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Show AMERPPLAJS All Records Broken When Vessel Is Finished and ; Launched in 24 Days. J WASHINGTON, Aug. 3. America is determined to match tho achievement achieve-ment of its overseas forces with the production of ships, Chairman Hurley' -of the shipping board said In a cable-, gram sent today to Lord Northcliffo and Sir James Maclay, British minister minis-ter of shipping. All records in launching vessels, Mr. Hurley said, will be broken by the launching of the 12,000 deadweight-ton deadweight-ton cargo steamer Invincible at the Alameda, Cal., yard, twenty-four days after her keel was laid. All four eastern east-ern fabricating yards, which are at Hog Island, Bristol, Pa., Newark and Wilmington, N. C, are now producing ships, the chairman added. "You know so w.ell the high spirit of American shipbuilders and their friendly rivalry to deliver tonnage;" the cablegram said, "that. you will bo glad to learn that the Alameda, Cal., shipyard tomorrow launches the 12,-000-ton steamer Invincible, built in twenty-four working days. A liberty job from start to finish, as the keel was laid July 4 five seconds after the launching of the sister ship Defiance built in forly working days. The Invincible In-vincible will be under steam in thirty-five thirty-five days. Merchants shipyard (at Bristol) launches first hull today and Hog Island first hull Monday, thus putting to production all four sreat eastern fabricated shipyards, we arc determined to match American miH ,: tary forco with tonnage." t' oo ? |