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January, 1927 ISTERS. Soe saw the launching at Newport News of the third of the new and larger ships for The Merchants & Miners Transportation Company. The new Chatham, the new Dorchester, the new Fairfax, sister ships, include every comfort for coastwise travel and the latest machinery for the quick moving of cargoes. - Likewise, several other of the M. & M. fleet have docked this year at the shipyard for overhauling and repair. -Amild climate enables the shipyard force to work out doors the year round. Consequently, rapidly. Labor is eficient-and plentiful. Facilities for shipbuilding and re- pair are complete. Some: 65% of the major ship con- struction on the Atlantic Coast is now said to be at Newport News. Make it your economical policy, too, to consider this plant first for construction and repair. Address Inquiries to Newrort News SHIPBUILDING & Dry Dock Co. Newport News, Va., U.S.A. . New York, 233 BRoapway Please mention MARINE REVIEW when writing to Advertisers MaRDILNE REV 1] Ew MAJOR CONSTRUCTION IN 1926 (Completed or Building) Merchants & Miners Freight and Passenger Steamers: CuatHam - length overall 368’ DorcuestTer length overall 368’ Farrrax - length overall 368’ Panama - Pacific Line, Twin- screw Freight and Passenger Steamer: Cauirornia - length overall 601’ 3’ Clyde Line Freight and Passenger Steamer: Monawk - length overall 402’ 2’ Clyde Line twin-screw Freight and Passenger Steamers: Iroquois - length overall 408’ SHawnee - length overall 408’ Red ““D”’ Line twin-screw Freight and Passenger Steamer: Caracas - length overall 335’ 6” YACHTS PawNEE SAVARONA ARCADIA ARAS JosePpHINE RoBADOR MISCELLANEOUS CONSTRUCTION C & O House Barges, Nos. 10, 11 and 12 C & O Car Float No. 3 PRR Drill Tug Hulls, Nos. 15 and 20 Coast Guard Cutter NorTHLAND VESSELS REPAIRED (January 1st to December 31st) US; Ships - - 234 British - 44 Norwegian Danish Italian Swedish German Spanish Japanese Dutch 27