TABLE 

I UNITED STA

Letter of transmittal 

Organization 

Gener

The Problem of the board 

Handicaps of American s

Methods of aiding the mercha

The recommendation of the 

Newpolic

Liquidation of material resources 

Personnel 

Recommended legislation 

The proposed bill in aid of Am

Amendments to existing legis

Rules for the carriage of goods 

Bureau of tra

Division of recnlation 

Bureau of operation 

Industrial relations division 

LaborPolle

Marine or ship Labor 

Longshore or dock la

Itccruiting of marine labo

Table of placements Sea 

Division of docks and wharve

Boston Army base 

Brooklyn Army base 

IlLboken terminal 

Philadelphia Army base 

Norfolk Army base 

Charleston Army base 

Pier 86 North Sliver N 

Bureau of Construction 

Reconditioning of S S Lev

Bureau ofLan 

Bureau of Research 

Division of statistic

Port facilities commission 

Marine insurance 

American marine insuranc

Legislation relating to ma

Loss through theft pilfera

Brussels rules governing 

relation to marine un

United States P I Age

Secretary 

Sale of vessels to aliens and o
IV TAB

H UNITED STATES SHIPP

COR

Organization 

President Emergency Fleet C

Administrative department 

Allocation department 

Contract dep

Chartering department 

Statistical department 

Traffic department 

General traffic conditions 

Efforts to secure cargo 

Sailing schedules 

Dependability of servic

Bills of lading 

Homeward cargoes 

European and Mediter

South American and W

Coffee shi

West

Coa

Indie

Far East and long voyag

Passenger and mail se

Claimsdiv

Advertising departm

Marine insurance department 

Operations 

Operating

Maintenance

departm

and repair de

Construction departm

Fuel department 

Tank steamer department 

Purchase and supplies dep

Voyage supply section 

Laidup fleet departm

Stevedoring 

Contracts and port tar

Revision of rate sc

Extra labor and overtim

Table comparative cost

Stevedoring reports iss

Recapitulation of stev

Comparative labor eff

European organization 

Sales department 

Material sales divis

Deferred liquidation s

Plant division 

Drydock division 

Transportation and housin

Ship sales departmen

Total sales fory

Acquisition ofs

List of ships sold durin
TABLE 

Legal departmen

Admiralty divisio

Contract opinion recoveries a

Litigation division 

Claims division 

Investigation division 

Finance 

General comptroller sdepar

Iteport of treasure

Collection depart

Security sales depar

Credit departme

AP

TABLE I vessels owned and contro

Board as of June 30 192

II Status as of June 30 192

the United States Shipp

III Vessels owned and contro

Board as of June 30 

IV

ton

Managers andor operato

vessels as of June 30 1

V Statement of passenger an

VI Vessels declared total loss

June 30 1923

VII Summary of projects dispo

VIII Curves of sales deliveries 

sion as of June 30 1923 

IX Accomplishments and dis

account No 25 fiscal ye

X Summarized consolidated 

ginning June 30 1922 a

Exhibit AStateme

301933 

Schedule 1Cus

cash available 

requisitioned a

Schedule 2Re

1923 as shown 

cash balance 

liabilities as of 

Schedule 3Une

1923 

Exhibit BSchedul

allotments from in

XI a Names and compenm

Shipping Board in 

year ended June 

thatlate 

b Names and compens

Shipping Board in 

LETTER O

U

W

To the Congress

In compliance with section 

the honor to transmit herew

United States Shipping Boa

Board Emergency Fleet corpo

June 30 1923

P

UNITED STATE

UNITED STAT

ORG

On July 1 1922 the Shipp

members who were appoint

chairman from the interio

1921 T VOConnor vice ch

qualified June 15 1921 Georg

four years qualified June 13 

coast term three years qualifie

son Gulf coast term two y

Lissner Pacific coast term o

appointed June 13 1922 term 

coast term one year qualified 

1922 term six years

On June 8 1923 the term of 

expired On June 9 1923 a 

and accepted by Mr Thom

11 1923

On June 19 1923 Albert D 

board On Jrme 20 1923 a 

term of Mr Lasker was ten

Farley from the interim w

as cluiirman of the board M

20 1923

During the fiscal year the 

to a number of special heari

by committees thereof

G

The year covered by the la

Shipping Board was devoted 

board and the Emergency F

adequate accounting facilitie

Governmentowned fleet upon 

was possible The demands 

detail made upon the board a

so pressing that it was impos

time to constructive plannin
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maritime policy as the boar

the close of the fiscal year 

mitted to Congress a comp

ernment aid to private Ame

it was thought overcome th

ships The period covered 

passing upon suggested am

This plan had been the 

admittedly subject to mod

test of searching and exte

Congress having charge of 

scrutiny practically unchan

with favorable recommend

Merchant Marine and Fish

On September 22 Congre

lowing fall This naturally 

the Congress could act up

of the hopedfor favorable 

changes which might oth

of operation were undertak

Of the board to introduce 

when the pending legislation 

reaching alterations in polic

marine bill the status quo 

Ileet went was therefore m

disadvantages in the existin

The Problem of the Board

The problem which faced 

extremely difficult as to solu

acute military necessity an

to American shipping in th

upon the most stupendous 

Because of the military situ

fined to cargo vessels of a r

rower range in speed For 

this program of constructio

when foreign tonnage was s

restriction shipping was hi

In the spring of 1920 the 

production of shipping and 

European nations Rates f

which with their higher cos

first ones affected by a drop 

protected coastwise trades 
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of American flag services in fo

on the Government fleet

Under these conditions man

chased vessels at the high prices 

payments and in many cases b

sented a liability rather than 

owners declined to increase the

employment for the additiona

It was in the face of this 

Board took office As report

economies by the curtailment o

and by the reduction in the nu

of the least capable These me

of economy which our heavy t

of themselves nothing for the 

ing scheme until the board sfle

try just where it had been in 1

The board accordingly faced 

The ends to be attained we

the taking of such steps as w

privately owned merchant ma

tion of our commerce as mand

ent Shipping Board and cont

use in case of hostilities Th

many as possible of its fleet i

its primary mission and at the 

the greatest amount of money 

Handicaps of American Shipping

The disadvantages under w

In the first place due to our 

country receives a much grea

than it does in any foreign 

in labor and despite certain 

ship built in an American s

proximately 25 per cent great

been constructed on say the C

cost involves a burden in the 

tion and interest charges whi

the vessel

In addition to the effect of 

an American ship of which 

who by law are required to b

tant part exceeds that of a sim

per cent for the ordinary ca
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of 10000 per year To t

from the standpoint of foo

demanded by the crews of 

A third difficulty lies in t

time securities are little 

Britain for example they 

To the naturally higher mo

therefore the premium tha

writers of shipping securi

of freight rates and ship 

the speculators in ship to

had advanced money on w

valuation capital for ship

competitors had in their po

financed chiefly at prewar 

written down during the 

nominal figure A purchas

tage that even though the 

prices which did not involv

theless to obtain the neces

be charged that the purchas

annual capital charges than 

Finally our chief maritim

have firmly entrenched the

have built up by efficiency 

mable value to them and 

period of greatest depressi

tum which they had acquir

vast coal exports of Engl

which English capital had 

cargoes which have greatly 

These present some of t

marine of the United States 

trade of this country Som

nature and will disappear 

ones however are those du

our ships by our laws for th

For example in order to 

loyal personnel our laws 

States shall be licensed as o

of this our licensed officers 

nearly twice that which fo

vital industry shipbuilding 

on repairs made abroad an

could fly the American flag 
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siupyards can not cavil a

they are imposed for the genera

for the national defense in time 

to the shipowner any advantag

cost which they involve and wh

dom of expecting private capita

greater charge than would be im

investment in ships under a fo

situation when our greatest pa

fleets our fruit fleet and such fe

almost wholly under foreign f

citizens

Obviously if the country is 

shipping it must in order to 

bear from the National Treasur

sitions bring about

In the face of existing cond

marine can not be obtained thro

and demand it is necessary for 

benefits of American competitio

bear in some manner the differ

costs This fact has been clearl

tion of how best to absorb thi

industry of American shipping 

Methods of Aiding the Merchant M

Basically there are two mean

be overcome The one is by imp

goods and vessels entering our 

their transportation costs to the 

in force in this countr during 

The other is by granting sufficie

gaged in carrying cargoes to a

our operating costs clown to the 

The tariff acts have almos

imposing discriminatory dutie

vessels but each contains the pr

travene any existing treaties 

have contended for the amen

negotiated so that the discrim

laws would automatically come 

act 1920 section 34 containe

treaties which prevented the 

should be terminated Both Pr

ing declined to put this section 

67005232
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Elimination of the meth

criminatory legislation wo

assumption by the Govern

in turn can be accomplish

subventions to American 

to and from the United S

with foreign ships or se

taxpayers of the entire co

freights the resulting loss 

an American merchant m

and economy there can be 

responsibility and individ

slight assistance to be plac

owners of foreign nation

Government with its syste

serious disadvantages

The Recommendation of the B

The board srecommenda

approval contemplated the 

the foreign trade of this co

should approximately ove

order to earn this sun the 

can commerce in foreign t

had to employ a certain pr

and had to hold it subjec

reasonable price Other p

the grant was recaptured 

be unnecessary to enable a 

actual investment while th

ducing or increasing the r

to meet extraordinary con

When Congress reconve

was brought to it vote an

the House by it vote of 08 

to the Senate and there it 

Congress adjourned withou

New Policy

With the failure to obta

Shipping Board was faced 

other plans The board a

bership one to formulate 

and efficient portion of th

the physical condition of t
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the removal of such vessels as w

fulness to the American merch

The first or policy committee 

cooperation and counsel from 

cerned with the problem It a

the American Steamship Own

Ship Operators Association a

builders respectively to

af

ear 

benefit of their views In dit

ices as an advisory stall of s

Corporation

As a result of extended cmfe

committee made a report tc the b

ation in deciding upon its new p

This new policy had to eo s

which would be require to m

which the board had in Gperat

routes could not be turiied ove

except upon an agreemeint by t

an adequate service for n period 

anty or penalty The lloard a

chaser could be found who wo

acceptable period of lime over 

States would be jusaified in m

market prices on the ships sold 

The policy committee recom

step which would doubtless hav

it not been for the pendency 

involved the consolidation of t

covering a limited range of terr

or conflicting info 18 primary 

sufficiently wide range of ternt

mote greater efficiency and the 

with smaller losses than here

result in the furtjter economy 

amount of service tobe rendered 

The board fur4her decided 

system was unsatijsfactory and 

sale of vessels 4on particula

which would assunne the entire 

this by a direct o ration on the 

The routes as consolidated 

public press on pril 28 1923 

chase of ships f5 r operation on 
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period of years with an ad

While the conditions could 

condition of the shipping 

some of which seemed suff

further negotiation which 

important routes

LIQUIDATION OF MATE

As a result of the wartim

of surplus materials plan

portation facilities which w

the Shipping Board came 

tions of the board dispose

but in June 1921 there wa

nally cost several hundred 

1922 plans for the complete 

by the end of the fiscal 

completed The material which has 

included almost everythin

ment of steel and wood sh

ment and tools originally 

building yards which like 

These materials were wide

over the whole country a

not considered practicable 

several districts with head

district and a sales maag

authority to make sales iji 

less than the appraised v

praised value or for lar

to Rome Office approval 

value were subjectto a

Emergency Fleet Corpora

Although various metho

most satisfactory ressults w

jority of sales wer6 com

stocks of material at the 

reduced that individual sa

with quite satisfactory res

Early in the sales prog

be made for casks or the 

mestic lettersof credit T

proceeds of sales and also 
a number of the contracts were satisfactorily settled before June
g 
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organization involved the cre

in order actively to pursue th

pay roll and the number of e

ration have been steadily and 

The greatest reduction of 

present board held office for th

new organization required an

shows a continued reduction b

is significant of the determine

being made by the board

On June 30 1921 there we

corporation whose annual pay 

year later this was reduced 

10519 242 This reduction 

in salaries amounted to a decr

respcctivel

The figures of June 30 192

employees receiving 7896 00 

further decrease of 1612 emp

percentages the reduction fo

numbers and 249 per cent in 

years amounts to 4118 employ

RECOMMEN

The Shipping Act 1916 di

port make such recommenda

nec 5arV in the interests of 

accordance o nth these instructi

The Proposed Bill in Aid of Amer

A previous mentioned th

lie recouuner dtionand witl

mitted to the ungrea a uof

would have made it possible f

selves in foreign trade upon it 

nations

tbe proposed bill providvtl 

ass uurican ve el

pr vmeni nSCiJ is reqto 

1orek trade This pameat 

he el tnd involved a rate 

the vhil

In addition to the direct a

which ii was relieved would 

assistance to tine lulcrican m
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The measure provided a

loan fund created by secti

available for reconditioning 

the act as it stands this fun

With the change recomme

improvement and alteratio

now lying idle but capable 

It would also thus have be

ment of the installation of D

uneconomic steam plants 

for private construction 

provide for the use of the 

Board itself for reconditio

sirable types of vessels

The proposed bill provid

ment officials and property 

Government should be don

vessels It also provided tha

tion under the American fla

instruct the military depar

withdraw their own transp

commercial carrier for the 

In order to make this latte

permit the building of vess

transportation the Governm

into 10year contracts with 

To secure the close coord

joint board was provided fo

that of the Interstate Comm

Shipping Board This join

both rail and water transpo

the parent bodies within the

Closely allied was the q

merchant marine act This 

export or import rail rates 

shipments moved as to wa

The Interstate Commerce C

by the board order the susp

adequate American tonnage 

this was the only ground on 

ance In the proposed bill s

sions could be suspended wh

to cause undue congestion at 

the normal flow of commerc
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The original bill provided fo

consisting of citizens qualified 

nection with merchant vessels 

the administration of this for

but provided for the transfer o

Shipping Board funds to the N

of this organization Whethe

itself to support such a reserve 

serve composed of the seagoi

encouragement would be adva

time of peace and to the couns

The proposed measure estab

ties were available at least one 

United States should do so in 

bill gave authority to the Secr

tute a system of immigrant c

insuring that any immigrant p

transportation to the United S

Such a measure would entirely 

of racing into port on the first o

congestions at immigrant stati

pointment on the part of the i

the carrier company It was 

sions might prevent the immed

The amended bill therefore c

general policy of carrying ha

proper officials the necessar n

The above enumerations coy

all of which would be beneficia

Amendments to Existing Legislat

In 1891 Congress passed th

This provided for the panien

rates dependent upon the tim

The act encouraged the efficie

secured the addition to the Am

did vessels But in the 32 yea

the costs of operation have m

provided in the ocean mail ac

reasonable in the decade afte

surate and as a result there i

ocean mail act Although Co

of general assistance to all ty

opposition to the principles of 

1891 The board therefore rec
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measure be corrected so tha

presentday operating costs

Experience has shown th

and affecting maritime affa

by strengthening or clarify

which forms part of the m

in admiralty act are both ca

Such amendments would p

marine securities as an in

facing our country in its 

owned merchant marine is 

be educated to a familiari

marine equipment In the 

larly in Great Britain an

securities have long been 

standpoint

Rules for the Carriage of Good

Daring the past year th

interest in the socalled Ha

a very general desire to co

of the bills of lading here

time bringing about intern

shipping documents The 

1922 to all American shi

attend a hearing before a 

of considering these rules 

and resulted in full discu

American interests on this 

ject was under consideration 

time Committee in London 

Hague Rules were conside

ference held at Brussels in 

the United States at this 

Hough United States circ

Norman B Beecher

The rules were amended 

and at the Brussels confere

together with the delegates 

represented unanimously s

respective governments the 

form The subject is now i

In February 1923 a bill 

for the purpose of giving e

esls conference Hearings 
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on the Merchant Marine and 

tives on February 13 and 14 

BUREA

Work clon by the board d

1 2 Iclatirg to the tasks as

malty important aspects of the 

have been the following The 

marine act 1920 with respect 

ocean transportation have re

problem of consolidating vario

Fleet Corporation with a vie

privat operators in groups 

flexibility in the use of ports 

through the policy committee 

tlitative proposal

GRQUP1

Numbers of ships given in

except passenger ships oil the 

not included

To From 

1 north Atlantic 

23

d South Atlantic A

North S dt 

a

Glurtam t South Atlant

Comat 

6 Gulf and SouAt Atlantic I

7 Sorlh anti South Atlantic and Go1L I

8 do 

d00A

1011 1 

12 

13 mt0110 hth innnd onth 1aeum

1

loSorth IaclC 

106

8

lo

1

palm cwst 

Total numhet of routes 13 total number o

Pursuant to the provision

120 special work was clon

compensation for vessels tra

Operating with the Postnlabt

having in view the encourag

on foreign trade routes and 

tioti which world be sit ince
r

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routes by the Shipping Bo

respect to the whole service 

in which the board consumm

General for compensation 

Francisco for the transpor

Australia It has also had 

tion under section 24 in t

new vessels of modern typ

Francisco Australian route

Pursuant to section 8 me

investigations and considere

and encourage the developm

ports and transportation fa

merce A series of hearing

Commerce Commission conc

storing and other accessoria

I C C Docket No 12681 

January 1923 and contained 

terested in the ports and al

dicial to the best interests of 

cause it justified the absorp

railroad water terminals th

and privately owned termina

basis with railwater termin

After several conferences 

merce Commission the Shipp

the hearings be reopened so a

tion and consideration of the 

with respect to the general pr

On the one hand a shipper in 

their ocean transit by any line 

railroad the interior point of orig

restraint from a railroad in favor 

in favor of any particular steam

terested or with which it may ha

On the other hand every steam

an American port should have eq

in such port subject to equita

terminal thus used should have p

matter on what railroad they may 

To this end equitable competit

terminals owned by railroads and 

should be maintained proper bel

proper terminals with all trunk l

any terminal in or out on equitab

This motion is still pending 

mission but a favorable dec
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and the board will then take a

tended hearings

The board is also represent

active interest in the hearings 

Commerce Commission I C 

the development of the port o

down by the Port of New Yor

jointly by the States of New Y

ment of the port of New York

Pursuant to section 27 mer

action for the protection of tha

ing on the Great Lakes and 

Interstate Commerce Commis

was for the purpose of determ

tion 27 should be put into e

made applicable to the traffic 

rran potation of merchandise 

unless it is transported in vess

United States and owned by p

States or unless by vessels priv

employed for the transport o

of that route consisting of wa

tioned however authorizes th

make eceptions when routes 

and their own or other connec

Pursuant to section 21 mer

izes the President of the Unit

the local needs and conditions 

to five eirect by proclamation 

of the Philippine Islands as p

this board considered the prop

investigations were made with 

particular consideration becau

trans Pacific steamship lines 

to the Philippine Islands wou

lines it being obvious that the 

before any such sale if it was 

islands at any time in the ne

taken however extending them 

For the purpose of ascertain

to warrant enforcement of s

bearimr were conducted by th

Portland Oreg Seattle Wa

Angeles Calif This section 

transported by vessels under 
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of its transportation in orde

Ian that charged for the 

same distance in the same d

nection with commerce who

port of such imports and ex

It is provided however in 

suspended by the Interstat

Shipping Board certifies th

afforded by vessels so docum

28 was suspended by the I

certificate of the Shipping 

hearings mentioned above h

section should now be put i

quested the Interstate Comm

DiviwIo

The activities of the divis

June 30 1923 in the perform

the discharge of the regulat

act and merchant marine a

at some length in previous 

Carriers Conferences and Cont

The examination of conf

pursuance of the requireme

tinued 32 active freight an

mitting minutes during the y

of 20 subconferences functio

ence groups

A number of provisions i

viding for the granting o

eliminated by the board at t

instance the changes sugge

ences and the agreements am

were made in conformity w

ber 27 1919 holding that 

ministers of religion const

shipping act

Supplemental to the work 

act with reference to confer

connection with a number o

persons subject to the statut

ence transactions copies or 

the period covered by this r
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Formal Docket

