Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-16
LAST j. s. BOAT
LAUNCHED TODAY
At HARLAN YARD
The Natirar, Sister Ship 6 the
Gold Star, Vacates the Wsys
Of the Builder
LARGE CARGO CAPRIEP

The Natirar. :. .4OO-D,n oarRn carref,
the last and twenty-fonrth COntrbutir1
by the Harlan Plant u The B4tllersrn
ShipJ,Hlc.ing COrporatOn, Ltd " ~ ~
iivered n Uncle Sam 4 merchant Harre
feet will be launched this aftrnO1r :.
the Harlan plant and the launching s'i
b. sponsored by Mr. hatherIne 5latterY
~ RaritaD. y J Emergency Aeef DfpEl', .
prominent Harlan men and fncndg - r."
sronaor will form the christening If-t
a special program has fecr arrangfs1 ~
the occasion
The Natiry, IN reverSe Eng'ish
merely Paritan and dur NJ The VaF Par
tan played prominently IN l.i'"Tty l/ar
actiUtirs and with Mis- -lat'rry A.
leader The launching tris a''@r(|'-
wll incidentally wind up The corp(r'i'rf
lcral WARTIME building f0r ne kUcruct y
Fleet Coronation - tho ni'et @ts'ns
Shipping P1ard and gincc DecrmTrr n
1917, total 4 wenty-fglr -'IJE ha"r
Feen completed IN the Harlan yarr.s
These twcnty-frur -hr9 riirnnab
tonnage ~ l5S, IN and he pi'cfe ,hr
local plant ot the l5cttlchern Shiplrn'rL-r
Coypnra'ion among rho cepder' f
entire cSglntry Tor ar1Dtet r
tonnage
The Natirar e ,,y'r- r.u n -" fta
Star Ard rlerora cargo ra--.rr- hulf
Harlan urder merger ri Flfe- r'-
trart and aseigned N .hc Moor NJ MI
roack Company lpcr n a.ew fors IA
veeerl = N NJ twSteck i-r-gh' -'sarrr-
tvr,e at,le ~ carr about 80 '0-s 'n'al
deaiwoight rciud'-g cargr f-nn u1'r-
fuel ytorps crow Ard eFerfs and fefr
IN 4 draft of "A fse- Specification
for zpeeJ of .ro's a- n0ffr
largest cargo carrier ever ~0rsfrIe'ef
Harlan and conform ~ 4i resrnrerneTt-
the -iles and regulations urn@cT7fsf
tho Board nf -'Ir~rvpIng Insre-ts.'"r-
. steam -coeeis ~ 'rr United state
the F.noe-grrcv Fleet Corporation tr.
are also btnit ~ 'he requirements -n''
loSrection 81 he Amercan ourran
shipping
Il H. principal dinnerslOrs n the NatT
are Ter 9Th }q0 feet over al. tszAn.-
feet depth % feet Is Inehes. lhs vezs~
vIll ~ zirglr-sr-ev EIth straight sfef
and elhrytical stern ard viii have 40 s's-i-
hIv ged rnasts and tEO flKed derTrrs pf-'-
A tee.zroric topmgust u ttted n one N
latter The rev shlp has onsnpie''
double b<5ttnrn. s1Itl-efIvlded INTO coflFrlr-
rnents for carving feed. water ano Faff
ballast and also fuel uli- -he has sev"'
W1raTTL E1lT UAAlhlGtz-tA-~ 81 t-N-<-AANA-ti = ~
yppar deck Arran gel ana equipped '--
cC,al-burner the snip ms nf-en ronveSrf'
INTO an oiLburDer Erth sprcial coai Dunk
erz provided for emergencses- his E-Ve-
greater cargo space.
For handling cargo there are foirr 7"''s4'
p1 booms At each derrick mast u tve-'o.
capacity eaen ana one cargo noom 4.
each liked d-rr1ck post E1tn -nre---l-ii
capacIry each. 81 rhe aft sine % fa
: foremost ls installed a sJe-=l boom ~
! thirry-ton capscIty, showing the size
the cargoes 70 be handles1 BY tne Natuaf
Contracted for during var tE0fs ri
armed guard requirements WITH proslsaoi
for gun crews ana tnrs-- wire - Opefzl--or
we're made IN the ongrnal pEAns. sIrs 4.
Guided i maga8lne, gun Qiat1orrns- TOT
) and ait. ready service boxes and iooSoA
stations.
: The Natrar IS 20 re utteC With Iripi
> expansion engine Oi tne veruc-A- nVert~-
a Suriact-cOEueLslng TIVE. 1avlng cyilntsei
& 24-lnch. +I-inch and oS-l-cn dHa1n-tefs
4S-lacn stroke. capable Jf ceveloping -1p
horsepower. Three scotch rype uoilcr-
built for working pressure ~ 10 poUuu
psr square lHcn ana m aarorCsanoe 81
the -lIies of the nIte1 >tascs laspsctio.
aud AuerczAo Bureau u shipping a.
provl0s lie steam.