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November, 1916 eiro, are taking the same initiative in increasing their fleets. The Lloyd Bra- zileiro now has in \the United States several representatives, Mr. Correia states, whose mission, it is understood, is to purchase ship yard equipment. Another New Yard Six ways, each 600 feet long, are un- ‘ der construction at the new ship yard of the International Steel & Ship Build- ing Co., recently organized which is RECENT report by the bureau Ae foreign and domestic com- merce points out that while -the war has cut down the total shipping of all nations engaged in transpacific trade from 380,000 gross tons to 280,000, and the American share, at its lowest mark of the past two years, had fallen from 21 per cent to 2 per cent of the total, recent de- velopments have shown that gradually the American flag is returning to the Pacific. ' The feport states’*that the United States has. more merchant vessels under construction than any other country in the world, and while the greater part of this new tonnage is not intended for immediate use in the far east, it is probable that sooner ‘or later some of it will be diverted to that trade. The recent purchase of three large ships by the Pacific Mail Steamship Co. marked the turning point. It adds 17,100 gross tons to the 5,000 tons that remained. Prior ta the war the total American tonnage engaged in this trade was 80,000 gross tons. Before the war British shipping represented 39 per cent and Japanese 33 per cent of the total. When our share was at its lowest point, how- ever, British tonnage had fallen off to 30 per cent, Japanese tonnage had increased to 55 per cent of the total, and Dutch shipping had jumped from practically nothing at all to 13 per cent. English tonnage fell from 150,- 000 gross tons to 84,000 tons, Japanese tonnage increased from 125,000 to 155,- 000 tons, and-the Dutch increased from a negligible quantity to. 35,000 tons, A very interesting section of the report is devoted to ship building activities in Japan and China. Jap- anese ship yards are taxed to the limit of their capacities. Orders for ships from abroad have been refused, as the yards have booked orders for Japanese ships that will keep them busy for the next two years. The builders, however, are handicapped THE MARINE REVIEW building a new yard at Quantico, Va. A tract of 55 acres of land is held by the company, permitting of. liberal future extensions. The International Steel & Ship Building Co. is a Delaware cor- poration with a capital stock of $2,500,- 000, consisting of $2,000,000 of common stock of the par value of $10 and $500,- 000 of preferred stock of a par value of $100. The headquarters and offices of the company are located at _ Washing- ton, 0. C. on the Pacifie by a lack ot material, and. it is an interesting fact that .one large new ship building company is buying all of its material from this country. Boil- ers, engines and other fittings cannot be had at very reasonable prices for they cannot be manufactured at home as cheaply as they can be turned out U. S. Naval Vessels No. and Name of Vessel. Contractor. 399 Naval Construction The bureau of construction and re- pair of the navy department recently issued the report shown in the accom- panying table detailing the progress made in the construction of govern- ment vessels during August. The re- port shows that work is now under way on five battleships, of which only two are being built in private yards. A sixth battleship, TENNESSEE, also will be built in a government yard. Three privately built battleships have been completed in recent months, these being Nervapa, built by the Fore River Shipbuilding Corporation, Quincy, Mass.; OKLAHOMA, built by the New York Ship Building Co., Camden, N. J., and PENNSYLVANIA, built by the New- port News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Newport News, Va. In addition to the vessels shown, about 35 submarines are under con- struction, of which about 30 are being Under Construction ‘Per cent of completion. Sept. 1, 1916. Aug. 1, 1916. Per cent Per cent Total. onship. Total. on ship. BATTLESHIPS. Arizona New Mexico Mississippi Idaho Tennessee - California Mare Island Navy New York Navy Yard New York Navy Yard . Newport News S. B. Co uNew York S. B.C New York Navy Yard... Yard DESTROYERS. Fore River S. B. Corpn Bath Iron Works Bath Iron .Works Wm. Cramp & Sons Mare Island Navy Mare Island Navy Norfolk Navy Yard Seattle Constr. & D. D. Co.... Stockton Manley FUEL Yard Yard 96. 88. 87 81 44 OX.00' OOO FS sree WOONNA: CORA UW SHIPS. Mare Island Navy Yard Cuyama Mare Island Navy Yard MISCELLANEOUS Bridge eee Ship No. 1) Boston Navy . Yard Henderson (Transp. No. 1Vessel now at Navy Yard, New York, 2Delivered Aug. 19. in the United States and England. But in spite of all handicaps, Japan is losing no time in taking advantage of the present unparalleled opportuni- ties. Purchases of foreign ships have been made.at very high prices. The Chinese also are busy at their yards in Shanghai and Hongkong, although badly handicapped by. scarcity. of ma- terials. One Hong Kong company is at work on eight ocean freighters for Norwegian owners. Philadelphia Navy Yard for installation of engines. . built in private yards. These yards _ are those of the Lake Torpedo Boat Co., Bridgeport, Conn.; ‘the Electric Boat Co., Quincy, Mass., and the Cali- fornia Shipbuilding Co., Long Beach, Cal. Submarines are also being built at the New York, Portsmouth, N. Hi, and Puget sound navy yards. Plans. for extensive improvements along the Delaware river front of Phila- delphia have been completed.