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336 of claims growing out of a former purchase of tonnage by that company. LAKE GILPIN, LAKE Farrer, LAKE ANoWA, and LAKE GETANO, lake type steel freighters of 2600 gross tons each and all sister ships, for a figure reported to be $60,000 to The Dollar Steamship Co. All of these vessels were tied up in the Orient; two at Hong Kong and two at the Illongapo naval station in the Philippines. It is understood that they will be used as a part of the feeder service of the company in the Orient. PRESIDENT FILLMORE, steel passenger steamer of 9699 gross tons, built in 1899, sold to American owners for about $65,000. It is expected that the PRESIDENT FILLMORE will be converted into a refrigeratod steamer. SUSQUEHANNA, steel passenger steamer of of 9699 gross tons, built in 1899, sold to American owners for $85,000 and it is said will converted into a refrigerated steamer. American Palmetto Line Sold to Carolina Co. Announcement has been made by the United States shipping board that the bid of the Carolina company of Charleston involving $270,000 for the six vessels comprising the American Palmetto line, has been accepted. The names of the six ships involved in the transaction are, MAGMERIC, COLDWATER, TULSA, SHICKSHINNY, SUNDANCE, and probably the SACAN- DAGA. These six and the MINNEQUA comprise the American Palmetto Line which the Carolina company has op- erated several months for the shipping board. Save for the SHICKSHINNY, which is at Jacksonville, and the CoLp- WATER, which is en route to Wilming- ton, all are at Charleston. A few years ago the Carolina company pur- chased the S. S. PINELLAS from the board and changed her name to CARo- LINAS. The company has in mind, althouzh it has not been definitely decided, re- naming the ships, in a manner befit- ting their new status. They may be named after the port cities in this section—Wilmington, Charleston, Sav- annah, Brunswick and Jacksonville. Export Lines Sold to Operators On Aug. 14 the Emergency Fleet Corp. received three bids each, for the sale of the American Export Lines, the American Diamond Line and the American Yankee Line, all engaged in freight services between the North Atlantic coast and Euro- pean ports. Of the three the American Export Lines, operated by the Export Steam- ship Corp., New York, is the largest. This line has 20 freighters ranging ‘n tonnage from 7500 to 8600, sailing from New York, Philadelphia and Bal- timore to Mediterranean and Black Sea ports. Next comes the American American MARINE REVIEW Diamond Line operating 12 vessels from New York, Philadelphia, Balti- more and Norfolk to Antwerp and Rotterdam. The third in size, the American Yankee Line runs six ves- sels from Philadelphia, Baltimore, Boston and Norfolk to German ports. All three of the present operators were among the bidders. As a result of these bids the an- nouncement was made by Chairman O’Connor on Aug. 18 that the ship- ping board had approved the sale of the American Export Lines to the present operators, the Export Steam- ship Corp., at $7.50 per ton for 18 vessels, with guaranteed operation for a period of five years. In comment- ing on the sale Chairman O’Connor said: “If foreign owners start a _ rate war against American buyers otf shipping lines recently sold by the shipping board with the idea of put- ting the American ships out of busi- ness, the shipping board will imme- diately take these lines back and op- erate them until congress meets and considers the general question of pro- tecting American ships under private operation.” Ford's Bid Accepted—Gets 200 Ships Chairman O’Connor announced on Aug. 4, that the board had formally accepted the cash bid of Henry Ford of Detroit of $1,706,000 for 200 steel vessels to be dismantled and scrapped, including all engines, boilers and auxiliaries. The next highest bid re- ceived for these vessels was $1,370,000, which gave the right to the bidder to resell the engines, boilers. and auxil- iaries. When the 200 shipping board vessels sold to Ford for scrapping are actual- ly delivered to the control of the Ford Motor Co. it will not be long before action is taken to begin scrapping. All of those of a size to allow passing through the Welland canal, the limit- ing link between the Atlantic and the Great Lakes, will probably be towed to Detroit and scrapped at the River Rouge plant. Others may be taken up the Hudson river to the Queen Island Ford plant at Troy where they can be cut up and the scrap moved through the New York Barge canal to Detroit. As a preparation for this immediate towing work seven tugs have been purchased from the shipping board. All of the scrap will be retained for the Ford company’s own use. Machinery as well as hulls will be scrapped with the retention only of September, 1925 such machinery as can be put to use at once or for which definite future use is planned. A few of the best and largest hulls will most likely be con- verted to diesel engine drive and added to the present nucleus of a Ford ocean fleet of freighters. Sale of Hog Island Arouses Interest More than 200 inquiries concerning the Hog Island shipyard, indicating interest on the part of individuals and large business concerns in the purchase of the property, have al- ready been received by the Fleet cor- poration. Bids are to be opened in Washington on Oct. 1. From pres- ent prospects this plant, which holds the world’s record for shipbuilding, will be sold at that time. Hog Island is the largest piece of surplus property held by the Fleet corporation. The remainder has been sold in the process of liquidating the gigantic enterprise built up for war purposes. It cost the government more than $66,000,000. Marine men have often referred to Hog Island as the “eighth wonder of the world.” While it was constructed primarily. as a shipbuilding plant, its equipment and situation make it a complete industrial city in itself, and it is probable that when ‘sold it will be used as the export center for some large manufacturing enterprise or as a seaside terminal. Hog Island contains 946 acres of land and $15,000,000 worth of per- manent improvements. It has a frontage of 10,000 feet on the Del- aware river, with seven piers on a channel 800 feet wide and 35 feet deep. It is within sight of the Phil- adelphia city hall. In its equipment are included 80 miles of railroad track, warehouses, machine shops, telephone and bank buildings, a jail, fire and water systems, sewers, and other requirements of a modern city. Buys Fifth Tanker The Cities Service Transportation Co. announced its purchase of the American tank steamer Hapnot of 9300 tons and 3,250,000 gallons ca- pacity. She was built at the Fore: River plant by the Bethlehem Ship- building Corp., in 1919, and has been used for carrying molasses. The Cities Service interests will use her to supply crude oil to the new Crew Levick sea- board refinery at Philadelphia. The HADNoT is the fifth tanker