Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-24
OUR new NAVY.
The Bath Iron Works Surely
Should Have a Chance
To Help Add to the Vessels to
Defend Uncle Sam.
Bids Opened At washington, Tuesday, and .
Course BATH Leads.

washington, Aug. 23.-The navy de-
partment opened bids, at noon today,
for the construction of 16 torpedo boat
destroyers and II torpedo boats to
cost in the aggregate not exceeding
Sc, 900, 900.
Representatives of all the great
shipbuilding firms were present when
the bids were opened. The bids, plans.
etc.. were piled several feet high and
there promised to be much delay and
confusion.
The first bid was that of the Bath
Iron Works, Bath, Me-. one torpedo
boat, speed 20 $40 knots at $161, 900 os
four at 100000 each; one destroyer of
% knots at $292, 900, two at 1881 900, or
three at $2SO,50O.
Other bids were Dialogue & Son,
Camden. N. j., one torpedo boat des-
troyer. 20 knots, at $293, 900. or two at
$2S5,0O0 each.
Columbia Iron Works, Baltimore.
Nd. one to four torpedo boats. 2G
knots. at 100000 each, also under diff
ferent plans, six torpedo boats at $685.
opo: two at $165.OO0. three at $163. 900 or
four at $161 900 each; also one destroy
er at Is knots at $293,000, two at $780,
600. three four or five at $2S9. 900 each;
also destroyers under different plans,
one or two at $2S2, 500, three, four or five
at $282, 900 each.
Lamley. South Boston, torpedo boatt,
26 knots, $162. 200, two $159.4O also
different plans, one $152.900; two $149,-
400 each; also, different plan, one $751;
400; two. s153. 300.
Fall River Engine Co.. Weymouth,
Mass. one destroyer, 30 knots, $2S6, 900;
one torpedo boat. $4,000: also differ
| ent plan, one destroyer 1921, 900; three
$2SO,O00; also destroyers different plan.
| one so knots and one Is knots, $780,
| 900 and s277 900 respectively; also tor
pedo boats, one $160, three, $159, 900
each.
Neafie & Levy, Philadelphia, des-
troyers, 90 knots. two. 1924. 200; three
| $2S3. 900 each.
|, VIM. r. Trigg. Richmond, Va, tor
pedo boats, 26 knots, one at $3.50. 900:
two at $150,0OO each: three $129, $50,
four $114.759 each; also destroyers, one
$275.0OO; two $260,000, three $250.O00:
four $4,000; five $233,OOO each.
| Union Iron Works, San Francisco
Destroyers, 90 knots, one 1924 900; two
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under second class 1924, 600; two $751;
900: three 1921. 500 each.
Maryland Steel Co., Maryland coun-
ty. Md.-destroyers, two of 30 knots.
1924, 900; three, s2S6.OO0; three different
bids. $2S3,OOO; four. $4,000 each.
Lewis Nixon, Elizabethport, N. j.
Torpedo boats, 26 knots, one, $16S. 0G0;
two. $165,000.
Harlan. Hollingsworth Co., Whining
ton. Del.-Destroyers, 90 knots, one,
1924 900; two, 1921, 900.
Richard B. Peyton, Williamsport,
Pa.-Destroyers, 40 knots, one, $685.
600; also one of four, 30 knots. $3.50, 900;
also one of four. 25 knots, s275,00O.
(Memo-Forty knots above is cor
rect. The bid caused some commonly
Gas Engine and Power Co., New
York-Destroyers. one, $2S5000; also
one destroyer and one torpedo boat,
$42S,000; for both or two destroyers
and one torpedo boat, $3.50. 900; or two
destroyer and two torpedo boats, $780,
900; or two destfoyers and three tor
pedo boats, 1887 900.
t. Wolff & Sewicker, Portland, Oregon
One torpedo boat. $4,000: two, $685.
900; three, $163.400; four, S162, 500; also
destroyers, 29N knots, one. $3.50, 900: two,
s2s5,oOO; three, 1000; also destroyers,
one, $685. two, 1921, 900; three, $685.
900.
This bid closed the bids. The naval
officials commented on the absence of
the Cramps and the Herreshoff among
the bidders.
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