Show J Canal Has Big Repairing Plant c Facilities t tt Balboa and Cristobal for Ship Work Vork Arc Described 1 llio he fish II SUe for the I of ships nt ot the ll I anima canal are glen Kl gh en In III n 1 l of the Panama canal authorities 11 o I 11 and repair 1 lant Is located at the I 1 of the canal It Is to on an inner harbor Jor which has hns an on arc orel to permit penult access to docks doce aggregate tto j 7 GW feet In length L duel doci s s iI wad and dod doel 3 A much smaller ut Is incited ot at at the terminal terminal terminal-al lout out ne and ond one oue half halt miles from the docks 1 description dl of the runt at ot U B follows s fhe dock I 1 I us ns a depth of 35 fret feet o 0 oser oserthe er the blocks at ot mean tide High title tide from from frolD 3 S to 11 feet felt ol al alive we mean menn ti tide e It Is ef cd b bi a u W 50 ton tri tn el III lug crane with Ith an outside re retch Ih of 11 fire e fl feet t be I nd id the center cf f the dock 1 hll crane crone Ii is also Ie of aim nl ng n the lice fice f He of some come I c f the repair haf es thus facilitating the worl orl of ot 1 lor or ships chips which do not require dry doe docking th re are adjacent to the shops hops abut 3 00 feet fet of l hof At re Intervals all al II tI e a cor co In lug of f the dr dry dock doc I anti and the lr chaises s 's are outlets fe r air enter and und alternating electric current current-A A ed cd quantity of direct current can on be supplied by two Ie he motor generating sets eels ither r compressed sed air or electricity can con Ie to for operating au auxiliaries au on ships on which ira Is off orr SS here 11 re refrigerating In ing m Is shut hut down n col t J nn can Ie I e removed remo cd from froni the e hoes boxes and ond stored In the canal cold stone warehouse s The shops hops ire to 10 rated with Ith res respect to the dry locI dock and repair wharves hanEs hanE's Ample trici and crane provide pro fir fr handling worl 1 1 shops and shi shit sHuge s e sHuge Huge Traveling Cranes The main metal wt f rl lug shops shop mt d cl Hit mt III and boiler shop holl are pro with Ith Cl CU ton 0 tri el crines while tI tie e foundry Ins his n 2 Un tin I crane As all the shops are equipped with Ith as os comi compete e f t power tools as ate aie found In In in up to date repair shop e Cal nl II larger tools will Hill III be gl ghee n mention so co 0 to give gl an on Idea of II tI e a in capacity of each de- de de 1 The machine shop Is provided pro with witha a I loring orin mill capal Ie of In log IS 18 feet feel In with an nn open File fide extension planer 10 G feet fet l lu lf t t tf u f et and ond will a a 8 e a 1 0 0 Inch eln t O t y 0 Ci t I feet between Let centers No o chip chipp r p 11 Is Ie too for t tie tIC Ie III its II of tills lids shop thon Tills This sin slit P p Ins his i 1 t floor are i rf if e f Ci G ft The Ilie smithers Is h provided pros pro with 1111 a lion ion Ig piers pi with the if furnaces furnace to Inn btu lie any an work tl tie c a press pass I Is of Billets ZI a niches Indies square quare b bi ID 10 feel feet long ore are aret aret t pt pI In stock and can con b be worked orld un on ond d cl r this press prece there ore are oil er ma lInen and tools took usually found In a aI 1 ft s1 cl el 1 ice iss there Is Ie oleo alto a 0 for s I ing making and l a 0 tort lod sing bossing Iri mg department that includes nil dl horning burning and nd electric tempering f of the lie latest type t title a r f slew 11 fl Ins bit a foor iret of It h 4 1 W Ibl 1St e square feet fet fie fhe I 1 oller an nn in I 1 ship titling hop h 1 ne I n Ret set of rolls roll trI e c r f fI rI I i t ding plates 3 Inch bi b l II feet fiet 1 Ille h In bs 24 Z 4 feet or 2 Inches itches In bs 1 t feet flet Ant Am sire of c 1 Ip or 1 I plates or I shapes can din be worl d IV t y II I c other olif r machinery which le Jp angle shears hears punches tight sit h ning I rills rt Its Ils plate pinte planer pliner and hl hendin bending ma roahine pine lids I Ills his shop Ins his n a kor III or irei of ofal DJ al ly I 4 square flet fie fh pile e shop li is outfitted fr fIr f Ir plumb II Iii I- I nark c rk and for p po pe copper an sn 1 1 J l et I metal I work stork of the hl t t h-t 0 The ore arc arci I t I if f this title shop Is 11 1 V 1 square feet feet- The foam fonn Irv I i equipped quipped with lIh n a tun t tOI I tin n 1 11 and one two IWO tf n an nn 1 lone one one ton on cupola and the u-lIll u ii I 1 rats rass furnaces Here 11 era erp Is an nn can I s tem for clean cleaning In ing castings e also site gile g saws sans sa e prue cutters and other modern e a Including no furn en coico cola COIO 0 oen n and mold On dl eing in Ing o 0 men cn en 1 h foundry can turn out c as os follows fol 10 Imis e I ronze I 1 rocs or compo i Jj pour poun 1 I to 1000 pounds Iron t I tj j to IOU pounds pound steel tel rt J pound to lathy 1 IIi W pounds In with lIh the foundry foun Iry Is n a p chop hop equipped to any and anti nil cusses of worl wort foundry and ond patt Jn shop hop together to ether huc e n 0 floor irea of ai ill pro j 77 i S 8 square e sett Ct Woodworking Machinery The r lining mill and ond Joiner shop Is