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NEW YORK SHIPBUILDING COMPA Y has under construction for the UNITED STATES LINES INC. The Two Largest and Highest Powered American-Built Merchant Ships Comparative Characteristics UNITED STATES LINES INC. LARGEST SHIP HERETOFORE SHIPS BUILDING LAID DOWN 705 ft.—0 ins. LENGTH OVERALL 652 ft.—11 ins. 86 ft.—0 ins. BEAM MOULDED 81 ft.— 0 ins. 57 tt.—_O ims. DEPTH TO SHELTER DECK 52 ft.— O ins. 31,000 GROSS TONNAGE 21,000 33,000 SHAFT HORSE POWER 26,500 1,300 PASSENGER ACCOMMODATIONS 460 SSS SSS SS NEW YORK Shi NG CO. Main Office and Works: Camden, New Jersey New York Office: 420 Lexington Avenue od MARINE REVIEW—August, 1930 13