Collection department 240

Securities sales section 242
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TABLE I Vessels owned and controll

as of June 30 1922 

II Recapitulation of vessels 

Board as of June 30 192

III Steel cargo vessels owned by 

gated according to dead w

IV Managers and or operators 

as of June 30 1922 

V General cargo and passenge

VI United States Shipping Bo

fiscal year ended June 30 

VII Hoboken terminal Piers N

VIII Brooklyn Army base Pier 

IX Brooklyn Army base Pier 

X Philadelphia Army base 

XI Boston Army base 

XII Accumulated program of sh

XIII Accumulated program of sh

of the United States 

XIV Summary of keels laid 

XV Summary of ships launched 

XVI Summary of ships delivered 

XVII Status of contract steel 100

cargo vessels as of June 3

XVIII Ships delivered by years a

districts 

XIX Summary of deliveries acco

located 

XX Summary of cancellations b

XXI Summary of cancellations a

shipyards are located 

XXII Active program by class of 

XXIII Active program by type of 

XXIV Steel shipyards which have 

gency Fleet Corporation 

XXV Status of ship construction 

tonnage 

XXVI Drydock and marinerailwa
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TABLE XXVII Summarized conso

beginning July 1 

Exhibit A St

30 1922 

Schedule 

fund c

unexpe

Schedule 

1922 a

cash b

liabiliti

Schedule 

30 192

Exhibit 13 S

allotments f

XXVIII a Names and c

States Shipp

the year en

to that date 

5 Names and c

States Shipp
LETTER 

To the Congress

In compliance with section 

the honor to transmit herewit

States Shipping Board and th

gency Fleet Corporation cove

The report covers the various 

tion under the provisions of 

marine act of 1920 and othe

The present Shipping Boar

there have been no changes i

fiscal year covered by this re

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In order that the numerous 

Shipping Board under the sh

1918 the merchant marine a

receive the careful attention o

by the various members the

methods of handling the regu

Congress was effected early in 

zation referred to it had been 

entire board to give its attenti

the board sjurisdiction It w

commissioner certain specific 

board could be expedited and 

ferred to the board could be 

cordingly the following orga

Chairman soffice

Finance division

Secretary soffice

Bureau of traffic

Bureau of operations

Bureau of construction

Bureau of law

Bureau of research

The functions and accomp

outlined in the following pages 

Each of the bureaus referre

by a commissioner except in th

two commissioners were assig

diversified character of the w

BUREA

The functions of the bureau 

1 Its work in relation to 

privately owned and privately 

regulatory work

Its work in relation to the 

steamship lines had reference 

sections of the merchant ma
12 SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

bearing upon the requiremen

both domestic and foreign by 

obtain facilities for the prope

provisions were the following

The study of foreign and 

mining what steamship lines s

and maintenance of the fore

States also studying the pro

be operated in such trades in 

schedules essential to an ad

scrvice Sec 7 merchant m

To negotiate jointly with 

agreements with American st

citizens for the carrying of 

any Americanbuilt vessels do

States at such prices as may 

Postmaster General Secs 

The board is required not 

and shipping companies but a

and development of ports an

with water commerce To th

tion with the Secretary of W

utary to ports of the Unite

facilities for interior transp

direction of the flow of com

investigated the causes of co

also any other matters that 

use by vessels of ports adequ

naturally pass through such 

where rates rules or regulati

growth of a particular port 

in order that the board could 

mission to take such action 

Sec 8 merchant marine a

It investigated traffic cond

to the board the adoption of 

in that trade in order to adj

unfavorable to American sh

ditions resulted from foreign 

competitive methods or pra

agents or masters of vessels 

marine act

It acted for the board i

possessions with special re

service between the United 
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

view procuring as soon as p

service by American vessels 

within the coastwise laws of t

21 of the merchant marine a

As Alaska is now within the 

does not at all points have ad

the coastwise laws section 2

pended the coastwise laws on 

that adequate facilities are fu

the bureau was charged with 

Iearings were held during 

chant marine act providing 

mented under the laws of 

received from interior points 

transport is to be in America

policy can be applied only a

service by American vessels i

to develop to what foreign p

was adequate with the view o

now in force as to such fore

and practicable Sec 28 m

The bureau conducted hea

to the status and validity of 

railroad companies and steam

was to give preferential treat

the steamship companies pa

peting American lines As 

railroads voluntarily consen

them however notably the 

relation to the Osaka Steam

Northern Railroad in its re

Kaisha another Japanese li

and the board entered an ord

such contracts by July 1 19

The Interstate Commerce 

ping Board and of the Se

various South Atlantic port

nah Jacksonville Mobile an

taining facts and determini

charges on freight delivered 

and particularly as to the co

terminals owned by such ro

owned or owned by public 

facilities for the efficient ha

railroad cars and the steams
14 SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

tant aspect of these hearing

view not a limitation on the 

such terminal services but th

charge an amount sufficient 

so as to make possible prop

owned or publicly owned t

hearings were made the subje

as a basis for the adoption by 

to the matters involved

At the request of the Norw

made into the practicability 

points in the United States a

having in view a single docum

eign shipment by rail by o

was submitted to the executi

railways and in turn the q

vision Some of them believ

them did not think it practi

fiscal year definite action ha

the general problem of expor

a joint committee of the Ship

Commission

In its relation to the nego

mails this bureau took an a

between San Francisco and A

of 1891 expired on June 30 

which was negotiated in 1912 

definitely announced its servi

of compensation was not ar

was impossible to continue 

increase in the cost of opera

the Shipping Board and the 

new contract based on 3 pe

flying the American flag on a r

was continued

The problem of proper pro

transcontinental railroads in 

against the competition of Ca

the attention of the bureau 

exports and imports at Van

ending January 31 1921 a

amount 165 413 000 or ap

were in transit between the U

than Canada In other word

used United States ports for 
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brought in through Vancouve

about 68 per cent of its exp

diverted from railroads of the U

through the eastern ports by t

roads While these problems 

and therefore not a part of the 

in some cases a very direct bear

ican shipping for the diversi

Vancouver meant in practical

was in a foreign bottom Th

to correct this loss of trade w

railroads and American shippin

the bureau

Regulatory Work of the Bureau

The regulatory duties of the 

were those imposed on the boa

merchant marine act 1920 an

in view a the protection of 

competitive relations and b 

unjust and unfair discriminatio

Those relating to the protec

mutual competitive relations 

payment of deferred rebates to 

ing a shipper to use a particula

the use by him of any competi

The use of fighting ships b

companies was also prohibited 

not use a vessel in a particula

the competition of another carri

at times previously had their 

basis but would operate specia

munerative rates to destroy co

The approval of the board 

shipping companies which unde

rates or fares to give or recei

other special privileges or adva

or destroy competition to po

traffic to allot ports or to re

sailings between ports to limi

or character of freight or pass

manner to provide for an ex

working arrangement

Agreements of the kind des

ence agreements They are no

contrary the Shipping Board i
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between shipping compan

rates When they are fair 

willing to comply with the

the board as required by s

A company is prohibited 

pany to prevent a compet

able a rate of insurance on 

line Sec 16

Among those duties rela

pers in their relation to co

Companies are not perm

refusing space or accommo

nating or unfair methods 

some other carrier or may h

or for any other reason S

Companies are forbidde

one shipper to the prejud

the volume of freight offer

shipper in the matter of ca

and landing of freight in p

settlement of claims Se

All shipping companies 

control of the board in resp

and tariffs and in respect 

thereto or to the manner 

erty for transportation a

other matters connected w

panies are required to file 

inspection tariffs showing t

portation between points o

ion with reference to throu

are not permitted to make 

lations nor can such tariffs 

board Sec 18

Shippers are also protect

ments not approved by the 

also in the requirement th

they have available space 

its agents improperly disclo

It is further provided th

with the intent of driving 

carrier by water it shall 

the board approves such 

nation of such competition
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Suitable provisions are mad

who violate these requirements 

The activities of the bureau 

above referred to are covered i

work of the division of regulat

Carriers Conferences and Contracts

More than 4000 conference m

division during the year in pu

act Organizational and othe

cally all embracing trade route

agreements on file in the divisio

ferences were the Rio homewa

North Atlantic ports the Pacif

Pacific coast United States G

coasteast coast South Americ

Cuban eastbound conference 

bureau of Japan an organiza

foreign steamship operators a

utes of meetings and conferenc

papers filed during the year wa

of the United States Shipping B

relinquishing supervision of th

ping Board operators took a le

of maintaining such conferenc

various members This resulte

conferences and less frequent m

number of rate changes nece

tariffs

In addition to the conferenc

of a number of contracts ente

persons subject to the act as we

on file were submitted

Formal Docket

Eleven formal complaints file

by shippers relative to the pro

tices of carriers subject to the b

division during the period cove

four were brought to a close t

formal orders following the ad

dence presented at hearings by 

heard and proposed reports wer

of the year and two were dis

plainants The remaining com

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the examiner stentative f

served upon the parties aft

The proceedings on this 

year involved questions of 

pertinent sections of the sh

Boston and Philadelphia a

of a carrier in excluding 

within switching free ligh

its terminal ports from the 

practice under existing e

carload traffic at lessthan 

carload quantities and tar

regard to a commodity the 

lower rate than that exacte

which were the subject of 

the division during the ye

will be submitted to the bo

charging of rates lower th

board in compliance with 

shipments of commodities 

ments in foreign commerce 

the bills of lading after the

preferential rates to coms

rates of exchange in con

ports in France to New Y

rates for transportation be

based on the complainans

carrier their exclusive patr

Informal Docket

Seventyfour informal c

an increase of approximat

during the previous year 

lated to practically every 

overcharge in violation of 

involving discrimination in 

as compared with their f

class of complaints was th

or practices

Practically all of the in

adjusted upon a basis mu

shipper and but one form

which was handled upon 

drawal of a large number 

continued operation and 

information was secured b
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A number of other complaints 

moneys were voluntarily satisfie

this division notwithstanding 

within which such claims shou

Tariffs

During the fiscal year 1492 

by water carriers in pursuance 

tariff regulations of the board 

and filing of such schedules T

tion in rates fares and charge

readjustment which had taken 

water carriers filed tariffs of th

ules filed on their behalf by 

tariffs of their own Shipping B

by 13 different tariff publishi

issued in their favor by water 

hundred and sixtyone effectiv

sisting of powers of attorney 

division at the close of the yea

Shippers carriers trade org

creasing numbers availed them

tained in the division as requir

files was made by representa

departments in connection wi

data relative to the rates regu

General

During the year 580 Gene

by water carriers and by for

and others furnishing terminal 

carrier by water following req

formation relative to their or

data contained therein these c

respect to their status under th

act and are included in the fo

and others from whom circula

tion of the work of this divisio

1 Water carriers whose services have 

2 Intrastate water carriers operating 

3 Water carriers operating in intersta

United States either river lake 

4 Operators of towage lighterage or 

5 Water carriers engaged in intersta

8 Water carriers engaged in foreign 
20 SIXTH ANNUAL REPOR

7 Water carriers subject to the j

mission 

8 Water carriers operating on r

high seas or the Great Lakes 

9 Water carriers operating on reg

States subject to the jurisdic

10 Water carriers engaged in exc

11 Forwarders and other persons s

It will be noted by referrin

of carriers forwarders and 

the board at the close of th

over the number shown to b

preceding year

BURE

The bureau of operation 

relations the sea service bu

division of docks and whar

of the stevedoring committe

will be found in Part II of 

INDUSTRIA

Marine and dock labor re

cess of the merchant marine 

trialrelations to efficiency th

tion to questions involved i

temporary financial interes

representing a comparative

cost labor is the most imp

of ships Notwithstanding 

the close of the fiscal year 

the vessels of the American 

longshoremen employed in 

The Government throug

operator of a large number o

and dock industrial relation

First The welfare and perm

Second The economical an

There are few branches o

is more essential than in m

delay involves very heavy l

content on the part of the e

increases in operating cos

retaliation and labor repris

gether too frequent
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT U

There is needed a sound and 

relations that will make for pro

than having its managers and 

trust and at cross purposes 

can not be carried on success

cooperate to the fullest extent 

tion for the good of the whole 

the division at all times

Functions

The division of industrial re

in all labor questions pertaining 

equipment including the work 

of peaceful adjustments of d

ments and promotion of bette

and employee Investigation 

wages hours of labor and 

accepted privileges rights and 

the American merchant marin

ment of facts regarding marine 

nance of friendly contact wit

negotiation and conciliation th

unnecessary dissension among 

of the division during the yea

use in connection with execu

and digested weekly reports f

gency Fleet Corporation ma

organizations for the purpose o

tration of the policies of the b

The division investigated g

and attempted to build up in t

considerate hearings and fair t

received

These functions may be su

1 Investigation and study of l

2 Readjustment of wages an

economic justice

3 The peaceable settlement o

4 Affirmative action in the p

employer and employee

5 The collection compilatio

parison of American mari

The division represented th

and unbiased study to labor m

as a whole and corresponded 

of many of the larger private 
22 SIXTH ANNUAL REPOR

Labor Policy

Wage adjustments by a 

regarded as being based up

tion of considerations othe

labor or the necessity for m

that due regard should be g

servative employers in oth

similar readjustments in wa

as a the changes in the c

b wages in corresponding 

men from deserting to other 

a reasonable basis before the 

necessity for maintaining su

ship as would hold America

merchant marine and the d

rank and file of the marine 

The policy of the board in 

vessels has been based whe

which has resulted in allay

resentment which usually f

has been enabled within the 

in marine and longshore labo

firms the soundness of tha

partially breaking off of frie

1920 to some extent increas

merchant marine but this c

efforts are now being made 

Marine or Ship Labor

With the advent of the 

marine industry was in the 

ing all departments aboard 

was a protest against a 15 

from May 1 until the midd

of the Shipping Board had 

the backbone of the strike 

approximating those annou

signed for a definite period 

came into office and the cha

wage scale and working co

period of six months So f

cernedthefiremen sailors 

the May 1 wage scale was pro

ended the strike which had 

at a time when a general de
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT U

was already an oversupply of 

heavy loss on both sides

On August 1 1921 the worki

expired and a new agreement 

of 15 per cent as in the case of t

In January 1922 there wa

employers generally for a furthe

1 when the existing board sc

upon the private employers a 

reductions and pointed out th

the board and the private owne

The result was that the wage 

stantially in line with those pro

it was felt that the board went 

the new economic conditions 

ciency of its ships

Meetings were had with the 

tions and during the month of 

ing conditions were adopted 

scale was later promulgated 

wage adjustments involved a 

officers and from 15 to 25 per 

sonnel These wages and cond

for a period of six months

The board spolicy was gene

ship interests and it is believe

the working out of these adjus

efficiency has resulted than wo

of fiat or the following of a stro

strikes during the year

Longshore or Dock Labor

From the standpoint solely 

the commerce of the United St

loading and unloading of ves

the ship is not as important 

because while foreign mercha

American marine wages upon t

of living etc foreign ships in 

States ports are required to p

American steamship and stev

tition does exist however bet

States in stevedoring and longs

The policy of the board in 

principal ports has been one o
24 SIXTH ANNUAL REPOR

ship lines generally which 

shoremen sorganization wa

period

In the fall of 1921 it beca

cost of living and other con

longshore wages from the th

from 1914 to 1920 It had 

principal ports of the Unite

bargaining involving signed 

ing conditions for a stated p

Negotiations were begun 

steamship and stevedoring 

discussion of proposed revis

effective October 1 The re

of the United States reduc

18 to 25 per cent were ef

although strikes occurred in 

December 21 1921 Boston 

October 1 1921 Pensacola 

November251921 New Orl

January 3 1922 Beaumont 

April 22 1922 The divisio

with the private owners wa

ment of these strikes

The employment of longs

interrupted In consequen

a higher hourly rate than if 

No advantages accrue to t

week at a higher rate of pay 

and in the last case the shipo

his perton cost for handling 

practical solution of this dif

solved and is receiving car

and on the European Contin

and insuring a regular min

several years

Savings in Wage Costs on Shipp

The following recapitulat

reduction in marine and long

vessels alone amounting to 

on operations as of Februa

same at the close of the fisca
SIXTFI ANNUAL REPORT U

The figures are based upon a 

ruary 1922 with that of July 1 

steel and wooden ships and lon

Total annual saving Feb 15 1922 over 

t Estimated

Active ships 38 excluding passengers 31 p

twage scale Feb 6 manning scale Deo 10 

steel ships 1017 548per cent reduc

monthly wage cost per ship June 15 1921 to 

Laidup wood ships 201 72 per cent reductio

cost per ship Juno 15 1921 to Feb 16 1922

Longshore or dock labor 20 per cent general 

tion all ports in wage cost June 15 1921 I o J

RECRU

At the beginning of the fis

service consisted of the navi

advanced courses were given 

bureau for the purpose of p

vessels The sea training bur

which trained men below the 

during the previous fiscal yea

Navigation and Engineering Schoo

Instruction in advanced n

being given at the beginning 

in seven schools located on 

There were five engineering s

given to licensed engineers no

upon the operation repair ad

turbines through special lect

units allocated by the board to 

tional purposes proved to be 

Instruction was given on ele

nomical and efficient use of 

upon other related subjects While these advance cours

much to increase the efficienc

neers and resulting in the mo

it was felt that the quite hea

of the urgent demand for a 

The navigation schools were 

neering schools December 3

A total of 135 men recei

graduated from the navigati
26 SIXTH ANNUAL REPOR

months they were open dur

neers attended and graduat

the six months they were o

demonstrated the desire of l

understanding and broader k

Schools for Special Turbine Train

The special course in turb

service to licensed chief and 

the Westinghouse and Gen

and cooperation was discont

turbine training courses at t

most expensive item of the 

other engineering schools w

would permit along the lines 

The number of engineers a

turbine course between July 

a grand total of 728 engineer

special courses at the plants 

Sea Service Bureau

This bureau maintained ag

coast ports During the fisc

States ships a total of 84782 

were American citizens an in

of American citizens over the 

Since the issuance of gene

providing that all crews fo

obtained through the sea ser

available and that preference 

seamen the percentage of A

has been higher than during a

The type skill and efficienc

improved during the same p

in the operation of the ship

greater economy and higher 

The percentage of Americ

cargo vessels from all ports 

averaged 95 per cent inclu

vessels that is the deck eng

The crews on the passenger 

cent American citizens in th

and 51 per cent in the stewas

vessels on the Pacific average

in the deck and engineering 

steward sdepartment


SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

BUREAU O

The bureau of construction w

1921 and assigned the follow

The investigation pursuant 

of the relative cost of building 

and in foreign maritime coun

constructed abroad and in th

classifying and rating same

Matters relating to the sale 

fers from United States reg

reference to the action requir

section 9 of the shipping act 

statement will be found in th

Duties in relation to The 

section 11 of the merchant 

to this bureau The board is 

annually for a period of five 

1920 25000 each yea

operations and it may make 

interest and on such terms as 

construction by them in pr

of vessels of the best and m

and maintenance of service o

necessary by the board suc

modern the most efficient an

appliances No such aid can 

thirds of the cost of the ve

proper security for repaymen

This bureau was also charg

merchant marine act 1920 

of type and kind of vessels p

under section 23 by the waiv

in favor of the construction 

the inspection of such vessels 

their construction complied w

The classification of ve

by the Register of American 

of this bureau Section 25 

officially recognized the Ame

for such classifications Suc

the development of the mer

basis wholly independent of 

as Lloyds hence as section 
30 SIXTH ANNUAL REPOR

bureau all proper aid was 

and influence might be exte

The study of developme

was also intrusted to this b

propulsive power and espec

combustion engines

The bureau had under its 

of the S S Leviathan whic

year at the yards of the 

estimated cost of7000 

be completed in time for this 

tourist traffic in 1923 Whe

safest most luxurious and 

BU

The bureau of law was c

functions as follows

The investigation of dis

officials merchants or comp

in foreign trade pursuant 

shipping act 1916 and othe

With the assignment of th

its control a great many abs

Department of State relatin

years Many instances of 

against American vessels e

American consuls were in

further inquiry and consid

covering similar informati

cargoes formerly employed 

Generally the work unde

protect American vessels a

waters and ports in order 

terms as favorable as those 

secure for them any and 

treaties or reciprocity laws i

domestic vessels of the co

guaranteed In order prope

examinations were involved 

Library work involved the 

and laws of foreign countries 

as on their face were unfair a

also for the detection of those 

be prejudicial b local rule
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

customs districts which thou

laws of any nation were ap

without proper authority c 

force between the United Stat

as they had application to th

The field work involved a 

local rules or regulations of 

American vessels because of th

they might be fair on their 

competition with or discrim

foreign merchants or steams

facilities traffic privileges eq

regarded rates and promptnes

to the shipping business

Agencies which were availa

respondence with steamship 

vessels in proper cases asce

treatment of American vesse

obviously this was a valuable 

evidence direct from the po

United States consuls throug

on officers of Shipping Board 

criminations or unfair comp

the United States Navy

The examination of consu

completed and in addition 

reports was undertaken

The bureau of law was a

codification of the navigatio

rules and regulations thereu

such laws

This work was commenced 

mittee of prominent steamsh

the board such amendments 

advisable

The codification of these l

in this work The progress 

committee above mentioned 

first year is set forth in the f

tinued along the lines indic

The special counsel in charg

inquiries and invited sugge

position to give helpful ad

frequent consultations were h

men Several organizations 
32 SIXTH ANNUAL REPOR

and appointed committees t

they were completed

At the annual meeting of t

Steamboat Inspection Servic

draft of the chapter on insp

The changes recommended 

the board

In the course of the exam

tion many conflicts appeare

tions of doubtful validity du

were brought to light It w

defects which were not of s

legislation but which were 

The several divisions of the D

the administration of the nav

An important phase of th

law in which the Treasury D

tion of rules and regulations 

chant marine act 1920

This section had in view 

taxes which would otherwise 

profits taxes imposed by Title 

provided for an exemption 

be payable on the profits a

when the amount of the pro

construction When the fu

required that at least two th

paid for out of the ordinar

other words the vessel must 

waived by the Government in 

ment however did not appl

amount invested was the fun

Concurrence of the Treasury 

and they were promulgated 

had not previously existed t

the privileges of section 23 

might avail themselves of th

had accrued in earlier year

during the present year not

claim with the tax return f

Copies of these rules were d

board to be interested

The conduct of hearings 

board in respect to matters a

the shipping act 1916 was 
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT U

