Evening journal., 1908-09-23
new LIFE-SAVING
TUG SNOHOMISH IS
A MODEL CRAFT
Furnished SpIendidIy That
Crew May Not Spend
Dreary Days at Sea
SHE CARRIES MANY BOATS

The interior arrangements of the
life saving tug Snohomish which is
being built by the Pusey & Jones Com
pany possess the special features which
fit her for the duties to be performed in
saving life off Cape Flattery and Van
couver. AS Neah Bay, the headquar-
ters of the new craft, is about as
dreary and unattractive a place as can
be imagined, much attention has been
given in her construction TO providing
as comfortable living quarters for the
officers and crew as could be fitted in
the limited space available.
The principal dimensions of the life
saving tug are:-Length over all, 1872
feet; length between perpendiculars, 139
feet inches; breadth of beam, mould
ed, 20 feet; depth at side from base
line amidships. II feet inches; dis
placement, to mean draught Of Il feet
4 1-2 inches above base line. with 125
tons of coal and 1000 gallons of water,
795 tons
The hull is constructed throughout of
mild, open hearth steel of the best
quality. An inner bottom extends for
the length of the boiler space, which,
in addition to being a safeguard in
case of grounding, provides a large
tank capacity for steaming purposes.
The scantlings throughout are made
as heavy as practicable in order to pro-
vide stanchness and to fit the vessel
for rough service.
AS the atmosphere is very damp in
the territory she will patrol. the vessels
main deck is of the best qaulity OF
teak instead of the usual native pine
The hull is divided into as many water
tight compartments as is compatibl,
with vessel of her dimensions. TIL,
quarters for officers and crew are OF
ample size and are well lighted anC
ventilated. Those of the commanding
officer are just abaft the pilothouse
where he is at all times in close touch
with the management Of the vessel.
Carries Many Boats.
The boat equipment of the Snoho-
mish consists of two "a foot metallic
| lifeboats, one 20 foot otter boat. ono
16 foot dingy and one II foot metallic
life raft. A motor lifcboat will prob
ably be added. The lifeboats are OF
the self-bailing and self-righting type
There are two pole masts and a sig
nal yard on the foremast. For life
saving purposes there is rugged from
the mainmast breeches buoy ar
rangement operated in the same man
ner and by similar gear to that sue
cessfully used in coaling ships at sea
The gear can be effectively used at a
distance of one thousand feet. Thi.
will allow the tug to rescue person.
from a wrecked vessel on shore.
The electrical equipment is extra
ordinarily complete. 1t consists of. in
addition to the lighting outfit, tn,
Ardois system for night signalling
wireless telegraphy and two powerful
! searchlights. one at each end of thu
deckhouse. A current at 10 volts Il
furnished by a Is k. W. direct con
nected generator.
The steam machinery consists Of ;
vertical, direct acting, triple expansion
single screw propelling engine; tw'
boilers, one of the Scotch type and on
water tube; an Independent air pump
fire and wrecking pump, evaporatinl
and distilling apparatus, feed waite
heater and much other such auxiliar
and supplementary machinery. Their
are also a steam MINDLESS, a stear
steering gear and a steam gypsy 70
handling towing lines.
Has a Bronze Propeller.
The propeller of the Snohomish
OF manganese bronze, II feet in diam
eter, and the mean pitch, which is ad
Unstable, is II 1-2 feet. The machiner
throughout is constructed of the high
est quality of material and workman
ship, in order to minimize the posi-
bility of breakdown or derangemen
Two of the most striking features {
the machinery are the provisions fc
pumping out wrecks and for extir
gushing fires.
As,vessels in the portion OF the Pac
fc Ocean where the Snohomish will {
service are frequently overdue on az
count of the great duration of II
gales. the revenue cutter service
often called upon to go in search
them. This duty will now be assume
by the life saving tug.
From data obtained from the log booh
] of other cutters of about the san
4 size as the Snohomish il is believe
that the new tug win be able to stea
/ twenty-five knots per ton of coal at HI
economical speed. With her bunk
capacity the Snohomish will be cal
able of a steaming radius Of S,0I
knots.
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