UNITED STATES

MARITIME COMMISSION

REPORT

TO CONGRESS

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED

JUNE 30

1943
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UNITED STATES MARITIME COMMISSION

Office Commerce Building

Washington D C

COMMISSIONERS

Emory S Land Chairman

John M Carmody

Edward Macaulay

Howard L Vickery

Thomas M Woodward

A J Williams Secretary
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TO THE CONGRESS

LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

UNITED STATES MARITIME COMMISSION

WASHINGTON January 1 19104

I have the honor to present herewith the report of

the United States Maritime Commission for the year ended

June 30 1943 pursuant to Section 208 of the Merohant

Marine Act 1936 as amended

Beoause of the provisions of Public 600 76th

Congress the report has not been printed and the original

report will be maintained in the files of the Commission

Additional copies may be bad upon request

The Commission will from time to time submit

reoonnendations for legislation as the 000asion requires

E S Land Chairman
TABLE OF CONTENTS

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INTRODUCTION 1

Shipbuilding Facilities 4

The War at Sea 4

THE AMERICAN MERCHANT FLEET 5

CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM 7

Fiscal Year Production 9

The Overall Program 10

Tanker Program 11

Future Program 12

PRODUCTION AND PLANNING 13

PURCHASE AND PROCUREMENT 18

District Offices 20

Warehouses 20

Contract Termination 22

TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS 22

SHIPYARD LABOR RELATIONS 23

Safety and Health 25

Housing Facilities 26

Transportation for Shipyard Workers 27

ORGANIZATION AND PERSONNEL 28

LEGISLATION 29

CONSTRUCTIONDIFFERENTIAL SUBSIDIES 30

OPERATINGDIFFERENTIAL SUBSIDY AGREEMENTS 31

Statutory Reserve Funds 32

Aid to Vessels Over 20 Years of Age 33

TRADEIN OF OBSOLETE VESSELS 34

SALES OF SHIPS 35

INSURANCE 36

Property Insurance 37

Liability Insurance 38

Group Insurance 39

Federal Ship Mortgage Insurance 40

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Continued

LEGAL FUNCTIONS

Litigation and Claims

Acquisition of Property

REGULATORY FUNCTIONS

Formal Docket

Interstate Filings

Agreements

Terminal Operators

Foreign Freight Rates

TRANSFER OF VESSEL REGISTRY AND SALES TO ALIENS

MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS

PUBLIC RELATIONS

ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS

CONTRACT RENEGOTIATIONS

MERCHANT MARINE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL AWARD

POSTWAR PLANNING

APPENDICES

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Appropriations Transfqrs Collections and Disbursements A

July 1 1942 to June 30 1943

Ship Construction Program as at June 30 1943 B

Large Vessels Built for Maritime Commission

British and Private Accounts July 1 1942 to

June 30 1943 C

Construction of Shipways and Other Facilities as at

June 30 1943 I

Shipbuilding Program Sale of Ships Long Range Program

Fiscal Year 1943 E

Vessels over 20 Years of Age on which an Operating

Differential Subsidy was paid During the Period

from July 1 1942 to June 30 1943 F

Statutory Capital and Special Reserve Funds and Contractual

Construction Funds of Subsidized Operators as at

July 31 1943 I
INTRODUCTION

During the fiscal year ending June 30 1943 the chief efforts of

the United States Maritime Commission were directed to the shipbuild

ing phase of the nation swar effort American ship operations which

previously were under jurisdiction of the Commission in accordance with

the provisions of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 were transferred to

the War Shipping Administration by Executive Order of February 7 1942

The two organizations however being closely correlated many of the

executives of the Maritime Commission are administrative officials of

the War Shipping Administration Through this arrangement the vastly

expanded activities of shipbuilding and operations have been admin

istered with continuity of procedure and a considerable conservation

of trained and skilled personnel

Prior to the entrance of this nation into the war several pre

liminary steps had been taken to expand the American Merchant Marine

Soon after the passage of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 a long

