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March, 1921 could not hope to compete in the future with vessels whose values have down to moderate fig- been written ures. * * * OMPARISON of the severe fall in freights is provided by con- trasting the freights in shillings during the past four years from the Tyne and supplied by a Newcastle firm: 1920 1919 1918 1917 Gen0a «sic tee ue, 00,9 65.9 64.6 64.6 Marseilles ...... =. 88:3 69.0 63.6 ae Barcelona ...... 04.0 64.9 440.0 202.0 Valencia Soe ee eOLd 56.8 Bae ale ay 0) Gibraltar Heese 2S 42.1 100.0 81.10 Algiers: 9.0.0.0 ses OLD 65.0 53.6 eae Lisbon ca eee OOeO 49.5 60.0 82.6 Coasting freights were as follows: 1920 1919 1918 1917 London. Sin ea 0k 12:10 211038 18.9 Rotterdam, ....... 22.6 29.8 cites Base ANLWEID? Sask e cee 31.4 47.11 es Soe Homeward freights are given below: 1920 1919 1918 1917 Caleutta a To Unite ing- ; dom or Con.).105.10 179.2 280.0 325.0 Danube. «2.6. oc. 60.2 wakes peas sees Bilboa : - To -- Tyne) jc... 20-2 24.6 Pees cee (To Middlebrough) 28.0 26.7 Sas aS (To Clyde)..... 28.9 26.1 Bes ieee * * * OMPLETE returns of the shipbuild- ing output from the northeast coast have now been received. Messrs. Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Ltd, launched from their shipyards at Walker, Wallsend and Sunderland, 17 vessels of a total gross tonnage of 109,932. Four more ships were ready for launching before the end of the year; but were held up. The Grurio Cesare, built by the firm is of about 22,000 tons gross and is the largest merchant steamer ever constructed on the Tyne with the ex- ception of the Cunard liner MAURETANIA. This firm heads the list for shipbuilding output on the Tyne. The Northumberland Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., produced 11 cargo steamers of a gross tonnage of 61,694 compared with 46,838 tons in 1919, -- Palmers Shipbuilding & Iron Co., Ltd., launched eight vessels of a total gross tonnage of 46,438. At the Hebburn and Jarrow yards, 120 vessels were repaired and reconditioned. Armstrong, Whitworth & Co.'s output was 41,229 tons compared with 43,250 tons in 1919, The output of other firms is as fol- lows: Tons John Readhead'. & "Sons: ..... 2.2) ss eo5 28400 Hawthorne, Leslie & (Co..........0.- pa. 34,002 Bltringham, ltd. 2.5 6: Skee 13,419 W.. Dobson & Co... se 13,260 Tyne Iron & Shipbuilding Co.:......-..-.- 12,762 Wood; Skinner € Co... Sie acks 10,914 Output of other firms brings Tyne produc- Hn 0 Se Vek cscs es 369,020 On the Wear, William Doxford & Sons, Ltd., were much above the ton- nage turned out by other yards, pro- ducing 11 vessels with a gross tonnage of 71,270 compared with 12 vessels with MARINE REVIEW a gross tonnage of 71,734 built in 1919, The output of the other yards is as follows: Gross Tons Short Bross.) Ltd tic 35,561 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons, Ltd......... - 382,994 Sir Joseph Laing & Sons, Ltd...... eee ee 20,008) Sunderland Shipbuilding Co............... 26,336 Wear. Shipyard: i:60 ecco eee 25,214 Bartram: -& "Sons, Ltd: (3.5.05 ee 22,028 Output of other yards brings Wear total to. 333,328 Tees shipyards produced a gross ton- nage of 201,249. The Furness Shipbuild- ing Co., Haverton Hill, heads the list with 72,660 tons. From the remaining yards, the output was: Gross Tons Sir Raylton Dixon: & C€o., lids. ...... ue OOOO Ropners Shipbuilding "Co. 0344... + 20,001 Craig, Taylor & Co; Ltd... 0, a, os) 20,405 Richardson, Duck & Co..:2.2..¢.4.. tates 2OpLOU Smiths: Docks Co.,ltd. a ace 1A 09 W. Harkness: -& -Co:, -Uitd........7....<... Opie The 42 vessels built had a gross tonnage of 201,249 The Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co., Ltd., built seven cargo steamers of 18,193 tons gross. We Gtay & Co. Lid. and, tevines Shipbuilding Co., West Hartlepool, turned 133 She carries 100 first-class passengers and 50 third-class, and her bookings repre- sented the full complement. The new boat is the fastest steamer now running between Newcastle and Ber- gen. Her engines develop 3400 horse- power, and, steaming at 1634 knots per hour, she consumes 36 tons of coal in 24 hours, which is regarded as very eco- nomical. x eo TEAMERS of the International Navi- " gation Co., Ltd., which have main- tained the American line passenger and cargo service between Liverpool and Philadelphia for many years will be op- erated under the name and' flag of the White Star line. '8 ye by Sir Raylton Dixon & Co., Ltd., at their Cleveland aockyard, Middlesbrough, to the order cf the ship- ping controller, the steel screw geared turbine steamer Hurunur underwent a successful trial trip Jan. 18. The ves- DORSETSHIRE, ONE OF THE out nine and seven vessels with gross tonnage of 40,887 and 32,538 respectively, a combined total of 73,425 tons. The gross tonnage produced on _ the northeast coast for the year 1913 was 1,172,058 compared with 995,221 tons for 1920 and 781,810 in 1919. From the Tyne 80 ships were turned out during 1920; the Wear, 67; the Tees, 42; West Hartlepool, 16; and Blyth, 7. cook Oe URING December, the mail and passenger steamer Lepa, built by Messrs. Sir W. G. Armstrong, Whit- worth & Co. Ltd, at Walker, 'to the order of the Bergen Steamship Co., Ltd., sailed from Newcastle on her first regu- lar voyage. Lepa is the first geared turbine steam- er to be employed in the passenger trade between the Tyne and Norway. The passage between these ports is usually made in about 33 hours, but, on her trial voyage, Lepa, with her higher powered turbines, reduced the time to 25 hours. LARGEST MOTORSHIPS AFLOAT. sel is 482 feet long, 62 feet 6 inches beam and 41 feet molded depth. She has a deadweight carrying capacity of 14,500 tons. .. ho HE large, twin-screw motor- ship DorsETsHIRE completed for the Bibby line of Liverpool, England, is 450 feet long by 57 feet beam and 7500 gross tonnage. She has the double dis- tinction of being the first motorship built at Belfast, Ireland, by Harland & Wolff, Ltd. and the first built to the order of the Bibby line. The new boat has a straight stem, cruiser stern and two steel masts. She is propelled by two sets of diesel en- gines of the 4-stroke cycle type, each set having six cylinders. These en- gines are constructed on the Burmeister & Wain system. The double bottom, which extends fore and aft can be util- ized for fresh water, water ballast or oil fuel, and the forward and after peak tanks for water ballast or oil.