Light formal proceedings re

lations and practices of carrie

board were given consideration 

pursuance of section 22 of the 

issuance of formal orders by 

reports containing conclusions 

presented at hearings by the 

Two of the proceedings initiat

two are now pending on the fo

Of chief importance among 

formally passed upon by the b

unjust discrimination in the m

Line for transportation of a 

cigarette papers from Bordea

the years 1919 and 1920 Sim

of the complainant during the 

upon the same vessel were a

rates of exchange while in c

complainant charges were exa

one dollar The result was t

its competitors for transporta

modity from and to the same 

sought to be justified on beha

that greater expense attended 

ried freight collect than when 

fact of the existence of cert

French Line in handling the 

board decided that the differe

unduly exceeded the total amo

stituted undue preference and 

pers within the meaning of se

Violation of the act was als

with a proceeding conducted 

against the Bluefields Fruit 

from New Orleans to Bluefield

rates from the complainants t

identical service was shown by 

have been predicated upon th

agree to give the respondent c

Complaint against the Gen

Steamship Co and th Union 

shipments and failure to abso

war tax was dismissed after 

by the parties at formal hear
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Isthmian Steamship Lines 

lantic Western Steamshi

ing unjust and unreasonable 

quired by section 18 of the 

Pursuant to protests lod

year by shippers directly af

gation by this division in

proposed by the Pacific St

was suspended pending hea

tial advances in rates betwe

fornia particularly with r

which port a differential ov

Following advices that the 

adjustment the date of the 

beyond the expiration of t

Special Investigations

The board was represente

in March by the Interstate 

Minneapolis The proceed

inv stigation and were inst

tion to determine the facts 

lishment of a through rai

tween points in New Engla

hand and Duluth the Tw

States on the other a part 

Northern Navigation Co a 

taken was that it is the in

tained in section 27 of the 

the establishment of the thr

adequate service is afforde

American water carriers w

formation of the commissio

mony submitted on behalf 

in respect to its sailings to

year 1922 No report cont

this proceeding has as yet bi

Informal Docket

Sixtyone informal comp

year in pursuance of article 

These complaints called in q

tices of carriers subject to 

and conditions and covered 

tion of common carriers by 

interpretation and proper c

formed the subject matter 
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submitted on this docket the d

in determining the correctness 

riers in refusing to accede to 

or charges Effort was made 

amicable understanding of the 

proper method of disposal In 

considered adjustment agreeab

pursuance of the advice furnish

by this report 14 complaints a

Tariffs

There were transmitted to a

period covered by this report 

and tariff regulations of the b

ing and filing of schedules e

and passenger tariffs An ex

a gradual reduction in the rate

throughout the year as a res

readjustment One hundred 

tariffs of their own issue or p

behalf by other carriers or ag

torney and concurrences lodge

publishing agents filing sched

series maintained individual 

ments issued in their favor b

Five hundred and eightyone 

were effective in the division s

The public tariff files mainta

were availed of during the yea

tions and other parties intere

tensive use of these files has 

several of the Government de

in gathering data relative to 

water carriers and in auditing 

allwater traffic

General

The compilation of informa

operation of carriers forward

others made subject to the boa

continued throughout the year 

which this information is colle

of more comprehensive data r

of organization In its present 

tionnaire and the information 

to determine the exact status o

to the regulatory provisions of 

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carriers circularized have 

classes A tabulation show

riers and other persons seg

as follows

1 Water carriers whose servic

2 Intrastate water carriers o

3 Water carriers operating in 

the United States either 

Lakes 

4 Operators of towage lighte

5 Water carriers engaged in 

6 Water carriers engaged in 

7 Water careers subject to t

Commissio

S Water carriers operating o

the high seas or the G

theboard 

9 Water carriers operating o

the United States subjec

10 Water carriers engaged in 

A Forwarders and other perso

By reference to classes 8 

30 1923 there were 143 

and 124 forwarders and ot

figures represent increases 

corresponding date of 192

considerable number of ca

within the purview of the r

of participation in joint 

subject to the board

BURE

The Bureau of Operation

relations the sea service bu

division of docks and wha

of the stevedoring committe

be found in Part II of this 

INDUSTRIA

The functions of the ind

Board in the study and 

American merchant marine 

vessels are outlined in the s

year The division has co

board concerning marine a

The importance of spe

for the systematic dealing 
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development of practical ind

become more and more self e

which gave unbiased study 

human relationship and to wh

and expect fair consideration 

stabilize conditions and promo

ship and dock workers

The division has carried on 

ascertainment of facts bearing 

to base recommendations fo

policies affecting Government 

The past year has been ch

or serious labor difficulties wit

been due in large measure to 

of a friendly understanding 

with due regard for the rig

generally

With upward of 20000 seam

Board active vessels alone an

engaged in the loading and u

these problems is at once appr

a comparatively small percen

phase of successful ship oper

honest treatment by the emplo

Labor Policy

It has been the policy of the 

sion to cooperate and work w

American shipowners whose la

not identical It has been care

cussion of these common prob

The board has also been ready 

wages and working conditions o

licensed and unlicensed seamen 

ters looking to the improvemen

The maintaining of a consist

justice with due regard for c

supply and demand has been t

year In making readjustments 

tion a changes in the cost of l

wages in corresponding trades 

from deserting to other indust

before the war c regularity 

paramount policy of American

the necessity of maintaining a w

ards which would attract and ho
26 SEVENTH ANNUAL RE

The board has continued 

labor wherever possible and 

titude toward organized la

Wherever changed econ

substantial reductions in m

with the downward trend 

when practically every imp

creases in wages on shore it 

deal justly with its emploan

readjustment of wages up

that increases in wages we

labor field

Marine or Ship Labor

The character and efficie

sels during the past year h

years in all departments a

have been given to reducin

the past More encourage

is needed Many an Ame

listed in the merchant mar

to qualify either as an able 

out of a plan whereby Am

vessels as raw recruits at a 

experience to entitle them 

as ordinary seamen or othe

also preparing recommend

marine or naval reserve wh

ships with American seam

ment of a real merchant m

naval or military adjunct 

Government and possibly 

sary wage differential invo

There has been no serio

ship labor in the past yea

has crept in here and the

cooperation of the organiza

in order to successfully com

be looked for to a greater d

With the downward tre

made reductions in marine 

all departments These re

had been worked out in co

the board by agreement pr

and conditions for a definit
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existing in all departments wer

uary and again extended until 

In May and June following 

of the licensed and unlicensed 

their committees for discussio

wages upward based upon th

shortage of labor in land indu

the sea at higher wages As 

careful study of the economic 

all unlicensed personnel of a

effective May L4 and July 1 

had inaugurated corresponding 

were subsequently granted the 

approximately 10 per cent to 

increases in each case were felt 

efficient American seamen and 

fixed by the increases in corres

Longshore or Dock Labor

In dealing with longshore l

wise continued to be one of co

generally in the working out 

through collective bargaining 

definite period The maintain

ganizations representing the d

dling of this very important p

so costly where strikes and st

existence of grievance committe

questions which arise from t

Trade agreement between the 

interests and the longshore lab

the principal ports of the Uni

Wherever the Government s

of the division of industrial 

sisted in working out matters 

the longshoremen The divis

appreciation of the private o

justment of disputes which m

There had been no increases 

States ports during the past y

vided for in the existing work

tion was left to arbitration 

than 10 per cent was adopted 

all North Atlantic ports Stev

handicapped during the past 

shore labor in certain ports
28 SEVENTH ANNUAL REP

A few longshore strikes 

notable of which were at N

Oreg July 1 1922 Phila

February 26 1923

Recruiting of Marine Labor

On February 1 1923 the 

Bureau was abolished and 

and control of the industria

The Sea Service Bureau 

sisted of 15 agencies at th

Recently this number has b

agencies at Jacksonville Fl

where the requirements were 

maintaining the service

During the past fiscal yea

officers and unlicensed men o

1661 were officers the plac

engineer officers having bee

placements 814 per cent w

decrease under the previous 

of Americans This was due 

officers through the bureau 

ashore where the unlicensed 

than those paid aboard sh

viated by the readjustment 

ments May 14 1923

At the close of the presen

mand in all departments w

ports which are subject to se

The same difficulty has b

competent Americans for the 

sels as in previous years Th

more or less indefinitely fo

Americans seeking permanen

deck or engine department 

advancement to officers bert

offered them in the steward s

The total cost of operating 

with the general policy of r

made without detriment to t

per capita cost of placing m

the history of the service n

ceed the previous fiscal year 

The following table shows 

grade placed by the Sea Serv
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DIVISION OF 

Following is a report of 

fiscal year ending June 30 1

During the course of the 

importance added to the ter

At the Boston Army base 

Army namely the lower de

of the north pier shed

In the following reports 

terminals there are given c

either a net operating reve

particular terminal It mus

this operating profit is the e

tures No deductions have 

investment or other capital 

BOS

All of the water facilities 

now operated by the Shippin

with the occasional use of th

Shipping Board now operate

a twostory wharf shed 163

the lower deck and portions 

shed The north and south 

924 by 100 feet

Railroad situationAs m

road situation was most un

taken over for operation by 

of the Shipping Board befor

in the matter of absorption 

base we are pleased to report 

particular case the entire ma

of the Interstate Commerce 

port of Boston The Shippin

in this matter with all othe

saved the Shipping Board a 

terminal had agreed to abso

order that the Army base sho

South Boston

Upon decision of this ques

the question of loading an

New York New Haven H

early in the year the railroa

loading of cars at the base 

and even went so far as to r
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unloading charges assessed prio

was reached

OperationIn August 1922 

vessels was removed from this 

permitting full and unrestricte

sels Immediately vessels star

and when the northern ports 

through the base was still furt

cember the terminal became co

instructions that no foreign flag 

This had the effect of making 

terminal and it was so used u

cember January and Februar

so that most strenuous efforts w

vessels from being seriously 

this congestion of the port w

throughout the New England 

men and inability to remove f

snow At one time there was s

various units of the terminal a

for handling this material so 

vessels Therefore the first q

cial loss in the operation of this 

that in assuming this loss the 

being seriously delayed As a 

Board vessels arriving in po

dates several weeks apart the 

that length of time seeking a b

So that the above congestion 

sible a stringent rule affecting 

made an allowance of but six d

after discharge of the vessel 

made effective a large quantity 

public stores but we are glad t

year little or no cargo Nvas bei

works to the decided benefit of 

Briefly the financial results 

Receipts 

Expenses 

Net operating loss 

In addition there was furnis

sels in the sum of988 33 

71311for the year

There were 218 626 tons of c
32 SEVENTH ANNUAL RE

BRO

At Brooklyn N Y the 

Pier No 3 1307 by 150 fe

No 4 1295 by 100 feet tw

Each of these piers was 

exclusive use of Shipping 

ing agents

Taking the two piers as a 

handled a total of 708 477 

the average berthing charge 

average length of stay at p

an average charge of 8134 

before and after the vessel o

over the time ship was actu

berth per day for the time 

no additional charge for 

arrival and after departure 

Financial operations at t

follows

Pier No 3

Pier No 4 

Total 

In addition to the opera

nished to the department o

amount of 53957 64 wh

363 955 25

It will be noted that a to

at the base with a total cash 

or 11 cents per ton

Just at the close of the 

dredging the slips of this 

begun

HOB

The Hoboken terminal c

stories 950 by 81 feet Pier 

3 2 stories 950 by 90 feet 

No 6 partially covered 787 

In the rear of Piers Nos 

bulkhead building used for 

storage of cargo and mater
SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT 

The first important change w

at the Hoboken terminal was 

Shipping Co s lease of Pier 

Shipping Co continued to us

operation of its vessels

Pier No 5 was removed and 

was dredged to a depth of ab

used as a berth for the S S L

Throughout the year painti

gressed satisfactorily with the 

year the entire outside of all f

decks of the interior had been 

more difficult than had been c

no painting of any kind had b

1914 up until 1922 and as a m

not been painted since 1912 

enormous amount of scaling a

rust and scale which in many 

steelwork of the pier sheds 

expensive it was unquestionab

done in a thorough manner 

addition of new paint withou

at this time

In October 1922 a rather 

fortunately this particular pie

cient funds were collected fro

the necessary repairs and leav

work was clone by the termina

tool other major repairs such a

4 and repairs to the roofs of th

Financiall the results of o

were approximately as follow

Total gross revenue 

Total expenses 

Net operating profit 

The expenses of 308 197 95

but certain major repairs to 

dredging and painting Duri

expenses were incurred

Dredging 

Paintingb 

Removal Pier No 5 

Contract repairs 

Total 
34 SEVENTH ANNUAL REP

These expenses should be 

of them was made in payme

be expected to last severa

amount against the current 

for the year soperations

PHILAD

Pier A 140 by 60 feet 

railroad tracks

Pier B 1500 by 290 feet 

1480 by 100 feet four rail

Pier C 1320 by 290 feet 

This base in its entirety 

Merchants Warehouse Co 

annual report for 1922 u

100 0 per year for the 

gross revenue received thro

base This rental may be 

are always open to the boa

for the base at all times

Roughly financial opera

lowing

Total gross reven

Total expenses 

Net operating profit 

During the course of the 

tracks on Pier A which wor

at about1500

Just at the close of the fis

taking of extensive repairs to 

at this base Many of the 

badly rotted and must be re

houses is not affected

The Boston Philadelphi

the board under permits issu

has charge of the maintena

that they may in event of em

ment in a good state of repa

year the closest cooperation 

and the board in this genera

by the board to comply w

repairs and reconditioning 

an annual report of operati
SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT 

ment so that it might be acqu

terminals

NORFO

At the c10se of the fiscal y

being held between the Shipp

relative to the transfer of all 

to the Shipping Board

CHARLES

At the close of the fiscal y

being held between the Ship

relative to the transfer of a

Shipping Board

PIER 56 

It was decided that the S S 

Manhattan shore of the Huds

were entered into with the U

at the foot of Forty sixth S

Upon investigation it was fou

the slip would be necessary 

have to be strengthened in o

large ship It was decided t

a minimum depth of 42 fee

a thousand feet south of the 

further decided that the dep

minimum of 42 to 44 feet

Work was started in the 

Corps of Engineers of the Un

nel a private contractor d

rebuilding the outshore corn

were removed from the cha

yards of silt and from the 

sweeping of both of these are

removed rock and timber ob

the hull of the vessel The c

ened by driving additional p

care of the additional stresses 

As a result of all these op

return from her trial trip do

ing any obstructions or dama

BUREAU 

The duties of the Bureau 

shipping act 1916 were ve
36 SEVENTH ANNUAL REP

June 30 1923 This section 

of passing on applications 

foreign registry The prim

vessel proposed to be trans

as distinguished from its v

transfer of such vessels has 

of suppressing the bootleg

American Government In 

only to operate the vessels b

waters in the illegal trans

lieves itself justified in refu

is substantial indication tha

put is a definite violation o

statement of the transfers w

in another part of this repo

During the last fiscal yea

the construction loan fund 

rine act 1920 the sum of 40 

Co a Delaware corporation 

loan was made to aid in the 

ated between Duluth Minn 

They are of course being 

United States They are e

have refrigerating facilitie

small as they have to navig

and type approved by the A

wise ocean service The rout

to be operated formed an im

the item demonstrates that t

only belongs to the coasts bu

The amount thus far set as

of the construction loan fun

board to make loans at such 

may prescribe to aid citizen

yards of the United States 

type for the establishment a

lines deemed advisable and 

be equipped with the most 

machinery and commercial a

Other applications for a

board however does not co

banker to those desiring to 

ships to the merchant marine 

limit such assistance to vess

merchant marine thus makin
SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT 

time of peace and in time of 

merchant marine act 1920 are 

approved by the Shipping Boa

this section received the atten

determining whether the type 

built is entitled to the benefits 

The merchant marine act 19

of a merchant marine involve

operation of ships requires th

development of such items so a

pendent as far as possible 

foreign control Among thes

Bureau of Shipping and the 

chant marine act 1920 has ac

assisting the Bureau of Shippi

fying vessels under the Ame

developing its usefulness to th

This bureau pass s on reco

reconditioning of many of the 

Shipping Board and it took 

physical condition of the entir

accidents to vessels and examin

by Al R department ma

gestions according to circum

gations and hearings haying i

of Dicsel engines by vessels of 

particularly with respect to eq

fleet with this type of propulsi

RrCONDITIONINO OF 

At the close of the fiscal y

Leviathan was in process of re

port News Shipbuilding D

plant on April 10 1922

This work was prosecuted 

progressed to such a point tha

the United States Navy Yard 

arrived safely at tha Boston 

successfully docked at 255 p 

until June 18 1923 and durin

was thoroughly scraped clean

pellers removed tail shafts d

spare propeller and tail shaft f

deteriorated On June 18 1
38 SEVENTH ANNUAL RE

docked and proceeded to a

tory to departing on the tr

During the stay of the v

the opportunity offered to 

ment of silverware china

equipment and outfit libra

As a matter of policy it 

culties encountered in a s

the early formation and o

to operate the vessel succe

willing to continue with 

With this in view increme

to time by Messrs Gibbs 

not only supervised the wo

but also had charge of th

News to Boston whilst in t

the trial trip Thus whe

June 19 it had its service 

crew and the service arra

thorough and practical tes

trials and tests to establish 

ditioning the full service 

saloons restaurant social 

disposal of the guests in e

were engaged in trans Atla

The trial trip covered t

1923 inclusive The vesse

19 1923 and proceeded on 

it arrived at 1227 a m F

Providence Channel until 

turned north at 717 a m 

Boston the vessel was opd

tests were made of all ope

rior communication life s

had cleared Providence Ch

test to determine the perform

Ties under such conditions 

of the performance was as 

Jupiter Lighthouse abea

regular northbound steams

arriving there 39 a m Ju

ing an average speed of 29

From Jupiter Lighthouse 

west a distance of 687 m

average speed of 2748 kno
SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT 

