BOOM IN WARSHIPS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 26 October 1907, Page 4

BOOM IN WARSHIPS.

FOREIGN OKDEUS FOR BIUTISH BUILDERS.

British shipbuilders are experiencing quite a '"boom" in contracts for warships. Brazil has recently given cont-aels to Messrs Armstrong, Wuilworth and Co. and Messrs Vitkers Son and Maxim for Uk: building of three battleships and two cruisera.

•Japan lias ordered two submarines of the Holland type from Messrs \n-kcrs, and the Argentine Uoveinment two powerful cruiser;, from Messi.s ArmVfonjf.

The Viewers Company has also secured an ord'T for two battle.-hips for China, vld-ii -oimtry i, also in the market for tv.-nty shallow-ilra.lt gunboat, for patrol s'.nhe on the y.i'iigtscl.bnjr, Ui" ann'jmi'-e.inent being made that tenders from l'.ri'i:-h linn-, will receive lavorabb: consideration. Tender, are .i|-o our for the :!.-| knot destroyers, provi-iou for whi. h lias been made in this year's Navy \-'.-i imatcs. and shipbuilders on the Adinirally li-i have just been asked to tender for I lie construction of the tor|«'do-boat- which are to form the basis of the new Alalia lian .Navy, but a* a hitch has occurred in the negotiations there will probably be some delay in placing them. The shipbuilding output on the Clyde for the last, eight months is a record amountina to Tio.Ouo tons, against last rears total of 112.0.0(1. During Antrnsl .Vi.on'l ton- of ship-, ping wa, launched, against IT.Wo tons in the same month last year. Exceptional large orders were booked during julv, and those now in hand amount to about 120,000, tona. '