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Veranda Cafe passenger and cargo liner Borin- QUEN, built by the Bethlehem Ship- building Corp. at the Fore River plant, Quincy, Mass., for the New York & Porto Rico line gave an excel- lent account of herself during sea trials which were held Feb. 18. Over a measured course off the New England coast the new vessel easily attained a maximum speed of 18% knots. V. K. Hull, vice president of the New York and Porto Rico line, who was on board during her trials sent the following radio message to the offices of the line in New York; “Bortnquen at- tained speed of 18.5 knots on official sea trials. Engines functioned smoothly at all times and the new liner behaved perfectly throughout various tests. I am certain new flagship will be big Te single screw turbine geared Library 18 success in the New York, Porto Rico, Santo Domingo run.” Replacing the Coamo as flagship, the BorinquEeNn sails on her maiden voyage on Feb. 26 from Pier 22, Brook- lyn, N. Y. for San Juan and Santo Domingo. She will be in command of Capt T. G. Evans; former master of the Coamo. Captain Evans proved his seamanship in a_ striking manner while in command of the Coamo when he rode out one of the. fiercest West Indian hurricanes on_ record. The CoaMo is a sister ship in size and power. Designed by Theodore E. Ferris, New York naval architect, the Borrn- QUEN cost about $3,000,000 to build. The new liner was built to the highest class of the American Bureau and to the most rigid standards for safety MARINE REVIEW—March, 1931 of life at sea. She was launched on Sept. 24 and was sponsored by Miss Lillian Hull, daughter of V. K. Hull, vice president of the line. The prin- cipal dimensions of the new vessel are: Length overall, 429 feet, length between perpendiculars, 414 feet; beam molded, 59 feet 6 inches; depth molded to hurricane deck 35 feet: depth molded at center deck, 36 feet; and draft to designed load water line, 23 feet 6 inches. Displacement tonnage is 11,000. Luxurious accommodations are provided for 360 passengers. A crew of 154 officers and men are car- ried. Speed of 1814 Knots on Trials Although capable of over 18 knots as demonstrated on her trials, the BoRINQUEN in her regular run be- tween New York, Porto Rico, Santo Domingo and return to New York, will operate at a cruising speed of 16 knots. Propulsive machinery consists of single reduction geared turbines of the reaction type, built by the Fore River plant of the Bethlehem Ship- building Corp. The turbines develop 6500 horsepower and are geared to a single propeller shaft. Steam is sup- plied by four Babcock & Wilcox water- tube boilers arranged for burning oil and suitable for working pressure of 375 pounds per square inch with a superheat temperature of 650 degrees Fahr. The boilers are located in one fireroom. Double bottoms are used for carrying fuel oil and have a capacity sufficient for a steaming radius of 6000 miles or more, equivalent. to 17 days’ sailing at average cruise speed. In service the BorinQuEN will alter- nate in sailings with the Coamo, thus providing rapid transit for passengers and cargo in both directions between New York and the picturesque and commercially important ports of San Juan, Porto Rico and Santo Domingo city, Dominican republic. Leaving New York on alternate Thursdays the BoRINQUEN will arive at San Juan the following Monday. Sailing Monday night from San Juan she arives at Santo Domingo city Tuesday morning. The return voyage to San Juan is