Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-25
1.-TWO ~ GIANT, OCEAN SHIPS
WILL Be BUILT IN U. S.
New Liners VIII BE Able to Cross
- Atlantic in Four
Days.
$PLANNED BY SHIPPING BOARD
Vessels Will BE Fastest and Largest
i In World-Homcr l.. Ferguson
v One OF Directors in Constructing OF
Boats.
=. tcv Associa,cd Press

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WASHINGTON. July ~ Two eiean-
tic OCEAN liners, larger than amy ships
nov 4foat and designed 10 cross the
Y by the Shipping Board. They Will be
LOCO feet long and OF thirty knots
speedS and vii, I've cauipped for use as
war. -
Announcement was made today by
4 the bqard that plans FOR the ships had
been completed. and that work on them
would be starred in thc near future.
is proposed 10 provide special ter
minal Tor them at Fort Pond Bay, Long
Island. and II may be that two smaller
liners, will be constructed later.
The ships. which are 10 BE hui,t un-
DER the supervision Of the Navy De
Z partment VIII be ATTY feet longer than
the famous Lev!athan. now the largest
ship ahoat. and will have gross ton
t hdse S 1900 Zoe Their draft MI be
beam. 102 fee: and accomrodatious
will be provided FOR 1000 saloon pas
sen sehseF 5So 500 sreond-eabin passengers
ana I,2oo steeragc passengers.
Crew 10 Number 900
The crew Will number 600 officers
ana men. and the ships will he OF the
OF on6ninE type with cruising radius
70 complete round trip on the Allan
tic without loading fuel overseas The,
&i,t be driven by four propelers. on
10000 horse power
In order that the vessels may be con.
Eerted into destroyers in time Of war.
gun emplac ea!ents Will be built on The:
decks and the after deck Will be CON
structed with view of transferring IL
into q landing and launching space for
seaplanes. 80
Construotion o: a terminal a, For,
Fond Bay, Montauk Point. will ,repra
Sent a large outlay. but the boards an
hhouncement said great natural depth
hsrhor was provided there. and that in
addition the location would reduce ~.
milesEsbe 70 . piymouth, England lis
City. '"'A
Pond AGot hsx adSysntass in using For,
wouldFhe the relieving Of coneestjon
In New York harLor The plans MO.
woe for double track5n- -ha nrasan,
5 Ynrl s from Mon'a,uk Poin; to New
and freight handled By the new liners
improvements Needed.
other improvements necessa-v ,u
Montauk Point VII! he sea walls "a
project the ships from northwest gales
ana q customs house and immigration
houses.
Next 10 the levia;han. the la-sas,
s1'p now ahoa; is the Imperator. Of
as az American transport and which
ultimately viii be turned oya- ~
Great Britain Her speed Is only about
twent--ihree knots The So,
British liner aAoat is the New BriIs5S
mic. OF 4s,l5S gross tons.
rians Tor the great American liners
were formulated at a meeting OF naval
constr Gctors and private builders and
ina irnan Hurley has recommended 70
secretary Daniels that the construction
be supervised by committee : ~
composed of Rear Admiral David W.
Taylorr chief OF the bureau OF CON
sruction. as chairman. Homer L. Fer
Suson., president Of the Newport News
Shiphuiding & Dry Dock Comnanv.
Jose PHI w. Powell, prcsiden, Of ,hn
FORE River .Shipbuilding COMPANY: y
A. reel and Necland presidcn; ri
INC New York Shipbuildinc ComnanV.
n. g Null. preSiden. of the Cramns
ShipbuildinC Company and W. r Gins