Modern shipbuilding and the men engaged in it

PART 1 of 3

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+---+-------------------+--------+--------------------+---------+ | | | Gross | Builders’ |Material | |No.| Name of Vessel. |Tonnage.| Dimensions. |Employ’d.| | | | | | | +---+-------------------+--------+--------------------+---------+ | 1|Great Eastern, | 18,915 |680 by 82½ by 58 | Iron | | 2|City of Rome, | 8,141 |546 by 52 by 38¾ | Iron | | 3|Etruria, | 7,718 |500 by 57 by 40 | Steel | | 4|Umbria, | 7,718 |500 by 57 by 40 | Steel | | 5|Servia, | 7,392 |515 by 52 by 40¾ | Steel | | 6|Oregon, | 7,375 |500 by 54 by 39¾ | Steel | | 7|Aurania, | 7,269 |470 by 57 by 39 | Steel | | 8|Alaska, | 6,932 |500 by 50 by 39′7″ | Iron | | 9|America, | 6,500 |432 by 51 by 37½ | Steel | | 10|Normandie, | 6,062 |460 by 50 by 37½ | Iron | | 11|Westernland, | 5,736 |440 by 47 by 35 | Steel | | 12|Vancouver, | 5,600 |430 by 45 by 33½ | Iron | | 13|City of Chicago, | 5,600 |430 by 45 by 33½ | Iron | | 14|Austral, | 5,588 |455 by 48 by 37 | Steel | | 15|Pavonia, | 5,588 |430 by 46 by 36 | Iron | | 16|Cephalonia, | 5,517 |430 by 46 by 36 | Iron | | 17|Furnessia, | 5,495 |448 by 44½ by 36¼ | Iron | | 18|City of Berlin, | 5,491 |488 by 44 by 36¼ | Iron | | 19|Orient, | 5,386 |445 by 46 by 36′10″ | Iron | | 20|Parisian, | 5,359 |440 by 46 by 36′2″ | Steel | | 21|Kansas, | 5,275 |435 by 43½ by 35½ | Steel | | 22|Noordland, | 5,212 |400 by 47 by 35 | Steel | | 28|Arizona, | 5,147 |450 by 45′2″ by 37½ | Iron | | 24|Missouri, | 5,146 |435 by 43½ by 35½ | Iron | | 25|Eider, | 5,129 |430 by 46′10″ by 36¼| Iron | | 26|Ems, | 5,129 |430 by 46′10″ by 36¼| Iron | | 27|Fulda, | 5,109 |430 by 45¾ by 36½ | Steel | | 28|Werra, | 5,109 |430 by 45½ by 36½ | Steel | | 29|Bitterne, | 5,085 |395 by 44½ by 33¼ | Iron | | 30|City of Pekin, | 5,079 |420 by 47 by 38½ | Iron | | 31|City of Tokio, | 5,079 |420 by 47 by 38½ | Iron | | 32|City of Yeddo, | 5,079 |420 by 47 by 38½ | Iron | | 33|Arawa, | 5,026 |420 by 46 by 32 | Steel | | 34|Tainui, | 5,026 |420 by 46 by 32 | Steel | | 35|Rome, | 5,013 |430 by 44 by 36 | Iron | | 36|Carthage, | 5,013 |430 by 44 by 36 | Iron | | 37|Germanic, | 5,008 |455 by 46 by 34 | Iron | | 38|Britannic, | 5,004 |455 by 46 by 34 | Iron | | 39|Belgravia, | 4,976 |400 by 44½ by 34¾ | Iron | | 40|Silvertown, | 4,935 |340 by 55 by 36 | Iron | | 41|Valetta, | 4,911 |420 by 45 by 37 | Steel | | 42|Massilia, | 4,911 |420 