range shipbuilding program calling for the construction of 50 fast

merchant ships a year was inaugurated This plan was intended to give

the nation a competitively efficient merchant fleet and to replace

over a tenyear period the overage and obsolete vessels under the

American flag

Outbreak of war in Europe shortly after the first of these new

ships had been placed in service withdrawal of European ships from

many trades and widespread destruction of vessels sailing under flags

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of the belligerents placed on the American Merchant Marine th

of carrying a constantly growing portion of world trade outsid

war areas

Even with the ship production program already doubled it

adequately serve that larger Navy No greater obligation ever

burden

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realized that this would not provide adequate tonnage for the nation s

immediate needs

Determination by the Congress and the Chief Executive upon a

policy of aid to the democracies already engaged in a defensiv war

with the Axis aggressors imposed a still greater world transp rttion

problem on American shipping The continuing spread of the wat in

volving nation after nation and an ever increasing volume of Merchant

ship losses made it imperative that American shipyards produce mer

chant vessels in greater quantities and faster than ever before

Early in 1941 the President directed the Commission to inaugurate

an emergency program to build 200 vessels of what is now known as the

Liberty Ship type in addition to the already greatly augmented long

range program of fast Ctypes and tankers As the impact of the war

increased the Merchant Marine was called upon not only to meet unpre

cedented tonnage requirements but to provide in accordance with the

mandate of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 auxiliary vessels for the

armed forces Expansion plans for the Navy provided for a fiveocean

sea fighting force instead of the twoocean naval establishment pre

viously maintained The result was a proportionate expansion in the

auxiliary vessels the Merchant Marine would be obliged to provide to

had been

imposed on the maritime industry of any nation Only virtual miracles
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of production could meet the unrelenting demands of the war and

preservation of our national security

Foresight of Congress

Following the Japanese sneak attack on Pearl Harbor this country

became the merchant shipbuilder for the United Nations Under the

impetus of the longrange construction program authorized by a Congress

with seemingly prophetic foresight the shipbuilding capacity of the

nation had been virtually doubled In 1936 there were but 10 shipyards

with 46 ways in this country capable of producing oceangoing vessels

400foot or longer but the Maritime Commission sprogram to rehabilitate

the Merchant Marine as approved by the Congress had resulted in expan

sion of some of the existing shipyards and the establishment of seven

new emergency yards financed with Government funds

Shortly after the United States became involved in the war the

ship production program which had been set at 12000 deadweight tons

for 1942 and 1943 was increased to 18000 deadweight tons Direct

ive for this expansion was given by the President in his State of the

Union address to the Congress in January 1942 A month later another

6000 deadweight tons was added and at the start of the fiscal year

covered by this report a further directive had been given the Maritime

Commission to add another2890 00 deadweight tons These expansions

brought the total program to 8000 deadweight tons for the calendar

year 1942 and 18890 00 deadweight tons to be built in 1943
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Shipbuilding Facilities

Early in 1942 the Commission expanded further the nation sship

building facilities in order to reach the goal set by the Presidential

directives The result of this expansion was a total of 81 shipbuild

ing yards in virtually full operation by June 1943 These plants with

a production capacity of at least 20000 deadweight tons annually

were made up of 39 yards producing large oceangoing vessels 27

ing smaller types and 15 devoted to construction of various types of

barges either wood or concrete There were more than 300 shipways in

active employment

At the end of the 1943 fiscal year shipbuilding facilities of an

estimated cost of 552 236 350 had been financed by the Government

Details of this financing are shown in Appendix D to this report

The War at Sea

Immediately after the United States entered the war Axis submarines

and surface raiders as well as longrange bombers launched a most in

tensive and devastating attack on United Nations shipping Although the

Allied Powers had suffered severe losses prior to 1942 this intensified

and wide spread attack particularly in Atlantic waters brought the toll

of sunken merchant ships to an alltime high Nothing in World War I or

in the earlier stages of the present war had presented such a serious

shipping problem for the United States and her allies

Then began the real miracle in American ship construction Ship

builders in the United States accepted the challenge of the Axis war

lords who had characterized the American shipbuilding program asn
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hallucination an attempt to delude the American people and as

