Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-27
THAYER ONE OF THE
LARGEST HARLAN BOATS
For That Reason Launching Of
.1O,O0O-Ton Tanker. Saturday
to be Notable Event.

Next Saturday will sec the second
launching within two weeks ut the Har-
Ian plant The Eugene v r. Thayer, the
first of feet of four tankers being con-
structed at the local Bethlehem Shipbuid-
ing Corporation, Ltd, yard for the Sin
clair Navigation Co Two weeks ago the
7,400-ton Emergency Fleet cargo carrier
Natirar slipped down the ways,
Designed and estimated to carry not
less than 10000 tons deadweight on q
draft Of 25 feet Z inches tho Eugene V. r.
Thayer is one of the largest vessels ever
built at the Harlan plant. The Albert r..
Watts, n sister ship. is also nearing COM
pletion on the ways and will be the next
TO 90 over, which according to original
schedule calls for some time next month.
The two other boats being built for the
Sinclair Co the Il. X. Kemp and the r..
w Sinclair are 5000 tonners.
The Eugene v r. Thayer, known to
Harlan worlers as Hull No. 3473, or just
plain '73, lis named in honor of Eugene
Y. r. Thayer, director Of the Sinclair
Co president of the Chase National Bank
of New York City and interested in several
other big projects.
Miss Jane Clay Bevely, l4year old
daughter of the Washington legal repre-
sponsor She will be attended by a launch
ing party Of 30 or 40 guests, chief among
them being Albert f. Watts, Sr, presi-
dent of the Sinclair Navigation Co. J.
G. johnson, marine superintendent for
the same firm and Mr.. and Mrs. II. A.
Stendrup. MIR Stendrlp is owners rep
resentativc stationed at Harlan. A lun-
cheon will be served to the party at tho
Wilmington Country Club Immediately
after the launching.
The chief Dimensions Of the Thayer
are 445 feet long, 80 feet 3 inches wide
and 80 feet 3 inches deep. 4 speed OF
IL knots on six-hours trial with 10000
deadweight is called for. The vessel is
TO be single screw built on the longitudinal
and house amidships and full top gallant
forecastlo, TO be rigged as a two-masted
fore and aft schooner. The hold is divided
hy transverse and centerline oiltight
bulkheads. forming nine main cargo oil
tank on each side of the centerline. A
cross fitted for full oil or coal is located
aft, and fuel or water ballast tank is
fitted forward Summer tanks are fitted
in wing tween decks, FIVE on each side
over main cargo tanks. Dry cargo SPACE
is available in the for ward hold and tween
decks. Cotferdams at the fore end Of main
cargo tanks, between cargo and cross
bunker aft and between cross bunker
and boiler room may be utilized for oil
fuel The fore and aft peaks will be used
as trimming tanks or for fresh water
The poop deck is wxtended over the after
most cargo OIL tank, making n reserve Goa
bunker. The double bottom will he used
for feed water and ballast
The vessel is being built under special
survey in accordance with rules for the
highest class of Lloyd s Register of shipping
for carrying petroleum in bulk.
The main engines which will be installed
after the launching are Of the vertical,
inverted. triple expansion, box type, sur
face condensing, designed for a maximum
speed of IS revolutions per minute Steam
at 100 pounds working pressure at the
boilers viii be furnished by three single
ended Scotch boilers A machine shop
with complete equipment will also bo
Installed in the engine and boiler rooms.