function of the bureau to arrang

and also to prepare the case 

the hearing to the end that the 

respect to the matters in quest

These sections secs 19 and 

view the exercise by the board 

marine similar to the powers e

Commission in relation to railro

to those cases where a shippin

rates below a fair and remunera

out or otherwise injuring a com

was empowered in such cases to 

rates thought unremunerative 

increase was based upon change

tion of competition Section 2

cerning all matters coming with

the provisions of the shipping a

Duties were also assigned to 

40 of the shipping act 1916 re

tions and forms for the writte

file with the collector of custom

or conveyance of any vessel o

collector of customs to be recor

The bureau also acted for the 

upon it under section 30 subse

1920 under which the interests o

on a vessel are protected by 

such a vessel may not be surre

board the duty is imposed on 

surrenders are not made unless 

render of the documents

In general the bureau had sp

tion of certain laws which impos

to the privately owned and ope

States

BUREAU 

When the Shipping Board wa

sions of the shipping act of 191

1920 one of the major divisio

research The bureau was cha

and information upon such gen

board of preparing such speci

own initiative such investigation

tion of the other bureaus of the 

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34 SIXTH ANNUAL REPO

In addition to this there 

bureau of research the inve

insurance as directed in sec

tance of this subject and the 

insurance market was fully 

Section 8 of the mercha

Board in cooperation with 

study of ports port faci

tributary to the various po

improving the flow of comm

the port facilities commis

under the direction of the c

and was directed to coope

War Department the rive

The bureau of research i

on which the legislation in 

other special investigations 

ments of cargo in American 

movements by trade divisio

commodities This inform

As a part of its duty a

research administered the 

domestic and foreign perio

representatives and consul

a close contact with mariti

mation as to conditions and 

merce and merchant marine 

P

The annual reports for t

June 30 1921 recorded the 

ment whereby portfacilitie

junction with the board of 

shown that section 8 of the 

tion of the Shipping Boa

department especially bein

involving the assistance of 

struction

During the fiscal year th

Board contributed addition

the work particularly dea

principal ports of the U

needed by vessels desiring 

shipper to compare the cha

with another
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT UN

The last annual report record

Series No 1 on Portland Me 

cation of this series which was ac

Series No 2 on Boston Mass 

practically been completed in 

progressed as shown by the fol

Estimated percentage of completion on 

the Port Series under preparation join

Board

Portland Me 1

Boston Mass 1

Philadelphia Pa 

Chester Pa 1

Camden N J

1

Wilmington Del 1

Baltimore Md 

Mobile Ala 

Pensacola Fla 

New Orleans La 

Seattle Wash 

Everett Wash 

Nome Alaska

Juneau Alaska

Portland Oreg 

Astoria Oreg 

Vancouver Wash 

Los Angeles Calif 

San Diego Calif 

Tacoma Wash 

Olympia Wash 

San Francisco Calif 

Oakland Calif 

Berkeley Calif 

Richmond Calif 

Norfolk Va 

Portsmouth Va 

Newport News Va 

Galveston Tex 

Port Arthur Tex 

Beaumont Tex 

Orange Tex 

Wilmington N C

Charleston S C

Georgetown S C

Savannah Ga 

Brunswick Ga 

Jacksonville Fla 

Fernandina Fla 

Bellingham Wash 

Grays Harbor Wash 
36 SIXTH ANNUAL REPO

Notable cooperation wa

complete picture for a cert

the origin and destination 

Boston and from the boas

tricts a similar picture w

amount of detail required 

enormous but information 

use for the neighboring p

gressing more rapidly than 

work would indicate It 

year numerous publication

issued The series attracte

received it was apparent th

need

In studying the port of 

was suffering through rate 

cial report was prepared i

forwarded to the chairman 

that the subject be taken 

mission

The last annual report rec

at South Atlantic and Gulf 

the Interstate Commerce C

Shipping Board and the Se

basis of an investigation in 

under the jurisdiction of 

During the year numerous h

submitted by the various in

year no decision had been 

otherwise of the rates charg

In compliance with sectio

was being made of the statu

waterways of the United S

advanced at the close of the 

The Board of Engineers 

undertook a report on Por

nearing completion at the e

contain among other thing

of the port administration 

States with a designation o

their duties and powers

Plans for a new system of 

from the carriers had been c

be possible to inaugurate it 
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT U

Numerous reports were prepa

of shipping and commercial inte

In connection with the Port 

ports studies were continued d

cipal commodities in export and 

coal grain lumber forest prod

eventually to obtain a more o

destination for all principal com

Expert advice to ports was 

response to congressional man

harbor act of July 18 1918 a 

the subject of water terminal a

tigation of the general subject 

and general plans of terminals 

for the harbors and waterway

various commercial purposes a

of tides floods and other phys

Response was made to the 

assistance and the ports of Ne

and Miami were visited Advic

particularly Corpus Christi and 

furnished with regard to river 

A special study was made w

and their influence upon trade

A table showing the drydoc

United States was revised and 

MARIN

Volume of American Marine Insuran

Marine risks written and re

foreign admitted companies 

amounted to 50817 723 136

1919 and 66080 295 060for 

after making deductions for 

registeredmail insurance on t

from these sources as compare

all marine and inland busin

declined 193 per cent as co

written during 1919 represent 

compared with those of 191

branch offices of foreign comp

United States write 519 per 

per cent
88 SIXTH ANNUAL REPO

For the same companie

exclusive of motor vehic

business net marine prem

compared with 88266 387 

Net premiums for 1920 thu

by nearly 91 per cent bu

with the total for 1918 O

offices of admitted foreign 

American companies 649 

volume of risk statistics 

allowance for the fact th

companies are controlled a

the statistics include the hu

in the United States which 

without appearing in any 

indicate that such exporte

per cent of the total marine 

The unfavorable showing 

the past two years is chie

readjustment through whic

there been a marked declin

merchandise values have a

During both years the c

unsatisfactory loss account 

factors has been loss throug

Modification of Syndicate B A

The fourth annual report 

zation and purposes of th

A B and C Syndicate B 

and comprising practically 

for the special purpose of in

sold upon the partialpaym

the creation of this syndicat

should not be insured with 

national policy requires th

marine insurer at the earlie

up a permanent and self suf

under private auspices U

Shipping Board syndicate 

Government sequity in all 

Similarly the purchasers of S

the terms of the contract o

in this syndicate Great u

formation of syndicate B w
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

that might be sold and thus 

character of the operating effi

be sold Accordingly it was 

scale of rates which in effect m

noncompetitive in character 

vessels sold and thus entered 

Compulsory insurance in sy

however resulted in a rate p

Some purchasers of Shipping 

could insure the Governmens

rates better than those grant

compel them to insure this eq

meant that they would be obl

ance cost It also became a

would militate against the sale 

favorable basis

A detailed survey of the p

should be continued provided 

fied that risks insured in this s

basis of competitive rates as 

insurance of the Governmens

fund should be adopted only 

be entered into with private 

representatives of the Shipping 

of managers of syndicate B a

1 Where a private ownes

which is in competition with t

interest

be quoted in syndicate B fo

2 That the same rates sho

purchased from the Shipping 

other ships of the same class a

to the same owner

3 Where the private own

syndicate C the same fleet ra

interest

be quoted

in any

by syndicate

such vessels

B fo

4 Where a private ownes

underwriters other than synd

the Government sinterest the 

for the owner sinterest if insu

5 Suspension of the obliga

on the Government sequity w

permission by the Shipping B
40 SIXTH ANNUAL REPOR

facts to insure in the open 

of insuring in the open wo

the right to require the ins

such terms as it saw fit to 

those obtainable from syndi

The new arrangement left 

sional investigation of marin

the same underwriting princ

C Most future sales of sh

concerns already owning and 

of cases the rates charged on 

would be determined by the 

insurance on their other vess

regarded as unreasonable in 

was authorized to suspend t

ment sequity in syndicate 

place such insurance in the 

to be carried in its own fund

Classification of Lines Operating 

Purposes

Cargo insurance rates dep

efficiency as demonstrated 

steamship line employed as 

record it is the practice of 

either approved or una

are usually further subdivid

sometimes into even three 

record to present are not gi

have actually demonstrated 

period of time

Under such a system it is 

should not be given an unju

adverse differential on cargo 

cap Complaints were mad

Board vessels which had n

present a demonstrated rec

proved classification for carg

that they were entitled the

made it clear that the cargo 

Board vessels could best be 

writers Representatives of 

foreign admitted cargo insur

ingness to approach the p

were therefore made to have 
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

Board confer with a committe

a view to discussing the statis

ating Shipping Board boats 

compiled and conveyed to the 

mittee following two conferenc

formally announced 1 its p

impartially the conditions und

Board in competition with eit

lines are operated and to reco

adoption of classification whic

entials which may no longer 

general feeling of the underw

vessels when operated in com

are entitled to the utmost cons

and wherever conditions will 

such vessels on a rating parity 

they may be in competition

Most of the lines operating S

no rating for insurance purpose

to warrant an investigation of 

ing of approved liner ratings 

piled should either demonstra

ratings or indicate to the bo

operators By correcting the 

operating with underwriters in 

it is believed secure for the n

cargoinsurance purposes whic

believed that this method will 

majority of lines and that th

special treatment will be com

latter it will probably be nec

ential in some manner until s

strated its record

Enactment of the Model Marine Ins

The last annual report calle

the Shipping Board in cooper

Marine and Fisheries of the 

marine insurance legislation w

the same upon the developme

the formulation as a result of 

legislative recommendations 

part of American companies 

substitution of a system of ne

companies in place of the pres
42 SIXTH ANNUAL REPOR

tablishment of the multiplel

fire marine and fire marin

insurance other than life in

d enlargement and libera

removal of limitations on 

hamper operations in foreig

Adoption of the fundame

with the several States O

Supreme Court the several 

trol over insurance and th

prove conditions except by 

facts Accordingly the co

Marine and Fisheries and t

model bill II R 6775 and 

session for the regulation 

Columbia This method of 

mended by the Association 

States comprising within i

marine insurance companies 

confined to the five fundam

visions were summarized in 

5961

Without any modificatio

posed was approved and b

necessary to induce the lead

lation at the earliest possi

year the matter was under 

of insurance commissioners 

provisions of the new act a

zations

The new legislation it is 

model for principles and no

ample of insisting on the ad

figures connected with the 

of insurance that may be w

provided in the sections de

necessarily shaped to fit Dis

ous States it is recognized 

also differ in their views as 

ments They are free the

such capital and surplus r

they conform to the employm

principles It is also recogn

require more consideration 

bodies than others Should 
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

that the principles be adopte

to defer action simply becaus

adopted in its entirety At 

insurance legislation is almos

the basic ideas of the new law 

of the new method of taxati

by itself will constitute a m

respect to any one of the p

adoption of the others

Loss Through Theft Pilferage and 

Attention was called in last 

in loss through theft pilferag

export and import trade and 

insurance premiums for this 

provement was noticeable w

European the problem was 

to Latin America and many 

fiscal year

During the past year this 

view to selecting the proper r

house to warehouse via railw

necessarily in the possession 

difficult to determine at wha

of transportation loss or dam

and nondelivery has taken p

eliminating theft as far as po

transportation Substantial 

loss can only be expected thr

all interests concerned each 

the voyage during which it 

thought in view the following 

1 Improving the police a

since much of the pilfering is 

between terminals by longsh

incident to stowage on shipbo

to piers or stations while the 

2 Inducing shippers esp

tions to improve their meth

such manner as not to reveal 

and to employ only bonded t

independently employed bo

cerns

3 Increasing the liability 

where traceable to the neglige

ing about exercise of greater c
44 SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

Considerable has been acco

lines With respect to the f

with the Committee on the M

cated with all the governors 

ports with a view to having th

adequately to safeguard co

speedily punish those who ca

reassuring and at various l

received much more effective 

ities than was previously the 

were also requested by the b

tive committees with a view 

in the matter of proper pac

truckmen or other parties ha

Much of the theft and nond

ignorance or indifference N

ously by ship operating inte

and nondelivery losses than 

many shippers in packing a

have it within their power m

delivery hazard by construc

theft more difficult and will 

having been opened A deta

also been made during the pa

new bills of lading for the s

of fairness and more conduci

UNITED STATES S

During the fiscal year end

witnessed 3712 arrivals and 

borne foreign commerce wh

cargo Of this total 52 per c

ing tankers and Great Lakes 

Excluding these American s

merce The total vessel d

214 952 000 tons 51 per cent 

In relative efficiency as in

weight tonnage the America

foreign 364per cent In ot

262 dead weight tons to tran

used 274 dead weight tons p

Exports constituted 54 pe

nine per cent of the entrance 

dead weight entering and cle

68 per cent of the total impo
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

Sixteen United States port

of1000 cargo tons each 

passed through these ports w

and 77 per cent of the export

The activities of the 16 po

table

1 Great Lakes traffic only

Ten additional ports handle

aggregate of their traffic being 

commerce The activities of t

table

Toledo 1

Cleveland Savannah Portland Me

Mobileilwaukee Sabine Fll River 1

Charleston Perth Amboy

Total

1 Great Lakes tragic rally

The 26 ports enumerated ab

ports 883 per cent of the exp

foreign commerce for the year

New York

New Orleans 

Port Arthur 

Pluladelphia 

Galveston 

Baltimore 

Buffalos

Boston 

Norfolk 

Baton Rouge 

San Francisco 

Portland Oreg 

Chicago i

Los Angeles 

Newport New 

Seattle 

Total 

SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

Sixteen United States port

of1000 cargo tons each 

passed through these ports w

and 77 per cent of the export

The activities of the 16 po

table

1 Great Lakes traffic only

Ten additional ports handle

aggregate of their traffic being 

commerce The activities of t

table

Toledo 1

Cleveland Savannah Portland Me

Mobileilwaukee Sabine Fll River 1

Charleston Perth Amboy

Total

1 Great Lakes tragic rally

The 26 ports enumerated ab

ports 883 per cent of the exp

foreign commerce for the year
46 SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

Over 51 per cent of the tota

was with three foreign trad

gating more than 10000 

furnished about 67 per cent 

per cent of our exports

The trade with the three re

Mexico Atlantic Canada

Havre Hamburg range

Total

United Iingdom

West Indies

Orient West Mediterranean

North Atlantic and Baltic Europe

East coast South America

Central America

East Mediterranean and Black Sea

South Atlantic Europe

West coast South America

Total

1 Includes 18465 870 tons of bulk oil 

Traffic in excess of 100

other regions the total ag

57 per cent of our exports 

The trade with these region

The 13 regions enumera

imports and absorbed 96 p

per cent of the total foreig

DIVISION O

The division of field info

time when the board was of 

of the creation of the divis

recognition of the obligatio

1916 and the merchant m

board to the privately own

When the reorganization 

1921 specific functions and 

various commissioners of th

tion was combined with th
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT U

The period between July 1 

work of the board in Novem

which it was difficult for the 

function but nevertheless it p

of work over which it had jur

For a substantial part of the 

trated on an administrative inq

on all divisions and bureaus 

personnel and organization Prior to the changes above 

ing inquiries under section 26 

what discriminations were bein

foreign laws officials or lines

Another item under its orig

mercial problems of ports T

the board of Engineers Unit

improvements Germane to 

from interior points of treatm

Examination was also mad

to the power of the British Bo

affairs also to the treaty betw

of the West Indies effective i

preferential agreements were 

commerce with those islands 

and charges prevailing in va

view of trying to secure unifo

also with reference to the pr

so as to secure for American 

A comprehensive statemen

foreign commerce of the Unite

obtained from the bureau of 

poration and in part on infor

of Commerce

As previously stated afte

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SECS

The functions of the sec

fiscal year and substantially 

1 Preparation and custod

2 Preparation and presen

of all cases requiring 

3 Custody over the imme

4 Preparation for the boa

section 9 of the ship

the instructions of th

5 Preparation for the boa

tion 30 subsection 0 

out of the action of th

6 The handling of misce

authorities on the bo

7 Preparing for the cons

estimates for appropri

8 Jurisdiction over the s

cating library files c

9 Jurisdiction over the bos

10 Direct supervision over 

11 Preparation of the annu

special reports to Con

12 Assisting special commi

data or the holding o

the board

13 Compilation and distrib

14 Approving by direction 

funds from Shipping B

Membership of the Board

Section 3 of the mercha

section 3 of the shipping a

shall be composed of seve

designated sections of the c

and consent of the Senate 

members to act as chairman

The act further provides 

pointed as soon as practica

continue in office two for a 

for terms of two three fou

the date of their appointm

President but their success

years except any person cho

only for the unexpired term

On July 1 1921 the boa

who were appointed June 

from

O

the interior term six 

Connor vice chairman 
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

June 15 1921 George E C

years qualified June 13 192

term three years qualified J

Gulf coast term two years q

Pacific coast term one yea

June 16 1921 District of C

coast term one year qualified 

On June 8 1922 the term

W S Benson expired On Ju

Benson were reappointed for 

The board smembership on 

July 1 1921

During the fiscal year the b

number of special hearings co

mittees thereof

Sale of Vessels to Aliens and or T

Act 1916 as Amended

Section 9 of the shipping a

to sell transfer or mortga

scribed by the board to char

or documented under the law

a citizen of the United Stat

registry or flag without firs

section further provides app

provisions

In the exercise of the pow

requires application forms to 

to an alien or transfer the ve

case is considered upon its 

give all the details of the vs

questing transfer of ownersh

to retain the vessel under t

quired as to the trade in wh

will employ the vessel thus e

the sale and or transfer sho

under the United States flag

Each application must b

the purpose of the sale and 

of the United States Tran

that there are no liens en

the vessel If there are 

the approval of the mortgag

affidavit to that effect filed 

that the sale and or tran

months and that the vesse
Registry tonn

G

Argentine Bahaman Belgian British Canadian Colombian Costa Rican

Cuban Danishominican Dutch

Ecuadorean Foreign registry not stated

Nn

Mn n

WMnnp 1228207825760

92 SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

to the laws of the United 

quently imposed such as 

trading with United States p

In case of the violation o

amended or the violation of 

the board places in the orders 

or transfer to foreign regis

ment of Justice for prosecuti

the violation

During the year July 1 19

authorized the sale and or t

tons In addition 7 undocu

undocumented towboat of u

undocumented dredge of unk

a total of 167 vessels sold and 

One undocumented towboat of unknown 

unlmown tonnage

2 Seven undocumented barges of unknown 

During the fiscal year the 

ducted investigations of over 

9 Thirtyone of the cases in

ment of Justice with the reco

that the party or parties resp

prosecuted and the vessel se

Department of Justice determ

plished without international 

All cases of alleged violation 

Valuable assistance was rende

ment of Commerce and the v

The cases referred to the D

ferred to the respective United 

of the secretary soffice were 

prosecutions were pending to 

additional evidence and to app
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

Personnel

At the beginning of the fisc

employees under the jurisdicti

pay roll of 129 80 At the 

Shipping Board employees u

with total annual salaries amo

per cent

PA

UNITED STATE

EMERGENCY FL

II UNITED STATES SHIPP

COR

ORG

On July 1 1921 the memb

trustees of the Emergency F

the members of the board o

with the affairs of the Emer

1921 the board of trustees e

the corporation in charge of th

A J Frey a vice president 

vessels W J Love a vice p

Elmer Schlesinger a vice pres

tember 23 1921 elected H 

of finance and on September 

president in charge of sales

On September 30 1921 the 

resolution

Whereas the merchant marine ac

thereby vested in the United States 

by the board or by it through the U

Corporation except as therein otherw

Whereas in the opinion of the Ship

zation of the Emergency Fleet Corp

of efficiency as to make it desirable 

exercise through the United States 

various administrative powers and fu

States Shipping Board to devote its 

broad and constructive questions of p

and encouragement of the American 

imposed upon the United States Sh

Resolved That it is the sense of the 

should retire as president and that 

United States Shipping Board Emer

forthwith be elected a separate presi

United States Shipping Board Emer

Resolved That the power and auth

chant marine act 1920 shall until o

it through the United States Shippi

following matters and to the extent 

1 The operation maintenance re

no established line shall be discont

passenger vessels made without the 

2 The completion or conclusion o

heretofore been begun or has been a

3 The sale of vessels except to a

ditions as the United States Shippin

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4 The operation and sale of 

similar property subject to confir

any final contract of sale is made

0 The operation and sale of d

prices as may be established by 

C The custody and sale of al

7 All accounting for the Uni

poration

8 Insurance and matters perta

9 The operation of all piers 

facilities shall he leased without 

ping Board

1q The leasing and recital of o

kJ All maters incidental to 

con nari9 charters bills of sale 

convenient to the exercise of the 

1 nitcd States Shipping Board Em

Jksolred Thal an accurate reco

ing of the United Slates Shipping 

mary thereof transmitted to the ch

Shipping hoard and that moli es 

gcncy Fleet Corporaaon be duly s

Bonr 1and 110 it further

lsnived Plot the control of th

Corporal ion shall remain with the 

dell and each of the trustees of th

Corporation be and hereby are re

Stales Shipping Board their seve

the United Stale Shipping Boa

Stales Shipping Board their sever

Shipping Board 1 mergency Fleet 

11 IICCOnlanee With tie re

man of the Shipping Board 

Feet Cell oration and the 

retired as 4vsiees of the Em

I011 were elected trustee

A1 Free EInter Schlesing

1110 following division of 

of the corporation was arra

J I Smith vice preside

deparunent chartering de

W J Io0vice president 

meta marine insurance d

A J Frev vice president 

maintenance and repair 

supplies statistical depa

11 S Eindrdl rife peside

treasurer and disbursing 

marine collection depart

Elmer Seblesiager vice p

department department 

L P Parley vice presid

nepa rment of snip sales
SIXTH ANN UAL REPORT 

On March 4 1922 J W Pow

vice president died June 13 

close of the fiscal year and in 

president assumed the duties 

ALLOCATION CONTRACT 

Upon the reorganization of 

Fleet Corporation the alloca

ments were grouped under on

dinate more effectively with a

tion

ALLOCAT

The principal function of th

to determine the suitability 

and provide necessary tonnag

chartering departments To 

vessel deadweight tonnage 

as well as the cost and extent 

ready for the service contem

after it had been determined 

suitable one available for the 

employed

At the beginning of the fis

operating 711 vessels Owing 

the tremendous losses invoive

sary to reduce tile number of 

was cut clown during the ye

Phis of necessity involved th

agents who at the end of the 

In the interests of efficienc

same vessels as far as possib

agents in order that the age

become fully acquainted wit

maximum earning capacity 

were necessary by reason of v

to accidents delays etc b

wherever possible

At the beginning of the fisc

two services viz The regul

service There sere approx

regular line service and appr

tramp service It was eviden

tramp steamers were losing 
100 SIXTH ANNUAL REPOR

results could be attained in 

marine by keeping these ste

drawn and laid up the boa

up of regular trade routes 

American merchant marine 

1920

CONTR

The contract departmen

chartered vessels adjusted d

and managing agency agree

relative thereto as were requ

of the corporation The de

vision over contractual relat

agents and charterers and s

necessary documentary evi

adjustment of accounts T

ment it was subdivided int

section inventory section a

each of which were as follow

Demurrage and Offhire Section

The functions of this sec

detention damage claims dis

tion the furnishing of interpr

Demurrage Demurrage r

terer of a vessel to recompens

the periods allowed by the co

one of the most intricate and 

ness due to the great variety 

which enter into its computa

The rapid change of cond

the fiscal year 1921 and th

tramp tonnage carrying bulk 

resulted in comparatively lit

fiscal year The efforts of 

centrated on the adjustmen

July 1 1921 in addition to 

the verification of the amou

Such activities of the section 

the disposition of 360 claims 

in excess of1000

Added impetus was given 

the corporation adopted the 

tration whenever possible 

manifold as for instance th
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

