The type of work performed by the Shanghai Dock && Engineering Company is probably more varied than that performed by any other shipyard in the world. The fact that Shanghai is an international city and governed as such accounts for the more than usual diversity of the national flags flown from the craft in the river. Any casual observer stroll ling. along the waterfront may see the war vessels of at least six nations, ranging from motor launches to 10,- (00-ton cruisers, and express luxury liners rubbing shoulders with rusty old tramps and dilapidated "native craft, Over a period of almost eighty years it is natural to assume that ost of these various types of craft which ply the busy Whangpoo must have made use of the docks of the company.
The company has built several ships for the United States Government, Including three army transports, the Warren, Liscum and Mer-itt, Aifteen coast guard and revenue cutiers, an army collier and several tow-boats, The U.S. Navy's. river gunboats Monocacy and Palos were assembled in Shanghai by the Dock Company, having been built in the navy yard at Mare Island, California, and shipped out to Shanghai in see: ions. 'The Italian gunboat, Ermanno Carlotto, was designed and constructed' by the company and was completed in 1921, HLG.M. Otter, German river steamer, was built by the company as was a'Japanese gunboat, also designed for river patrol.
Several ships have been constructed for the British Government among. them being the War Diadem, War Regalia and War Tiara, all three of these ships being completed in 1010, The War Tiara, a $,000-ton vessel, 1s still in service on the China coast and is now the s. Mausang of the Indo-China Steam Navigation Company. HLMLS, Widgeon, river igunbout Ks
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