NEW SHIPS.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 October 1920, Page 5

NEW SHIPS.

RECORD NUMBER BUILDING, BRITAIN REGAINING POSITION. By Ttleirajh.—Press Asan.—Co&yilsht, Received Oct. 19, 7.55 p.m. London, Oct. 19. According to Lloyds' Register shipbuilding (luring 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 was the greatest in history, the tonnage being over twice that building at the outbreak of war. Britain's pre-eminence is being fully restored. In the United Kingdom there are being built 981 vessels of 3,731,09$ tons. In other countries 1144. vessels are being built, of 3,834,073 tons. The Clyde yards account, for 1,327,593 tons. Though the world's tonnage building shows a net decrease compared with the previous quarter this is entirely due to foreign decreases totalling 360,000 ton?, of which America's decreases alone amount to 334,000 tons. America's decrease since March, 1919, is 56 per cent. The world's total shows a decrease of 483,000 since the record figures of September, 1919, hut Britain's total shows an Increase of no less than 914,000 tons for the same period. Britain's vessels building include 229 exceeding 6000 tons, and 64 exceeding 10/000 tons, —Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn.

EX-ENEMY SHIPS SOLD. Received Oct. 19, 7.20 p.m. London, Oct. 19. Lord Incheape has sold 48 ex-enemy ships of 247,000 tons for £4,788,975. Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.