ment of a class of disputes whi

to this method of settlement 

claims are decided by reason 

of the United States courts th

to a condition which was causi

trial of demurrage suits Sinc

mately 100 0 was recovere

withdrawn from the other dep

DispatchDispatch represe

vessel for time saved in the lo

from the period stipulated in 

factors in the computation of 

proper determination of dispa

While the functions of the s

fication of payments made by 

of approximately 9000 repr

had been made

OffhireOffhire is the ter

is paid to the owner of a chart

in the charter

The corporation has had 

least 800 vessels under various 

offhire provision Investigati

were practically concluded res

to the corporation in excess of 

This offhire provision also 

of charter used by the corpo

and as a consequence allowa

granted charterers

Inventory Section

This branch of the contract 

ment and stores on chartered 

equipment at the time of deli

tered steamers and effected the 

equipment

Considerable effort was mad

year in making final inventor

requisitioned and seized Dutch 

collections were made for excess 

ers by the Government and Le

these adjustments there remain

year only 21 cases of requisition

of early disposition


104 SIXTH ANNUAL REPOR

ballast cargoes for steamers 

were only part cargoes T

proximately 500 0 cargo 

cargoes representing a tota

tons the balance consisted 

dead weight tons

In the early part of the f

able for the development o

bareboat form of charter be 

charterers conditions whic

operations as was possible 

charter party form was fina

there were chartered unde

mately 200 0 dead weigh

closed for periods of from s

of them were fixed in the U

to the low rates prevailing 

profitable for charterers to 

charter in this trade

TRAF

The functions of the traf

supervisory A primary fun

gate and ascertain what ste

the world strade routes to p

and coastwise commerce o

intensive study of condition

contact with its changing ph

by foreign steamship intere

paralleled and new trade rou

outlet for waterborne com

sary the inauguration of se

had to be established to com

In dealing with establis

direct jurisdiction over saili

type of vessels conference a

ship practices as it also acte

to the solicitation and dev

complaints and claims othe

these matters were handled 

on all important traffic mat

the department

The functions of the de

following divisions
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT U

1 European trades division 

ports from Bordeaux 

Kingdom

2 Mediterranean trades divi

pean ports south of Bo

ports French Mediterr

Adriatic ports Greek L

the Black Sea

3 South American and Wes

all ports in South Amer

British West Indies a

States

4 Long voyage and Far Eas

of Japan China and the 

and Straits Settlement

and East African port

intercoastal service bet

United States

A claims section under the 

maintained for the handling a

from the operator of regular b

SHIPPIN

The year ended June 30 192

rates and reduction in the nu

trades At the end of the fisc

idle Due to these conditions 

establishment of new trade ro

operation in the New York 

freight service maintained by 

steamers on the basis of week

that of any foreign line from 

offering ample space for shipm

chambers A detailed statem

report

A freight service from nor

Africa was established with 

important outlet for foreign 

American flag had not been re

Solicitation of Cargo for American Ve

Efforts were made to impr

public the importance and ad

their travels and for the transp


108 SIXTH ANNUAI REPOR

Name 

Munson Steamship Line

American Legion

Pan America 

Southern Cross 

Western World

Fortnightly sailings to a

these vessels stopping at 

Pacific Mail Steamship Co

President Wilson

President Lincoln

President Cleveland 

President Pierce 

President Taft

Fortnightly sailings we

indicated

Pacific Steamship Co

President Jackson

President Jefferson

President Grant 

President McKinley 

President Madison

Fortnightly sailings we

indicated

Emergency Fleet Corporation

President Hayes

President Harrison 

On June 30 1922 two o

and the assignment of these 

not been definitely determin

follows

Name 

United States Lines

George Washington 

America exAmerika 

President Arthur ex Pr

Matoika 

President Fillmore ex Hud

Susquehanna ex Rhein 

European passenger serv

operating in the London ser

be classified as one class or 

mately onehalf of those ch

535foot type steamers ass

menting the sailing of the G

the close of the fiscal year 

maintained sailings being m

service to Bremen with saili

South American passenger 

this service was beginning t

535foot type assigned m

sailing time to Rio was sho
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT U

Aires to 17 days a saving of fr

The passenger fares were reduc

the keen competition of the fo

Orient passenger serviceThe

with five of the 535foot type co

ers on a fortnightly schedule 

an exceptionally fast trans Pa

Sound and oriental ports the s

14 days to Kobe 17 days to 

25 days to Manila

The San FranciscoOrient s

the 535foot type combinatio

21 day schedule but it was co

the assignment of two additiona

cisco a bimonthly service

Intercoastal passenger service 

from Baltimore to Honolulu 

discontinued as the trade was 

owned American vessels the 

from New York to San Francis

the Shipping Board from San 

Passenger service to Hawa

act 1920 authorized the Sh

carrying of passengers in f

Hawaiian Islands and the P

provided that this service wa

vessels Under this authority 

to certain foreign lines How

close of the fiscal year this 

board in order that it would 

Americanflag steamers as fo

this service

Mails carried on American 

approximate figures the perc

were carried on American p

vessels in the trades indicate

Service

New York to Cobham Plymouth Cher

bourg London

Newto Plymouth Cherbourg Bremen

Now York to Bremen

New York to Bremen Danzig

New Yorktooasteoast south South America

San Francisco to the Orient

Seattle to the Orient
110 SIXTH ANNUAI REPO

C

European Trades Division

As a result of a reorgan

the fiscal year services to 

the supervision of a separ

division the activities of w

This Icft under the Europ

those of continental Europ

north On June 30 192

division were maintained 

pressed market condition 

were consolidated and sai

bined United Kingdom an

tained on June 30 1922 by 

This consolidation elimin

Baltic and Scandinavian 

between the two remaining 

Board vessels was elimin

salted in more satisfactory 

In the oath Atlantic Eur

by dividing the European 

loaded at all Houtdi Atlanti

the rnbv elimai atin ail com

regular services we e main

of shippers and at a minim

tuning the fiscal year the 

with increasing success and 

calls at Norfolk and Newpo

securing for Otar dvessels a 

through these ports chic 11y 

Moditcrnmeau Division

AI ti le C ore of the last 

111 01iterr noantrad56vcssel

J 30 1922 due to conso

was adequately and efieie

attention was given to the 

Mediterranean ports both 

of the United States

In addition to regular r

Adriatic ports considerable 

and Blacl Sea district the 

General conditions in th

Gulf and North Atlantic p

unsettled conditions Both 

ranean ports the corporatio

lishment of trade routes from 
1

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toTAL

MERCHANT MARINE

TOTAL US 

AND T4S

IN FOR

20

1458 736 EDN T 

237075 pWX why 

105081 DANT 2erta0 

1757 094 Dws sz 

32718 

5 295051 077 Tat 5 

7810 2 72751w2 

017 dt

19o121 2 

02s 0 232 0 7SII 142 

N

2755t 4r d i

2

cSpi 

9IS D r 8
112 SIXTFI ANNUAL REPOR

South American and West Indies 

At the close of the fiscal 

signed to the South Amer

while at the close of the fis

ber had been reduced to 46 

Supplementing the pass

was maintained a general 

ports with two sailings a m

two berth services were m

coast of South America on

and other Gulf ports direct 

at Brazil ports The Mob

Plata via New York for d

also served the Brazilian 

Atlantic and Gulf services 

ings every month from Br

two every month to Gulf p

Besides a rather wide v

steamers in the east coast 

equipment case oil and na

and case oil from the Gulf 

bracho hides and coffee w

Sailings on the line from 

South America were month

were machinery and con

voyage nitrate fixtures wer

the Atlantic coast

The line from Pacificcoas

maintained monthly sailing

South American ports wer

downward movement con

Homeward cargoes consiste

Brazil nuts

The service maintained fr

to the west coast of South A

mainly lumber and general 

nitrate and ore composed 

In the trades from the Pa

met but in this as in other S

of regular sailings attracte

the trade from the United S

South America was in a mea

flag steamers adequately to 

was also maintained with S
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT U

Shipping Board vessels in South 

EAST 

United States p

New York

Philadelphia

Mobile New Orleans

San Francisco

Total

WEST 

New York

San Francisco

Total

NewIncludes York tour combination passenger and carand Rio Janerio Montevideo and Bue

Comparison of South American 

Trade

Vess

Ea5coast t

Total

West IndiesFour services we

Antilles and north coast of Sou

1 Port au Prince Haiti Kings

2 Virgin Islands British and Fre

3 Trinidad and Guianas

4 All Haitian ports

The vessels in the Virgin Isla

Indies service returned via Colom

together with Haiti Jamaica and 

a weekly service to New York 

steamers operating in these servi

for the trades There were eig

services which together with one 

regular and dependable services t

otherwise served only by foreign

From the Gulf to the West Indie

was maintained with Shipping Bo

Services from both Gulf and 

discontinued as these trades were 

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114 SIXTH ANNUAL REPOR

owned vessels and tonnage 

bareboat basis

Coastwise Toserve the n

and North Atlantic ports 

between Boston Charlesto

mington N C and Bruns

was maintained on each of 

General conditions South 

fiscal year the business of S

South America trades was a

ment was made in the line

of managing agents being 

being reduced to the necess

ence to definite schedules 

in these trades the Shippin

foreign lines this was par

service between New York 

Foreign competition in t

very keen with the result 

both northbound and sou

year were at a low level Central AmericaThe C

by private American lines 

board

Far East and Long Voyage Trade

On June 30 1921 there 

voyage trades from Atlan

in this trade on June 30 1

During the fiscal year t

San FranciscoAround Wo

Baltimore Orient

San FranciscoEast India

West Africa Europe

A GulfFar East servic

and from indications at th

be successful The South 

the first steamer which s

from New York June 24 

Port Natal and Delagoa 

modations were provided 

New YorkIndia service 

steamship Satartia Septem

General conditions Pac

situation improved during 
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

the realignment of berth servi

in the transPacific trade was 

sailings were maintained from 

the fortnightly sailings of the 

steamers The corporation w

service from Portland to the O

San Francisco and Los Angeles 

A sailing every three weeks 

passenger and freight steamers 

it was contemplated to increa

allocation of two additional 

passenger and freight vessels 

space

There was operated a mon

coast to Australia

The board had six feeder 

Hongkong and Calcutta for it

for the Seattle service there we

kong to Java ports

Intercoastal serviceThe bo

steamers in the intercoastal se

Petitions were received by t

toward the withdrawal of the b

contended that this service w

owned vessels This matter w

close of the year

Assignment of Shipping Board ton

Trades 

United States Government

Army service

Public Health Service 

Total

Northern Europe

United Ringgdom and Ireland

Bordeaux Hamburg range

Scandinavian and Baltic 

Total

Southern Europe

Spanish Atlantic and Portuguese Spanishsh Mediterranean 

French Mediterranean west coast of Italy an

Greek and Black Sea 

Total

British India

Australian Dutch Orient East Indies

Total
116 SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

Assignment of Shipping Board tonna

AfricaEast coast of South Africa

West coast of Africa

Tota

South America

East coast

West coast

Total

West Indies and Caribbean

Foreign service

Domestic Coast wise

Intercoastal

Total

Trades

a Total

a Does not include

Steel vessels tied up

Wood vessels tied up Vessels chartered to independent comp

Tankers Under custody of 15 S Shipping Boar

Awaiting orders or reconditioning

Awaiting assignment Under custody of U S Shipping Boar

Awaiting delivery to purchaser

Grand total

United Kingdom and Ireland

Bordeaux Hamburg range

Greek and Black Sea

Mexico West Indies and Caribbean

Central America

Coastwise Orient

a Does notinclude Chartered to independent companies

Tied up

Awaiting assignment

Grand total

MARINE IN

The marine insurance de

of 1921 to supersede the div

department were practica

division of insurance

The department worked 

operating departments in a

rates charged for cargo ship

plementary agreement was 

Insurance Syndicates to as

ance on vessels purchased 
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

U S SHIPPING 

MO BLACK PERCENTA

IN AMERIC

E7 WHITE PERCENT

IN FOREIG

VALUE IN

FISCAL MILLIONS

YEAR IMPORTS EXPORTS AND

1789

1800 J 59

1810 151

1816 1 231

1820 3 142

1830 1 144

1840 239

1850 E 330

1860 1 762

1870 1 991

1880 3 1483

1890 3 1573

1900 12089

1910 42985

1914 13785

1919 18960

1920 111 875

1921 48910

192Z 35525
118 SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

During the year steamers w

the Shipping Board to provi

ment of claims on these st

terms of the policy was one 

Particular attention was g

of general average adjustme

ages sustained through collis

followed up with the result 

while some were settled on a 

average and salvage cases w

was made to keep the cont

possible and to pay prompt

Shipping Board steamers

At the beginning of the f

the board were entered in t

Protection Indemnity Ass

by the insurance provisions 

all bills rendered by the as

the board on account of stea

made whereby all steamers 

drawn from the association 

vide for the payment of pe

the steamers and while the

with the United States E

handle such claims In th

were not deprived of protec

The insurance on steame

terms conditions and amo

necessary to make changes 

interests of the Governmen

on steamers sold during the 

Following is a list of the 

the year from July 1 1921 

and the nature of the accid

S S Mopang July 1 1921 

S S Western Front July 1

S S City ofBrunswick Au

ADVER

All advertising of the Un

States Shipping Board Eme

during the fiscal year

The objects of the chang

Fast To place the adv

favorably with the methods 

of the country
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Second To obtain a definite 

advertising

Prior to August 1921 the ad

poration was more in the natur

licity to United States Govern

close of the fiscal year the objec

passenger and cargo space on th

Passenger Services

The advertising for the pass

ernment ships operated by th

Steamship Lines the Pacific M

Line presented the greatest pr

reorganization A careful stud

tions of the country to determ

tising mediums A system of 

pons was then adopted and the 

selected

The reply coupons accomplis

a definite check on the readers 

used and at the same time prov

up and sold by mail and by sa

booklet giving travel advertisi

and service of the line in wh

interest Inquiries were then f

ment and the passenger depart

sale wherever possible

This system of passenger ad

guration Wherever it was fo

not bring in inquiries at a cost 

all advertising the publication 

It was not the policy to judg

cost per inquiry since it was 

cause of their differences in ma

various classes of people Con

papers which do not bring inq

advertising mediums because 

scribers who are travelers F

number of inquiries received fr

lication indicate the number o

interested in the services

In order to cover all classes o

not only to encourage coupo

services so that those who did 

ciently interested to make inq
120 SIXTH ANNUAL REPO

Naturally the greater p

those persons who were int

tising and booked passage 

spondence with the depa

gers who were booked thr

inquiries was very gratifyi

Beginning January 1 1

lists were checked against 

to determine the actual va

Between January 1 and 

approximately 5000 of the 

ment ships had mailed co

members of families or trav

these passengers alone co

outbound

1

trip only at a

500 0 Furthermore 

will continue to develop 

months

No attempt was made i

travel outside the United S

to those who had decided to 

it was the policy to subor

to use American ships Th

that American ships can g

provided by the foreign co

cans was asked for on that 

as well as to passenger adv

Advertising for Cargo

During the fiscal year 19

spent by the Shipping Bo

with cargo vessels Throug

this amount was steadily re

the expenditure for such ad

year All advertising for 

frequency and regularity o

on American ships

Method of Placing and Payment

Early in the reorganizatio

able to place the advertis

To do so meant the upkeep 

tising and to check the pub

business usually handled b

Board was paying the regul

and consequently was rece
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

tising direct An advertising 

lished rates and in return fo

the advertiser A commerc

September 1921 and since t

advertising for the sale of sur

projects etc has been placed 

ACTIVITIES OF SHIPPING BOA

The following statements 

Shipping Board vessels whic

of4313 9 cargo tons and 

of 10948 294cargo tons thro

in Shipping Board vessels by 

Perce

age o

tota

1921

July 61

August 47

September 3 

October 70

November a 

December 1

8

1922

January 1

2

February 8 

March 86

April 87

May 1

6

June 87

Total 10

0

In this connection it is n

cargo tons of the imports co

Exports were forwarded f

at 31 ports Twentytwo 

per cent 10664 986 cargo 

ports 4220 908 cargo tons 

following table shows these 

total tonnage handled thro

Relative rank by volume o

percentage of the total to

indicated also
122 SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

New York

New Orleans

Port Arthur

Galveston Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Baton Rouge

Mobile San BostonFrancisco

Los Portland AngelesOreg

Seattle Charleston Savannah Newport News Pensacola

Ftouston

Fall Portland RiverMe

Jacksonville

Total

rank Rela tive

1 24009

2 1 3707

4

6

P

Cargo tons cen

of 

Tot 51

320 804 656 447 56322

8 433 127

9 378 860

10

11

367 5

354 420

12 292 301

13

14 275 913

277 1

15 219 802

16

17

216 8

158 416

18 195 40

19 100 892

20 10066

21 93108

22 81165 2

1504

10654 986 1 94

Twelve ports handled expo

cargo tons over 2 per cen

warded The following table 

tonnage and percentage of ex

Board vessels

Tacoma 3Vash 

Astoria Oreg 

Gulfport Sliss 

Bellingham Wash 

Everett Wash 

Fernandina Fla 

Port Angeles Wash 

Aberdeen Wash 

Brunswick Ga 

Pascagoula Miss 

Beaumont Tox

Anacortcs Wash 

Total 

Five ports handled import

cargo tons about 9 per cent of 

The following table shows the

and percentage of imports ha

vessels
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Eight ports handled more t

moved Included in that num

exports and imports as shown 

that of the six leading in ex

district and two in the Gulf 

imports three are in the North 

Gulf district

New York 1 98

133

New Orleans 3 452 367 

Port prthur 2 742 34 

Gal on 8 16346 

Phila elphia 5 325 874 

Baltimoro 6 251 59 

Norfolk 11 84458 

Baton Rouge 4 426 954 

Total 3430 856 

Import

RCIa 

Wee Cargo to

lank 

In this connection it will b

achieved their place among th

and that the positions of Po

to large imports

The North Atlantic distric

north forwarded 43 per ce

export tonnage Of the distr

per cent 1453 876 cargo to

cargo tons Philadelphia 114 

more 106per cent 304 731 ca

cargo tons and Newport Ne

Exports of less than 100 0 

land Me 79465 cargo tons 

1

In imports the North Atla

972 53 cargo tons of the 

Wilmington Dal

San PerthDiego Amboy N J

Plymouth Mass

Boca Grande Fla

Total

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Eight ports handled more t

moved Included in that num

exports and imports as shown 

that of the six leading in ex

district and two in the Gulf 

imports three are in the North 

Gulf district

New York 1 98

133

New Orleans 3 452 367 

Port prthur 2 742 34 

Gal on 8 16346 

Phila elphia 5 325 874 

Baltimoro 6 251 59 

Norfolk 11 84458 

Baton Rouge 4 426 954 

Total 3430 856 

Import

RCIa 

Wee Cargo to

lank 

In this connection it will b

achieved their place among th

and that the positions of Po

to large imports

The North Atlantic distric

north forwarded 43 per ce

export tonnage Of the distr

per cent 1453 876 cargo to

cargo tons Philadelphia 114 

more 106per cent 304 731 ca

cargo tons and Newport Ne

Exports of less than 100 0 

land Me 79465 cargo tons 

1

In imports the North Atla

972 53 cargo tons of the 
124 SIXTH ANNUAL REPO

imports New York receiv

Philadelphia 165 per cent 

cent 251 59 cargo tons 

tons Imports of less th

Norfolk 84458 cargo ton

mington Del 28406 ca

tons Newport News 5448 

cargo tons and Plymouth 

This district handled 443 

total export and import ton

The South Atlantic dist

to Miami handled 73 pe

export tonnage Of the 

per cent 233 822 cargo to

cargo tons Exports of les

from Jacksonville 58327 

cargo tons Fernandina F

3452 cargo tons

In imports the South At

per cent 140 414 cargo to

imports Charleston receiv

Savannah 30 per cent 412

per cent 25838 cargo ton

in the district was Wilmin

tons

This district handled 57 

export and import cargo to

The Gulf district includi

342per cent266 678car

the district exports New 

cargo tons Galveston 29 

133per cent 302 58 cargo 

cargo tons Pensacola 51 p

4 per cent 100 775 carg

cargo tons were forwarded 

Gulfport Miss 16459 carg

tons St Andrews Fla 16

cargo tons Beaumont Te

697 cargo tons

In imports the Gulf distric

cargo tons of the total imp

received 386 per cent 7433

cent 452 367 cargo tons B

tons and Galveston 85 pe
SIXTH ANNUAL IMPORT 

Imports of less than 100 0 

76352 cargo tons Pensac

18692 cargo tons Tampa 13

cargo tons Boca Grande F

Fla 6 cargo tons

This district handled 38 p

total export and import tonn

The Pacific district includin

15 per cent1001 958 cargo 

the district exports Portland 

tons San Francisco 253per 

per cent 193 939 cargo tons 

cargo tons Exports of less th

by Tacoma Wash 43150 ca

tons Bellingham Wash 12

12589 cargo tons Port Ang

deen Wash 7474 cargo ton

tons

In imports the Pacific distric

tons of the total tonnage O

cisco received 401 per cent 10

396 per cent 109 485 cargo 

25863 cargo tons Portland 24

cargo tons

This district handled 117 p

total exports and imports

There was no traffic handled 

port in the Great Lakes distric

Exports were forwarded to 2

which Atlantic Canada retu

per cent 10232 793 cargo to

Shipping Board vessels was wi

regions absorbed 951 per cent

and furnished 91 per cent390

The following table contains 

ment by Shipping Board vesse

rious trade regions in total tonn

in exports and in imports is als

total business exports and im
I

Havreamburg range

Mexico United Kingdom

Orient West Indies

North Atlantic and

Baltic Europe

East Americaoast South

East Mediterranean

and Black Sea

West Mediterranean

South Atlantic Europe

Australasia

West coast South

India AmericaPersian Gulf

and Red Sea

East Indies

West Africa

Central America

North coast South

Atlantic AmericaCanada

South and East Africa

Pacific Canada

Total

ralivle

234516

7

1 10189

12

13456

178920

Total

Cargo tons

2417 112

2159 092 164 928 16 207 675 52

527 214

489 766

451 880 419 3730 649 1618

1613

108 26 91334 56810 4129

312634999 22828 11539

1 

10048 294 

126 SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

The following table shows 

American carriers to the e

States during the fiscal year 

Imports Exports

Total

A

U S Shipping Ind

Board

Cargo tons

4313 9 634 381

10948 294

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SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

