Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-24

agreeing to build four steamers, the
lei Norte, El Sid ana lei Rio, OF 4,G0O
gross tons each, for the Morgan Line
mt cost Oh 100000 each. All of
the vessels were launched In 1892, the
Il Sud being the first to take to the
water, being put overheard on March
10, 1892 The steamers were com.
pletcd in 1893 and were for several
years employed in the passenger ser.
vice between New York and New Or.
leans.
AT the outbreak of the Spanish.
American war In 1898 these ships
were sold to the government, and con.
verified into auxiliary cruisers In this
yard. In 1889 the Morgan line con-
tracted with the shipyard to build
duplicates of the four vessels ut the
same cost.
TWO years later, or In 1901, the
Morgan Line awarded the ward the
contracts for constructing four new
steamers to be duplicates OF those
turned out in 1898. These vessels
We're named the lei Dia. I5l Alba, lei
Sislp and I'll Vale. They were each
OF $500 tons gross tonnage and cost
SG00,000 ench When these vessels
were delivered the yard had turned
or twelve ships for the Morgan Line,
the total cost being S7,2OO,000..
In 1896 the yard entered into con-
tract with thr Plant Line for the
construction of the palatial steamer
La Grandn Duchesse. This vessel was
COMPLETED in 1897 Mt a total cost OF
Si,DO0.000.
More Big Liners.
The shipyard received It's first con.
tract from the Cromwell Line in 1896,
constructing the. freight steamer Gre.
Ole of 3,S0l tonnage. for that com
pany. at n cost of $450,0G0 In 1898
this same company awarded the yard
the contract for building tho palatial
freight and passenger steamers Pro
feus and Comns, of 1000 tons each.
These vessels were turned out i'm 1900
at total cost of 81 100000.
little over seven years ago the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company
awarded this yard the contract for
huilding two mammoth twin.screw pas.
scnscr and freight steamers for scrv.
ice between between San Francisco
and Hong Kong The vessels were of
$4,000 tonnage and SIS feet long, and
up to few years ago were the larg-
est ships ever built in America. The
contract price for these ships was
$2,0OO,O00. INC Korea was completed
In December, 1900 and the Siberia in
March, 19.i.
Tie contract for the construction of
the Old Dominion liner Monroe, now
plying between this port aud New
crh, was awarded tho yard in 1901,
and the steamer was completed and
delivered the following year. The YES.
sol IS Of 1900 cross ions ana cost
$50O0G0.
The other steamships turned out by
thc NGrd were the lumfar steamer
Frances II. teggett and the oil steam.
CT William S. Porter Both of then
vessels wore built for the Pacific
coast trade and cost about $1,000
each. Tho Porter was completed about
four months ago.
Eight Steamboats, Built Here.
!;ish. steamboats, have recn built
here during the past thirteen years.
The Norfolk and Washington steamer
Newport News was the first steam
}ioai contracted Tor by the yard, the
contract being signed in November.
1874. The vessel was completed and
turned ever 10 the Norfolk and Wash.
ing.on Company on juno is. 1895.
The contract price was S?5u,GQO.
IN The same wear that the Newport
News was completed the Plant Line
awarded the yard the contract for
building the side.whecl passenger
Marguerite, a. IL cost Of $aUJ,0OO. Tho
vessel was completed and delivered
the following year.
rho next steamers built were the
.ferEy-boats Binghampton, Scranton
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