by 45 by 37 | Steel | | 43|Faraday, | 4,908 |360 by 52¼ by 36 | Iron | | 44|England, | 4,898 |362 by 42 by 37½ | Iron | | 45|Elbe, | 4,897 |420 by 44¾ by 36½ | Iron | | 46|Catalonia, | 4,841 |430 by 43 by 35 | Steel | | 47|Gallia, | 4,809 |430 by 44 by 36 | Iron | | 48|City of Richmond, | 4,780 |427 by 43 by 36 | Iron | | 49|City of Chester, | 4,770 |430 by 44 by 37 | Iron | | 50|Paramatta, | 4,759 |420 by 43 by 37 | Steel | | 51|Ionic, | 4,753 |430 by 45 by 34 | Steel | | 52|Ballarat, | 4,752 |420 by 43 by 37 | Steel | | 53|Waesland, | 4,752 |440 by 42½ by 31½ | Iron | | 54|Doric, | 4,744 |430 by 45 by 34 | Steel | | 55|Borderer, | 4,740 |400 by 44 by 34½ | Iron | | 56|Iberia, | 4,671 |420 by 44¼ by 37¼ | Iron | | 57|Egypt, | 4,670 |440 by 45 by 38 | Iron | | 58|Mexican, | 4,669 |380 by 47 by 34 | Iron | | 59|Scotia, | 4,667 |366 by 47¼ by 42 | Iron | | 60|Liguria, | 4,666 |420 by 44½ by 37¼ | Iron | | 61|France, | 4,648 |395 by 44 by 38 | Iron | | 62|Labrador, | 4,612 |395 by 44 by 38 | Iron | | 63|Helvetia, | 4,588 |420 by 43 by 37½ | Iron | | 64|Amerique, | 4,584 |400 by 44 by 38 | Iron | | 65|Erin, | 4,577 |420 by 43 by 37½ | Iron | | 66|Scythia, | 4,557 |420 by 42 by 36 | Iron | | 67|Raffaele Rubattino,| 4,538 |400 by 42½ by 32½ | Iron | | 68|Bothnia, | 4,535 |420 by 42 by 36 | Iron | | 69|Spain, | 4,512 |426 by 43 by 36 | Iron | | 70|China, | 4,499 |412 by 44 by 32½ | Iron | | 71|City of Montreal, | 4,496 |406 by 43½ by 35¾ | Iron | | 72|Roman, | 4,491 |403 by 43½ by 35 | Iron | | 73|Tasmania, | 4,488 |400 by 45 by 34½ | Steel | | 74|Chusan, | 4,488 |400 by 45 by 31½ | Steel | | 75|St. Ronans, | 4,484 |402 by 42¾ by 35½ | Iron | | 76|Kaikoura, | 4,474 |420 by 45¾ by 35′4″ | Steel | | 77|Kimutaka, | 4,474 |420 by 44¾ by 33′4″ | Steel | | 78|The Queen, | 4,457 |382 by 42½ by 37 | Iron | | 79|Coptic, | 4,448 |430 by 43 by 33 | Steel | | 80|Stirling Castle, | 4,423 |420 by 49¾ by 32¾ | Iron | | 81|Norseman, | 4,386 |391 by 43½ by 35 | Iron | | 82|Sardinian, | 4,376 |400 by 43 by 36 | Iron | | 83|Arabic, | 4,368 |430 by 43 by 33 | Steel | | 84|Grecian Monarch | 4,364 |380 by 42½ by 36 | Iron | | 85|Tartar, | 4,339 |392 by 47 by 35½ | Iron | | 86|Iowa, | 4,329 |380 by 45 by 35 | Iron | | 87|Greece, | 4,310 |392 by 43 by 37 | Iron | | 88|France, | 4,281 |386 by 43 by 38 | Iron | | 89|Roslin Castle, | 4,280 |380 by 48 by 33 | Iron | | 90|Canada, | 4,276 |392 by 43 by 37 | Iron | | 91|Circassia, | 4,272 |400 by 