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these cruisers are called for in April and work should commence by July. The absorption of all shipping board surplus tankers and the fast ap- proaching obsoles- cence of its other vessels should have a good effect in stimulating a _ de- mand for merchant ships. Whether op- erated by the gov- ernment or turned over to private op- erators the United States lines without question will be continued. Its ulti- mate success and an increasing fav- orable attitude of the traveling pub- Ferry ~ Bay, Rivers Carrerry ~ Lakes Analysis of American Merchant Shipbuilding ~ 1926 Recip. | Recip.|Turb. |Diesel DieElec| TurElecdTur-Elec.| Types ar Vessels | No. SS |'SH"| Sit eit) oa] emt Eo ae Sep See Bee which was before the last congress. Though conditions are not good, shipbuilding, for our domestic trades, including coastwise, bays and rivers, Great Lakes and inland rivers, goes on and is showing some improvement. A study and complete survey of merchant shipbuilding for the calendar year 1926 shows the actual conditions of the in- dustry and brings out many impor- tant facts in re: gard to types of vessels and motive power. All steel merchant powered ss lic will depend on the addition of new large and _ attrac- Speciale Qcean | vessels of 100 gross tons and over com- pleted, under con- tive. ships. iIm- struction or con- l 2 proved shipping conditions the world over is noted in the number of inquiries received and more orders would undoubtedly be placed except for the striking differential in cost at American and foreign yards. This disparity must be laid to the higher costs here of labor and material. The shipyards in this case un- like other industries are competing in a world market while not being able to procure in the same market their materials or labor, and at the same time getting none of the benefits of our established policy of protection. It seems only fair that this essential industry should receive in effect the protection afforded all other in- dustries by some such application of the pro- tective principle as suggested in the Pepper bill tracved for m American ship- yards from Jan. 1, 1926 to Jan. 1, 1927 are listed on pages 56, 57. In this list. are 121 vessels with their names or hull numbers, name of builder, owner, principal characteristics and in- tended service. From this list 27 vessels, repre- senting through duplication 45 out of the total 121 have been selected as distinctive and typical of the present requirements of owners and the modern developments in efficient engineering and hull design. s Each one of the 27 vessels so selected is illus- trated and described with all essential particu- lars of hull and machinery in the following pages from 14 to 66. This grouping together (Continued on Page 74) Distinctive Ships-~Where to Find Them Passenger Ships Name and Service Page Algonquin, Coastwise: ice ae 14 California, New York-San Francisco............ccc600. 18 City of Keansburg, Excursion, Bay...............000 60 Fairfax, Coastwise::6...cdis.coc 34 Troqueis, Coastwise 4.2.0 15 John Cadwalader, Baltimore-Phila., Canal.......... 388 Malola, San Francisco-Hawaii .......0..ccccccccsocsossessee 22 Peter Stuyvesant, Hudson River .......cccccccccccsssees 20 Yarmouth, Boston-Yarmouth, N. S......ccccccceseeses 24 Freighters Col. James Pickands, Great Lakes—Bulk Cargo 17 Steel Chemist, Great Lakes to Montreal.............. 36 Ferries American Legion, New York bay...........ccccccccccceeee 44 Charles C. Donoghue, Boston Harbor.................. 59 Presne, San Francisco bays 50 Ferries (contd.) Name and Service Page Gov. Moore, New York. Harbor.c.cc...::ccctcceue 63 Grand Rapids, Carferry, Great Lakeg.................. 46 Louisiana, Catamaran, Mississippi ...............0000 65 Peralta, San Francisco bay....c6.5.0..5...05.4. 26 Philadelphia, Delaware YiVer .........0:c:ccccceseceresseese 61 Tankers Gulfpride, Port Arthur-New York...................000 28 Richlabe, San Francisco bay.:.....;...c.0cca8 62 Sunoco, Coast and Barge Canal... coun. 32 Towboats Belfont, Western rivers 3.46. ee ee ca 64 Nashville B., Western river.........cccccccssssssssesssseses 66 N. Y. Central No. 34, New York harbor.............. 48 Special Types Northland, Coast Guard Cutter cc.c6...:..00000cc0:05c05 42 Willets Point, Dredge, U. S. Engineers............ 16 See Pages 56-57 for Complete Shipyard Record MARINE REVIEW—April, 1927 13