New-York tribune., 1921-02-20
Hartman Lines
Planning Fleet
OF Motor Ships
Two Large Ones Building
and Others Are Likely to
Follow; Economy Sought
as Competitive Factor
2 New Liners Under WAY
Are Expected to Make Their
First Trips TO Hamburg
Early in April and May

Four new ships which are different
from the ordinary run of vessels now
under construction in American ship
yards are to be added to the fleets OF
the United American Lines, owned by
the Hartman interests. These lines
are operating the tonnage owned by the
American-Hawaiian Steamship Com.
pany and its subsidiary, the Coastwise
transportation Company, and the
American Ship and Commerce Corpora
tlon and its subsidiary, the Shawmut
Steamship Company.
The new vessels will be the steamers
Mount Carroll and Mount Clinton, de-
signed TO carry third-class passengers
IN addition to cargo, and two Diesel
engined cargo ships.
The United American Lines were
among the first to recognize the post
war Importance of third-class passen-
ger traffic between the United States
and Hamburg. Hamburg serves as a
port of embarkation for considerable
portion of the emigrants coming out of
roland, Czecho-Slovakia and other
central European countries from which
emigration IS now permitted.
Services to Hamburg
To meet the demands of this bust
ness the United American Lines began
making plans early in 1920 Immediately
following the agreement between the
Hartman interests and the Hamburg
american Line for joint services on
TINS route. These plans included the
conversion of the steamer De Kalb, now
1he Mount Clay, into a third class pas
senger carrier, and the construction of
two new ships especially designed for
ms business. The Mount CLAY re-
Gently returned to New York after a
successful first voyage 70 Hamburg
Inc new steamers launched in January
ana February, respectively, are now be-
ing ttted out and are expected to make
their first trips to Hamburg in April
and May pA -
these new passenger vessels are Sis
te" ships and are being built at the
Chester yard Of the Merchants Ship
Guiding Corporation. Their length is
4o| feet and their beam 81 feet. They
are each 9,640 tons deadweight. Thev
are built on the transverse framing n1a3
and their holds are divided into five
cargo compartments. They are oil burn
err, fitted with high~powered geared
turbines, driving single screw, and
VIII attain an economical speed of
about thirteen knots. The fuel oil will
oe carried in double bottom tanks. The
lower deck, which normally will be
htted to carry passengers, may be con-
verted on short notice to carry cargo
by the removal of compartments and
stanchions.
Liners VIII Garry 1900
The passenger quarters on the Mount
Carroll and Mount Clinton will accom-
modate approximately 1900 persons,
They will include berth rooms for two.
four, six and eight persons and addi-
tlonal compartments. Comforts pre-
vlously unknown to third class pas
sengers in the way of commodious and
Weil-ventllated dining rooms, sitting
rooms and smoking rooms will be pro-
Vlded; moreover, the full space o. the
promenade decks will be available for
use.
The two motor ships will be addi-
tions TO the fleet of the American
Hawaiian Steamship Company and will
increase the facilities of that company
TO eighteen vessels. The American
Hawaiian vessels before the war were
trading chiefly between Atlantic and
Pacific ports of the United States. Dur
ing the war they were diverted to the
transatlantic services m order to help
meet the urgent war demand for ship
ping on those routes. Since the emer-
gency has passed a large number OF
these vessels have been returned to
tho intercoastal trade, but a portion
of the fleet is still engaged in foreign
business. The new motor ships have
not been definitely allocated, so it is
impossible to say whether they will be
employed in the coast to coast service
or or the transoceanic routes.
The motor ships will have a length
over all of 461 feet, and deadweight
of about II 900 tons. They will be tittet
with Burmeister & Vain Diesel engines
of the 6-cylinder 4-cycle type, which
are being built at the Cramp yards
These engines will develop 4,500 horse
power and will give an economical
speed of lis knots on a daily fue
consumption of 15 tons.
Plans for Motor Fleet
The experience of the United Ameri
can Lines in the operation of these
motor ships will no doubt influence
their future building policy to a con
siderable extent. The shipping com
munity, more perhaps in Europe thar
IN the United States, has come to recog
uiHc Iile economies TO De derived iron
ships propelled by internal combustion
engines. These economies arise from
the saving of fuel, savings Of cargo
space and reduction of crew, Economy
is necessary slogan in these days o.
lowering freight rates and reduced
cargoes. The inauguration of a motor
ship fleet by the United American Line.
8 evidence of its purpose to keep il
the forefront of modern marine de
Veiopment, as we'll as to meet foreign
competition in the most effective way.
AT the present time the United
American Lines are operating in tht
neighborhood of 100000 deadweigh
tons of shipping, Including ahout 1856,
600 tons of Shipping Board vessel.
which have been taken over under tht
managing and operating agreement. II
addition to coast to coast service
overseas services are maintained from
New York TO the Far East, TO the Medi
tewanean and the Near East, and tc
Hamburg; also from Philadelphia
baltimore and Boston to Hamburg, anC
between Hamburg and the principal
South American ports.