24 ALLAN HANCOCK PACIFIC EXPEDITIONS VOL. 1 



The Velero III 



Plates 4-16 



The Velero III is a steel, Diesel-propelled cruiser, 195' 1%" in over- 

 all length, with 30' beam and 11' 9" draft. Her dead weight is 1,300 

 tons and she has a net cargo capacity of 293 tons. She is driven by twin, 

 air-injection, full Diesel, six-cylinder, four-cycle Winton engines; each, 

 developing 850 horsepower at 250 R.P.M., is directly connected to a 

 propeller shaft. There are fuel oil capacity of 54,000 gallons and water 

 capacity of 18,000 gallons, which gives a cruising radius of 9,500 miles 

 at 14 knots. The trimness of her lines can be better appreciated from a 

 photograph than from any description that might be given. 



Within the compass of the hull, the ship may be said to consist of a 

 flying bridge, an upper deck divided into fo'c's'le deck forward and boat 

 deck aft, a main deck, a lower or A deck, and a hold or B deck. To give 

 some idea of the structure and equipment of the ship, these deck levels 

 will be described in turn. 



Flying bridge. The bridge is provided with steering pedestal and 

 steering wheel of the electric contact type, magnetic binnacle, gyro re- 

 peater, two telegraphs, rudder indicator, speaking tubes, public address 

 system to after deck, searchlight mountable on either port or starboard 

 base, and the customaiy running lights. 



Fo'c's'le deck. The forward extension of the boat deck, at a little 

 lower level, is the fo'c's'le deck, with fore mast reaching 39 feet above 

 deck. This mast has an 18-foot yard arm and a cargo boom. The deck is 

 provided with anchors (four of them, 1,764, 1,596, 1,428, and 448 

 pounds), anchor windlass with 20-horsepower motor, winch, and cable 

 drum, with the necessary equipment for their operation, and on the star- 

 board side, a set of three screens for sorting the dredge material. 



Boat deck. Well forward on the boat deck is the pilothouse, with 

 its eleven windows forming an arc to give wide range of vision. In one 

 window is set a clear vision screen. The forward portion of the pilothouse 

 is provided with Sperry gyro metal mike, electric and hand steering gear, 

 gyroscopic and magnetic compasses, radio direction finder, rudder indi- 

 cator, telegraph, signal bell, buzzer, speaking tube to the engine room, 

 and field glasses. The after part is supplied with chart table, chart lockers, 

 indicator board, with running light switches, water-tight door indicators, 

 and electric ship's log, flag locker, fathometer, automatic course recorder, 

 gyrocompass alarm, chronometer, desks, and cupboards. To the left of the 

 chart table is located the compass of the "Southern Cross," the plane used 



