Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-24
launch TWO SHIPS
IN SH|PYARDS HERE:
Rumors Declare Pusey g. Jones
Yards Will Continue
in Operation
NEW VESSEL AT CRAMPS

A large number Of guests we're on
hand today to see the 12.5OO ton cargo
steamship James Otis launched side
wise at the Pusey & Jones shipyard.
Gloucester City. The ship was fully
complete when II left the ways. and the
Gloucester riverfront was lined with
spectators. as the basin Is situated so
that they could get good view of the
launching. ......
It was. the second ship to be
launched at the shipyard fully com.
pleted within six weeks. The other
was the John Jay, which was launched
with smoke coming out Of it's funnel,
and is now moored at the foot Of South
street awaiting a cargo for Genoa.
Italy. When the latter ship was
launched the shipyard officials ordered
that the two remaining ships on the
ways be completed before launching,
because much money Is saved by COM
pleting the ship before IL goes into the
water.
Mrs. Laurence Leonard. wife Of the
treasurer of the Pusey & Jones Co.,
was the sponsor, and she was accom-
panied by a number of guests and the
wives of other officials.
/. On Monday the James Otis will have
it's dock trial. On Tuesday or Wednes-
day 1t will have its trial trip. and on
Thursday will be turned over to the
United States shipping board, which
will assign It for service. II Is 455 feet
9 inches in length and has a beam of
60 feet and depth of 80 feet 8 inches
and will make twelve knots
Sale Nearly Completed
"Griscom Coke, general manager Of
the plant. announced after the launch
ing that the sale of the plant was pend
ing, and negotiations would be con
cluded in about week.
'The plant will be taken over by
shipbuiders of Importance. he said,
land new work will be started at once.
The plant will not close. The southern
yard, or New Jersey yard, will be run
as ship repair plant. predict a
bright future for this yard"
Yesterday the blocks were returned to
two Of the ways. They were taken
away four months ago.
The United States shipping board
took control of the plant in September,
1918, and has since been operating it.
The shipping board spent about
So, 900 900 in completing what is known
the powerhouse, and for six months eff
forts have been made to effect a settle
ment with Christoffer Hannevig, presi :
dent of the company. 1t had been gen
orally expected that the plant would
suspend work for an indefinite period
after the launching Of the Otis.
Launch Ship at Cramps
The steamship Charles II. Cramp,
named after the eldest son of the
founder of Cramps shipyard. was
launched at the shipyard this morning.
The ship. model type of the ocean
going, cargo carrying steamship, was
constructed for the United States Ship
ping Board Emergency Fleet Corpora :
ton. and is all steel, with the exception
of the exposed decks and joiner work.
Mrs. John r. Mulford. granddaughter
of the late Charles H. Cramp, was
sponsor for the craft.
The vessel Is 420 feet long overall,
with beam of fifty four feet, and Is
thirty six feet nine and one half inches
deep. She has about $500 tons dead :
weight carrying capacity. She is of the
single screw type, with complete cellu-
lar double bottom, seven main water
tight bulkheads and deep tanks for the
stowage of fuel oil. Its four boilers are
not only arranged for burning coal, but
are equipped for burning fuel oil. The
vessel is claimed to represent the highest
type of efficiency in freighter construc-
ton,