BRITAIN'S BUILDING OF SHIPS.
P.A. Cable. LONDON, Oct. 15. Britain is building ships faster than ever. A 10,000-ton vessel recently launched was ready for sea nine weeks after the first plates were laid, and 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 black-out handicap. Some marine engineering firms are turning out a complete engine set every fortnight. The pre-fa'orication method of ccnstruction has been employed in Britain for more than a year, with engineering works throughout the country making standardised ship parts for assembly in shipyards. American yards are increasingly following British ship-welding methods. Seventy-five per cent. of British ships are now welded, and some of Britain's largest tankers are now almost completely welded.
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Marlborough Express, Volume LXXVI, Issue 246, 19 October 1942, Page 3
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132BRITAIN'S BUILDING OF SHIPS. Marlborough Express, Volume LXXVI, Issue 246, 19 October 1942, Page 3
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