CANADIAN MARINE

Evening Star, Issue 16987, 8 March 1919, Page 2

CANADIAN MARINE

SHIPS OF NEW FLEET

LAUNCHING AT MONTREAL.

The first of the ships of the Canadian Government's new mercantile marine fleet have been launched by the Vickers yard at Montreal, when the steamers Canadian Pioneer and Ganajrian Voyager took the water after their christening by Lady Borden. The Canadian Pioneer is a vessel of 8,100 tons, and the Canadian Voyager is 4,350 tons. The keel of the- former was laid on Julv 13 last. At the luncheon following the launching- ceremony the Minister of Marina announced that the Government had under construction at th# present time 39 steel vessels. He pointed out that the Government were providing the necessarv shipping facilities in order to enable Canadian manufacturers and business men to secure a substantial share of the export trade offering in Great Britain, fche other Overseas Dominions, and in allied countries. The Minister looked forward to the time when the flag- of the Canadian, mercantile marine would be eeet) in every important port in the world over ships carrying- products of the mine, field-, forest, and industrial centres of the Dominion. It was stated that the Government's fleet would be -under the control of a board of directors, who would be given a free hand in its management an 4 operation.