Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-05
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the Kaiser's policy of sea frightful-
ness.
Many records were smashed yesteday.
When four great cargo boats slipped
from the ways at san Francisco the
worlds recod for totau tonnage launched
in one day from one yard was shattered
completely.
Philadelphia. the worlds greatest ship
ping ccnte. had the honor of launching
the largest Of all the ships sent into the
water on the Fourth Of July. The big
gest ship was the indianapolis l2,5oo-
ton cargo carrier. launched from the
Pennsylvania shtpyards at Gloucester
OF the eight ships launched here, fve
were cargo carriers, one was a transport
and two were destroyers
Cramps set Record
record for eastern yards was es'ah-
lished a, the shipyard here or the " III
lam Cramp & Sons Ship and Engine
Building Company with the IauhCnlhS VI
three big vessels.
one Of the ships will hit indirectly al
kaiserism. for. as a transport, II VIII
convey thousands of fighting Ameri-
cans overseas
The two others. destroyers, true to
the traditions Of the navy VIII deal
directly with Germany. matching their
sneed and guns with warships Of Won
Trpitz.
NJ spsechmaking or other formaiities
attended the launching. but the 10000
spectators, mostly workmen. many o.
rhem accompanied by their rela-
lives and friends. hailed with cheers
+ n. Null, president of the Cramp
Shipbuilding Company; w. A. nobson.
naval constructor John +. Metten, su-
psrintendent of the machinery depart
ment George II. Kochersperser. man
ager of the yards. and w. n. GloCker.
Superintendent of shops, and their fell
low workmen helped 10 carry out the
task
1t required just one hour to launch
the three ships, the honor of being the
first falling to the destroyer Elliot. for
which Mrs. Joan Elliot, widow of Lieu
tenant Richard Mccall Elliot, in whose
honor the vessel was named, and who
lost his life when a depth bomb eX-
ploded aboard his ship when In collision
off the French coast March 10 last with
a British cruiser. was sponsor.
Destroyer Launched
The destroyer Tpshur was named
after the lac Admiral Upshur. and
it was Mrs Kate Jpshur Brown. OF
Richmond. Va. granddaughter of Ad-
miraI Upshur. who did the christening.
Promptly at II o'clock, or just one
hour after the Elliot slipped off the
ways. the Santa Teresa a sinEle-screw
passenger and freight ship built for w.
r. Grace & Co, OF New York, and taken
over by the shipping board. started
down the ways. The sponsor. Miss Jean
Mitter sister Of John +. Mitten, an Off
ciai of Cramps, hurried the bottle Of wine
against the rcceding stem.
The lO.j0U-ton cargo boat Neponset
was rammed by a tanker as = reached
mdstrcam in the Delaware River after
leaving the ways Of the Sun Shipbuilding
Company at Chester.
Many Of the 5000 people who saw
the christening were turning away to
cave the yard when the crash of the
collision sounded. The tanker was the
Nelson outward bound from this port.
The sun Company said the Nelson's
master disregarded signals from the
launching officials.
Nelson's Bow Smashed
The Nelson was the principal sufferer.
her bow being smashed in completely.
One steel plate on the new ship was
broken. causing a leak.
Workers from the ship plant were
hurried to the Neponset in tugboats.
TIE steel pate was temporarily mended.
Howeve:, it was necessary for the new