During the first hour of th

average speed of the vessel was 

the average speed of the vessel 

The vessel arrived at New Y

at 820 p m the same day th

concluded

As the fiscal year closed June 

for its first transAtlantic v

July 4 1923

BURE

The Bureau of Law discharg

covers specific subjects for whi

tive agency for the commission

tion to these more or less perm

time to time by commissioner

work

It administers matters arisin

act 1920 Under this section 

trade may in proper cases sec

income taxes due the Governm

is invested in building in priv

new vessels of a type and kind 

of cases arise under this sect

such taxes on the net earnings 

and on the proceeds of sale o

taxes on net income the owner 

the tax money at least two thir

construction the tax money is 

however arises from the sale 

only to invest the total amount 

The board has received 26 

section involving requests fo

Cases thus far approved by the 

the Treasury Department hen

pleted items No exemption 

waived is in fact applied to n

the section and by the rules of 

which the new vessels must be 

pleted in that time the privileg

to the Treasury Department 

on certificate of deposit in ban

The rules and regulations con

these matters were developed j

Department the function of th

67005 234
40 SEVENTH ANNUAL REP

termine the amount of the 

comes applicable to new sh

respects the administration 

the Shipping Board

In approving or disappro

in any such application th

value of the proposed new 

as a whole the entire plan 

merchant fleet as an asset to 

of war Because applicatio

respect to the type and kin

the same type and kind wil

the interval an ample num

built and have become a pa

This bureau was also call

with respect to loans reque

1920 from the construction 

had been made from this f

come available for such us

this bureau in collaboratio

veloped a plan and put it 

and documents in specific 

ever intrusted to the legal 

The bureau also attended 

tion 26 shipping act 1916 

to discriminations by forei

companies against America

instances of discrimination 

periences of American ves

with foreign steamship lin

also involved with a view 

participate on equal terms 

under the jurisdiction of fo

With respect to the fiel

brought to the attention of 

to a large extent secured d

of steamship owners and o

the board knowledge of ac

ing is an instance Mercha

States to Australia have it 

ments by way of Canada 

British steamships in prefe

roads to one of our Paci

American vessel The pra

customs duties on imports 
SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT 

value of the goods on which th

transport from the point of ori

point of export but the ruling 

port of export necessarily but 

goods leave American territory 

West is subject to a less duty 

thence to Vancouver and the

tariff is assessed only on rail

Canadian border instead of the 

The board is actively engaged 

Another respect in which 

against is its exclusion from co

foreign lines are operated wit

ports are able to procure only 

against obtaining return carg

American vessels have returne

South Africa at times when 

African ports but which shipp

vessels because of the penalties 

any vessel not a member of th

the merchant marine act 1920 

conference lines steamships f

participating in such confere

of a refusal in proper cases o

or operated by a member of th

membership by American vess

Another instrument which th

as protection against these dis

of tariff retaliations under the 

This bureau has also acted f

section 3 merchant marine ac

board in the development of po

nection it attended the hearing 

sion held in New York in A

Port of New York Authorit

the development of the port 

acted for the board at a hear

mission in Washington on the 

sion based on investigations 

prevailing at varioug southern 

posed the confirmation of the re

hearings with the view of proc

ciple believed by the board to be 

opment of adequate terminals f

that when railroads own and o
42 SEVENTH ANNUAL RE

be permitted to absorb ter

should be required to quote 

so that proper competitive 

minals and public or priva

is essential to the shipper 

his choice though not load

The confidential characte

of Law precludes any deta

The bureau has also bee

the work of the revision of 

the status of which work is 

The work of coding and 

States was undertaken by 

date contained in section 

general committee made up 

lawyers and representative

an important and active p

mitted a number of recom

been introduced in prelimi

will be further considered 

its fourth and final repor

its cooperation

Late in 1920 the board 

entire time to the work of c

time that the general comm

would continue its study o

the general committee did 

sively it cooperated in th

expert work One of the

problems of bulkheads ae

other ship mortgages etc 

From 1920 until Februa

tinued his work in Washin

automatically extended to 

coding existing law Thro

tentative and preliminary 

new code viz One on me

personnel The work on 

headings viz shipment of 

masters and seamen prote

of deceased seamen Som

the ship mortgage act but 

proposed new act In add

are many subjects not yet 
SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT 

On January 19 1923 a re

placing the supervision and co

sioner in charge of the Burea

have control concentrated in 

ington office and pursuant to 

records of the general committ

to the Washington office

Realizing the importance n

have intrinsic merit but also th

thoroughness of preliminary w

hensive examination of the Fed

to gather all statutes or parts of 

the system which prevails in F

and difficult because any ena

subject whatever is valid as 

appear and however unrelated 

included This of course ext

maritime in their subject or g

Another aspect of the exami

importance of combining orig

them so far as to ascertain a

what still remains in force as 

The navigation laws are de

upon other administrative de

the Shipping Board and the 

ment of Commerce The duti

ments were examined sufficien

thus interested and in what 

laws In pursuance of this po

cooperation of the following d

Coast and Geodetic Survey U

Department Inland and Coa

ment of Justice Bureau of 

Bureau of Insular Affairs H

partment Department of Sta

Commerce Commission Burea

Mines The assistance possibl

the Bureau of Mines seems re

cause the experts of those bur

materials of high inflammab

included among things limited 

of cargoes on passenger ships 

and they reveal the importance 

these bureaus and departmen

cooperate in the work
p

required by the merchant marine act of 1920
SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT 

DIVISION 

The division of statistics is 

tion and presentation of such 

the commerce of the United St

division receives information 

harbors from foreign ports or 

United States and from vesse

The information given with r

maintained as a confidential re

and made available to shippers 

interested

The chief purpose of this di

board and to commercial organ

the shipping standpoint Co

tariff classifications and quan

weight instead of in values or 

The movement by water o

division and statistics on this 

reports as to the amount of 

active tonnage under the Ame

this and other routine reports 

any route region or commod

PORT FACIL

Previous annual reports hav

the War Department under s

1920 whereby port facilities a

with the work of the Board o

which board is especially cha

involving advice to local auth

construction This cooperatio

contributing the assistance of 

work but more particularly th

cations on the principal ports 

formation needed by vessels de

able a shipper to compare the 

or route with those of anothe

Previous annual reports ha

issue of Port Series o 1 on 

Mass During the past fisc

has been issued but several ar

No 3 on Mobile and Pensacola 

and Wilmington which shou

ately Others wholly or in pa
46 SEVENTII ANNUAL REP

be available for distributio

of the fiscal year it was e

33 per cent complete Th

estimated at 00 Individua

table

NoSerial of

volume

Ports

r Portland Me 

r 2 BaSton Mass 

13 Metal Ala

Pensacola Fla 

1 4 Philadelphia Pa 

Chester Pa 

Camden N J 

Wilmington Del 

15 New Orleans La 

16 Galveston Tex 

7

Houston rex

Texas CityT 

Seattle ash

Tacoma Wash 

Everett WashWash 

Bellingham

firs Harbor Wash 

18 Wilmington k C

Charleston d 

19 Savannah Ga 

Bmnvll 

10 Jacksononville Fla 

Fernandina Fla 

Miami Fla

Key Rest Fla 

Tampa Fla

SoutGrande 

11 PortlandC 

VancouverregWash Wash 

12 San Francisco Caa6 

Oakland Calif 

Berkley Calif 

Richmond Calif 

Upper San Fmnmseo Bay 

Monterey Calif 

Santa Cnim Caa 

Available for distribution 

The last report stated tha

series special information 

special report to the Chairm

he might in accordance w

section 8 of the merchant m

by the Interstate Commerc

termine the necessity for r

pared on the terminal charg

the apparent railroad rat

Boston During the fiscal 

review the preliminary fin

mission in the South Atlan

to the attention of the Cha

ing situation at Seattle
SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT 

A special report was also 

flour and lumber through No

modation of the authorities of 

port on Washington D C as 

ington Channel

A digest was especially pre

tion in its relation to river and 

In connection with the port 

ports studies were continued 

modities in export and impor

to the authorities at many po

sonal visits among the ports v

sonville New Orleans and H

Wilmington Charleston Sav

Diego Los Angeles and Sa

spondence

MARIN

Volume of American Marine Insu

During 1921 all companies 

of New fork American and 

a net marine premium incom

6794 457 Of this total 

marine insurance and 20546

portation risks The total of 

premiums of96251 034for 1

Of the total net marine pre

collected 51604 24 of whi

ocean business and 15450 209 

portation Foreign admitted 

090 413 the ocean business 

navigation and transportation 

panies collected 162 per cent 

sources and foreign admitted 

proportions prevailed with re

the businessocean and inlan

obtained by American compa

But as stated in previous iss

above figures do not make allo

number of companies classed 

controlled abroad through sto

of marine insurance originati

rectly to the foreign market 

records on this side Accordin
48 SEVENTH ANNUAi PIp

to be competent such expor

foreign market is equal to a

surance originating within 

competition from the forei

to believe that marine insura

year to a considerably great

The unfavorable factors 

lined in the fifth and sixth 

during the past year The

tonnage and merchandise 

foreign trade and as a res

abroad As explained in th

the American Marine Insura

The past year from an un

and any deductions that we m

comfort in the belief that rate

and will or should improve f

declined from the beginning of 

far as insurance authorities w

less stationary Any 

world scommerce again resume

writing conditions are far from 

and the complete demoralizatio

been willing to accept risks at 

owing to the fact that the cost o

at least 50 per cent in excess 

not attempted to compete with 

maintain fair rates and conditio

American Marine Insurance Sy

Previous annual reports 

three American marine insu

cates A B and Cand the 

from time to time Since th

of importance should be me

cate C organized for the 

hulls owned by private inte

interest and the other wit

through the United States 

syndicate created to perform 

surveys for the United St

steel vessels owned by the 

basis and to perform simi

other ship owners and marin

able charges for such servic

On March 29 1923 the 

agreed to reduce the restrict
SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT 

tie insured Under the origin

syndicate was limited to the 

steel hulls As revised the 

also include 1 foreign ocea

by American interests 2 

fleet insumd with this synd

iron hulls as part of an other

cate Further provision was 

pany could be it subscriber to 

to policyholders of not less t

or licensed to transact the bu

of New York andor the Co

respect to Syndicate A th

cluded in the latter part of 

mollify the agreement as to 

which it had originally assu

operating expenses of the 

Salvage Association Accor

agreement was signed effectiv

report of the last annual mee

This further uuendato w and su

the old in that a revolving fund o

for its maintenance by monthly P

billin to them at cost Provisio

sumey work at cost or as near 

mercial practice We are confide

be able to function successfully 

stabilized and sufficiently in band 

Legislation Relating to Marine In

The sixth annual report ref

model marine insurance law 

4 1922 and outlined its fund

explained decisions of the u

several States complete sup

adoption of the fundamenta

fore rests with them Follow

leading sections of the act w

meet local legislative usage 

State marine insurance law 

the leading maritime States 

dorsement of the National C

at its meeting in September 

the legislature of New York 

more comprehensive definition 

law The remainder of the p
50 SEVENT11 ANNUAL BEPO

did not reach the senate in tim

be reintroduced next year in 

elsewhere and there is eve

Adoption of the proposed m

step forward in view of the 

marine insurance transacted 

State Moreover if New Y

reason to believe that other le

In connection with the F

reference should be made to 

District of Columbia as rep

the last session of Congress 

House and Senate committee

convening of Congress next 

code have been so drafted as 

insurance act and special pro

any section or provision of t

any section or provision of t

have precedence

Mention should also be m

insurance sections secs 9 an

Section 10 of this net autho

the Shipping Board of a se

poses but apparently there 

the insurance of the Governs

on a deferredpayment pla

should be given to the boa

in the subsidy bill conside

failed to pass The propos

consideration with a view t

reconvening of Congress nex

Loss Through Theft Pilferage 

The fifth annual report c

theft pilferage and nondel

the sixth annual report out

that the Committee on the 

House of Representatives i

is pursuing with a view to 

sists mainly in 1 improvin

our ports 2 inducing sh

organizations to improve th

shipments 3 bonding 

handle valuable cargo sus

creasing the liability of car
cause tatat cooy oud estg bs oadg 

raising the carrier sliability per package or unit from the customary
desire to encourage the formation of a strong American mutual

association in the interests of an American merchant marine
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1

During the year 1922 the Sh

investigation of the whole subj

and indemnity insurance It fo

was reinsuring in British clubs 

the directors of the chub seemed 

business policy and should be co

club was now on a strong eno

membership of the Shipping B

agreement with British clubs i

cover there was no further reas

feel required to give it support 

the conclusion that it would be 

insurance against P I clai

against marine disaster and tha

the claims against its vessels cou

all concerned by the Shipping B

The withdrawal of the Shipp

not relieve the association from 

Shipping Board vessels arising 

Shipping Board also remained 

ments amounting to approxima

ments which might be levied o

to February 20 1923 It see

of view of the Shipping Board 

ment should be made under w

could be given and the Shipping 

and pay front its own funds all 

Accordingly on April 25 19

a contract with the association 

friendly negotiations by virtue 

accomplished Payment of X20 

Shipping Board on account o

the determination of the exact 

the results of audits now in pro

In anticipation of the neces

handle claims against its vessels 

by the club sinsurance the Shi

in December 1922 under the law

ration called the United Stat

company conducts its business 

It is practically owned and cont

Board through the deposit of a

indorsed in blank with the treas

ration
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The work of handling 

called P I claims incl

February 20 1923 and tho

for which the club was rel

to this agency and its r

to the control of a sup

Meyer Lissner commissio

W J Love and W B Kee

ration

The United States P 

of wellknown firms as its 

call of Shipping Board ve

Authority to settle clai

per claim without prior 

managing operator of Sh

has been given to settle c

local representative up to 

ing Middleton ez Lewis f

with the approval of the 

the territory under his j

president of the P IAg

tlement in excess of2500 

one member of the superv

5000 requires the appro

committee

A vast accumulation of 

1923 has been taken over 

office of Messrs Johnson 

turned over to the home o

some 19370 files pertainin

files have also been turned 

don Examination of the

documents relating to clai

through lapse of time or 

ence to them There has 

outstanding live claims 

to in any of the files rece

It is therefore entirely im

the number or amount of 

thought to be approximate

In spite of the difficult

organization with represe

out new systems for hand

over the management of a 
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good progress has been made b

and in handling new claims prom

On the date of writing this rep

of all claims settled under the n

been received from all of the 

operators So far as reported 

claims settled between Februar

P I Agency was put in char

follows

Nature of claim Num ber of Amoun

claims P 

Claims arising prior to Feb 20 

1 085 

Cargo damage 118 50877 

Cargo shortage 1354 R8 72

10 

e9fg0 pilferage 72 143

1

Personal iipury

I lines 125 52219315 526 

Dockeathdamage 51 376 10

00

Fines and penalties

Miscellaneous 565 7362144

70 

1761 U2 0921 

Since

Prior to

Feb

Feb

20

20 

SEC

Sale of Vessels to Aliens and or 

Section 9 of the shipping act 

to sell transfer or mortgage or 

by the board to charter any v

documented under the laws of th

citizen of the United States o

registry or flag without first ob

section further provides approp

its provisions

In the exercise of the powers 

requires a prescribed application 

ing to sell to an alien or transf

flag The applicant is required 

to give all the details of the vess

questing transfer of ownership 

67003 23 5
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able to retain the vessel u

be made as to the trade 

feree will employ the ve

upon the merits of each 

should be authorized or t

flag

Each application must 

purpose of the sale and o

United States Transfe

there are no liens encum

If there are liens encum

the mortgagee or lienor 

effect filed with the boar

or transfer be effected 

vessel shall not engage 

United States

In case of the violatio

amended or the violatio

which the board places i

aliens and or transfer 

the Department of Justi

responsible for the viola

During the year July 1 

authorized the sale and 

gross tons In addition 

and 2 undocumented dre

making a total of 135 ve

as follows

Registry of ves 

sets 

Argentine 

nntish 

Canadian r352

Colombian 23 

Cuba 

Dominican 

Dutch 

Fox gn registry not staled 

French 

Honduran 

Italian 

German 

I One undocumented tug ofunknow

I One undocumented dredge of unkn

Throughout the fiscal 

conducted investigations 

lations of section 9 Ap

ferred to the Departme
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the board in each case that the 

violation of the law be prosecut

American waters if the Departm

seizure could be accomplished w

The cases referred to the Dep

ferred to the respective United S

of the secretary soffice were se

prosecutions were pending to as

additional evidence and to appe




except in cases where failure to do so would be prejudicial to the best
posed of 469 claims resulting in collection and credits being obtained


g

continuing policy to effect economies wherever practicable the Euro
with the service which the Shipping Board had to offer in the trans

portation of their products to foreign markets

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of bill of lading which is now 

operators Previously there 

of lading which made it diffic

form they would have adequat

use however a bill of lading 

brief and comprehensive

Homeward Cargoes

While the foregoing has ref

connection with export cargo

connection with import busine

of unusual importance

A steamship line can not 

normal conditions unless carg

result of an intensive campaig

it is pleasing to report that du

homeward carryings has enco

Special mention might be m

part of 1922 we were success

stantial participation in suc

plop coffee sugar mahogany 

European and Mediterranean Tra

On June 30 1922 the servic

trades division were covered 

this report there are 216 vesse

As indicated hereinbefore 

as great as during the previous 

ment in imports Despite thi

have decreased the showing 

Mediterranean trades compare

year This is a good reflectio

Particular progress has bee

to European ports Our se

development from the North 

To French ports we have 

passenger ship competition o

obtained very good cargoes an

During the past year a fre

German ports was discontinue

merchant marine act it being 

served by American privately 

To Greek Levant and Blac

our services today are superi

competitors

6700rr236
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South American and West Ind

At the close of the fiscal 

South America were maint

close of the previous fiscal 

We now have services fr

practically every port in S

America trades from the A

States have offered good 

regular sailings and efficie

popular approval of the sh

The service maintained 

ports and ports on the wes

ated with regularity and a 

Coffee Shipments

The success which has a

increased measure of the c

United States is very grati

Statistics covering the fir

ber 1922 show that Amer

Shipping Board brought t

bags than had been carrie

United States or to any oth

operating from and to the 

tive lines engaged in the c

coffee carryings during the 

are not yet available and n

West Indies

By charters and sales the 

tained by the Shipping Bo

New York to Haiti local o

and the Guianas

Five of the steamers prev

an Prince Kingston and C

Islands British and Frenc

delivered during the last h

now operated by a private 

Coastwise

With the sale of three of 

ating in the coastwise trade

ports the Shipping Board 

ing the year The purchas

now maintaining sailings f
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Far East and Long Voyage Trades

At the close of the fiscal year 

maintenance of our service in 

services were established as fol

New York to Manila Direct mon

GulfManila Direct every 60 da

Intercoastal refrigerated service 

Seattle to South China Every 28 

Portland to South China Bimon

Los Angeles to Honolulu passen

Due largely to the vast terr

prises and to the further fact 

tered new fields theretofore alm

tive tonnage this trade has req

work had to be done We are 

connection with all of our serv

parent

Recently in order that Ame

a greater range of African p

penses would not be material

we established a feeder service 

to the West Coast of Africa are 

saves the time of the liners 

turnaround

Our services to the Philippi

couragingly One of the mos

goes from the Philippine Islan

of the fiscal year contracts w

quantities both to the Pacific a

States Indications seem to poi

for even larger amounts will 

has also atended our solicitatio

import commodities

PASSENGER A

At the close of the fiscal yea

steamers in the following trad

United States Lines

Leviathan Neiv Y

George Washington

President Roosevelt

America President Harding New Y

President Arthur

President Fillmore
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United States Lines Continue

President Polk

President Adams Ne

President Monroe

11

President VanBuren jNew 

President Garfield

Munson Steamship Lines

American Legion

Pan America Ne

Southern Cross 

Western World

Los Angeles Steamship Co

City of Los Angeles Lo

Admiral Oriental Line

President Jackson

President Jefferson

President Grant Se

President McKinley 

President Madison

Pacific Mail Steamship Co

President Cleveland

President Lincoln

President Pierce Sa

President Taft 

President Wilson

Swayne and Hoyt Inc

President Harrison ca

President Hayes 

Susquehanna

The board during the fis

senger service between New 

the 502foot type A wee

tween New York and Bre

ington is operated and su

vessels and three cabin boa

The LeviatAan which w

York Cherbourg and So

reconditioned and is now th

trip she made the remarka

knots for 25 hours coverin

scheduled to make a comple

South American Passenger Se

There are four 535 foot 

from New York to the eas

which are operated on a fo

than those of our competit

keen rate competition we h
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business offering These vessel

days Montevideo in 18 days an

Los Angeles Honolulu Passenger S

A fortnightly service betwe

inaugurated during the fiscal ye

City of Los Angeles ex Aeo

Huron Hardly had this serv

of Honolulu was completely de

trip from Honolulu The Pres

in this trade until a steamer co

order to maintain the trade W

dent Harrison was withdrawn 

only one board steamer in opera

Oriental Passenger Service

The board continued to maint

Francisco and Seattle to the O

with five vessels of the 535foot 

a similar number out of Seattle 

exceptionally fast transPacific 

time being 11 days to Yokoh

Shanghai 20 days to Hongkon

been a steady increase in the num

two lines even in the face of st

ing from Canadian ports

Mails Carried on American Vessels

A very close contact has been 

and that branch of the Post Offi

handling of foreign mails

Needless to say the conferen

subject have resulted in a large

vessels in the carriage of Americ

At the present time the fleet o

Oriental Line to the Orient an

the United States Lines have bee

Under present procedure Ame

post facilities are given a pre

arrival but vessels equipped wit

of 48 hours Recently arrangem

our vessels in the London service 

The following table shows in 

of United States mails which 

owned and Shipping Board ves
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Service

