Show latest vessel to skim the ocean half ship half plane it will use gas derived from sea paris A french naval engineer fin mod jean paul has invented an ocean liner that Is half ship and half airplane the new ocean vehicle which ta called the greyhound of the sea Is guaranteed to have a speed of 50 miles an hour add to cross the atlan tic in 60 hours it Is unlike any other boat or air plane that has ever been built al though an italian company at genoa Is now constructing a mystery boat along somewhat the same lines driven by two air propellers the greyhound of the sea will be by two big air propellers at the bow just like an airplane or seaplane and instead of riding the details of the invention are care fully guarded the most important room on board his new ship will be a big laboratory near the stern where a chemist will be constantly on duty to this chemical process he claims there Is such an aban dance of this fuel in the ocean that be could grael on it as long as his ship held together but just as a pre caution he Is going to install a little diesel motor and take on a little fuel oil this precaution being omitted after the new system has been fully tried out in appearance the greyhound of the sea will look something like a sub marine with horizontal fins at the sides riding the surface of the water top will be entirely enclosed the top will be entirely enclosed ex capt for a promenade deck near the stern the ship will be smokeless of diagram of frenchman invention the greyhound of the sea through the water like a ship it will glide over the top of the waves there will be an air rudder and also a water rudder but there are no under water propellers the ship has large salda underneath to help it slide across the waves 1 I know exactly bow it will per form when it Is finished machel who Is a graduate of the leading french technical school explained the other day 1 I have been testing out different models for almost fifteen years and I 1 finally found fulfilled all my expectations the first big experimental ship which Is about feet long and has accommodations for thirty persons Is now being built in my shipyard near toulon it Is more than halt finished and the first thing I 1 am going to do when it Is all ready Is to take a trip to isea york I 1 am going to make it in two days and three nights 1 I think my invention wll upset all existing ideas about navigation and particularly the propulsion of war ships but the strangest thing about the greyhound of the sea Is that it will carry practically no fuel aside from a little oil for an emergency motor also has invented a process of exacting sodium from the sea transforming it on board ship into a gas and using this gas to run a special motor he has adapted to it but course it will not be able to fly al though at high speed it should simply allm across the it Is being built of very thin steel in order to be as light as possible and it Is difficult to foresee bow it will behave in a heavy sea the high speed will be attained by reducing friction with the sea rather than powerful motors the key to diagram printed herewith Is 1 captains post 2 captains kitchen 3 officers lounge 4 radio room 5 aerials 6 dining room 7 bar 8 passenger cabins 9 prom enade 10 anchor room 11 crew s quarters 12 pantry and bakeshop 13 kitchens 14 baths 15 laboratory ac lifeboats 17 rudders 18 propel lers 19 propeller shaft 20 motors 21 sodium transformer 22 food sup plies 23 refrigerator 24 fresh water 25 fuel 20 skids |