Salt Lake Telegram | 1940-05-31 | Page 4 | Fast Building of Vessels Set

FAST BUILDING OF VESSELS SET WASHINGTON May 31 UP RI- RI Two shipbuilders submitted proposals proposals pro pro- to the navy Friday to cut six months months' from the time tIme now required required required re re- re- re to build destroyers destroyer The concerns the Bath Iron IronWorks IronWorks IronWorks Works Bath Me and and the Federal Federal Federal Fed Fed- eral Shipbuilding and Dry Dock company Kearny N. N J. J bidding on four ton 1630 destroyers offered offered offered of of- to complete them in irs 18 months whereas 24 months is the shortest construction time under present contracts Their proposals were in response to the navys navy's efforts to speed shipbuilding shipbuilding shipbuilding ship ship- building to the utmost as a part of the current preparedness program