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October, 1926 MARINE REVIEW 13 Unit 16 of the Laid up Fleet in the James River, Va. TABLE II Lakers Bought by Ford for Scrapping (Continued from Table I on Page 12) Name Design LAKE VY EMASEE.:. 6.6005 1020 LAKE YPSILANTI.. oss c09s 1020 Skee ZA LIST orc scones 1020 CABAVERABS Was oo ed cae 1020 LAKE BELNONA......... 1020-B Lake CANAVERAL....... 1020-B LaKxe CANDELARIA....... 1020-3 Lake CANNONSBURG..... 1020-13 UAE RAR ics oes eicreat a wie 1020-b Laxet GIRARDEAU........ 1020-B LAKE ErCOCOs Vso eases 1020-B LAKE LITICUSUM ii 00s 1020-B LAKE OSWwEWASs 0: Ganon 1020-B LAKE PACHUDAG c. Sc wiiens 1020-B TAKE SABA ALS co. cise ies 6 1020-B LAKE WINOOSKI......... 1020-B DAKE ANE Toi e sone ss 1042 AGRE EVP HART. 20 Ge alias 1042 LAKE SANFORD 26606 0 sare 1042 TAK BVIGUR erences eran 1042 LAKE, GARDNER «02 osc 3 1042 Ake IVARTON Seis bes os 1042 LAKE RYTTLES sci s 1044 DLAKECBINDENG Coens 1044 TARE CWIESON Henan 1044 LAKE FARESMAN........ 1093 LAK BS PARGB. 3.2 cae net 1093 LAKE EUUMES Sot eon 1093 LAKE FLUSHING...,....... 1093 TAKE EP LYNUS) Ae. cae 1093 LAKE KOLCROFT. 3 0305 1093 TAKE ONDA Gc chceleis oss 1093 LAKE (PONTANA. foe heales 1093 LAKE FONTANET......... 1093 Laxe ForRKVILLE........ 10938 ARE OPORSEY iia eee 1093 TAKE CROSSTE. hoses oe 1093 Laxr FosTortai3. coc. 1093 LAE POXBORO 3:25 ¢ i035... 1093 Lace POXCRAFT) 2 5:i0050s 1093 LAKE FRAICHUR........% 1093 PARE ABRADEY 20 2 sees 1093 LAKE FRANCONIA........ 1093 TERRE ORAS ie crete a le 1093 TAKE TP RAZED sie ecn tie 1093 LAKE FREEBORN........ 1093 GARE REED), seth Gace cere 1093 Lake FREELAND......... 1093 ARE EREEZEOUT: 2. so. % 1093 Lake FRENCHTON....... 1093 New York 1919 3} New York 1919 Norfolk 1919 Norfolk 1919 New York 1919 New York 1918 New Orleans 1918 Philadelphia 1918 Norfolk 1918 New Orleans 1918 Philadelphia 1918 New Orleans 1918 Philadelphia 1919 New Orleans 1919 New York 1919 Philadelphia 1918 New Orleans 1919 New Orleans 1919 New York 1919 Orange, Tex. 1918 New Orleans 1919 Year Location Built Where Built Norfolk 1918 Chicago, IIl. Norfolk 1918 Wyandotte, Mich. Norfolk 1918 Lorain, Ohio Norfolk 1918 Toledo, Ohio Norfolk 1918 Saginaw, Mich. Norfolk 1919 Saginaw, Mich. Saginaw, Mich. Saginaw, Mich. Saginaw, Mich. Saginaw, Mich. Saginaw, Mich. Saginaw, Mich. Norfolk 1918 Saginaw, Mich. Norfolk 1919 Saginaw, Mich. Norfolk 1919 Saginaw, Mich. Norfolk 1918 Saginaw, Mich. Norfolk 1918 Ecorse, Mich. Norfolk 1918 Ecorse, Mich. Ashtabula, Ohio Ecorse, Mich. Ecorse, Mich. Ashtabula, Ohio Manitowoc, Wis. Manitowoc, Wis. Norfolk 1918 Manitowoc, Wis. New York 1919 Wyandotte, Mich. Norfolk 1919 Wyandotte, Mich. Norfolk 1919 Wyandotte, Mich. Norfolk 1919 Wyandotte, Mich. Norfolk 1919 