New Britain herald., 1919-07-23
Plans Completed Whereby Merchant Marine Turns From War Time to Peace Activities.


 l ping board as part of it's program
 of converting the new American mer- ] chant marine fleet from war to peace l work.
 The board announced today that it
 had S29 ships of 4,248,973 dead weight tons operating in 62 regular l cargo line services and in general l cargo and "tramp'- service. This is l exclusive of more than 2,5OO,OOO tons
 still in service for the army and navy 1 and in overseas civilian food relief 1 work. Additional trade routes will 1 be opened and more ships assigned l for this purpose as tonnage becomes l available.
 1 Regular general cargo liner services | already established follow: To South America. New York to Argentine-Sxteen steam ships of 5000 to $500 dead- weight tons, 10 to 12 knots. weekly l sailngs.
 Boston to Argentine-Five steam ships of 4,2OO to 5000 deadweight l tons, 9 1-2 to II 1-2 knots, sailinss | every three weeks. Mobile, Ala, to Argentine-Two steamships of 5,O75 and 62Oo dead weight tons, Il knots, bi-monthly sailings.
 New Orleans to Argentine-Four steamships of 5,075 deadweight tons, 10 knots monthly sailings. Wilmington, N. C., to Argentine Four steamships of 75OO to 5000 deadweight tons, 10 to Il knots, sail ings every ten days. Charleston, $. C., to Argentine Four steamships of 7,50O to 5000 deadweight tons, 10 to Il knots, sail ings every ten days. Savannah, Ga, to Argentine-Four steamships of 7,5OO to 5000 dead- weight tons. 10 to II knots, sailings
 every ten days. Brunswick, Ga, to Argentine-Four steamships of 7.5OO to 5000 dead weght tons, 10 to Il knots, sailings every ten days. Jacksonville, Fla, to. Argentine Four steamships of 7,5O0 to 5000 deadweight tons, 10 to Il knots, sail lngs every ten days. New York to North Brazil calling at Pernambuco, Maceo and Bahia Two steamships of 5,O75 deadweight tons each, 10 knots, sailings every six weeks.
 New York to Rio and Santos, Bra
 zil-Nine steamships of 5,O75 to S,65O deadweight tons, 10 to 10 1-2 knots,
 sailings every ten days. New Orleans to Rio and Santos
 One steamship of 5,O75 tons, 10 knots,
 monthly sailings
 Wilmington, N. C., to Rio and San
 tos-Three steamships of 5,O75 to
 7,500 deadweight tons, 10 to Il knots,
 sailings every ten days
 Charleston, s. C., to Rio and Santos Three steamships of 5,O75 to 7,5OO
 deadweight tons, 10 to Il knots, sail ings every ten days. Savannah, Ga, to Rio and Santos Three steamships of 5,075 to 7,5OO deadweight tons, 10 to Il knots, sail lngs every ten days.
 Brunswick, Ga, to Rio and Santos Three steamships of 5,075 to 7,5OO deadweight tons 10 to II knots, sail ings every ten days.
 Jacksonville Fla, to Rio and Santos Three steamships of 5,O75 to 7,50O deadweight tons, 10 to II knots, sail
 ings every ten days.
 New York to Valparaiso, Chile-
 Five steamships of 5,O75 to 6,9S2
 deadweight tons, 10 knots, fortnight
 ly saiings.
 New Orleans to Valparaiso-One
 steamship of 4,1S5 deadweight tons, knots, bi-monthly sailngs. To Africa, Egypt and the Orient. New York to Egypt-Two steam
 ships of 4,300 and 5,075 deadweight
 tons, 10 1-2 knots, monthly sailings
 New York to Dutch East Indies- Five steamers of $500 to $500 dead
 weight tons, 10 to Il 1-2 knots, monthly sailings. New York to Bombay and other In dian Ports-Two steamships of 7,50O deadWeight tons, each, 10 1-2 and Il 1-2 knots, bi-monthly sailings. New York to West Africa-Three steamships of 6,20O to $500 dead weight tons, 10 1-2 knots, monthly sailings.
 New York to South Africa-Two steamships of 6,1O0 and 7,500 dead weight tons, bi-monthly sailings. New York to Melbourne, Australia 1 Three steamships of S,594 to $500 deadweight tons, 10 to II knots, ] monthly sailings. l Three steamships of 7,5OO to $500 deadWeight tons, 10 to Il 1-2 knots sailings every six weeks. l San Francisco to China and Japan ] Fifteen steamships of $500 dead l every ten days San Francisco to Yokohama, Kobe, l Shanghai, Hongkong, Manila, Sina- 1 pore, Calcutta and Europe-Two l steamships of $500 deadweight tons, | Il knots, monthly sailings (other
 ships to be added to service.) | To Europe.
 New York to London-Six steam I