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Rico Liner Service made during Tuesday night arriving early Wednesday morning. On the next day, Thursday, she sails on her return voyage to New York arriving at that port on Monday. Ventilation and heating were studied with great care in the design of the new vessel. The passenger may himself control both ventilation and heat in his stateroom. An automatic ventilating system insures a continu- ous flow of fresh air to every part of the ship and for every climatic condi- tion. All public spaces, passenger state- rooms, crews quarters, all working storage and cargo spaces are fully and efficiently served by mechanical ven- tilation. Heating from central sources insures an even and comfortable tem- perature at all times. Extensive Refrigeration Plant To properly handle and care for fruit, vegetables and other perishable cargo which forms the larger part of the tonnage carried, a large refrigerat- ing plant is installed. The holds Nos. 1, 3 and 4, are insulated for carrying refrigerated cargo at whatever tem- perature may be necessary. The lower ’tween decks Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 and No. 2 hold and upper ’tween decks are hot insulated, but are properly air cooled to the correct temperature for fruit or general cargo. Taking these Spaces on the vessel in conjunc- tion with the company’s pre-cooling plant on its pier at San Juan, it may be said that a most modern, scientific and efficient handling of perishable cargo has been developed. Every me- chanical facility has also been pro- vided for handling general cargo for which a large space is reserved. In the construction of the Borty- QUEN abundant passenger space is pro- vided for comfort and for wide range of teresting activities both indoors and out. Deck space out of doors is un- Usually extensive without sacrifice of enclosed Spaces. She is of the three deck hurricane deck type with fore- castle, deck well, bridge enclosure, and continuous deck erections. The decks are described as main, promen- ade, upper promenade and the boat or sun deck. As is customary in this type of vessel the promenade, upper prom- enade, boat and forecastle decks are partially plated. These decks as well as the hurricane deck have caulked wooden decks outside of houses. The forecastle also has a caulked wooden deck. On the hurricane deck inside of bridge enclosure and after deck houses, the steel deck is covered with a filler or sub base on top of which is laid cork tile, carpet or other deck covering as specified. Inside of the houses on -the promenade, upper promenade and boat decks, a tongue and grooved joiner deck is laid. The stern is elliptical in shape and the stem raked forward. There are two steel pole masts and the foremost is fitted with cargo booms. Cargo hatch arrangements have been worked out for convenience in quick handling MARINE REVIEW—March, 1931 Lounge of cargo. There are two hatches through the hurricane, main and lower decks; and one blind hatch at after end of No. 2 hold through the main and lower decks. Blind hatches through the main and lower decks also serve Nos. 3 and 4 holds. Number 1 hatch is trunked from the hurricane to the forecastle deck. Two cargo ports, port and starboard are fitted forward between lower and main decks. Four cargo ports, port and star- board are fitted between main and hurricane decks. There are also two stowing ports, one exit and ventilat- ing port and one main passenger en- trance port on each side at hurricane. deck. Seven transverse watertight steel bulkheads, all except after peak bulk- head extending up to hurricane deck, (Continued on Page 56) Dining Room: 19