Wyandotte, Mich. Norfolk 1919 Wyandotte, Mich. New Orleans 1919 Cleveland, Ohio Norfolk 1919 Cleveland, Ohio Orange, Tex. 1919 Cleveland, Ohio Norfolk 1918 Superior, Wis. Superior, Wis. Superior, Wis. Superior, Wis. Superior, Wis. Lorain, Ohio Norfolk 1918 Lorain, Ohio New York....1919 Lorain, Ohio Norfolk 1919 Lorain, Ohio Norfolk 1919 Lorain, Ohio Norfolk 1919 Lorain, Ohio Norfolk 1919 Lorain, Ohio Lorain, Ohio (Continued in Table III on Page 20) Wyandotte, Mich. Wyandotte, Mich. Wyandotte, Mich.. By Whom Buil Amer. Shipbldg. Detroit Shipbldg. Amer. Shipbldg. Toledo Shipbldg. Sagina Gt. Lakes Eng. Gt. Lakes Eng. Gt. Lakes Eng. Gt. Lakes Eng. Gt. Lakes Eng. Gt. Lakes Eng. Manitowoc S. B. Manitowoc §S. B. Manitowoc S. B. Detroit Shipbldg. Detroit Shipbldg. Detroit Shipbldg. Detroit Shipbldg. Detroit Shipbldg. Detroit Shipbldg. Detroit Shipbldg. Detroit Shipbldg. Detroit Shipbldg. Amer. Shipbldg. Amer. Shipbldg. Amer. Shipbldg. Amer. Shipbldg. Amer. Shipbldg. Amer. Shipbldg. Amer. Shipbldg. Amer. Shipbldg. Amer. Shipbldg. Amer. Shipbldg. Amer. Shipbldg. Amer. Shipbldg. Amer. Shipbldg. Amer. Shipbldg. Amer. Shipbldg. Amer. Shipbldg. w Shipbldg. Saginaw Shipbldg. Saginaw Shipbldg. Saginaw Shipbldg. Saginaw Shipbldg. Saginaw Shipbldg. Saginaw Shipbldg. Saginaw Shipbldg. Saginaw Shipbldg. Saginaw Shipbldg. Saginaw Shipbldg. Saginaw Shipbldg. t this phase of the question, which cor- roborates my estimate of 400 vessels -in operation; 400 in reserve, and 400 to be scrapped as useless: Entire Fleet Active ‘and: spot: ‘ships)ccjnovian ions 360 First. reserveo 5 ..haiiceeauasaaatrecne eae 187 Second: Peserve enki ee oa 112, Surplus: ici crecee caesar 521 Tota ince ecessieck casteceovantnte rene ie aa 1180 “Under the conditions outlined above the following cargo vessels listed according to deadweight are in excess of the commercial needs and are not required in connection with the military services:” Cargo Vessels Vessels. 10,000) and {above oaiilcetsseeriecnse Vessels 9000 to 10,000 uu. A Vessels 8000 to 9000 woe eeesese Vessels 7000 to 8000 .u..ccccsseesseereseees Under 7000 except ‘‘Lakers”’ Vessels known as ‘‘Lakers’’ “Under the assumed conditions this number of vessels represents a clear surplus which are not required for either the national or commercial needs of the country, which are ex- pensive to maintain, which are con- tinually deteriorating and which should, therefore, be disposed of as early as practicable under whatever general policy may be adopted.” From this it will be seen that counting a number of the better ships that have been sold since this time and subtracting the 199 bought by Ford that there still remains between 275 and 300 ships which as long ago UNIT 7 OF THE LAID UP FLEET IN THE JAMES RIVER, VA.