Evening journal., 1917-08-04
OIL TANKER Takes
DIP At LOCAL Yard
W. H. Tilford Built for
Standard Oil Co. Launched
at H. and H. Plant
sponsor WAS MISS
ANNETTE TILFORD

The steamship W. H. Tiiford was
launched early this afternoon at the
yards OF the Harlan and Holdings
worth Corporation. She was built TO
the order OF the Standard Oh Com
pany OF New Jersey, TO carry pc
troleum in bulk, and is the second
Of four large oil tankers which the
company contracted to build for the
Standard Oil Company. Miss Annette
Tilford, daughter Of II. NJ. Iilford'
an official Of the Oil Company, was
the sponsor
The dimensions OF the W II. Til
ford are Identical with those Of the
Silver Shell. Gold She'll and Pearl
Shell, which were built by the Harlan
q Hollingsworth Corporations. as fol-
lows: 43O feet long overall, Az feet
long between perpendlculars, OF o.
feet 10 inches moulded beam 81 feet
in depth 10 upper deck. and have long
poop and short bridge and forecastlei
the officers accommodations being in
houses on top of bridge and on poop
Grew and petty officers being in the
forecastle. The internal subdivision
of the vessel is different from the
She'll boats having four conerdams'
while the Shell boat had only two.
The W. H. Tiliord. is subdivided TOT
carrying oil in bulk. having eight
cen transverse bulkheads and one
LONGITUDINAL bulkhead. She has eight
cen main oil tanks and ten sum
mer tanks Pump room is amid
ships, and q conerdam is fitted al
either end OF the oil cargo space. also
an intermediate coherdam, Win an
additional coiferdam between boiler
room and fuel OIL bunker, four coz
] ferdams in all Under the forward
/ dry cargo hold a deep tank Is fitted
for ballast or fuel oil, II used.
Cross bunkers are built oiltight so
| that they may be used for oil fuel.
J Double bottom is fitted under engine
and boiler room. The vessel Is bulk
on the sherwood longitudinal system.
This vessel viii carry $3.50 tons dead
wsight on ah extreme draft OF - feet
8 inches, the gross measurement ton
mage being 5510 tons and the net $50 y
tons. The vessel is propelled by triple
! expansion. having cylinders p. - end "a
inches by 4S-inch stroke, steam al
working pressure of $50 pounds per
square inch, being supplied by three
marinc-type Scotch boilers Of 10 teet,
inch diameter and II feet inches long
having a total heating surface OF s,3u'
square feet. Boilers are arranged toi
burning oil or coal as fuel, under th'
Howdsn system OF hot air forced draft
The two large cargo oil pumps ar
l15x1lx1S inch stroke horizontal du
plex National Transit Company make
, The vessel IS fitted with all necessar
+ piping for tie handling OF oil OF case
line cargo, together with heating, piT
4 ing, gas piping. vapor piping etc. IN
% vessel IS fitted with electric ligl
n plant. also auxiliary electric generate
j. located on upper deck.
20 The officers and crews accomm'
l. dations are very commodious and we
g appointed and equipped 10 pass Unite
e States inspection requirements.
=. The vessel is equipped with wire
v less apparatus. fire fighting. ltfe-sa'
q ing signalling and navigating az
n pliances as required by the Unite
Il States inspection service.
II The hull and machinery through
b out Is built TO highest class 6
Il Lloyds
l. The guests at the launching incluc
.e ed Mr.. and Mrs. H. NJ. Tilford, Mis-
= Annette Tilford. Mr.. and Mrs Davl
,r wagstaff, l. r. Taylor, Daniel
It sailows, d. T. Warden. o. T. Wal
II ing, o. G. Waring. John r. Sast. Jo'
t. eph F. Moran. Lewis Saby, J. Docto
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. ]. Sadlex, c. L. Graf
20 NJ. L. Gran. Mr.. and Mrs. W.
In Coke. Mr.. and Mrs. Sarr and Mr.. an
Mrs. ]. ID. Weaver. Most Of u
" officials were officials Of the Standal
he Oil Company and the building con
n pany.