New-York tribune., 1921-01-06
Ship Output of
TeutOn Plants
Grows Rapidly
s Present Production Said To
"a Be OH a Yearly Basis of
100000 Gross Tons, the
Shipping Board Is Told
krupp Yards Reorganized
Can Now Construct Large
Merchant Vessels; Repair
Work Is Lost by British

Snipouilding production IN Germany
s now on basis of 100000 gross tons
sper year. according to advices re-
seived by the Shipping Board. This
Xsure represents a substantial increase
v5er the pre-war rate OF output, and is
Indicative OF the rapidity with which
E.smany is pressing her efforts to Sc
Cre new merchant marine.
No official figures regarding the
sta.us OF the German shipbuilding in
dustry have come out of Germany
since the war. and every effort appar-
sntly has been made by the German
government 10 withhold information
xagarding what is actually being done.
According to Swedish newspapers,
contracts in the hands of German
shipyards amount to about $50 900
gross tons, of which about 100000 tons
comprises shelter-deck tramp steamers.
Krupps' Germania yards at Kiel are
said to have under construction ive
large vessels. but it is indicated that
these will have to be delivered to the
Allies, as work on them was begun be-
fore the armistice. These particular
yards are at present employing about
5000 men, as compared with 10000
before the war. Merchant vessels of
from 100 to 10000 tons can be built by
the Krupps in the Germana yards,
which have been completely reorgan-
ized for the construction of merchant
vessels.
German Shipyards Active
Some indication of the activities OF
German shipyards is given by British
shipping papers. It is stated tha. the
end Of November saw half dozen rev
hulls launched in Germany. The Bre-
mer Nulkan Works put afloat the
l2,O00-ton Artus. built for Hugo Shines.
This vessel was contracted for during
the war and will be registered with the
SHINES subsidiary company, Artus
Reederei. at Danzig. The same yard
has completed the 1900 tonners,
Abessinia and Alexandria, both for the
Hamburg American Line.
The Henry Koch yard ct Lubbock is
reported to have delivered the Deutsch-
feldt, of 7.417 tons deadweight, for the
account OF the Continental Reederei, OF
Hamburg, which will put her in the
South American trade The Vulkan
yard at Stettin has launched the
Aleppo for the Deutsche Levant Line.
! The Aldeberan, of 7.69S gross tons, has
been delivered by the Bremen Vulkan.
This vessel, which was constructed for
German owners, has been sold to Dutch
interests.
Blohm e. Voss, Of Hamburg, who
Pullt the Bismarck, the biggest liner in
the world. have issued their annual re-
port for 1920, which shows a gross
brotit Of about s6,500.o00, as compared
Filth about S3,000,000 the previous year.
The net profit is given as about $780,
o00. after allotting about $1,950,0 to
reserve. A dividend oe 5 Il per cent is
TO be paid on preferred shares and one
Of per cent on the common stock.
The Blohm & Eoss directors state
that coal and steel shortage seriously
handicapped the yards during the year
under onsideration, and that the re-
suits OF the new years activity will
depend upon conditions regarding these
, commodities.
British Lose Repair Work
British shipyards have also been
handicapped by the situation regarding
steel. but recent advices indicate that
conditions are improving and some re-
cessionl in prices are reported More
concern now attcnes 70 the results of
the strike OF the workers in the repair
yards OF the Liverpool district. After
having been out ten weeks the men,
By vote of 730 to 63o, decided upon Il
resumption OF work. Nothing was
gained by the workers, but the idle
ness Of the repair yards was accom-
panied by the transfer of much repair
york from British firms to the Cont
nent, and notably to Rotterdam.