26 ALLAN HANCOCK PACIFIC EXPEDITIONS VOL. 1 



PLATE 9 



Fig. 17 Pilot house of Velero III showing the ship's telegraph, gyro- 

 scopic and magnetic compasses, steering wheel, and radio 

 beacon detector. 



Fig. 18 Radio equipment of the Velero III consisting of long, short, 

 and intermediate wave transmitters and receiving sets. 



PLATE 10 



Fig. 19 Dining room of Velero III showing ship model complete in 

 every detail and capable of propulsion by means of storage 

 batteries. 



Fig. 20 General view of recreation hall of the Velero III showing 

 the open type of construction exposing steel girders and con- 

 duits. The companionway to the right leads to the staterooms. 



PLATE 11 



Fig. 21 Engine room of Velero III showing twin Winton-Diesel en- 

 gines and their controls. 



Fig. 22 Engine room of Velero III showing two of the auxiliary 

 generators and other mechanical installations. 



PLATE 12 



Fig. 23 Members of the crew of Velero III at the controls of the 

 dredging winch located on the bow of the vessel. The guide 

 wheel registers the number of fathoms of cable out. 



Fig. 24 Dr. Hubert Lyman Clark of Harvard University sorting a 

 collection of echinoderms obtained at a shore collecting sta- 

 tion in the open-air laboratory located on the after deck of 

 Velero III. 



