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MARINE REVIEW. [1 is located. The tons displacemens of the naval vessels building and being completed amounts to about 100,500, and the total valuation $53,000,000. Owing to builders of merchant vessels reporting net register and cargo tonnage the total merchant ton- nage reported building can not be computed exactly but is about 35,000 tons cargo carrying capacity, having an approximate valuation of $4,560,000. Being in correspondence with coast builders now the next report presented by the REVIEW can be put forth as a complete statement of all ship building in the United States. Atlantic Works, East Boston, Mass.--Tug building--and between 200 and 300 men employed in repair work. Bath Iron Works, Bath, Me.--The Machias, Castine and harbor defense ram, described in list of naval construction. Wm. Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia, Pa.--Nothing building except naval vessels, but about Jan. 1 will have plans completed for ae 8,000-ton International liners, similar to the City of New York. Delaware River Iron Ship Building & Engine Works, Chester, Pa.--Sidewheel passenger steamer, 4,500 tons, valued at $1,250,000 for the Old Colony Steamboat Company, to be engined by W. & A. Fletcher Co., Hoboken, N. J: The Dela- ware company is building a $25,000 70-ton yacht for Fall River parties. . Jno. H. Dialogue & Son, Camden, N. J.--U. S. revenue cutter Windom, value $37,000; steel tug 110 feet long; steel stern-wheel steamer, 160 feet long. Howard's Ship Yard, Jeffersonville, Ind.--One steel, double hull, ferry steamer of 700 tons; one side-wheel passenger and freight steamer of 800 tons; one stern wheel passenger steamer of 250 tons; one wheel ferry steamer of 750 tons; two railroad transfer barges of 300 and 500 tons; one stern-wheel towboat of 350 tons; one landing barge of 200 tons; one railroad transfer barge of 300 tons, and one stern-wheel cotton steamer of 650 tons. Chas. Hillman & Sons Ship & Engine Building Company, Philadelphia, Pa.--Steamer for the Ericcson line. Harlan & Hallingsworth Co., Wilmington, Del.--Two double screw ferry steamers for Central Railroad of N. J. 500 tons each and $85,000 each; screw steam yacht, 225 tons for William DuPont. Harrison Loring, Jr., City Point Works, Boston, Mass.-- Deferred taking contracts until the cruiser Marblehead is com- pleted, which will take several months. N. F. Palmer, Jr., & Co. is building machinery for the Marblehead. Iowa Iron Works, Dubuque, Ia.--In addition to torpedo cruiser No. 2 shown in the naval list, will probably build a $200,000 steamer for the Lucius Ship Building Company, St. Louis. George Lawley & Son Corporation, South Boston, Mass.-- Two steam yachts of 98 and 41 tons and valued at $20,000 and $13,000 for R. H. White, Boston, Mass.; a 60-ton sail yacht worth $15,000 for Warren R. Fales, Pawtucket, R. I. C. V. Minnott, Phippsburg, Me.--Sailing ship, 2,200 tons, valued at $100,000, for himself. Samuel IL. Moore & Sons Co., Elizabeth, N. J.--In addition to the practice cruiser Bancroft are building the United States light-house tender Maple. Maryland Steel Co., Marine Department, Sparrows Point, Md.--Alabama, passenger and freight steamer 1,800 tons, for Baltimore Steam Packet Co., Baltimore, Md.; tug Germania, 75 tons, Baker & Whiteley, Baltimore, Md.; tug Frances, 80 tons, Ross & Sandford, Baltimore, Md.; tug No. 9, 80 tons, builders' account; passenger and freight steamer, 2,800 tons, Merchants' and Miners' T'ransportation Co., Baltimore, Md.; tug No. 11, 150 tons, B. & O. Railroad Co., New York; total 4,985 tons. John Myers' Son, Washington, N. C.--Tug, 76 feet keel, 15 feet beam, for Coughton & Sizer, Yeatisville, N. C. TS, Marvel & Co., Newburgh, N. Y.--Screw ferry boat, I,t0o0 tons for Hoboken Ferry Co.; tug, 200 tons for Connell Steamboat Company; two cargo lighters for Cuba, 100 tons each; total, 1,500 tons, valuation $110,000. Newport News Ship Building & Dry Dock Company, New- port News, Va., office 1 Broadway, New York.--Two steam freighters, El Rio and No. 6, 5,000 tons each, valued at $525,000 each for Southern Pacific Company. 'The El Sud and El Norte, same tonnage and valuation, were recently delivered to the same company; total 20,000 tons; valuation $2,100,000. A. R. Reed & Co., Waldoboro, Me.