Evening journal., 1917-03-26
RIVER SHIPYARDS
TANNED WITH Orders
OF $62,OOO,OOO in Contracts
S43,OOO,OOO Go To Pri-
vate Yards
WILMINGTON YARDS
FULL OF SHIPS

Delaware River shipbuildins COM
panios now hold contracts for battle
cruisers. torpedo boat destroyers and
scout cruisers aggregating $43OOO,OOO
exclusive of an award TO the Philadel-
phia Navy Yard for a SlSOOO,OOO |
cruiser
In the last two weeks the navy de- !
partment has awarded to the CramD |
shinment contracts for two scout
cruisers at S6.OOO,0OO each and Six
torDedo-boat destroyers to cost $l2'-
600 600 The New York Shipbuilding
Company In that time has obtained
s19 600 600 battle cruiser contract ana
/ the Philadelphia Navy Yard at League
1 Island is preparing to ouild aholhe'
battle cruiser OF the same type -.
These contracts, aggregatlng soz'
O0O, 600. have been let 10 Delaware
River yards in the last fortnight IN
addition to the contracts both inc
New York Shipbuilding Company ana
the Cramps have under construction
other war craft OF various types IN
volving a government expenditure Oh
several million dollars.
Shipbuilders on the Delaware are
elated because President Wilson mas
ordered the eight-hour law litted 10
allow longer hours for men worklns
on navy department contracts. They
saw II will greatly increase their aoll
itv 10 turn out ships rapidly.
One method being followed now IN
the Delaware River shipyards 10 speed
the work is to lay down as many YES
sells as the launching ways will hold
and push the ships on the ways 10
completion. sending them overheard
as rapidly as possible. In tho mean
time however. other workmen ara
busv in the shops turning out parts
for shps yet to be laid down, before
tho keel OF a vessel is laid, the en-
rines mates. shapes. fittinss and
other PARTS have been cut. fitted and
are ready for assembling as soon as
the keel is prepared.
Furthermore, efforts arc being mad
, IN have the material producers make
moro rand deliveries 20 the ship
wards than they have been doing
with the additional amount OF mater
/, ial on hand. the yards can go righ
ahead with their work.
Al the ward of the New York ShiT
: bnildinr Company, in Camden, there AZ
fourteen vessels. aggregating 50. .724 ton
d. building or under contract, in additio
: 10 the following craft being constructe
al The ward: Three battleships. five ste
cargo boats and a mine planter for Il
4 army.
nine ships. aggregating 5740O ton
under contract including the torpe'
= boat destrovcrs. Conner and Stockto
T. Inc latter. following the general ord
from Secretary Daniels, 70 speed up, W
! bc turned over TO the government pro
- ably next fall, instead OF some time
e 1915. as at first anticipated. The Co
= ner. more than so per cent, and I
- stockton. nearly IS per cent. complete
: will be launched. respectively, next -
m tember and October
or Officials Of the Cramp company
Al confident that the Conner and Stockt
Cd can be put into commission couple
or months later. Both Of these boats
NO have a speed of thirty knots. and ca
~ will cost approximately SS45,OOo.
The sun Shipbuilding Company,
7 Chester. has two vessels building. agg
rating l4.OOO tons. and eight Of o2,l
TONS under contract At Gloucester
in Pennsyivania Shipbuilding Company
m three vessels building, Of 5000 tons, a
~ nine of 65OOO tons under contract.
-. AZ the yard of the Harlan and II
On Uncsworth Corporation, six ships, agg
NJ. eating 81 900 tons. are on the ways q
an eight Of $4,000 tons are under contra
In addition is one car ferry.
Ono big freighter for the Vacuum
on Comnanv is rapidly nearly completion
asst the drv-dock of the company's pla
,d- The shin will be launched in about
er- month. This is the first time in the !
tory Of the company that the plant
lu- been so pressed for spare that the d
re deck has been utilized for building p
OF poses. ,.
nee Tho Chester Sbipbiildiug Company
The Chester. has eight ships on the ways
in creating 1900 tons. and six ships
70 o. gOOG0 tons under contract. Iusey
rtv ZONES Company have six ships OF >
mt tons aggregate tonnage on the ways.
Of 5000 tons under contract, and