The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-05-02
HARBOR AND
MARINE NEWS
SHIPPING TRANSACTIONS AND
NOTES OF INTEREST ALONG
THE BAY FRONT.

Three vessels, all steamers. entered
at the custom house yesterday. Two
Of the steamers will take lumber and
The British steamer Manx Isles az
rived yesterday from Santiago with
cargo of 1880 tons of copper ore, which
is being discharged at the I. & N.
docks. The steamer was here only a
few weeks ago.
The fishing schooner Kwasind Of the
Saunders fleet, arrived in port yester-
day with a catch of 10000 pounds of
snappers. The vessel encountered ex-
ceedingly rough weather and lost one
of her dories.
got away from port yesterday for the
fishing banks, having been detained
here on account of the rough weather.
The steamer Eugene, Capt. Brooks,
completed taking on cargo yesterday
afternoon and will sail this morning
for Freeport and way landings.
The steamer Capt. Fritz, Capt.
Rogers, is ready to depart early this
morning for F'reeport and way land
ings. She carries out a good cargo
Marine Journal: The Gas Engine
and Power Co., and Chas. L. Seabury
& Co., Cons, Morris Heights, N. Y,
launched the steam yacht Sovereign
for M. C. d. Borden, April 81. The
new craft is 165 by 16 by 1-2 feet, and
is distinguished by the fact that she
is guaranteed to make 35 miles an
hour. The christening was performed
by Mrs. B. H. Borden, daughter in
law of the owner, and the cermeony
was witnessed by number Of in
vited friends.
The S. s. Freeman Company of San
Francisco has contracted with the
Matthews Shipbuilding Company at
HoQuiam, Wash, for steel steam
schooner for passenger and freight
service at cost of 10000. The new
vessel will be 1876 by Al by IA feet and
capable of carrying $4,000 feet of lum-
Der. Her engines will be installed at
Oakland, Cal.
The keel for the 2,000-ton Cuban
cruiser was laid at the Cramp yard at
Philadelphia April 20; in the presence
of the Cuban consul, J. Luis and Capt.
Quibes, Of the Cuban navy. 0
A shipyard is to be erected at sgd
ney Harbor, N. S., by the British Can
adam Shipbuilding and Dock Company:
which has been organized with a capt.
tai Of $4,000, 900. The incorporators
are Sir Henry Pellet, of Toronto, Gov
ernor ]. M. Gibson, Charles Ellis, of
Clyde Bank, Scotland; Alex. Oracle, of
Fairfield Ship Co., and A. G. Ross, of
Sydney.
The torpedo boat destroyer Wake,
built by the Fore River Shipbuilding
Co., Quincy, Mass, on a fuel and wa
ter consumption test the 21st, made
speed of approximately 20 knots under
unfavorable weather conditions. The
vessels performance was satisfactory
In every respect.
For the week ended April 20. the bu-
reau of navigation assigned official
numbers and signal letters to sailing
vessels, gross tonnage, 223; % steam
and gasoline vessels, gross tonnage, A.
074; unrigged vessels, gross tonnage,
$50.
The new steel racing yacht Elena
was launched at the Herreshoff yard,
Bristol, r. l., for Commodore NJ. F.
Plant, April "a. The new vessel is 135
by 271-2 by II feet. She will carry
q crew of % men and will be COM
manded by Capt. William Dennis:
The Newport News Shipbuifding
Company this week completed the big
mold for the new stern frame from
which the new stern post for the North
German Lloyd liner Princess Irene is
to be cast. Due to its large size this
post will have to be made in four sec
tions in order to be able to ship it from
Philadelphia, where it will be cast, to
the Newport News yard, where the
steamer now lies and where it will be
fitted.