“FASTER THAN EVER”
BRITISH SHIPBUILDING WELDING AIDS SPEED-UP (10 a.m.) LONDON, Oct. 16. Britain is building ships faster than ever. A 10,000-ton vessel was recently launched ready for sea nine weeks after the first plates were laid. A slightly smaller vessel was completed in seven weeks. One shipyard is launching a 10,000-ton ship every three weeks. These records have been attained despite the handicap of the black-out. * Some marine engineering firms are turning out a complete engine set every fortnight. The pre-fabrication method of construction has been employed in Britain for more than a year. Engineering '.works throughout the country are making standardised ship parts for assembly in the shipyards. American yards are increasingly following the British ship-welding methods. Seventy-five per cent -of British ships are now welded. Some of Britain’s largest tankers are now almost completely welded.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 20917, 17 October 1942, Page 3
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138“FASTER THAN EVER” Gisborne Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 20917, 17 October 1942, Page 3
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