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Show W ooden Ships That Pack a Punch IP hen steel became scarce. New England builders of fishing trawlers ivent back to wood. They convinced the navy they could build swift, useful auxiliary ships of wood. And now Uncle Sam's one-ton featherweight mosquito fleet unarm or ed and made of plywood ply-wood have sunk transports and warships. It was a mosquito boat that got General MacArtliur out of Bataan. Ss,' fX'T1"'' S scene in Washington. A coast f i n 2tfjO guard cutter is shown in the f t rcZe. Lct: (Forng o a -1 m -, Rockland, Me. l. -x - . f LfM 1 g-rwtw " " yw-44 I tt I J y : -v . x -i,s x."x m'F0- , "' xj Torpeo0 boat or " " 1 'mosquito' boat. 1 ft At fx x n S-fe-, Ml ti "g8" 4! - f " x ' " ' v3 x ' V 4 x - . . i . A- fv J x Ei .4fc . i x s lrt - , 1 q xff i!f? -' 1 7 ""u"i'8aa' v xv, Picture at top shows a coastal minesweeper. Below: coast guard cabin picket boat, 38 feet in length. :i; . ' . XVX:x" xl1.::"viw. W . x I Stretch of virgin timber in Washington on which logging opera-lions opera-lions are just starting. Mt. Rainier is shown in background. I ! t ... .. ,.- t: . A U. S. navy sub- . T ? I chaser is on her way. ! 4 , rr ' ' |