New-York tribune., 1921-06-01
Maritime Miscellany
NEW YORK

May 31--1he Todd Shipyards CORPORA tion
has added three floating docks to its ship
repair facilities These additions give the
five New York plants of the Todd corpora .
ton total of eighteen floating dry docks
and two craving docks, the latter being the
only craving docks. outside those in the
Brooklyn navy yard, in New York harbor.
With the three floating docks on the
Pacific Coast at Seattle the Todd corpora
ton operates total of W anty- three docks.
The three docks recently acquired have
been divided between the plants of the
Dry Docks, Inc, In Brooklyn. and the
Tfetjen &c Lang Dry Dock Company in
Hoboken.
The Todd corporation says 1t has the
distinction of being the worlds largest
ship repair organization.
Seventy destroyers attached to the At
lantic fleet, which have been here for two
weeks to give their crews shore leave de-
parted to-day for their summer base at
Newport, r l.
Str Pocahontas, previously reported as
having arrived al Boston after making re-
pairs to engines at Newport, r l. and
which was due to sail from Boston last
morrow night.
BALTIMORE. May a1-The new Ship
ping Board steamship Buckeye State was
slightly damaged by fire at her pier here
to-day. Officials of the Matson Line,
which operates the vessel. said she would
sail for San Francisco next Saturday as
The blaze started in the boiler room
supposedly from spark from gas torch
igniting oil waste. 1t confined to the
boiler room. She is of schooner rig and
is registered at 10, 00O gross tons. The ves-
sci is designed for heavy freight traffic and
is driven by four turbines. she is 51S feet
IN length and has a beam of fifty-four feet
The steamship reached Baltimore on
April ~ and was reported to be taking on
cargo for San Francisco.
FALMOUTH, Eng. May 27-Shipping
Beard Bound Brook HeIsingfors for
Brest and previously reported as having
put into Queenstown with condenser dam
to-day.
HALIFAX, May so-The American fish
ing schooner Esperanto, which won the
races last fall from the Lunenburg, n. S..
schooner Delawana foundered to-day one
and a half miles south of Sable Island
The fishing schooner Elsie II stood by the
Esperanto, but radio messages which Were
sent by q patrol did not mention IL the
crew had been taken off. The United
States Navy radio stations at New York
all chip, ndeaVoring to find out if any one
has picked up Captain Tom Benham and
JACKSONVILLE. May 2s- Shipping
Board steamer Oskaloosa, previously re-
ported as having circulation pumps broken
down and short of fresh water, arrived
NORFOLK, May 30-Schr Senator, ST.
Vincent. c. v, for New Bedford, Mass, has
been reported spoken 800 miles off Cape
Henry short of provisions; supplied by
Coast Guard cutter Manning and proceeded
Tor destination.
Announcement is made by the States
Marine Company, of Baltimore, that be-
ginning with the steamship Tonesit, ex-
pected here about June 20, all the steam
ships or its Baltimore Scandinavia run
VIII call at Norfolk to complete cargo.
Cotton, tobacco and -four are expected to
be the principal exports from this port to
Christiania, Gothenburg and Copenhagen,
where the States Marine steamships dis
charge. E Z. Palen & Co. will act as
local agents for the line. The sailings will
be monthly.
PHILADELPHIA, May S0--Shipping
Board steamer Chariot, which sailed from
this port May "a for London and Hamburg,
reports that at $50 a. M. yesterday she
encountered engine trouble and had to
anchor off Greenwich for repairs. Repairs
completed and she proceeded to-day.
PORTLAND, Ore. May 30--The Colum-
bla River was cleared of all steamships
which had. been held up by the ma rine
strike when the West NiVaria sailed from
here Friday; she sailed for the Orient with
tull cargo of lumber and general freight
and was manned by non-union crew.
ST JOHNS B. May 96-Srttsh Str
Canadian Trader, Montreal for Demerars
which arrived at this port on May23, has
serious fire in after hold.
WASHINGTON, May 30--The steamship
Martha Washington, of the Atunson Line
which was detained for several weeks at
Buenos Ayres a result of the contro-
yersy with the labor unions. will sail
Wednesday. the State Department is ad-
vtsed.' The advices said the ship finished
unloading May 26 and is now coaling.