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280 been not iar from 1,000,000 tons, a decrease of approximately 12% per cent. In some directions gains are shown in the volume of construction under way. These are most marked in the case of France, which now stands next to the United Kingdom and_ the United States as a shipbuilding nation, having displaced Holland during the past quarter. A year ago France, with 'only 240,000 tons under way was led by Japan, Italy and Holland, and was 'constructing only 9000 tons more than the British dominions. Today, with 427,000 tons building, she has nearly s MARINE REVIEW two and a half times the total for the British dominions and leads Japan and Italy by 133,000 tons and 75,000 tons, respectively. Japan shows a small gain in the to- tal under construction as compared with the previous quarter, and Italy, Holland and the British dominions slight decreases. The tonnage of vessels actually building under the supervision of Lloyd's amounts to 4,738,955 gross tons, of which 3,031,412 tons are be- ing built in the United Kingdom, a gain of 110,000 tons over the previous quarter, and 1,707,543 in other countries. EMlews of Pacific Yarde | THE plant. of the-.Todd~ Dry A Dock & Construction Corp., Tacoma, Wash., rapid progress is being made on the naval scout cruiser CINCINNATI, the last of three vessels of this type being constructed for the United States navy. The CINCINNATI is to be launched May 23. Mayor Galvin of Cincinnati ap-. pointed Mrs. Charles. E. Tudor as sponsor to christen the cruiser with a bottle. of Ohio river water. The other cruisers, the OMAHA and MiIL- -WAUKEE, are lying at the company's docks, being completed. Following the launching of the CrNcINNATI the ways 'of the plant will be vacant, no new contracts having been awarded. - The 12,000-ton. tank steamer Cat- GAROLITE was launched at the yards of the G. M. Standifer Construction Co., Vancouver, Wash., in April. She will be followed by the ALBERTOLITE, These vessels are for the' Imperial Oil Co. No other contracts are an- nounced and the completion of the ALBERTOLITE means the end of work on hand. The future of the yard is uncertain. Announcement that he has obtained commitments for six 12,500-ton tank Steamers has been made by = M. G-> Thomle, president of the Norway-Pa- cific Shipbuilding Co., Everett, Wash. The value of these contracts is said to be $15,750,000. Mr. Thomle states that the purchaser is a merger of one British and two American oil com- panies, the names of which are with- held. He adds that work will be started as soon as the initial payment is made. Negotiations have been de- layed because of the inopportune time for floating bonds. 'Sixty per cent of the securities for these ships is to be marketed in England and Norway and the rest in this country. Mr. Thomle denies this contract is in any way connected with Washington D. Vanderlip who represents Russian interests. The Norway-Pacific com- pany was in the hands of a receiver for some time but it is expected its financial difficulties will shortly be ironed out. The plant was completed about 18 months. ago but has never done any work. It was awarded a contract for several coast guard cut- ters last year but was unable to com- plete the deal because of its financial troubles. For use in the north Pacific lumber carrying trade, the 5-mast wooden schooner UNDAUNTED was __ launched at the Grant Smith Porter yards at Portland in April. This. vessel was the last Ferris type hull launched in this country. The alterations nec- essary to outfit her as a sailor were made by G. F. Matthews, a Grays Harbor shipbuilder. The UNnpauntep is arranged for carrying large cargoes of lumber, her capacity being about 1,800,000 feet. At the plant of Todd Dry Docks, Inc., Seattle, the 8800-ton shipping board steamer West HARTLAND was recently hauled out for survey follow- ing extensive damage in collision. This yard is keeping busy with a number of small repair' jobs, includ- ing the usual work of docking and Overhauling vessels in the Alaska trades. First of two steel steamers built at the Prince Rupert Shipbuilding Co's. plant at Prince mopert oo. -C., the CANADIAN ScorrisH was launched early in May. The second vessel is expected to be called the CANADIAN FISHERMAN. This plant has been in financial difficulties for a time causing delay in the completion of the two steamers. Work is now being prose- cuted under direction of the Wallace shipyards of Vancouver, B. C. June, 192] Launchings--Deliveries The Bowporn, an auxiliary schooner of 110 tons, was launched early in Apri at Boothbay, Me. She was built by Hodgdon Bros for Donald B. MacMillan the Arctic explorer. eg The first of two 27-car, 3-track steel barges built for the Western Maryland railroad recently was completed by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. at its Elizabeth, N. J., yard. : ek The Standard Oil Co.'s 12/550-ton tanker, YANKEE ARROW, was_ launched early in April at the South yard of the New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, N. J. She is 485 feet 3 inches long, 62 feet 9 inches beam and 39 feet. depth. ek os The CHAPBILL, a 33-foot cabin power yacht, built for Chapman F. Black, Phila- delphia, and William E. Hitchens, Es- sington, Pa., was launched in April. Kee The Union Shipbuilding Co. launched the GULFPRINCE from its ways at Balti- more early in April. The GuLrprince is a tanker for the Gulf Refining Co. xo kos Built in 97 days, the AGWIHAVRE, a tanker of 12,940 deadweight tons, was launched by the Sun Shipbuilding Co., Chester, Pa., in April. Her owner is the Atlantic, Gulf & West Indies Trans- portation Co. She is 485 feet long. ee oe The San Ucon and the San UBALpo, the last of four tankers built by the Standard Shipbuilding Corp. for the Eagle Transport Co., Ltd., London, Eng- land, were launched from the Standard yard at Shooters Island, N. Y., in April. Each tanker is of 8400 deadweight tons, 427 feet long, 53 feet 5 inches beam and 31 feet molded depth, equipped with a 2850 horsepower single screw, triple ex- pansion condensing engine. xe The twin screw tanker VANcoLITE, of 15,000 deadweight tons, was delivered to the Standard Oil Co. by the Federal Shipbuilding Co., after a trial trip. x Ok Ok The Comayacua, twin screw freight and passenger steamer, was launched April 21 from the Newburgh Shipyards, Inc., Newburgh, N. Y., the third of three vessels built for Cuyamel! Fruit Co. New Orleans. She is of the shelter deck type, 301 feet 6 inches long, 42 feet beam, 16 feet 6 inches draft and of 2100 deadweight tons. ote oe The Setma City was launched by the Chickasaw Shipbuilding & Car Co. Mo- bile, Ala, in April. She is of 10,000 deadweight tons and the ninth vessel built | by the company in the last two years.