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326 THE MARINE REVIEW Table IX, Ships Completed in 1916 Details of steel ships completed during the month of June, 1916, by the builders named, all of which are steamers, except MoonritE and Startitr, schooner-rigged, with auxiliary gasoline engines, are given below: Gross Speed, Vessels. tonnage. knots. Owner. Type. Trade. Amer. Ship Bldg. Co.: Ws-Ge shetty enn 7,756 10 Pittsburgh Steamship Co. Cargo Coasting Ellicott Mach. Corp.: Py RR ANG. Gis. TOs 11 Pennsylvania R. R. Co... Towing Coasting. Fore River Ship Bldg. Corp.: Sucrosa 5,788 1072 Cuba isting Coc. <..< Molasses Foreign Great Lakes Engineer- ing Works, Maitland 2,757 13 Toronto, Hamilton & Buf- Palo RY. CON cet fale ts Car ferry Foreign Harlan & Hollings- ‘ worth Corp.: Geo. He Paddletord:.:. .:. 4,787 11 Pan American Petroleum &- Transport Co;2i.2 3% Bulk oil Foreign Manitowoc Ship Bldg. Dry - Dock Co.: Geo. A. Wallace.... 112 9 City: of Cleveland, O.3.. Firetboat) 237. . New York Ship Bldg. Co.: Stand’d Arrow 7,794 11 Stand.’ Transp, Co. ss... Bulk oil Foreign Toledo Ship Bldg. Co.: NEOOMING ss et es 1,930 7 Stand. Oil Co. of N. J.. Bulkoil Foreign Starlite erate ie hace 1,930 7 Stand. Oil Co. of N. J.. Bulkoil Foreign Union Iron Wks. Co Memes See OA 6,895 11 Standewlrans Coe een as Bulk oit Foreign and the manufacture of war munitions for the allies, merchant ship con- struction is slow, and during the first three months of 1916 only 67 steel steamers of 80,161 gross tons were launched. For further comparison, the entire world during the calendar year 1915, according to Lloyds Regis- ter, launched 743 merchant ships of 1,201,638 gross tons, of which 84 of 177,460 gross tons were launched in the United States. Table VIII shows the first distribution of steel merchant ship building among the private ship yards of the United States and separately, the number and gross tonnage of the ships building or ‘under contract which the builders expect to launch during the current fiscal year, ending June 30, 1917, and those which will not be launched before the fiscal year ending June 30, 1918. The table shows also details of the ships completed in June. The dates for launching are subject to the usual allowances for delays due to the several causes which affect steel in- dustries. The urgency of the nava! construction program may also prove a factor in the situation. Barring de- lay builders expect to launch | 327 steel ships of 927,893 gross tons during the current fiscal year and 58 ships of 297,891 gross tons during the fol- lowing fiscal year. Evidence that the American flag is again becoming a familiar sight in for- eign overseas ports is offered in sta- . tistics covering the arrival of Amer- ican vessels during the period from Jan; 1 to- May 30 last; and in.- the case of New York and Philadelphia to June 30, recently published by the department of commerce. The figures show that during that time 196 steam- ers of American registry, having a net tonnage of 597,363, entered ports of the United States in the overseas trade, repeated voyages of the same ship not being included except where the terminal ports were different. Entries according to region from September, 1916 which ship sailed are shown in the following table: Number of American Net Entries from steamers. tonnage. FOUTOP