Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-14
CLARENCE SAMUEL. KING
On Marine Week

rT,UE celebration Of Marine Week in Phia-
l. dclphia this week marks the accession nl
this port to the commanding postioh III
world ship construction circles. acccr1ihs '"
Clarence Samuel King. secretary OF the AZ
lsntic Coast Shipbuilding Association ana
member of the industrial relations committee
of the Chamber Of Commerce.
Mr.. King says:
"In period Of four years PhlIadelpha
has stepped from the position OF SNIP
building section Of importance 10 hmprirn iJ
the position of leadership of the entire "orid
War produced this change. but the pass
ing of war is not going to put Phi!adelPhla
bnck in it's old place. II is true that IN"
ultimate status of Hog, Island is IN doubt
II may or may not be retained ior Sh'r
building purposes. But even wlthomt II
philadelphia-and by that ] mean the i'CIa
ware river in it's stretch above and below
the city-stll will remain the greatest snip,
bnilding center in the world. with the raplu
adjustment to peacctme conditlons ronI
nIrtod We are out TO keep the merchant
marine Of the United States in the forefront
and our facilities are equal TO the task
The Delaware is no longer the Clyde Of
America: the Clyde is the Delaware OF
Great Britain Ships launched here san t"
the four corners OF the world Here ar"
TronsatIantic liners are christened In the
yards along her banks. These shipDul'dlhs
nIants are scenes of restless activity both
day and night. Well may the PhiladeIphiHn
bc proud Of the fact that this vicinity rs the
first in shpbuilding in the entire world
Wonderful Response In War
I'm considering the shipbuilding industry
of Philadelphia and vicinity the mihd IS most
impressed by the wonderful results that were
achieved during the world war, Nhen the
cali came for ships, ships and more ships.
the most generous and prompt response came
from those ways whose keels FIRST kissed IN"
Delaware. The menace OF the submarine
had to be conquered. Fighting shlps' tanK'
ers TRANSPORTS and freighters we're nm I'M
pcrativo necessity. Speed was all important
The Yards along the Delaware all tn"
way from Bristol 10 Wilmington were the
chief factors in supplying the need, INT"
human rlpment-executyeS ana WorkTrs-
snrnng to the gigantic task and produced re
suits that had been deemed impossible. They
wrote glowing pages in history Shipyards
ame into being as II by magic, and all kinds
Of craft were produced at rate nothing less
than marvellous.
I'm the heart Of Philadelphia is ship
ward the name of which IN a household word
in the shpbuiIding world-that OF cramps
/, il officially the William Cramp " sons
shin aud Engine Building Company. This
ward was founded in 1880 to build wooden
ships The enterprise has kept pace with
progress and today rivals any Shipyard in
the entire world.
''llere have been produced some OF The
most efficient torpedobOats Of which the gov.
rrnment was in such dire need during the
war.
Here we're built the ST. Paul and the
! 81 Louis The St. Paul held the trans
! atlantic record for speed in lS06
Here were built the Great Northern nd
! Northern Pacific. which were taken to tn"
| Pacific coast trade and with other ships of
! this yard were used as transports TO take
our troops over there
Big Yard in Camden
Across the river in Camden is the big
ward Of the New York Shipbulding Corpora .
ton Operating today the largest self ron e
tained plant of its kind in the world, it IL
rnuipped to build entirely within its own
ward from raw materials any type Of ship
from collier 10 passenger liner aud from de
| stroyer to SuperdrcadnOught
designed primarily for the construction
, of large passenger carrying vessels the ~
banded facilities of the yard are contributing
| 10 the American merchant marine many ol
the most important groups of those ocean
liners now being built for our merchant fleet
and at the same time adding more navaI
vessels to that splendid list whose service
records made renowned the name Of the New
York Shipbuilding Corporation.
THE shipway capacity of its entire plant
now comprises five large double ways, eight
large single ways and ten smaller shipwayt
| frr the construction Of destroycrs and otheI
| shall craft. giving total shipway capacit,
/ OF twenty eight vessels of ordinary Size il
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