The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-06-24
HARBOR AND
MARINE NEWS
SHIPPING TRANSACTIONS AND
NOTES OF INTEREST ALONG
THE BAY FRONT.

THE BAY FRONT.
The only transaction at the custom
house yesterday was the clearance of
the Danish bark CLAUDIA, which goes
to Bathurst with a cargo Of lumber.
All of the river steamers and sailing
craft now in port will get away early
this morning for their weekend trips.
The vessels all completed taking on
cargo yesterday afternoon.
The steamer Tarpon will arrive in
port this morning from points down
the coast.
Several of the steamers, which have
been loading cargoes of lumber and
timber during the week, will clear to-
day.
A New Chinese Built Yacht.
Prince Tsai Tsun, head of the
Chinese imperial naval board, has had
constructed a twin-screw yacht by the
Kiangnan Dock and Engineering Works
at Shanghai, China, which has the fol-
lowing dimensions: Length over all,
173 feet; beam, nodded, 25 feet; depth
to shade deck, 90 feet: mean draft, 9
sci has been named Lien Ching, and
is a smart, graceful appearing craft.
The princes quarters contain a bed
room, lavatory, bathroom, private re-
ception room, saloon, pantry, secre-
tary's room, and servants quarters.
These are located in large steel house
on the main deck. Forward and around
the engine and boiler casing are Of
f1cials', officers and crews galIeys, also
officers messroom and deck staterooms.
On the main deck in the forward part
Of the tween decks is a reception room
extending the width of the vessel, with
six bays capable of being converted
into living rooms at short notice if de-
sired. Forward of the reception room
is ladies' boudoir, and Immediately
below this on the lower deck is stu
ated the guests dining saloon, with
seating capacity for over thirty people.
The propelling machinery consists of
two sets of vertical triple-xepansion
engines with cylinders ! 0inches, Is 1-2
inches, and &c IL inches diameter with
a common stroke Of IS inches. There
are two Scotch boilers designed for a
working pressure of 100 pounds per
square inch. There is a complete in
stallation of electric light, and the
vessel is equipped, with all modern de-
vices, making her up-to-date in every
MISUNDERSTANDING
New Battleship Designs Ready.
Marine Journal: The final designs
for the two battleships, authorized at
the late session of congress, are ready
for departmental approval. The plans
provide for oil-burning ships, of twenty
and one-half knots speed, and other
wise a reproduction of the battleships
of 1910. The armament consists, in
the main battery, of ten fourteen-inch
guns. so disposed that there shall be
two turrets containing three guns each
and two turrets containing two guns
each This is recognized as an ideal
arrangement of turrets limited to four.
It has been decided, after much dis
cussion Of the subject, to have addi
tional weight of armor, the heaviest
being the fourteen-inch of the main
belt. 1t was suggested that the maxi
mum thickness be as much as seven
teen inches, and 1t is reasonable to
suppose that that thickness of armor
will eventually be attained If 1t is de-
sired to have the armor really protec-
tive. 1t has been regarded as one of
the demonstrations Of the firings
against the Katahdin and Texas that
there must be greater protection with
an extension Of the armor to a greater
under water area.
Cleared.
Claudia, Dan blk, Oaberg, 374, for
Bathurst, with 2S2, TT lumber.
VESSELS IN PORT.
Steamships.
Skogland, Swed, Ingvarssen, 2oS4, to
FIR. J. Schreyer.
Mountfelds, Br. Ddggins. 21S4, to
Geo. W. Howe & Co.
Glencoe. Br, Cooper, 1s4s, to Pensa-
cola Lumber Co.
Castano, Span IS, Equrrola, 2s1o, to
South Atlantic Steamship Co.
Wilma, Span, Arrotequi 1888. to Gulf
Transit Co.
Argo, Br. James. 2Oss. to Pensacola
Lumber Co.
Moncenisio, Ital. zitello. 2s14. to ].
A. Merritt & Co.
Heimdal Nor, Olsen. 1854, to master.
Ryde, Br, Diver, 1867, to The Key
ser Muldon Co.
Craighall, Br. Low, 1857. to C. w.
Oliver & Co.
Elba, Swed, Ingvarssen. 221s, to
Soutehrn States Lumber Co.
Kirnwood, Br., Olsen, 2S47, to The
Keyser- Muldon Co.
Glenfruin. Br. Tate, 1919, to the Elk
port Lumber Co.
Georgia, Aust. Balm. 1898. to Gulf
| Transit Co.
Keyinghan, Br. Milligan, 1889, to
The Keyser- Muldon Co.
AlQerSnOIy Dr. JoSoDSShS ioO4' 70 GuIL
Transit Co.
Cape Antilles, Br, MacNeill. 2465, to
PensacolaLu mber Co.
Kingswood, Br, Sanders. 1908, to ].
A. Merritt & Co.
| Banks.
Annie, Br, Void. 1873, to master.
Ortrud, Ital, Mezzellas, 1402. to or
der.
Claudia. Den. S2s. to master.
IIuisa, Ital, RuEni 1898. to master.
Vogesen, Ger. ''auisen, 1858, to Geo
| w. Howe & Co.
| Kingsway. Br. Griffith. 1880. to Gulf
| Transit Co.
| Cafero.
Ships.
Rosario. Ital. F1orentine, 1896. tc
master.
Bianchetti. Ttal., Revello. 1888, tc
master.