OPERATIN

Upon the reorganization o

the fiscal year the operating d

the organization under the co

operation Immediate action 

partment into a compact orga

lines the results of which were 

and duplication of effort the 

results upon those to whom 

lishment of an uniform work

agencies were also included in 

In order that all details dire

operation of vessels could be 

sonnel the following divisions 

Executive

Vesseloperation division

Performance division

Vesselpersonnel division

Vessel distress division

Foreignagenciesdi

Supplies equipment and bun

Docks wharves and longshore 

Laid up vessels division

Radio division

Files and records division

Briefly stated the efforts o

fiscal year were directed towa

tion of the active and laidu

obtaining greater efficiency a

Manning Scale

A revised manning scale fo

tankers was put into effect a

in reductions in the crews o

Shipping Board vessels were 

tions of the Department of 

practice of private America

effected by reason of this rev

C

3000 to 5000 deadweight tons

5001 to 7000 dead weight tons

7001 to 9000 deadweight tons

9001 and over deadweight tons

3000 to 5000 dead weight tons 

5001 to 7000 dead weight tons

7001 to 9000 dead weight tons

9001 and over dead weight tons
134 SIXTH ANNUAL REPOR

Revision of Wages

After a careful analysis of 

contemplated by private sh

marine organizations a rev

February 6 1922 covering 

vessels

The high wages paid to 

vessels during the war eme

slight reduction owing to th

costs Private American s

justment of compensation 

conditions

The combined saving effe

scale and revision of wages 

3000 to 5000 dead weight tons 

5001 to 7000 dead weight tons 

7001 to 9000 dead weight tons 

9001 and over dead weight tons 

3000 to 5000 dead weight tons 

5001 to 7000 dead weight tons 

7001 to 9000 dead weight tons 

9001 and over dead weight tons 

Subsistence

The factor of subsistence f

cargo vessels required consid

it having been developed th

sistence ranged from 35 to 7

cost on Shipping Board cargo 

rates Accordingly instruct

effective January 1 1922 t

excess of a maximum rate of 

Board cargo vessels would be 

rate was fixed to allow a rea

for the necessary cost during 

tion and handling of subsiste

was adopted a careful analys

reduction consequently ord

further decreasing the allowa

per person for subsistence o

voyages beginning on and aft
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT U

ay

guy

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

MILLIONS OF D

IIIIIIIIE 

MIN 

mown

9

11 

iiour El II 

P N o L a 

o 0 0 8 8 0 8 

Apr

May

June

0 N lT N U 0 01 

0 0 0 0 O O O O 

MLLONS OF 
In groups of 12 

Ship keeper

Assistant ship keeper

Sailors ordinary 1

Chief machinists

Assistant machinists

Oilers Firmen Coal passers wipers

Cooks Stewards Utility men Mess boys 2

Total personnel 

30 

SIXTH ANNUAL REPOR

Bets

During the fiscal year a s

wood fleets which revealed t

effected by rearranging the 

number with a standard m

supervisory personnel

Laid steel fleet Ju

this division 690 steel vesse

monthly cost per vessel of04

Wages 

Subsistence 

Fuel 

Wharfage 

Tug 

Launch 

Miscellaneous 

Total 

During the period July 1 

pay roll was decreased by a 

many of whom were license

staff This reduction result

in salaries and approximate

decrease in laidup fleet costs 

and wage scale made effectiv

6 1922 the wage scale was s

benefit to the corporation 

given below were those prev

Or linmy sailors only in 1 
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

In addition to the above m

other necessary employees kno

ing wage scale was predicated 

Fleet captain 1

217 

Fleet engineer 2

Fleet steward 1

0

Ship keepers 14

Assistant ship keepers 8

0

Chief machinists 14

Assistant machinists 8

0

Radio operators 8

Launch men 7

0

As the laidup vessels at Jam

menaced by storms and witho

was ordered the results of w

longer of going aground In 

and several vessels from the 

New York Harbor were towe

in units and fleets in accorda

in other localities In addi

these vessels there was a sa

annually

A survey was made during 

all vessels classified as to t

reference to their physical c

of vessels in layup for thos

could be conducted intellige

was enabled to substitute tho

on which the minimum amou

of placing these laidup vesse

largely performed by the lay

There were in the custody 

steel vessels being maintaine

per vessel of 300 62 as co

per vessel on June 30 192

upkeep of these vessels is acc

and consolidation of the vari

manning schedules and wage 

of which was a saving of app

Laid wood fleet 

June 301921 tied up in Unit

vessels The personnel emp

of wages subsistence and 

252 903 26or an average a

1 Employees on flagships mother ships s

not actually members of crews of laidup gro
138 SIXTH ANNUAL REPOR

During the fiscal year dis

vessels and a great reductio

with the result that on Jun

236 vessels on which there 

of economies effected the a

reduced to 41013 84or an 

as compared with 919 65 a 

cost of maintenance of the w

annum

Operation of Tugs

During the year there wa

which the laidup fleets wer

and oceangoing tugs to att

other services in connection 

This action was made necess

vate towboat companies ba

fleets were consolidated T

harbors New York Philade

Falmouth England

Vessel Revenue and Expense Repo

A great deal of difficulty ha

ing from the managing agent

the operation of their vesse

particularly from foreign po

delayed This condition ma

ating department to exercise 

Shipping Board vessels To 

a form known as the Vessel 

managing agents were requ

operating department at W

closest possible estimate from 

ports of call and the port o

various expenses entering in

was required to be forwarded 

after the departure of the ves

of faulty or extravagant ope

Vessel Distress

Close contact was maintai

and the insurance traffic 

rendering assistance to disa

avoid unnecessary diversion a
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT U

vessels and for the purpose of 

ance was rendered in so far as 

All cases of stranding gro

heavyweather damage and s

tigated Statements were pr

rounding the accidents assis

based on the results of carefu

to prevent recurrence

Foreign Agencies

Through its foreign agency 

maintained a current directory 

in foreign ports and secured a

responsibility efficiency and a

All complaints received duri

of managing operators were c

tion with the traffic and ch

reached relative to the elimi

the substitution therefor of 

interests of the corporation

Bunker Schedules

For the purpose of insuring 

bunkers the operating depar

managing agents proposed bu

their management which wer

operating fuel costs could be k

DIVISION OF D

During the course of the fisc

terminal facilities of the boa

following a more detailed de

this report

Boston

Upper floor wharf shed a

Second and third floors so

Brooklyn N Y

Pier No 4 acquired Octob

Hoboken N J

Pier No 5 acquired Octob

Pier No 6 acquired Octob

Pier No 1 acquired Novem

Pier No 4 acquired Novem

Bulkhead buildings build

15 1921

The negotiations incident to 

the War Department to the S
140 SIXTH ANNUAL REPO

division of docks and wha

and Brooklyn units were 

similar to those under whic

the Hoboken units were tra

tive orders issued at appr

The physical operation 

Hoboken and Philadelphi

substantial net operating 

ments giving in detail the 

the appendix Part II Tab

At the port of Boston th

of the Army supply base

Wharfage 4100 feet 35 fee

Wharf shed two stories 163

South pier shed three stor

The greater part of these 

Board after the War Depa

of the sections described 

was deemed advisable as it 

Shipping Board vessels Il

erty to private individuals 

been compelled to remove 

privileges At the same tim

erty was placed in a posit

import trade

Railroad Situation

When the board took ov

general railroad situation 

base suffered under unjus

unloading charges and also 

These matters were at on

Haven Hartford Railroa

Before final conclusion of t

merce Commission the ma

Commerce and various Bos

matter

Effective May 6 1922 th

Hartford Railroad tarif

F2611 was placed on an e

in the matter of allowances 

export freight
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT U

Effective June 2 1922 the 

Railroad equalized its rates o

common to the New Haven an

Haven and the Boston Alb

for the New Haven to publish 

matter concerning the base an

base and mail copies to shippe

West and Northwest

In the matter of absorption 

was more involved On cargo 

over the New Haven to or fro

Boston Maine absorbed the c

no such absorption was made 

In regard to this discriminatio

Boston Maine was filed with 

on April 13 1922 but the Bos

ing charges upon request of t

Therefore in June a formal c

was assured by Boston Mai

will result in the desired abs

be concluded and thereby plac

with other piers so that it wil

commerce

Financially operation of the 

Total gross revenue 

Total expenses

Net operating revenue

A detailed statement is c

Table XI

BROO

At Brooklyn N Y the boa

Pier No 3 1307 by 150 feet T

Pier No 4 1295 by 150 feet T

Pier No 3 was operated fo

was operated from October 2

These two piers are of modern 

Taking the two piers as a 

exclusive of Shipping Boar

total of 50678 tons of cargo 

berthing charge being 1195 

length of tieup being 7 07 da

charge of 5004 per ship per 

after the vessel occupied bert
142 SIXTH ANNUAL REPOR

time the ship was actually 

per day for the time ship wa

charge for assembling or d

departure of the vessel Th

assessed against board vess

175 to 250 per berth per 

cargo until last of cargo was 

Financial operations at th

Pier No 3

Pier No 4

Total 

A detailed statement is co

VIII and IX

It will be noted that a to

over the piers of the base w

of 51633 04or 10 cents p

IIOBO

Pier No 1 two stories 950 b

Pier No 2 two stories 950 b

Pier No 3 two stories 950 b

Pier No 4 two stories 950 b

Pier No 5 open 950 by 80 

Pier No 6 partially covered 

In the rear of Piers Nos 

bulkhead building used for 

storage of cargo and materi

Actual operation of the H

on November 15 1921 and a

points of physical operation a

United States Lines were t

their terminal operations th

and the Cosmopolitan Stea

suited to their purposes T

year was as follows

Pier No 1 Munson Steamsh

Pier No 2 leased to Cosmop

Pier No 3 United States Lin

Pier No 4 United States Lin

Pier No 5 Tieup of large pa

Pier No 6 Shipping Board tu
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT U

The entire shed on Pier No 

were destroyed by fire on Augu

over to the Shipping Board by 

really beneficial in that it remo

by decreasing the danger of 

quated and so deteriorated tha

for handling general cargo

Shortly before the close of t

1 3 and 4 were dredged to 40 

contract at 161 cents per cubi

close of the fiscal year 41202 73 

Financially the operation of 

by the following

Total gross revenue 

Total expenses 

Net operating profit 

A detailed statement of the 

appendix Part II Table VII

NEW 

At the close of the year the

New York Harbor in the mat

sult of the board sefforts and 

pression the charges were lowe

A report submitted January 

per rato Former berthday per

PierLoading A discharging car

go on dock 3250

Offshore operation 125

Pier 13 Leading and discharg

ing 300250

Pier C Loading and discharg

ing 350 250

Pier C bulkhead 150

Piers D and E 250

Pier

Cargo

Loading F

on

and

dock

discharging 250None

Offshore operations i 250

Inactive 250

Berth awaiting vessel 250

Pier G Receiving cargo 180

PierShip n loading or discharg 275

Cargo on dock 1 250

1 When used continuously

2 Now at Ariny base

pePrratb
144 SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

The use of city piers on so

city rates the board making 

eliminating the pier broker o

examples of vessels formerly 

berths which cost 17 to 20 

year was paying only the c

loading or tying up vessels

In considering general sav

other items must be presen

long been customary in New 

per light and anywhere from 

Shipping Board terminals 

charged for at the rate of 50 

7 cents per ton In addition 

bases a reduction had been e

with the following results

Number o

321

PEILAD

The average price formerly 

price on June 30 1922 was 

It is conservatively estimate

take on 300 tons of water for 

rate of 7 cents per ton a savin

or a total saving of over 50

Shipping Board vessels

It may be stated that ope

berths by the Shipping Board 

in the general question of 

berths in its possession the b

traffic becomes congested at 

Pier A 140 by 60 feet dock

Pier B 1500 by 290 feet tw

100 feet

Pier 1320 by 290 feet no 
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

This base in its entirety w

the fiscal year Many factors 

tending to make such operat

least of these being the fact t

downstream or more than five 

is difficult and cargo originati

more centrally located Rail 

much has been done to improv

It was the object of the Ship

interests and throughout the 

direction A final agreemen

lessees and the Shipping Boa

was in the hands of the lesse

felt that private management 

merchant marine Under the 

per year for the covered Pier 

received from the remainder o

each year and the lessees book

insuring a reasonable rental fo

Financially operations for 

shown

Total gross revenue 

Total expenses 

Net operating profit 

Detailed statement of the fi

appendix Part II Table X

In December the slips of Pie

feet at a cost of about 120750

G

The Boston Philadelphia 

the board under permits issued 

had charge of the maintenan

order that they might eventua

in a good state of repair Th

the War Department and the 

every endeavor was made by 

the Army as to making repairs 

In each instance an annual rep

War Department in order tha

with conditions at the various 

147792210
146 SIXTH ANNUAL REPOR

F

Pier No 3 Brooklyn

Pier No 4 Brooklyn

Hoboken Terminal

Boston base

Philadelphia base

Totals

Dredging in the amount 

phia and Hoboken thereby 

R

During the past year the 

along the lines Laid down 

previous Contracts for ra

contractors and contract w

the jurisdiction of this div

radio contracts however 

instead of terminating on 

and submarine signal contra

on vessels indefinitely laid 

by the corporation instead 

reduction in expenditures o

Repair shops of radio co

An important change was 

scale of pay based upon 

importance of his work bei

This resulted in a reductio

operator spay roll but inv

operators on passenger ship

The work of equipping a

tors begun in 1921 was pra

made with the holders of t

this equipment to place them 

without restriction

Rates on radiograms we

revenue from this source w

40000 for the year previo

service Arrangements wer

a large number of message

cable thus effecting a savin

A large number of vessels 

and for the third successive 

a trace 
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT U

Cargo Handling

With the end in view of red

the consequent financial loss 

exhaustive study of the subje

improved methods of stowage 

accepted by ships officers for c

and discharging Arrangeme

organization whereby reports o

in order that immediate investi

responsibility and to permit of 

far as possible recurrences of 

this line were successful was 

foreign offices which showed a 

both the number and amounts 

Discipline of Ships Personnel

A revised system was insta

cases with relation to officers 

weeding out of undesirable offi

of detail and in more prompt 

The revised system provide

plaints against officer or ship 

its home port by the district 

notified of the results of the hea

had been placed on the defer

was forwarded to Washington a

or reversed

Officers or members of ship

list had the privilege of apply

evidence in their favor develop

Americanization of Crews

In order that preferment be 

ning of United States Shipping 

paid to crew lists which were re

event of aliens being signed on 

such aliens with American citiz

Stowaways and Workaways

Action of a definite and far r

to the elimination of stowaways 

due diligence to prevent stowaw

heavy penalties

The practice of allowing w

Board vessels was eliminated 

to managing agents that wor
148 SIXTH ANNUAL REPO

further that repatriation o

accordance with the statut

The control of stevedorin

of operation during the fis

examination of the steved

United States was begun to 

Board sstandpoint It is 

excessively high with the 

charged yearly millions of 

gation of the various carg

doring the control and re

the methods employed to c

the bills rendered therefo

in the control exercised ove

guarding laying dunnage 

The board consequently w

cerns and mulcted in num

was almost appalling It 

stevedoring operations upo

at excessive cost or in an i

doing work at a reasonable 

Extended investigations 

majority of shipping firms 

stevedoring companies su

through which they were 

sels It was the exception 

companies retained by S

irregularity and overcharg

doring companies as a nat

ship and control of the p

stevedoring concern Inst

as naturally follows when 

no check existed The ca

the owner for proper stow

doing the stevedoring wo

and unquestionably is not 

nomical handling of board 

rect the abuses referred to

Stevedoring Committee

A committee was organ

stevedoring rates and me

begin an analysis of rates 
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT U

the ports in the United States t

ing vessels and to devise port r

commodities based upon the la

plus reasonable allowances for o

also to establish working cond

be performed which conditions 

cable for the various ports 

lowering of stevedoring cost w

flat reduction of the stevedori

a rate schedule and second by 

extras through a set of condit

rates which items heretofore 

ship account

As the work of the stevedor

port and rate schedules were 

became apparent that properl

once they were worked out 

operations and the bills subse

checker system was then devis

at the port of New York At 

was in course of expansion t

United States as a result of th

made at New York

Stevedoring Schedules

The stevedoring committee 

ports analyzing conditions an

more Boston Philadelphia 

succession Schedules of Gul

prepared and before the end o

been visited and schedules wo

their commodity rates the ef

various ports as well as the va

in effect June 30 1922 excep

number of these schedules ha

ditions in costs or methods of 

The second method of co

charges to be accomplished th

the operation of the rate sch

savings were large due to 

working of overtime and the p

charged to the ship

The following tabulation s

rates and conditions were re

percentage of saving by the 
150 SIXTH ANNUAL REPOR

effect ore the revisions 

of extra charges

The schedules worked out 

at the end of the fiscal ye

saving

Checking System

As stated heretofore a 

with established rate sched

1922 12 employees were che

discharging cargo at the Ne

to extend this system to o

were on all docks where Ship

the time of all stevedores in 

time spent by the employee

time incident thereto A re

ing and delivery clerks w

docks The checker made o

the stevedore section of the 

in checking the stevedoring 

Being at the source of t

such matters as the number 

ing and delivery clerks co

there were more employed 

control the number of men 

reduced Dunnage and ma

delivered and the cost of th

pointing out to the stevedo

could be made

These field men were used 

in loading or discharging pa

doring committee in arrivin

in some cases to determine 

the rate

It is impossible to estimat

by the checkers through pre

reduction Average

over per rateston1920 

r

Portland Me

Boston New York

Baltimore Norfolk

Cent3

413465942 

150 SIXTH ANNUAL REPOR

effect ore the revisions 

of extra charges

The schedules worked out 

at the end of the fiscal ye

saving

Checking System

As stated heretofore a 

with established rate sched

1922 12 employees were che

discharging cargo at the Ne

to extend this system to o

were on all docks where Ship

the time of all stevedores in 

time spent by the employee

time incident thereto A re

ing and delivery clerks w

docks The checker made o

the stevedore section of the 

in checking the stevedoring 

Being at the source of t

such matters as the number 

ing and delivery clerks co

there were more employed 

control the number of men 

reduced Dunnage and ma

delivered and the cost of th

pointing out to the stevedo

could be made

These field men were used 

in loading or discharging pa

doring committee in arrivin

in some cases to determine 

the rate

It is impossible to estimat

by the checkers through pre
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

refusal to permit the performa

of material These would to

on the dock had a moral effect 

ing There was worked out 

bills rendered because of non

The following table covers suc

prior to June 30 1922 from 

during that period

Reductions from stevedoring bills rende

Rate overcharges 

Overtime material clerk hire watch

Extra labor and detentions 

Total saved 

A very large saving was ma

ing the number of clerks emp

supervising cooperage operatio

rials furnished for the same 

checking delivery of materia

been reduced to a cargo ton b

accounts for the year precedi

tem at New York with those fo

The following table represents 

must be relative as it has b

voyage accounts for the years 

Saving in clerk hire cooperage and m

Year

19212

Saving per ton

Total saving per ton 

When it is realized that mor

in Shipping Board vessels pa

the saving of 42 cents per car

saving running to very large 

Summary of savingsIn o

the total saving to the board 

year in revising stevedoring r

the following table was prepa
152 SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

handled in board vessels for 

to January 1 1922 This 

statistics were available T

Inasmuch as the rate schedu

not gone into effect before 

coast district is not include

to the installation of the c

tabulation as it had only be

Reduction in stevedoring ch

North Atlantic district1569 477 to

South Atlantic district 264 701 ton

Gulf district100210 tons at 39 c

For 6 months 

For 1 year 

Monthly tabulationsThe 

very intricate problem So 

ing operation and they var

comparison of costs between 

different ports for the sam

comparisot swere necessary 

scientific bais The general 

therefore to prepare a mo

These statements comprisin

bills thus far made by any 

ments made on account of st

DEPARTMENT OF 

During the fiscal year the 

pleted and it is now possi

disclose the effect which the 

has had on the merchant ma

Prior to the war the Larges

in the United States was in 

weight

6

tons were constru

558 823 deadweight tons 

pleted for the United States 

totaling 13636 711 dead wei

of construction work done fo

or in other words from a 

11893 437 dead weight tons 

merchant fleet aggregating 8

be understood that the majo

great pressure and with fe

some defects have developed 

conditions the majority of th
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

FUNCTIONS 

During the early part of the 

title of Department of maint

the jurisdiction of the vice p

department was divided into 

tion division and the repair d

The construction division w

completing the shipbuilding p

This involved the completion 

docks which were under con

out of the corporation sinter

had been completed the in

filed against the corporation 

completion of the shipbuilding 

The repair division was cha

fleet with the exception of la

alterations and reconstruction 

P

At the beginning of the fisc

consisted of 709 employees 

but by June 30 1922 this n

annual salaries of 8804 720 

employees and 8104375 60 

follows

July 1 1921

Employees Sala

Rome office 406 598

33

Field office 303 8943

709 184796

CONSTR

SHIP 

During the fiscal year 23 

were delivered by the const

maintenance and repair T

tonnage delivered the previo

of that completed during the 

production was reached T

fiscal year ending June 30 1

dead weight tons or over an

the combination passenger a

weight tons These latter v
1921 

Month Number w

July August

October November December

Total

hONNS01 

20 

154 SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

transports but were later c

cargo type

The number of ships and 

fiscal year 1922 is shown as fo

All districts completed the

the end of the fiscal year 19

River Middle Atlantic Pacif

following table shows the nu

delivered by each district for 

Delaware River

Middle Atlantic

Pacific China

Total 

A comparison of the tonna

ing the several years precedi

that date shows the advance 

Shipbuilding 

Fiscal Dead 

year ton

1910 5

1

1911 43

1912 34

1913 51

1914 47

1915 33

1916 4

1

The following chart show

United States clearly indicate
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

1919

G

SHIP

THE UN

8S 

813 1819 

18 20 1 829 

830 1839 

1 840 1849 

1850 1859

1860 1869

1870 1879

1880 1889

1890 1899

1900 1909

1910 1916

1917 

1918

1908 

LARGEST YE

PREVIOUS T

19 20 alla

19 21 
156 SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

during the war and though 

created primarily to meet the 

operations nevertheless the 

for a larger output than at a

The original ship construct

ing vessels requisitioned while 

contracts were let involved 

18407 276 dead weight tons 

nection with the transportat

those necessary to replace th

the tonnage of the Allies T

the corporation with a con

stages of construction some o

time basis An immediate su

was suspended where const

cancellations were effected 

would result The original 

of4770 565 dead weight to

ships of 13636 711 dead we

258per cent

The original construction p

the remaining active progra

the following tabulation

Origin

A more detailed stateme

gram cancellations and ac

construction also by geogra

Part II Tables XII and XI

Program at End of Fiscal Year

The program at the close o

vessels of 13636 711 dead w

pleted with the exception o

the builder suspended opera

Original 

Number D

Requisitioned steel 419 

Contract steel 1741 

Contract wood 1017 

Contract composite 50 

Contract concrete 43 

Total 3270 

156 SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

during the war and though 

created primarily to meet the 

operations nevertheless the 

for a larger output than at a

The original ship construct

ing vessels requisitioned while 

contracts were let involved 

18407 276 dead weight tons 

nection with the transportat

those necessary to replace th

the tonnage of the Allies T

the corporation with a con

stages of construction some o

time basis An immediate su

was suspended where const

cancellations were effected 

would result The original 

of4770 565 dead weight to

ships of 13636 711 dead we

258per cent

The original construction p

the remaining active progra

the following tabulation

Origin

A more detailed stateme

gram cancellations and ac

construction also by geogra

Part II Tables XII and XI

Program at End of Fiscal Year

The program at the close o

vessels of 13636 711 dead w

pleted with the exception o

the builder suspended opera
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

