Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-10-22
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The shipbuilding of the Clyde is
easily the most extensive in the world
Before such nations as Germany and
Japan began to build their own battle
ships. their workmen were frequent
ly inspecting the various yards here.
The noted Belfast firm, Harland and
Wolff, has recently occupied the
space held by three other companies.
This firms yards at Belfast are
still in operation. The Inflated "Ti-
tanic" was built in their yards at
Belfast There are between 5000
and 1000 men in the employ of this
company on the Clyde.
Great FairchiId Company.
Not far below Harland and Wolff
are the great yards and works of the
Fairchild Shipbuilding and Engineer
ing company, who have built many
of the finest battleships in the navy
and also ships in the merchant ser
vice of Great Britain.
In a previous letter I told of the
cruiser, "Undaunted," which recently
left this yard. The Campania and
Lucania of the Cunard line, and the
Canadian Pacific Railway company's
Empress of Ireland which met with
such a tragic fate last spring, were
all made by the F~airchilds.
In connection with this yard is a
huge lifting crane capable of lifting
$50 tons. 1t is one of the largest of
it's kind. 1t is so high that it can
be seen for a long distance. When
business is brisk the Fairchilds en-
ploy nearly 10000 men.
John Brown and Company are the
builders of many of the finest and
best vessels now aioat. This firm
builds ships for both merchant and
naval service. Here were built the
"Lusitania" and her sister ship, the
"Mauretania," for the Cunard line;
also for the Cunard company was
built the magnificent turbine steamer,
called the "Aquitania," the largest in
the transatlantic service from this
country. She is Of $4,000 tons regis
try, and 901 feet in length.
Launching of the Aquitania.
A foreman of one of the depart
ments of the Fairfield works gave me
some interesting data connected with
the launching of this mammoth ship.
IOn the day for the launching of the
"Aquitania" great crowds of people
assembled to see her take to the
water" Notwithstanding repeated
warnings to keep back from the river
bank many people crowded down as
close to the waters edge as they
could get. When this great levi
than" sprang into the river, her huge
many of the curious spectators sud-
DENLY had a free bath. The waters
of the Clyde are not especially noted
for their crystal clearness and purity.
This firm win SOON complete for
the British admiralty the great bat
tleship sTiger." This vessel will be
the fastest and most powerful war
ship yet designed, and will be fitted
with engines of $1,000 horse power.
Her speed will be So miles an hour
and her length 700 feet. Her arma-
ment will be more powerful than that
of any vessel afoat, and voc to any
warship that dares to come out of
its hiding to attack her.
Where Upton Racers are Made.
We next come to the yards of VIM.
Beardmore and Company. This COM
pany is now constructing for the
British government a "Dreadnought1
to be called 9Benbow." 10000 work
men are employed in this FIRMS yards
Farther down at Dumbarton are The
yards of Vim. Denny and Brothers,
where Sir Thomas Lipton's Sham
rock l." and Shamrock ILL., were
constructed. These, you will remem-
Der, were chaIlengers for the Ameri-
can cup. Sir Thomas was unable to
bring back the cup to this side of the
Atlantic.
There is quite a number of ship
yards of Importance neal the Firth
of Clyde. On the Firth, in the yards
OF Scott and Company have lately
been completed the ~battleships, "Col-
ossus" and Ajax There must be
fully 10000 men employed In all OF
these yards.