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From American Lumberman 1918-09-28: Iss 2263

TWO MORE SHIPS FOR UNCLE SAM

TACOMA, WASH., Sept. 21.—Two more wood ships, both Ferris type, for the United States Shipping Board, were added to the Tacoma-built fleet this week. Wednesday afternoon the Dungeness, named after the Washington town of that name, was launched at the yards of the Seaborn Shipbuilding Co., which had the distinction of put ting the first Ferris type ship into the water on either coast. Friday evening at the Wright Shipbuilding Co.’s yards the Bowesmont was launched. The sponsor for the Dungeness was Mrs. Henry Walter West, of Seattle, and for the Bowesmont the sponsor was Mrs, KE. R. Ayres, wife of a soldier now serving in France. The Dungeness was the last of the original contracts awarded to the Seaborn company last spring, altho it has others to build now. The Seaborn company also during the week took out a blanket permit for $19,000 worth of new building construction work at its plant, in the way of additional department buildings. The lumber for these structures will come from local mills. These two vessels make a total of thirty-three ships launched at Tacoma since Feb. 9. Both the Dungeness and Bowesmont are of standard Ferris type construction thruout and built of the best fir lumber.

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