The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1943-10-08
Army Engineers Conduct Hearing Here
On 3O-FOOt Channel To Horn Island
Would Also Be Widened To 300 Feet Under
Proposed Plcn: Present And Future Needs
Require Change. Ingalls, President Sdys

The proposed widening and
aeepensne 81 the channel from
Tire LAM bridge ever ire pasca
FaUia fleef H. Horn laiaud Pass
which weala make paseae1uls
eae az re Haaf desirable ports
ca uie Ga0 Coast wss taken an
8ef ads aensenf hv tEe United
States Army Engineers following
s hsafsrR held here Monday 81
the paseagauia Community
House
The present channel Is 30 rset
n wbjth waah q depth ct approx
mastely e feet representing IN
authorized depth 81 - FEET plus
foot oVef depth and ? Ieet pre-
maintenanrs depth
The request for w5eazs sa@
deepening e the chauael wouia
bring it e 5 width Ct 500 feet
vith . minimum aepth Of "a
feet wilh . a-foot overdepth
and an Increased width and depth
Of channel through Horn Island
Fssx
II acted upon favorahiy. this
would enable Pascagoula to han
die the largest types Of ocean
SONG nesga 81 its riverside
docks
Eavissefs Hoid rssrins
The hearing Is conducted BY
Lt-CaL II / Collins. district L.
S Army Engineer, r n Rade
macher, second engineer Geosse
VI Cox engineer, and " T.
DOiive assistant engineer al u
Mobile
Attending the hearing and tes-
tifving 70 the necessity of the
Wlaensd and aeepened channel
were p ] Duff. assistant 10 l..
K Sanford. regional director a.
he NarBine Commission Monra
= Lanla nresaaent of Ire In
CALLS SiapDalIaing Corporation
y Is Guest executive vice
president X VI Burnham ugesi-
dent o. TIE Jackson County Board
If Supervisors. Hermes : eau
ter . member Of the Board and
Captain II II Collie head Of the
Collie Towing Company 4 num-
Der Of other citizens attended a.
spectators
Mr. LanIer opened the hearing
with testimony 10 the effect that
the PaseaR0ula shipvard IS
termed BIZ the Maritime Commits
son ar q long range yard and
that she yagd Is producing only
vessels Of the C-3 design mith .
displacement e 1900 gross tons
Definite plans are now beng
made he sala for d sa5slan-
tai post war shiphnidlng pro-
gram. calling Tor . larger type OF
cargo and eargo-passengef
Plan Dry Dock
IL IS also planned 70 install
arv dock facilities a. the Pasca-
Fohla yard for the re-canveFsion
q vessels that have heen al
tered 70 sun war conditions and
% place These again II peace
ume service Mr. Lanier said
He also pointed out that the
primary need u the widened and
depend channel Is that the large
eesseis beng nnlt by TIE ship.
ward here have e leave the yard
and negotiate me channel walih-
aBt any ballast placing the yes
sci Ia hazard due - the difficulty
II navigation without the vessel
being bailasfed Also because of
nuetuaton Of fhe depth caused
y the action Of WfpS and tide Il
S impossible = depend CT 8 mn
anam low tide level 81 ans def
rite time haf departures mast
be scheduled wel in advance
and must leave a. the tGmle aud
aag SET be added
The deade eight tonnage
through TIE channel including
delivery q vessels and vessels ca
see trials since the beginning 4
operations q tf.e yard we're gs
- oY Dir Lanler as fellows
1916 so8a tons isAI. eaees
tons 1912 1900 tors Is4z 20
azte} 2l6 co tens ls4s ESTIMATED
baIsuce} . 0aa tons The ax
lstEng contracts ~ ls44 - 90
ed VIII require the passage
thFo4gh ms ehaael " 3 minlnam
i so &0 tons ~ added
NaTiaation Unsafe
Mr LanIeF also pointed CIT
that en- places where lie channel
rs tended e shaal the eezsa
even leaving ne Wet daek Light
lad 50 little clearance that EsaV
aTseeed maz ham tie baEIaa
1u1 naf without ballast : As
aaf safe - naeIgale them = the
Hzu1H excerpt Z e lesa azZm
Plans ~ - duaoek - s
pr W AmaEEan ana aaHslsn
es are 80 ean1nseaI g. II
zzng - asHlh af - z
- SIR IaaIa aid ana -
zha n-creaaaa aenth i aaa