42 by 34½ | Iron | | 92|Devonia, | 4,270 |400 by 42 by 34½ | Iron | | 93|Isla de Luzen, | 4,252 |393 by 44½ by 32 | Iron | | 94|Hammonia, | 4,247 |375 by 45 by 34′2″ | Steel | | 95|Hawarden Castle, | 4,241 |380 by 48 by 32′10″ | Iron | | 96|Norham Castle, | 4,241 |380 by 48 by 32′10″ | Iron | | 97|Richmond Hill, | 4,225 |420 by 47 by 28 | Steel | | 98|Potosi, | 4,219 |411 by 43 by 35¼ | Iron | | 99|Ganges, | 4,196 |390 by 42 by 34¼ | Steel | |100|Sutlej, | 4,194 |390 by 42 by 34¼ | Steel | |101|Shannon, | 4,189 |400 by 43 by 34¼ | Steel | |102|Chateau Margaux, | 4,176 |385 by 42 by 33 | Iron | |103|Chateau Yquan, | 4,176 |385 by 42 by 33 | Iron | |104|Italy, | 4,169 |389 by 42 by 38’2″ | Iron | |105|Anchoria, | 4,168 |408 by 40 by 35½ | Iron | |106|Sydney, | 4,166 |420 by 43 by 34 | Iron | |107|Tongariro, | 4,163 |380 by 45¾ by 33′4″ | Steel | |108|Aorangi, | 4,163 |380 by 45¾ by 33′4″ | Steel | |109|Ruapehu, | 4,163 |380 by 45¾ by 33′4″ | Steel | |110|Ludgate Hill, | 4,162 |420 by 45 by 28 | Steel | |111|John Elder, | 4,152 |370 by 41 by 36¾ | Iron | |112|Isla de Mindanao, | 4,141 |376 by 42 by 35¼ | Iron | |113|Navarre, | 4,137 |400 by 40 by 33¼ | Iron | |114|Venetian, | 4,136 |423 by 41 by 31′10″ | Iron | |115|Bearn, | 4,134 |400 by 40 by 33¼ | Iron | |116|Mexico, | 4,133 |400 by 43½ by 32½ | Steel | |118|Oaxaca, | 4,133 |400 by 43½ by 32½ | Steel | |119|Brittania, | 4,129 |399 by 43 by 34 | Iron | |120|Clyde, | 4,124 |390 by 42 by 34 | Steel | |121|Aconcagua, | 4,112 |391 by 41 by 36¾ | Iron | |122|Goorkha, | 4,104 |390 by 42 by 31 | Steel | |123|Thames, | 4,101 |390 by 42 by 35 | Steel | |124|Werneth Hall, | 4,100 |400 by 43 by 31 | Steel | |125|Virginian, | 4,081 |422 by 41 by 31′10″ | Iron | |126|India, | 4,065 |390 by 42 by 21 | Steel | |127|Sorato, | 4,059 |390 by 42½ by 35¾ | Iron | |128|Canada, | 4,054 |350 by 43 by 36 | Iron | |129|Bolivia, | 4,050 |400 by 40 by 33 | Iron | |130|Merton Hall, | 4,043 |400 by 42 by 30 | Steel | |131|Lake Huron, | 4,040 |385 by 42½ by 31½ | Iron | |132|Cotopasi, | 4,028 |390 by 42½ by 35¾ | Iron | |133|Kaiser-i-Hind, | 4,023 |400 by 42 by 34 | Iron | |134|Illimania, | 4,022 |390 by 42½ by 35¾ | Iron | |135|Tower Hill, | 4,021 |420 by 45 by 28 | Steel | |136|Rewa, | 4,017 |390 by 43 by 29 | Steel | |137|Buenos Ayrean, | 4,005 |385 by 42 by 34¼ | Steel | |138|Ethiopia, | 4,005 |400 by 40 by 33 | Iron | +---+-------------------+--------+--------------------+---------+