New York to Europe 

New York to east coast South America 

San Francisco to Orient 

SeattleOrient 

C

It is gratifying to repo

during 1919 and 1920 gene

arose out of the congestio

now been disposed of Cl

meritorious have also been 

The present organization 

is being accomplished prom

ADVER

All advertising of the 

United States Shipping Bo

the past fiscal year has been 

established in August 192

The objects of the new p

would make immediate sale

for the various services se

to show as far as possible 

Passenger Services

Passenger advertising wa

United States Lines

Pacific Mail Steamship Co

Admiral Oriental Line

Munson Steamship Line

Los Angeles Steamship Co

PacificArgentine Brazil Line

The first four services we

year The service of the 

Steamship Co was adve

The Pacific ArgentineBra

1922 and their advertising 

that date

The advertisements for 

objectives i e first to se
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second to have the prospect se

determine accurately how muc

for the local agents Howeve

directly traceable to coupons a

considering that each passage w

Additional sales will result from 

the good will created and seco

lists which have not yet been 

time we have a list of appro

names on this mailing list hav

ices who in turn have investig

prospects for development into 

In checking up the publicati

inaugurated in August 1921 

accordance with the coupons r

method known to check an adv

that the ratio between the coup

traceable to the coupons rema

count of the goodwill factor 

solely on the number of inquir

venient location of agencies an

zines and newspapers are used 

at a low cost These publicati

through the sales returns gaine

During the last few months 

tising was directed toward the 

Levithian It is believed tha

reflect much credit to the enti

ceived special attention

Advertising of Cargo

During the fiscal year appr

United States Shipping Board 

vertise the services of the car

limit this advertising to the st

sailings and types of service

Other Forms of Advertising

In addition to the passenge

ment supervised the preparati

sale of all surplus property b

the sale of securities The adv

has decreased continuously as 

posed of
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MARINE INS

The marine insurance de

Board Emergency Fleet Co

of 1921 to supersede and a

insurance The departmen

the traffic and operating d

functions which may be sum

This department has supe

age cases on Shipping Boa

ing work has been intrusted 

During the year 166 cases 

open In addition to these c

pletion 268 cases which occ

Working in close cooper

this department has handle

this number are included cla

as those against the corpor

through these claims has e

been made to protect the 

claims and to pay the men 

have been made to discoura

men in such cases

A number of steamers hav

agreement which provided t

department would assume t

with a definite form of p

claims has constituted a ver

A large number of steame

plan and it has been the d

insurance which was arrang

complied with the terms of 

interests of the Shipping Bo

a great deal of this insuran

cepted On vessels which 

bottom for damage this offic

and has fixed the amount o

of the policy which applies t

During the past year the S

of its tonnage from the Am

tection Indemnity Associa

insurance through the Unite

department has accordingly 
assembling and preparation for billing to purchaser of incidentalassembling and preparation for billing to purchaser of incidental
past year but with increased responsibilities by reason of the adop
gggg gpqy y 
for wheel and lookout men Preparations were also made for revision

m iina tlliuilblllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllNlllllllu viliaiuuiiIIIIIIIIIII bIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII N llllllliliill
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of wages and working rules 

mates engineers radio operat

to be made effective as of July 

the increases granted as of th

The combined increases in m

following advances in operatin

Coal burnin

3000 5

5

deadweight tons inerease from 33 to 

001 70 dead wight tons imreaw from 3 to 

7001 9000 dead weight tons increase from 39 to 

9001 and over increase from 40 to 12 men plus 

Oil burnin

30005000 dead weight tons increase from 27 to 

50017000deadweight tons mereae from 29 to 

70019000 dead weight tons increase from 32 to 

9001 and over increase from 33 to 35 men plus 

On an approximate number o

this will entail an added expen

Destitute Seamen and Workaways

In cooperation with the S

regard to the repatriation of 

A 

Master 5315 

First mate 175 

Second mate 155 

Third mate 

Fourth mate 120 

Chiefeneineer 280 

First assistant engineer 175 

Second assistant engineer 155 

Third assistant engineer 135 

Fourth assistant engineer 120 

Junior engineer 100 

Chief operator radio 105 

First assistant 95 

Second assistant 75 

Chief steward 

Steward and cook 

Chief cook 

Second rook and baker I 

Secondcook

Butcher

Messinan

Utilt Lyman 

el 

EnRinc messboy 

Steward smessboy 1

The combined increases in m

following advances in operatin

Coal burnin

3000 5

5

deadweight tons inerease from 33 to 

001 70 dead wight tons imreaw from 3 to 

7001 9000 dead weight tons increase from 39 to 

9001 and over increase from 40 to 12 men plus 

Oil burnin

30005000 dead weight tons increase from 27 to 

50017000deadweight tons mereae from 29 to 

70019000 dead weight tons increase from 32 to 

9001 and over increase from 33 to 35 men plus 

On an approximate number o

this will entail an added expen

Destitute Seamen and Workaways

In cooperation with the S

regard to the repatriation of 
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fied The statutes provide

charged but it was found 

triated by consuls at a nom

might be protected but wh

destitute seamen

Instructions were issued 

should be made at the rate 

was malting several ports 

which event the rate was fi

allowed to managing agent

any other incidental expe

protects the Emergency Fle

man ssubsistence and he 

physically able The State 

much as it effects a saving 

rats fixed by the State Dep

tions have eliminated entire

on board Shipping Board 

accounted for as a legitim

passenger

Revenue and Expense Reports

The system of securing f

revenues and expenses as o

been continued

As previously outlined th

ascertain within 10 days a

with a record of revenues an

culties have been overcome 

serving the purposes for w

During the past year a 

has been done to determin

various types of vessels whic

and expense reports for the 

Radio

The work of the radio div

along the lines laid down in 

previous Contracts for ra

same contractors which ha

contract with the Submarine 

of this division was continu

submarine signal service on 

ber of ships in service and 

over the past year for maint

in satisfactory condition has 
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the revenue from commercial ra

fluctuates in proportion to the 

from this source during the pa

In cooperation with other d

tically all surplus radio equip

elimination of a monthly exp

keep There still remains how

laidup ships to take care of o

The new wage scale for ra

length of service and experien

turnover without increasing t

enced in retaining radio perso

best men who have been in our 

result of receiving better indu

partments or private corporati

A large number of our vesse

radio and for the fourth succe

lost without a trace All pa

Honolulu burned at sea were 

vessel summoned by radio

New records for long distanc

sels both Atlantic and Pacific 

between Bremerhaven Germa

vessel off the coast of China an

off the Brazilian coast and ra

The maximum distance for rec

the early part of the year by 

world voyage the radio oper

with Annapolis until midway a

nearly 12000 miles

Several important conferenc

held by the various Governmen

sentatives of the radio division

The national form for repo

tion laws which the radio divis

proved so successful aboard G

sels that it was used by the in

mittee as the basis for an intern

The policy of assisting the W

logical observations which wa

remained in effect and it has p

check of the reports received at 

to determine readily what shi

tentative scheme to have a train
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being worked out This w

in midocean as well as whe

Supervision of Bunker Sched

Supervision of bunker 

continued as heretofore an

discover where a vessel c

economy The object of s

that the steamers are bunke

standpoint taking into c

delivery at the various po

Arrangements have been 

a vessel has a choice of two 

using coal estimates are ca

may touch and savings hav

Owing to the Suez Can

ment of transit dues on d

instructions were issued t

where fitted for oil sho

canal and as little oil as po

instructed that vessel pas

fuel oil after completing t

due regard to the saving 

of fuel This will result i

canal tolls on each passage

Spot Program

During the fiscal year 

whereby from 15 to 25 spo

in spot status to meet the 

departments for additiona

committed vessels which f

their commitments The 

tated the accumulation o

conditions of various ava

which could be operated 

expense to recondition hav

During the fiscal year 1

have been prepared for sp

in this connection was dur

when 22 vessels above o

spot and assigned for serv

The selecting and prep

efficiently and carried out 

were maintained in the d
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of those particular districts a

districts kept at a minimum

In connection with the prep

spot program and also in con

active vessels it has been the p

certain repairs through the med

furnishing materials rather t

contract basis by repair contrac

expenditures of over 300 0 

years

Close supervision over spo

expenses during spot periods 

work being carried on Recor

kept by districts and comparis

Vessels Under Bareboat Charter

During the fiscal year the d

to bareboat charterers of 22 ve

41 vessels

Intensive followup was ins

vessels under bareboat charter 

and condition as upon delive

vessels should be accepted un

been made by our representativ

and further that all repairs 

in the same condition as upon 

terer and all shortages in th

ments were to be adjusted acc

livery was taken

Suitability of Vessels

A function of the performa

ability of vessels for the carr

nection we have selected durin

suitable for the carrying of oli

bulk turning this information 

they might negotiate with ship

The approving of certain al

to increase the efficiency of suc

ports having certain physica

this division and during the 

altering of several vessels to 

Manchester Ship Canal and i

of deep tanks to fuel oil tanks 

vessels and obviating the nec

87005287
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quantities at foreign ports 

cost at home ports

1 delay record is also 

countered by our active 

information is tabulated 

interested and used to pre

Ballast

As a result of represen

of the dangers attendant 

insects in plant bearing so

of Shipping Board vessels 

use of soil as ballast on ves

only clean sand broken ro

used for ballast

Early in December 192

the amount and distributi

were canceled and the de

required vested entirely w

mine same on the basis of 

Managing agents were no

performances whereby a b

sibility for the proper amo

left with the master and 

ules had been evolved by th

authorized to make such de

safety and seaworthiness o

Cargo Claims

Determined efforts were 

of claims for damaged grai

ceilings to bilges and simi

agents were advised that a

dition of grain fittings wo

and call for disciplinary 

took every precaution to re

be penalized to the extent o

claims

Arrangements consumma

ports on cargo claims havi

aspects of cargo handling 

the result that there have b

stowage and by consequenc

have the London office repo
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age and then to handle the pa

concerned with general instru

Arrangements are being n

Wend the procedure to all p

Laidup VesselsStripping

A uniform method of stripp

tuted whereby fire and theft h

tion of fire equipment former

age of inflammable material s

are retained on board in plac

tunity to avoid spontaneous c

frequent inspection and vent

In sending vessels into lay 

on board Galley gear cabin 

special spare parts and beari

dling difficult and are stored o

belongs in a compartment or s

in the case of mattresses and 

Equipment and spare parts to

reasons is not stealable is 

against deterioration and reta

Advancing Annual Inspection

In cooperation with the S

ments were made whereby an

in excess of four months on v

entailing calls at offshore Am

Pacific service where Honolul

voyages This for the purpos

to expiration of certificates a

Indies Canal Zone etc

DEPARTMENT or M

Up until December 16 192

repair was composed of two 

tion division and the repair d

division was detached from t

pair and set up as a separate 

partment thus leaving only th

maintenance and repair Th

pair as at present constituted 

pairs and betterments to the a

States Shipping Board and a
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place laidup vessels in con

drawal from the laidup fle

The department of maint

fiscal year as one of the de

under the jurisdiction and g

of operations

ORGAN

During the year the dist

consolidated under one dire

district director The mai

had been a separate depar

with the other departments 

During the fiscal year th

more or less stationary this 

the same number of vessels 

during the entire fiscal yea

There is given below a co

the various offices under the 

gaged on repair work on J

July 1 1922

Emp

Salaries 

June 30 1923

Employ

Salaries 

Increase

Employees 

Salaries 

Of the 215 employees in 

ployees were of the clerical 

ing but 134 technical employ

to the active vessels of the 

Continued efforts were e

with its established policy 

the lowest possible minimu

vessels at the close of the 

that at any time following 

and the maintenance of th

tion has been accomplished 

years This reduction in c
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prices of labor and materials 

material has increased during 

similar commodities for part 

duction however is directly a

the work performed on these 

sity for the performance of 

and more significant contribu

costs is the increased interest 

of the vessels by the personn

by the fact that the men who 

are those who hope to find the

take a much greater interest 

be taken by those who merely 

tively short period Still ano

costs lies in the fact that the E

tinued during the year its polic

ing operators to the lowest pos

To illustrate the remarkab

during the year there is given 

costs for preceding years toget

July 1 1919 to June 30

July 1 1920 to June 30

July 1 1921 to June 30

July 1 1922 to June 30

There is given below a statem

for the fiscal year by accoun

cost per dead weight ton in se

Cost of repairs to Shipping Boa

Classification 

Maintenance 

Betterments 

Marine peratingloss of vessel espepense 

Subtotal

United States Lines 

Total 

Included in these figures are 

ments for which bills have not 

prorated among the various c

percentage of classified charges 
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Cost per 

Exclusiv

d4aia Reeovdiaonin R

tg

Maarine lol enosses ts

Operating of vessel oxpense

Total

Average tonnage for

Average tonnage for

Average tonnage for

Average tonnage for

RECONDITION

S S America

When the S S America 

Mail Steamship Co as a p

port she was hastily recon

first class and third class 

the United States Lines i

definite demand for accom

accordingly a portion of th

was temporarily reconstruc

commodation

After using this vessel fo

haul became necessary and 

changed somewhat it was c

to a highgrade cabin Vess

third class only An additi

that the speed of the vesse

satisfactory vessel for first

service Accordingly plans 

maintenance and repair an

the work was awarded to 

comprised a complete over

the vessel and extensive 

which included building 12 

ing the number of berths 

providing additional baths 

larger dining room to conf

gers The present passenge

Galleys and pantries were r
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service Considerable hull w

deck steel bridge front and 

upper decks The ship was co

and new communicating system

The ship was put in servic

proved entirely successful an

popular

S S City of Los Angeles ex Aeolu

A contract was placed duri

year for the general reconditi

the Los Angeles Steamship C

Honolulu Hawaii In addi

machinery and various pipe 

repainted and redecorated thro

niture was reupholstered new 

rooms and staterooms new c

and stateroom linen china an

matic firealarm system repa

ditioned condition of the vesse

S S George Washington

During the annual overhaul 

machinery and various pipe s

this work upholster draperi

placed in order to bring this v

for firstclass passenger vessels 

accommodations were repainted 

class spaces painted throughou

vided for thirdclass passenger

585 foot Type

The two 535 foot passenger 

Lines namely the S S Pre

Roosevelt were given their an

January and February of th

overhauling of machinery sea 

tional quarters fitted for the m

rooms and firstclass toilet fac

all firstclass public spaces and 

as well as minor replacements o

The S S President Pierce 

operated in the oriental trade b

completely reconditioned prio

addition to the complete overh

spaces were redecorated and f
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were repaired or renewed 

maximum of oriental steer

The four passenger ves

American trade by the Mu

American Legion S S S

S S Western World althou

from time to time been ove

where the usual painting an

ies etc has been accomplis

The five passenger ships 

from Seattle to the Orient 

McKinley S S President J

President Madison have 

pairs been reconditioned th

of other vessels mentioned a

the sea post with its accom

also been added approxima

space giving on each ship 

Practically the same repa

to the five 535 foot passenge

the Orient by the Pacific M

dent Pierce S S Preside

President Wilson and S S 

cargo spaces on these ships w

feet making a total of 21000 

S S Eastern Glen West H

Eastern Crown West Sagina

Necessary additions and 

heating were accomplished 

service to provide passenge

niture carpets bedding d

ment was also supplied for 

Material

All of the surplus mater

ping Board warehouses at t

useful in reconditioning fre

New York and stored at Pie

of the department of purcha

material has been used and 

value of the material used 

which has resulted in a sa

funds of an equal amount

During the fiscal year the

mately 19000 yards of ca
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much investigation as to the b

use on our passenger vessels 

which is now in hand at the pre

purchase will be exhausted and 

ing additional stock carpet at a

In conjunction with the oper

there has been established a n

purchasing equipment for pas

proven extremely satisfactory to 

of equipment which were not 

tions have worn out they are be

which is showing beneficial re

Under these specifications ther

carpets paint silverware slipc

of all kinds for upholstery pur

plumbing material of various k

silver burnishing machines

ALTERATIONS TO PASS

In order to place our passeng

so as to compete with foreign s

same time to place them in con

cost which was considered ex

conditions of some of the me

set aside to be used as opportu

mately4000 Less than h

to date

The items which were in the 

1 Purchase of spare rotors for tu

2 Purchase of spare gears

3 Installation of internal feed e

4 Additional refrigerating space

the Admiral Oriental Line and fiv

Nail Steamship Co

5 Installing new lighting sets

6 Retubing main condensers

7 Replacing fueloil heaters

S Replacing auxiliary feed pump

9 Replacing fueloil transfer pum

10 Replacing engine and fire roo

11 Replacing condensate pumps

12 Changing gyro compass to la

13 Removing steam and exhaust 

14 Fitting soot blowers

15 Purchasing additional equipm
96 SEVENTH ANNUAL REP

To provide for spare part

developed in operation of 

proceeded with

1 Purchase of spare gear set

2 Changes to winch steam an

3 Purchase of spare tail sha

4 Purchase of tubes for Yarr

5 Purchase of condenser tube

III order to provide prot

spaces of the oilburning p

were entered into Decemb

approved fire extinguishing 

senger vessels

ENGINE DE

During the latter part of 

instituted a rigid inspection 

entering the port of New Y

the vessels with careful stu

ages and conclusions draw

the operating efficiency of th

terial or personneland su

faulty conditions During 

gradually been extended to 

vessels entering nearly all 

subject to these inspections 

among the vessels crews by 

of their particular ship is b

receive praise where praise 

will be taken where nece

increase the operating effic

safely say that a greater sp

the fleet than has ever bef

operation of vessels by the 

not help but have an excee

the American merchant m

The five electricdrive ves

Board continued in operati

demonstrate the reliability 

the previous installations o

The estimated cost for t

the neighborhood of 100 

cost for operating electricd
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triodrive units will not be us

program which the board has 

seven electricdrive sets which 

General Electric Co are being 

for installation in one of their v

the other five sets to dispose of 

either marine installation or fo

INSTALLATION O

During the fiscal year an inc

American shipping companies a

Diesel engines The departmen

considerable number of vessels 

engines would be substituted for 

It has devolved upon this depa

tions of these vessels during th

also to attend the dock trials an

is appended hereto and the pre

new method of propulsion wit

teristics are given opposite each 

The Emergency Fleet Corpor

installation namely the S S W

to operate on long voyages durin

standpoint the wisdom of the in

vessel has been conclusively de

As a result of the excellent pe

this department is to make a re

in smaller vessels the S S iVM

freighters of approximately 100

The essentials of an average 

shows the economy of the Diese

and repair costs

S S w1

Voyage November 17 102 2 

Total observed miles at sea 

Total fuel consumption based on 26 

Miles per ton of fuel 

Average speed 

Total engine oil consumed at sea 

Total compressor oil consumed at se

Total cylinder oil consumed at sea 

Expenditures for engine stores and r
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The turbine section has foll