COMPARAT

MERCHANT 

OF THE 

PSCAL 

YEAR 

1789 

1794 

1796 

1800 

1810 

1820 

1830 

1840 

1650 

1660 

187

1880 3S

1890 rS

1900 S

1910 sm

1914 

1917 Ilia

1918 

1919 Illit

1920

1921 

19 
158 SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

The following tabulation s

of construction subdivided b

Ac ice 

I No tonnage given on tugs

The foregoing chart showi

marine tonnage of the Unite

enviable position which has 

1914

Status of Active Program June 30 

The last keel was laid Ma

place September 19 1921 a

delivery of the S S Western 

vessel on May 9 1922

The number of ships and 

each fiscal year of the corpos

Deliver

Year

19201 11798922189201Total

A general summary of ke

ered for each month and yea

Tables XIV XV and XVI

Among the many notable 

during the war perhaps non

building of the S S Crawl 

Cargo Tnker Refrigerator Transport Passenger and cargo Barges

Tup harbor

Finished hulls

Hulls converted to barges

Hulls converted to sailers

Barges converted to schooners

Harbor tugs hulls

Total

158 SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

The following tabulation s

of construction subdivided b

Ac ice 

I No tonnage given on tugs

The foregoing chart showi

marine tonnage of the Unite

enviable position which has 

1914

Status of Active Program June 30 

The last keel was laid Ma

place September 19 1921 a

delivery of the S S Western 

vessel on May 9 1922

The number of ships and 

each fiscal year of the corpos

Deliver

Year

19201 11798922189201Total

A general summary of ke

ered for each month and yea

Tables XIV XV and XVI

Among the many notable 

during the war perhaps non

building of the S S Crawl 
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

11

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MowW W 

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structed on the Great Lakes 

Keel was laid on July 11 1

days later on July 27 1918 

the corporation on August 1

Closely rivaling the above 

the New York Shipbuilding C

Tuckahoe a 4900ton steel c

1918 The vessel was laun

delivered to the corporation 

was laid

A wonderful record was a

by the Grays Harbor Moto

Aberdeen The keel was la

launched 19 days after on S

summated October 6 1918 

The foregoing graphic c

launchings and deliveries 

the date of the armistice 

contracts with a number of 

of several months This de

question of cancellations an

Adjustments having been m

peak of production is reache

the lines of production fol

rapid completion of the act

STEEL 

Requisitioned Steel Vessels

Of the 431 steel vessels 

United States on August 3 

Government 13 were releas

22 were canceled and the 

to contract vessels leaving 

on the active program Th

a 12500ton designed dead 

the requisitioned ship progr

however marks a new d

marine as the motive pow

six cylinder fourcycle Di

horsepower of 4200 The 

American vessel fitted with 

The following tables sho

tonnage under construction 

sitioned on August 3 1917 

program
Nationality of form

De

owners Number we

to

American I85 13

British 1113 9

Frew 34 2

Norwegian 3 21

Italian 4 

SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

Nationality offorme

Cargo United States

Cargo Japan

Cargo China

Tankers Navy

Transpor Refrigerateand cargo

Barge Tug ocean

Tug harbor

Numbe

Requis

Con

K

Numb

108

Total 130

3 No tonnage given on tugs

14779

Cargo 31

Cargo relaxer 

Cargo to Contract 1

Tanker 6

Tanker released 

Refrigerator 

r

Transport 

Collier 

Passengerie and largo 

Oro carrier released 

Total 43

Changed to contract 1

Not total 41

Contract Steel Vessels

At the close of the fiscal 

to be completed all of whic

exception the S S Geol gi eIt 

operations these were delive

program was brought to a cl

The total performance by 

in the following table
162 SIXTH ANNUAL REPOR

PASSENG

During the fiscal year 11 

vessels were delivered thereb

of this type had been delive

The total active program o

16 of which have a length of 

beam and 50 feet depth th

perpendiculars 62 feet beam 

larger dimensions have som

and have accommodations 

vessels which accounts for 

tonnage is relatively the s

screws and are fitted for bur

The 502foot vessels have 

sengers and 118 officers and 

which 52300 cubic feet ca

propelling machin cry consi

reciprocating engine of7000 

the vessels at a speed of 15 

six Scotch boilers

The 518foot vessels have 

sengers 300 third class an

7000 tons of cargo space of 

for cold storage freight Tu

the motive power on these 

maintained Steam is supp

sequent to delivery a numb

larger passenger accommod

storage freight

The original contracts co

struction of troop transpor

following the signing of the 

had not advanced beyond th

type could be made econom

A detailed statement show

built motive power dimen

Part II Table XVII

STEE

Fuel oil now being recogn

of developing power on ocea

the coal industry has been co

due to continued labor di

shortage in the coal suppl

assumed a position of imp

fiscal year 1921 22 six vess
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

weight tons were completed t

1921

The following table shows 

by class of construction

Active stee

Requisitioned steel

Contract steel

Cargo Tnker

Total

Fuel equipment of ships deliv

c Tonnage of sailing vessels barges etc no

Coal Oil or coal

Total

COMPOSITE S

CONCRETESH

Steamers hulls only

Steamers eonverted to barges

Steamers converted to saile

Barges converted to schooners

Ocean tugs

Harbor tug

Ilarbor tugs hulls only

Total

Total

The following table gives t

delivered by the corporation 

burning vessels

Percentage of active tonnage equipped 

WOOD COMPOSITE AN

All construction on wood c

pleted during the fiscal year 

the active programs by type 

ROODSHI

Cargo 
164 SIXTH ANNUAL REPOR

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O 0 0 0 

F O O O O 

O b o b 

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SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

YARD

The yards and docks sectio

handled by the shipyard plan

of the construction division o

tion of shipyards had ceased p

of dry docks was completed d

A summary of the present 

dry docks graving docks and 

Kind

Floating dry docks

Graving docks

Marine railways

Total

Floating dry docks 17

a Complete and in operating c

Alabama Dry Dock Jr Sh

Bethlehem Shipbuilding 

Galveston Dry Dock Co

Jahncke D D Constru

Savannah D D Repair 

Bruce Dry Dock Co Pen

New York Harbor Dry Do

Perth Amboy Dry Dock C

Staten Island Shipbuildin

b

Lord Dry Dock Corporat

Complete except for necessa

New York Harbor Dry Do

Stored at Mill Basin 

Unsold 10000ton wooden 

Stored at Mill Basin 

Unsold 10000ton wocden 

Stored at Tiverton R 

Unsold 6000ton steel dry 

Stored at Mill Basin 

c Construction suspended 1

1 6000ton wooden dry d

Stored at Jacksonvil

Graving docks2

aComplete and in operation 

Norfolk Navy Yard 2

Marinerailways 13

a Complete and in operating 

Henderson Shipbuilding 

Crowninshield Shipbuild

Beaumont Shipbuilding 
166 SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

Marine railwaysContinued

a Complete and in operating 

Cumberland Shipbuildin

Tampa Dock Co Tampa 

Federal Marine Railway 

Barnes Tibbitts Alam

American Dredging Co 

Lord Dry Dock Corporat

Southern Shipyard Corpo

5 Construction suspended 2

MerrillStevens S 13 Co 

Puget Sound Marine Rail

REP

The efforts of the repair di

tenance of the active fleet in t

expenditure of funds Durin

crease in the number of vesse

On July 1 1921 there we

salary of 809 136 engaged 

there were but 211 employees 

or a reduction of 69 employees 

employees were engaged in t

York and the balance distrib

of the United States and 9 fo

Repair Costs

During the year the efforts 

on reducing the cost of vessel 

ing a high grade of efficiency 

were successful is evidenced b

the cost of repairs per dead 

active service for the fiscal ye

Approximate average

3

cost of vessel rep

922 897for Jis

Maintenance 

Faulty construction 

Betterments 

Reconditioning 

Marine Losses 

Voyage expense 

Total 

Exclusive of reconditioning S S 

The contributing factors in 

a Development of competitio

b Improvement in the quali

in the morale of the cre

operation of our mercha
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

c Elimination of incompeten

d Close scrutiny of repair list

e Performance of only such a

would unquestionably inc

fInsistence upon the perfor

longs to them

g General deflation of prices 

The following table shows th

disbursement for the fiscal ye
wBmm ANNUAL ORT 

aaa a

occ

zs

o

n2822c 242

28SS2 224

S

22 2

7

CqI
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COnP

The policy of securing compe

part of the fiscal year 1921 wa

1922 and lumpsum contracts w

did not permit the issuance of 

ber of instances arose where 

figures for supplementary item

the work was let to other cont

was found unnecessary except 

old practice of letting out repa

having proved in experience to 

All contractors were plated on 

tunities for securing work from 

PASSENGER V

The fiscal year ended June 3

or part of the passenger and ca

tion were in active service 

intended originally for troop 

reached providing for their co

There were 23 combination p

16 of the 518 foot type and 7 o

acteristics of these vessels are 

518

Length 

Breadth 

Depth

Deadweight each ship is slightly dif

Contract speed 

Passenger accommodations

President Jefferson ex Wenatchee

Southern Cross

American Legion

President Madison exBay State

President Roosevelt ex Peninsula State

President McKinley exKeystone State

President Wilson exFnrpae State

President Harding exLone Star State

President Lincoln exHomier State

President Pierce ex llawkeye State

President Taft ex Buckeye State

President Grant exPine Tree State

Pan Western America World

President Cleveland exGolden State

President Jackson exSilver State

Engines geared turbine

Boilers water tube
170 SIXTH ANNUAL REPOR

5

Length 

Breadth 

Depth 

Deadweight each vessel is slightly 

Contract speed 

Passenger accommodations

President Van Buren exOM North State

President Hayes exCreole State

President Iolk ex Granite State

President Monroe oxPanhandle State

President Harrison exWolverine State

President Adams oxCentennial State

President Garfield exBIue Lien State

Engines fourcycle triple expans

Boilers Scotch marine

These vessels were design

knowledge of or regard to the 

consequently various changes 

for the peculiar needs of the 

instance the steamers assign

in the New YorkSouth Ame

the round voyage with the am

where fuel oil was most econ

sary therefore in order to incr

to convert hulls Nos 1 and 5 

bunker capacity In additio

proved by the addition of con

this in order to provide for the 

products Various other min

these vessels which resulted 

tropical service in which they 

Of the five vessels of the 5

ciscoOrient service only one 

steerage passenger accommod

consequently it was decided t

on the other vessels from 300 

There were engaged in th

passenger and combination p

foot type At the time of d

provisions for steerage accom

found advisable toinstall stee

about 246 on each vessel

On the five vessels of the 

to the Orient various minor 
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

alterations being the necessar

thirdclass accommodations to 

their delivery from the shipbu

In order to meet the com

passenger traffic in the Nort

originally installed on the S 

Roosevelt was converted to clos

dations were changed with th

sengers can now be accommod

four and six berths each T

vessels a sea post office which 

class mail ships

To meet the demand for less e

that a more attractive rate mi

necessary alterations on the f

passenger and freight service to 

to about 160 these alterations 

accommodations for four peo

dation was for two only

Spot Ships

By spot ship is meant a 

completed and the vessel is 

hours notice At times durin

for tonnage frequently to fill e

vessels disabled or withdrawn 

were few vessels which were in 

requiring considerable repairs to 

layup and in view of the fact 

of an urgent nature sufficient tim

the vessels for service By rea

and repair department prepare

ships There were about 150 

immediate service and the po

spot was being continued with 

spot vessels was illustrated by 

the year 1921 for about 35 vess

Relief for which Congress provi

to prepare these vessels for im

middle of winter and on vessels w

winter and on which no steam h

Regardless of these hardships c

kept and the vessels delivered o

Turbines

The approximate number of 

620 with a tonnage of approxim
172 SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

total horsepower 1700 0 

ferent makes of turbines and 

tion to various types of auxi

Not all of these ships wer

but considerable work was d

turbines and gears in satisfac

dling emergencies

It was necessary due to 

gears from ships and make s

material which was removed 

in reserve for replacements 

to the corporation

The material entering into 

nature which can be obtained 

to avoid serious delay to 

material when required sto

various ports in the United 

emergency

Engine Department Inspections

On May 1 1922 the depa

department of all vessels en

end of the fiscal year about 

analyses made of the voyage 

freshwater consumption e

repair and the suitability a

As a result of these ins

many operating methods c

departments brought to a h

Electric Drives

On account of defective 

drives in 12 vessels Of th

pleted

The vessels were fitted 

motor and boilers fitted w

heat were installed on four 

The performance of all t

the performance of these 

electrical equipment for ca

Diesel Engines

The only Diesel engine sh

delivered by the contract

began her first voyage on S

of some 26000 miles which 
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no repairs were required by 

without difficulty of any desc

good speed maintained and 

Diesel engine fully demonstra 

Surplus Material

A considerable amount of 

year As a result of canceled c

tion had accumulated a large 

be disposed of at market price 

this material as far as possibl

vessels during the year

Materials Engineering

The work of the Materials E

1920 was developed and exp

the section could best serve no

and Repair but also the var

the board interested in materia

tion of specifications the insp

performance of such materials 

Reconditioning of the S S Leviath

Under date of December 1

between the united States Sh

tion and the International le

that the latter company as a

tion should supervise the pre

the complete reconditioning o

been dismantled and used f

from the United States to F

the construction department 

Co

To assist and advise in this 

yard representatives were org

general subject of reconditio

of the vessel to burn oil as fu

As a result of the joint lab

zation of the construction de

prepared which were issued 

firms and two navy yards 

ering accomplishment of all o

On May 15 1920 only one 

mate from the Boston Navy 

Todd Shipbuilding Corporati

Boston Navy Yard estimate 
174 SIXTH ANNUAL REPOR

At the time these were 

costs were undoubtedly at 

await a more favorable op

ingly in March 1921 the a

plans and specifications u

This work was prosecuted d

was now thoroughly familia

complete and detailed plan

tions for necessary repairs 

which were not included in 

October 31 1921 it was p

new bids to be opened on 

plans and specifications wer

to a committee appointed b

Corporation which committ

practically as drawn and a

with fitting the vessel for fir

At the time of the issuanc

desirable on opening of bid

nishing of articles and ma

steward sdepartment of th

glassware linens miscellaneo

etc Accordingly specifica

tending bidders immediatel

two classifications of work p

For the convenience of th

poned until December 30 

the following being the lowe

Newport News Shipbuilding Sr Dry 

For reconditioning and convers

Repairs to main machinery 

Piping system 

Total 

Gimbel Bros

Steward sdepartment equipme

Gibbs Bros Inc

For agencies fees supervision 

ing and miscellaneous repair

It is interesting to note 

the reconditioning of the ve

fuel was334 000less than 

received in 1920 and 51400

received at that time for th

1920 specifications did not i
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the vessel and were not near

in 1921 fully justifying the 

formed by the agents It is 

all of the abovementioned bids 

or business requirements of the 

stringent ever included in a sim

Under date of February 15 

Newport News Shipbuilding 

and conversion of the vessel 

also for repairs to the machi

grand total of6110 00and o

to Gimbel Bros New York fo

required in connection with th

ment of the vessel at their 

for section 8 omitted in their 

The total of these three contra

The International Mercantile 

of their contract of agency w

1919 and a new agency cont

February 25 1922 whereby 

over as of February 28 192

International Mercantile Marin

of the reconditioning and the c

of the steward sdepartment

The prolonged layup of the 

made it essential thoroughly t

necessary the boilers auxilia

etc and to supply deficiencies 

work was performed promptly 

and dispatched from Hoboken 

establishing a record for spee

vessel left New York arriving 

News Shipbuilding Dry Doc

DEPARTMENT OF P

Organization

On September 1 1921 the 

ments of the division of sup

department of purchases and s

office supply division was tr

manager department of purcha

Purchasing

Due to the placing of mana

for subsistence supplies effec
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division discontinued the p

class of supplies and in ke

ing agents to assume more 

plan of purchasing the com

ties was not extended bu

as lubricating oil bottom 

already being purchased in 

the procurement by mana

senger vessels only result

of chinaware silverware 

of design a standard of 

other advantages not possib

able market influenced th

estimated requirements for 

parts such as condenser t

in a considerable saving

Through the stripping o

available to managing age

erable quantities of ships s

a rigid policy of economy 

by managing agents for ac

siderably The purchases 

fuel amounted to 10432 06 

from other Government est

able saving

Stores

3

On July 1 1921 the st

719 337 90 worth of ma

ments of ship operation 

1

1922 however amounted 

509 722 22 worth of ma

plus to the material sales di

was due to taking into stock 

equipment surplus from the 

A vigorous campaign was 

aboard ships in lieu of direc

valued at221 948 19wer

Office Supplies

The combining of activiti

operating purchase and sto

and effective control An 

considerable paper work 

material reduction in perso
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The policy of rigid economy r

office equipment and supplies 

material sales division and 198

turned over by the home office 

distribution among other Gove

STATISTICA

The statistical department o

solidation of the central recor

actuarial department of the div

consists of two main divisions 

Actuarial division

Records and information divisio

The activities of the actuaria

the collection and compilation 

factors and elements pertaining 

Board vessels by means of r

analyses were made and statem

the various operating costs of 

routes from which comparisons 

of effecting economies whereve

The records and information 

collection compilation and di

to the physical operations of the 

and maintained of all vessels w

struction and constitute comp

vessel tug or barge under the 

A complete record was maint

vessel operated for account of th

might be available as to the 

vessels

There was maintained also 

and allocation of all vessels sho

the fleet by trade regions by 

arranged to indicate the exac

active or inactive

The analysis of exports and im

and clearances of all vessels of 

fund of information was made 

FUEL D

In September 1921 the offi

the chairman and fuel sect

14779221
178 SIXTH ANNUAL REPOR

charge respectively of the 

of fuel were consolidated 

fuel department This c

effective control over fuel m

The functions of the fuel 

1 Purchase and distribution 

2 Construction maintenan

stations

Fuel OH

At the beginning of the fis

ments of bunkerfuel oil we

the principal domestic ports 

early part of 1921 The te

from September 1 1921 at 

at Atlantic and Gulf ports 

to take definite minimum 

shipping business resulting 

burning vessels the board w

ties specified in its contract

therefore concluded agreem

period of these contracts 

under these contracts was 

required and part of the ca

ments for its foreign station

of fuel oil in this manner t

bunker requirements fill al

and floating storage in Uni

reserve supply of approxim

the close of the fiscal year 

and insures the board agains

in May June and July of 

numerous vessels with valua

for periods ranging up to 35 

Atlantic Coast Ports

During the last three m

decline in the price of fuel 

coast ports where the declin

board scontracts expired it to

and made contracts coveri

and Gulf coast ports over 

February 1 Almost coinci

the market price of fuel o

several months making thes

when theywere executed and 
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500 0 up to June 30 192

January 1 1922 the board ha

factory price without obligatin

at any port In most contrac

quantity that he would agree 

invariably sufficient to take ca

following table is a comparison 

ports as of June 30 1921 and J

decline in prices

1 Open market

2 Charge price to board sships 00 actually c

profits were made in fiscal yea 192122 when de

Pacific Coast Ports royalty oil

Under date of May 25 1920 

the board entered into contract

4921 875 barrels of fuel oil to 

bunker or cargo lots as required 

September 3 1921 These con

to the Midwest Refining Co 357

the wells in Montana and Wy

purchased from the Interior De

of delivery under various contra

visions of the general land leas

oil due the Government in Mo

1922 the board had delivered to 

barrels of crude oil which pract

the first two contracts While 

first two contracts was delivered 

the actual profits accrued in the 

the crude oil exchanged for the 

Department and delivered to th

on

2

these deliveries of crude oi

640 00 and the cost of fuel 

cents per barrel

On December 1 1921 the boa

the Midwest Refining Co for 

terminal June 192130 termJune 192

Boston New York Newalti

York

re

Jacksonville Norfolk Charleston Tampa Svannah Per1402087611550G 5

Per50

1 

1 0

SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT U

500 0 up to June 30 192

January 1 1922 the board ha

factory price without obligatin

at any port In most contrac

quantity that he would agree 

invariably sufficient to take ca

following table is a comparison 

ports as of June 30 1921 and J

decline in prices

1 Open market

2 Charge price to board sships 00 actually c

profits were made in fiscal yea 192122 when de

Pacific Coast Ports royalty oil

Under date of May 25 1920 

the board entered into contract

4921 875 barrels of fuel oil to 

bunker or cargo lots as required 

September 3 1921 These con

to the Midwest Refining Co 357

the wells in Montana and Wy

purchased from the Interior De

of delivery under various contra

visions of the general land leas

oil due the Government in Mo

1922 the board had delivered to 

barrels of crude oil which pract

the first two contracts While 

first two contracts was delivered 

the actual profits accrued in the 

the crude oil exchanged for the 

Department and delivered to th

on

2

these deliveries of crude oi

640 00 and the cost of fuel 

cents per barrel

On December 1 1921 the boa

the Midwest Refining Co for 
180 SIXTH ANNUAL REPOR

10 per cent more or less of f

at Pacific coast ports durin

at 121 per cent below the m

also provided that at a futu

west Refining Co a quantity 

would total in value the val

June 30 1922 the board 

contract The market pric

per barrel and therefore 

barrel The saving under 

to 478 8342

Foreign Ports

In the early part of 19

rapidly at practically all 

ports where the decline w

board was able to close ve

portant ports at prices low

livered through the medium 

board thereupon canceled s

following table shows the 

contracts as of June 30 19

Storage

In pursuance of this po

fuel oil at strategic points o

structed and placed in op

to the stations shown in op

steel storage plant comp

Mobile Ala opposite Bla

storage plant complete w

Island Norfolk Va The 

September 1 1921 and r

Port 

Aden

Alexandria Amsterdam Antwerp Avonmouth Barcelona Buenaombay BwlinguenosAires

Calcutta Ceutaolombo

Constantinople

Dunkirk Genoa Homburg Hongkong

perperbarrel dooton

perdo

per barrel

180 SIXTH ANNUAL REPOR

10 per cent more or less of f

at Pacific coast ports durin

at 121 per cent below the m

also provided that at a futu

west Refining Co a quantity 

would total in value the val

June 30 1922 the board 

contract The market pric

per barrel and therefore 

barrel The saving under 

to 478 8342

Foreign Ports

In the early part of 19

rapidly at practically all 

ports where the decline w

board was able to close ve

portant ports at prices low

livered through the medium 

board thereupon canceled s

following table shows the 

contracts as of June 30 19

Storage

In pursuance of this po

fuel oil at strategic points o

structed and placed in op

to the stations shown in op

steel storage plant comp

Mobile Ala opposite Bla

storage plant complete w

Island Norfolk Va The 

September 1 1921 and r
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vessels especially to tankers 

out of Mobile and Pensacola 

operation to receive and store 

15 1922 there were approxim

station On April 15 1922 

station in accordance with t

Mexican Petroleum Corporati

contract for its requirements of 

with the Mexican Petroleum C

sufficient to cover all operatin

of the plant and in addition 

low price and permits it to re

of oil to protect itself against 

prices

In May 1922 the fuel depar

of a 110 00barrel capacity 

equipment at Pago Pago Sa

mated that this plant was ap

would be completed about Sep

The following table shows bu

their capacity which were in 

June 30 1922

Name of station

Balboa Canal Zone

Bermuda Bizerte Tunis

Brest France

Cristobal Canal Zone

Durban South Africa

Honolulu IJawaii

Iquique Chile

Manila 1 I

Mobile Ala

Montreal Canada

Norfolk Va

Ponta Delgada Azores

Portland Oreg

Rio de Janeiro Brazil

Santos Brazil

Seattle Wash

Shanghai China

St Thomas Virgin Islands

Sydney Australia

Thameshavon Wellington New Zealand

The following storage contra

1922 due to the board s ability 

the cost of its oil delivered from 

were in operation on June 30 

Brest France

Bizerta Tunis

Iquique

Montreal

Rio de Janeiro including Santo
Port

Balboa 

Bermuda 

Bizerta 1 

Brest

Cristobal

1 

Durban 

Honolulu 

rouiyue

Manila

9 

Mobile 

Montreal

Norfolk

Ponta Delgada 

Portland 

Rio de Janeiro including River Plata 

St Thomas 

Santos s 

Seattle 

Shanghai 

Sydney 

Thameshaven 

Wellington 

Total 

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An idea of the volume of 

tions annually and the com

on June 15 1921 and June 

1 In operation only 101 months

2 Issue price on date station closed

r In operation only 1 month

In operation only 3 months

5In operation only 33 months

In keeping with the boars

the operating personnel and 

tions were reduced in Sep

consistent with efficient op

were effected in this mann

Distribution

The maintenance of sup

bunkering stations provided 

ers which would otherwise h

of crude and fuel oil are tra

the world Often these m

order to meet the changing 

sufficient number of tankers 

Bunker Coal

Domestic portsThe on

made during the fiscal year 

at New York and Norfolk 

1922 and the Norfolk con

June 1922 only The ba

other ports were purchased 
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

