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MAINE—Otter Trewler—Ocean—Single Screw—Diesel DESCRIPTION During 1930 this shipyard con- tinued building ocean-going diesel propelled trawlers, but it was principally occupied by building large and elaborate yachts. This vessel is Similar to the Epp and Frow described a year ago. Of substantial steel construction, sin- gle deck, large fish hold forward of amidships, with machinery space aft of midships. Propulsion is by single diesel engine direct connected to the propeller. Quar- ‘ ters for 12 in the crew are located forward in the forecastle head. The captain’s room is located on the bridge aft of the wheelhouse. The chief engineer, second engi- neer, radio operator and cook are located in quarters on the main deck aft. These ocean going trawlers are fine able sea boats and are strongly built to stand heavy weather. Trawler Illinois (Hull 142) sister ship of the Maine Name—Matine (Hull No. 143) Owner—Red Diamond Trawler Co. Builder—Bath Iron Works Corp. Naval Architect—Bath Iron Works Corp. To Be Launched—April 4, ’31; to be com- pleted, about April 15, ’31 Sister Ship—Ivrinors—Launched, March 19, 730; to be completed about April 1, ’31 Classification—American Bureau of Shipping HULL PARTICULARS Length over all, 132 feet 4 inches; length between perpendiculars, 121 feet 7 inches; breadth molded, 24 feet; depth molded, 13 feet; draft aft, 12 feet; at midships, 10 feet; displace- ment loaded, about 490 tons; gross tonnage, about 260; net tonnage, about 115; cargo ca- pacity, in tons of fish and ice, 140; in cubic feet, 7270; bunker diesel fuel oil capacity in gallons, 15,180; speed estimated, 11 knots. MACHINERY PARTICULARS Main Engine—One, two-cycle single acting diesel engine, built by Fairbanks Morse Co. Size, six cylinders, 14-inch bore by 17-inch stroke; brake horsepower, 550 at 260 r.p.m. Boiler—One, vertical fire tube boiler for heat- ing, built by Orr & Semblower. Size, 61 square feet of heating surface; fuel, oil. Electric Generators—One for trawl winch, built by Fairbanks Morse Co. Size, 80 kilo- watts, 230 volts, direct current, driven by four- cylinder diesel engine. Swnpplies current for one 85-horsepower, 230-volt direct current elec- tric motor for trawl winch. One auxiliary gen- erator 20 k.w., furnished by Fairbanks Morse, AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT Pumps—Fairbanks Morse Co. Windlass—Hyde Windlass Co. Winches—Bromfield Mfg. Co. Winch Motor (85 H.P.)—Diehl Mfg. Co. Steering Engine (hand)——Edson Mfg. Co. Propellers—Hyde Windlass Co. Oil Burning Equip. (heating boiler)—-Ray Deck Equipment—Bromfield Mfg. Co. Telegraphs—Chas. Cory Corp. Windows—kKearfott Engineering Co. Radio Equipment—Radiomarine Corp. Shaft Sleeves—Shenango-Penn Mold Co. =< 7 OCOD MARINE REvieEw—April, 1931