turbine engined vessels and in a

the active vessels this departme

have increased the efficiency of s

were considered uneconomical an

One type of vessel on which a

foot passenger ship It has been 

from the contractors to replace 

voyage These vessels are expe

time This department has also 

turbine and gear parts which hav

and Pacific coasts

MATERIALS 

The department is responsible 

for materials of all kinds purch

the New York office a laboratory 

materials which the Fleet Corpo

siderable time and expense have 

much closer inspection has been 

manufacturers having contracts 

This section has continued in 

Board upon the Federal Specific

specifications have been adopted 

for manila rope rubber hose p

other materials used by the Ship

about to be issued for wire rop

case of those materials for wh

specifications prior to considera

Specifications Board the require

been modified so as to coincide 

tions Board or the Shipping B

sented to the Federal Specificati

tion satisfactory to both

OPERATORS HANDLI

As an experiment to determin

ing operators of Shipping Boar

to conduct the repairs to our ve

the United States in a satisfact

a number of the operators to ha

certain limitations On the dat
100 SEVENTH ANNUAL RE

tor as given below these 

their own repairs This e

resulted in the saving of 

cost and at the same time 

the operators for the add

Following is a list of op

Add ral Oriental Line 

Baltimore Steamship Co 

Cosmopolitan Shipping Co 

IJZport Steamship Corporat

Swayne Hoyt Inc 

Pampa InterOcean Steamship

United States Lines 

Fh 

With a view to econom

Fleet Corporation and i

burning in the American 

charge of operations on Ju

the fuel conservation comm

Emergency Fleet Corpora

following representative 

time and advice in this im

the Government

Capt C A McAllister c

Shipping

Mr Ernest H Peabody re

Marine Engineers

11r David Moffat Myers r

Eneiueers

Mr Maurice Healey repre

Association

Mr Geoffrey Bartlett repre

Shipping Board vessels

Emergency Fleet Corp

Capt R D Gatewood C 

maintenance and repair of th

Corporation

Mr George M Talbot rep

Fleet Corporation

The first meeting of thi

lowing which regular me

of about two weeks The 

the following fundament

1 The establishment o

which it is expected tha

or exceed
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2 The establishment of stand

of vessel which these vessels are 

3 The education of the vessels 

4 The technical education of 

semination of useful information 

5 The inspection of the engin

view to determining the physic

performance made on each voya

6 Comparison of each voyage 

of vessel and the suggestion of 

efficiency of performance of the 

7 Regulating and making mi

engine departments of vessels s

The fuel conservation commi

centrated its efforts primarily 

standards for sea consumption o

of the Emergency Fleet Corpo

study of the logs of all of these 

in number and comprise 70 class

pleted at the close of the fiscal 

be met by the vessels under ac

pared and sent to the mana

themselves

Toward the close of the fisca

entered upon a study of the por

was being made toward the issu

the vessels operation

As a measure in the progra

engineer in the art of fuel burn

a school where a short but com

could be given free of charge 

the hearty cooperation of the C

of the United States Navy Dep

would be established at the nav

yard Philadelphia a school o

engineers and port staffs of the 

The course of instruction at t

and employees of the United St

United States Shipping Board 

whether attached to Shipping 

vessels are admitted to this sc

without charge to them Up to 

engineers had taken this course 

able at the school it has been 

maximum of 15 Also due to 
102 SEVENTH ASNUAL R

for test purposes and for 

classes could be held only 

The benefits derived fro

the increase in efficiency o

the school Hearty praise 

profession commenting u

achieved thus far by this 

As a further step in th

Board vessels through the 

of the United States Nav

cured from the Governme

pamphlets concerning th

pumps fueloil apparatu

gratuitously to all engine

personal property The f

these pamphlets were amo

engineering that could be 

The committee sactiviti

consumption of at least 

amount of fuel burned ov

tract price of as high as 

dollars and fully justifies 

committee

CONST

All construction under 

sion now the constructi

delivery of the S S We

cargo vessel on May 9 19

A complete resume w

struction program under t

ment of the United State

poration since its origina

construction is given in th

June 30 1922 The follo

number and character of 

Delive

Y

191718 

19189 

191920 

192021 

192122 

Tota
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Original ait

Original p

Class 

Number l 

Re4WSittoned steel

Contract steel 1741 4t9 

Contract wood 1017 

Contract composite 50 

Contract concrete 43 

Total 3270 

I Includes hull 984 Virginia Shipbuilding Co 94

Kind 

Floating dry dock

Graving docks

Marine railways

Total

During the fiscal year ending 

engaged in investigations rep

changes and extras and miscella

struction program A report 

work is as follows

Claims

In accordance with establish

called upon to make investigatio

claims submitted by ship and d

for the construction of vessels 

Shipping Board Emergency Fle

of such investigations to the cla

discussion and negotiation of se

The majority of the claims 

tractors in connection with fina

the United States Shipping B

have arisen from actions of re

partment in its various designat

or have been of such a nature t

mendation by the claims commis

an examination and analysis of 

These records are very volumin

spondence and other files of the 

home office but also the files a

67005238
104 3EVENTH ANNUAL RE

much time has been spent 

pertinent information prep

ing the past fiscal year t

made recommendations to 

by 57 contractors both ste

Steel 

wood 

In addition to this the 

the claims department on a

settlement of claims of st

were being handled and ne

as general settlements

Changes and Extras

During the fiscal year e

partment did a large amo

or disapproving formal req

tion for alterations and c

struction and during the 

which were finally settled 

saving to the Fleet Corpo

total amount of28352 79

cludes credits due the Eme

covered incidentally to the 

few of the disapproved ch

claims

Personnel

At the beginning of the 

tion department was know

the department of mainten

the construction departme

Prior to June 30 1922 a

department except those 

closed these two having b

as possible the district wo

passenger and cargo vesse

hem Shipbuilding Corpor

Corporation Camden N 

August 1 1922 and the 

records and part of the p

to the home office in Wash
SEVENTH AN UAL REPORT 

ber of employees on the con

department pay roll was 73 

210 06 which was decreased 

86560

FUEL 

The functions of the fuel de

1 Purchase inspection d

bunker coal

2 Construction maintena

Atlantic and Gulf Coasts

At the beginning of the fis

Board srequirements of bunk

at practically all the princip

except for the Pacific coast 

Pacific coast contract was mad

The contracts covering Atla

period of six months but in 

same terms and conditions u

extension proved very advan

last quarter of 1922 there was 

Gulf ports due to the rapid 

brought about a very rapid a

Atlantic and Gulf coast port

months of 1922 being an avera

1

our contract prices The s

879 000

In November 1922 new con

of fuel oil at Atlantic and Gu

ber 15 1922 and at other po

December 31 1923 These con

only with no obligation to ta

stating the maximum that co

date they have averaged in pr

to result in a saving to the b

of even greater importance the

factory and dependable source 

June 30 1923 approximately 

purchased under these contrac

Pacific Coast

The contract which had for 

requirements of fuel oil on th
106 SEVENTH ANNUAL REP

1 1922 A new contract wa

our entire bunker fuel oil req

fuel oil requirements at Po

bunkering stations at Hono

of 18 months from October 2

30 1923 this contract averag

price and has therefore resu

mately 660 00 It has als

dependable source of supply 

mary feature of any such c

General

The following table is a 

domestic ports as of June 3

Clearly shows how the declin

cost of fuel oil at Atlantic a

crease in the California pro

cost of fuel oil at Pacific co

r Open market

Cargo

Foreign Ports

In the latter part of 1922 

practically all ports except 

are principally supplied fro

1922 our fuelOil requireme

ports were being supplied u

period of six months Prac

to about the first of 1923 E

the keen competition betwee

tant business to negotiate c

ments at the principal Uni

during the calendar year of 

As compared with the mar

savings for the board to date 

ber 1922 a contract was m

terminal June 192230 teJ

Boston 105 

New York 100 

Philadelphia 10 

Baltimore 120 

rs

100 

Charleston x115 

Savannah 95 

Tampa 95 

Jacluonvilto 95 

New Orleans 85 

r Open market

Cargo

Foreign Ports

In the latter part of 1922 

practically all ports except 

are principally supplied fro

1922 our fuelOil requireme

ports were being supplied u

period of six months Prac

to about the first of 1923 E

the keen competition betwee

tant business to negotiate c

ments at the principal Uni

during the calendar year of 

As compared with the mar

savings for the board to date 

ber 1922 a contract was m
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Singapore Hongkong and S

1923 at 175 per barrel whic

The following table is a co

foreign ports as of June 30 

decline indicated in 1923 is a

facilities of the various com

ness and to the fact that the 

favorable time

T

Port

Aden ton

Terminal June price 1922

So

Terp

S 1

Alexandria do 75 

Algiers do 

Amsterdam do 814 50 

Antwerp do 70 

Brcelona do 75 

Bizerte Ido 1550 

Bombaydo 80 

BowanB on

65 

ices E19 

Calcutta barrel SO 

Ceuta rdo 87 

Colombo r do SO 

Constenttnople do 1550 

Dunkirkdo 70 

Genoa 

Grang 

rugouthdoE1450

Havre do 70 

Hongkong barrel 5 

Hull baton 

Jarrow on Tyne do 

Karachi I do 80 

Las Palmasdo 67 

1 Contract espired June 29 1923

i Contract expired Dec 31 1922

Storage

In line with the past policy 

plies of fuel oil the Norfolk 

been kept filled There also w

on January 1 1923 approxim

of 1923 due to sudden declin

a sharp demand for tank ste

ports to the Atlantic coast an

of this oil in order to make th

done and the amount of floa

1000 barrels

In December 1922 was com

American Samoa consisting 

with pump house pipe line e

The following table shows 

tions with their capacity whi

year ending June 30 1923
108 SEVFNTH ANNUAL REP

Name of station 

Balboa CanalZone

Bermuda

Cristobal Canal Zone

Durban South Africa

HonuluuHawaii

Manila P I

Mobile Ala

Norfolk Va

Pago Pago Samoa

Ponta Delggada Azores

Portland Oreg

Seattle Wash

Shan ai Chins

St T omes Virgin Islands

Sydney Australia 

Fueloil storage contrac

England and Wellington 

fiscal year due in the case 

to purchase oil at prices le

from this station and in 

having no further need fo

ton station was adjusted 

80000 as compared with 

contract

An idea of the volume 

annually and the compari

June 30 1922 and June 30 

No issues

4J months operation

z No oil placed m storage since comple

411 months operation

Port 

Balboa 

Bermuda 

Cristobal 

Durbanr Honolulu 

Manila 

Mobile 

Norfolk 

Ponta Delgada 

Portland 

Pogoa

St Thomas 

Seattle 

Shanghai 

Sydney

No issues

4J months operation

z No oil placed m storage since comple

411 months operation
SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT 

In keeping with the board s

tion during the fiscal year f

the operating expenses of the 

by the board and compariso

operating similar plants ind

are lower The plants are m

times and are prepared at all 

and efficient manner

DistributionMaintenance 

domestic bunkering stations 

number of tankers and large 

to the various stations Also 

transported from Pacific coas

connection with the fueloil co

BU

Domestic portsNo longtim

coal requirements at domesti

June 30 1923 A few short

ranging from 30 to 60 days in 

periods of shortage The rem

purchased on the open market 

ket was very chaotic due to l

to contract for a long period 

1923 labor conditions improv

rapidly In May and June th

the market at prices equal to 

Foreign portsIn Septem

requirements of bunker coal 

haven this contract running u

advantage as toward its close 

ports increased rapidly due 

After the expiration of this 

at European ports were purch

seemed unwise to contract on 

CONSERVATION OP FUEL AND IN

OIL AND COA

In connection with the wo

this department prepared a c

chief engineers for handling 

aboard their vessels These in
110 SEVENTH ANNUAL REP

mittee and were subsequent

agents their agents and all 

vessels These instructions 

the bunkering of vessels a c

bunkering and have resulte

neers as to quantity and qua

TANS ST

The direction and contro

steamers is centralized in the 

The physical handling of ta

panies who specialize in tan

02 forms of managing a

agreements the managers a

steamer managing fee 100 

ballast clearance and voyag

Allister Bros Walker Da

York City managed and op

lantic and Gulf ports and 

aged and operated tankers 

1922 the Columbus Shippin

agers and operators and the 

time and since has not w

another concern

As in previous years the 

during the fiscal year 1923 w

a Charter of steamers t

with fueloil contracts enter

ping Board and the oil com

b Transportation of fu

fuel stations at Ponta Delga

Portland Honolulu and M

e Chartering of tank 

transportation of petroleum 

nut oil

Tanker activity with resp

ning of the fiscal year 19222

tanker fleets throughout th

type of vessel at that time wa

the number of Shipping Bo

dead weight of 160 035 tons 

Eleven of these steamers 

seven in private trade as sh
SEPIINTH ANT UAL EXPORT 

June 30 1922

In operation United

Slates ShippcaBBoard

Private amountaccount

Laid up

Total

Tank

ton

From a condition accepted 

tanker market in 1922 a distinc

apparent early in March 19

tanker traffic from Mexican te

board availed itself of this s

tankers as the market would ab

to 29 vessels

The following outline show

with the operation of Shipping 

fiscal year

Total voyages performed all trades 

Total barrels petroleum and produc

Total tons molasses carried 

Total tons general cargo carried 

Total revenue earned 

Disbursements by operat

Voyage repairs 

DEPARTMENT OF P

Organization

Due to the disbanding of t

division the board of trustee

transferred to the department 

sibility for the sale of surplus 

the custody of materials cert

reason the custody and main

responsibility of this departme

solidation under one head of 

very considerable reduction i

February 1 1923 the inland tr

jurisdiction of the general co

partment of purchases and sup

11 1

3

7 4

6

18 1

0

70 63

9 

88 7

4

From a condition accepted 

tanker market in 1922 a distinc

apparent early in March 19

tanker traffic from Mexican te

board availed itself of this s

tankers as the market would ab

to 29 vessels

The following outline show

with the operation of Shipping 

fiscal year

Total voyages performed all trades 

Total barrels petroleum and produc

Total tons molasses carried 

Total tons general cargo carried 

Total revenue earned 

Disbursements by operat

Voyage repairs 

DEPARTMENT OF P

Organization

Due to the disbanding of t

division the board of trustee

transferred to the department 

sibility for the sale of surplus 

the custody of materials cert

reason the custody and main

responsibility of this departme

solidation under one head of 

very considerable reduction i

February 1 1923 the inland tr

jurisdiction of the general co

partment of purchases and sup
112 SEVENTH ANNUAL REP

Purchasing

In line with the establis

subsistence supplies on ca

year a per diem allowance c

excluding subsistence w

on all voyages beginning o

of dealing with any questio

well as that for subsistence 

was formed on which the m

Corporation have equal rep

on this committee the dep

worked hand in hand with 

general contracts for majo

taken care of from time to t

been realized Such contra

supplies for passenger ships 

chases for stock have been m

The direct purchases by t

amounted to only5682358

the preceding year While 

to the additional responsib

part it was caused by a gre

corporation swarehouses

Stores

On July 1 1922 there wa

in connection with ship ope

1

June 30 1923 these stocks 

250 537 notwithstanding 

Shipping Board vessels the 

fiscal year in the amount o

as scrap and surplus and i

materials certified during th

former material sales divis

increase will be seen when 

amounted to 127486 and 

fleet for reissue in the amou

During the fiscal year m

use aboard vessels amounti

The changes which have 

and in the reconditioning 

siderable quantity of the p

with this in view the stock 

for the purpose of declarin

The same procedure is bein

stocks
g 


ppg p

matters of policy construction of contracts schedules travel and
7 Texas Gulf ports S Jacksonville Fla 

15 Tampa Fla
financial responsibility so all bids were rejected and a new rate
efficiency it was necessary to raise the rates slightly at that port

67005 28a

other employees on the docks The checker makes out his reports of

time and sends them to the office of the stevedore section at his port

where they are used in checking the stevedoring bills rendered

other employees on the docks The checker makes out his reports of

time and sends them to the office of the stevedore section at his port

where they are used in checking the stevedoring bills rendered
previously been allowed Because of certain intangible features
shown for each vessel s account and according to the port there theshown for each vessel s account and according to the port there the
referred to
zoEwa wzoEwa w
just closing is reduced approximately 63 per cent from the annual

Cost supervision per dead wight ton 022



py y p


SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT 

the new selling campaign firs

630 employees with a total m

activities increased it was nece

nel particularly on the per die

tember 30 1922 the peak was r

monthly pay roll of 119 000 

per diem force Following t

number of employees was made 

of material to be sold or deliv

roll at the close of business in 

This division was called u

shipbuilding materials and sh

wood and steel vessels and als

and tools The quantities va

approximately 400 locations i

included in the Appendix a st

fair value of the projects dis

ings i e

Projects sold

Projects transferred to deferred 

Projects cleared by adjustment o

The first two headings are 

are included those projects wh

the general comptroller b me

transfer of material from one 

error in the accounts

A chart showing the activ

between October 1921 and J

Appendix This chart shows t

and actual total sales recover

the accounts of the general 

operating expense

The sales for the first wee

7826 Gradually the rate o

a weekly average from the 

292 000 resulted but from the

average for the whole period 

208 00

After sales operations had b

mated that the great bulk of m

ary 1 1923 and that the tot

12000 exclusive of real e

ments The records indicate t

mately1300 0 in excess of t

0700rr23 10
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a measure by considerab

subsequent to the time the 

No detailed records of 

January 1922 but the reco

the

1

expenses of this divisi

920 00 It is estimat

period were about 1200 

indicates an operating exp

This however does not re

rent administration store

In general so long as t

were satisfactory sales we

the bulls of the material w

every major point by auc

Among the larger item

sion were 171 000 tons of 

expansion marine engines 

33 Diesel engines 2500 w

15 large air compressors 

terial

As stated above the cha

decreasing monthly balanc

of the general comptroller 

creasing balances in prese

distance between these lin

for one reason or another n

ery of material represente

ency on the part of purc

division just as long as pe

necessity for drawing sal

prompt

account

removal

if not removed

under pe

means deliveries were con

eration with the general 

accounts was expedited so 

work the accounts include

over to the deferred liquid

DOMIME

The accounts remaining 

material sales division we

in scattered locations whic

tions of doubtful ownersh

decided at that time
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In order that these and other 

operation of the material sales 

discontinuance could be proper

of that division might be a a

liquidation section was organize

a The custody and disposition 

the surplus material located at the v

b The maintenance of the reco

nishing therefrom information pert

the activities of that division or d

nection with general settlements et

Three of the accounts char

estate and permanent plant im

meda Calif and the Skinner c 

The IIog Island property was 

ment of purchases and supp

current operation and the oth

the deferred liquidation sectio

of the operating department 

the Alameda plant and the pr

plant No 2 this section wor

division

Before the end of the fisca

tirely closed out due to the s

projects were disposed of in 

involving claims and other m

from the records by bookkeepin

tion indicated that they involv

which had been lost or omitted 

property not available for sa

certified One project was tra

chases and supplies for the use 

and one which involved mater

over to the collection departme

Excluding the plant propert

Wash there remain 11 project

represent accounting charges o

but the other eight which are 

ately liquidated because of lo 

PLAI

As a result of the complete a

tion in various plant investment

by the plant division after it w

found that the majority of the
13 SEVDNTH ANNUAL rE

more properly handled by 

Corporation and assignm

cases wre retained by the 

diately available for sal

sales or agreements not y

of surplus materials Dur

plants was liquidated a

cleared from the records o

Statement of the plants 

and those remaining follo

Plants Sold or Otherwise Dis

Alameda concentration 

this yard were concluded 

offered at auction but no 

ceived Subsequently sal

volving part payment in c

ered by bank guaranty be

Duval Corporation So

purchased from the board 

South Jacksonville Fla 

Settlement has however 

ther interest in this prope

Todd Dry Dock cC Co

Extensivo improvements 

Corporat ion agreed to pur

included in a general set

other matters

Plant Accounts Transferred 

Corporation

Pressed Steel Car Co 1

ago purchased certain eq

stenling that the paymen

adjosiment of all accoun

legal department

ineeican Shihbuildh r

the improvements at this 

and the matter has been 

sideration in connection w

pany

Plants Not Yet Sold

Hog Island PaThe 

tion together with buildin

and other fixed improvem

of material and equipmen
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calendar year 1922 and althoug

ceived relative to the property 

to parties who might be interest

all of the land and improvemen

Skinner cfi L ddy Plant No 0 

personal property at this plant h

negotiations are at present unde

sideration is also being given to 

tools and equipment but offers h

An examination of the record

counts which were assigned to o

Fleet Corporation after the inv

been completely liquidated I

equity is represented by owners

cured advances or deferred pa

ations in the majority of these c

department and disposition of s

time

DRY Do

In October 1922 the dry doc

plant division and this organiz

dation of dry dock and marine 

At the beginning of the fisca

or had financial interest in 15 

During the fiscal year 3 dry do

pletely disposed of and 4 othe

liquidated on a basis involving 

ing docks at the Norfolk Navy 

Department

The following statement indic

the 15 dry docks and 6 marine 

Sales or settlements completed

Dry Dock No 15 Galveston Dry 

Dry Dock No 13 Perth Amboy 

Dry Dock No 16 Staten Island 

Marine railway No 3 Crownin

Marine railway NO 5 Cumberl

Marine railway No 14 Lord D

Sales or contracts involving deferre

Settled during fiscal year 1922

Dry Dock No 1 Alabama 

Settled luring fiscal year 1923

Dry Docks Nos 12 and 17 

purchased by Aldred C

Dry Dock No 14 Ramber

Atlantic Works Boston 

Marine railway No 1 Hen
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Transferred to Navy Departm

