The Cordova daily times., 1918-12-17

The wood and composite ship con
 ships. of 7O7.5O0 dead.weight tons; | 519 hulls. of l.84l ,OOO dead-weight tons, 40 barges, of 359,5OO dead
 weight tons; l62 wood tugs. and 32 | composite ships. Of l16,OOO dead weight tons.
 From the time Of it's organization
 up to August 3l. 1918. says the report. the corporation had negotiated 495 contracts. aggregating 2,29S vessels,
 with a total of 14.1l9.l30 dead.weight
 tons, involving an estimated cost of $2.319.21G.2O4.
 Dealing with the steel ship program. 1 the report states that efforts of the
 steel ship construction division have | been devoted to accclcrating the con | struCtiOn 0i ships, obtaining ships suitable for war purposes, improving | the quality of new construction. and
 obtaining ships at reasonable prices. | Dnring the year ending August 31, 5GG knels were laid. 25S ships launched, 1 and 2S7 ships of .SOO,OOO dead-weight tons completed
 The report declares that a materi- ally better accomplishment is conf dently expected during the coming
 year. and that gratifying progress along technical lines was made. par ticularly in the simplifcation and i'm
 proycment Of ships and standardiza l tion of the many fittings required With regard to the wood ship pro gram. the report says the board has recognized that more careful atten- 1 tion should be given to ships of large size, and after investigation has de. cided to recommend that efforts be concentrated upon the construction of 5.000-ton tlush-deck wood ship. which would be as strong as the 3.5o0-ton types now being built, and which "Ould be produced at saving of ap- proximatcly $20 per ton.
 At the present time ten types of
 wood ships, of 5000. 4.ooo and 5000 dcad-wcight tons, are being turned out.
 Since August I wood ship prOduC- 'ion has averaged at least one com pletc ady-for,servicc wood steam ship per calendar day, and the re- | bot increase.
 Concrete ship construction has been
 limited, the report states. because this type of vessel is admittedly less | efficient than the steel ship as a cargo carrier. and because the present hull produ ing capacity of the country in steel and wood ships is in excess of
 the producing capacity of marin" en, zine makers and machinery for oper- ating concrete ships could not be
 made available. However, contracts 1 for construction Of five government owned shipya"da for concrete con ov"ed shpylrds for concrete construc- 1 ton h2vc been signed and work begun, and the present construction program provides for 2S concrete tankcrs and
 cargo =hins of 7.5oo tons, 8 cargo shr's of 3,5oo tons and one cargo ship
 9, 5000 tons. In addition, plans have l been prepared for 2,5oo-ton dead. 1 weight concrete schooner coal bdrg" and bids asked. i, being intended to
 build 25 of these
 During the Gs a! year ending Iun"
 %. IF American vessels Of "l.7iD
 dead-weight tons were transferred to foreign registry, permits being granted by the board when special cirCum- stances indicated that the change
 would not injurc tn" national inter i est. During tn" same period foreign
 built vessels placed under American registry numbered -. of 5i5,9e5 dead weight tons, not including vessels ot 1 Dutch registry taken over by the Pres idcnt
 Permits for the construction of 2a5 vessels of 4&1.o9p Gcad-Wcigat tens for American private interests. and Of 1S7 vessels or 3N9lGo dead.
 weight tons for foreign interests. were granted hy the Shipping Board |ur 10 October T.. CT these vessels. .o5l wcra Nopt, II, steel, end >G con
 crete.
 The report rc.to3s alI tho acttyi-
 tie. of tho board especially io connoc.
 ttap ..itA the d,solapunn, of port and
 harhor "otli..as, r ming dan& and eua.oaar officers and crews for the aac.rhp# a1rsuo establishment aNd
 toe, ,.uo.e ~hin,u1a and training
 aorDmcn for thw, and cst.nltshtnr .ra"str. facilities far ,hlp>ar) wa~H
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