New-York tribune., 1921-03-29
Further Drop
Is Reported in
Shipbuilding
American Yards Are Stated
To Be Constructing Only
Slightly in Excess of
9OO,O 900 Gross Tons Now
Work Chiefly on Tankers
Two of Over 10000 Tons
Completed; One Shipyard
Turning Out 1900 Tons

Further shrinkagc in the amount of
work on hand in American shipyards
for private account is shown by the re-
port of the Bureau of Navigation Of
the Department of Commerce, review
ing conditions at the beginning of this
month.
According to this compilation, 227
steel vessels, aggregating 901 ,229 gross
tons, are being constructed, as COM
pared with 252 vessels Of 977,90S gross
tons on February I. Government ships
building or contracted for by the Ship
ping Board are not included in these
figures.
During February twelve ships, aggre-
eating about $1,000 gross tons, were
completed for private account. Most
of these were tankers. The largest
was the Walter Jennings. 10.S05-ton
tanker built by the Federal Shipbuild-
ing Company at kearny, N. j., for the
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
The vessel viii have a speed of IL 4
knots. Another large oil carrier FIN
shed during the month was the Agwi-
stone, built by the Newport News Ship
building and Dry Dock Company, New
port News, Va. for the Atlantic, Gulf
and West Indies Steamship Company.
The vessel, which is Of 10000 tons
gross, will have a sea speed of 10ie
knots.
Tanker Tonnage Prevails
The Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corpo-
ration turned out at its Fore River
plant, Quincy, Mass, an 8.327-ton
tanker for the Standard Transportation
L Ln1. i
the India Arrow. The Gargoyle,
7,357-ton tanker, was completed by the
Moore Shipbuilding Company, Oakland,
Calf, for the Vacuum Oil Company.
second tanker for the account of
the Atlantic. Gulf and West Indies
Steamship Company, the 7,078-ton
Agwiworld, was completed by the Sun
Shipbuilding Company, of Chester, Pa.
The Union Construction Company, at
Oakland. Calf, turned out the 7,444-
ton tanker Liebre for the General
Petroleum Corporation.
Another of the Submarine Boat Cor
poration's fabricated freighters, the
S,545-ton Suspearco, was completed by
tie company at it's Newark Bay plant.
Another cargo carrier was completed
by the Todd Dry Dock and Construc-
ton Corporation, at Tacoma, Wash
This vessel, which is of 3,2G tons, will
be operated by the Alaska Steamship
Company. She is named the Kenne-
cptt and will have a speed of IL Il
Knots. Two vessels of 3,285 tons each
were finished by the New York Harbor
Dry Dock Corporation Port Jefferson,
l.. l., fer it's own account. These
ships will be known as the Conimicut
and Beezelake.
Large Yards Still Working
OF the work now in hand, the
New York Shipbuilding Corporation, at
Camden, n. j., has nine vessels Of
$3.50 gross tons. The Federal Snip
building Company has ten vessels of
81 400 tons under way at its Kearny,
~ j., plant and seven Of 45,10D tons
at its Chickasaw, Ala, yards. The
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation is
constructing eighteen vessels, aggre-
eating about 125,0o0 tons, at its five
plants.
The largest amount being built at a
single yard, however, is the tonnage
construction at the Chester, Pa, yard
of the Sun Shipbuilding Company.
So far as new orders go, no con-
tracts for any additional large ships
are reported to have been placed with
American shipyards so far this year. A
similar state of affairs is said to pre-
vail in England. There, however, the
reduction in the amount of work on
hand caused by competitions has not
been so marked as in this country.
This is partly due to the greater speed
with which vessels are built here and
partly to the long strike of shipyard
]oners. which has materially deiaye
the fitting up of ships.