impossible of accomplishment

During the fiscal year covered by this report virtually every

known world record in shipbuilding was surpassed in American shipyards

It became a race beiween the forces of destruction and the forces of

production Actually the winning of the war became dependent on our

ability to produce ships Our armed forces were being expanded rapidly

our production of munitions planes tanks and supplies for the fighting

forces was increasing at a rapid pace The bottleneck in the over all

plan of prosecution of the war thus became the merchant tonnage available

for transport of men munitions and supplies

THE AMERICAN MERCHANT FLEET

When the war began in September 1939 the United States had a mer

chant fleet made up for the most part of vessels built during or imme

diately after World War I Few of the new ships being constructed under

the Maritime Commission sprogram had been delivered The American

merchant fleet totaled at that time approximately 150 oceangoing ves

sels of 3000 deadweight tons 2000 gross tons or over in size aggre

gating approximately 10500 0 deadweight tons Although this nation

occupied second position in merchant marine status the fleet was

inadequate to meet the rapidly growing volume of cargo to be carried for

our own production requirements and later under our program of aid to

the other democracies

By December 1941 when we became involved in the war our merchant

fleet augmented by foreign vessels acquired by negotiation requisition
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and seizure in American ports had grown to 1375 ships aggre

and the materials to build the ships

gating

nearly 12000 deadweight tons That was our immediate contribu

tion to the merchant shipping resources of the United Nationd

By July 1942 losses through enemy attack had more than offset our

production with the result that our merchant fleet at that time was

slightly under 1300 ships of 2400 deadweight tons 1600 gross tons or

larger aggregating about 11750 00 deadweight tons

While our entire merchant fleet including coastwise iritercoastal

and some Great Lakes tonnage had been taken over for war service we

were desperately short of ships The only remedy for the situation lay

in our shipyards Our Allies were producing all of the tonnage possible

but it was negligible in comparison to the losses they were Suffering

American shipbuilders were confronted with the Herculean task of

building ships to fill the gap and break the bottleneck in our supply

lines to the farflung battlefronts in virtually every quarter of the

globe In addition the shipbuilding industry of the nation was called

upon to construct more vessels for the Navy than ever before inour

country shistory

The shipbuilders were confronted also with a serious manpower prob

lem as well as a shortage of essential materials notably of steel

Upon the Maritime Commission rested the obligation to find the workers

At the end of the fiscal year June 30 1943 the American merchant

fleet totaled approximately 2000 ships of 2400 deadweight tons 1600

gross tons or larger aggregating about 20000 deadweight tons an

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increase of nearly 50 percent in size in a twelvemonth period This

increase was made despite offsetting losses sustained by our Merchant

Marine

The Axis U boats were fighting a losing battle as far as American

flag shipping was concerned The picture with regard to the entire

United Nations shipping resources however was not as favorable be

cause the best available records show that during the twelve months

there had actually been a net loss of 1000 deadweight tons

approximately 100 ships

But American shipbuilders had hit their stride and were hearing

the peak of production levels As a result subsequent to the period

covered by this report American shipyards have more than replaced the

losses sustained by all of the United Nations and the merchant tonnage

in war service against the Axis aggressors under the flags of the Allies

now exceeds the prewar figure of about 57000 deadweight tons

CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM

Details of the ship construction program in the fiscal year 1943

reveal how workers and management in American shipyards performed the

near miracle of turning the Axis hopes for victory through ship sinkings

into a certainty of ultimate defeat In the first half of 1942 they

had delivered 228 vessels aggregating about 2550 00 deadweight tons

or a little more than one merchant ship per day At the start of the

fiscal year 1943 on July 1 1942 the objective for the remaining six

months of 1942 was 500 0 deadweight tons more than twice the record

in the first six months of the year Back of that lay a still greater

objective the construction of nearly 19000 deadweight tons by
the end of the calendar year 1943 This would require delivery into