Twin Dry Docks No 10 

graving docks at Norfolk 

Settlement pending but not com

Dry Dock No 11 Bruce D

Original contract in effect

Dry Dock No 3 Bethlehem 

Available for sale

Three 10000ton dry docks 

One 10000ton dry dock fo

One 6000ton dry dock 

Corporation

Unsettled contracts being hand

Marine railway No 6 Tam

Marine railway No 7 Fed

In connection with contra

ending June 30 1923 the to

amounted to approximately

the sum of approximately 20

ing claims canceled as re

included

TRANSPORTATI

Of the housing projects 

I

the great incre

shipbuilding plants and w

large number of apartment 

the transportation and hou

tion of all but three and mo

the complete liquidation of 

Disposal of Real Estate

At the beginning of the f

the cognizance of this divis

under contract of sale excep

Groton Conn 21 acres of 

Philadelphia and 8 vacant 

and Dundalk Md

The policy of auction s

adopted by the board durin

best designed to carry out 

act of June 1920 was contin

The project at Bath Me 

and nearly 10 acres of vaca

May 1922 but the total pr

sale was canceled Efforts 
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vidually at prices based on an 

mittee but without success On 

directed that the property be a

ments have been made for the s

Due to the fact that the lega

the disposition of the Groton h

was again necessary to postpon

cludes 95 houses miscellaneou

vacant land It is hoped how

permit the sale of the property 

Iron Works for which this pro

The vacant land in the Elmw

phia consisting of approximate

bids requested by advertiseme

The highest bid for this prop

made to this bidder although 

until after the end of the fiscal y

Seven of the scattered lots of 

ton Del and Dundalk Md 

after completion of the main se

cash price of 1675 One lot 

city for street extension

Blanket Mortgages

In addition to the property o

blanket mortgages securing adv

at the Atlantic Heights projec

N J and at Vancouver Nash

The status of the Atlantic H

houses 9 dormitories a number 

36 acres of vacant hind remain

of the fiscal year While no d

been formed it is hoped that s

can shortly be made

In April 1923 the Shipping 

capital stock of the Noreg Realt

at Brooldawn comprising 449 

buildings and about 85 acres of 

plete title to this property an 

on May 21 1923 The sale was 

being disposed of by individual 

The blanket mortgage cover

couver Wash was assigned in 

Construction Corporation the 

project was constructed in the g
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Conveying Property

On June 30 1922 there we

contract of sale but which 

chasers In this status were 

Ohio Wyandotte Mich and 

of individual properties loca

fiscal year 1923 the majority 

the close of the year there re

noted include property sold 

Property Sold but not Conveyed 

Camden N J Fairview p

Bristol Pa Harriman pro

Philadelphia Pa Island 

Philadelphia Pa Elmwo

Brooklawn N J Entire p

Summary of Sales

Results of sales made du

follows

Location 

Rrooklawn N J m

Philadel hiaPa 2

Chester Pa 1 

wdmm ton Del 1 

Dundalk bl 51

Total 

Property Unsold June 30 1923

At the end of the fiscal y

board had been sold and co

except the housing projects a

board held but one blanke

housing project at Portsmo

Transportation

At the end of the fiscal yea

portation contracts covering 

and power companies to inc

Settlement of the followi

year the total recovery amo

Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co

Portland Railway Light R Po

Public Service Railway Co Co

Public Service Railway Co Em
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Public Service Railway Co Iearn

Public Service Railway Co Newa

Southern Pennsylvania Traction C

Tidewater Power Co

United Railways R Electric Co o

The completion of these settle

three contracts listed below 

approximately 350 00

Lewiston Augusta C Waterville S

insolvent and its entire property w

coggin R Iennebec Railway Co

San Diego Electric Railway Co

City of Tacoma Wash

These contracts involve legal 

nizance of this division and ha

departments of the corporation

DEPARTMEN

Scope of Activities

The department of ship sales 

involved in negotiations for th

ing to the Shipping Board 

of the vice president of the Em

of sales and all sales are mad

the board itself Recommenda

are first reviewed by the ship 

chairman vice chairman Comm

dent in charge of sales

The work of the department 

trative It exercises no direc

vessel property but rather act

ments of the corporation Th

arranges for inspection of ship

mation of sales for the delive

physical nature It depends 

preparation of documents pert

department for credit reports 

tact with purchasers however 

When sales are closed the fun

treasurer and the accounting 

nished with information requ

records

General Policies in Effect

Sales negotiations are condu

it having been determined tha
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The entire fleet of the bo

basis pursuant to the requ

1922 Prospective buyers a

offers without delay

Vessels are sold on a basi

sumable stores and fuel on 

of any leased devices which 

signal apparatus

Current calculations are 

vessels and of the selling p

nage throughout the world 

sular representatives furnish 

tion of ships As a final pre

a competent commercial nav

No definite price is placed 

in reaching a decision on o

the several classes of tonnag

comprising the bull of the 

30 per dead weight ton w

mitting of negotiations Th

vessel of 8000 dead weight 

than this figure would be c

ble competitive bidding is de

offer exceeding the minimu

minimum price established 

weight ton for steel cargo 

minimum price was establi

each on terms This price 

ton depending on the capac

in view of the great numb

board sfleet For steel ocea

was 50000 each Other sh

gories such as those of an 

for the best prices obtainab

the larger combination pass

sale of such tonnage being 

of the board

The records of the world 

indicate that the minimum 

the value of the ships du

American buyers an oppor

the prices paid by their fo

In view of the general lo

provided for the payment of 

price in cash balance over n
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factory security such as a firs

vessels two thirds cash was req

years credit was allowed

Total Sales for Year

During the fiscal year 1923 

attention of the board and cov

liquidation of the corporation 

expectation that the sale of s

Yet a fair volume of busines

directions not so vitally affec

The net result of the year sbu

fleet on July 1 1922 consisted 

1084312 dead weight tons on 

sels aggregating 9290 036 dea

entire fleet of 344 ships of157

made during the year include 

dead weight tons and 237 woo

The difference between the to

year and the net reduction of 

additions to the fleet from sev

explained

Sales of Steel Tonnage

A segregation of the accom

shows that a total of 71 stee

board sprogram were conveye

resents the most important pha

constitute the volume of tonnag

cargo carrying trades and ref

to which private American 

These sales were confined to 

American trades free from the 

as the intercoastal Great Lake

The intercoastal trade whic

the only large ships of the g

ranging from 8535 to 11724 

10248 dead weight tons were 

four of which had never befo

theretofore operated coastwise 

Fourteen companies operatin

States Atlantic and Gulf port

chased from the board 29 vess

weight tons each and aggrega

of these companies took over se

whilst six companies inaugurat
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ditions to fleets in establishe

portation of bulk cargoes su

In the Pacific coastwise se

ranging from 2942 to 5143 

80469 deadweight tons The

transportation of lumber and 

ture and shipment Since a l

f r transshipment to the ea

intercoastal lines the vessels 

on the Pacific are important 

lines Most of these purchas

few of the vessels were boug

can be calculated the majorit

expanding business Four m

tons were purchased for ope

Alaska

Five vessels ranging from 

and aggregating 19575 dead 

operating on the Great Lake

Sale of Wrecks

Two large steel cargo vesse

the 01ockson which was virt

1920 and the West Caruth 

April 1922 The Pocahontas 

was also sold after putting in

Sale of Tankers

By far the largest returns 

the sale of tankers Starting 

summer 1923 the demand fo

As a consequence of the dim

Mexican fields and the atten

fornia territory the tanker re

country were estimated to ha

to seize this opportunity for 

its tanker fleet A total of 44 

6008 dead weight tons to 138

gating 41220 deadweight to

Sales for Diesel Conversion

The board continued in ef

preceding year of encouragin

Diesel or internal combustion 

certain ships equipped with d

responsible buyers who would 
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motor ships of approved d

impetus 10 vessels including 

dead weight tons each and to

being sold

Sale of Tugs

The sale of tugs proceeded 

11 coal burners and 2 oil 

These sales indicate for the 

the coastwise barge business 

The remaining sales of st

ex enemy cargo vessels of l

privilege two ex enemy com

of the latter operating to the 

former owners by virtue of 

under the treaty of peace a

ferred to the board from the 

of the Pacific coast

Sale of Wooden Ships

One of the most importan

disposal of the huge fleet of 

source of maintenance expen

posal involved more than th

such buyers as might be fou

remove the vessels for all tim

and as possible obstructions 

while certain of the wooden s

during a period of question

a small sales value that there 

tors cbtaining them engagi

permitted and then abandon

To preclude the possibilit

decided to offer the wooden f

ships be dismantled as steam

ingly in the fall of 1923 the 

and an auction was held at W

this auction the entire fleet w

promptly thereafter the buye

with and the board thereupo

of upkeep of approximately 

veyed subject to a covenant 

steamers and never again op

wooden ships involved was 2

progress is being made in the
11

148 SLVLPTFrAl 1ITAL rEP

Acquisition of Ships

During the year there w

represented by transfers fr

vessels previously sold on t

through foreclosure or sim

The department of ship sale

all negotiations for such ad

ments the board received a 

and as a result of judicial 

ship Some of the vessels so 

ing the year as reflected by 

Sales to Foreigners

The board has withheld a

its ships abroad pending t

nitely that no American bu

ever coal burning lakers o

oil burners of fabricated t

buyers it Inininum price eq

classes being asked No sale

It is thought however tha

which are not purchased by 

be sold abroad and some ac

later late when conditions 

Prospect for Future Sales

Aside from the sale of th

basis which will insure their 

for which it is expected will 

sales of a general nature ma

American local services wil

tonnage although the dem

present to have been filled 

many ships will be sold for 

as conversion costs have be

particularly it one form o

is provided

Cost of Sales

It will be observed that re

year 1923 totalled 3013906 

the departulent did not exce

the receipts This cost does 

maintenance of the inactive 

Excluding the wooden fleet 

clude 57 which were in ope

were inactive at the time of 
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Ships sold d

lame I tonn

WeD

Steel cargo ships 1

Apus 1 96

Argos 96

Baracce i41

Bocota 41

Bolivar 41

Bridgetown 40

Cadamtta 36

Caddopeak i36

Castbpomt 51

Castictown I53

Castilla 40

Cote Blanche 40

Cottonwood 41

Couparle 41

Coushatta 4 

Coutciene 41

Couleeovalt 1 41

Covens 4

Concert 41

Cmvanshannock 41

Chas S Cramp 93

Delfina 

Delisle 52

Delrosa 51

Doyles noun 37

Eastern Knight 15

Eastern Sailor 1

6

Glymont 37

Gov Jobu Lind 47

Hanley 17

Henri S Grove 94

Jacox 36

Lakebridge 3 

Lakeland 41

Lake Coin 29

Lake Dunone m 4 

Lake Ja 41

Lake Fannin00 Lake Perna rnoed 25

Lake Flattery 4 

Lake Flattery 41

Lake Planes 91

Lake Frenas 29

Lake

Lake

Callen

Geohart

42

41

Lake George 416

Lake Gera 41

Lake Gilboa 41

Lake Ganunnni 42

Lake

Lake

Hector

Orange

42

30

Lake Irppm 2Y 

Lake Sebago 29

Lake here e 3 

Lake 51avi 42

Lake Stn ammn 41

Lake 1ippah 41

Major ItheelI 48

Martinique 40

Medon SI

Norma 43

Point Arena 32

Point Lome 32

phinheld 41

Pomona 1

72

Sducrado 32

Tipton 4 

85

M1 aila fe 30 

West Gfrrylockylock 1

95 

Total 34

79

For Diesel conversion

Ashbee Bidesell 1

2557

Challenger 135

Courtois 41
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Ships sold dur

Name 

For Diesel conversion Continued

Covedale 

JacksonviIe

Lake Sunappee

Mmalikook Miller County 

Waukesha 

Total 

Steel tankers

Antietam 

Bohemian Club

Carmbulle 

Total

ieda 

iYro

sac

o1not

am

y Minquas

oaway

no

a Plumas

Salem County

Tnmauntain Sapulpa

Tustoan Warwick Utacarboa 

Total 

Damaged ships

Olockson

WestCaruth

Pocahontas

Total 

Combination passenger and cargo ships

Dix Martha Washington

Porto Rico

Total 

Ex enemy cargo ships

Toresa

Tun ica

TotalI
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Ships sold during f

Name 

Steel oceangoing tugs

weight Dead Gra

Barkbamstead 

Barrenfork 

Barstow 

Bascobel 

Basford

Butterfield 

Humaeouna 

Kalcen

Keshena

Knott

Kielce 3333333

Siltchi 

Kolda

Total

Women vessels

6 e17

49 and wood comp vessels

S S 0uq eJ47

23333 3333 83

9

3 tugshls I 

Cleopatra hip i

Total 853 9

Transferred to other Gocertunent deI

p

Tag Willett

Newton I353

Addltiona to Shipping 

Name weight Dead Gra

tnnn geii

tunin

Transfrrredfroin other exeru 

late drpart me ds 

Steel 

S S Ai ne 6 e47 7

S Butmide 2 

S Sanugny y14747 

S S Di U 37 72

Tog

S S

Dolphin

hunc 6 e17 75

S S 0uq eJ47 7 

Tug Penak 

S S Tour O A4 7 

Tug 55arbler 

Tag Willett 

WoodBarge No 34Z 75n 

Barge No 335 Tan 

Barge D of U So 3 

Barge Dof G 4 

Tug on G

Tog Unald C d A T Su OS 

Total 17 ships 40542 0

93

LEGAL 

The legal department continu

during the present fiscal year as 

In general the Work that fell 

questions that arose from oper

ships by the Shipping Board o

070052311
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the same and sale of the v

in favor of the Shipping 

courts Federal courts and 

tions both in and out of Iit

determination of all claim

United States In additio

partment was sought in 

Government toward the 

legislation for the perma

marine

The legal department ha

tions such as the impositi

Board located in foreign 

ment of foreign judgments 

these foreign countries

For convenience the det

department will be divide

division will be separately 

opinion recoveries and s

sion and the litigation div

AD

The admiralty division 

not involving questions of 

such cases arise from the 

collision salvage demurrag

also renders opinions to t

maritime law and on the 

laws the merchant marine 

act

The admiralty division h

all the admiralty litigation 

New York and the district o

office are all special assista

appointment as such was ne

the control of the Departm

One of the largest class o

1923 was for supplies serv

owned by the board but und

by the charterer and were 

for It was our contention 

the charterer had no autho

llie supply men were charge

cases were and are conteste
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sort were presented during the y

vessels taken back from the Atla

poration Libels were filed for 

The most important court de

on such a supply case This is 

lnowa as the Carver case decide

2 1923 The court held that a 

hibited the charterer from imp

the supply man by the exercise 

ascertained this prohibition N

volved in these supply cases hav

have had no further difficulty 

charterer sauthority to impose 

stances in the Cliolloryanza c

stances in all the other cases 

charge the supply man with no

tried so far The division has 

this case can not be overestima

to date cited it at least 100 tim

cases and in other cases The 

this decision will run into sever

Two very important decisions 

struingthesuitsinadmiraltyac

by the Circuit Court of Appeals 

1922 This case held that it su

must be brought in the district 

time suit was instituted The ot

States decided by the Supreme 

case held that the suits in adm

against the United States as a s

it vessel when the vessel charged 

rial jurisdiction of the United 

go as far as the Isoviomia but th

to the board in concentrating 

ship in one district and this ha

in it number of cases

The admiralty division durin

Of these 250 were collision 14

dispatch etc 122 were lien c

damage claims other than P 

claims general average and mi

there were referred to the admir

273 were collision 101 were sa

etc 132 were lien claims and 

other than P I claims sea
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average and miscellaneous 

admiralty division prepare

ment of several hundred c

ments of the board and wh

CONTRACT OPINION RECO

This division handled a

Fleet Corporation and the 

assigned to the other three 

character and included the 

tion of all contracts rela

projects and surplus mate

the execution of many o

releases etc Inasmuch a

United States and under 

sary to study the special 

agreements connected witli 

operated by the Shipping 

the supervision and advi

variety of contracts as thos

ment and contracts for se

The division was also c

settlement of accounts of t

and in the preparation of 

ments

The campaign to liquida

poration required the clos

in the preparation of adv

and all other legal docume

One of the activities of 

of technical advice and le

housing projects owned by 

work along this line had 

year but there still rem

remained six of such pro

Government There were 

gency Elect Corporation 

other projects which had 

been completed Four of 

of during the year one of 

prepared although they h

of the year the final one 

volved in litigation and i

reference to the second g
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Heights Co has been involve

