An item referred to the Army and Navy Journal reporting that the US Navy intended to test again a in England manufactured coal loading to be used at sea. For this test was the collier Abarenda used. Until were all tests not been satisfying and the device was not to be paid for until tests were executed.
Note
1. The Abarenda (AC-13/AG-14) built by Edwards Shipbuilding Company, Newcastle, England in 1892 and purchased by the US Navy on 5 May 1898. Sold on 28 February 1928.
