Further expansion of the New York Navy Purchasing Office is planned for the immediate future to meet the needs of a buying programme that includes contracting for all of the parts and equipment for six battleships besides several other vessels and numerous supplies and stores, according to Captain Henry de F. Mel, officer in charge, says Mr. Prince M. Carlisle in the "New York Times."
The six battleships are being made at Navy Yards in Brooklyn. Philaadelphia and Norfolk from identical specifications and as each blueprint is approved and requisitions for supplies made. the materials for all of the six battleships are bought jointly, to be shipped in broken lots as required. Captain Mel emphasized the importance of this system by pointing out that frequently it is possible to purchase all of a particular material required for the six ships at a single plant using the same set of machinery and tools. thus avoiding duplication and higher costs.
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