Deseret Evening News | 1904-08-12 | Page 10 | Floating Coal Depot

FLOATING COAL COAt DEPOT The large iare floating structure shown In Inthe Inthe inthe the cut was wn recently towed tOled Into Ports Portsmouth mouth England navy 11 yard yarl by ly thrice tugs It I Is II designed an as Al n a 1 floating coat coal depot H It I will contain over or tons tanH of o coal mill ami when H it I will wi displace 1900 tons Ions Four our platforms I euch each carrying throe In try Ir are placed on board running m urn Oi rails rais on each ench side sille of the tine lock dock no so coal may runny maybo bo be lu delivered simultaneously to vessels lying alongside said and on to 10 any part of their decks Two 0 battleships may amy 1 be loaded loa at lt Iho same time This Is II con considered conI I a n great advance In tine the coating coaling of vessels s els hitherto one of at the tire most mORI troublesome of problems A practical I this coal coni do I demonstration of ot gigantic dl pots ot usefulness IN Is II