The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-05-03
YACHT ISIS"
PURCHASED BY
GOVERNMENT
VIII Be Used by the United
States Coast and GeodetIc
Survey.

WASHINGTON. D. c.. May 3-The
contract for the purcnese OF the Well
known twin screw steam yacht Isis
for the use of the United States
Coast and Geodetic Survey was sign
ed today by Secretary of Commerce
Redfeld.
The Isis" is considered By yacht
men as one of the finest and most
complete vessels of her type ever
built in this country. 1t is of extra
strong construction and in remarka-
bly, fine condition, according to the er
ports of the inspectors of both the
American Bureau of Shipping and
the United States Stea t-Inspec-
tion Service. The nautical survey
ing officers of the survey report that
II can be readily adapted TO the needs
of their service at a moderate cost.
The officials of the American BIZ
reau OF Shipping who inspected the
Isis" at the request of Secretary
Redneld, have given the Isis" thir
highst rating of FOCAL" for TWEEN
~ years, which means everything that
is good in the way of strength and
with ship building. The inspectors of
the United States Steam boat-Inspec-
ton Service state that the Isis" is in
excellent condition.
The name of this new vessel of the
United States Coast and Geodetic
Survey will not be changed. There are
several reasons for this. One is that
as the yacht Isis" il is widely known
and has fine reputation. Another
reason is the fact that Isis" in
ancient mythology. was-with other
attributes-the goddess of the sea.
The saying of the lifting of the veil
OF Isis fits in well with her future
duties of revealing the mysteries of
tit of navigators and commerce.
The Isis has twin screws. which
is a particularly desirable quality in
a surveying vessel. Its length over all
is about 200 feet. beam IS feet and
draught L. feet. Il has twin triple
expansion engines of 1000 horse
power. and its cruising speed on nat
u1-al draft IS IL knots. Under forced
draft it makes from Is to II knots.
According 10 Captain Sherlock. who
commanded the Isis" for many
years, its coal consumption at II
knots is only nine to ten tons in TWEEN
ty-four hours On one West Indies
cruise its average consumption was
only four tons day. In surveying
service II is estimated that il will
average dpOul SlA LUIS d ddS
Secretary of Commerce Redfetd.
who personally inspected the Isis
before il was purchased. paid less
than $4,000 for the vessel. This
amount is less than one-third of its
original cost of more than 100000.
This price included all expenses of
inspection and classification by the
United States Steam boat-Inspection
Service and the American Bureau of
Shipping, the cleaning and painting of
its bottom. drawing of tail shafts and
pistons. and so forth. necessary before
a surveying vessel IS put in commits
sion. The United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey officials state that
this purchase not only gives them a
fine surveying vessel to replace the
old .Endeavor" for duty on the At
lantfc coast, but will also leave them
enough money out of the $3.50. 900
appropriated for new vessels 10 OBJ
tain vessel of the required size and
type for important charting opera
tons in Alaska which were so much
discussed during the last session OF