war service of approximately five merchant vessels a day a pro4uction

achievement twice as great as anything ever before attempted

Expansion of shipbuilding facilities as previously shown i this

report was the first step The second was to reduce construction time

to increase productivity of every worker The principal source of

new tonnage lay in construction of the emergency cargo vessel the

Liberty Ship Originally contracts had set 210 days for the building

of each Liberty ship The first vessel of that type the PATRIK HENRY

had required 244 days from keel laying to delivery into service

By July 1942 shipyards producing the Liberty ship had reduced

average construction time to approximately 105 days This average was

made in both fast and slow yards the older yards where knowhow of

both workers and management had been developed and in the newer yards

where comparative inexperience was still a handicap By June 1943

however average construction time on the Liberty ship in all yards had

been reduced to a little more than 50 days and since that time has been

reduced still further to about 40 days The miracle of construction is

found by comparison with comparable ships during World War I At that

time a similar type of vessel although not more than two thirds the

size of the Liberty ship required 10 to 12 months for construction at

the peak of the program when all yards were in full swing and workers

had obtained their maximum of skill and experience

Contributing to this accomplishment in shipbuilding were the adop

tion of assembly line methods extensive prefabrication of parts

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particularly of ship hulls and utilization of electric welding rather

than the slower process of riveting The policy of no changes played

a vital part in this construction project

Fiscal Year Record

The construction record made in the Commission sshipbuilding pro

gram during the fiscal year covered by this report reveals the monthtoy

month gain in this vital phase of the nation swar effort During the

fiscal year a total of 1397 ships aggregating 14354 007 deadweight

tons were completed Of these 1346 were for Maritime Commission ac

count 22 under order for the British Government and 29 for private

account In the Maritime Commission program 999 Liberty ships were

delivered as were 116 Ctype cargo vessels 10 C type passenger and

cargo ships 76 tankers 31 coastal cargo vessels seven coastal tankers

six ore carriers five concrete barges 15 seagoing tugs and 81 special

types the latter being built largely for the armed forces

The monthtomonth record indicates conclusively how our American

shipyards met the challenge of the Axis Uboats In July 1942 71

ships were completed August 68 September 93 October 81 November

84 December 121 In January 1943 there were 103 ships delivered

February 130 146 in March 157 in April 176 in May 167 in June

Details ofthis record are shown in Appendix C to this report It is

pointed out however that construction levels in the last half of the

year were about double those of the first half

At the close of the fiscal year the average construction of more

than five ships a day had been reached and that level has been sustained

or bettered continuously throughout subsequent months

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The OverAll Program

The entire ship construction program of the Commission firom Lts

inception in 1938 to the end of 1944 as scheduled contemplates the

building of approximately 50000 deadweight tons of merchant ships

of all types This tonnage is the equivalent of two thirds df all

merchant vessels in the world prior to the war and is the equivalent

of the five largest prewar merchant fleets those of the British

Empire the United States Japan Norway and Germany

Although the principal construction has centered about the Liberty

ship there has been no curtailment in the program for building C types

and tankers which are intended not only for war service but will serve

to form the nucleus for the postwar Merchant Marine These ships are

being constructed in accordance with the mandate of the Congress as

expressed in the Merchant Marine Act of 1936

As of June 30 1943 the total overall program from itth inception

in 1938 is shown in details in Appendix B to thislreport including an

itemization of the ships built building and on order at that time the

estimated completion costs and disbursements made to that date

The distribution of the nation sshipbuilding facilities and con

tracts is also detailed in Appendix B This illustrates how the spread

thework policy of the Maritime Commission has been applied by allocations

to the East Coast Gulf Coast West Coast and the Great Lakes area In ad

dition to the shipyards the Maritime Commission has contracts or sub

contracts with approximately 1200 industrial plants throughout the nation

located in more than twothirds of the states for the production of

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materials parts and accessories for the ships On July 1 1942 the

