. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. -etei-jT. Single-Screw Griai Ore and Bulk Carrier William G. Mallur, built at River Ruugc, Michigan, in 1925. Rigged model USNM 312827. {Smithsonian photo 3671 o-b.) Engineering Works, River Rouge, Michigan, in 1925 for the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company, Cleveland, Ohio. Vessels of this class made about 30 trips a season. The model shows a long, almost straight-sheered, narrow, bargelike steamer having a straight keel, straight upright stem, vertical post, round fantail counter, a short and full entrance, an abnormally long and paral
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. -etei-jT. Single-Screw Griai Ore and Bulk Carrier William G. Mallur, built at River Ruugc, Michigan, in 1925. Rigged model USNM 312827. {Smithsonian photo 3671 o-b.) Engineering Works, River Rouge, Michigan, in 1925 for the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company, Cleveland, Ohio. Vessels of this class made about 30 trips a season. The model shows a long, almost straight-sheered, narrow, bargelike steamer having a straight keel, straight upright stem, vertical post, round fantail counter, a short and full entrance, an abnormally long and parallel-sided body, and a very short and full run. Midsection is almost rectangular, with a very slight rise in the straight floor, the bilge on a very short radius, and a wall-sided topside. Forward is a short raised deck on which is a 2-decked bridge-and-wheelhouse structure bearing a light signal mast. At the stem is a bowsprit-like "guiding pole," required by the position of the wheel- house so far forward. On the long main deck are 18 ore hatches; well aft are a short deckhouse, a single large stack, signal mast, and boats. The William G. Mather measured 618 feet Yi inch overall, 62 feet moulded beam, and 32 feet moulded depth. Her tonnage was 8662 gross, 6110 net regis- ter, and 13,300 tons capacity; and her nominal horse- power 2600. She drew 21 feet SJa inches loaded and had a quadruple-expansion engine. Scale of model is )i inch to the foot. Given by the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company, Cleveland, Ohio. PASSENGER LINER, 1929 Rigged Model, usnm 314251 Uruguay, ex California A turbo-electric drive steamer for passenger service was built as the California by the Newport News Shipbuilding Company, Newport News, X'irginia, in 1929 for the United States Lines. Converted to a transport at the outbreak of the last war, she was re- named Uruguay. The model shows a 2-stack liner having a straight keel, raking straight stem, vertical post, twin screws with shafts housed, bala
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