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four new Panama Mail ships, the six new United Fruit steamers (the United Fruit Co. had ex- perience with motorships and converted the DARIEN to modern steam before ordering these six steamers). In smaller powers are the Sin- clair tankers, Harry F. SIncLaAmR and VIRGINIA SINCLAIR, the Standard Oil tankers, G. HARRISON SMITH and W. S. FarisH. These four tankers are the most economical vessels of their class. Furness Withy after building the motorship BERMUDA built the modern steamship MONARCH OF BERMUDA and are now building another steamship to replace the BERMUDA destroyed by fire. The motorship Astrurtias is about to be equipped with modern steam machinery. The French line built the cabin motorship LAYFETTE and yet the CHAMPLAIN, also a cabin ship, and their new superliner will be steam driven. The Italian lines operate the motorships VULCANIA, SATURNIA and AuGustus, but their two new su- perliners will have modern steam. The mod- . ern steam plant is thoroughly reliable, is highly economical, has a low first cost and low actual fuel cost burning any type of fuel available. Maintenance costs are low and there is always an adequate supply of competent personnel. Monterey, New Matson Liner Enters Service NOTHER magnificent ship has A been added to the American merchant marine, the MONTE- REY, second of three new ocean liners for the Matson Navigation Co. for service between San Francisco, the islands of the South Seas, Australia and New Zealand. The MoNnrTEREY is a sister ship of the MARIPOSA, com- pletely described and illustrated in the February, 1932 Marini Revirw. The third sister ship, the LURLINE is now under construction at the Fore River yard, of the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp., Quincy, Mass. where the Marr- POSA and MONTEREY were also built. Official trials of the MONTEREY were held off Rockland, Me. over the meas- ured nautical mile course, where the vessel had proceeded from the yard of the builder, during the two days, April 21 and 22. Speed on the highest run was 23.003 knots. Average high speed was 22.26 knots. Power developed dur- ing the highest speed run was 28,900 shaft horsepower. Power developed for the average of the high runs was 28,- 825 shaft horsepower. Displacement on the trial draft of 25 feet 4 inches was 23,250 tons. Fuel consumption, average for all purposes during the 12-hour full power run at 23,130 shaft horsepower and 21.42 knots was .626 pound per shaft horsepower per hour. The MonrTerey sailed from Boston 11 am. May 7, arrived in New York harbor 6 p.m. the following day and docked at 9 a.m. May 9. She sailed from San Francisco at noon on May 12 with 83 passengers and 2100 tons of freight. With stops at Havana, Panama Canal, San Diego, and Los Angeles she was scheduled to arrive in San Francisco on May 29. On June 3 she begins her regular run to Syd- ney, Australia, arriving at the latter port June 23. The MONTEREY is a twin screw tur- bine geared liner with passenger ac- commodations for 704. Her length over all is 631 feet 6 inches; length on the waterline 628 feet; length between perpendiculars, 605 feet; beam mold- ed 79 feet; depth molded to B deck 61 feet. Her displacement on a mean draft of 28 feet is 25,827 tons. Twin Screw Turbine Reduction Geared Liner Monterey, Second of three New Vessels for the Matson Navigation Co. Built by Bethlehem Shipbuilding. Corp., Quincy, Mass. Photograph taken During High Speed runs off Rockland, Me., April 22 MARINE REvIEw—June, 1932 13