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Show (THE CONCRETE SHIP While the war was on and the available steel supply was bhort. the building of concrete ships was started and there was laupehed the concrete steamer ( ape Fear l the time the forecast was made that, in collision, heavy blow would have a shattering effect and disaster would follow. That prediction has been realized. On Friday night the (.'apt Fear was Struck anudship and within three minutes went down. oiintless thousands of wooden and steel ships have been sunk In collisions at sea, but not of them had gone to the bottom in less time. The quick disappearance of th- (Jape Kear brings up the question ques-tion as to whether a concrete thip is as. seaworthy as vessels made from wood or steel, i ' |