The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-01-11
Country First Post War Passenger Ship
To Be Launched Today AT ingalls, Yard

The full swing Of the pendu-
lum back into peacetime ship
building will be completed, FRI
day, when the luxury passenger
liner Del Norte is scheduled to.
get its first taste of water at
the ingalls, Shipbuilding Corpor-
alton yard.
The stfeamlined Delta Line
ship will be christened by Mrs.
Rudolph Hecht of New Orleans
at launching ceremonies set for
3 p. m.
AS queen of the South Amer
lean run, she will make her first
trip in the spring and will later
be joined by sister ships, the
Del Sud and the Del Mar, for
which the ingalls, yard also holds
the contract. The Del Norte has
accommodations for 100 passen-
gers-accommodations which IN
clude a beach deck for summing,
pool for swimming, a glass n
closed promenade, deck cafe for
dancing and a hall for relaxation.
The staterooms will range from
single quarters to large apart
ments, attractive and comfort
able with the new feature OF
easement windows instead Of the
usual port holes.
: There will be a midship pas
senger elevator, a modern shop
ping center and a library. The
ships will be air conditioned
throughout. the first passenger
cargo ships to have this feature
in all quarters including those
of the crew.
According to u. S. Maritime
Commission officials. the Del
Norte IS the first passenger ship
TO DE constructed as such since
the war. The company plans TO
put the liners on a 47-day cruise
from New Orleans TO Buenos
Aires and back, allowing q week
in Argentina, three days in Rio
and Sightseeing trips IN Santos
and Montevideo.
New Features
In outward appearance, the
Del Norte is an intriguing glimpse
into future ship designing being
the first vessel 10 incorporate
a number of forward-moving
features. The raked stem and
cruiser stern is an unusual com
bination and the streamlined
aluminium structure which re-
places the usual smoke stack
houses the radio office. radio OPP
orators rooms and a fan room
where the ships air conditioning
equipment will probably be in
stalled. Port and starboard king
posts serve as the functional
stacks.
Mrs. Hecht will have as her
matron and maid of honor her
two daughters, Mrs. f. Evans
Farwell and Miss Dorothy Hecht,
both Of New Orleans. Invita-
tons to the luncheon honoring
the sponsors and TO the launch
jng have been sent to the fol-
lowing out of town guests; Mrs.
Perrin Bestor, Mrs. Macy Fulton,
Mrs. Erwin Little. Mrs, Lebanon
Lyons, Mobile; Theodore Brent,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Il. Drummer, Mr..
and Mrs T. j. Conroy. Com
mander and Mrs. v. NJ. Friede,
MIR. and Mrs. Wilmer Hayward,
Mrs. Alvin p. Howard. Mr.. and
Mrs. George II. Ireland, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry X. Kelley. Mr.. and
Mrs. Warren Kearney, Edgar Lee,
Jr., DR.. J. Adair Lyon. Mr.. and
Mrs. Parks b. Pedriek. DR.. and
Mrs. Joseph w. Reddoch, Mr..
and Mrs. r. r. White and MIR.
and Mrs. George G. Westfeldt,
all of New Orleans. Mrs. Grace
L. Cross, Riverside, ILL., Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph P. Lee, Southport,
Conn.
This launching follows pN on
" a week that of the S. S. Nor
macdawn, passenger-cargo vessel
being built at the local yard for
the Moore Mccormack Line.
Sponsor was Mrs. Ralph Owen
Brewster, wife of the United
States senator from Maine.