The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

December, 1918 in the river leading to the plant is com- paratively shallow. Owing to a mishap at the time of launching, the vessel was not actually: delivered within. the time stated. the delay being caused by the lack 'of = drydock for repairs. However, all the work necessary for the delivery of the vessel was complete and the trial run shipyards have attracted the at- tention of builders throughout the country and recently brought from Chairman Edward N. Hurley, of the United States shipping board a con- gratulatory telegram. Three _ recent achievements of Washington and Ore- gon yards have been much out of the ordinary and all were accomplished dur- ing the last month, as follows: Skinner @ © Hddy 7 Corp.; Seattle, launched 8800-ton steel steamer WEsT MAHOMET in 4614 working days, there- by reducing the yard's former record by 2% days. Grays Harbor Shipbuilding , Corp., Aberdeen, Wash., delivered the 4000- ton wooden steamer ABERDEEN in 22% working days, the vessel having been launched in the record breaking time of 17%4 working days. Seattle-North Pacific Shipbuilding Co., Seattle, launched 9400-ton - steel steamer OzeTTteE in 84 working days; claimed to be a record for a yard's first offering. While October's launching does not show as great a volume of tonnage as some previous months of the pres- ent year, the month witnessed 11 wooden steamers and-7 large steel R ECENT records of Norte Pacific vessels sent into the water from Ore-. gon and Washington plants. All the yards in that territory are work- ing with efficient organizations and as they are becoming better co-ordi- nated, the output of tonnage - will continue at a high mark.. During the winter months, construction will not cease-on account of weather condi- tions for the Pacific northwest can build ships throughout the year with- out interruption. : During the month, the Foundation yards, Tacoma, Wash., launched the seventeenth auxiliary steam vessel for the French government, the contract having called for 20. The Skinner -& Eddy Corp. has contributed three 8800-ton steel carriers, making a total of 35 steel steamers launched from this plant since Sept. 1916, 33 being now in commission, of which | 2? are in the service of the United States government. Only 5 more ves- sels of the 8800-ton type remain to be launched at this plant. Skinner & Eddy have already 'begun a new con- tract to build 9600-ton steel steamers for the government. The West Ma- HomET, the last vessel sent into the water by this plant, is the nineteenth of the original contract for 20 vessels awarded by the government. The com- pletion of this contract was set for July 1, 1919, but so efficiently has this plant functioned that the contract will 'easily be completed by Jan. 1, 1919. Yard No. 1 is now engaged in building "much needed ships of the larger type. THE MARINE REVIEW made within the time originally specified. The Strep, ready for sea, is shown in the large illustration. W. H. Benson superintendent of hull construction. is shown at the left, and H. E. D, Gould superintendent of machinery, at the right. It 4s largely dtie to the efforts of these men that the Strep was fitted completely in such record-breaking time. the launched at Tacoma yards of the Todd Dry Dock & Construction Co. In addition to completing the 4000- sixth vessel of the new The Yuxon is 7500-ton type ton wooden steamer ABERDEEN in a world record performance, the Grays Harbor Ship Building Corp. launched three vessels of this type within a period of 30 days. Originally intended as a motorship the schooner Bricut, launched by the National Shipbuilding Co., Seattle, will use only sails. Delay in obtaining en- gines caused the owners to alter their plans. Consequently the Bricur will have topmasts installed and will oper- ate entirely under sail. She is the largest sailing vessel launched on Puget sound. The Emergency Fleet corporation has awarded a contract to the Elliott Bay . Shipbuilding Co., Seattle, for five 2500- ton wooden barges. Construction on them...has .started,. -[his. is the frst contract of this kind placed in the north. Pacific. -It is understood. they may be used in the coal trade in. the Atlantic. On the British Columbia side, the wooden shipyards have