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Show Over 800 Vessels Under Construction Con-struction From Dreadnaughts to Submarnie Chasers. WASHINGTON, Dec. 11. One single sin-gle printed page constitutes the annual report, made public today, of Rear Admiral Ad-miral David W. Taylor, chief of the bureau of construction and repair although al-though that officer is carrying out the largest naval building program ever entered upon by any nation. More than 800 vessels are under construction con-struction from dreadnaughts and battle bat-tle cruisers of a size never before contemplated, con-templated, to submarine chasers, designed, des-igned, built and sent abroad immediately immedi-ately after the declaration of war. In some cases a year has been savd in tho construction of destroyers. Vessels not expected for delivery until late in 1918 are today In actual service In European waters. Billions of dollars are involved in tho contracts; con-tracts; yet the reports says only that building facilities are being used and exceptional measures to accelerato construction -of certain types have been taken. "These measures are producing results." re-sults." Admiral Taylor concludes, ' summarizing his gigantic task in what is probably the briefest report ever made by a government bureau. ..on |