The Washington herald., 1918-08-02
D. S. GREATEST
ship BUILDER
IN ALLHISTORY
210 Yards with 825 Ways
Developed IN Year from
Zero at Beginning.

The United States. with practically
not q single way available for the
building Of . ship when she entered
into war with Germany. has within
a year become the greatest ship
building nation the world ever knew.
II was not until Edward N Hur-
ley became chairman Of the United
States Shipping Board, a few days
more than a year ago. that the
shipbuilding program-whfch meant
hrst the building of shipyardS TO
build the ships-began to move. The
accomplishments, therefore. are the
accomplishments OF q year and not
Of the entire period since the United
States took up arms in the defense
Of democracy.
From zero in shipbuilding facilities.
the United States within twelve
months has established eleven great
shipbuilding districts and 30 mod
srn shipyards. with 25 ways each
way capable Of producing from three
to Eve ships Of from 3.5se up to 1s,o0o
and more tons annually.
Filled With ships.
All Of the WAYS except ninety are
complete and are filed with ships.
All OF the ninety not complete are
nearing completion and in many Of
them ksels have been laid and work
on the ships is going forward stimuli
taneously with work on the ways.
The Atlantic. Pacific and Gulf sea-
boards and the Great Lakes are all
represented in the eleven districts. in
every case to the full length Of their
water line capable Of receiving ships
from the ways.
The distribution Of the work has
been brought about in natural OF der
according to suitable sites. availa-
bilfty Of material and labor and re-
sponsiotlfty of men willing to under
take the work II has been pushed
forward solely as a war work and
without the slightest regard to poll
tics or the political complexion of the
country surrounding the site for a
shipyard-
The Districts.
District No. is the old and honored
birthplace OF the first American mer-
chant marine and produced the clip
per ships that made the United States,
in its younger days. one OF the great
shipping nations Of the world. II
comprises Maine, New Hompshire and
Massachusetts, and boasts twelve
yards with seventy-one ways. 1t Is
doing its part in again putting the
American Tag to the forefront on
the seas.
District No. takes in Connecticut,
New York and New Jersey. and is
one Of the banner districts with
seventeen yards and 100 ways There
are several great modern yards IN
this district which are expected to
contribute materially to the quantity
production necessary to win the war
and to carry the worlds commerce
after the war.
District No. Is made up of Mary
land. Virginia and Delaware. and has
thirteen yards with forty-nine ways.
District No 4. Florida. Georgia and
North Carolina, has thirteen yards
and fifty ways
District No. 5. louisiana, Missis-
sippi. Alabama and the Gulf Coast of
Florida, has twelve shipyards with
thirty-nine ways
District No. 6. Texas and a part OF
Louisiana, has thirteen yards and
ffty-three ways.
AnC OOdAAs
District No. :, California AMI
Oregon. has seventeen yards with
eighty-six ways
District No. s. Washington and part
Of Oregon. has twenty-four yards
with u3 ways
District No. ?. Wisconsin, Michigan.
B New York. Illinois. Ohio and Mime
sota- the Great Lakes district, has
fourteen yards with seventy-two
ways. and is contributing many ships
with ocean-going qualities and most
of the ships from this district viii be
put in overseas service.
District No. 10. a new district re-
Gently organized to take care Of
the newest and largest yards, is the
biggest geographically and in the
number Of ways. 1t is made up of
pennsylvania. New York, New Jer-
sey. the Wilmington. N. C., yards,
Georgia and San Francisco Bay. II
boasts thirteen yards, with 100
ways.
District No. II. also newly organ
lied. takes care of the new yards
In Washington and Oregon. II has
twelve yards. with fifty-three ways.
With all these yards going at top
speed in a few weeks the United
states will be launched upon the
manufacture" Of ships, as ex-
planned by Mr.. Hurley. and will con-
tinue to manufacture them in GUAM
tity until the worlds needs have
been supplied and the ravaEes of the
Hun U-boats wiped out by newer
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