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States for the period ending Dec. 31, 1930 and 212,974 for the three months ending Sept. 30 last. The United States is now second to Great Britain and Ireland in shipbuilding. Dur- ing 1930 for the first time in the history of world shipbuilding according to Lloyds Register of Shipping, the tonnage of mo- torships launched ex- ceeded for all other types of vessels com- bined. Another fea- ture of the 1930 re- turns is the increase in the output of the shipyards of the United States with almost double’ the totai: Ter. 1929; Against the Ameri- can gain of 120,000 gross tons for last year a decline of 44,000 gross tons was reported for Great Britain and Ireland, while for all other countries combined, there was a gain of about 20,000 tons. For merchant vessels of 100 gross tons and upwards the United States launched 246,687 gross tons in 1930 compared with 126,063 gross tons in 1929. On Feb. 1, 1931 (the latest for which figures are available) accord- ing to the department of commerce American shipyards were building or under contract to build 27 seagoing steel steam or motor vessels of 1000 gross tons and over aggregating 341,972 gross tons and 10 steel, steam or motor vessels from 100 to 999 gross tons aggregating 3280 gross tons making a grand total of 37 steel steam or motor vessels of 345,252 total gross tons. The effect of the merchant marine act of 1928 is clear. It has definitely stimulated shipbuilding in the United REIGHTER-LAKES FREIGHTER-CANAL TANKER-OCEAN TANKER-LAKES FERRY-HARBORS ISHING-OCEAN IREBOAT-HARBORS DREDGE-RIVERS SPECIAL-OCEAN wn TOTALS SSS PASSENGER-OCEAN TANKER-COAST, BAYS TOWBOAT-HARBORS aia a a] [e) > Pa Z J m 91912 Albin = > zx m m 4 n PECIAL-BAYS, RIVERS States. While practically all the ships so far laid down have been additions to wholly American built fleets, the recent laying of the keel for the first ANALYSIS OF AMERICAN MERCHANT SHIPBUILDING—1930 compiceo py MARINE REVIEW of the three ships ordered by the United Mail Steamship Co. a subsi- diary of the United Fruit Co. from the Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock °~Co;, might properly be termed an epoch in American Ship- building and another instance of the beneficial effect on domestic ship- building and shipowning industries of this law. The greater significance of this keel laying lies in the fact that it represents practically the first American built addition to the largest fleet of fruit carriers in the world. In all, six sister ships, three at Newport News and three at the Fore River plant of the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. are to be added to this fleet. In speed and size, the new vessels - wiil exceed all the other vessels of the fleet except that two are longer. The length overall will be 447 feet; the beam, 60 feet; the depth to up- per deck, 24 feet 9 inches and dis- placement at a draft of 24 feet 6 inches will be about 11,000 tons. At normal service draft these vessels will have a speed of about 18 knots. They will be twin serew with turbine electric main drive, RECIP. | Ri : phe ce ee ar eka] hart hoteep Oe eee Pe ee | eee plied at 350 pounds, eee ee a oe cs | A es ee ee I el ee eee eh ee oe el et) foe a a ee oe ee Oat Re ea me aN OEE RO ee et a Pao Pee eee Rab ee ee ee a traditions built up by the owning com- pany, attractive ac- commodations will be provided for about 100 first class passengers on the upper, bridge and promenade decks. Here then is the case of a fine shipbuilding order going to Ameri- can yards, instead of to foreign builders because of legislation in- tended to promote an American mer- chant marine. As in former years, this annual shipbuilding review is intended to present the true facts of steel ship- building in the United States in all types of merchant vessels from 100 gross tons and up, built of steel and with power in them. The first step in such a review is to list all the vessels coming within this category that were under con- struction in any stage during the calendar year 1930. This listing will be found on _ pages 64, 65 and 66. These vessels have been arranged in two groups alpha- betically; the first including all those Distinctive Ships--- Where to Find Them Passenger Ships Tankers (Continued) Name and Service Page Name and Service Paae Borinquen, Ocean, Passenger and Freight........ 17 G. Harrison Smith, Ocean ...........c eects 28 Excalibur, Ocean, Passenger and Freight........ 26 L.T.C. No. 1, Coastwise, Canale icc cca. 25 Morro Castle, Ocean, Passenger and Freight.... 15 Virginia: Sinclair; "Ocean i...5. ccs ere x9 Freighters 3 Towboats - Eugene P. Thomas, Bulk Cargo, Great Lakes. 38 TL, Durocher, Grest Lakes 7) Ferries Ohio and Class, Western Rivers ceteseeeseeeseenseeteees 32 Walter A. Windsor, Western Rivers .............. 52 City of Milwaukee, Carferry, Great Lakes........ 34 William Dickinson, Western Rivers ............... 40 Tompkinsville, Passengers and Vehicles ........ 21 Wm. Larimer Jones, Western Rivers ...........++ 42 Windsor, Carferry, Great Lakes ..........::esceeeseeees 22 : Special Types Tankers Frying Pan (Lightship No. 115), Ocean........ 50 MAPUEAB ENG, OCCA coo occcscccccsovesstnsecerceesnsss conedartntsines 18 Maine (Hull 143), Ocean Trawler .............++++ 48 Carolinian, Bays and RivePs ..........ceceseeeees eters 44 New York Central No. 35, Lighters, Harbors 46 MOOSE, OCCAT conc odois ccc cpccenceceartscassoncnageeseasapernesses 30 Saranac and Class, Coast Guard ........:cseseeeneee ees 16 Edward G. Seubert, Great Lakes ........-.:.seeeees 20 Violet, Lighthouse Tender, Chesapeake Bay.... 3.6 See Pages 64, 65, 66 for Complete Shipyard Record MARINE REview—April, 1931