Shipbuilding and Shipping Record . he editor of the journal coverssome illustrations of the boiler damage to the Pommern, and KavalConstructor H. G. Knox dealt with the main engine cylinders of theGerman ships Neckar, Rhein and Bulgaria. We publish these below. tioiu tlic cash value, the military value of the vessel—for everyship to-day has at least a potential military value—the cost and timerequired to effect the necessary boiler repairs and replacement the agents that so carefully thought out the campaign ofvandalism on the German vessels seized in this country. Naval Constru
Shipbuilding and Shipping Record . he editor of the journal coverssome illustrations of the boiler damage to the Pommern, and KavalConstructor H. G. Knox dealt with the main engine cylinders of theGerman ships Neckar, Rhein and Bulgaria. We publish these below. tioiu tlic cash value, the military value of the vessel—for everyship to-day has at least a potential military value—the cost and timerequired to effect the necessary boiler repairs and replacement the agents that so carefully thought out the campaign ofvandalism on the German vessels seized in this country. Naval Constructor H. G. Knox, , contributes the notes onwelding the main engine cylinders of the German ships Nechar,Rhein and Buhjaria. Their main engine cylinders, he points out,had been badly damaged by the German crews just prior to seizureof the ships by the United States Government. The ships are alltwin screw and equipped with quadruple-expansion engines of marine type. Of the 24 cylinders on the three ships, 17 were. Two Illustrations of the Damage done to tho ?• Poninierns Boilers The photographs illustrating the boiler damage on .-s. Pommernare introduced by a short note by the editor of the Journal, in whichhe says that the ss. Pommern, now the UapjHihannoch, was internedat San Francisco. When it was decided to put her in service asurvey of the vessel disclosed the fact tlial of four Scotch boil<Tson the vessel, only one could be repaired. It was necessary to nliewthe other three. The photographs give some idea of the nature of the boilers were ruined by dry liring. Not satisfied with the resultsof this treatment, it appears that thermit or .some kindred agentwas employed to complete the vanilalism. The net result, however, was negligible. Considering, ((uite aside damaged. Of this number 15 required welding. This applied to thecylinders ])roper. In iidilif ion there wen; several broken fittings andcracked cylinder lineis. In the course of repa
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