BRISK SHIPBUILDING

Colonist, Volume LX, Issue 14642, 21 February 1918, Page 3

BRISK SHIPBUILDING

186,809 TONS IN 13 DAYS

, Between October IS and NoA'ember 1, 191/ shipbuilders in ail parts of the world except Australia turned out either steam or sailing vessels, the number of new entries . in' Lloyd:s supplement to Ihsllepistor of Shipping for that period being 76, with a totaftonnage_of 186,809. These figures jnve a fair idea of what enormous pressure is being .introduced in shipbuilding centres, l.he proportion of steel siiips is very favourable, the British yards easily leading the output. Judging by itho figures given in connection with the steel ships, it is apparent that the standardised ship is well under way, there being several of similar dimensions on the list. The Canadian yards, which some time ago made arrangements for the building of a large licet of auxiliary schooners" are well represented in the latest supplement -which has reached Sydney. All the schooners are built of wood aond of varying tonnage, the biggest bein«----1841 tons. One auxiliary wooden schooner, fitted with twin screAvs Avhich appears in the supplement, was built at Aberdeen (Washington, and is 2500 tons.

Prior to the Avar it Avas customary for some shipping iirrus to look to the classics for names for their ships, but a change has come about New registered names, such as War Son" War Grange, War Heather, War Lion, War Shell, War Signal, War Hero, War Hostage, War.Tiger, and War Rambler, are being given to the ships that are replacing submarine losses