Fifty-seventh. 



i PEARY'S SHIPLAUNCHED 



Vessel Intended to Reach North Pole 

 Is Named for President 



•cTTrK-qpORT Me., March 23. — Com- 

 xn??de?RoSert E. Peary's Arctic explora- 

 S steamship Roosevelt was launched 

 here todav. The ship was designed by 

 na^al architect William F. Wmant, of 

 New York It is considered the strongest 

 in construction, most ^ov^^r'^^l^fj^^ 

 pnuiDoed craft for combatmg the Arctic 

 fcT ever built. The principal dimensions 

 of the vessel are: Length over all. IS^ 

 ?eet beam, 35.5 feet; depth 16.3 feet; mean 

 iraf t wim stores, 17 feet; gross tonnage 

 614 tons and estimated displacement about 

 15J0 The model is similar to modern buUt 



^^Th" reeVYs"l6 inches thick, hut false 

 keels and keelsons form a backbone pro- 

 Sing six feet under the entire length 

 of the vessel. 



