Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-05
HUGE SHIP FLEET
TAKES INITIAL DIP
Latest Reports Indicate That
Fifty-Five Vessels Were
Launched.
THIRTY-SIX ARE OF STEEL
Will Form Part of Great Bridge
for Allied Fighting
Forces.
THIRTY-sIx ARE OF STEEL

PHILADELPHIA. July 1.-THE great
Fourth Of July splash of American
ships. which Charles NJ. Schwab. d-
rector-Eeneral Of the Emergency Fleet
ears of the German Emperor took place
to-day as planned by the shipbuildcrs
OF the United States. From one min
ute after II O'Clock last night. when
the first ship was launched at Super
ior. Wis. until late to-day, cargo
carriers and other type OF vessels were
sent overheard in every part OF the
country to help build the ocean bridge
for the allied fighting forces in Europe.
The offices of the Emergency Fleet
Corporation were kept open all day and
late into the night 10 receive official
reports of the launchings. Incomplete
reports gave the number of vessels
sent overheard as Gfty-two. Of which
thirty-siX were steel and the other
nineteen wood.
These figures do not include the
launching OF naval vessels which are
being built directly under the super
vision OF the Navy Department. Cur
tailed wire Communications due TO the
of the corporation officers 10 receive
fuller reports OF the initial dip of the
big feet. The exact number Of
launch!nEs probably will not be known
until Tomorrow
WORLDS RECORD MADE
IN PACIFIC COAST YARD
From the Pacific coast Charles Piez.
vice president Of the Emergency Fleet
n ;~,, .f-. I.
Of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation. had
made worlds record by launching
1880 dcadweiEht tons. represented by
four ships. in one yard in one day. \
second record was broken by this plant
by building one Of the ships. the De-
hince, l?.ooo-ton boat. in thirty eight
Gays. Immediately after the launching
six kcels were laid. making third
record
The Great Lakes Engineering Works
reported the launching OF three ships
At Its Ecorse. Mich. plant and added
that this is our portion Of to-day's
happy greetings TO the Kaiser"
At Manitowoc. Wis. where 300
ton ship was launched. the honor of
christening the vessel was given 10 the
wife of the boss OF the rivc;ing gang
that made The hest record from June
II TO July l.
In many of the yards new keels were
Immediately laid after the ships left
the ways.
The largest boat launched was the
Indianapolis. 1900 tons. at the pusey
and Jones yard at Gloucester " J.
PARTIAL LIST AND
REPORT on TONNAGE
The following IS :. partial list CT
ships launched o.day at sh.ryards
along the United States coast:
Time. l2:eI =. NJ, Lake Aurice: hull
No 924; cargo %.a5o tons: blilr by
American ShipbuildinS Com oany. and
launched in Superior ya"Ls It Superior.
Wis
Challenger. cargo 1880 tens. Inde-
pcndchce. cargo 1900 tons: Victorious
cargo 1900 tons; Defiance cargo lo.-
900 tons. The above four were launch
cd in the Union rlant OF ths. f:etlilr-
hem shipbuildins Corporations. NJ SAN
Francisco.
Morristown, cargo 1900 IONS: launch
cd ny Standard Shipt ,ildng Corpor-
alton. Shooters Island. Long Island.
y. y.
Large Eorgne. cargo $500 tons.
launched by Globe Shipbuilding Com
rany Superior. Wis.
Aurora. cargo 1000 tons. launched
by PuseyJones Shi7Iui ding Company,
a Wilmington. Del.
Canabis, cargo 1870 tons. launched
by Texas Steamship Company. 3ath
Maine.
Santa Teresa. transport. 1896 tons:
launched by William Cramp & Sons Ship
and Engine Building Company. Phila
delphia.
Neponset. refrigerator. 10000 tons;
launched by Sun Shipbuiding Company.
Chester. Pa.
NJ. j. Scanlon. cargo. S1oo tons:
launched by New York Shipbuildiny
Corporation. Camden. y. j.
SHIP OF I2,500 TONS
CAPACITY LAUNCHED
Indianapolis. cargo. io.50l tons:
launched by Pusey-Jones ShipbuildinE
Company, Gloucester, y. J.
Lake Winthrop. cargo, 3.400 tons;
launched by Mantowoc Shipbuilding
Company, Manitowoc. Wis.
Lake Eliko. cargo. $3.50 tons:
launched by American Shipbuilding
Company. Cleveland. Ohio.
Lake Bordan. cargo. $3.50 tons:
launched by American Shipbuilding
Company, Chicago. Ill
Lake Pleasant. cargo $500 tons:
launched by Great Lakes Engineering
Works. Ashtabuia. O.
Lake Ben Bow. cargo $3.50 tons:
launched by American shipbuilding
Company, at Detroit.
Lake Helen. cargo 3.100 tons;
launched by McDugall-Duluth Com
pany Duluth, MINI.
Nawa. cargo $500 tons; launched by
Baltimore Dry Dock and Shipbuilding
Company, Baltimore. Md.
Lake Janet. cargo $500 tons: launched
by Great Lakes Engineering Works,
Ecorse. Mich.
Lake Pearl. cargo s.aoo tons.
launched by Great Lakes Engineering
Works, Ecorse, Mich
Lake Silver, cargo 1900 tons;
launched in yards of Great Lakes En-
gineerng Works, Ecorse. Mich.
Major Wheelerock. cargo $500 tons:
launched by Hanlon Dry Dock aud
Shipbulldine Company. Oakland. Cal
oglethorpc. cargo $500 tons: COM
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