The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-06-16

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figures are exclusive of ships under
construction for the navy department,
oil and molasses tankers. vessels con-
structed for use on the Great Lakes
and those under 500 tons.
May Use Lake Vessels.
OF this amount Of tonnage more than
100000 tons already have been
launched, about 10000 tons are sched-
uled to be launched this spring. about
177,000 tons to be launched during the
summer. about 10000 tons launched
next fall. more than 100000 tons
launched next winter and more than
10000 tons launched and completed
in 1918.
OF the vessels built for service on
the Great Lakes, approximately 10000
tons, number of these could in an
be used for deep sea COM
merce.
One OF the largest of the new plants
will be built for the Baltimore Dry
Dock and Shipbuilding company. The
plans call for the construction af one
Of the largest shipbuilding and repair
plants on the Atlantic coast The
has an option On n site at
Baltimore. The new plant will cost
more than S2,OOO,00O, and will furnish
to 1000 additional men.
On April ! Of this year there were
n the United States 152 shipyards, ma
inc engine, and boiler shops, and 23S |
epair plants, including dry docks and |
marine railways.
Some idea Of what the shipbuilding !
Of Great Britain is may be |
leaned from the fact thatsat the be-
inning of the war, exclusive of the
lants in her colonies, she had 453
marine engine and boiler
hops. while her repair plants in
luded 572 dry docks and marine rail-
rays.
Since the first Of the year orders for
ew ships have swamped the builders.
he Bethlehem Steel company in its
arious subsidiary yards is building
lore than 175 vessels.
In the case Of the Hanlon Dry Dock
nd Shipbuilding company of Oakland,
al. on January l its employees num-
cred $50. 1t has so many contracts
n vessels now that It is enlarging its
ant to such an extent that by June
1t will have $500 men at work.
To Build 1000 Ships.
On April 10, 35 shipbuilders called at
e offices of the federal shipping board ,
Washington and signed contracts
r large number of the 1000 wooden
.ssels of 5000 tons each which the
nited States government, under the ,
rection of Maj. Gen. George W.
0ethals will have constructed.
There has been leased to the gov {
nment and to the Foundation COM q
ny tract of IS acres of land in the
aWark Meadows, with q frontage Of
$50 feet on the Passaic river, for the |
cation Of an immense shipyard.
The Foundation company has re- r
lved n large contract for the con-
'uction Of the fleet of ships for the
ner1can merchant marine.
Under the cOmpany's contract the
st vessels must be completed by
gust 1 Of this year. After this date
= company expects to turn out one
p every ten days. The second YES II
S should be finished by August II,
, third August q and so on, as the =
ltract states, las long as the war
Ill last"
accidental to the building Of the u
ethals fleet of wooden ships, 1t was b
rned that the government is cor g;
ing the product Of big lumber mills
over the country. 1t is understood 81
t the federal authorities have requi- il
toned 3,OOO.OOO,0O0 feet from the !
1thern mills alone, principally
)rga, Florida and Louisiana yellow "
e.
Ill vessels building in American :;
DIS, regardless of whether for for
4 owners, undisclosed owners or II
lders' accounts, can be taken over la
this government in time of war. -,