SHIPBUILDING

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 21, 20 October 1920, Page 7

SHIPBUILDING

$ REMARKABLE IMPROVEMENT IN BRITAIN'S POSITION DECREASEIN AMERICAN CONSTRUCTION (By Telegraph-Prees Aenociation-.Oopyri*iit : ■ (Kec. October 19, 7.55 p.m.) London, October 19. According to Lloyds' Register the shipbuilding in the June-September quarter shows a remarkable improvement in Britain's position compared with the rest of the world. The number of vessels under construction is the, greatest in history, over twice the tonnage being building than at the outbreak of war. Britain's pre-eminence, is being fully restored. In live United Kingdom there are 'beiug built Mil vessels of 3,731,098 tons. In other countries 1141 vessels are being built, of 3,834,073 tons. The Clydo yards account for 1,327,593 tons. Though the world's tonnage muter construction shows a net decrease compared with the previous quarter, this is entirely due to foreign decroases, totalling 360,000 tons, of which America's decreases alono amount to 331,000 tons. America's decrease since March, 1919, is 58 per cent. The world's total shows a decrease nf 183,000 tons since the record figures of September, 1919, but Britain's total shows an increase of no less than 914,000 tons for tho same period. Britain's vessels in tho course of construction include 229 exceeding MOO lons and 64 exceeding 10,000 tons—Aus.-N.Z, Cable Assn. SALE OF FORMER ENEMY SHIPS (Reo. October 19, 7.20 p.m.) London, October 19. Lord Inchcape has sold forty-eight exenemy ships of 247,000 tons for —Aus.-N.Z. Cnble Assn.