has not been accomplished th

of With reference to the thi

have been accomplished In a

projects settlement had to be 

in which the projects were loc

consummated Negotiations h

palities and several of the s

at the end of the fiscal year 

completed with respect to the

all be finally disposed of withi

LITIGAT

The litigation division is c

conduct of all litigation both 

States Shipping I3oard and 

Emergency Fleet Corporation 

were 290 of such cases pendin

against the United States in 

u02 795 214 58 and 270 in the 

gregating 40042 710 90 Exp

that it was much more satisfac

the litigation division at the 

possible Although the Depar

ance it was in no position by 

taining actual personal contac

to conduct the defense of the p

assistance from the litigation 

to hold frequent conferences w

gency Fleet Corporation in co

the year 122 cases were closed i

At the end of the fiscal Year th

332 77141401 of which 277 w

courts amounting to 503 32725

Claims amounting to 2044284

The above figures indicate t

able to keep up with the incre

filed The mere figures do n

amount of work performed b 

many of the cases carried thr

show in the totals The above 

of cases which were instituted 

much more difficult to prepare 

and to press the same for trial o
156 SFyrNTtl ANNtiAIrB

IZ

of the Imergency Fleet C

of the fiscal year This i

expected that much greate

of these claims in the futu

The present year has bee

status of the Emergency F

ernment and also and mo

of the Government to can

right of the parties under s

Sumner Iron Works v T

tion tried in Oregon and 

that the suit of a subcontra

lost as a result of cancel

could not be maintained 

in the lower court but the 

appeal This was very im

resulted ill the saving of 

anticipated profits on the p

In the Buffalo Union Fu

the Second Circuit New Y

establish its contention tha

anticipated profits on can

proved by the Supreme Co

cases and undoubtedly ma

instituted in order to prev

tions against the plaintiffs 

for very much less than is c

United States v The Vir

other suit which was of g

and issned involved That 

for approximately 500

equity in the same court in 

the corporation and all af

settlement contract of Sep

question of the interpniatio

live n the parties and the t

and November of 1922 Th

a decree has been entered 

of which the United State

the vessels will recover it 

th corporation Whether 

collected is problematical 

danger of the Virginia Sh

contention and securing a 

Government This danger 
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There are still many cases 

of the amount involved but a

have to be tried during the e

a survey of all litigated caws 

possible without trial The le

filing of all claims against co

or rceivership and the pressi

The legal division has also 

the trial of the criminal cas

Supreme Court of the Distric

CLA

The work of the claims div

been very satisfactory

The policy of the present 

formation was to dispose of 

grown out of the war activitie

the board for several years 

strides were made toward acc

On December 31 19Othe c

the preceding year resigned 

States Shipping Board orgam

missioners Chamberlain Liss

recommendations of the clain

This committee and the claim

mony with the result that ma

appeared to be impossible of 

torily settled

On July 1 192 there were PenQin

of 

During the ficeul Year Is new cl

Sum 

Oraud total of G25 clahns 

During the oar 192 23620of the 

of in the sum o

Leavin a balance of flee cla

Although many of the cla

in favor of the claimants nev

taken by the United States S

was in a position to know wh

with respect to such claims an

tinder which the claimants h
158 SEVENTH ANNUAL REP

claims above disposed of 

method and result of the ac

521 claims total claimed 

Amount paid in cash 

Amount allowed claimants for ca

ance for salvage 

Total cost 

In disposing of the 521 claims 

amounts found due the Ship

lowances in particular cases t

Of the above amount there was c

Claims withdrawn or eliminated 

in the sum o

Of the above 521 claims th

in which straight disallowan

disallowances were made an

of the Shipping Board and 

director of finance and gen

regard to these debits ag

amount of these debits is7684

Sixteen claimants for 39 c

refused acceptance of the bs

is that claims aggregating 

of snit

In the cases of 13 claiman

292 79 settlements were ma

between the Shipping Board 

The above figures indicate 

division have been successfu

to every claimant with any 

Fleet Corporation or the Sh

include people with claims h

purchase of ships or current 

As is indicated by the abo

Board will still have a grea

reference to collections in c

found that the claimants owe 

the action of the Shipping B

Probably a large part of this 

the litigation division

INVEST

The investigation division 

During the fiscal year just 
SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT 

taken an active part on beh

divisions of the United States 

of over 400 different cases affe

of its service conducted throu

countries

Locating debtors and maki

former employees

Locating uncertified propert

Locating and interrogating 

defense and prosecution of civ

Investigation of claims by s

United States Shipping Boar

Investigation of personnel o

ping Board vessels and person

and other points

Investigation of thefts from 

ships in operation

Investigation of crimes on 

sels also conduct of licensed o

Investigations and assisting 

against the Government thro

Board and numerous contract

It secured 69 arrests on ind

trial and secured 31 convictio

In addition to the crimina

recited the division of invest

up to recovery large sums of m

defeated the claims for settlem

poration From defaulting s

agents there has been collecte

Fleet Corporation 91180 36

F

Administrative

The director in charge of fin

comptrollers treasurer scoll

partments and is responsible f

A detailed report showing t

departments follows

Briefly and supplemental to 

ler s and treasurer sdepartmen

up on the books of the corpor

funds both in the United State

The collections department du

reduction in the number of old 
160 SEVENTH ANNUAL RE

time bring their work dow

department has effected adj

of securities received in pa

and these accounts have b

department by the increas

shows a growing need for i

Personnel

The personnel of the fina

idly as the work will perm

made during the current y

comparison

Dep

Grand total 

GENERAL COs

During the fiscal year e

general comptroller sdepar

the closing settling and 

managing agents who wer

Board vessels and the prior 

Of the above total of 270 c

have been closed and settlem

additional 25 companies ac

are tinder negotiation with 

certed effort is being made 

agents accounts

The new financial plan w

now been in operation for 

benefits Under said plan th

of all revenues resulting fro

session of authenticated do

Monthly closings to the cor

nues received enables the 

books in Washington the re

the activities of the special 

managing agents the books 

Eoecnti 

Congnller sdeportmentt

Treasurer sdepartment 

Collection deportme

Special audit 

European ageucas 

Foreign field office 

Grand total 

GENERAL COs

During the fiscal year e

general comptroller sdepar

the closing settling and 

managing agents who wer

Board vessels and the prior 

Of the above total of 270 c

have been closed and settlem

additional 25 companies ac

are tinder negotiation with 

certed effort is being made 

agents accounts

The new financial plan w

now been in operation for 

benefits Under said plan th

of all revenues resulting fro

session of authenticated do

Monthly closings to the cor

nues received enables the 

books in Washington the re

the activities of the special 

managing agents the books 
SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT 

managing agents are kept in 

cleared promptly

The further centralization 

greater portion of the operatio

Francisco and Seattle and the 

being transferred to Washing

been reduced to auditing and 

transactions to Washington

The greater portion of the 

performed in Baltimore and 

ington The construction and 

at Philadelphia and the cons

been fully terminated The c

districts were closed and the sm

ing transferred to Washingto

During the year in connect

inactive managing agents 20

95000of revenue and 10

recorded in the Washington 

voyage accountings representi

expenses were audited and rec

1 concerted effort has been 

recording of all disbursements 

settling and adjusting of disp

represent a current condition

department

Briefly the

were

outstanding

the closing

ach

majority of managing agents a

arrangements in hndling the 

zation of ntunerons district ac

tion and bringing to a more 

activities of the corporation

Financial statements will be 

The operations of this office 

ducted practically along lines 

prior year with the exception 

ships operations

The subdivisions consisting 

tions bust insurance and bo

maintained throughout the ye

trict disbursing officers are loca

folk New Orleans and San Fra
162 SEVENTH ANNUAL RE

assigned to the office of each 

The district disbursing offi

have curtailed the operation 

can be discontinued within 

The following statement 

the jurisdiction of this offic

pared to that of the preced

In any consideration giv

mind that while the genera

curtailed yet the reduction 

especially in connection wit

arrangement The increas

enabled a considerably grea

corporation

Organiz

June 30 1922 j June 

Em I

Sala play n

nome office 49I 125 4A

Boston 2 813

New York 36 9364

Philadelphia 11 3318

Tampa

Baltimore 6 1021

Norfolk 11 i3 96

New

Gah

Orleans F30

I includes 13 special disbursing officers 

Home Office

In addition to the admi

Washington office makes lie 

ments direct The control 

ping Board and the Unite

Fleet Corporation is mainta

trol of all depositaries inv

banking institutions in the 

It also maintains control of 

through the medium of a s

office receives and disburses 

Control is also maintained o

housing division until close

poration Direct disbursem

for all transactions at Balt

of the laidup fleet The op

at Charleston the Tampa In
SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT 

all Baltimore managing oper

office all foreign credits bein

positaries

The work connected with 

been continued during the yea

many demands made upon it 

divisions of the corporation 

various classes of insurance w

Fire insuran

Dry dock and marine railway ins

Automobile insurance 

Steam boiler insurance 

Elevator insurance 

Paymaster robbery insurance 

Safe burglary insurance 

Owners and tenants liability insu

Total 

The work in connection w

has been continued in connect

and the United States Employ

The accomplishment by this 

of the corporation on a sched

its value and considerably re

carrying individual bonds cov

bonds to the amount of1560

carried on the schedule bond

The fiscal year just closed h

of the effort made by this o

control of the money values 

fore been without system loca

tion and in various cities 

index and record of all sec

guards have been perfected 

the approved methods of mod

The volume of this work 

that this office is carrying co

obligations aggregating 1987

credit trade acceptances bon

gages and sales agreements

During the year payments 

total of457 80 91and 584

amounting to 38203 0884

ment agreements as directed b

amount of84265 has been 

recommendation for the cons
164 SEVEN TIT ANNUAL R

PO

fireproof vault for he depo

renewed

The work in connection w

ables of the corporation was 

of the fiscal year just closed 

lishment of complete and c

once detecting duplicate bi

prior payments This branc

recorded 19041 bills and ad

lection of 48302 734 41th

current

The construction loan fu

merchant marine act 1920 

25000 during the fiscal 

New York

The importance of the Ne

involved has constantly gro

connection with the revised 

fleet allocated to managin

Through this office direct tra

stantly maintained involving 

The New York office now 

receiving and disbursing h

Philadelphia offices

Even in view of the incre

roll of the New York office 

the fiscal year At the New 

been made by taking advant

able vouchers The work of 

Harbor is always a difficult 

ment of such salaries and w

bracing vessels within a rad

be transported and cared fo

During the year foreign c

New York office to the amo

the United States through m

other disbursements 211376

Philadelphia

The work in this office h

past year until now its work 

in connection with the trans

ments on account of the aid

required at Hog Island
SEVENTH ANNUAL LEPORT U

Norfolk

On account of transferring t

from Norfolk to the Washingto

ably decreased as has the forc

rolls a few local disbursement

laidup fleet It is contemplat

per cent within the next few w

New Orleans

The work in the New Orlea

during the past fiscal year prin

Of the revised financial proced

ganization in this office in Ma

efficiency and accomplished a 

ume of business transacted th

remarkable in view of the sma

During the year it has disbu

lections aggregating 122414 

discounts were taken advantag

Foreign credits aggregating 

this office controls 12 deposita

ance on June 30 1923 of244736

This office has considerable w

and payments to crews of the la

of the special disbursing offi

agents in this district is espe

greater number of ships per m

San Francisco

The San Francisco office c

located in San Francisco Los 

has been conducted in a satis

expense During the year t

district office have amounted t

amounting to 100 99 26 In 

funds to the amount of 1398

penditures in the United Stat

of501582 43established 

officers operating in this dist

the offices of seven managing 

London

The work in this office cont

the corporation throughout Eu

through this office except thos

ships in foreign ports and a 
166 SEVENTH ANNUAL RE

London office Disburseme

bmn made during the past 

expenses of ships at the 

amounting to over 425 000 

The varied and rapid fl

this office has to contend is 

is however being made in 

currency The demand fo

increasing Purchase of fu

office amounting to over 2

former yearly expenditures 

Additional responsibility 

recent authority of the U

foreign judgments in adm

London office is conducted 

minimum of expense

Manila

The establishment of a d

the preceding fiscal year ha

tions in eliminating the fina

consolidating the work in 

agent for the Orient

We maintain but one ma

of disbursements is not larg

area make the work exactin

Revised Method of Financial O

During the fiscal year ju

has been directed in perfec

arrangement the installatio

fiscal year and completed d

year

Complete recovery of al

operators has been accompli

amounts which are still in p

ing of several operators

We now have a bonded 

receipt and disbursement of 

operation of the fleet in al

control over receipts and dis

The expzrionce of a comp

fold advantages gained by 

fleet Its complete accepta

first yielded to it in doubt 
SEVENTH ANN UAL REPORT 

Inadequate and incomplete 

known and traditional with 

history The free hand that 

the funds of the United State

Corporation has been harness

and operating charges has b

grasp Operating costs and 

for the benefit of the officers o

after voyage termination in c

which there existed a lamentab

ration funds and under which 

of any value to the officers o

subject

The revised method has bro

tion of the operating officials 

resulted in the establishment 

purchasing by all operators 

of comparative figures in var

a channel for the curtailment 

the most important factors i

operated fleet accomplished du

The many advantages to the 

revised financial method are 

acknowledged by the operatin

ping I3oard wlio have been e

on various subjects relating to 

as the channel through which 

duced costs have been made 

about a closer contact and a 

the corporation and its manag

The establishment of the n

designation of over 300 deposi

ports of call throuhout the 

number of branch or corresp

are established for disbursing 

expenses in the United States 

care for ships operations in f

lished to the amount of 25530

In order that our operations 

brought into accord with app

recently been submitted to the 

approve a proposed consolida

foreign port This would enab

the revenue collected in any fo

07005 2312
168 SEvrNT1I ANNUAL aEP

able to pay operating expen

funds may be required

Such a consolidation wit

nate the necessity of remitti

sending necessary funds fro

for ships disbursements

This is an essential fea

arrangement and was care

was installed It was ho

revenue be remitted direct 

lection leaving for a furth

posed until such time as we 

disbursing feature This o

The various statements s

year are appended hereto s

the statements submitted by 

The trend of cash outgo o

congressional appropriation

Increase 

Received from congressional ap

Total excess cash outgo o

A comparison of July Au

December 1922 and Janu

June 1923 excess of cash 

month by units of the orga

Division 

Division

s83R6590

of operations excluding managin

pecial disbursing officers 

Managing agents and specal disbursing W

Division of cinstruction 

Recruil ing sere ee 

Transportation aid housing 

clot msslement el C 

Goodfaftb deposits 

Total United Stales Shipping Board 

Rleet Corporation 

Total United Stales Shipping Board 

Total 

It will be noted that cas

630 30thedecrease being re

Unexpended balance July19

Unexpended balance June 30 1

Increase 

Received from congressional ap

Total excess cash outgo o

A comparison of July Au

December 1922 and Janu

June 1923 excess of cash 

month by units of the orga
SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT 

1 United States Shipping Board 

a Excess of cash outgo ov

1 Division of const

a July 1922 

U August 192

e September 

d October 19

e November 

f December 

0 January 1

h February 

i March 1923 

j April 19

k May 192

1 June 1923 

in Tota

2 Division of opera

a July 19

a July 19

L August 192

c September 

d October 192

e November 

f December 

0 January 19

1ibebrmug 

i March 1023 

j April 1923 

k May 1923 

1 June 1923 

m Tot il

3 Recruiting soni o

a July 19

L August 10

c Scptenii er 

d October 1

e November 

1 December 1

y January 1

h Fehrimry 

i March 12 

j April 1x23 

7 lay 151

1 June 192 

On To

4 Settlement of claim

i July 19

b August 192

c September 

d October 192
170 SLVEIGTH ANNUAL RE

1 United States Shipping Bo

tionCmriiuuefl

a Excess of cash outgo 

4 Settlement of 

e Novemb

f Decemb

4 January 

It Februa

i March 

7 April 1

k Dlay 1

1 June 19

vi To

To

b Excess of cash incom

1 Goodfaith dep

a January 

b Pebruar

e March 

d April 

e May 19

f June 1

f Tot

2 Transportation 

b

a

August

July 192

e Septemb

d October 

e Novembe

1 Decembe

W January 

h February 

i Mareb 19

7 April 192

k Alay 192

1 Julie 19 

rn Tota

Deduct

Total excess of 

2 Net excess of cash outgo o

Sbippiug Board Bmergenc

DCInot

3 United States Shipping Boa

a Excess Of cash income 

1 July 1922 

2 August 1

3 September 1
SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT 

3 United States Shipping Board 

a Ezec ss of cash income 

4 October 1922 

5 November 1922 

6 December 1923 

7 January 1923 

8 ilebruary 1923 

19 Mareb 1923 

10 April 193 

11 May 19 

12 Stine 192

13 Total 

4 Total net excess cash outgo ov

5 Average per month

n United States Shippin

Corporation

1 Division of const

2 Division of opera

3 Recruiting service 

4 Settlement of clai

Deduct

51 Total 

6 Goodfaith deposi

Dulart

7 Transportation an

Net United State 

Deduct

Fleet Corpor

8 United States Shi

9 Total averag

COLLETzo

On October 21 1921 the 

under the jurisdiction of the v

at a later date placed under 

Emergency Fleet Corporation

In the early part of the f

number of 01d and involved 

adjustment the activities of t

restricted to the negotiation an

receivable remaining unpaid 

sponsibility for the collection 

the treasurer
172 SEVENTH ATNUAL RE

To facilitate the work o

accurate information from 

records in September 192

investigation section was c

troller Shortly after this 

that especially for the larg

cial records must be supple

those divisions of the corpo

books originated to establis

Upon analysis of the lar

stances that the aggregate 

proved to be accumulations 

cally every activity of the o

In developing the charge

tory to negotiation and final 

a system of close cooperatio

the other units of the corp

such cooperation many of the 

carried on the books for seve

accomplishment of the collec

efforts of the other departm

the large accumulation of di

in the miscellaneous accoun

at the beginning of the fisca

statement

The statement summarizes 

in the status of code accou

fiscal year

There was carried over at 

1922 unsettled accounts as 

3

154 027 615 08of which 149

863 1370as inactive acc

subcodes 251 to 257inclusi

veloped that many of the it

classified because some of the 

had filed chums which offse

them In other cases the a

division for prosecution of c

many of the accounts carried 

accounts during the fiscal ye

subcodes 258259and 2510 

In column 2 is shown the c

fiscal year which charges a

and postings to inactive acc
SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT 

The last subcode No 2511 is 

ferred as of June 30 1923 fro

and transportation

The cash receipts for the fis

shows a collection of active a

lection of inactive accounts to

53450 028 22

The amount of cash collecte

amount of recoveries Collec

by deductions from payable 

valid claims against the Eme

receivables for recoveries of t

shown in column 5 which amo

fers from active to inactive ac

The balance in the accounts 

Sear remaining unsettled are 

is shown a total of3141552

accounts

Column 8 reflects a balance 

end of the fiscal year which w

of 154 027 615 08as at June 

been reduced by collections and 

amount 1926 287 10is active 

The balances shown in coh

count recorded during the fis

SECURITY S1

Securities sales section und

finance is directly charged wit

securities of the United Stat

Corporation as directed and a

merchant marine act of 1920

This wort consists of the ex

such securities as are taken in 

full and adequate security in c

chase construction equipment 

ation of merchant vessels in the 

trial plants dry docks housin

laws of Congress

The appropriate activities ar

1 The examination of the securit

2 Reporting results of examinati

as to salability of securities

3 Preparation of proper public a

securities to be sold at public compe
174 SEVENTH A1IVUAL REP

4 Determining current marke

5 Obtaining the utmost publi

6 Conducting negotiations for 

7 Concluding sales and kee

transacted

Securities were sold afte

bids

xT

opened on a fixed date 

egotiations were in most 

bids were received before sa

recorded and if such bid h

bidders were given an oppo

was made This method of 

until the highest figure poss

equal to a good market valu

States Shipping Board for 

as it deemed adequate

Total amount of sales6412

Sixtyeight sales were und

CRE

The credit department du

showed greater activity ha

more ship sales and assem

entire six previous years of 

The number of special 

follows

General comptroller 

Collection depa

Legaldivision 

Admiralty division 

Ship sales division in re sales o

Department maintenance and re

New repair contrac

Fepair contractors rem

Director of finance 

Contract division 

Assistant to the chairm

Itureau of investiga

Various other divisio

Tota

Iiles on the 686 contrac

tractors are regularly revis

do work on vessels until a c
APP

SEV ENTH eREPORT U

2 24

2

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178 SEVENTH ANNUAL RE

Tanis IIStalu s of vessels c

Epiergenoll Fleet Copatfo 

I This figure does not include I vesse

Norfolk for which the United States Sh

caretaker

ActiCargo ve operating in specified scrviees 

Passenger and cargo operating in s

foreiglt ports 

Cargo betwron policies Ports 

Coolie carriers and cargo betwemr fo

Cago latercoastat 

liefrigeratarc fnterenastal 

Tankers United States Ports to forei

Tankers coast ise 

Tankers interconslal 

Cargo at sea assigned for tic lip 

Passenger and cargo at sea assigned 

Cargo United States Public Health 

Cargo Army service

C

Tue

area chartered to independent com

Total active 

Temporarily inactive

Cargo repairing or availing repa

Passengermid cargo repairing oraw

Tmiker eP one or awaiting repairs 

Cargo avail uig care n 

Cargo awdtmn ailing date 

Cargo awaiting berth 

Cargo apdorgoing annual inspection

Cargo to Pert awaitin n ap 

Total temporarily inactive 

Inactive Cargo

Passenger

tied

and

up

cargo tied up 

Refrigerators tied lip

United Slates Army transports tied 

Tankers tied up

Cargo tied up but assigned 

Cargo

Passenger

iwaafng

and cargo

a alignment

rcemiditforimg

United States Shipp

Cargo costodv 

Tugs tied tip

Cargo contract an finished 

Total inactive

Concrete vessels

Cargo tied up

Tankers tied up

Total concrete vessels 

Wood and composite vessels

tied lip i

Bar Cargo BesPtied n

Tarsugs active tied np

Tug tied up but assigned 

Total wood and composite vessels

Steel

Cargo

vessels wrecked awaiting disposit

Tanker

Total vessels wrecked 

Grand total all vessels 

I This figure does not include I vesse

Norfolk for which the United States Sh

caretaker
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TABLE VStatement of passen

