New-York tribune., 1921-01-02
Canada's 5 Ships
Now Active in
Many Trades
Dominion's Merchant Ma
!. rine Composed of More
Than 5000 Vessels: Ton.
mage Around 100000
Government Fleet Busy
Shipping Placed on Many
Routes; State Railways
Aiding i'll Development

Development of Canada's merchant
marine las now reached point where
the registered shipping of the Domn-
ion consists of more than 5000 vessels,
representing an aggregate of $4,000
gross tons. With a large feet owned
by tie Canadian government and linked
I'D IN operation with the government
owned railways and COOPERATING with
old established British shipping lines,
Canada is to be regarded IS a maritime
competitor of the United States and is
not to be underrated because its total
OF tonnage is so much less thsa tha.
OF this country
O. the total Canadian holdings at
present, 4,315 vessels are steamers, az
gregatIAg 100000 tons, and 3,72O are
sailing vessels, totaling 514 600 tons.
The oceangoing shipping Of the United
States at the beginning Of the war was
only slightly more than million tons
Some idea Of the widespread activi-
ties Of the Canadian governments
Shipping is given by report on the
locati u of the various vessels Of the
feet on one day recently.
Canadian Fleet Active
In the North Atlantic. or British
tradc, at London, the Canadian Avi-
ator was discharging cargo. At Liv-
erpool the Canadian Ranger and the
Canadian Conqueror had arrived and
a. the same port the Canadian Seicneur
was leading for Canada. The Canadian
Se.tler was discharging cargo at Man
chester and the Canadian Trapper at
Cardiff. The Canadian Volunteer was
at Glasgow unloading. and the Cana
dian Voyager was leading at Cardiff
This makes n.ne vessels of the Cana
dian national feet in British ports
alone on that date Moreover, the
Canadian Carrier was in he Calf Of
st. Lawrence bouhd for Glasgow The
Canadian Navigator was nearing Glas-
cow and the Canadian Signaifer was at
Glasgow The Canadian Otter was on
the way tc London and the Canadian
Raider for London and Cardiff. The
Canadian Miller was loading at Mon
treal for Liverpool.
In the CIlan and Jamaican trade the
Canadian Adventurcr was homeward
bound with cargo of sulphur from
Sabine. Tex. The Canadian Sower was
discharging cargo at Quebec, and the
Canadian Trader had sailed from Ha-
vana for Montreal
In the Barbados, Trinidad and
Demerara service the Canadian Reaver
cleared for Sydney, n. S.. outward
Trinidad for Canada. The Canadian
Observer vas discharging cargo at
Montreal.
Ships in Many Trades
In the South American trade the
Canadian Victor was loading at Mon
treal and the Canadian z anter was
Canadian Spinner was unloading at
buenos Ayfes.
On THAT date in the newly estab-
lished Indian trade, from the Atlant;c
side. the Canadian Pioneer was east
Of Suez, in the Indian Ocean be-
tween Karachi and Bombay, from
which port she was to continue to
Colombo, up the east coast of India
% Calcutta, Rangoon. Singapore
Straits Settlements and on to the
Dutch ports Of Batavia and Sourabaya.
in Java.
In the Pacific service the Canadian
Lxplorer was diseharging at Ne bourne
n Australia, and The Canadian In
'ensor was on her way between Me-
bourne and Vancouver.
The Canadian National Railways and
me Canadian government merchant
marne have concluded satisfactory
arrangements with the Holt eteamship
interests a Liverpool and the British
.Uia steam Navigation Company,
Lmited, for joint services between
Atlantic and Pacific ports in Canada
and the Orient, inc uding India. Al
ready one Of the ships Of the British
!no ,.o Company has called al Cana
dian port, and cargo has been found
1or Il by the Canadian National Rail
ways and the Canadian government
merchant marine. Likewise full
cargo nas been secured By the Briti h
lnaia Company for one OF the ships