NEW CARGO SHIPS
MANY VESSELS CONSTRUCTED IN CANADA OTTAWA. Canada has obtained delivery of 97 cargo ships of the 10,350-ton class since December 21, 1941, but some have been sunk, the Hon C. D. Howe, Minister of Munitions and Supply, stated recently in the House of Commons. From eight to ten ships have been delivered monthly since June of last year. All the ships delivered are in commission, except those lost at sea. Mr Howe did not state how many had gone down. There are at the present time, in various stages of production in Canada, 58 ships of the 10,350-ton type, and 12 of the 4,700-ton class. Mr Howe also stated that one 10,000ton cargo ship built under supervision of a government-owned company, has been converted into an oil tanker and four more ships of similar size now are in process of being converted. Contracts have also recently been awarded for three 3,700-ton oil tankers. In addition to the oil-carrying vessels being provided under the Government programme eight or more vessels have been built or converted as oil tankers by private companies since 1939. 1
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 8 June 1943, Page 4
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186NEW CARGO SHIPS Wairarapa Times-Age, 8 June 1943, Page 4
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