Word: refitted
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...steel industry with a supposed capacity of 72,000,000 tons of ingots a year, it was estimated that four months will be needed to raise capacity to 85%, a full year to refit obsolete mills and reach 100%. Efficient high-speed producers, like Chicago's Inland, Cleveland's Otis, Detroit's Great Lakes (division of National) were reported to be sold out at 100% of production until well into 1940. Syracuse's Crucible Steel, No. 1 specialist in alloy steels for gun and shell forgings, automobile and aircraft parts, was booked solid through January...
Before Endeavour left Gosport, England last fortnight Herreshoff shipyards at Bristol, R. I. received a cable: "Can you please refit Endeavour when she arrives?Sopwith." Although it is contrary to custom for a challenger and defender to be refitted at the same yards, the shipyard cabled that it would be pleased to do so. When Endeavour arrives at Bristol this week, the Herreshoff workers will doubtless be as much surprised by her as they were by her owner. Endeavour, hydrangea blue above water, bronze below, is made entirely of steel except for a silver-spruce boom and a mahogany rudder...