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Liner Santa Lucia Sails On Maiden Voyage The Santa Luctra, third of the four new sister ships built for the Grace line fleet, sailed from New York under command of Capt. Walter N. Prengel Feb. 17, on her maiden trip to Ha- vana, Colombia, Panama, HE] Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, California, British Columbia, and Washington. This newest Grace liner—following the example set by her two _ sister ships, the Santa Rosa and SANTA PauLta—sailed from Pier 95, North River with a full passenger list, hav- ing been completely booked for sev- eral weeks—convincing evidence of the popularity of American-built ships. To meet the increased demand for passenger and freight accommoda- tions, weekly sailings from New York. and California will be inaugurated with the sailing of the SAntTa Lucta. The Santa Lucia and her sister ships are among the first ocean liners to have spacious sea garages and side ports large enough to permit pas- sengers to drive their cars aboard. Twelve cars were driven aboard the Santa Lucta by passengers who wish to use their own cars for motor trips on the coast. The automobiles are parked in the garage where they are made fast to the deck by special de- vices that hold them secure during the voyage. At their destination they are driven off the ship. A complete illustrated description of the Santa Rosa, first of these sister ships appeared in December issue of MARINE REVIEW. The Ohio river screw propeller steamer VESTA made a fast trip from Pittsburgh to Memphis, Tenn., with a cargo of steel products in tow. The steamer averaged approximately 14 miles an hour on the 1200-mile voyage. Tender Hickory Launched The lighthouse tender Hickory, was launched at the yard of the Bath Iron Works Corp., Bath, Me., on Feb. 9. She will replace the tender PANsy, worn out in service, and is a shallow draft vessel designed specially for the building of light structures and the tending of buoys in the rivers, inlets, and other shallow waters of the Long Island sound area. The Hickory was nearly complete when launched, as covered ways at the builder’s yard made possible unin- terrupted work on the vessel regard- less of weather conditions. The en- gines and boilers have been installed, and the work now remaining to be done is expected to be completed with- in a short time. The lighthouse sery- ice will take delivery of the vessel at Staten Island, N. Y., probably dur- ing March, and she will be placed in service in time for the usual rush of spring work. lle de France Improvements Extensive improvements are being made on the Iter pE FRANCE. Cabins are being enlarged, and many baths added. Each room will be equipped with a telephone. The smoking room is being entirely done over. The French line flagship will return to service on her New York-Plymouth- Havre run in April, after a five- months lay-up for a thorough general overhauling and elaborate alterations in many respects a better ship. Having enjoyed an unprecedented popularity since her maiden voyage in June, 1927, up to the present time, the Ink pe FRANCE had been in con- stant operation for over five years, with only an occasional brief rest for the most general kind of overhauling. It was therefore decided, some months ago, to take her out of service after the 1932 season, and lay her up for sufficient time to allow for altera- tions and improvements to be car- ried out. Ever since her entry into service, the ILE pr FRANCE has enjoyed a great- er share of the first class transatlantic business according to her capacity than any other ship, her records showing that, trip for trip, a greater percent- age of her first class carrying capac- ity is sold than on any other de luxe liner. The improvements now bebing made will make her, one of the finest and most luxurious modern liners. Bunker Prices Philadelphia Line Proposed, to Use Four Ships A number of citizens of Phila- delphia appeared before the shipping board on Feb. 3 to urge the board’s approval of the application of the Philadelphia Mail Steamship Co. to establish, with four of the Hog Island B type vessels sold to the United States Lines Co., a direct service from Philadelphia to Man- chester and Liverpool including the ports of Baltimore and Hampton Roads. Representatives of congress were included in the supporters of the Philadelphia application. The board has taken the matter under advisement. The vessels de- sired are presently laid up by the United States Lines Co. having originally been sold by the board to that company to operate in the guaranteed service between New York and London. Cruiser Portland Delivered Delivery was made on Feb. 15 of the new 10,000-ton cruiser PorTLAND built at the Fore River plant of the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp., Quincy, Mass. Contract for the construction of this vessel was awarded Aug. 15, 1929, and she is the second ‘treaty cruiser” to be completed since the London naval conference. Her keel was laid Feb. 17, 1930, and she was launched May 21.1932; The PORTLAND is 610 feet 3 inches long, 66 feet 1 inch in beam and 36 feet deep. She has four propellers driven by turbine reduction geared ma- chinery having a total shaft horse- power of 107,000. Her designed speed is 324% knots and she carries nine 8- inch guns, eight 5-inch guns and eight anti-air craft machine guns. Accom- modation in a protected space is pro- vided for two airplanes. The Nippon Yusen Kaisha Co. is planning to build feur 7500 tons diesel freighters with a speed of 17 to 18 knots for operation in the service of this line between Japan and New York At New York At Philadelphia Other Ports Coal Fuel oil Diesel engine Coal Fuel oil Diesel engine Feb: 18, 1933 Alongside alongside oil alongside trimin bunk alongside oil alongside Boston, coal, per ton..$7.10 per ton. per barrel per gallon per ton per barrel per gallon Boston, oil, f. a. s. per i Feb. 18, 1933...4.30@4.60 . 80 4.08 Feb. 18, 1933...4.30@4.60 . 80 4.04 barreloy can eacwie se: $0.76 Jan pe eas 0@5.00 . 80 4.08 Fes gee SI Aaa are tc 4.50@5.00 . 80 4.04 Hampton Roads, coal, per Dee? 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