Commission had contracts outstanding for 2540 ships for future deliv

ery On June 30 1943 contracts and awards were outstanding covering

326 vessels an increase of approximately 30 percent How an orderly

flow of materials and an adequate supply of manpower has been maintained

in the shipyards in order to meet this expansion and to build at the

speed required by schedules is shown in this report in detail in those

portions relating to the various Divisions operating under the Commis

sion

Tanker Program

One of the principal objectives of the enemy attack on merchant

shipping was the destruction of tankers Petroleum products constituted

the veritable lifeblood of the Allied forces and the Axis submarines

concentrated chiefly on destruction of the ships which carried those

highly essential supplies

The building of highspeed tankers was part of the original program

of the Maritime Commission In fact among the first ships to be turned

over to the armed forces were 12 highspeed tankers which became fueling

vessels for the Navy

As the prewar fleet of approximately 350 tankers was being rapidly

depleted in Atlantic waters soon after the United States became a bellig

erent the Commission expanded its tanker building program During the

calendar year of 1942 62 tankers aggregating nearly1000 deadweight

tons were delivered In the first half of 1943 under the expanded pro

gram 80 tankers aggregating more than 1300 0 deadweight tons were

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The principal designs off tankers in the current Commissio program

are the T2 and T3 types These ships approximate 16600 deadweight

tons each and have an average cargo capacity of 135 000 barrel4 Ship

yards devoting their greatest effort to tanker construction hae cut

the construction time about in half

Because of the long distances to be covered to the European the

Asiatic and the South Pacific areas the tanker building program has

been particularly vital Construction schedules of the Commission call

for delivery of more than 400 additional tankers by the end of 1944 On

that basis there will have been approximately 550 to 600 of this type of

ships delivered by that time since the attack on Pearl Harbor In addi

tion to meet the emergency needs 62 Liberty ships have been converted

into a tanker type These vessels although not comparable to the fast

modern tankers will serve as supplemental supply ships being equipped

to carry from 65000 to 70000 barrels of petroleum products

Future Program

At the end of the 1943 fiscal year plans had been virtu4ly com

pleted and specifications drawn for a faster type of emergency cargo

vessel than the Liberty ship This new design known as the Victory

ship a 15 to 17 knot vessel will supplant in considerable degree the

production of the slower Liberty ship an 11 knot vessel The schc dule

for 1944 calls for fast ships either the Victory type the Ctypes or

tankers in the ratio of about 11 to 8 in comparison to Liberty ship

schedules or about 100 of the fast types as compared to 800 of the

Liberty type

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The policy of the Maritime Commission has been to avoid changes

of design as much as possible Standardization and continuous build

ing of one design has contributed wonderfully to the speed of construc

tion However in view of the need for faster ships now and in the

postwar period it was deemed desirable to bring out the Victory ship

and reduce the production of the Liberty ship to the lowest point

practicable The ratio of fast to slow ships built in the future will

depend primarily on the availability of turbines and gears required for

the faster vessels

The changeover the primary one of major proportions made during

the entire war program is being effected with as little delay in

construction as possible Shipyards are converting gradually to the

newer and faster types Construction of the Liberty ship will continue

on a scale necessary to augment the construction of the faster ships

sufficiently to provide necessary tonnage for war requirements The

1944 program includes approximateley 340 of the Victory ships

PRODUCTION AND PLANNING

Orderly conduct of the world sgreatest shipbuilding program from

allocation of materials for facilities and ships to delivery of the

completed vessels necessitated establishment by the Commission of an

augmented Production Division During the fiscal year covered by this

report some organizational changes were made in that division The

Procurement Section was removed from Production Division supervision

and a new Procurement Division was established to handle all Commission

purchases Sections were created to administer the Controlled Materials

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Plan of the War Production Board and the Scheduling Order M793 sup

ported by the War Production Board

The Controlled Materials Plan was instituted to insure the best

possible distribution of critical materials such as carbon steel

alloy steel copper and aluminum production This involves

tion of requirements for these controlled materials by quarters by

each of the claimant agencies such as Maritime Army Navy Air Forces

Civilian Supply Office of Lend Lease etc The War Production board

allocates to each of the claimant agencies definite quantities of the

controlled materials and it then becomes the duty of the agency to

distribute to the contractors and subcontractors the necessary allot

ments to permit purchase of the controlled material at mill leve i

The War Production Board initiated a new scheduling procedu e for

all critical components such as boilers pumps blowers fans zalves

etc This procedure called Order M293 is one whereby the manufac

turers are directed by the War Production Board to produce on a given

and agreed schedule only The claimant agencies furnish to the Aar

Production Board Division that schedules a particular component an

accurate list of requirements for all components giving the date

on which they must be produced to meet the shipbuilding program This

means that critical components procured in Washington as well as those

procured by all Maritime agencies and contractors must be listed These

are then put in the manufacturers schedules as required If satis

factory dates cannot be granted other sources of supply are located or

the shipbuilding schedule changed to meet the availability of components

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This work is being done by the Scheduling and Survey Branch and is

