The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1913-02-14
BIC SHIP BUIlI)lNe
lhs Flaming md constuoelno
/ o. an 0eean llner.
FIRST 4 MINIATURE Is MADE.

! rsstsd. and shs otsry 4 Tslls When
Perfsstsd win D ths otery q ths
Nsw vssssi When Launched.
Building modem ocean liner 4 a
lntsrssting and complicated operation.
Whe ship's plan y nrst prepared N
hectioNs from owners specification, %
Z scale Of 1 quarter Of half an Inch 20
the feot One Ut Of drawings called
the 'shser draft" y plan Of the
ship'g skeleton or framework without
the plates, the internal deck, bulkheao
and hold arrangements being indicated
By Z series Of detailed drawings.
!, Follows then the experimental sfage'
N wooden block Or casting OF paramn
wax IL frst made to scale from the
ship's plans and tested IN large tank
about 900 feet In length and eight feet
deem. The model. weighted 10 the load
Mnc. u towed to and fro By an over
head travsrssr at varying speeds.
Delicate instruments register the e.
act '.pulls the displacement. the staDiI-
fty and host Of other information.
The shape Of the model Il altered
80. .rx r..r r,.ces I,einx shaved
s.t. ssr h.-a a .ra 1 otnsr. thsre. The f,nal re-.
~ 49, -: -. - .s-.e,,,Iv t.hnlstad. and from
49, 49, 80 M = .mhrvo the buiiders com.
plete their plans.
Inside the central shed. 80 yards
long end lb0 feet In height, the ships
berth has meantime been prepared.
rs.an.. N. - "A. ~ vooden pIles. about thir.
:. s 80 N 4. ,sr~th h.ys heen driven by
-. s.-..- Assr ,rto the ground. on
IL. ~. 80 Ia hura heams and the
49,. 49, sa,,a,.t.a -. 18th .tout planks.
w,'"., rWvs =. - ~ csrt.r ~. tesI blocks. sur.
80 $3.50 :. 4. c.r. n croups Of 0ve.
-. o1. ...ss,rr,sd ~. - IN fsIIlnr GRADIENT to
~ 80 - .,,,.,t h.If N inch foot
~ ~ = \. - - rSsAv a. the reception o.
- ....a...,,s t..l Tb,s--the hack
ss.a ~ - ~ .h,n-i. AZ huge strength.
So.. s.,,.,ns ~ 80 ,crr faat : croSs. and 4 thres
arS - ! a, rr.rtsr inchss thick. .Parallsl
LIN Tho keel. but above Il and attach
ussI :. 80 ...,s RS !. The central eirder,
q s..t h,.h ~. snace hskwaan tosaa-
-. -. - ~ arrh,e , bottnpn. o. each side.
1910. A,..,rcea running length
a.. ~ ~ -. ..vsr cth.r ririers. the out
49,, -. cs,,.d ths ..marrin plate."
= s ~. ,s.ts- - t,~ht ~. mi hers are formed
:. -. .-..ss, 49," rsrttt,on. of mates extend
- - shov. .rd hanas n the foors up to
.Ms .,,s a ,r.r.,r rI.ts IN cnch side.
Ia a.. 49, tha G ersst : coat steel stern frame
a 80 ~. - 80, hsr Tor the bows have
sasn sa~ ~ .ttachsd the mating begins. Tho
sts.i [ .trIns A. varying sizes, but sv-
49, suess,r Iii th,-+v.snur feet IN leneth AND
.s.. - =. tcr. n weteht each. which
go. 49, 49, st,r ~ tha shin are laid On
~ ,,.. ~. h,,ct. n = wall
- n...la aa 49,. s.rsr 10. 70 the shane Of 8
~. s ' s-,t,csI business 4 thin
smS p... :. r.ttsrr A. tamnlate is first
= w0 -. s.ch n,.te and CLAIMED,
plepa .,.,,. -. -, I'm ~. sh,n,. aide. with
~ pvs'. =. - :..rv.detai, 4 marked on
llu 49,. -. 80. .n1 .h.ra n. overlap an{,
49,
'nv i.ve. .sau n t..n.,errea 10 ,ts prote
| 49,. ~. .+eel nlate. which is cut
Vpe, tne s.e., a. p1 =. wond.rfn, M,
puncneu anu .,,s ~. ~, 30 ";r,ns nunches
cnineiy ,nas .s 49, ,.uS. .tasI Mate =,
nvs. LUZ .,aoa,. @ - +houcb ths mn,
easliy .no ' r,n,h,. t,areII.,.
terial weio p.pe.' 80. ~. rooS nscl.
cranes on san.l,es uA1a ..S. .rd
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convey tne" ,, 20 .us,, "pr p,r..orN ~ ms'
wnere tne nya'au s ..,.s,h,a ea.cs
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and rapi0v of1ses ea.n ~. ~. . 80.
IN the unh0ns Oh " moue r.aS @ lin, %
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Ii rendered water ten. ~ cs. ~
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slde worx tar .av.nee -. vu' !.
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the launcn. the we'snt ~ sne ss'se,
this point on toe ~, 49, % M.
sometnins w aO'v 49, ~,
launcnMS wsy- sopns sen
water. are prepaeo. Anc ct.u | ~
and arr 10 guide tne snlp. ~ s,.
With huge WOODEN Dea~ %s WIZ,
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