The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-10-17

the boat from slipping ~ the Ways
before she ~ launched, u risk ~
increased sharply when the tallow
and compound are applied. but an
ship cradle construction has been re
duccd to an exact science. incident OF
boats leav ng the ways before SEIZED
ulc are few and far between
Tests by government experts are
given each ship before she leaves the
ways, chief OF these Is the water
cure whereby every portion OF the
Interior of the ship il subjected To
an enormous water pressure Tor the
location of leaks when found these
are quickly attended TO. a few blows
OF u slcdge hammer or the Tightening
of a rive, doing the work.
Each ship draws nine feet Of water
~ launching and slips into fourteen
feet. when she goes down the ways
she takes her cradle with her, but
as the tmbcrs M mis- are strung to-
gether II can he hauled back without
dtftiCultN and used in a now boat
when this cradle is brought back
into the permanent ways the ship is
toWcd 60 a ftting-out berth whore
tho machinery is installed n the
supcrstructurC placed,
The ~camouflcurs add protection
' ~ ~ 80 y fNf ~ ~ H"AHHN w w.
he painted Is worked out carefully
IN advance and no two schemes are
alike The camoutl,Urs work while
the suporStructurc u engine work
Is being attended 10 and when she
finally takes to the open sea she is
complete I'm every particular. al
though hcoring the general appear
anco OF "a buoyant crazy quilt.
Oakland. cant, oct 17-Individual
initiative. u carry on the spirit that
enabled Americans at Chateau Their
r., 10 go through the German shock
troops. Is setting records at the Moore
Shipbutlding and Dock company's
yards here.
Doctors. lawyers. clerks, mechanics
and men from all walks of lie have
been whipped into shape Hs shiphuild-
crs much ~ the environments have
made soldiers of men who never had
handled arms. Thousands here. aH in
other yards. who never saw salt wa
ter, have bccome keen. swift workers.
helping to build tho bridge of ships"
Competition in speed, developed by
the governments awards OF honor
flags TO yards. has been supplemented
by competition between working
crews within the yards. Searching
tests by government Inspectors have
created another race for qialitt
vork. Rivetting gangs, that once
counted their success hy the hundreds
Of rivets driven, now compete for min
i'm um records on river reflections.
Trained airs Of government experts
listcn for the pee Iliar ring n the
finished rivet is struck and II the note
Is false, the loose or defective rivet
must be burned out. II IL cannot hc
caulked tight
Thus efficiency Of the Industrial
soldiers, To glve the country good
ships and to give them soon, Is de-
manded At every turn by thr governs
ments standards. Minutely as the
work Is watched aud checked by eN-
pert vigilance. us the ship r. built. the
finished vessel nevertheless must pass
again the closest scrutiny. 10 see that
every plate and girder going into the
vessel has been aligned properly ana
fitted properly. Thu Moore plant
workers pride Themselves they are
standing the acid test OF government
inspection.
The big yard has seven ways and
plans 20 construct seven more before
December. tts program calls Tor the
Z launching Of q 5000 ton cargo carrier
every twelve days. and IL n trying con
stantlN 10 improve ON that program.
II Is making . specially Of rcfrigera-
tor boats. Of which two already have
heen lauttNsNs
These refrigerator boats present
problems In construction met in 70
other type Of vessel Modern im-
provemonts have resulted IN a process
whereby the preparation lining the
sides and bulhhcads of the vessel acts
AS u conductor Of heat and cold
ana as fire, proofing as well. The
equivalent OF SO fun carloads can be
Z placed In one ~ these vessels before
she b. loaded To capacity.
snip ~camouflaEe gives every boat
nom this plant the appearance %
some monster futurist painting that
has left ~ frame for a spin on the
ocean. The idea ~ carried out Ia such
an extent hat an aNiatoT Or lookout
gazing down at her H. deceived In her
size aud direction. Each csmouflage
scheme N worked out 10 give IT, own
particular Illusion.
Weather and climatic conditions are
drafted To AID in the deception Each
boat h c~amouflnged with q view to
the appearance she VIII make on n
bright and a hazy day ana ln storms
~ varying intensity Distance he
tween the Dat and the observer also
enters largely into the scheme
liEht control ~ another big featfre
4 host of devices are Installed Ia pro-
tect against the showing 81 lights AZ
night and while the vessel Is brilliant