The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1941-05-30
u. S. NAVY EXPROPRIATES
MORMACPENN AS CREW
PREPARES TO SET SAIL
Pn.earoala Built snip Tak<n Over AZ lngaas shipyard VITA
in Fs~ Hours OF scAsauass
sailing for New Vera

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mornizR wheu fha q q M0nac-
pEfln snfss1 frean r~MscaEnslA fer
me q g Naxy YMraH 81 Claarhss-
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changed ard rxrsosnted 70 suit ire
uaeez m the Navy. Jut hos ahE
snip waA BE eouvertec b nU kzHEsn
k0cafay.
Emrortea ny tngx the Mmuane-
penn. which 4 2eek hgn eefufefed
rs trial rims setting tmo nEm
rpcnzen moxhd seaw4sa taresagn tze
PzsraesaA ehkfszssi at nozA
lnxxructtenn a~Htl1ewsEir4 ne IT,
500 ton ship 70 BE- turned over %
ne Mary instead 81 khe HoGre-Ar-
CaExnMek Lines for mh9za 2ze wae
originally built we're axd0nn and
more or less surrwntrE. CMpA
spAuldlnw arrives - PaAnEealA
wednesday AZ mon and uent a.
rect 10 Ine ingalls, &ntpea1Ading co
plant. where the boat w1s construct
ec and took command Te rezsa
Al that time wnk set 90 sail Scr
delivery IN New YoEk % the MooFe-
Mccormack Lanes
TIE M0rmAcpenn sailed wlth q
Moo<e-Nccurrnaek Lines Uew and
u1n 70 directly % Charleston It's
crew. after delivery of the boat
wsn ne returned 20 Mobile where
Il Vas recruited
me snip Is the newest Of four all
welded steel C-s type ships launch
&c ana complsted By ingalls, ship
building Corporation AZ P2xraguala
during tae past year. II b the
S~conc such vessel 70 - taken ever
h4 the Navy without warning The
s s Exrhscuer. first OF the ships
nsEslt here o. the Ingalls, Company.
was taken ever b the Navy nearly
q year aeo and has been converted
into 8 Naval vessel and Is now nam
I'd the U 8 P0curnnke.
The Murm2cpenn Was scheduled
e sal for New YORK on WeeneS-
oay morning when instructions
were received from the Maritime
Commission 70 hold I'D delfvcry.
Two other snlps built here for
ne N0ore-McCormaek Lines are
uuu IN service carrying cargoex BE-
tweent Eastern Atlantic and South
American ports. Tne Mornacpenn
originally was said 70 have cost
ao800c 10 alterations we're made IN
k7.60o00o. however. nearly 81
the original plans 70 make II one Of
the most modern ships afioat
sin Mare Ships
A = 0nasHick. general manager
e tie ingalls, s~liipbuEldlng Cor-
rarnfa1u. yesterday confirmed re-
Parts issued saElssr IN the week
thax his firrn had beer auszT1ed ne
contract Tor constructing SIX a6-
ditinElal C-s type ships. similar %
the Mormnepenx4 az TIE yards here
IN PnscagUula. Construction work
on these boats viii not Be started
for several months yet.
Although no official information
has been given Is % the cost Of tie
ships. Il Is expected that they viii
cost approximately So. 100000.
Preparations also are being made
- the Ingalls, Yards for construc-
ton q four submarine n~et-layerx
for the U. s Navy. They viii cost
approximately SO Doo000.
Ths building formerly occupied
By the plant Of the Plnelano Bag
Corp Is nov being demolished 70
make way for the construction Of
ways and other equipment TO Be
used IN constructing the net-layers
Also under construction at the yards
are toe more ways for construct
ing additional ships
Three passenger ships az the
yards are now entering the final
stages Of construction The first 20
be completed. the 9 9 African
Comet. VIII be launched on June -
The ships are scheduled 20 be de-
livered 70 the South African L1nes