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March, 1922 Board To Sell Drydocks The shipping board is preparing to sell at an early. date a* number of floating drydocks. The first sale will be of three docks, each of 10,000-ton lifting capacity, wecently delivered to the board. The terms will include a substantial ‘cash payment, with ‘the balance of the purchase price spread over a number of years. ‘Ihe docks, according to a shipping board state- ment, are of tthe most advanced de- sigus of wood construction. The date of sale ‘has wot yet been «annotnced. Canada ‘to Manage Own Ship Repair Plant The drydock, shipbuilding and repair plants owned and controlled by the Grand Trunk Pacific railway have been taken over by the Canadian gov- ernment. The apparent intention is to operate them in connection with the Assigned TuLsaGas, tanker, 10,200 tons, assigned Colum- bus Shipping Co., management operation. HammMac, new tanker, 9980 tons, Struthers & Barry, management operation. NutMrG STATE, new steamer, 13,000 tons, as- signed Munson Steamship line, managing agent. PaLMbTTo STATE, new steamer, 13,000 tons, as- signed Munson Steamship line, managing agent. SUSQUEHANNA, 12,000 tons, assigned United States lines under special agreement. Saucon, 7825 tons, assigned Daniel Ripley & Co., managing agent. CaAsTLETOWN, 5143 _ tons, basis, Munson Steamship line. CHICKAMAUGA, 5740 tons, basis, Munson Steamship line. Mayor WHEELER, 4819 tons, chartered bareboat basis, Baltimore Steamship Co. Tusa, 7825 tons, assigned Trosdal, LaFonta, nianaging agent. Ciry oF EurREKA, 8645 tons, pnignen Mallory Transport Lines, Inc., managing agent. EASTERN Sworn, 5581 tons, assigned Harriss, Magill & Co., Inc., managing agent. SPRINGFIELD, 8550 tons, assigned Rogers & Webb, managing agent. WESTBRIDGE, 8594 tons, assigned Black Diamond Steamship Corp., managing agent, to lift Russian relief cargo to the Baltic from Baltimore. BELLINGHAM, 7493 tons, assigned Tampa Inter- Ocean Steamship Co., managing agent, to lift Rus- sian relief cargo to the Black sea from New Orleans. PLAINFIELD, 4300 tons, chartered bareboat basis, New York & Cuba Mail Steamship Co. Sroux Crry, 4208 tons, chartered bareboat basis, New York & Cuba Mail Steamship Co. LAKE Savus, 4225 tons, chartered bareboat basis, New York & Cuba Mail Steamship Co. LAKE ELMHURST, 4261 tons, chartered bareboat basis, New York & Cuba Mail Steamship Oo. LAKE GALISTEO, 4208 tons, chartered bareboat basis, New York & Cuba Mail Steamship Co. Lake IkaTAN, 4208 tons, chartered bareboat basis, New York & Cuba Mail Steamship Co. ABROoN, 7814 tons, assigned Export Steamship Corp. managing agent. TENAFLY, 7433 tons, assigned C. H. Sprague & Son, Boston, managing agent, to lift Russian relief eargo to the Baltic. WestMEAD, 8541 tons, assigned C. H. Sprague & assigned chartered bareboat chartered bareboat Plant & ~ basis, MARINE REVIEW Grand Trunk Pacific railway and the Grand Trunk Pacific Steamship Co., both of which are now under control of the Canadian National railway. Prince Rupert is to be made a ter- minal point. The ship repair plant is as complete as any on the Pacific coast, and in- cludes a machine shop, two ‘covered shipbuilding sheds, a foundry, black- smith shop, and power house. The shipbuilding plant is equipped with two ways, of sufficient size to permit con- stnuction of large hulls. Capt. John Pritchard, formerly com- inodore of the Cunard line fleet, died Jan. 29 in “London. He retired as com- mander of the Mavureranta in 1909 after 52 years of. service on the sea. He began as a cabin boy on a Welsh coasting schooner. He was a native of Wales. He served 21 years on sail- ing ships and made five trips to India. His first command was the Samaria. Son, Boston, managing agent, to lift Russian relief cargo to the Baltic. HINCKLEY, 7433 tons, assigned Rogers & Webb, Boston, managing agent, to lift Russian relief cargo to the Baltic. Brappock, 9741 tons, assigned A. H. Bull & Co., New York, managing agent, to lift Russian relief cargo to the Black sea. Wrst MunuHaM, 8685 tons, assigned Barber ‘Steamship lines, New York, managing agent, to lift Russian relief cargo to the Baltic. Mranticut, 9632 tons, assigned Export Trans- ‘portation Co., Baltimore, managing agent, to lift Russian relief cargo to the Baltic. EasTERN CRowN, 83860 ‘tons, assigned Susque- hanna Steamship Co., New York, managing agent, to