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Se en iiiniiiinnnnnnii‘_—_irinDn NCR KK A Snappy Summary of the Leading Events of the Month in the Vessel Construction Field e000 I lies UST as the overseas demand for munitions first engaged the at- tention of the largest and most favorably equipped factories of this country, and then rapidly overflowed their capacities, sending agents scour- ing the byways for every little shop which could muster up a lathe or two, so the call for ships has forced pros- pective owners to turn from _ the crowded yards of the Atlantic and Pacific coasts to those. of the inland waterways. All the Great Lakes build- ers are booked for many months ahead and orders go a-begging. The out- standing feature of construction ac- tivity in the past few weeks has been the revamping of old and decrepit ship yards into something capable oA turning out ocean-going ton- nage. Nor are buy- ers over particular LESS TONNAGE COMPLETED IN ORDERED IN FEBRUARY, AND THE TOTAL FOR MAR, 1 with the growing revival = of an ers coincident movement for the to an unlooked-for end, a conclusion of startling suddenness, another prob- American merchant marine,” said a lem with respect to the value now well-known shipping man _ recently. placed on ocean tonnage would arise. “Steamers are being built for in- Can an owner of a steamer costing terests which are paying prices $400,000 compete with the owner of that are almost double those before the war. These tonnage prices are being paid on the prospect that the war will be one of long duration. Thus, steamers completed early in 1917 will be enabled to earn a large part of their increased cost by par- taking in the high ocean freight rates that are now obtainable and will prob- able continue to prevail until long after the conclusion of hostilities. - “Should, however, the war come Steel Merchant Vessels Building or Under Contract March | THIS TABLE SHOWS THE TONNAGE BUILDING OR ORDERED ON FEB. 1, FEBRUARY, NEW TONNAGE a steamer costing only $250,000, each vessel being of the same earning ca- pacity? The solution of this matter would rest entirely with the prospect that the demand for freight room would continue in excess of the sup- ply. This is entirely problematical.” ee VIDENCE of the revival of ship building in Maine, as a result of the prevailing high rates for ocean freight-carrying due to the war, is indicated by the announcement that six four -masted ‘schooners will be barltcbw Boek. Bean, Camden, un- der a. contract re- to a point of Merchant New 4 nicety. In cases . ee ele Merchant cently signed. It eb. 1, , less close construction, pe . where steel con- completions. Feb., 1916, Mar. 1, 1916. sodas ae ee i i Name of Builder. fe) ons. O. ons. oO. ons. otal cost o ese See EO Oh Agedc Bhdse Co, Ambridee, Pa... 16 Wes ap pee be had—and there American Ship Bldg. Co., Cleveland, O.. 14 63,3006 7 4° 8100. 18 71,400 ano a wi e Baltimore Dry Docks & Ship Building . The con- are many — wood DCs Beli Ma 7 24,500 7 24,500 $800, es has been accepted Bath Iron Works, Bath, Me...........- 5 1,900 5 1,900 tracts Calle tor. six : p Charles Barnes Co., Cincinnati, O....... 1 300 1 300 fours imaered with good grace; Chester Ship Building Co., Chester, Pa.. 7 34,000 7 34,000 a recent instance Papen ee i eee ge 560 schooners, Bye) being afforded by Cowles Shipyard Co, Buffalo, N. wens 1 Pe ae 36 2 56 which will have a a, Paciic cama. f ete CeCe Sie NEMO ss a 1 as. | carrying capacity d hich 1 Ellicott Mch. Corp., Baltimore, Md..... 3 750 3 750 of 2,000 tons each, Mos we ak ore River Ship Bldg. Corp., Quincy : . experienced a ren- Macs Sok eG ee ys : Pree 12 0,000, ws 60,000 while the sixth i ; : Great Lakes Engrg. Wks., Detroit, Mich. 1 8,88 3 ‘ : will carr about aissance in its Harlan & Hollingsworth Corporation, 2 long-decayed busi- Wilmington, -Del, osaciess or. «eel e- 13 57,776 13 57,776 halt: that. .cdrea. Spee Herreshoff Mfg. Co., Bristol, R. I....:. 1 178 1 178 The schooners of ness of building Howard Shipyards me Jencrscavs) os : 4,600 : 4,600 ‘ti : James Rees & Sons Co., Pittsburgh, Pa. Suances Sia han e arger ype wooden schooners. Manitowoc Ship Building & Dry Dock Hh Hie fal An element of Co., Manitowoc, Wis........ eee ee 4 1,000 4 1,000 will have ol- : é Maryland Steel Co., Sparrows Point, Md. 12 65,500 12 55,500 lowing general di- speculation has, it Milwaukee Bridge Co., Milwaukee, Wis. 1 vat: 1 Ever eS : is said. been pres- Moore & Scott Iron Wks., Oakland, Cal 3 10,000 3 10,000 mensions: Length, P Newport News Ship Building & Dry 205 feet; beam, 40 ent to some de- Dock Co., Newport News, Va....... 16 =113,921 16. 113,921 ; ’ : New York Ship Bldg. Co., Camden, N.J. 22 115,773 DO ANS cL feet; depth, 19 gree in the organ- Pusey & Jones Co., Wilmington, Del.... 6 1,684 6 1,684 f Wy ization of large Quintard Iron Wks., Net oe a fi: 1 900 1 900 eet. Each willbe A eee Seattle Construction ry oc rest 4 ship building con- Seattle, ash. nes eqn ae 5 19,800 1 8,000 § a7 08 equipped Mes aP Shi Idg. .. Baltimore, : : wanes engine o cerns; but the fact eee Gils ide. Corse New York..... : 3 14,400 3 14,400 h 8 Read that money is Staten Island Ship Building Co., Port orsepower. heady . Richmond, N. Y..seeceecescsccecens 5 1,519 2 4,400 7 B49 for sea, each ves- plentiful and de- Tampa Mach. & Fdy. Co., Tampa, Fla.. 1 2,000 ; aes 1 2,000 es mand ts Toledo Ship Bldg. Co., Toledo, O...... # 17,900 + 7,200 11 25,100 sel will represent unceasing, Union Iron Works, San ane a Cal. 20 144,158 ; Stands 20 144,158 a Cost Or alee minimizes i 3 Wm. Cramp & Sons Ship & Engine tor We ae Wuilding Os. Philadelphia, Pa....... 12 72,600 2 -11,600 14 = 84,200 than $150,000. The ; / e to- pees sce ES ce Patal oe ec es ee ae 224 884,662 20 61,136 244 945,798 smaller type four- day experiencing a demand for steam- master will havea