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Arbutus, Lighthouse Tender, Twin Screw, Steam Drive ernizing its floating equipment, the Lighthouse service of the de- partment of commerce is placing the Arsutus, recently completed by The Pusey & Jones Corp., Wilmington, Del., in service in the second light- house district, Boston, replacing the Tender AZALEA. The ARBUTUS is a sub- stantial steel vessel with steel deck- houses and is fitted with a steel] mast and boom of 20 tons capacity for han- ling buoys and other lighthouse equip- ment. The boom is served by a power- ful four-drum steam winch located in the forward hold. C emizing i the program of mod- Vessel Completed June 6 The new vessel was launched on March 25 and completed June 6, 1933. Her length overall is 174 feet, 7% inches; length between perpendiculars, 163 feet 6 inches; breadth molded, 32 feet even; depth molded, 14 feet 6 inches. On a mean draft of 10 feet. 7 inches the load displacement is 770 tons in salt water. Her gross tonnage is about 685 tons. Total bunker fuel oil capacity is 102.5 tons. The speed RBUTUS — Twin serew, reciprocating steam engines. Speed Sab miles per hour. ' tions per minute; Lighthouse ten- der, built by The Pusey & \ Poa a ters, Vel the Pipi house root, sty li mel Jones Corp. for Service LEH a Hee Cn of the ArBuTs is 13.71 miles per hour. Propulsion is by twin screws, each driven by one three cylinder, triple expansion, steam engine of 11% x 19 x 32 inches diameter cylinders and 24 inches stroke. Hach engine develops 500 indicated horsepower at 150 revolu- making a total of 1000 horsepower. The engines were built by the Pusey & Jones Corp. Watertube Boilers Furnish Steam Steam is supplied by two water- tube boilers built by the Foster Wheel- er Corp., New York. Total square feet of heating surface is 2514, and the maximum working steam pressure is 225 pounds per square inch though the pressure used in operation is 200 pounds. The boilers are oil fired, with equipment supplied by Schutte & Koerting Co. Among the engine room auxiliaries are two electric generators supplied by the General Electric Co. The pumps consist of one main circulating pump; a sanitary pump; fire and bilge pump; Main air pump; main feed pump; a fresh water auxiliary feed pump; oe Te aN S@aa Las 14 . Ai la Tn r] ft a i “ “nice | (Cs al Lf oa ee if pump; two fuel oil service pumps, and one fuel oil transfer pump. The pumps were furnished by the Schutte & Koer- ting Co., the M. T. Davidson Co., and the Rumsey Pump Co. There is one main condenser serving both engines. The loading equipment, which is important in the service of a tender handling heavy buoys and other equip- ment, consists of one 20 ton derrick mast and a 50-foot boom, one powerful double steam winch with 6% x 8 inches cylinders, and four drums. This winch is located in the cargo hold just aft of the cargo hatch through the main deck. The hatch is 8 feet 4 inches by 9 feet in size. This winch was supplied by the Lidgerwood Mfg. Co., Elizabeth, N. J. The spur-geared steam windlass and steam steering engine were also built by the Lidgerwood Mfg. Co. The windlass has an extend- ed shaft to capstan on the forecastle deck. On the main deck in the forward part of the house is a refrigerating room for ship’s provisions. Refrigera- tion is by Frig‘daire Corp. equipment. The crew is located on the lower deck forward and the petty officers on the lower deck aft. The forecastle contains crew’s washrooms, toilets, deck stores locker and lamp locker. The steel main deck house contains the galley. crew’s messroom, engine and boiler casings, off‘cers’ state- rooms, baths, pantry and dining room. Quarters for Superintendent On the upper deck forward is located the pilot house with the masters’ quar- ters and bath adjoining. Aft on this deck are located, the superintendent’s stateroom, spare stateroom, superin- tendent’s dining room and bath, and the radio room. There are also located on the puper deck a 24-foot power boat, a 24-foot cargo boat and a steam driven boat hoist. A 16-foot dinghy is located on top of the upper deck house aft. Fuel oil tanks are located at the for- ward end of the boiler room. The drinking water tank and the galley fuel oil tank are located in the for- ward hold. Feed water for the boilers is carried in a built-in tank located under the crew’s quarters forward. iid) ith lol eee = TUT TTT IURRGRED MARINE REVIEw—August, 1933