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To Build New Steamers The Iron Steam boat Co., which has for many years operated a fa- mous line of iron paddle wheel steam- ers from Manhattan to Coney Island and other river and harbor resorts in and around New York, is consider- ing plans for the construction of four new passenger steamboats to replace some of its present fleet. ‘The ves- Launch Two sels of the fleet are the CEPHEUS, CETUS, CYGNUS, PEGASUS, PERSUS, Smrius and Taurus all built at Cramps in Philadelphia in 1881. Order New Steamer The Baltimore Steam Packet Co. has placed an order with the Pusey & Jones Corp. for a new steamer at a cost of about $1,000,000 for its service between Baltimore and Nor- folk, carrying passengers and cargo. The vessel will be largely a dupli- cate of the company’s present ves- sels, the STATE OF MARYLAND and STATE OF VIRGINIA and will be 330 feet long overall, 58-foot beam over guards and 18 feet 6 inches deep. She will have a triple expansion engine driving a_ single propeller. New York Diesel Ferries Launching of Two Ferries for the City of New York July 19 .Upper Left—Greenwich Village. Upper Right—Mott Haven. Lower Left—Mrs. Alfred E. Smith, Wife of New York’s Governor and William H. Todd. Lower Right—Mrs. Joseph V. McKee, Wife of the President of the Board of Alderman and at Left James J. Walker, Mayor of New York HE diesel engined ferries MOTT HAVEN and GREENWICH VILLAGE were launched July 19 at noon at the Tebo plant of the Todd Ship- yards Corp., at the foot of Twenty- third street, Brooklyn, N. Y. The first boat launched, the GREENWICH VILLAGE, was christened by Mrs. Alfred E. Smith, wife of the governor of New York. The Motr HAVEN, sponsored by Mrs. Joseph V. McKee, wife of the Borough President, followed down the ways twenty minutes later. These boats built for the City of New York are 101 feet long, 30 feet beam and 12 feet molded depth. The christening of the new ferries was attended by a large group of city officials and officers of the various MARINE REVIEW—September, 1927 yards of the Todd Shipyards Corp. Among those attending were: Mayor and Mrs. James J. Walker, Borough President James Byrne, Hon. John H. McCooey, Hon. Joseph V. McKee, William H. Todd, Commissioner Gold- man, Catherine Smith, Paul Bloch, J. Herbert Todd, William H. Smith, Joseph Haag, Jr. and William H. Raab. 39