| Show flIPPING HIPPING BOARD URGES PROGRAM BE CARRIED OUT Report Shows How Annual J I Enemy Tonn Tonnage gc Has lIas I Been Taken Over 1 I Dec Doe 15 Completion of or I Washington m construe construe- merchant goat eat Ibe II III as U R n no nov W I ja 01 ram th tho coming comins- of or and 3 to I of or extension 4 m further recommended by tho the United I jr g j I board In i Its L Id Congress pub- pub to report cal lIcal r i The question of or a perma- perma j ire C to tOd day ar marino program pros Is 18 left Itt TuV merchant determination tho the board In- In r that i it w will l navo vo BUR suggestions both development dc and I rt nt at tho conclusion of In estl I In progress SO no the tremendous fleet no now tho government tho the reI re- re rat b y I Si how enemy enem tonna tonnage o was rt shows s cred red not only by taking taking taking- over v vesi yes ves- s- s Interned In United States harbors jeTs i and chartering from purchasing it t bY KY likewise had 2 which it tr eT n nations German and Austrian ships K a. a China Slam Brazil Uruguay ua I t nil all aided the United States id ad 5 td the allies In this regard rehard Tho 1 the tho anti and Austrian Aus- Aus repairing rep tc 0 or of vessels vessel amounted to trian I iO 70 Emergency Fleet corporation of or I board owned on November 21 1 ac- ac tic tic- c- c de i to 10 tho the report a n. total of or HiS deadweight ea JI hIp of If 59 19 former German vessels of pi ll 6 deadweight h t tons six former I I sirl i-sirl n vessels aggregating i tons and 36 other ships of 01 lit S tons tOilS I I Dutch Shipping Taken I tor Of the 81 Si Dutch vessels taken over of or orI eier der presidential proclamation 62 I lUO deadweight tons were man- man lied ige IT tY the shipping hoard and the thc Cht tiers b by the nay navy There were ships of deadweight i KJ lS l'S under charter to the tho board boara on onis ont t is date and andt t l American ships of ot deadweight tons under ith making a total fleet of 1386 fIS imel S a aggregating i deal dead tons ow owned ned managed or charI char char- char j by liy the thc shipping board I I J regard to tho the requisitioning ft t American tonnage tho the report says sas perhaps no phase of or the shipping I s work rork h ha has been moro more difficult it adjust ajust fairlY and satisfactorily than thant t Involved In tho the requisitioning of or tJ di 1 for use Nevertheless most own- own rt t have hafe operated co-operated with excellent IC tracts and commitments of or the thet theU t Fleet corporation for tor the U of or ships made nado during the j yur r. r provided for 1296 steel cargo I II of or deadweight de tons 80 SO I M vl tl tinkers tankers of or deadweight Lu 9 91 steel troop ships o of tons two steel hospital g. g ts of or OOOO deadweight eight tons tons' four ful I refrigerator ships of ot OO dead dead- tons 10 ocean going steel ti 14 and eight steel st. harbor tugs and andI I II l' steel barges barge of or deadweight dweight El Elf Contract Made Iode f TU he te wood and composite ship con- con ts called for complete completo wood of or deadweight tons hIs of deadweight h t tons H u ts of or deadweight tons nfl 16 1623 r 3 tU tugs j and J ships of or mm deadweight ton tons From the time limo of Its organization up August Augut 31 n 1918 ISIS says sas the report Ii tle corporation ha had negotiated aggregating 8 2298 2295 vessels vessels essel Ib hb a total of or 14 hi 1 Involving In an nn estimated cost of ot tU sU I with the tho steel ship program tk iii report StateN Malen that of or tho the thorel tyl t. ship construction division have havo havor r a I devoted de to accelerating tho the con- con I of or ships obtaining ships r for forar War ar purposes Improving pt e quality of or new construction and I ships at reasonable prices briar th the year ear ending August 31 31 li were ivere laid ships launched I l iz a m 57 7 ships of or alea deadweight It ir r completed I Tb Ih report declares that a materIal materIal- ty I. I teller letter accomplishment la 19 confident confident- r d 9 during during- the coming coming- year carI ear car I M that granting progress along along b lines was u a made made particularly simplification the and Improvement I f abl and standardization of or tho thio 5 tau W fittings required t I I Wood Mood Ship nf jr f c size br BUh Zith regard to tho the wood ship profs pro- pro C lam the report sl says 8 the thc board has n i zed that moro more careful ul atten- atten s 11 be ie gi gh given e 11 to ships of or large le I tH and to after aeter inv In estl investigation atlon has hns deI deto de- de I recommend that thal efforts bo bois is upon tho construction of oC I tG v Herk woo wood l ship ShIi which t In-t be M aa Strong stroe as the ton I 0 W behl being built and which 1 produced at a n. saving of or apt ap- ap lely 20 per pcr ton At the tho t Urn time pros pros- ten types ipes of or wood of I IH Iii i co ships I i I and and C 0 0 deadweight tons I J i ng turned out J IJo s h ha August i 1 1 Wood ship Ite ea at least one com com- ii lIer i o wood steam steam- Per er calendar r liv I ind tho r report llort I I declares that this average will In Increase In- In crease Concrete ship construction has hns been limited the report states because this type of or vessel Is admittedly less Jess cf- cf than the steel ship as aa a n cargo carso c carrier and because the tho I present hull- hull producing capacity of or tho the country in steel shel and wood ships Is III In excess of or tho producing capacity of ot marino marine en engine on- on gine gino makers and machinery for operating operating oper oper- concrete ships could not be bo made mado available a However contracts for or Co construction n s tru Ct I on o of or f ft live five ye go government government- ye rn m e n t owne owned shipyards for concrete construction construction construction con con- have ha been lleen signed an and work worle b begun gun and th till tho present construction program provides for 38 concrete tankers tankers tankers tank tank- ers and cargo ships of or tons three cargo carso ships of or tons and one car cargo o ship of or tons In n addition plans havo boon prepared for a ton 2500 deadweight ht concrete schooner coal barge barge- and bids Lids asked It being Intended In Intended In- In tended to build 25 5 of oC those AHIr Tonnage During tho the fiscal year ending Juno 30 American vessels of or 40 deadweight tons were transferred to foreign registry permits being granted ranted by tho board when special circumstances circum- circum stances Indicated that th the chan change o would not Injure tho the national Interest During tho the same period foreign built vessels placed under American registry numbered 75 76 75 of or deadweight tons not Including vessels of or Dutch registry taken over by the President Permits for tho construction of or 29 vessels of or deadweight tons for American private Interests an and of or vessels of or deadweight tons tona for foreign Interests wore grantO granted 1 by the shipping board up to October 15 Hi 0 Of or these vessels were wood H and 1 SC 36 concrete Tho The report reviews all tho activities o of tho board oard especially In connection with lih the development of or port and antl barbor harbor bar har bor bar facilities training deck and en engineer en- en officers an and crows for tho merchant merI merchant mer mer- chant marine marine establishment and do- do shipyards and training workmen workmen work work- men mon for them and e establishing housing housing hous hous- ing InS facilities for shipyard workers |
