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—— Latest Data on New Marine Work Information on New Ships Ordered—Building and Repair Con- tracts Let—Shipping Board Loans Made, Authorized or Pending of 1000 gross tons or over, un- der construction in American shipyards for private owners as of July 1, 1931, are reported by the department of commerce as follows: Three passenger and cargo ves- sels of 17,500 gross tons each under construction by the Bethlehem Ship- building Co. for the Oceanic Steam- ship Co. Three passenger and car- go vessels each of 7200 gross tons at the same yard for the United States Mail Steamship Co. Also one tanker of 1534 gross tons at the same yard for the Standard Trans- portation Co. Four passenger and eargo vessels of 11,000 gross tons each at the Federal Shipbuilding Co. for the Grace line. Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. had under construction two passenger and cargo steamers of 21,900 gross tons for the Dollar Steamship line; three passenger and cargo vessels of 7500 gross tons each for the United Mail Steamship Co.; and two passenger and cargo vessels of 5700 gross tons each for the Eastern Steamship lines. The New York Shipbuilding Co. was building two 30,000-ton passenger and cargo vessels for the United Line Ine. Four tankers of 9000 gross tons each for the Motor Tankship Corp., and one 8272 gross tons passenger vessel for the Amer- ican South African line were under construction at the Sun Shifbuilding & Dry Dock Co. So self propelled vessels each Convert Former Destroyers Profitable use in peace time pursuits of ex-navy destroyers has been found by the Standard Fruit and Steamship Co. which is now converting the for- mer destroyers WorDEN 287 and Put- NAM 288 into banana carriers for the Central American trade. Two ships, stripped of their armor and war equip- ment, including turbines, at the League Island naval station, Philadelphia and towed to New Orleans, are being equip- ped for the transportation of cargo by the Frolich Iron Works. ree: E3 k i previously tried out destroyers in the banana trade with three smaller, slower vessels, the TRUXTON, the WHIPPLE and the WoRDEN. The Putnam 288 was built in 1919 by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Co. at Former navy destroyers, Worden 288 and Putnam 287, being converted at Frolich Iron Works for the banana trade of the Standard Fruit & Steamship Co. Diesel engines powerful enough to give the vesesls a speed of 16 knots with full cargo aboard, and insuring low operating costs, are being installed to displace the turbines that developed 27,560 and 27,750 horsepower per ves- sel and accorded a speed of 34 knots. The flush deck is being preserved in the placing of superstructure for peace- ful operation. The two vessels were among the early groups of the flush type destroyers that displaced the smaller, high bow type prevailing be- fore the world war. When completed and in operation the vessels will have a cargo capacity of 25,000 bunches of bananas, and will carry six officers and a crew of 24 men each. Remodeling is under the direction of Joseph Frolich, super- vised by J. Low, marine superintend- ent of the company. The company had Squantum, Mass., of 1215 tons displace- ment with armor plate. It is 310 feet long, has a beam of 30 feet 1114 inches, and a draft of 9 feet 4 inches. The WoRDEN 287 a sister ship, was built by the same company a year later. Health Service Tug The accompanying illustration shows the new steel diesel public health service tug W. M. WIGHTMAN, which was designed for quarantine boarding duty by associate naval ar- chitect P. W. Clark of the public health service, and built by General Engi- neering and Dry Dock Company, Oak- land, Calif. It was delivered in July for service at the San Diego, Calif., quar- antine station. The WIGHTMAN is 60 feet 10 inches long overall, 15 feet molded beam and a Bunker Prices At New York At Philadelphia Other Ports slongside alongside oll songs timinbunk alongside oil'slongide, ponrot Shel, et ton. 87.78 ee oh — per ree per gallon per ton per barrel Rat gin cg ates Olly Se, He the Poe 0.92 cue, 18, 4.75 @§..00 73 3.4734 Aug. 18, 1931.4.75@5.00 75 3.45 Hampton Roads,coal,per uly 18...... 4.75 @5-00 85 3.72% Vuly 18... .2°: 4.75@5.00 185 3.70 ton, Lo.b..piere$4. 95 to 450 ne 18.0.0 4:8505.25 28 3.84% June 18.2027, 4.85@5.25 "90 3.80 June 9—Cardiff, coal, May 18-....- 4-8308.25 1-00 4.08 ike 4.85@5.25 1.00 4.4 fer tone a teen ag eee ae TP eb a oo. Aprll8...... 4.85@5.25 1.00 4.60 Loniidu, coal. per ton, acd Pet es 4:85@5.25 1.10 4.5514 ee rs ee 4.88 Antwerp, coal, per ton..18s Od eb. 18..+.+.4.85@ 5.28 1.10 4.5334 eb. 18,.....4.85@5.25 1.00 4.88 Antwerp, Fuel oil, per ton. 678 6d Jan. 18 $8505.25 1°10 4:3 Jan. 18.....214:85@5.25 85 4.88 twete, Disisl ak one Dec. 18...4++4:8505.25 1.10 4.5534 bo te. 4.85@5.25 "95 4.88 ee Oct. 18, 1930.4, 85@ 5.25 1°10 re ov. 18....., 4.85@5.25 1:00 4.88 British ports, Fuel oil...678 6d 3 Oct. 18, 1930.4.85@5.25 1.05 4.88 British ports, Diesel oil.828 6d 34 MARINE REVIEw—September, 1931