extremely important to the ship production schedule

Another new Section created within the year was the Conservation

Section which administers the various limitation orders on the use of

critical materials as directed by the War Production Board This

section also combs all new requisitions and specifications so as to

require the use to the fullest extent of the least critical materials

To determine and effect the policies of the United States Maritime

Commission regarding the use of strategic and critical materials the

Commission established a Conservation Committee composed of chiefs of

six sections of the Technical Division and chief of the Conservation

Section After determination of policy matters the Committee issues

conservation orders to restrict or eliminate use of critical materials

These orders supersede all drawings and specifications previously used

and apply to all present and future contracts

In addition the Conservation Section reviews all bills of material

purchase requisitions and drawings before procurement recommends changes

in material where possible and initiates the action to correct outof

line conditions Almost absolute control is maintained by this procedure

and the use of critical materials has been reduced to a minimum Problems

arising from the use of critical materials when vendors are unable to

supply them and production bottlenecks develop receive immediate atten

tion and new sources of supply new designs and manufacturing methods in

addition to the use of less critical materials are adopted

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Stampings are used in place of die castings and changes of

have been initiated to make unused production facilities and ad

vendors available Changes to iron or steel from brass and coplaer for

salt water lines and materials exposed to salt air have continu

although the use of less critical material reduces the life of the equip

ment These changeovers have effected savings of more than 2442511

pounds of brass and copper

A changeover from brass to steel has been made for conduit and

couplings for electric cable for cargo vessels and tankers alikb The

savings accomplished by this changeover for tankers alone amounts to

more than 7180 00 pounds of brass a year

The use of brass for airports has been eliminated malleable iron

being used instead However the increased demand for malleable iron

and the tightening up of malleable iron facilities has made it neces

sary to develop an entirely new design of fabricated steel The fab

ricated steel airport is now in production and the design change which

eliminates the lens frame reduces the man hours required approximately

one third The changeover will ef fec a saving of more than 6000

pounds of brass a year

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design

itional

A screening program for all ropes purchased by the Commission has

been established In a four month period this has saved more than

10000 pounds of manila or the equivalent of fiber required for one

thousand cargo vessels This resulted from the substitution of sisal

for manila wire rope for hawsers and shortening of mooring lines

The exhaust pipe from the main engine to the condenser onl both the

cargo and tanker vessels has been changed from copper to steeli This
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involves not only a change in material but also a change in the method

of manufacture Originally coppersmiths formed the copper sheet by

hand in the shipyards The exhaust pipe is now stamped and fabricated

outside the shipyard by previously unused fabricating facilities there

by reducing man hours as well as saving more than 413 000 pounds of

copper a year

Nickel plated brass plumbing fixtures have been eliminated malle

able iron or carbon steel galvanized or painted is now used Ship

bells are now made of steel in lieu of brass The steel bell of equiva

lent tone weighs 40 percent less than the brass bell

Asbestos furniture with a marine veneer finish has been substituted

for furniture originally furnished in steel or wood Standard joiner

hardware has been redesigned to simplify and eliminate the use of intri

cate manufacturing techniques

Standards for binnacles are made of plywood in lieu of brass Most

aluminum and stainless steel items have been eliminated from the galley

equipment Design of electrical fittings and lights has been simplified

and standardized and eliminates the use of cast aluminum brass or

bronze

Use of crude or latex rubber for watertight hatches manholes

airports electric cable and hose has been eliminated The covering

for electric cable is either synthetic rubber or fabric Reclaimed

rubber synthetic Neoprene or Buna S is used for manhole and water

tight door gaskets

Allowance lists for all expendable items furnished the ship operators

have been reviewed and miscellaneous and non essential items eliminated

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Allocating government purchased materials is an important Produc

