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TIIK NKW RtA-KliL'Ifl'KI) l.UXl'RY I.INER SS INDKPENDKNCE RECEIVES A TYPICAL MARINE SAI.l'TE AS IT ENTERS NEW VdKK llAltliiiR FOR THE FIRST TIME. K»fe AN OFFICER TAKES THE SHIP'S BEARING WITH THE LATEST MODEL RADIOMARINE DIRECTION FINDKl: ^. New Luxury Liner Is Equipped with Latest Radio Instruments ■111 Nari^alioii and Communication Apparatus on Independence Supplied by Radiomarinc. I \ J UK'S America's newest lux- VV "'■> ''"^•■' the 26,000-ton American Export Line's Independ- ence, sailed on her maiden voyage n February, she was virtually a showcase of Radiomariiie communi- cations and navigation apparatus. As adjuncts to the safety and con- venience of the ship's 1,000 passen- gers were the following equipments, ill manufactured by RCA: long •ange radar; direct-reading loran; jinnacle-type direction finder: two radiotelephone transmitters: a ra- liotelegraph station and an internal ■ommunication system which per- mits passengers to send and receive radiograms, ship-to-shore, direct from staterooms and cabins. RCA's new high-power shipboard console consists of a .500-watt main transmitter with eight channels, a 500-watt high-frequency transmit- ter with 10 channels, a 40-watt emergency transmitter with five channels, and three receivers with a combined frequency range of from 15 to 6.50 kilocycles and from l.ii to 25 megacycles. The radar, with its 12-inch view- ing scope, is an improved version of the type now installed aboard [RADIO AGE 19 such ships as the Holland-American Line's SS Nieutv Amsterdam, the Swedish-American Line's SS Stock- holm, the United States Line's SS Washbtiittni and many other large, transoceanic liners. The unit oper- ates on a wave length of ;?.2 centi- meters, with a range from 75 yards to 40 miles. In the ship's Chart Room, the direct-reading loran indicator dis- plays time differences directly on a simple dial, making interpolation unnecessary. After his ship's recent ocean trials had been completed. Captain Hugh L. Switzer, master of the Independence (the American Ex- fwrt Line's speedy llagship), said: "Our communications and naviga- tion eciuiimieiit performed admi- rably, as expected. Radiomarine can well be proud of the accuracy, durability and dependability of their products." A duplicate of the Independence installation is being made aboard her sister ship, the Ciinj<titiitinn, now nearing completion at the Quincy Mass., shipyard. SCENE ON BRIDC.E OF THE INDEPENDENCE SHOWING, AT LEJT. THE fttA RADAR UNIT WHICH CAN DETECT OBJECTS WIBVKIK-A 40-MILE RANGE.