In the summer and fall of 

and in December the board w

market at as low a price as th

of the year 1922 up to April 

the price of coal at practically 

After April 1 however the pr

250 per ton Due to the f

number of coalburning vesse

was able to bunker the majo

foreign ports with a very sat

much below the market at dom

affected by the increase in pric

Foreign portsThe board 

tively large stocks of bunker 

Aires Rio de Janeiro and F

of 1921 there was a rapid dec

board was able to purchase co

at a price lower than the f o b 

at these ports It therefore 

in storage and thus avoided 

storage charges The board s

covered by contracts at Berm

ruary 28 1922 and at St Th

uniformly below the prevailin

each port was negligible On 

for its requirements of bunker 

mouth and Bremenhaven and 

vailing market

Increased Efficiency in Burning Fuel 

In December 1921 the fue

creased efficiency and greater 

aboard vessels employed an 

experience for the purpose of 

the CO efficiency obtained in f

burning equipment to instruc

efficient combustion and rec

vessels burning equipment

From December 1921 to J

visited by the combustion e

Baltimore and Norfolk Num

was found that only a few of 

bustion efficiency However 

found that there was a preve

per cent and that this loss could 
184 SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

simple adjustments of burne

inexpensive repairs and rep

With this demonstration 

ciency obtainable with one 

cipal societies of marine eng

engineers were invited to de

corporation srepresentative

devise ways and means for 

handling and burning of fue

designated representatives 

was scheduled to be held in 

fueloil bill is one of the lar

that large savings will result 

committee

REPORT OF THE 

The European division of 

fiscal year on June 30 192

having been established in J

The outstanding features 

First The complete Ame

Second Reduction in per

Third Reorganization an

Fourth Reduction in num

These results were made 

toward placing all possible 

agents and making the pos

visory office concerned ma

The operating personnel i

ciably by combining the du

ative

The 10 district organiza

Belgium and the Netherla

ports British Isles Egypt 

and the Aegean Spain an

were combined and reduced 

British Isles district

Northern European distri

Western Mediterranean d

Eastern Mediterranean di

with headquarters at L

stantinople

The port offices at Cardif

NewcastleonTyne Smyrn
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Brest Bilboa Calamata Va

Genoa Algiers Bizerta Danz

and Port Said were abolished 

handled by the operators age

established at Dakar West Afri

Activities in the Azores form

office were placed under the 

port representative was statio

all the activities in the Azores 

ative at Horta formerly repo

Operating Department Europe

This more centralized contro

organization of the operating 

The placing of all matters th

tion of the vessels including 

manager resulted in more di

the traffic department and 

division and the operating div

At the port of Liverpool a c

but practically all business wa

fixed fee per vessel which res

reduction of office staff and 

periods Continued efforts we

priate berths A berth was se

branch Dock No 2 By conc

board was enabled to employ 

reducing vessels operating cos

ment it is believed that steve

will be delivered in better co

accommodations for westbou

best possible dispatch will be 

the Canada Dock at any tim

In London two appropriate 

Surrey Commercial Dock for 

Tilbury Dock for the United 

berths will simplify many po

the vessels and afford a fixe

assembled

Maintenance and Repair Departmen

The European organization 

Shipping Board vessels dire

department was the executive 

ning of the fiscal year the pers
186 SIXTH ANNUAL REPO

American but during the 

Americanized and conside

The governing policy of 

was during the year a 

except those that were abs

berth or to make her seaw

surveyors and b no alter

be undertaken in European 

The work of the mainte

fiscal year decreased to so

number of vessels in opera

the latter being the result 

decrease in the amount of 

pay roll of the department 

of about 50 per cent

Traffic DepartmentEurope

The system of the traffic 

bound berth freight was fi

trades and later extended 

handling in conjunction wit

The traffic department 

demurrage and dispatch P 

The heavy movement of 

temporary stationing of rep

to supervise the handling o

programs respectively

The policy of concentrat

developed and the agencies 

concerns

The outstanding feature o

the difficulty of finding carg

party which would promise 

An important arrangemen

tracted negotiations with reg

tract established the right o

of the trade with America an

negotiations with regard to t

and the South African confe

Meetings were held with su

Timber and Corn Trade A

Glasgow all of these resultin

basis of equality through the 

strictly commercial basis

In connection with the qu

agreed to consider American 
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

Department of Purchases and Sup

During the fiscal year th

toward the direct purchase 

engine stores and other supp

On November 1 1921 the 

absorbed all the activities a

and the ship sales departme

purchase of all subsistence su

inasmuch as an arbitrary allo

cover this item of expense

WarehousesSpare gearS

tained at Copenhagen An

Alexandria Constantinople 

mouth with a main distribu

standard gear aggregating a

dollars were on hand from 

approximately 250 00 dur

reason of the maintenance o

vented and vessels assured 

tainable in the European ma

Legal DepartmentEurope

This department advised g

law matters including collis

lading cases It also coordi

the various countries to w

actual litigation in accordan

admiralty counsel in Wash

most reputable and experienc

of the law concerned The 

accordance with the customs 

adopted for handling the ma

of ships allowed for unificat

prosecuting or defending cla

The question of immunity 

during the fiscal year but 

German courts in the cases 

vessels were arrested and th

lation of the board or of the 

7 of the suits in admiralty a

establish the principle of im

depend the acceptance of th

the purpose in view of depr

having their cases dealt wit

Leipzig held that these vesse

In every case the board ap

jurisdiction of foreign cour

pending cash bail or bank 
188 SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

stipulation to pay the fina

objection was taken to the p

Communications DepartmentEuro

The communications dep

over telegraph cable and ra

By developing a special co

reports regarding the movem

material reduction in cable 

approximately 50 per cent 

been incurred under the prev

Three radio stations were 

London office A trans Atlan

was used for the reception of 

which had previously been s

phone transmitting and rece

office of the board was used w

with the similar installation a

in Falmouth Harbor for salva

SALES 

At the beginning of the fisc

of ships and surplus property 

established when it assumed 

were three separate divisions 

division of supply and sales 

surplus materials resulting fro

sales division handling the sa

portation and housing opera

and with the liquidation of th

benefit of shipyard workers a

or financed for the purpose 

employees At this time no s

for the disposal of dry docks a

were being handled by the con

their building

In June 1921 the chairman 

all surplus property a prelim

selling campaign then in force 

All sales were ordered suspend

other departments of the Gov

organization was reduced to 

the custody of the materials on 

to effect transfers of materials 

the sales already initiated I

property as well as of the ships 

of a survey of what the Shippin
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

of policies as to its disposal a

tion and the appointment of t

policies adopted

Plan of Reorganization

The Shipping Board on Se

and sale of the ships and surp

of trustees of the Emergency 

of the vice president in charg

were made subject to the po

by the board the sales of ho

other similar property were m

before final contracts of sale 

were made subject to terms a

Division of Work into Two Departm

The liquidation problem 

distinct classes of property 

were built under the wartim

which the Emergency Fleet C

including all of the varieties 

that came into the possession 

connection with the shipbuil

need existed The disposal 

problem of the establishme

whereas the disposal of the s

function to be carried out w

good business principles

Expenditures and Personnel of Sal

In round figures the total 

the fiscal year 1922 amounte

cent of the recovery resulting 

of surplus properties The 

responsible for selling on Ju

June 30 1922 to 997 By t

that there will be no personn

nection with the shipsales p

gible percentage of the reco

Ship Sales

The examination institute

surrounding the existing m

then being asked for steel c

dead weight ton was quite o

precluded the establishmen

readjustment of prices could 

In establishing a shipsale

merchant marine act it was 

valuation such that any d
190 SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

American flag would be filled 

ment except in the few cases 

of special design only could b

established must be sufficient

or the probable cost of reprod

pensate for physical deprecia

vessels built to the particula

compensate for any inferiorit

construction If the prices 

reproduction costs to compens

that any demand for America

the Shipping Board sfleet ex

of vessels referred to

A study of world ship mark

per dead weight ton would be 

However this price was mer

accepted by it as such Sales 

where is and the purchaser 

as to dead weight tonnage co

It was not to be expected th

the sale of more than a very sm

had been established by legisla

efficient American operators to 

If the prices established were 

it was believed that sales in v

conditions for competitive ope

the accomplishment of this e

trade

disposition would be depende

In November 1921 the bo

different types of vessels for the 

the American market and conf

arrived at The result of thes

that practically no market exis

In approaching the formulat

that while the prices establishe

to make it preferable for opera

nage rather than to construct 

service it would be neither g

payer to establish a needlessly 

marine built on a fleet obtain

represent its value would give 

unstable foundation and that n

narrow margin of profit which 

tonnage in operation had to b

prices
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The policy arrived at contem

of prices advantageous to the A

still representing a fair value aft

of the shipping problem This 

vessels of types suitable to form 

merchant marine Vessels of 

in excess of any demand anticip

in a different class Undoubt

there exists now and will exist 

foreign flags and when it is clea

into the American merchant m

on account of excessive numb

should be established for sale 

disposed of in this way

The immediate prospect is 

the fleet First and foremosC

Even with this legislation the 

if it is to be accomplished as p

merchant marine must be a s

favorable factors that will he

problem is the fact that a larg

now over 15 years of age and 

cost maintaining the highe

factor in operation as to influe

nage rather than to pay the h

While a much greater percenta

the age when it will be desirab

is true in the case of American 

situation are largely caused by 

absorption whether in this m

remove this excess and to e

The increase in value of the ves

in the next few years as a res

tonnage should however mo

upkeep during the period that m

controlling ones

Sales Program

Negotiations for the sale of 

late in the calendar year 192

Shipping Board appointed two 

in charge of sales as a ship sa

give detailed consideration to 

referring to the Shipping Boa

the committee considered satis
192 SIXTH ANNUAL REPO

A survey of the records i

totaling about 19598 900 

Board at any time had had 

obtained from various sou

types as is indicated by th

1 No dead weight tonnage included for tu

From the time sales were 

steel ships totaling 359 577 

were sold for a total of97

wooden and concrete ships 

71921 gross tons for a total 

the names of the ships sold 

the names of the purchasers

Ships sol

Name

Steel cargo ships

Cathayottonplant Celestial Catherine Cowiehe Craigsmere Coverun Cowboyie Corcoran Eastern AbseconSoldier Eastern Merchant

Edellyn Eastern Cloud

Eastern Ocean

Eastern Exporter

Eastern Importer

Eastern Trader

Irene Lake Elizabeth EllenorForney

bener 

Steel cargo ships

Contract

Requisitioned on ways

Requisitioned afloat

Etenemy seized

Purchased

keel combined passenger and

cargo Contract ships

Requisitioned on ways

Rcquiationed afloat

Evenemy seized

Transferred from Govern

meat departments

heelContract tankers

Requis tioned on ways

Purchased

tool refrigerator ships

Contract

Requisitioned on ways

teelsailingships Exenemy

seized

13713372033Si

118 3201

2

116611

118

7

192 SIXTH ANNUAL REPO

A survey of the records i

totaling about 19598 900 

Board at any time had had 

obtained from various sou

types as is indicated by th

1 No dead weight tonnage included for tu

From the time sales were 

steel ships totaling 359 577 

were sold for a total of97

wooden and concrete ships 

71921 gross tons for a total 

the names of the ships sold 

the names of the purchasers

Ships sol

Name

Steel cargo ships

Cathayottonplant Celestial Catherine Cowiehe Craigsmere Coverun Cowboyie Corcoran Eastern AbseconSoldier Eastern Merchant

Edellyn Eastern Cloud

Eastern Ocean

Eastern Exporter

Eastern Importer

Eastern Trader

Irene Lake Elizabeth EllenorForney
59 steel ships

Wooden tonnage

Clackamas Cartona Corvallis Corone Alrliewensdaw Broxton Blakely Birchleaf Byfield 13rookdalo Argonta

Wallowa Zavalla Clioowardfn Fairfield Itompa Neabsco Thole Diana PortSeward

WoodFame Badger tugs

SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT UN

Ships sold during fisc

Name

Steel cargo ships Continued

Lake Arthur

Lake Flournoy

Lak Skrling

Lillian Mandarin Penobscot Seekonk Mary Oriental Marrce

Seaconnet South Bend

W J Crosby

Steel cargo ships sold as complete or partial

losses City of Bnmswick

Yellowstone Pinellas

Steel tankers City of Freeport

Steel cargo and passenger

Northern Pacific

Columbia Callao

Steel cargo exenemy

Raps

Casco Idasonomia Pawnee Oumnbaug Arcadia

Pequot Steel sailing vessels exenemy

Arapahoe Tonowanda

SteelCaneyfork Hermitage Nashville barges Old Hickory

Steel oceangoing tugs

Bartheny Baldrock

Concrete Setter Talisman Pointer wreck Selma

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365

39

391

39

38

35

49

45

35

36

49

49

40

41

49

75

91
194 SIXTH ANNUAL REPO

During the fiscal year 

totaling 274 43 dead wei

ment departments witho

Department received 12 

refrigerator ships and 2 w

1 steel cargo ship and 

oceangoing tugs

Due in part to the low 

Board adopted the policy 

the purchase price be pa

three to five years by s

bearing 5 per cent interes

In order to encourage 

of Diesel propelling mach

of its ships of inefficient 

prices to companies who w

Diesel equipment Three 

further negotiations in this 

that in this manner a num

little value could be sold 

in addition to providing 

operations of motor hips

One of the difficult p

Board was the dispositio

285 steamers As a res

present board took office 

120 42 88 The board 

the wooden ships could b

certain trades in which t

to the established lines o

of the development of the 

the salvage value of ships 

to various shipyards for d

At the close of the fisca

of a total of 1686 ste

totaling 1080972 dead 

classes

Steel cargo sh ps

Steel combined cargo and

passenger ships

Steel tankers

Steel refrigerator ships

Steel tugs

Wooden cargo ships

Num I 

ber 

1256

4824

2251330

1 No dead weight tonnage included fo
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT U

Surplus Property Department

The organization of the surp

the following divisions

Materialsales division

Transportation and housing div

Drydock division

Plant division

The department was respon

surplus material and property 

Corporation except ships T

divisions follows

MATERIAL

This division took over the d

and sales with the exception 

ment was on September 1 1

the vice president in charge of 

were those pertaining to the c

plus and certified by the vario

The chairman on June 30 

specifically excepted in the or

inventory could be taken of m

The exceptions to the order p

which negotiations were under 

fers of material to the departm

Fleet Corporation or to other 

The inventory referred to w

the efforts of the division durin

with this work

The inventory completed c

be followed in making future 

sonnel which would be require

of material on hand The i

surplus materials in 263 locat

a total present Mir value 

forcedsale value of approx
196 SIXTH ANNUAL REPOR

The material included in 

of goods and each class offe

is a breakdown of the tota

classifications of material us

Class 1 Machinery equipment an

Class 2 Electric equipment and s

Class 3 Pipe valves plumbing a

Class 4 Rolling stock floating equ

Class 5 Ship machinery and equip

Class 6 Galley hotel hospital equ

Class 7 General supplies 

Class 8 Office furniture and suppli

Class 9 Metal and metal products 

Class 10 Buildingsplant disposa

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Total 

The materials to be dispo

volved so many varieties tha

not practicable In order to 

the country and still to ret

the field a sales policy was a

be divided into sales distric

of the materialsales division 

cash in amounts not exceed

the present fair value as s

thereto Sales for larger am

approval of the director of sa

division or in the absence of 

division All sales whatever 

fair value of the inventory o

office approval Sales of m

4100 0 or more required th

the corporation

Organization

The sales policy approved 

field forces which at the sam

sales districts covering the w

Northeastern district 

Eastern district 

Central district 

Southern district 

Southern Pacific district 

Oregon district 

Northern Pacific district 
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT U

There are listed below the 

these districts

Northeastern district 

Eastern district 

Central district 

Southern district 

Southern Pacific district 

Oregon district 

Northern Pacific district 

Subsequently sales offices 

Merchants Shipbuilding Corp

pier South Brooklyn at the 

Corporation at Sparrows Poin

Va At these locations the va

sufficient to justify setting up a 

similar to that given to the di

The following chart shows 

October 29 1921 and the ex

during the last six months of 

this chart will be explained lat

sales and deliveries It will b

chart that the weekly expense

sales have averaged 267 600 

dollar This 15 per cent doe

usual sense it includes war

properties not required in conn

words all expenditures incid

plants and materials no longer 

Sales

The sales function of the di

lowing sections

Generalsales section

Outlyingprojects section

Governmentaltransfer section
198 SIXTH ANNUAL REPO

This division of sales ac

three distinct classes of sale

the warehouses and large 

various classifications were 

were permanently set up to 

of materials in each class p

best means of liquidation 

to handle this class of sales 

directly responsible to the g

The many scattered locat

of materials were on hand 

volving only a single type 

and various special relatio

projects were settled by cor

visits by representatives o

It was for this work that th

The other class of sales in

the corporation and to othe

evident that transfers to 

desirable means of disposing 

a section to cooperate dire

and with the office of the c

of the Budget

As has been stated previo

ernmental transfers were ma

1921 at which time sales 

The records indicate that du

transfers amounting to app

rials with an inventory pr

under the new policy were co

29 1921 and continued to t

of approximately9500 0

sold had an inventory pre

Included in these total sale

houses and outlying project

three plants negotiated by th

deliveries and expenses sho

from October 29 1921 to 

should be noted that the cum

as the average sales curve 

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SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT U

that time There is shown al

of June 1 1922 The origina

include recovery from the sales 

was accepted subsequent to the 

These certifications during th

appraised or present fair va

were various materials at man

tional items large and small a

In the generalsales section 

the field to negotiate large sale

homeoffice approval It was 

home office only such sales as 

handled in the districts Th

office exercised control over th

The majority of sales made bot

by negotiation either personal 

means were resorted to in spec

sealed bids did not prove very 

goods and the nature of the tra

after sealed bids were reject

office and in each case very s

sales consummated The sales 

and 202 1400horsepower ma

made in this way When sal

South Norwalk Conn reached 

were no longer effective auct

were resorted to and on the wh

Particular mention should b

plant of the Merchants Shipb

organization was set about Nov

1922 materials with a presen

000 in order to carry out the con

Corporation Salesiby negotia

1922 when all remaining prope

eries were all completed by the 

final accounting the interests 

settled

At the beginning of the fisca

projects amounting to 2874

end of the fiscal year there 

240 309 23present fair valu

The governmentaltransfer 

transfers

2

amounting to 1857

113 600 In accordance wi

the chief coordinator sales or 
200 STXTIT ANNUAI REPOR

cent below the present fa

lower In certain cases w

coordinator transfers were 

comparatively few The 

preferential treatment in th

diting shipments etc

Deliveries

In the matter of deliverin

confronted by a problem 

condition resulted partly o

material still on hand July 

that time but principally on 

leave material in the custo

future rise in the market D

sales contracts were not so 

material and a number of 

serious problems in deliver

negotiated to the point whe

contracts more recently mad

of the resale of the material 

After it became evident 

cooperate in the matter of r

of refusing to sell further m

quent on any sales contrac

duced the desired result

Of the material on hand 

which was certified later t

There

the general

is indicated

comptroller

on the

a to

curve which shows the mon

of surplus material as reflec

and supplies accounts gene

noted that the June 30 19

lines shown at the end of 

creases due to certification 

accounts during the month

There was maintained fo

of the undelivered balance 

projects This record was 

subject to delay for detaile

troller saccounts At the 

reflected in this record was

tion with the general compts

material

1

with an inventory 

000 has been shippe
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

Claims

Aside from the problems p

rent sales there arose many q

sales contracts and also ma

pending before the departm

organized to handle these inv

the materialsales division w

close cooperation with the le

ber of complicated problems 

Material Section

After the inventory of Jun

campaign was started in Octo

the material section which eli

was possible therefore to m

section although it was found 

tional records to give a proper 

division in the disposition of 

established was the valuation 

shipments and balances on ha

The appraisal branch of th

reappraisals of material for sal

of the appraised values to be 

made subsequent to the inve

the sales campaign was started 

in the inventory were not suita

recoverable values being app

inventory under the heading fo

TRANSPORTATION 

The transportation and ho

management and sale of those ho

tation facilities which were co

gency Fleet Corporation with fu

appropriation act approved Jul

Organization and Personnel

The transportation and hous

of the operation and maintenan

to the corporation and was in 

It also had supervision to the 

contracts of the projects on 

mortgages

This department was also res

tions for settlements of transp
202 SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

number of cases the procurin

ties as a basis for settlement

Housing

The total expenditure of 

amounted to approximately 

about 200 0 to municipa

street improvements and pu

Prior to the beginning of 

covered from sales of housi

was represented by purchase 

On July 1 1921 there rem

ects in addition to 3 others 

had not been conveyed C

permanent dwelling houses 

ments 20 apartment and s

54 stores 11 store buildings 

tories 4 cafeterias and othe

Unsold projects owned by 

year either directly or throu

companies were as follows

1 Groton Conn Groton Par

mitories 1 cafeteria 1 sto

Bristol Pa Harriman 3

18 stores 1 school 1 hos

cellaneous buildings Camden N J Fairview 

1 gymnasium miscellaneo

Philadelphia Pa Elmwood 

Essington Delaware Count

cafeteria 1 power house Chester Pa 73uckman Vi

ing house 1 old mansion 

Wilmington Del Union 

Dundalk Md 1 store build

Lorain Ohio 231 houses 1 

Wyandotte Mich 7S new h

In addition to the abov

by stock ownership to th

contracts of sale but whic

Philadelphia Pa Elmwo

Chester Pa Chestership 

South Jacksonville Fla F

During the fiscal year t

realty company holding tit

Bath Me 109 houses 4 d
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

At the beginning of the yea

trol over the following projec

given to secure the advances m

Portsmouth N H Atlantic 

I A Newburgh N Y 127 houses 

Brooklawn N J 448 houses 

Essington Pa South Philade

Chester Pa Sun Village and 

Newport News Va Hilton V

Newport News Va Washi

8 stores

Clyde Calif 103 houses 1 hot

Vancouver Wash 20 houses 1 

Disposal of Real Estatc

The merchant marine act a

directed the Slipping Board to 

interest of the United States th

k consistent with good business 

States

Prior to the fiscal year vario

the housing division a large nu

at private sale on easy terms 

entirety

In October 1921 the board 

auction sales as the best met

contemplated by the merchan

projects at Fairview Camden 

sold in that manner

After extensive advertising 

view project was sold at auct

total price of3802 60

Oa April 22 1922 jalmost all 

sold at auction for 131 615 

priv tesale for 812 033 makin

sale of this entire development

The improved property at 

school and hospital buildings a

on December 17 1921 jfor a tota

the vacant land hospital and 

auction for 33057 50 The s

systems were sold privately to a

providing for their subsequent 

which the town site was ann

66900 Powerhouse equipm

was sold for approximately400

from the sale of this project 845
204 SIXTH ANNUAI REPOR

With a view to making th

home seekers easy terms o

the acceptance by the board 

per cent of purchase prices 

were given the further privi

chase prices to remain on 

payable 2 per cent monthl

offered purchasers making c

Settlements were comple

per cent of the improved pro

vacant lots Approximate

the properties involved in 

remaining 62 per cent being 

Commencement of settle

annexation proceedings bu

of 56 per cent of the improve

lots had been completed 

chase prices was received in 

39 per cent being secured b

The successful outcome 

vinced the board of the wisd

that the same plan be follo

mington Del Chester P

Groton Conn and the Ess

On February 2728 192

was sold at auction for pri

to the auction sale a cash of

sale contracts was accepte

in accordance with the term

The entire project known 

sold March 25 1922 for p

were completed before the 

to the amount of approxim

The Bath Me project 

total prices received aggre

sale were rejected by the 

project at private sale A date was fixed for the 

tories but the sale was c

for a consideration of 300

blanket mortgage covering 

Legal complications inv

with the shipbuilder made 

sale of the Groton Conn 
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT U

