The Cairo bulletin., 1912-01-12
i. 5. DRY DOCKS
ARE INADEQUATE
Many War and Commercial Vessels
Cannot be Repaired
Here

Philadelphia. Jan. 1l-lnad'
equacy OF dry dock facilities, as
compared with the rapid increase
in size Of ocean liners and warships
is one Of the modern problems 81
navigation thar VIVA ho discussed NJ
the great International congt s. Of
Navigation canycajns in Phiiadcl-
phi ii, May %.
II Is questions Like those that hc
most eminent engineers aad nav a.
tion authorities Of III world WilI
consider at the meeting, The I'M
portaace of building new ;nd larger
dry docks. 20 meet The requirements
monster vessels now aAoaf and
building, Is Indicated by the fact
that seven Of the foremost authors
ties of Europe and America viii pre-
sent papers on this subject These
will include NJ. Guiffart OF France.
and Edward Egan. OF Hungary.
recognized authorities OF the day.
America is Behind.
Although the greatest merchant
ships of the world ply to and from
New York and the largest war YES
sells are building in American ship
yards. this country is lacking in
locking facilities. In this respect
.meriea is behind several other ma
,itime nations which are struggling
Iravely to provide adequate means
or docking and repairing vessels.
At the present time eighteen
steamers calling at
Iew York cannot be locked any.
vhere in the United States. There
re thirty-ave steamers trading to
Few York that cannot he locked In
NY drydock ~ that ort and eighty
even steamers that are too large for
ny CONNER ial d. cock.
Question is Serious.
The question If &c cking war yes
els is even moro ujous to the Uni
ed States. At present .ae United
tates battieships Texas, Wyoming
Irkansas and Florida cannot be dry
ocked and new battleships, to be |
INSTRUCTED. will be larger. One OF
he United States naval drydocks al
'orfolk is being enlarged to accom-
Fodate these vessels, but even after |
his extension is completed the Uni
Cd States goTrnment will have only !
re adequate dock available.
James Donald, who has been Sc
acted by the Permanent Interna. |
lonal Commission to report o.
merican progress In providing the |
leans for docking and repairing the
essels, will give the reasons VIII,
lc.lities of this character should
e Immediately increased In ports of
lie United States.
Suggests Three Docks.
He suggests that three drydocks |
the largest type should be built |
n the Atlantic coast and the Gulf |
I Mexico, one ach at Boston, New
ork and New Orleans. He will
lention the movement by Philadel-
hia business interests to have
rydock OF the largest size construc.
ed also at the United States nav,
ard at League Island.
NJ. Guiffart, a leading naval arch. |
-ect of France, in his paper at tho
'aylgatlon Congress, will describe
he great docks France is building
care for the monster modern yes
els. These include several large
avail docks at Brest, Cherbourg and
'oulon, and the largest docks We,
egun anywhere, to accommodate
ne trans-Atlanti liners at Havre
he great Havre docks will hold YES
els of about 1000 feet length and
capable of being enlarged more
han $500 feet.
A dock larger than any In the
Inited States is that at Bahia-Blap.
a, Argentine Republic. This dock
permanent masonry affair $50 fee,
ong, so feet wide and IS feet deem
vas built under the direction of /