The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-16
Vessels Launched
 During 1921 Show
 Tonnage Decrease

New Ycrk, May 1e-while the ship Tsros of the world launched more Esfs last year than in 1929 it is mo- Gceabie according to a statement is sued by Lloyd's Register of Shipping, chat the number Of oil-tankers con ,structed increased almost 6 5 per cent. over the 1920 figures.
 Increases are also shown in the number of large vessels being con structed- In comparison with tfir- ty-two ships of 10000 gross tonnage two ships of O,0GO gross tonnage and over reported launched in 1920 there were forty-seven last year.
 In the construction of oil tankers SIo-thtrds of this class was done in the United States. but gains were countries
 The report states that 1.OO6.41S cons were launched in this country 1ast year as against 2.476,253 tons in 1920. while the launchings in Great Britain last year were 1.538,052 tons as compared with 2,055,624 for tne previous year. In other countries tons in 1920 to 1.797.214 tons in last year making a combined total of A. 341 .6i70 tons in 1921 as against B. 861. .669 tons in 1920.
 While the 1920 total of launchings by American Shfpyards was greater than for that of either the British yards or those of other countries, it is stated, the lead of 42G.0 tons over Grcaat Britain for 1920 was transform ed to a British lead of 531, 900 tons last year. while the gap of 1,14s.o0O tons, representing the American lead over other countries in 1920, was con Verted into a lead of 790,0O0 tons for those nations last year.
 Germany Shows Gain.
 For the fi1st time since the war
 cySrg oydg RsEStsr gtDes 9b;nrs gnEes of pEo ees aiR o9her ghy t5nn fna fRe To,feg foE States And the United Kingdom in 4cceased in comparison with 1920, while the American and British totals de- oltnad.
 IAunGhings by German shtpyards d1Hng 1921 are given 5O9.O6 gfoss tons, or 42,00O tons more than Zhe gain for all other countries than eAnertca and Britain, so that the mi nor nations, excluding Germany showed an actual loss on the years output
 The most significant feature of the German returns. the report states, is Ehat they show that the >shipyards of aerEnany have now more than regain ed their pre-war production. Launch 2ngs for that country during 1913 az gregated 4s5,00O gross tons. and as tha& was the record year for launch ing of merchant ships in Germany last years total sets new figure.
 Exceeded Pre-War Total.
 While the production during 1921 less than in the record year of 1919, the output was more than 100000 tons in excess of the 1918 world to- tai.
 Although British shipyards last year launched less in actual tonnage and In the proportion of the worlds total than before the war, the other countries showed gains in both re- apects- While the United Kingdom built considerably more than half of the world total in 1913 the 1921 out put was only slightly more than a third of the aggregate.
 Within the last year the American percentage of the worlds total was cut almost in half, Rritain's percentage countries almost doubled.
 Motorshfp construction continues to gain Vessels to be fitted with internal combustion engines which were launched last year total 306,64 gross tons, as against 1S9,9T7 tons in 1920. A decline is indicated. however. in the ships for 1921 being 1,195. 900 tons, compared with 1,S25, 900 tons the pre-
 Following Great Britain and the United States in the amount of ton mage launched last year come Ger and the British dorninions are next, | tn the order named. Japan and the British donlinions show declines from the 1920 total, but gains were made these countries for the two years was as follows, according to Lloyd's Regis ter
 1921. 1920. Holland 2S2402 1S3,149 | Japan 227,425 4566S2 l Erance 21O,66S 93, ,449 | Italy .164,74S 13319O | Br4ish Dolninions .129 675 2O3644 |
 The total of shipbuilding orders in | hand at the beginning of this year | &hspughout the world, according to | the report, represented 4,457,000 | tRToss tons As a great part of this | daS elready been launched, however, | and little in the way of new work is 1 being placed the 1922 total of launch- Sngs will probably be well below the | Js2f figure of 4. .S41 .000 tons. |
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