Under a subsequent authoriz

Lorain Ohio and Wyandotte M

and 25 1922 respectively To

amounted to 543 250 and 210

properties were made during th

On June 30 1922 settlement 

certain vacant land at Dundal

privately for 75000 cash A 

remained unsold at this project

Results of sales of real proper

marized as follows

Camden N 5

BristolPa

Wilmington Del

Chester Pa

Essington 1a

Lorain Ohio

Dundalk NUMich

Total

lame of project

Harriman Union FarviewPark Gar

Buckman dens Village 1

Essington Dormi

tories

Date 

1

1 De10

Dec 

Feb 

Mar 

May 

Purchaser of one want lot at 8725 defaulted

2 Ten per cent depa its paid at auction sale

Location 

Blanket Mortgages

During the fiscal year the inter

projects was disposed of by th

division of the blanket mortgag

Newburgh N Y 

Essington Pa South Philadelp

Chester Pa Sun Village and 

Newport News Va Hilton Village a

Total

SUMMAR

Total 

Real estate 

Blanket mortgages 
206 SIXTH ANNUAL REPOR

Assignment of the blanke

Calif was made to the Pac

with the settlement of ship 

Property Unsold June 30 1922

At the end of the fiscal 

corporation and under the 

housing division had been 

with the exception of the fo

Bath Me entire project

Groton Conn Groton Par

Philadelphia Pa Elmwoo

Chester Pa Buckman Vill

Wilmington Del Union P

Dundalk Md five Lots of v

Blanket mortgages were 

year covering the following 

Portsmouth N H Atlanti

Brooklawn N J

Vancouver Wash

Property Sold but not Transferred 

Camden N J Fairview 5

Bristol Pa Harriman 226 

Philadelphia Pa Elmwoo

Philadelphia Pa island ro

Chester Pa Chestership H

Jacksonville Fla Fletche

Lorain Ohio entire projec

Wyandotte Mich entire p

Transportation

Out of its appropriation o

the transportation and hou

of which amount84361 

and power companies

The contracts covering 

payment during the period 

amounts advanced and the 

of the value as determined b

fixed in a number of cases 

ment of principal was in n

annual installments with in

the first payment falling du

peace

Prior to July 1 1921 a 

company for 55000 and 

for 234 000 making the to
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

tion such surplus material as 

and sales division was certified 

Following the President sp

of the war arrangements wer

companies for appraisals of th

and steps were taken toward e

companies

During the fiscal year settle

companies for the total amou

At the end of the year t

contracts

Company

Lewiston Augusta Waterville Street Ry 

Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co

Portland Railway Light Power Co

PublicEmergency Service RyFleetCoyCamden contract

Kearney contract

Newark Bay contract

San Diego Electric Ry Co

Southern Pennsylvania Traction Co

Tidewater Power Co

United Railways Electric Co of Baltimore

City of Tacoma Wash

1 Company became insolvent and its enti

Kennebec Ry Co

Appraisers appointed

At the end of the year neg

above companies looking tow

tracts except in the case of 

Co with which an agreemen

DRYD

The drydock division wa

surplus property department 

The problem before the d

the dry docks and marine ra

and some equitable arrange

railways already disposed o

financial interest might be k

or put in the hands of othe

the corporation or inflicting u

companies

In order to relieve the seri

diately following the war d

corporation financed in whol

construction of 18 dry docks 
208 SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

ties with the exception of th

repair companies under variou

tabulated statement contain

docks and railways is include

The original investment of 

railways amounted to approx

approximately 1654 000 w

of the contracts containing p

construction costs prevailing 

The former administration 

of these facilities with the 

tration assumed control the 

investment of approximately 

tractually collectible over 

15372 000 exclusive of inte

life of the contracts

Prior to July 1 1921 there 

a total of approximately 4700

In connection with contrac

30 1922 the recovery inclu

approximately 1809 00 

amounting to 300 0 In 

approximately 158 000 repre

canceled as a result of settlem

cluding the pendi g claims th

proximately1967 000 and 

payments is added the total 

settled during the year would 

On June 30 1922 there 

3

exclusive of interest the su

378 682 is classified as unde

677 under the surplus property 

Owing to the serious gener

industry the operation of thes

the whole unprofitable and i

unable to meet the contract t

necessitated an attempt to s

outlined

One drydock contract an

finally settled prior to July 1 

railway contracts the corpora

Of the remaining 17 dry doc

ments were made during the f

and 3 marine railways Settl

1 dry dock and 1 marine railw
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT U

jug an interest in same and in 

ment agreement was reached 

completed before the end of th

Owing to financial difficultie

necessary during the year to 

docks with the result that on 

outright or had a financial int

railways The situation with 

was as follows

Final settlement made

Dry docks

Drydock contract No 4 Ja

Drydock contract No 7 Ja

Marine railways

Marine railway contract No 

Marinerailway contract No 

Marine railway contract No 

Settlement made Pleet Corporation 

Dry dock

Drydock contract No 1 A

Marine railway

Marinerailway contract No 

Retaken by Fleet Corporation and o

Dry docks

Drydock contract No 8 M

Drydock contract No 14 R

Drydock contract No 18 L

Settlement agreement reached but n

Marine railway

Marine railway contract No 

Negotiations pending or no action re

Dry docks

Drydock contract No 3 Be

Drydock contract No 5 Ga

Drydock contract No 10 

Yard

Drydock contract No 11 B

Drydock contract No 12 N

Drydock contract No 13 P

Drydock contract No 16 S

Drydocic contract No 17 N

Marine railways

Marinerailway contract No 

Marinerailway contract No 

Marine railway contract No 

Marine railway contract No 

In addition to those mention

offered for sale which were cons

had not been obligated under an

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210 SIXTH ASS UAL nh000T 

The docks held by the c

were also made to dispose 

account of the general depres

only a portion of the dock c

those who might normally h

did not deem it advisable a

figure Such situations wer

or to the hope that the corpo

to sell at a greater sacrifice 

number of docks on hand a

making an immediate purc

would probably remain idle 

PL

The corporation was oblig

other plant improvements a

provide sufficient shipbuildin

In some cases plants and pl

poration and owned outrigh

and secured by mortgages o

were made to be repaid from 

after the armistice was sign

the problem of liquidating it

zation was created for tha

plant disposal section of the 

plant improvements owned 

posed of by the plant dispos

time the liquidation of plan

absence of a demand for pro

The plant division of the 

ized

interest

in October

in plants

1921

and

to

plan

ag

dispose of any of these it w

corporation sinterests and 

be disposed of as advantag

analysis it was found tha

docks and marine railway p

plant improvements at 54 

and that advances made b

at 18 locations had not been 

a plant was sold on deferred 

Upon further analysis it w

financial legal and materi

the liquidation of some of 
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT U

that these departments could c

terests to better advantage than 

corporation sinterests in plant 

were assigned to other departm

The 15 cases retained by the 

Alameda concentration plant 

American Shipbuilding Co 

Bancroft Martin Rolling Mills 

John Brennan Co 

Duval Corporation 

Gibbs Gas Engine Co 

Grant Smith Porter Ship Co 

flog Island 

National Metals Co 

Pressed Steel Car Co 

Ralston Steel Car Co 

Richmond Boiler Works 

Skinner Eddy yard No 2 

Sun Shipbuilding Co 

Todd Dry Dock 2onstruction 

Some of these were immed

previously been sold on deferred 

had defaulted some were invo

not available for sale on acco

of surplus materials Eight w

seven to be disposed of The 

erty are included in the report 

Following is a list of the plan

Bancroft Martin Rolling Mills 

John Brennan Co 

Gibbs Gas Engine Co 

Grant Smith Porter Ship Co 

National Metals Co 

Ralston Steel hr Co 

Richmond Boiler Work 

Sun Shipbuilding Co 

Following is a list of the plan

a brief description of each

lameda concentration plant 

American Shipbuilding Co 

lval Corporation 

Ifog Islam 

Pressed Steel Car Co 

Skinner Eddy yard No 4 

Todd Dry Mork h Construction CT
212 SIXTH ANNUAL REPOR

The following notes give 

plants which remained to 

Alameda concentration p

owns approximately 170 ac

started to build a complete 

Very little construction wor

of the sudden termination 

therefore consist principal

ings and railroad tracks 

centration yard and would n

American Shipbuilding C

ments owned by the corpo

mill with its complete pow

owing to a receivership bu

soon be sold The corpora

plant

Duval Corporation South 

chased the MerrillStevens 

Fla and the housing proje

deferred payment plan T

its contract with the Emerg

were under way with a view 

Hog Island PaThe co

of land at this location tog

provements Owing to the 

concentration yard for surp

for several months

Pressed Steel Car Co A

at this plant consisted of e

Car Co had an option The 

to the Pressed Steel Co wa

pany had against the corpo

Skinner Eddy yard 

owned approximately 20 ac

buildings and fixed improve

Todd Dry Dock Const

Emergency Fleet Corporati

plant which the Todd Co

in full had not been made 

claims that that corpora

Corporation

LEG

The activities of the le

problems incident to the c

but the multitudinous ques
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ing and operation of vessels du

ment was called upon to defend 

prosecute libel suits both in for

of salvage service collisions c

and other causes As the res

tion having insured Governm

Government vessels under ba

was called upon to investigate 

and total loss arising through

in the past advanced money 

legal department was required 

of the contracts and mortgages 

these claims were against co

which necessitated proceedin

sold large stores of merchandise 

necessitating the preparation o

ment The department was c

to foreclose mortgages and in m

ments acquired by the Gove

corporation was engaged in the 

systems questions arising from 

and suits arising out of such o

and disposition of vessels the 

necessary bills of sale and oth

collection of obligations due t

tance and required considerab

position of claims resulting in 

the United States in claims 

United States Shipping Board 

in the Court of Claims receive

number of the cases in litigati

attorneys but a large part o

some instances the actual tria

ment The department assis

cases pending before the Cour

posing of claims before the c

sively by the department W

ping Board exercised on water 

Commerce Commission on lan

and acted as legal advisor t

interested

Prior to July 1921 the lega

appropriate attention to the h

It was therefore imperative to 

and trained lawyers speciall
214 SIXTH ANNUAL REPO

legal questions of the Sh

Corporation Such an orga

of 1921 by General Coun

experience had qualified th

contract real estate tran

tion and trained admiralty 

various divisions of the l

handled were of unusual m

erly organized and equipp

enormous The building 

felt to be absolutely requir

There were created four 

namely the admiralty div

and special assignment div

tion division

The activities of each of 

lowing pages

ADM

The United States Shipp

Corporation at the close o

ships but prior to that tim

times that number In the 

occurred on the high seas an

of every kind and characte

resulting insurance question

cases and miscellaneous q

charged with the duty of ha

settlements by compromise 

The admiralty division also a

to the determination of m

merchant marine act 1920 

Prior to July 1 1921 it wa

pending in the New York d

of the litigated cases in a

tried by the United States d

prepared by lawyers in the 

United States district attorn

cases of this character and 

lawyers to assist in their p

to accumulate in vast num

impossible to try the cases 

but also impossible to prep

time stipulated by rule of c

Attorney General of the Un
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

agreed that the Shipping Boa

admiralty cases against it in th

The suits in admiralty act a

in the opinion of the Shippin

exclusive remedy in the Fede

of the commercial operation 

ever since the jurisdictional s

the fiscal year received a cons

of this nature were pending no

but also in the Court of Claim

Tucker Act The question of 

Federal districts and it was 

authoritative decision on th

obtained

The admiralty division durin

Of these 270 were collision a

cases included claims for demu

transportation seamen clai

wages and personal injuries 

to the admiralty division 407 

addition to the foregoing the 

and participated in the settle

claims which were handled b

which were settled without lit

The admiralty division con

mercial documents and a mo

general clauses of which will 

shipments on Shipping Board 

the preparation of the through 

by the Shipping Board and 

effective July 22 1922 Thro

measure of uniformity in the b

routes was expected All dem

tralized in the admiralty div

filed in the various district co

sion 334 demurrage cases an

cases These cases involved 

amount of52281 79

The largest class of cases pe

were those arising under the l

merchant marine act After th

nage values a large number o

tions Many of these corpor

because of the fall in ocean ra

cated bankrupt or their affair
216 SIXTH ANNUAL REPOR

insolvency proceedings Th

had incurred obligations in 

These obligations were unpa

sought to assert a maritime 

materials and supplies as un

law gives rise to a maritime l

cases on the various defens

the notice in the contract 

substance provided that th

authority to encumber the v

The validity of the provis

ship mortgages was upheld 

States District Court for th

W II Muller Co Ltd 

appeal had not expired N

expense was caused by reaso

act with reference to the re

lowed the act requires the m

the vessel is either permane

effect changing the previous 

as the port where the mortg

was being considered by th

procedure

A collision case involving 

in favor of the Shipping Bo

the collision occurring Octo

The West Cama lc in a fog wa

her severely Within a fe

again struck by the S S C

ew minutes with a loss of 3

about1000in propert

the West Camak and a cros

Rowan to recover for damag

the Shipping Board the clai

costs had against the owner

A decision of great import

ping Board in particular 

Western Maid case in which 

charge of purely governmen

and sovereign merged an

against the ship when she la

decision relieved the Govern

cases and left the claiman

relief
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CONTRACT OPINION RECOVER

In a general way the greater 

current legal business of the c

proper conclusion all the vast 

matters certain classes of claim

by this division It prepared 

contracts for sale of vessels m

the Shipping Board As the b

of some 35000 plants w

some 1400 steel vessels and 

aggressive campaign to sell an

possible it is obvious that the 

proportions

During the fiscal year the le

nection with the sale of nine h

tion and the sale of 13 blank

covering six housing projects 

aration of terns and contract

tion preparation of assignme

assignments of leases release

ments the drawing and app

bonds and mortgages assign

of deeds for the projects sold 

proval of the general form 

general form could not be use

of blanket mortgages held by 

These transactions also necess

the shipbuilder the stock of o

preparations to complete its 

claims connected with the va

chattels and drawing gener

addition thereto in connec

necessary to furnish advice 

tax matters in several States 

the various realty companies 

leases and subleases covering 

and to prepare minutes an

and stockholders of the realt

Other duties in this connect

ferences on various matters w

projects upon which the corp

used in settlements made by 

or in which it had an intere
218 SIXTH ANNUAL REPO

at such settlements for al

sum of9215 191 04 Th

mortgages aggregating 7630

The division assisted in c

and public utilities compani

by the corporation for th

projects

It was the duty of this d

execution of all agreement

operation of the fleet ope

agreements for the purchase 

facilities

This division was called u

finance division of the corp

campaign to liquidate the a

given in the preparation o

other legal instruments in 

of contracts of settlement 

incident to large collection

siderable work

During the fiscal 3a n

The division prepared the co

advice upon the legal proble

During the period cover

ment of the relations betw

Government the British Min

ment was taken with the 

the Czecho Slovak Governme

and the State Department a

in denying the claims of the 

The legal department pre

these settlements and review

they were finally made

The Shipping Board durin

some satisfactory arrangeme

chasers whereby the Gover

market price for its proper

stantly carried on Some co

but a number of others at t

instances no action was tak

obligations The board felt 

by its debtors within a defin

announced it would proceed 

In these negotiations and tr

upon to act for the hoard in 
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

This division had charge o

reorganization of corporation

Corporation There were mo

of receivers in which the Sh

involving millions of dollars 

bankruptcy cases attention is 

Court of the United States i

case to the effect that the 

entitled to claim priority in t

ruptcy cases

This division also passed 

claims before the claims com

number of claims against t

administratively and in such 

and prepared the necessary p

The division also handled c

creased labor cost During th

companies with more than 200 

Pacific coasts were engaged in 

requisition order or direct con

ration The form of these o

particular yard and in many 

ships Contracts and orders 

many instances after construc

of numerous contractor sclaim

ration for reimbursement for 

Anticipating the upward tre

provision was made in all of th

price or estimated cost of th

increases in wage rates autho

building labor adjustment bo

established under a threepa

United States the Navy De

Corporation and the America

through its president It was 

labor conditions and standard

shipbuilding plants throughou

Corporation committed itself 

commitment together with 

tions by executive officers o

resulted in higher costs for shi

in the contract prices and cr

tion and in favor of the con

250 00
220 SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

It was the task of the w

and boards of like character 

make findings upon all que

under the entire ship constr

findings by this unit was to 

basic principles upon which 

determined and definitive re

The wage reimbursement u

The number of claims and 

approximately 60 on June 3

claims which had not been 

consideration and decision in 

CLA

One of the pressing and d

during the fiscal year was t

and administrative dispositi

out of the shipbuilding cont

These claims 687 in 

139 248 81involving 

Corporation with several hu

material men located throu

for many months in some 

the claimants were clamoring 

Many contractors were thr

ships others had gone into 

their claims and many mo

this manner

Section 2 article c of t

on the board the duty of a

claims Under the former 

nated as the construction c

but it was deemed advisable 

up a claims tribunal organiz

Accordingly a claims com

Walter D Meals chairman 

Capt Richard M Watt Un

members and O P M Br

impossible to serve with th

served throughout the year 

selected by the President of 

ing the services of men of 

struction and accountanc

technicalities and accountin

of a most complex and int
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authorized to hear and determ

all construction and requisitio

be specially referred to them

At the same time a claims 

under the supervision of the g

and examiners to prepare the 

by assembling all available da

Simple rules of procedure w

as well as the Emergency Fle

cases were reached to appe

witnesses and documentary 

work out their differences b

tribunal Where the merits o

unquestionable provision w

subject to review by the com

tion and hearing by the comm

the commission srecommend

With some slight modificati

satisfactory results

Owing to the necessity of b

the commission did not begin 

1921 During the nine mon

mission had heard and determ

claimed amounted to 8249001

amounting to 81497 770 84 w

tion and were denied 547 

amounted to 825 000 2326

the awards amounted to only7

ing to 5353 184 26for materia

accepted which amount when 

Fleet Corporation still furthe

At the same time the total su

claimants representing charg

Emergency Fleet Corporation 

gage overpayments freight 

items so that after deducting 

payable on account of these 

reduced to the sum of 8025

cent of the amounts origina

amounts claimed totaled 8617

claimants were indebted to the 

claims and 82086 7626 wa

Corporation in these cases so 

tlement of 525 000 2326in 

amounted to only52996 437 83
222 SIXTI AN YEA REPORT 

Subsequent to July 29 19

3485 290 99were filed so 

commission was 1214 repres

01 this number 202 amou

or otherwise eliminated so t

claims it will be found that7856

leaving 434 claims amounti

settled

All of the claims pending 

commission had been assign

claims for examination and 

settlements were being con

supervision of the commissio

An outstanding feature o

while only a fraction of the f

claimants commended the fa

and in no instance had any c

by appealing to the courts fo

right to such appeal is reserv

When it is considered that 

amount to less than 12 per c

that the lack of a single ap

sign ifica n t

1r1IIn

There were 250 cases e

against the Emergency Flee

State courts The amount 

gregated 100 0 As 

various parts of the country 

with its available lawyers t

The United States district a

were in charge of the litiga

instances many of the nece

prove the case of the corpora

Washington The various p

throughout the United State

familiar to counsel in Wash

to Shipping Board and Fle

they were to local district 

policy in handling Shipping 

obviously desirable Conse

gation by Shipping Board co

to the district attorneys T

under a chief counsel with s
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entire docket was made and the 

