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New sone Steamer On Modern Lines By F. G. Milliken between the noted seaports of St. John, N. B. and Digby, N. S., a distance of forty five miles the finely constructed new Canadian steamship Princess HELENE went into commission on that extensively travel- ed route last season. As a coastwise steamer, the new ship is noteworthy for size, speed equip- ment and luxurious accommodation, being 320 feet in length on the water line, 501% feet beam, 18 feet deep to the main deck and 27% feet to the upper deck. She was built at Wm. Denny & Bros., Ltd. Dumbarton, Scotland, and is designed to carry a deadweight of 700 tons on a draft in salt water of 1614 feet. The Princess HELENE was built to the requirements of Lloyd’s 100 AI, and to the Canadian and United States regulations, under the supervision of Dr. Douglas, naval architect, Glas- gow, Scotland, and of Mr. Johnson, the company’s superintending engi- neer. The hull is specially strengthen- ed fore and aft in the vicinity of the water line as a protection against floating ice. Her general appearance is like an ocean liner and she has accommoda- tion for 500 pasengers, with several large and spacious rooms. They in- clude the observation and main lounges, dining saloon to seat 74 per- sons, with 14 tables seating 4 each, and 8 tables seating 6 each. There is a large smoke room and ladies’ room, also ample promenade and deck chair space. More than 50 automobiles can be carried. Fe: daily trips in the Bay of Fundy Ample Passenger Quarters There are 43 staterooms, affording ample accommodation for night occu- pancy and day crossing. This is very desirable on account of the morning departure of the ship, and patrons are not obliged to spend the night in a hotel. Some of the staterooms contain single upper, double lower, and sofa, while others have single upper, single lower, and sofa, and a few are equipped with single upper, single lower, and settee. There are also several rooms with single upper, single lower, sofa, a shower bath and toilet. The new steamer is owned by the Canadian Pacific Railway Co. and pro- vides a most important and outstand.- ing link between the sister provinces, and with corresponding improvements in terminal facilities. 38 The speed of the ship is 19 knots and the trip across the Bay of Fundy of about three hours, is most inter- esting and large num- bers of American vis- itors to the Canadian provinces and _ enjoy- ment is such a short trip. The. steamer’s propelling machinery consists of two sets of single reduction geared turbines, each compris- ing high pressure in- termediate pressure, low pressure, turbines, driving a common gear wheel. The turbines are of Parsons type, : designed to run at about 210 revolu- tions a minute at full speed. The steering gear is of electric-hydraulic type. Steam is generated by a combina- tion of multitubular water tube boil- ers. Oil fuel is used for the gene.ating of steam and the fuel consumption is exceptionally low. In parking cars on board it is not necessary to drain the gasoline tanks as the regulations permit of transpor- tation with gas, but the flow from the tanks to the carburetors must be closed and all connections tight, so that there may be no leakage. The gross tonnage of the Princess HELENE is 4100. The accompanying illustration shows the ship arriving during high tide at the company’s wharf at St. John, N. B. At St. John, N. B., twice daily the tides rise and fall 22 to 24 feet and at certain times of the year are listed at 27 feet 7 inches. At no other place in the world are there such extreme high tides-as in the Bay of Fundy along its north and east shores. From the 1931 edition of tide tables for St. John, N. B., issued by the tidal and current survey division hy- drographic service department of marine: and fisheries, Ottawa, Canada, are given the following Canadian sea- ports some distance East of St. John where there are unusually high tides: Burntcoat Head, 50% feet; Avonport, 46 feet; Joggins Wharf, 41144 feet: Sackville, 44 feet; Amherst Harbor, 45 feet; Parrsboro, 43 feet; Hopewell Cape, 4334 feet: Grindstone Island, 41 feet; Windsor, 46 feet. These ports are principally on the Nova Scotia shores. Starting Jan. 1, 1931, the steamer MARINE REVIEW—March, 1931 Princess Helene, Canadian Pacific Steamship’s New Steamer on Bay of Fundy. For Service Be- tween St. John, N. B., and Digby, N. BS. PRINCESS HELENE leaves St. John, N. B., at 7:15 am., ariving at Digby, N. S., at 10:15 a.m., and leaving Digby at 3:15 p.m., arriving at St. John at 6:00 p.m., Atlantic time. Plan Two New Submarines Plans for the construction of the V-8 and V-9, last .two of the nine fleet submarines authorized by act of congress Aug. 29, 1916, were an- nounced Feb. 19 by Secretary of the Navy Charles Francis Adams. Construction of the V-8 was award- ed to the Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N. H. Proposals from private ship- building companies for the construc- tion of the V-9 will be opened in the navy department April 16. Work Resumed on Liners The chairman of the United States shipping board gave out the following statement on Feb. 20.: “Negotiations incident to the ad- justment of the construction loan granted by the shipping board to the United States Lines, Inc., purchasers of the board’s North Atlantic passen- ger service, were concluded today upon the agreement, on the part of the New York Shipbuilding Co., to proceed on Tuesday next with the construction of the two large passen- ger liners now being built for the United States lines. “P. W. Chapman, president of the United States lines, advised the board that he had requested Ira A. Camp- bell, Robert L. Hague, Edward N. Hurley and Franklin D. Mooney te serve on the board of directors.