recently taken large contracts to build wood vessels for the French and Italian govern- ments. Private owners are seeking op- portunity to place contracts but prac- tically all the yards on the British Columbia side are tied up with work for. allied governments. At United States ports, the shipping board has first call on all shipbuilding facilities so that private contracts are difficult to place at the present time. It is thought that as soon as the shipping board stops ordering wooden vessels, there will be a large amount of work award- ed by private owners. Considerable interest attaches to the future of the Foundation yards at Tacoma, Wash., and Portland, Oreg. A year ago, these plants began a con- tract for 40 wooden auxiliary steamers for the French government. This con- tract has practically been completed. It is known that officials of the com- pany are soon to make an announce- ment as to their plans. It is believed that other large contracts are in con- templation although what type of ves- sel will be built is not yet known. The only announcement obtainable at this time is that the Tacoma and Port- land yards will continue in operation upon the completion of the present contracts. The Washineton and Oregon launch- ing record for October follows: Oct. 1--Borringeau, 3500-ton wooden steamer by Barbare Bros., Tacoma, Wash. Oct. 1--Bockonorr, 3500-ton wooden steamer by Pacific-American Fisheries Co., Bellingham, Wash. Oct. 26--West ZEDA, 907 = The vessel was originally contracted for by the Pan American Petroleum & Transport Co., New York, and was taken over by the shipping board last year. She is a sister ship of the Grorce W. Barnes, which was delivered this year by the Fore River plant to the shipping board. The Fore River plant has specialized on steel ships for years. Oct. 24--Bricut, 3500-ton wooden schooner by National Shipbuilding Co., Seattle. Oct. 5--Werst Mapaker, 8800-ton steel steamer by Skinner & Eddy Corp., Seattle. Oct. 14--West Enpara, 8800-ton steel steamer by Skinner & Eddy Corp. Oct.. 19--West Manomer, 8800-ton steel steamer by Skinner & Eddy Corp. : Oct. S8--EG@AaLiTE, 3000-ton wooden steamer by Foundation Co., Tacoma, Wash. : Oct. 17--VatuLy, 38000-ton wooden steamer by Foundation Co., Tacoma, Wash. Oct. 1--ApDway, 3500-ton wooden steamer by Nil- sen & Kelez, Seattle. Oct. 18--CaDDAPECK, 3800-ton steel steamer by ° Albina Engine & Machine Works, Portland, Oreg." Oct. 19--Fort Seward, 3500-ton wooden steamer by Grant Smith-Porter Co., Portland, Oreg. Oct. 9--AIMWELL, 8500-ton wooden steamer by G. M. Standifer Construction Corp., Van- couver, Wash. Oct. 18--BRooKHAVEN, 4000-ton wooden steamer by Grays Harbor Shipbuilding Corp., Aberdeen, Wash. Oct. 25--BRooKLAND, 4000-ton wooden steamer by Grays Harbor Shipbuilding Corp., Aber- deen, Wash. Oct. 5--Appison, 3500-ton wooden steamer by Sanderson & Porter Shipbuilding Co., Ray- mond, Wash. Oct. 26--Yukon, 7500-ton steel steamer by Todd 'Drydock & Construction Co., Tacoma, Wash. Oct. 26--West Cospaut, 8800-ton steel steamer by Columbia River Shipbuilding Corp., Port- land, Oreg. 8800-ton steel steamer by Northwest Steel Co., Portland, Oreg. The Port Arthur Shipbuilding Co., Ltd... Port. Arthur; . Oni: «recently launched the steel freighter War Horus. This vessel is a steel screw, single deck, general freight carrying ship with a straight stem and semi-elliptical stern with poop, bridge and forecastle. She is built on the traverse system with inner bottoms throughout. Her general dimensions are as follows: Leneth overall, feet 4.75. 261 Length between perpindiculars, feet 251 Molded depth, feet... .,.0..3-6.4- 23 Molded breath,' feet... +2. /.,.2.. 6. 43% 'Ponnaee, @6OSd siecle ee 2240 Tonnage, deadweight Cargo will be handled by means of four steel derrick masts fitted with eight booms. Each boom is served by a 7x12 inch reversing type double-drum steam winch. The vessels propulsion machinery con- sists of a triple-expansion surface- condensing engine with cylinders 20%, 3414 and 55 inches bore x 40 inch stroke. Steam is generated by two scotch boil- ers 15 feet in diameter and 11 feet long. The working pressure is 190 pounds per square inch and the engine develops 1500 indicated horsepower. The vessel was built to the order of the Imperial Munitions Board.