Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-02-10
BENJAMIN brewster
into ICY Waters
Large Oil Tanker Tor Stand
ard Oil Co. Launched by
H. and H. Corporation
MISS BREWSTER OF
NEW YORK SPONSOR

The steamship Benjamin Brewster was ,
launched about O'Clock this afternoon
at the yards Of the Harlan and Hollings- I
worth Corporation. The boat was built
TO tire order Of the standard Oh Com
pany Of New Jersey to carry petroleum
in bulk. and Is the FIRST of four large
oil tankers which the local corporation
is building for the Standard Oil Com
pany. Miss Sylvia Brewster, Of New
York, was the sponsor.
This vessel is $50 feet long over all.
4l2 feet long between perpendicularss OF
81 feet ] inch moulded beam, 81 feet in
depth to upper deck, and has long poop
deck and short bridge and forecastle. Ihel
officers Accommodations are in houses
on top Of the bridge and on poop deck
The crew and petty officers have quar-
ters in the poop deck and in the fore
castle
The benjamin Brewster" is subdi-
vided for carrying oil in bulk. having
rs transverse bulkheads and one long
itudnal bulkhead. She has is main oil
tanks and 10 summer tanks. Pump
room Is amidships and a cOfferdam is
fitted at either end of the oil cargo
space, also an intermediate Golfer
dam, with an additional cOfferdam
between boiler room and fuel oil bunk
err four cofferdams in all.
Under the forward dry cargo hold
a deep tank IL fitted for ballast or fuel
oil, n some is being used. Cross bunk
ers are built oil tight so that they
may be used for oil fuel. A double
bottom is fitted under the engine and
boiler rooms. The vessels are built
on the longitudinal system
This vessel will carry $3.50 tons
lightweight on an extreme draft Of
"a feet inches, the gross measure.
ment tonnage being 5605 tons and the
net 1920 tons. They are propelled
by triple expansion engines, having
cylinders q inches, 40 inches and "a
inches by IS inches strike. steam ~
working pressure OF $50 pounds per
square inch being supplied by three
marine type Scotch boilers OF Is feet
6 inches diameter and II feet inches
long. having a total heating surface
of $500 square feet. Boilers are be-
ing arranged for burning coal or oil
as fuel. under the H0wden system Of
hot air forced draft.
The two cargo OIL pumps are
15x11x1S inch stroke horizontal du-
pick, National Transit Company
make The vessels are fitted with all
necessary piping for the handling Of
oil or gasoline cargo. together with
heating, piping, gas piping vapor
piping, etc. They are fitted with cleo
trio light plant, have wireless appa-
ratus and ere fighting arrangement
Land equipment, as required by the
! United States inspection service, and
have a full complement Of lifeboats on
each side Of the ship.
The officers and crews accOmmO-
! dations arc very cOmmodious and well
appointed and equipped to pass
! United States inspection requirements
The guests at the launching were
d. T. Warden. manager, foreign ship
ping department, Standard oil Com
pany: Mrs. Benjam n Brewster, Mr.
and Mrs. D. G.. jennings. Master Lau-
renee Jennings. Mr.. and Mrs. G. S.
| Brewster, Master Benjamin Brewster.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. T.. =. Brewster, Mr.. and
/ Mrs. r. S. Brewster, Miss Sylvia
| Brewster. sponsor; Mile. r. Stauffcr,
Mr. and Mrs. B. Bush WENDELL Mr.
and Mrs. +. p. Palen, Charles T..
White. Miss Harriet b. White, d. l..
Harper. Joseph F. Moran. H. T..
Powell and Captain W A. f. Smith,
all Of New York.
u William d. Corheld and W. +. Eek
ert OF the p & r. Railroad Co.; G. T..
schnstz and F. H. Gordon Of the LUX
ems Iron & Steel Co; Octavius Mar
berth. J. s. Butler and J. Blellock OF
lLloyd's Register of shipping OF Phila-
delphia.
Mayor and Mrs. James p. Price, Mr..
and Mrs Oscar L. Draper, General
James Fl. Wilson, former Governor
Charles r. Miller. Major and Mrs
Mark Brooke, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles 8,
lGawthrop Mr.. and Mrs. H. Y. Mason,
lMr. and Mrs. W. A. Stewart, A. r. Pol
lock, Andrew Fletcher Jr., Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Werner and Mr.. and Mrs.
W. NJ. Horrle OF Wilmington.
II. y. Day OF the y. & W Railway
lCo.. Roanoke. Va. and r. II. Fatzinger
of the Bethlehem steel Company
South bethlehem. Pa.