--Three-masted schooner Madaline Cooney, 750 tons, launched Nov. 2 for A. R. Reed and others. Ida C. Southard, 777 tons, was recently completed. Arthur Sewall & Co., Bath, Me.--Four-masted steel ship, 2,750 tons. The Roanoke, 3,540 tons, was recently completed. A. J. Sweeney & Son, Wheeling, W. Va.--Stern-wheel packet steamer, 600 tons, valued at $35,000, for J. M. Gamble, Marietta, O.; stern-wheel steamer, 115 feet, 22 feet beam, for G. M. Berry, Williamstown, W. Va. The packet steamer is finely equipped and has an incandescent lighting plant. Tarr & James, Essex, Mass,--Halibut fishing schooner, 115 tons ; tug for L. G. Burnham, Boston, Mass. William EH. Woodall & Co., Baltimore, Md.--Passenger and freight steamer Greenesborough, 400 tons, $25,000, for Capt. D. I. Breckway; tug John J. Mahon, 50 tons, $14,000, Campbell & Zell Co.; tug Mary E. Woodall, roo tons, $20,000, Capt. Saml. P. Wilson; tug H. W. Marts, 40 tons, $10,000, Capt. G. M. Wallen; fish tug, 500 tons, $30,000, Capt. G. F. Bussells; total, 1,090, $99,000. U.S. NAVAL VESSELS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. NAME. Ba BUILDERS. PANO Ws COL Kure snuccmsae trae 8,150 | William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia, Pa. COL Um Teta eects eo | 7,475 | William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia, Pa. Rivclitciinai eres esas 10,298 | William Cromp & Sons, Philadelphia, Pa. Massachusetts ............ 10,298 William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia, Pa. Cruiser No. 18 ........... 7,475 | William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia, Pa. SANG Hist mers: ashaeeecuevcwes 6,300 | U.S. Navy Yard, Norfolk, Va. Rraile ig nate. eag tence secw 3,183 | U.S. Navy Yard, Norfolk, Va. ATA AWEGICO) eee aeons 3,990 | U.S. Navy Yard, Norfolk, Va. a UlbauMepedee sci eeeaee oa | 6,060 | U.S. Navy Yard, Brooklyn, N. Y. (Cm C TT a tikeesenem esos eee 3,183 | U.S. Navy Yard, Brooklyn, N. Y. SNervon ea te hee ce chet 3,990 U.S. Navy Yard, Brooklyn, N. Y. A Miain@manstnec Sechraccs: 6,648 | U.S. Navy Yard, Brooklyn, N. Y. Pe Momence yaar tose 4,048 | Union Iron Works, San Francisco, Cal. (Creme Oe. Osecsénosaaces 5,900 | Union Iron Works, San Francisco, Cal. *Monadnock.............- 3,990. | U.S. Navy Yard, Mare Island, Cal. MPEG IWO> Asacnconeasel) # > ceedde Iowa Iron Works, Dubuque, Ia. C@imisetiNOvs0 ot rece ene 2,000 | Columbian Iron Works, Baltimore, Md. Cruiser No, 10............ 2,000 | Columbian Iron Works, Baltimore, Md. Cruiser No. 11............ 2,000 City Point Works, Boston, Mass. Gunboat No. 5........... 1,050 | Bath Iron Works, Bath, Me. GunboateNion Gee... 1,050 | Bath Iron Works, Bath, Me. Harbor Defense Ram..! 2,000 Bath Iron Works, Bath, Me. *Practice Cruiser........ | Asaeee Saml. Moore & Sons, Elizabethport, N. J. *Launched, but not completed. Following are the names of builders and crafts reported building during the past three months from various sources, but of which no reliable report could be had from the builders, al- though in each case the information was requested: Fillmore A. Baker, Patchogue, L. I--A 30-foot steam launch and four yachts of different rigs, of 6,9, 10 and 12 tons respectively. John Brooks, East Boston, Mass.--A 1,o00-ton ship on stocks. Bear Creek Ship Building Company, Bear Creek, Md.--A 75-foot tug, to be engined by H. J. Codd & Co., Baltimore. H. D. Bendixsen, Kureka, Cal.--A 200-foot schooner. Houghton Bros., Bath, Me.--Frames up for a schooner. Neafie & Levy, Philadelphia, Pa----Two 150-foot tugs for L. & W. Coal Company. - Kelly & Spear, Bath, Me.--A floating hotel steamer roo feet long; several schooners on stocks. Capt. McNevin, San Francisco, Cal.--A $25,000 yacht. Merrill & Stevens, Jacksonville, Fla----Two small boats. Matthews & Co., Eureka, Cal.--Steamer, 180 feet long. Peoples' Iron Works, South Brooklyn, N. Y.--Floating ele- vator for Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Hugh Ramsay, Perth Amboy, N. J.--Three tugs. A. D. Story, Essex, Me.--Small schooner for Capt. Hodgdon, I. L. Stone & Co., Rockland, Me.--A 300-ton schooner. Sawyer & Son, Millbridge, Me.--Schooner on stocks. Cc. G. Whitem, Oakland, Cal.--Two small steam lumber carriers. Washburn Bros., Thomaston, Me.--A 500-ton schooner. Yards at which nothing was reported building: HE. G. Cros- by, Bath, Me.; Dickie Bros., 54 Mission street, San Francisco, Cal.; Jackson, Sharp Co., Wilmington, Del.; Morse Brothers, Bath, Me. a (See page 19.)