assistant counsel with a view to 

showing the nature of the litig

status of the case aud the next 

sel was assigned to consult with 

other counsel in charge of the p

a case appeared to be incomplet

sion would take steps to assist in 

was sent to the jurisdiction in w

organizing and preparing the 

Where the district attorney wa

the attorneys of the litigation d

of every trial were carefully an

division and the question of the 

was determined In many cas

division and statements of witne

addition attorneys in the divis

some of the elaims before the c

charge of the woodenship claim

Of the pending litigation c

approximately60000 befo

were under the jurisdiction of 

necessarily obliged to look to t

used in the trial of the cases

The litigation division had un

New York Philadelphia Jacks

Francisco

The jurisdiction of the off

York extended over New Y

States All cases in litigation i

of admiralty cases were active

counsel In respect of the var

trictthatis those in the variou

counsel and his assistants active

attorneys in their preparation o

this work the district counsel 

advise the district nflieia 5 Of th

pretation of contrasts includin

under contracts in the district 

transmitted to the general co

counsel in New York also was 

tracts for work in his district 

ing in what is known as the clai

the corporation in New York in 

construction of wood and steel s
224 SIXTH ANNUAL REPOR

The jurisdiction of the d

the States of New Jersey 

and also included certain lit

and Hampton Va The di

the principal part of their tim

out the district of which 

A majority of these cases w

counsel and his assistants 

several cases which after 

were negotiated for settleme

On July 1 1921 on the d

phia 118 cases were pend

about 40 were prepared fo

December 31 1921 and ap

of settlement

The last mentioned 40 c

employees to recover wages 

certain proceedings in court 

promise could be made o

accordingly effected An i

sylvania in favor of the con

of title to a certain portion 

in the ejectment proceedin

this district in favor of the 

case of the Buffalo Union F

poration in the United State

of New York In this case 

entered into by the Emerg

materials on the assumptio

at the time the contracts w

the period of the performan

contract that if necessary 

contract into existence ce

likewise ceased This case 

Appeals of the Second Circ

in the settlement of claim

Fleet Corporation

The jurisdiction of the dis

all of the Southern and 

counsel were to cooperate w

settlement of corporation c

also assisted in the prepa

against the Emergency Fle

been made by many woods
SIXTII ANNUAL REPORT 

The jurisdiction of the distr

States in the northern Pacific s

Pacific coast woodship builder

ing many claims involving var

attention by the district couns

ralty cases in this district whic

The cases of the Astoria Ma

Corporation and the Sloan Ship

Corporation both of which we

of the Emergency Fleet Corp

United States in May 1922 w

The district counsel at San 

litigation and admiralty cases 

work was performed in coopera

neys and was in general the s

although the volume of busines

in several other districts

Sloan Shipyards Corporation v Emerg

Astoria Marine Iron Works v Emerge

A very important decision w

the United States on May 1 19

divided court six to three the 

cided against the Government s

Corporation was not suable bu

on such a narrow ground by rea

tions were raised that the main 

Corporation was still left in dou

Motions were filed for a rehea

of the majority of the court so 

be made applicable to pending s

Bureau of Investigation

The bureau of investigation 

litigation division During the 

investigations and conducted ap

vestigations which had been beg

ing the fiscal year ending June 

fendants there were brought to 

convicted and sentenced and 13 

reau were not confined to any p

be stated its work included inve

zlement cases of ship masters t

importation of whisky and narcot

shipyards and storage yards act

archists among crews of Governm

1477922 15
226 SIXTH ANNUAL REPOR

bills by repair yards working 

and fraudulent bills rendere

Many of the investigations a

resulted in the saving of la

Corporation FINAN

Administrative Offices

Within the administrativ

finance with his several as

plans and supervised and 

partments under his jurisdi

411 conferences or negotia

features which pertained to 

of weighty matters or whic

were conducted in the admi

lem of relief for the pio

nage i e relief for those A

ernmentowned tonnage on 

diately after the late war 

to the falling off in freight 

beginning about the middle 

and due also to the great 

time of purchase to the valu

it impracticable or impossib

continue to operate their ve

eign tonnage with its accom

ings with officials of 70 repr

plan forrelief was formed b

investigations as to the fina

its operating organization 

which the ships were engag

consideration This plan 

the following results

1 Compliance ine act of 1920 t

ma

hands

2 Preserve in their op

shipping concerns a

of the United Stat

organizations and se

3 Place additional tonna

sion of ships under 

4 Prevent receivership a

purchasers with litt

with the amounts d

of operators ofAmer

efficiency
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

Briefly the plan for relief 

part of the Government W

in their obligations the ships t

and the obligations were not s

paid at high tonnage prices no 

But tho real practical plan o

purchasers to retain their shi

amount equal to the net value 

the United States and by ac

cost approaching current ma

the total tonnage cost of the e

replacement values if built i

this plan the Government rec

in by the purchasers an add

present market value of ships 

and also placed additional ton

the hands of private owners

The principles involved in t

by the companies as fair and e

themselves but the majority 

acquire additional tonnage on 

business and the failure of e

which would tend to equalize t

can vessels with operating co

petitors

With the enactment of the 

the consequent general accepta

American pioneer ship purchas

for a permanent merchant ma

day American companies wou

fleets increased and their abil

companies so enhanced that by 

ability they soon would outdi

least acquire a fair proportion o

ing rapidity

Another instance of the work 

was the renewed negotiations 

weeks which led to an agreem

Ministry of Shipping by the te

paid 12000in final liquida

arising through freight charge

lumber etc transported by S

for account of the British Gove
228 SIXTH ANNUAL IIEPORT 

The foregoing instances 

pecific nature of the work 

inance department in rela

settlements and this charact

he general daily supervision 

financial department

Personnel Comptroller sand Treas

The department of finan

ndeavor to reduce its person

with the proper handling of 

These reductions were ma

accumulated work of the Sh

The following comparativ

with total annual salaries 

departments in all offices 

comptroller sdepartment J

total salaries 5721 073 

1343 total salaries 26459

within the 12month period

Treasurer sdepartment 

total salaries 309 10 June 

salaries 302 950

COMPTS

Home office

Boston New York

Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk New Orleans San Francisco

Seattle Portland

Total 

TRS

Home office

Boston New York

Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk New Orleans

San Francisco

Seattle Portland

Total

Grand total

228 SIXTH ANNUAL IIEPORT 

The foregoing instances 

pecific nature of the work 

inance department in rela

settlements and this charact

he general daily supervision 

financial department

Personnel Comptroller sand Treas

The department of finan

ndeavor to reduce its person

with the proper handling of 

These reductions were ma

accumulated work of the Sh

The following comparativ

with total annual salaries 

departments in all offices 

comptroller sdepartment J

total salaries 5721 073 

1343 total salaries 26459

within the 12month period

Treasurer sdepartment 

total salaries 309 10 June 

salaries 302 950

COMPTS
SIXTH ANL UAL REPORT 

GENERAL COMPS

During the fiscal year ended 

comptroller sdepartment wer

unification of all accounting pro

ization of the records and p

was eliminated and the utmo

this department obtained A 

to develop fully in the accoun

tions resulting from the activ

and operating Shipping Board 

The accomplishment of this 

tion in April 1922 of a new fin

ments necessitated by the ope

corporation Under this new p

ofmanaging agents were with

tures of managing agents incu

vessels were disbursed by spe

tion assigned to the various o

for the disbursements of foreig

the date of the adoption of 

advances to these foreign subag

made available to them at va

world as and when required 

the immediate deposit of all co

tion in separate bank accounts 

disbursing officers

While this plan had been in e

close of the year the great ben

The corporation was promptly 

resulting from its operations a

in full possession of all authe

disbursements

An important development 

of the supplementary accountin

and control the commitments 

liabilities and other factors es

The centralization of the a

abolishment of accounting offi

New York and New Orleans d

had been reduced to the daily t

of the current day stransactio

prior accounts of managing ag

A considerable volume of wo

struction division the activities 
230 SIXTH ANNUAL REPOR

Boston San Francisco Sea

fully terminated The ac

closed and the slight amount 

to Washington

During the year the aud

ports of call was discont

London office with a mat

general books of the diffe

consolidated and one gene

lished and the transactions 

uniform classified chart of 

accounts payable of the cor

resulting in the elimination 

fication of the accounting p

of accounts was aided by 

which made more readily av

relative to the corporation s

Auditors were sent to the 

of clarifying the accounts of 

contractual relations were a

gency Fleet Corporation C

the accounts of the construc

date and considerable progr

construction program had b

financial and accounting m

audit and settlement of claim

of claims had been audited 

A physical inventory of a

on June 30 1921 This in

accounting records and ina

rial and property accounts 

During the year 61000 

penses and revenues were a

Briefly the outstanding a

ment were the simplificati

records resulting in the a

accounting of activities th

proper records for the esta

tion of a satisfactory financ

of managing agents and i

of a large volume of transa

Financial statements wi
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

SECRES

organization

At the beginning

in addition

of the

to

fis

retary of a corporation includ

divisions in the home office 

section library mail section 

ing custodian of buildings mo

The secretary sadministrative 

tion and custody of all minute

the custody of the files of the 

presentation to the board of 

board sattention preparation 

and the interpretation and a

governing in a broad sense al

At the beginning of the f

Emergency Fleet Corporation 

ping Board

On September 30 1921 th

the Emergency Fleet Corpora

divorce itself from the activiti

visory manner reserving ho

of many of the more importa

trustees Accordingly all o

resigned as trustees of the E

tember 30 1921 and a new b

appointed as follows

J W Powell A 

J B Smull E

W J Love

Each of the above held one 

Corporation assigned in blan

to qualify him to be a truste

theS50000capital stock 

the United States Shipping B

America

During the year the board 

poration or the executive co

of which were in Washington 

At the beginning of the fisc

Corporation employees under 

a total annual pay roll of S2

there were 92 corporation e

secretary with total annual 

decrease of 466 per cent
232 SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

TREASUS

The work of the treasures

the fiscal year 1922 was ca

treasurer but generally spe

district branches was consid

departments of the corpora

immediately taken to change 

reorganize as a unit functio

departments This involved 

of directing the financial op

after November 1 other de

responsibilities strictly involv

and after that date the de

division directly under the 

president in charge of financ

During the year the work 

creased by adding additional 

of credit information the ha

other than marine fidelity bo

tion and issue of all cash sta

Due to numerous conflic

bearing on the intent of the 

that unpaid vouchers aggre

been allowed to accumulate 

of 14000 due various d

was made to relieve this sit

unpaid accounts on hand 

of the Government amounte

of the fiscal year June 30 1

hand except such as were be

ments prior to payment

In November 1921 a s

known as the collection bu

department

Efkctive January 1 192

office on a basis of its true fu

funds Several divisions w

receiving and separately disb

reduction of the clerical forc

to the efficiency of the depa

control of funds In the int

all funds the work of disbu

States Shipping Board was a

ment as disbursing officer t
SIXTII ANNUAL REPORT 

official financially accountab

to hold in one control the t

interests

In November 1921 the ren

Shipping Board Emergency F

Treasury was discontinued fo

General of the United States 

after the audit of the accounts 

completed This resulted in 

mately 250 00 per annum 

requires that the Comptrolle

make an audit of the financ

accordance with the usual m

accounting At the close of 

perfecting plans for the execu

be accomplished in a manner 

tice and at very little expense 

A section was established 

records relative to stocks bo

and other securities or docu

this section was organized wi

and a successful effort was m

securities in this section of 

tained together with a sepa

that it was possible at once to 

able securities were deposited 

notes contracts letters of cr

indebtedness receivers certif

briefed and filed in vaults A 

estate owned by the corpora

The following classes of insu

of the corporation were handl

figures given showing the amo

30 1922

Fire insurance 

Tornado insurance 

Drydock and marine railway insuranc

Automobile insurance 

Steam boiler insurance 

Elevator insurance 

Paymasterrobbery insurance 

Safe burglary insurance 

Flywheel insurance 

Owners and tenants Liability insuranc
234 SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

The routine work pertainin

involved the examination c

sand policies Accurate reco

indorsements All cases of 

ance were cared for as were 

corporation the adjudication 

Employees Compensation Co

Fidelity bonds of employee

of the many changes in pers

this work efforts were made 

ering all employees of the c

and such form bond was ad

ning of the fiscal year 192

individual bonds At the c

ployees

1

of the corporation 

915 000

A complete revision of th

was made during the fiscal y

ated and associated compan

ing and financial ability of r

the benefit of the operating 

was assembled Complete 

agents was secured and a c

Effort was made to consolid

urer sdepartment thereby p

of such nature desired by a

The work relating to cash 

to the treasurer sdepartmen

work involved the preparati

by the treasurer sdepartme

semiannually and annual

ments of managing agents 

balances and various other 

time All figures issued we

District Disbursing Offices

The financial operations o

sections of the United State

district disbursing offices a

more Norfolk New Orlean

but during the fiscal year th

were eliminated by consoli

All funds of the corporati

department Advances of 

time were made to district d
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

ing The home office paid all c

tically all construction accoun

over 2500 vouchers monthly 

exclusive of transfers being 

maintained with 30 deposita

United States Treasury Dis

following places

Buenos Aires Argon IIon

tina Ber

Rio de Janeiro Pag

Brazil Sha

Tampico Mexico Ho

St Thomas Virgin Sav

Islands Se

Yokohama Japan Po

Ilongkong China Ch

Manila P I

Wil

It was found that due to 

could be discontinued with th

payments of salaries and wag

ingly consolidation was effect

consolidated with that of the 

tained at Boston to care for l

The New York office was t

multitude of duties on acco

agents located in New York 

the corporation transacted a

the New York office aggregat

Constantly increasing work w

the disbursing previously do

work in connection with the 

agents offices at New York 

eign credits in the new finan

New York office

Operations in the Baltimo

fiscal year that it was possib

of that office with the hom

effected at the close of the y

of laid up ships will be retain

A district disbursing office

although the greater part 

through the New York offic

necessary on account of th

forces at Hog Island also on 

portation and housing divisio
236 SIXTH ANNUAL REPOR

The volume of work in 

year The most exacting o

the laidup fleet This wo

ment in cash covering 1500 

ments for the year amountin

The New Orleans district 

in the active operation of a

the office include the paying 

from Pensacola Fla to G

average of 151 vessels laid u

office paid a total of 10275 

the year The new financia

the close of the year in all po

In the San Francisco off

the fiscal year which decrea

coast The disbursing divi

with the disbursing division 

offices at Seattle and Portlan

ferred to the San Francisco 

had been installed in all port

London

The financial operations of 

London office were very ex

varied difficulties on account 

impossibility of close contac

and the constant difficulties i

mately 20 different currenci

the forces in the London off

Various offices and agencies 

Europe were discontinued an

office Foreign impressed fu

amount at the beginning of th

was established for control 

bursements of board vessels 

ports The volume of tran

involved the receipt and disb

for the year in addition to 

more than 200 0

On account of the varied a

a disbursing officer was estab

and disbursement of the cor

by a number of special agen

and Hongkong This offices 
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT U

cooperation with the general 

Manila and resulted in much 

control over the funds involv

that part of the world

In February 1922 an inves

accounts of the corporation an

old accounts carrying small b

for a period of one to three ye

Wherever in the interest o

found necessary to maintain 

United States Treasury such 

in the Federal reserve syste

constituted Government depo

With the few exceptions in c

deposits were made under a u

tion received 3 per cent per 

This rate was in excess of th

of Government funds

Installation of a revised ar

of ships allocated to the ma

extent that special disbursing 

of managing agents except a

Plans were being made to e

latter offices This arrangem

vessels in foreign ports was 

the establishment of depositor

in all ports of the world wh

manifold advantages to the c

plainly in evidence and w

addition to the improvement 

sulting financial saving the 

greatly increased by the close 

was being established betwe

agents through the special d

a medium for securing informa

resulting in action beneficial t

and financial economies

Every effort was made in 

funds to adhere as closely a

and requirements of the Unit

and economic disbursement 
238 SIXTH ANNUAL REPOR

The trend of cash outgo o

congressional appropriation

Division

Division of claims settlement 

Division

Division

of

of

constrnctlon

opc ations 

Recruiting servitt 

Division

Division

of

of

transportation

insolence

and housing 

Managing agents 

Total

t

14 S Shipping Board Emer

Total

orporation

1 S Shipping Bomd

Total 

It will be noted that outg

the decrease being reflected 

Unexpended balance fiscal year 19

Unexpended balance fiscal year 19

Decrease 

Received from congressional approp

Total excess cash outgo over 

A comparison of July A

and December 1921 Janu

June 1922 excess of cash o

month by units of the organ

1 United States Shipping Board E

a Excess of cash outgo ove

1 Division of constru

a July 1921 

5 August 1921 

c September 1

d October 192

e November 1

f December 1

g January 192

h February 19

i March 1922 

j April 1922 

k May 1922 

l June 1922 

m Total 

Division of cla

vestigation and thus leave those two departments free to organize
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT U

exclusively for the problems o

disbursing funds

A number of accounts were 

stances the amounts shown o

not in agreement with the 

were obviously due to condi

obligations incurred under the 

Negotiations essential to the 

the point of readiness for pres

settlement required direct per

debtor concerns and involved 

against debtors and the prepara

presentable to the debtor thu

heads to personally open or d

those started in an intelligent 

of the efforts of the collection 

tion cases were adjusted and s

final decision and settlement

While no books were kept b

would have constituted a duplic

accurate records were kept disc

ferred to it for attention The

each particular account when r

to effect settlement the results 

remained open the prospect of 

Attention was given to the c

tional detailed financial reports 

It was necessary in handling t

investigation of the following

a Compliance or noncompliance 

b Solvency or insolvency of the 

c Theposition legal andandequitable status 

d Assurance to debtor that he is 

the creditor

The resulting records of these 

able compilation which was uti

departments

As the viewpoint of the colle

income alone little or no attentio

accounts for accounting purpose

reflected by the weekly report 

transactions and consequently di

with the reports of the treasure

which indicated credits effected 

1477 92216
242 SIXTH ANNUAL REPOR

stances to very large sums 

collection department to e

tion of the assets of the co

many subtitles settled by c

letters of credit notes and 

of payable items These t

officers and departments of 

their activities which mad

all collections through the 

was difficult to collect or 

collection department Another important func

resulted in a saving to the 

money collected was the 

varying amounts that in 

as receivables for several y

or writeoff under proper 

the books On account of the 280 p

department by the treasu

principal and interest Collections approximati

transportation and housin

rentals on properties own

and subsidiary companies 

on certain contracts with t

panies Representatives 

poration before municipa

other interested bodies in 

aided in the sale of mortga

Current billing represen

new construction and ope

amounting to over 13500 

fiscal year Many of the

tible but which responded 

At the close of the fisca

ties of the collection depa

S

The securities sales sec

under the jurisdiction of 

expedite the work in conn

ties of the corporation in 

13 and 35 of the merchan
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

The activities of this section 

sale of the securities acquired b

securityTin connection with lo

ment lease charter maintena

in the commerce of the Unit

authorized bythe laws of Con

1 Examined securities with a 

2 Reported results of examina

to salability of securities

3 Prepared public advertisem

public competitive sale a

4 Obtaining the utmost public

5 Conducting negotiations for 

6Concluding sales and keeping 

acted

Securities were sold under c

ment All sealed bids receive

award was made before such da

period of negotiation it was im

was the highest received all ot

to increase their respective bid

auction was continued until all 

the high figure reached and if 

value the matter was presented 

for acceptance rejection or su

The following is a summary 

during the year

1948 different securities have b

37 advertisements prepared for t

1680 descriptive circulars prepa

314 prospective purchasers perso

148 negotiations conducted

55 sales concluded

Total amount of sale 

Including

Bonds 

Mortgages 

Notes 

Total 

Fortythree sales were under neg

Mortgages 

Notes 

Total 
TABLE I Vessels owned and contro

as of June 30 1922 

II Recapitulation of vessel

Board as of June 30 19

III Steel cargo vessels owned 

regated according to de

IV Managers and or operator

as of June 30 1922 

V General cargo and passen

VI United States Shipping 

fiscal year ended June 

VII Hoboken terminal Piers 

VIII Brooklyn Army base Pie

IX Brooklyn Army base Pie

X Philadelphia Army base 

XI Boston Army base

XII Accumulated program of 

XIII Accumulated program of 

of the United States

XIV Summary of keels laid 

XV Summary of ships launch

XVI Summary of ships delive

XVII Status of contract steel 

cargo vessels as of June 

XVIII Ships delivered by year

districts

XIX Summary of deliveries 

are located 

XX Summary of cancellation

XXI Summary of cancellation

shipyards are located 

XXII Active program by class 

XXIII Active program by type 

XXIV Steel shipyards which h

gency Fleet Corporatio

XXV Status of ship construct

tonnage 

XXVI Drydock and marinera

244

A
TABLE XXVII Summarized consol

beginning July 1 

Exhibit A Stat

30 1922 

Schedule 1 

cash ava

pended a

Schedule 2 

1922 as s

cash bala

liabilities 

Schedule 3 

30 1922 

Exhibit B Sch

allotments from 

XXVIII a Names and com

States Shippin

the year ende

to that date 

b Names and com

States Shippin
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TABLE XIIAccumulated program 

fo

Class

Requisitioned steel

Cargo released

Cargo to contract

Tanker released

Refrigerator Transport Collier Passnger and cargo Ore carrier released

Total

Less to contract

Net total

Contract CrgoUnited stel States

Japan China Unted States experimental

Tanker Navy

Transport Refigerator Passenger and cargo

Barge TugsHarbor Ocean

Contract wood

According to original design

Cargo Be TugsOcean Harbor

Total

According to altered design

Tanker Finished hull

Sailing vessel

Barge converted

Total

Total

Contract composite cargo

Contract concrete

Cargo Tnker

Total

Grand total

1 No tonnage given on tugs

Origina

Number

31312606

1

431

91

1306102933014 26

16 

1048 

Total 1741 

621 

141 

61 

100 

823 

1 

119 

10 

64 

194 

1017 

50 

7 

36 

43 

3270 
lection of country and class of con

struction

Accu

Numb

273

Giant scoastn steel

Contract steel

Contract wood

Contract composite

Contract concrete

Total

lulfcoast

Contract Requisition Contract woodol

Contract composite

Contract concrete

Total

Pacific coast

Contract Requisition steel Contract wood tool

Contract concrete

Total

Great Contract C Lakes actrssteel e

Contract wood wood

Total

Entire country

Contract Cont actitist

Contract wood wood

Contract composite

Contract concrete

Grand total

136

2

107

32

260 SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 

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tons

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Number

weight

Number

tons

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91306

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steel

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of

ships

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TABLE

XVIII Ships

delivered

by

years

arranged

according

to

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in

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various

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Class bem 

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300

120304184

Cargo

1746 70

Tanker

Refrigerator

Transport

Collier 

Passenger and cargo 

Total 384 

Contract steel 

7nited o States 

Japan 

China 

Tanker 

Tanker Navy 

Refrigerator CO 

Transport 

Passenger and cargo 

Barge 

Tug 

Ocean Harbor

Total 1309 

Type Num ben

CargoRequisitioned steel

Contract Composite Concrete Steel Wood Total

Finished hull cargo contract

woo

Tanker Requisitioned steel

Contract Steel Concrete Wood

Total

Passenger and cargo

Requisitioned steel

Contract steel

Total

Transport

Requisitioned steel Contract steel

Total

300

120304184

1746 70

115 

147 

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25 

139 

22 

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