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Photographs From Far One of the great surprises of the war was the development of engineering in Italy, particularly in mari- time channels. Italy, which had not been considered a manufacturing nation, was turning out streams of warships of all types, mostly from the plants of Ansaldo & Co., of Genoa. Here is shown the launching of a standard 8100-ton Ansaldo steamer. The material for all the standard steamers launched during the war was purchased in the United States. An Italian ship owned by the Societa Nazionale di Navigazione, controlled by Ansaldo & Co., in war paint. Portuguese Destroyer built by Ansaldo & Co. Former Seattle towboat, Arctic, said to be the smallest armored tug doing over- seas duty in the United States navy. This diminutive craft has made _ several voyages to France convoying submarines and submarine chasers 146