EF oy ice ete cnn ous wesere es 81 257,671 CAST Ra Shae a Cag sin uate S aces 7 15,040 aN y Goin es ES Ee Cee ge 11 28,903 OGBAIIA Ecc ey oss ee eae s 6 17,202 SOUtM CANIMCTIOA. co siete ee wrote nce 91 278,557 Hoy ro | See Se ae Peak inc te 196 597,363 The detailed record shows _ that more American ships were in the carrying trade from Chile than from any other country, attributable to the large nitrate requirements of this country. Forty-two ships having an aggregate net tonnage of 134,831 en- tered American ports from Chile, all but 14 coming to Atlantic coast ports. Other countries contributed to the South American total as_ follows: Brazil, 21 ships of 69,516 net tons; Argentina, 14 ships of 42,142 net tons; Colombia, six ships of 15,285 net tons, and other ports, eight ships of 32,068 net tons. While nine American ships of less than 1,000 net tons were employed in the trade from South America, American ships arriving from Europe Table X., New Contracts in June, 1916 This table shows the details of new contracts for building steel ships entered into during June, 1916, so far as reported by ship builders. Gross Probable ton-. Speed, date of Vessels. nage. knots. ‘ Owner. Trade. launch, Great Lakes Towing Coz: INOS qlee ae 90 9 Builder’s account Towing INO MAO Res ed arenes 90 9 Builder’s account . Towing Manitowoc Ship Bldg. & Dry Dock Co.: INO Sarai sien or ce 300 10 Pe Me Dyerk cc ee Trawler Oct.1; 1916 INOS SOO ec aka es 2,500 9 Berghansen ......... Cargo NOT Or ae wists 2,500 9 Berghansen ......... Cargo INO Oo Siew are eels er oe ripondes eases on OOS Ha utanceen es ‘ ; annevig & Johnson. argo Merrill-Stevens Co.: NON Gos ae toe, 300 7 Boston Molasses Co.. Molasses January 717 Moore & Scott Iron Works: aN came PL Aer 1,000 Wilson cBrosie, ch. oe Se i aie are Manns 1,000 Wilson” -Brosect. iene ® Pusey & Jones Co.: NOC 138605 3 300 Christoffer Hannevig.. Cargo INGHTS30% a 300 Christoffer Hannevig.. Cargo INOS S36. cine oe 300 Christoffer Hannevig.. Cargo Moe Ts86.. lee 300 Christoffer Hannevig.. Cargo IN Cae ES oy uta pir 1,600 Christoffer Hannevig.. Cargo No 337. ie cebu 1,600 Christoffer Hannevig.. Cargo No 133853 bar 1,600 Christoffer Hannevig.. Cargo INO 38 Oi Giccats aa 1,600 Christoffer Hannevig.. Cargo No. 1339) oe er 1,600 Christoffer Hannevig.. Cargo OPES aah 1,600 Christoffer Hannevig.. Cargo Standard Ship Bldg. ; Corporation: INQ Fees tea cee acoss 4,800 10% ~=Builder’s account..... Cargo NOP De 5 ES, 4,800 10% Builder’s account...., Cargo IN Onesies sw aan Ss 4,800 10% + Builder’s account..... Cargo Texas Steamship Co.: INO Rare (acy ys 6,300 11 Builder’s account. Bulk oil yy , 7 : ; Doe L arch, 17 ea Ce OTe! Bon dt i RRRRes Sagi oa Bao May, | ia Wek) 6.700 6 40, aBuildets. apeaeaes Bulk ol Octobe, a7 Union Iron Wks. Co.: Seer ulk oil Dec., 1917 INO ORO Saas 7,200 11 Not given ... i Oe es 208 Al Mot oh -asbena..,.. Boe guns by 7 NOU. RIVER Teri. Bulk oil July 1, 717 Urn Nts ean an Oe 5,950 11 Not given Cay Esl PMSDD SS ccaamtes scare go May 20 17 Nios SRS eee ee 5,950 11 Not given ce : NoIh2 6.200. Ve Not gigeg ee Co ee No, fos 6,200 11 Wot given’ ee relia Nt Gad INOFsyr. se ee 3,600 91% Willy C Gilbert eee Gu Oot: 217 Willamette Iron & Steel Ch ee pc argo Mar. 30, °17 Works & Northwest Steel €o:: Onn. Briand; 5253 y I ‘ J 5,700 10%. .Jobn Erland Cargo April, 1917