The sun., 1918-06-23
TOLAUNCH 80
SHIPS JULY 4
America Will Set New Worlds s
Record With 439.886 Tons
Going Into Water.
MAY BE FIVE MORE CRAFT
Pacific Coast Yards Lead With
43 Vessels. Tonnage Be-
ing 25O.7OO.
MAY BE FIVE MORE CRAFT
Special Despotca 10 THx srx.

WARRINGTON. June c2.--Almost half
a million tons OF shipping. 81 steel and
So wooden vessels, will slide into the
waters Of the Atlantic the Pacific and
the Gulf from AmeV,csn ways July
in an epoch maning celebration.
The vessels to be launched have 4
tonnage nearly 50,oG0 greater than the
entire sea tonnage produced in the United
States in 1901. the record prewar year
in American shipbuiding
All OF the vessels are under construc
ton in the yards operating under the
Emergency Fleet Corporation OF the
Shipping Board. The days launchings
will set a new record for the United
States and the world.
Every Launching q Fete.
In every shipbuildins city of the ma
ton big celebration will centre aoOu'
the launchings and as the eigh,y-nine
freighters take the water one after an
other to do their share in the war for
the independence Of nations new
meaning will be given to America 5
great national holiday.
The celebration, planned and executed
by Chairman Hurley of the shipping
Board and D!rector-Gene- Schwab OF
the Emergency Feet Corporation. with
the aid OF their assistants, is believed by
these officials to be the most fitting OBJ
servance OF the day possible and one
that should warm the heart OF every
American. il will show clearly the prog
ress being made IN shipbu.iding. the
nations greatest need,
There is not a shipbuiding city that
will not have at least one launching
and the list OF eighty-nine vessels sched-
uled may grow and likely will grow by
Ave at least before Independ ndence Day
rolls around
COmpn risOns Drawn.
The eighty-nne vessels that are GER
tain TO be launched have a deadwe ght
tonnage Of 43a.sss This IL 42.050 tons
greater than the entire launchngs for
1901. In addition, it is one-thrd more
than the sea aborne tonnage launched in
the fiscal year 1856. when American
yards were speeded up by orders from
the Allies.
The launch!ngs July 4 Will exceed by
eighteen the number Of hul.s and by
ga 436 deadweight tons the amour. OF
tonnage launched during the entire
month OF May. which set world $
record.
The vessels will he capable OF a service
sufficient to maintain lt5,oo0 American
fighting men in France. The best hg-
ures available show that three tons OF
sh ipping in service il necessary for each
man on the battle fronts to keep him In
food, clothes. munitions and supplies OF
all sorts.
The thirty seven steel hulis have a
total tonnage Of 234.6S6 and will include
| the lo,500 ton cargo carrier William
Penn, the 1900 ton Challenger Of the
same tyne, the three sisters, Indepen-
dence. Victorious and Defiance. all Of
the $500 ton class; three refriGera ting
ships OF 1900 tons each; eight o. the
$500 ton freighters, and SO on down the
list. The Lake Pearl. a 2.3OO ton ves-
sci, which Is to glide into the waters
OF Lake Michigan. will have the baby
honors Of the day. The average tonnage
Of the steel vessels is 8,ss3.
with the exception o. the 400 ton
Beechland and two others Of 1000 tons
the hfty-two wooden hulls which are 10
| I've launched are OF the $500 ton tyne
, Their total tonnage Is $4,000.