outfitted with will the usual machines lug Inc a 7 i Inch Inh ca a mill l Ir nile of handling timers ers Ill III el 15 tobe to tobe tobe be use uee I 1 In III connection with ship chip worl orl Tints This hop chop has hos a lIe or am ant of IJ squire Ire fiet flet tot The o lenc lne plant his port portal portal aliI al IP lc electric welding an 1 I 0 o i acet line ne cutting outfits of bin tiling ling nc rei the 1 Jh hL de delor lor s cal cul Ic lc feet of Ine per hour cubic feet of h n ter i cr er day All classes of holler I welding ln lire are done clone l tl tI et 1 mile w odds Lids can cnn t L Ie e performed engine n lne cylinders have hn teen Leon welded I d In place 1 loth nth oth hl high h pressure anti lew Ie w pre pressure sure the welds being as e anti and as successful as the weds made In the Unite J Statts on onen engine en lne C c during durin lie he orld war Tills This plant Ins his n a floor arc l of square quare feet flet An Instrument repair shop Is main mined In which repairs ore are mile to tona na In Instruments clocks h an on 1 I computing machines and other work orl of a minute character In connection this tills shop chop there thre Isa Is Ie Isa o a pin plating tin print plant for zinc Tine copper Cf nickel er ind gold old Title Tills shop has a n floor area of AJ W squire feet Located In the building pith Ith the lie Instrument rep dr shop Is an ales elec shop chop under the control of the Ih the faculties of which ore are a for the entire Title Tills hop chop Is equipped for motor winding In ding work ork and rei airs to 10 nn kind of electrical apparatus 1 She he floor area of this thle shop chop Is ly Iy squire feet fet There Is a n car sl 61 op cd ell with nil all machinery for the 1 tudd Ing of cars cirs of all kinds anti nn J also the repairing of all nil the rolling roiling of the tn In connectIOn with this shop there here Is n a mill for tars lars 1 ars and miscellaneous scrap mite III Into rn o nd and flats dais This Tills shop hop has n floor nr 1 of a ai al Gl 61 squire feet tee I there here is located at both Loth the 1 I I and tI 0 Cristobal shops on and nl J connect connected ed therewith n a roundhouse es where here geni ten en overhauling O Cl hauling as ns well II as ns minor re- re rc air are ore to the s l ot of the I mania 1 TI Tl e a sor air plant and dry Iry pumping at aro locate I 1 In the same I there are t two too 0 G suds culle fo t and one c cubic uble foot air nir compressors In ue uce by Ly motors and one oneZ on Z 2500 GOO cubic foot sham com coin r ressor which Is considered only ns asan on an emergency unit Up to Date Laboratory Labor There Is s a u laboratory equipped quipped while witha a pound I 1 lehle testing mt chine ODd and n a hardness testing and other equipment for making tests of nil all kinds There are ore al also o 8 Ic In another er I Ion of ot the canal Inborn tories where here tests testa test can ba made of ot fuel oils mettle etc I All shop tools are arc operated by el clec C trl Ilic Cie toils tor Is are arc pro tl whir Ith In epen lent motors and tho ho smaller tools are arrange 1 In gro nn an i 1 I driven en from countershafts 1 lint ho current Is 11 obtained from a hydro hydro- hydroelectric electric r nt at the LItun stun supplemented IJ be n driven Diesel-driven plant ot at The o cycle Cide C de In Ing current Is J to the lie lint lot substation nt ot 41 volts At tM the substation It I Is to 20 2 Z OJ volts and sn eo distribute J I through un on I 1 duct lines to the s hope chops where here It Is further transformed where here necessary to for use The Various speed tools In Inthe inthe the chip hll inc IIII by direct current from It ft tire transformers within thin the shop chop hop All other tools are oro II I ly ty Y alternating R current goner ally at ot Z 20 O volts Current at ot 2 0 0 olt volts Is a a at all points pants alon along the tho water front f fe fir r r power purposes purpose anti at volts for lighting In the event ent of ships generators being out of use The storehouses under the control of the supply department carryon carry on hand a n large stock of steel teel shapes e e ship fittings and supplies of every ery description lion Steel plate Is car cor In stock stoel In all nil up to and Including 2 Inches Indies I hates smaller than thon 68 s 4 Inch ari tar or by sixteenths nod and plates lar larger er thin Inn 6 i Inch vary ory eighths b bs b eighths The largest larest plates In stock are i 7 72 Inches bv by 10 feet by Inches thick A large amount of steel billets Is kept on hind In to ill sizes up to and ond including Z 21 1 I Inches Indies by Z 21 I Inches be b 19 1 feet fet Structural shapes are nrc car car- carried red ried as nS follows 11 r I I earns eams all nil siTes sires up to 27 Zi Indies Incites channels all nil sizes up to fl Inches ship channels all ail sizes Izes up to 1 12 Inches and angles all sizes Izes up lip to 8 Inches t ly ty y 8 Inches b a rte Inch There are arc also curled In the storehouses storehouse's lumler er of all nil sizes and miscellaneous equipment and supplies of practically every ery description that are used In to the and main maintenance of the entire I canal |