Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-27
1O,6OO-TOn TANKER
To Be LAUNCHED At
HARL AN TOMORROW
The Albert T.. Watts. Large Oil
Carrier for the Sinclair Navi-
CATION Co.
PROMINENT GUESTS
FROM OTHER CITIES

The Harlan plant, Wilmington branch
of the Bethlehem shipbuildlup Corpora
tion Ltd will celebrate the holiday season
IN real ahpbuilding style with the elnbo-
rate launching of the second of the I'D GOO
ton tankers being constructed Tor the
Sinclair Navigation Co, tomorrow alter
noon Tho monster oil-oarrying vessel VIII
be christened the ALBERT + Watts' IN
honor Of Albert T. Watts, head a the
frm for which II ia beng built.
Mrs. Laura BELL Watts. wife oi Mr.
Watts. will act aa sponsor and ahe VIII be
attended hy a large launching party,
which will consist ~ guests from New ork
and Washington The out-of-town guests
will he Mr md Mrs Albert I. Watts.
Mrs ph,rbe Sinclair. Miss Mabel Joseph
Master Billy Watts. Misa Josephine Ter.
rcll. NIr and Mrs J y Allen, Mr.. and
Mrs G. T. Crawlcy. Mr. and Nrn. " y.
Cnndec. Mr.. ard Mira \. g laiyh, Al,ss
NJ ] Watts. Mrs NJ J Watts, Mrs.
Mabel Stevenson. Mr. ard Mrs ! W
rhirtlc. MIR and Nra Willard l, andee.
Mr. and Mrs. " G. Gilmore, Jr. Mr.
and Nra 4 r Stewart. Mr. ard Mrs Is.
Porter. Nlss Il Wilaraky. " ! Morris.
Mr. Corgdoa, G. Nluahtp. Walter andee,
I. W " hlte
A launching luncheon will be rerved IN
Tho Harlan dlningroom Plenty of enter
ialnmcnt will bc Furnished with rnuHlc by
the Original Six and solos by Will Ray
mond
4 sister ship Of the Eugene V X.
Thayrr delivered 10 the Sinclair Company
two weeks ago. the Aihert 4. Wnttais 485
feet long. 80 feet three inches wide, and
~ (cet, thrre inches deep. Very few YES
scls h,nlt AZ the Harlan yard have ex-
cccded II IN size and completeness When
completed she will he capable Of making
II knots an hour. Two more Sinclair
shps. 6,a00-ton tarkers, are meaning
lauf chr on the ways.
The vessel Is "a be slnge screw and Is
hciug built on the longitudinal system
framing. with straight stern, semielhptieai
stern. poop, bridge a1d house amldshlps
ard full-top gallant forecestle, TO be rg-
rcd rs a twu-masted fore and aft schooner.
| Tho hold is divided hy transverse and
! rcItcrhrc oiltight hulkheads. forming nire
man cargo OIL tai Ks on each side of the
cetterline. & cross bur ke- fitted for fuel oll
or coal Is located nft, and fuel OIL or
water ballast tank is fitted forward.
/ Summer tarks are fitted IN wing tween
/ decks Cofferdams at the fore end OF main
/ cargo tar ks, between cargo and cross
/ bur keT aft and between cross bunker I'd
! boiler room, may he utilized for oil fuel
/ The fore and aft peaks will be used as
trimming tanks or for fresh water The
/ poop deck is extended over the aftermost
cargo oil tark, making reserve Goa
bunker The double bottom viii he used
for food water and ballast
The vessel is being built under specia
survey III accordarc ce with rules for the
highest class of Lloyd's Register of ship
pr g for carrying petroleum in bulk.
The main engines, which will be IN
stalled after the launching are OF tbs
vertical. inverted, triple expar sion. boz
type, surface condeI sir &, desigred for 1
maximum speed Of Is revolutions pc
minute Steam at 1870 pounds workini
pressure at the boilers. will be furGishe,
| by three single-crded Scotch boilers.
machine shop with complete equipmen
will also be installed in the engine an,
! boiler rooms.