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Shipyards Have More Inquiries Upturn in Shipbuilding Marked by Call for Esti- mates on 18 Ocean Liners—Repair Work Heavy UR estimating department is dozen new ships for American owners. fies all ‘he ships busier tthan ever before,” de- This promised business is extremely clared the ship-sales represen- welcome ‘to shipbuilders in view of tative of one of the largest eastern the extent to which work has de- building. shipyards. Owners are asking for clined in tthe yards. About 275,000 and, therefore, mo one bureau possesses. at any one time all the data on ship- During the icoming year, it is anti- estimates on some 18 big ocean-going liners, mostly passenger ships, accord- ing to the reports gathered. While all of these vessels will not be built for the present, some contracts’ will result before many more months pass. This is the first definite indication giv- en of the break in the sharp shipbuild- ing slump. The American Shipping reports that while contract for an ocean-going passed through its inspection during 1921, it now has under advisement the approval of designs on at least a Bureau of only ship was one tons of shipping are now build- ing in American yards, and the num- ber of employes js today but one-tenth of the number employed at the time of the shipbuilding peak in 1919. The shipbuilding situation has in the past been considerably confused ‘by the dif- ferent reports put out by the various classification societies. British Lloyds figures have never agreed with the fig- ures issued by tthe American Bureau of Shipping, and neither of these has agreed with the French Bureau Veritas. As a wratter of fact, no one bureau cla'ssi- gross cipated that more foreign work may be taken on by the American build- ers. C. S. King, secretary of the At- lantic Coast Shipbuilders association states that an analysis of recent fig- ures shows tthat 188 seagoing vessels of more than 1000 gross tons each and costing $325,000,000 were constructed during the past year, 87,750 tons of which were for foreign taccount. He also. pointed ‘out that in the case of tanker tonnage, two-thirds of the build- ing last year was done in the United Staites while inoreases are also shown + New American Passenger and Cargo Ship Munargo for This latest addition to the increasing fleet of the Munson Steamship line was recently completed by the New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, N. J. MunarGo is 414 feet long and 57 feet 6 inches beam, with a draft of 23 feet She has accommodations for and 52 third class passengers with a crew of 119, and in addition has Driven by reduction geared turbines of 5800 horsepower, supplied with steam from five boilers, fired by fuel oil, the MuNnarGo will maintain a speed of 15% knots in The boilers are of the Scotch type with Parsons turbines The accommodations and appointments are 8 inches. a cargo capacity of 2000 tons. service. and DeLaval gears. of the highest order throughout. modern convenience, including specially designed dressing tables, The old type of berth has been largely superseded by specially designed enameled beds. beds, electric fans, ete. The 185 first class, 60 second class The staterooms have every The suite The finished. public rooms Register. conversion to coal will not be difficult. 101 rooms on the promenade deck are finished in a light natural gray toned to match the hangings while the trim is either mahogany or French walnut, according to the period of the furnishings. are numerous, They include a social hall, lounge and music room, smoking room, library and writing rooms, entrances and galleries. A sun and dancing deck for first class passengers has been provided for on the boat deck over the smoking room. The dining saloon is located on the shelter deck, over the center of which is located’ a large dome and light well opening into the music room. and third class passengers are all accommodated aft. point is the comfortable quarters provided for the officers and crew. The ship has been built on the transverse system of framing and to take the highest class in the American Bureau of Shipping and Lloyd’s She will start her career as an oil burner, but is so designed that West Indian Trade light, airy and exquisitely Second A noteworthy