Wehaveaccordingly，duringthelastfewyears，builtsomeofthelargestironandsteelsailingshipsthathaveevergonetosea。
Theaimhasbeentogivethemgreatcarryingcapacityandfairspeed，witheconomyofworking；andtheuseofsteel，bothinthehullandtherigging，facilitatestheattainmentoftheseobjects。In1882and1883，webuiltandlaunchedfourofthesesteelandironsailingships——theWaiterH。Wilson，theW。J。
Pirrie，theFingal，andtheLordWolseley——eachofnearly3000
tonsregister，withfourmasts，——theownersbeingMr。Lawther，ofBelfast；Mr。Martin，ofDublin；andtheIrishShipownersCompany。
Besidestheseandothersailingships，wehavebuiltforMessrs。