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many years large quantities were brought here from England. It has proved to be a valuable wood for armor backing and decking, and for companion ways, seats, rails and joiner's work in boats of all kinds. About 30 years ago a number of teak logs were shipped to the Wash- ington navy yard, where they were floated in the Potomac river. They soon became water soaked and sank to the bottom. In deepening the channel some years later, these logs were recovered and found to be in perfect condition. While all woods are more durable under water than in contact with soil and air, teak 1s durable under all conditions. It favors mahogany in some respects and is now used for many of the purposes for which the true mahogany was for- merly employed. A_ century 280 mahogany was used for the planking and interior finish of ships, but teak has now displaced it entirely in naval construction. Teak is used at the present time in the construction of many private yachts, not so much on account of its beauty, as it 1s for its great strength, durability and natural resistance to fire. As early as the year 1848 India ex- ported over 18,000 tons of this wood. The present cut for all of India amounts to about 300,000 tons. Of this amount it is estimated that 1,000,- 000 board feet are consumed in the United States. The wood is sold by the ton and the price varies considerably, depend- THE MARINE REVIEW we ing upon the demand an grade. The best logs of ove before the war, brought abou ton of 50 cubic feet. This price that was quoted at the shi depots. In this country the price of teak was about $230 per board feet, which is the price factory. The stocks now of in this country are quoted at $400 to $500 per thousand feet prior to the war, New Jerse first in the use of teak lum a consumption of a little mor 300,000 feet. New York co wt about 200,000 feet, and Pennsylva and Virginia each about 50,000 The four states named togethe about two-thirds of the entire a imported. : TT 0ONUOVOVOVG ttt :ttiTTtiTtrTtTntTtTTtT ll HE Weehawken Dry Docks Co., Weehawken, N. J., has bought a tract of land near Peekskill, N. Y., on the east bank of the Hudson river. The company will invest ap- proximately $4,000,000 in a _ shipyard. Arrangements are said to have been practically concluded with the Emer- gency Fleet corporation for building 14 steel ships of 7500 tons, 12 concrete vessels of 3500 tons and 100 barges. * * * . The New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, N. J., intends to build approxi- mately 1000 two-story houses for its employes. The houses are to cost about $2,500,000. ee Oe _ The Chester Shipbuilding Co., Ches- ter, Pa., recently issued a list of 71 miscellaneous machines and tools for its shipyard. * * * The Vulcan Iron Works, Jersey City, N. J., has received a contract from the _ Emergency Fleet corporation for marine - engines. The iron works will purchase a large number of machine tools and make an addition to its plant. Re Bee ORS oe : _ __ The Ferro-Concrete Shipbuilding Corp. _ New York, and the Fougner American _ Steel Concrete Shipbuilding Co., New _ York, will establish shipyards in the east for constructing concrete vessels = _ for the Emergency Fleet corporation. pi : tae _The Merchants Shipbuilding. Corp. "= Bristol, Pa. has purchased extensive property near its plant which brings its total waterfrontage up to 2 miles. or me RE ok ee __The Supple & Ballin Corp. Portland, Oreg., has recently e ae easet ee schedule to 10 hours with the object of speedin production. : oe 2 a s ; : : e ok ok * Se e Potomac. Shipbuilding Co., Quan- a., recentl organized, is planning ilding plant at a on Elliott bay. Shipbuilding cost of approximately $200,000. The company will build cargo and_ other type vessels. George R. Collins, Wash- ington, is president of the company. * ** * The Twohy Brothers Co., Portland, Oreg., has been awarded contracts for 10 steel vessels of about 8000 tons each. The ships will be built by the Erick- son Engineering Works, Seattle. * * * The Patterson-McDonald Shipbuilding Co., Seattle, intends to build a new ma- chine shop which will cost $12,000. * * * The Skinner & Eddy Corp., Seattle, will erect a pipe shop at a cost of $5000. The building is to be 40 x 172 feet. x ok x The Meacham & Babcock Co., Seattle, intends soon to erect a_ blacksmith shop, 45 x 80 feet, at a cost of $3000. * * * The Seattle Construction & Dry Dock Co., Seattle, is planning to build another 12,000-ton floating drydock for its plant The plant now has one 3000-ton drydock and one 12,000-ton drydock. : * * * The wooden steamship. Manapa, the first government vessel to be complet- ed at the Aberdeen Shipbuilding Co.'s yard, Aberdeen, Wash., was launched recently. The vessel is of the Ferris type. The company has already laid another keel. ee Seattle is to become a concrete ship- building port. The Inter-Ocean Barge & Transport Co., organized some months ago, and incorporated for $1,500,000, has begun to make preparations on Ballard beach for constructing a rein- forced concrete deck scow of 550-ton deadweight capacity. : Mie ae The Skinner & Eddy Corp., Seattle, recently launched the steel steamer OssINEKE 64 working days from the time the keel was laid. This vessel is the seventeenth steel ship launched b the company since Sept. 16, and the fourth ship to be launched the present year. a KC RK ae Announcement comes from Portland that the government has given permis- sion for the building of six woode steamships for Japanese interests and six for French owners. These hullsare to be built by the Kiernan & Kern Ship- building Co., which has the Japanese contracts and the Willamette Shipbuild- ing Co., which holds the French con- tracts. te x ok ok The Liberty Shipbuilding Co. re- cently announced that it would begin construction of ten 300-ton concrete ships for the government. The vessels will be constructed at the company's Brunswick, Ga., yard. The contract calls for the delivery of the first ves- sel in June and the rest at the rate of one ship a week thereafter. The estimated cost of each completed ship -- is placed at $375,000. ae * xk * The steamer LirHopotts was launched recently at the yard of the Tampa Shipbuilding & Engineering Co., Tampa, Fla. The new vessel is the first of two 3500-ton cargo carriers building at the yard for the shipping board. * * * A triple launching took place on the -- Pacific coast recently when three 9400- ton steel merchantmen took the water at Oakland, Cal. The vessels were the ANIWA, SHINTAKA and OaKLanp. These vessels have turbine engines and will log 11 knots an hour. The SHIN- TAKA and ANIWA were built under con- tract with the Emergency Fleet corpora- tion and the OaKkLAND. was comman- deered from the Cunard Steamship Co. The keels of the SuintaKxa and th ANIWA were laid Nov. 16 and that of the OAKLAND Noy. 12. When the vess were put into the water the work wa 30 days ahead of schedule.