tion Division function All material purchased by the Procurement

Division is allocated to the shipyards in accordance with the progress

of the yard on each hull This eliminates any slowing down idschedule

in one yard while excess materials are available in another

The Expediting Branch checks on all orders placed by the Maritime

Commission directly or indirectly to see that the required schedules

are being maintained Any help required by the vendors in maintaining

those schedules is rendered by the Expediting Branch Services of this

branch also are available to the longrange yards and others who o

their own procurement for the Maritime program

The Steel Requirements Branch has been increased considerably

particularly by the addition of steel expediting offices in Pittsburgh

Detroit Chicago and Oakland The demand for steel plate in all war

agencies is so great compared to the supply that it is necessary to

screen all orders very carefully The Maritime Commission receives

about onehalf of the steel plate manufactured and this is the most

essential allotment in its program All orders are carefully followed

and expedited through the mill schedules and through shipment Tne

changes in methods of allocating plate by the War Production Boarl has

necessitated very close control by the Steel Requirements Branch

PURCHASE AND PROCUREMENT

Midway of the fiscal year 1943 the Procurement Section Produc

tion Division which was responsible for the procurement of vessel

construction material covering the various construction programs and

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the Division of Purchase and Supply which was responsible for the

procurement of allowance list or outfitting equipment for the various

vessel construction programs together with the procurement of adminis

trative material equipment and services and warehouse and inventory

activities were merged into one organization and designated the Pro

curement Division This report includes the activities for the period

of the first six months of the fiscal year 1943 of the former Division

of Purchase and Supply and the Procurement Section Production Division

and for the last six months of the fiscal year of their combined activi

ties under the Procurement Division

The purchasing work of the Division was primarily concerned with

the procurement of all vessel construction material for the following

construction programs

Vessel Design No of Ships

EC2 900

T2SEA1 92

N3SA2 33

T2SEA2 24

C1B Consolidated Steel 40

For those programs approximately 20000 purchase contracts were

entered into totaling approximately2000

There were also purchased outfitting items for all ships construc

ted by the Commission for which expenditures of approximately 24000

were made involving approximately 10000 purchase contracts A consider

able volume of procurement was effected for LeaseLend and for special

requirements of the Commission and the ship construction program

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Advance plans for following programs were extensively devloped

and contracts for future delivery of materials were made so that the

various Commission programs could be supplied with necessary materials

District Offices

District Purchasing Offices were in operation in New York

Baltimore Norfolk New Orleans San Francisco Oakland

and Chicago These offices were engaged primarily in procuring material

and equipment for vessel repairing and in operation or conversion programs

Approximately 25000 purchase contracts were entered into by these offices

totaling approximately5000

There were completed 2876 vessel physical inventories and 1270

vessel inventories upon which settlements with owners charterers agents

and other interested parties were concluded Inventories were also made

of the entire facilities equipment and materials of the Marine Ma nte

nance Corporation Shipyard at Bayonne New Jersey and WalshKaiser Ship

yard at Providence Rhode Island

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Commission warehouses were established for the purpose of storing

new vessel construction material and equipment at Charlotte Nbrth

Carolina San Francisco California Reading Pennsylvania and McComb

Mississippi Warehouses for the storing of material and equipment for

operating vessels vessel repairing and conversion programs were estab

lished at Philadelphia Pennsylvania Baltimore Maryland Seattle

Washington and Portland Oregon These warehouses are in addition to

warehouses previously established at Hoboken New Jersey New Orleans

Louisiana and San Francisco California The total value of stock on
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hand at the end of the fiscal year in Commission warehouses was

