The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-27
SHIPBUILDBRS VERY BUSY.
Important Contracts for Yards
Along the Delaware.

| The Total Aggregates More Than
100000 Tons-Four Fighting YES
sells for the GOVernmcnt-Ni!lIcr
System for CoaIinE the RetNizan.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. -Shipyards
along the Delaware have as "a rule plenty
Of work ahead at the present time. the
I Philadelphia aud Camden yards alone
having contracts asRs -EaunE. I'm round
I figures 10000 tons. 10 is doubtful II so
great an amount of construction was ever
( before IN hand in the yards in this yicin-
/ ity.
The Cramp Ship and Engine Building
Company has now under contract about
! S.Up0 tons of construction. exclusive OF
the extensive work that it has in hand in
| the remOdeling Of the American liner New
York. During tho past year the company
has turned out a number OF merchant
ships, most of them of moderate dimen-
sions, and the work il now has in hand
is mostly in large ships.
Four Of these are big fighting machines
| for the nations fleets and two immense
carriers for the International Navigation
! Company. These last two are the KrOon-
land and the Finland. both well under
way. They are being constructed in the
extension Of the yard, south Of the old
property. and both will doubtless be
launched before the close Of the year
4 They are 1850 tons displacement each,
and are so feet long. and viii have accom-
modations for o. frst-class passengers.
The battloship Maine and the armored
I cruisers Pennsylvania and Colorado are
/ under construction for the United States
/ and the Retvizan FOR the Russian Govern
/ mont The Maine is row So per cent along,
( the Colorado has some of her frames IL
{ position. and there is nothing as yet Of the
/ Pennsylvania except her keel
/ The first inclining experiment Of the
/ Maine. which VIII be the first step in de
! terminiuE her stabiIil.- will be made to-
/ day The preparation for the experiment
! means considerable work as it is ncces-
I ssry TO lay tracks On which the heavily
( loaded cars can be- moved from one side Of
/ the ship 10 the other
/ The New York ShipbuTdinC Company.
l 90 Camden. has now well under way ihree
/ of the ships included in the important
( contracts II has in hand In all, the com
] pany has l2i.9l5 tons under contract. and
/ Of this amount ships that viii aggregate
( 33,J5j tons are already started and one
| OF the Atlantic transport ships. Of i6.9E
/ tons. viii shortly be laid down
/ Three Of the ships are for the American
I and Hawaiian Steamship Company. and
/ these are the ones now under construc-
/ ton one 500 ton ship will be launched
I neXt moath, another Of the same size in
. October. and 1916 ton ship for the line
/ several months later Three ships i'm all
4 are 10 be built for the Atlantic Transport
! Company. one Of $3.50 tons and two OF
. 1875 tons each The company has now
well along the work OF converting the
+ steamship NJ s Dollar into tank ship
4 for the GUTey Petroleum Company. She
1 is 10 be rechristened J. NJ GUfTcy- This
| ship. which is the first constructed by the
( company. was launched May T.
/ Seahe K Levys yard is unusually busy
at the present time. having not only
( much work for private concerns. but also
contracts Tor five fighting ships. Three
Of these latter are the torpedo boat des-
Iroyers about 70 be launched. The Balm
bridge. which Will 20 into the river Tues
day. is 81 per cent toward completion
and it is planned 20 make her prelimI-
nary trial run three or four days after
she is launched. The Barry and III,
/ Chauncey. each 80 per cent along. will be
! completed within two months. This pro
! tected cruiser Denver. Of 800 tons dis
placement, will be launched 81 two OF
three months Although the keel Of the
500 ton cruiser S.. Louis is not yet laid
much Of the material for her cOustruc-
ton is already I'm the yard
! Several vessels for private companies
I are aIsu under construction The steam
I pilot beat Texas. built for the Galveston
pilots will be finished in about three
I weeks time. She is 1l2 feet long. and
viii. in her arrangements. be one Of tn.
/ best vessels Of her class aioat The larg,
I sea-going tug ElEiIant. built for the At
! Iautic Towing Company. Of Brunswick
{ Ga will be finished in two weeks time
( and the sea-EoinG tug Anna W, built FOL
the National Dredging Company. and q
I go 10 Mobile. will be turned out abou
the same time. The company is abou
% lay the keel OF a freight and passenger
/ steamship Tor the Weems Line, Of Baiu
more. She will be 20 feet long. Il fee
I beam and VIII be Of 70 knots speed.
! 4 contract has been made by BaroT
I FeTs-u. Russian naval attaChe at Wash
I iuEtgn. with the LidgerwoOd-Aiiller Ma
rine Cab.eway Company Tor the lnstaIla
! ton Of its system Tor cOaling 1T sea OI
Z the bartIeship KctViZan. now under con
I SfrurtlOu- While experiments are to D..
made with the system in the English
navy the Russian. IL is stated by one cd
( the E.tviZau's officers IS the first furriCl
hattiesh ps- There has been considerable
interest IN the device -mouE naval men
and trials OF ~ were made with tHr bat
ueshlp Massachusetts, and the collier Mar
I cellUs.
II is claimed for the installation that i
visions. OF supplies from another warshil
OF collier in tow at sea, and that with
E.5J ton collier, 90 tons an hour may d.
transferred