ROUND BRITAIN'S SHIPYARDS

Chronicle (Levin), 16 March 1946, Page 8

ROUND BRITAIN'S SHIPYARDS

VESSELS FOB NEW ZEALAND From the Forth it is reported that the motor ship "Kanna" is starting on lier tirst trip to New Zealaud. Built in the Forth for the Union Steaniship 'Cnmpanv of New Zenlnnd, tlie "Kanna" will trade round the New Zealaud coast and aeross to Australia. , A sister sliip the "Katui," was launched at the end of last vear by the same builders, llenry Robb. . *

New orders announced by Clyde shipyards include oue for two passenger vessels for the .British Columl)ia Coastal Service of,t!.P.R. The builders are the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company. The two ships will have turbo-electric drive, like the four "Beaver" class trans-Atlantie freighters already ordeved from Fairfield "by the C.P.R. Two of these, "Beaverdel'l" and "Beaverglen,y hav^; Malready- \ been launched. • K, -"V- - ' , Top prioritv ajn^ng ship building -at Belfast is being. >given to a whale oil refinerv on order for United Whalers. It is .a steamship of 20,500 tons deadweight, and will be completed by Hej> tember, in time for next season in the Antarptic. ' Tlie east coast of Scotland reports an overseas order for three vessels, twc cargo passenger linei's for Portugal and a cargo motor ship for The Argentine. At Teesside, Smith's Dock Company are to build a cargo motot ship of 4,000 tons for Frej Olsen of Oslo. Thor Dalil of -jSandef jord, who recently p'aeed an order for a whale factory ship with a Copenliagen firnij are reported l>y the journal "Svren and Shipping" to be negotiating with a British shipyard for construction of a similar type of ship of 21,000 tons delivery at the end of .1947.