale by the Merchant Fleet Corp. Guaro, steel steam cargo vessel, laid up at Staten Island, N. Y. The offer of Charles L. Hazelton, East Boston, Mass. of $20,000 was rejected by the board as this figure is far below the recommended sales price. ‘ Suies SALE IN OctTroBER—On July 12 the shipping board posponed action.on the proposal to advertise three Pacific cargo services for sale until October, pending a report from the Merchant Fleet Corp. on the transpacific rate situation. The lines involved are the America Australia Orient the Oregon Oriental and the American Oriental Mail. Operating under the flags of these three lines isa total of 41 vessels aggregating about 375,000 tons. SALE oF Four LINES ProposED—The Mer- chant Fleet Corp. was directed on July 12 by the shipping board to draw tentative plans and specifications for the sale of four trans- atlantic cargo lines and to give the board a report on the operating conditions of these lines. The lines are, American Scantic, from the north Atlantic to Scandinavian and Baltic ports; the American Palmetto, from the South Atlantic to Continental Europe; and the Amer- ican West African, from north Atlantic ports to the West coast of Africa. These four operate 36 ships, aggregating about 294,680 tons. World Markets Crry or Boston, double deck steamship, 3702 net tons, 5885 gross tons, for about £50,000, to Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen. Conus, single deck steamship, 8340 dead- weight tons, 5578 gross tons, for about £65,000, to Norwegian buyers. Grigua, single deck steamship, 5400 dead- weight tons, 3344 gross tons, for about £20,- 000, to “Adria” Soc. Anon, di Nav. Marittima, Fiume. Kosmo, double deck steamship, 8900 weight tons, 5170 gross tons, for about 000, to Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen. LAMPAS, single deck steamship, 8300 weight tons, 5505 gross tons, for about 000, to N. C. Evenson, Oslo. OcEANIA, single deck steamship, 6800 dead- weight tons, 3458 gross tons, for £37,500, to Lundegaard & Stray, Larsund. AxrrA, single deck steamship, 7885 dead- weight tons, 5277 gross tons, for about £60,- 600, to J. W. Prebensen, Risor, Norway. MARINULA, double deck steamship, 9640 dead- weight tons, 7513 gross tons, for about £92,- 500, to Martin Mosvold, Christiansand. STROMBOLI, single deck steamship, 8300 dead- weight tons, 5311 gross tons, for about £42,- 000, to Glasgow buyers. dead- £50,- dead- £70,-