Board Innergency 

P

European trades 

Mediterranean trades 

South American trades 

Par East trades 

Tota

EU

Operator Prom 

North Atlantic UneYed

Kingdom

Baltimore S S Co New York Ph

Do Phdadclpphfa 

Norfolk

Do Baltimore No

W A Blake 00 Philadelphia 

Nerfolu

Export Tramp Co Boston Ph

Baltimore N

Do Phladelphia 

Norfolk

Moore McCormack New York Ph

J H Winchester 00 New York 

Boston 

Do do 

North Ana dic Seandi

dmnoion and Baltic

Moore McCornack Now York Ph

C 11 Sprague Son Portland Ba

timorn SUn

total Buto

Sosquchamna S S Co Newmorn York Ph

Noah AHrzrdic COntinent

Blakk Diamond S S Co New York Ph

CO Shp Co Nov Yor

Bluk lliamond d S CONOVYork Co 

Do Baltimore N

Co G moPohLan Shp Co New York 

DoNewBal Yorko

Rogers Web Wehb Portland Bos

South dliin9dova iUnited

Trosdal Plant Lafonta Charleston Sa

Seam Atlica eComtimot

Carolina Co Jaeksosvillo 

Tampa Intcrocean S S TTampa CharlestonJa

Co Savannah 

GuIJUatted Xinalo n

Lykos BrosSCO New Orleam 

S Sgitcovion Co Galveston Ho

Do Galve

Tros aI P1kint Lafonta New Orle

Do do

Waterman DoS S Corp Mobile do 
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TABLE VStatement of Passenge

EUROPEAN S

Operator From 

CufflCondnent

Munson S S Line n New York 

Lykes Bros SS Cc New Orleans Do do

DoGalves

Do do 

Mississippi Shpg Co New 01hsms 

S Sgitwelch Co Page Jones Galveston Mobile Pensaco

Fannie coast ports 

Daniel Ripley Cc Houston 

Do do 

v Swayn

0500523 13

Waterman S S Corp Mobile 

United States Linesi New York 

Do t do

Do i do 

Total European

services

MEDITERRA

Mallory Transport Lines North Atlantic ran

Norfolk to Portland

Export S S Corpomtioa 1do

A H Bull Cc1do

Tampa Inter Ocean S S i Gulfand South Atlan

Co i Galvestou to Wilm

1 ton

Do i Gulfand GalveotuaSouthandAtlan

W

1 mington

Trosdal Plant Lafoita Gulf and South Atlau

Galveston to Wilmi

Do

ton

do

Total Mediterra

mean services

SOUTH AME

Munson S S Line n New York 

International Fight Corp Boston New Yor

Do Phdladel biaBaltimo

and south Atlan

Mississippi Shpg Co NewportsOrleans and ot

Gulf ports exclud

Munson S S Line Mobileand other G

Fort excluding N

Orleans

Swayne Hoyt Fannie coast ports 

Wessel Duval Co 

New York 

General S S Corp Pacific coast poets 

i Passenger vessels v Swayn

0500523 13
184 SEVENTH ANNUAL R

TABLE VStatenaen tof p

SOUTH AM

Operator Fro

ColombianCc

Do do

New York

Page Jones Mobile 

Total SouthAmed

can services

alternate 

FAR EAST 

North Atlantic West Portland I

an S S Co and Philad

Barber S S Lines United Stat

principall

alternate 

sick via 

Tampa Imerocean S S Gulf New O

Co Arthurand 

Struthers Barry San Francis

Angeles

Los Angeles S S Co Los Ang

Pacific Mail S S Co San Francisc

mail and 

Columbia Pacife Shpg Portland O

Co 

Do d

AdmiralOriental Line L Seattle pass

and freigh

Do Principe coma IVVan

Seattle

Do d

Kerz S S New York

U 6ALines d

Swayne Hoyt Eureka Por

Grays Ha

and ban h

Kerr S n New Yo

Mallory Transport Transport Lines inn Port Arthuu 

Inc New York 

A H BuLL Co New York 

New Yor

du s

A E Mittnacht New York P

and Baltim

Pacific Mail Steamship

Co

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A H Bull Co West Africa 

Far

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and long 

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Passenger vessels

This statement refers to cargo vessels 
SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT U

TABLE VIVessels declared total los

30 192

Vessel Type w

Dt

City of Honolulu ex Ex German pass 

Huron ex Friedrich enter and cargo 

der Grosse steel 

Colthraps Cargo steel 

TABLE VIISuuamary of Projects 

Summar

Projects sold 

Northeastern district 

Eastern district 

Southern district 

Central district 

South Pacific district 

Oregon district 

Northern Pacific district 

Projects transferred to deferred liqui

Northeastern district 

Eastern district 

Southern district 

Central distric

Southern Pacific district 

Oregon district 

Northern Pacific district 

Projects cleared by adjustment of ac

Northeastern distri

Eastern distric

Southern distric

Central district

Southern Pacific district

Oregon d istrict

Northern Pacific district

Grand 
186 SEVENTH ANNUAL R

Lest of Projects disposed of b

20 19

Northeastern distric

Eastern distric

Southern distr

Central distric

Southern Pacific distric

Oregon district 

Northern Pacific distric
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UNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARD 

FLEET CORPORATION AND SUBSID

Balance s

A 1 Cash 

Less amount in excess 

covered into United Sta

Net cash 

A 1 Insurance fund cash 

Unrequisitioned claims appr

Restricted cash available for s

Less amount In excess of r

Into United States Tre

A 2 Net amount restricte

claims 

A 3 Unexpended appropriations 

Less amount to be covered 

Treasury 

A 4 Construction loan fund 

A 5 Accounts receivable 

Less

Less

payable

claim offsets

offsets 

Less reserve for doubt

or uncollectible accoun

A 6 Accounts receivable of manag

mated realizable va

A 7 Notes receivable 

Less payable offsets 

Less claim offsets 

Less reserve for doubt

or uncollectible notes 

A S Operating supplies 

A 9 Surplus material for sale 

A10 Land structures and equipme

All Mortgages receivable and secu

Less payable offsets 

Less reserve for estima

value 

Al2 Accounts and notes receivable 

Less payable offsets 

Less claim offsets 

Less reserve for uncollectib

accounts and notes 

A13 Real estate and equipment us

A14 Estimated recoverable value 

States Shipping Board 

A15 Meet at appraised value 

A16 Uncompleted voyage prepaid a
SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT UN

LIAB

Ll Accounts

wages

and vouchers payable an

Less receivable offse

L2 Accounts payable of managing ag

L3 Accounts and

Less

chartered payable

receivable

for vessels

offsets

charter bile of 

L4 Deposits to be refunded or applie

payments on sales or other cont

summa

Less receivable offsets 

L5 Suspense credits representing re

applied as revenue or as partia

ships depending on legal decision 

purchase

Less receivable

optio

offsets 

L6 Mortgage bonds payab

Less receivable offse

L7 Commitments

Total liabilities as above 

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1923

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Operations

Division

States

of

Treasury

transportation and housi

Insurance funds

Restricted cash in the United Sta

General cash in ban

Restricted cash in banks

United States Shipping Board

General

General

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cash

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United States 

Division of claims settlement restric

Treasury

Construction loan fund 

Good faith depos
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Amount to be covered into t

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to June

fro

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Total per Exhibit

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SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT 

TABLE Ia Names and comp

Shipping Board in service for 

1923 who have resigned prior 

Name 

E Acher p 

I

ElsieElsie M Blackman

t1bort D Lasky Chairman

lobert Le Fewe I Assistant 

Seniorenity

Charles S Bookwalter

lobert T Merrill e

lath G NO1L Senior s

Clerlerk ex

Adolta

Edith V

J Burdme

BrownMrs 

c

lerBTrrplett Mrsoperat

Telephon

Senior ty

Typewrit

Harry E Cook

Angelo Conti SPecialo

la

George E Dowden File clerk 

Lawrence B Evans Special e

Marlon

Lola

osepphmo

L

Hill

Garber

HO16ngswor

Mrs

th

I OC

Assistant ark

erntive

harles H HowelI Accounta

Pierson James Assistant 

4 Bernice Jenkins Mrs 

TyPist Clerk 

ernes D G Kelly

Torbert J Kurt Senior s

t1bort D Lasky Chairman

lobert Le Fewe I Assistant 

hristine S Mu fa Mrs I Senior ste

Speciallobert T Merrill e

lath G NO1L Senior s

J T N Robinson S eciale

General

c

lerBTrrplett Mrsoperat

Telephon

eorge F Wells C Van Sickler Assistant

b Coenpen sation of enepioyecs o

la

Name 
198 SEVENTH ANNUAL REP

b Compensation of employlees 

June 

Name 

Mes

commis

Df

T

elseng

Examin

Senior c

Clerk 

V

Ixamin

Mullin Senior t

Special 

ollner Stenogr

peep Commis

peep

Price Ex

an

k

Senior

Clerk 

kert Assistan

ine C Renz relepho

olds Ex

9derick Clerk 

cketts do 

Ebert Chief fi

sell Ex

ackett Senior s

stad Special 

iwartz Traffic c

fhannon Diultigra

toads Stenogr

ire Chief pe

with Secretar

let Admira

Ilitt Special 

Ravens Stewart Senior

File c

Stoops Craftswoman

Thompson Commis

Examin

prudgfa Secretar

1VnVa Clerk Examin

Siddlesworth l 

nhi Jr Typewr

ype 

resins Senior s

or do 

32ner Senior ty

9ebstnr 

VeJr Clerk

d

Vtlkerson pee p Wa

olfe Clerk 

Voods Account

Voodward Clerk 

Senior t
IN

Accounts and accounting See Finan

Advertisinv department report 

Alameda aalif 

Admiralty division report 

Allocation department report 

American Bureau of Shipping 

Benson W S commissioner 

Billsof lading 

Boston Mass Army supply base 

Brooklyn N Y Army base 

Bureau of Construction 

Bureau of Operation report 

Bureau of Law report 

Bureau of Research report 

Bureau of Traffic report 

Bunkering

Supervisionof 

Bunker coal 

Fueloil 

Stations 

Chairman of Shipping BoardFdvard 

Chamberlain George E commission

Charleston S C Army base 

Chartering department report 

Chicago Ill hearing on section 28 m

Claims activities of construction dep

Claims Division

Iieporton 

Reportof 

Claims section Europe 

Coastwise lairs 

Collection department report 

Co mnunications department Europe 

Comptroller sdepartment Europe 

Conferences and agreements 

Consolidated routes table 

Construction Bureau of Sze Bureau 

Construction

Summary of deliveries for each f

Original and active program 

Construction department repo

Construction loan fund section 11 m

Contract department report 

Creditdepartment 

Deferred liquidation section report 

Department of purchases and supplie

Diesel Installation engines of 

Performance of 

Disbursing department Europe 

Discrimination against American s

Division of docks and rcliarves 

Dry dock division report

Dry

docks location of 

European and Mediterranean trades 

670052314 
200 

Ruropean organization report 

Claims section 

Communications depart

Comptroller sdepartm

Disbursing department 

Legal department 

Maintenance and repair depart

Operating department 

Purchases and supplies 

Reduction of personnel 

Traffic department 

European services as of June 30 19

Ear East servicesto See Append

Farley Edward P chairman of S

Corporation 

Finance department report 

Accomplishment

IX

and dispositio

Appropriations from inception 

Assets and liabilities as of June 

Cash statements 

Collection department 

Consolidated cash statement fo

Creditde 

General comptroller sdepartm

Report of trea

Revised method of financial op

Security sales department 

Table of cash outgo over cash i

Financial operations revised metho

FuelConservation 

Conservation commi

Instruction in oil burning 

Fueloil contract 

Fueloil cost 

See Bunkering

Fuel department report 

General comptroller report 

Government officials and property 

Haguerules 

Henry Sidney trustee Emergency 

Hoboken N J terminal 

Hog Island custody and maintenan

housing projects 

Immigrants carriage o

Industrial relations division repor

Iongshore or dock labor 

See Stevedoring

I nland offices division report 

Insurance See Marine insurance 

Interstate Commerce Commission 

Hearings conducted by 

Inventory division report 

Keene W B trustee Emergency 

P and I insurance 

Kimball I1 S resignation truste

LaborAmericanization of cre

Cost of on American ships 

Effect on cost of constru

Dlannfngand wagesc

Placement of seagoing personn

Policv 

Recru
LaborContinued 

Revision

Strike

in wages 

Subsistence for officers and cr

See Stevedoring

Laidup fleet

Costof 

Division of report 

Distribution of report 

Laidup fleet department report 

Lasker Albert D chairman Shippin

Resignatio

Legal Department report 

Admiralty Division 

Claims Division 

Contract opinion recoveries an

Investigation division 

Litigation division 

Legal Department Europe 

Legislation

Amendments to 

Marine insurance 

Recommended by the board 

Leviathan SS reconditioning of 

Liquidation Material resources 

Realestate 

Ship sales See Ship and material sa

Lissner Meyer commissioner 

P and 1 insurance 

Litigation division report 

Litigation Europe 

Los Angeles Cahf

Hearing on Section 28 merchant 

Los Angeles Honolulu sery ice 

Love lVJtrustee Emergency rlee

P and 1 insurance 

Managers operators and charterers 

1923 Table IV 

McIntosh J W resignation trustee 

Mails carrying of on American v

Maintenance and repair department 

Maintenance and repair department 

Organization 

Personn

Managers and or operators of Shippin

Marine insurance

Brussels rules 

Department of report 

Legislation effecting 

Pilferag

Syndicat

P and I insurance 

Volumeof 

Maritime securities 

Material resources

Liquidationof 

Methods of sale 

Plantdivision 

Material sales division report 

Mediterranean services as of June 30 

Merchant

Aidst

Marine

Directaid 

Indirect aid 
202 

merchant marine act 1920 

Section 7 establishment of rat

See

Section

on 8

11

port

construction

facilities inves

loan f

Section 21 investigation of se

Section 23 exemption from ex

Section 24 mails carried on A

Section 25 classification of ves

Section 27 hearings held 

Section 2S hearings held 

Section 34 discriminating dut

Naval reserve provision for 

Navizati m laws

Codilication 

Enforcement of 

Norfolk a Army base 

Ocean mail act 

Oceanic

O

Steamship Co 

Connor T V commissioner and 

Supervision of steved

Operating department European o

Operating department report 

Passenger and cargo services as of J

Passenger and mail services 

Los AngelesIlonolulu 

Oriental 

South America 

See Table V Appendix 

Personnel 

Americanization of crews 

Names and compensation of e

June30 1923 

Payroll 

Reduction of 

Reduction of European organi

Service record 

Philadelphia Pa Army ba

Philippine Islands

Affected by coastwise laws 

Services

Pier S6 North RiNer N Y 

Pilfera 

Plant division report 

Plants

Dispo

Ho Island 

See IIog Island

Skinner and Eddy No 2 

See Skinner and Eddy

Plummer Edward C commissione

Policy committee recommendation 

Port facilities commission report 

Portland Oreg hearing on section 

Purchases and supplies Europe 

Radio communication report on 

Real estate disposal of 

Repair

Cost

of vowels

Dutyon 

Handled by managing operator

Vessels repaired in Euro

Research Bureau of See Bureau 

Sales department

Curves of sales deliveries and 

Deferred liquidation section 

Department of ship sales repo

Dry dock division 
Sales department Continued 

Material sales division 

Plant division 

Table of projects disposal of by m

Transportation and housing divis

Sale of vessels

For Diesel conversion 

Physical delivery of 

Ship sales department report 

Toaliens

Tanker

San Francisco Calif hearing on sect

Schlesinger Elmer resignation trust

gency Fleet Corporation 

Seattle Wash hearing on section 28 

Secretary of Shipping Board report 

Security sales department 

Sheedy Joseph E trustee Emergenc

Ship mortgage act 

Ship sales department report 

List of acquisitions 

List of ships sold 

Price of vessels 

Tankersr

Totalsales 

Steel tonnage 

Wooden ships 

Shipping act 1916

Section 9 transfer of registry 

Section 12 codification of navigat

Section 15 conference agreements 

Sections 1617 discrimination 

Section 18 filing of tariffs 

Section 26 investigation of foreign 

Shipping American handicaps of 

Skinner Eddv 

Smull J B president Emergency F

Sollitt Ralph V trustee Emergency 

South American passenger service 

South American services as of June 3

South American and West Indies trade

Statistical department report 

Uomparative statement of costs 

Contracts 

Costof

Extralabor 

Labor e ciency table 

Reporton 

Revision of rates 

Table of charges at domestic ports 

Subsistence for officers and crew cost 

Surplus materials 

Tank steamers

Charteringof

Distributio

Report of tank steamer departmen

Sale of

Tank steamer department report 

Thompson Frederick I commissioner 

Traffic department Europe 

Traffic department report 

Traffic Bureau of 

Transfer of vessels from American to fo

Transportation and housing division re

Treasurer report of 

United States Navy instruction in oil 
204 

United States protecrion and inde

Claims 

United States Shipping board

Members

Orbanizat

Problems and policy of 

Recommendations of 

Subdivisions

Bureau of Construction 

BureauofLa

Bureau ofOpe rat ion

Bureau ofRe

Bureauof Traffic 

Secreta

United States Shipping Board Em

Organization 

Vessels Aterations of passenger and c

Cost of repair 

Delivery of when so

Electric

Los

propulsion 

Owned and controlled by Uni

Aceording Corporationto type appen

By material and dead we

Managers and operators o

Status of June 30 1923 a

Total losses appendix Ta

Reconditioning of passenger 

Salesof

Spotprogram

Tanker distribu

Voyage supply section report

Wages revision of See Stevedori

Water carriers information regard