lift Russian relief cargo to the Baltic. EASTERN ADMIRAL, 10,000 tons, assigned Moore & McCormack, New York, managing agent, to lift Russian relief cargo to the Baltic. DvuquEsnE, 9750 tons, assigned Mallory Trans-’ port Lines, Inc., Baltimore, managing agent, to lift Russian relief cargo to the Black sea. Narso, 9402 tons, assigned Export Steamship Oo., New York, managing agent, to lift Russian relief cargo to the Black sea. Narcissus, 9485 tons, assigned A. H. Bull & Co., New York, managing agent, to lift Russian relief cargo to the Black sea. Lake Farrport, 4155 tons, chartered bareboat basis, Munson Steamship line; withdraw Emer- gency Fleet corporation managing caretaker. LAKE GirTH, 4155 tons, chartered bareboat basis, Munson Steamship line; withdraw Emergency Fleet corporation managing caretaker. Bannock, 7388 tons, assigned Baltimore Steam- ship Co. managing agent; withdraw Emergency Fleet corporation managing caretaker. GovERNOR JouN LIND, 4756 tons, chartered bare- boat basis, Baltimore Steamship Oo.; withdraw Emergency. Fleet corporation managing caretaker. ABERCOS, 9414 tons, assigned Waterman Steam- ship Co, managing agent; withdraw Emergency Fleet corporation managing caretaker. LAKE GADSDEN, 4225 tons, chartered bareboat Lykes Bros.; withdraw Emergency Fleet corporation managing caretaker. Scnroon, 7825 tons, assignment Emergency Fleet corporation managing caretaker canceled; assigned Daniel Ripley & Co. managing agents; 103 Bureau Renames Officers All the officers of the American Bureau of Shipping, including. Stevenson Taylor as president, and Capt. C. A. McAllister as senior vice president, recently were re-elected for the ensuing year. G. P. Taylor was made a vice president to succeed the late Commodore Bertholf, combining that office with his former po- sition of treasurer. William Francis Gibbs and Theodore Wells were added to the technical committee on naval architec- ture. A new subcommittee on internal combustion engines was added to the en- gineering committee, and it will consist of Dr. €.. E. Lucke and Messrs. ae Cooke and West. Capt. William J. Staples, retired com- mander of the Clyde Steamship Co., died recently at his home in Brook- lyn. He ‘had served the company 26 years. He -was 71 years old and was. born in England. : Shipping Board Vessels withdraw managing agent Trosdal, Fonta, LAKE Fauama, 4155 tons, chartered bareboat. basis, Munson Steamship line; withdraw Emer- gency Fleet corporation managing caretaker, INDEPENDENCE, 11,773 tons, withdraw Emer- gency Fleet corporation managing caretaker; as- signed Barber Steamship Lines, Inc., managing agent. Dio, 7814 tons, withdraw Emergency Fleet cor- poration managing caretaker; assigned Tampa Inter-Ocean Steamship Co. managing agent. Lake TrEBA, 4155 tons, withdraw Emergency Fleet corporation managing caretaker; chartered! bareboat basis, Munson Steamship line, West QUECHEE, 8594 tons, withdraw Emergency Fleet corporation managing caretaker; assigned! Export Transportation Co., Inc., managing agent, Sac Harzor, 3535 tons, withdraw Emergency Fleet corporation managing caretaker; chartered’ bareboat basis, Joyce Watkins Co. ALEDO, 7249 tons, withdraw Emergency Fleet: corporation managing caretaker; assigned Mallory Transport Lines, Inc., managing: agent, to lift full cargo sacked grain, Baltimore/Baltic, last half January loading account Russian relief program. EasteRN Svar, 6699 tons, withdraw Emergency Fleet corporation managing caretaker; assigned’ Susquehanna Steamship Co. managing agent. Kamesit, 9428 tons, withdraw Emergency Fleet corporation managing caretaker; assigned Trosdal, Plant & LaFonta managing agent to lift full cargo: sacked grain New Orleans/Baltic or Black sea ports last half January loading account Russian relief program. Lake Hector, 4230 tons, withdraw Emergency’ Fleet corporation managing caretaker; chartered’ bareboat basis United Steamship Co. West RaRITANS, 8544 tons, assigned W. A, Blake: & Co. managing agent; withdraw Emeregney Fleet corporation managing caretaker. West CHESWALD, 8587 tons, withdraw Emer- gency Fleet corporation managing caretaker; as- signed Mississippi Shipping O©o., Inc., managing- agent, Satem County, tanker, 7540 tons, withdraw Emergency Fleet corporation management and’ operation; assigned Walker & Daly for manage- ment and operation. Plant & La-- ne SE ane ere eer re —————EE—E——EE—EEeEEEE————EEE