Show I SHIPS AFTER WAR NE NEEDING REPAIRS PEP AIRS n Rear Admiral R. R S. S Griffin Declares Efficiency Is 15 Reduced Dy By Associated Press W WASHINGTON Nov The The eWI effi- effi of many ships of the navy has been reduced by continuous operation I during the war without the tho usual overhauling overhauling overhauling over over- hauling and a large expenditure of money will be bo required to put them In repair Rear Admiral R. R S. S Griffin I chief of the bureau of steam engineering engineer engIneer- ing lag said today in his annual report Tho The propelling machinery particularly suffered the report said but owing to the tho expert service performed by the navys navy's repair ships not a single combatant combatant com com- batan ship was withdrawn from serIce service service ser ser- vice Ice during the tho war unless repairs were previously scheduled Activities of the bureau during the year have been marked by a 3 highly satisfactory prosecution of engine construction construction construction con con- to meet the new shipbuilding In ing program rather than b by new technical technIcal technical tech tech- developments de the report said The electrical propulsion system on the tho dreadnought New Mexico which has been adopted for all future big I ships was wall commended In the report which said Raid the New Mexico had dem dem- demonstrate I n saving In fuel of or approximately matel mutely 20 per cent |