4756 071 12and the total value of stock in the warehouses for

operating vessels was103 535 36 Stock valued at 15014 76 89

was received in Commission warehouses and stock valued at 11588 376 14

was delivered out

The responsibility and accounting for material and equipment in

stalled on vessels in connection with the Torpedo Net Defense program

was assumed by the Procurement Division and in connection therewith

it was necessary to place a small staff of employees in seven instal

lation depots in the United States and two depots in Canada

The movement of material and equipment incident to the shipbuild

ing and vessel operating program necessitated the issuance of 351 742

government bills of lading Carrier sbills in the amount of

9639 765 31 were approved for payment by the Rate and Routing Section

Particularly to facilitate the shipbuilding program traffic consultants

and coordinators were established in Oakland California Chicago

Illinois and Philadelphia Pennsylvania These consultants have been

of considerable assistance in connection with traffic problems arising

as a result of the procurement programs of the Newport News Shipbuilding

Dry Dock Company for account of the North Carolina Shipbuilding

Company and Kaiser Cargo Incorporated Agents in connection with the

escort vessel program

A Surplus Property Section was established for the purpose of re

locating collecting and distributing property accumulated in connection

with the shipbuilding program which could still be of use in connection

with other programs

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Contract Termination

The Commission created a Termination Committee to work out a

plan of procedure to be followed in termination of work under contracts

entered into by the Commission or by contractors of the Commission In

setting up the Committee the Commission enunciated the following policy

The Commission recognizes that with increasing number of termi

nations of war contracts it is essential to the preservation of the

economy of the country to have prompt settlements of all amounts due

under such contracts Unnecessary delays in all cases must be avoided

A general formula for procedure to meet those objectives has been

outlined in an Administrative Order by the Commission

TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS

There are two designs of unusual interest which have been developed

by the Technical Division during the past year The first 4s that of

the airplane transport designated as S4S2BB3 The design of these

vessels was carried out by the Maritime Commission in close collabor

ation with the Navy Department although some of the original construc

tion impetus was provided by Mr Henry J Raiser The plans specifi

cations and materials ordering were initiated simultaneously early in

July 1942 The building began in November of the sane year and the

first vessel was on trial early in July 1943 Vessels of this type

are actually naval ships designed for the accommodation and handling

of airplanes These are two purpose ships 1 Airplane Transports

2 Auxiliary or Convoy Carriers They are approximately 500 in

length and made their designed speed satisfactorily on trial The

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comment by Navy representatives upon the trial performance of the

first ship was highly commendatory

The second design to receive principal attention by the Commis

sion during the past year is that of the socalled Victory ships

These vessels are somewhat longer than the well known Liberty ship

but designed to handle and transport the same amount of cargo as the

Liberty ship The speed contemplated is about 1512 knots with

steam turbine propulsion of about 6000 horse power A number will

have C 3 type turbines with a speed of 17 knots or better Every

effort has been made to develop this design so that it will lend it

self satisfactorily to mass production To this end a wide spacing

of frames a moderate hull shape both forward and aft and straight

line construction have been used wherever possible These ships are

already under construction and deliveries are anticipated early in

1944

On July 1 1943 occurred the trials of the first one of the large

transports designed by the Commission and built by the Federal Ship

building and Dry Dock Company This is a twin screw vessel 590 in

length with steam turbine machinery and mechanical gearing She is

designed for a sustained sea speed of 19 knots Her speed and maneu

vering trials and her tests for fuel consumption were highly satis

factory

SHIPYARD LABOR RELATIONS

The range of activities of the Division of Shipyard Labor Relations

was greatly expanded during the Fiscal year 1943 The Division con

tinued to represent the Commission in the activities of the Shipbuilding
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Stabilization Committee which is composed of representatives Of this

agency the War and Navy Departments War Production Board employers

and employees Likewise the representative of this Division acted

as a public member on the Shipbuilding Commission of the National War

Labor Board This Commission representing labor industry and the

procurement agencies applies the stabilization principles enunciated

in Executive Order No 9250

Manpower problems developed to an important stage during the year

and the Division was called upon to maintain close relationship wth

the War Manpower Commission in keeping employment in Maritime Commis

sion contract shipyards at top peak

During the year the Division maintained direct contract with

representatives of labor and management in order to settle disputes

which threatened production Working in conjunction with the regional

offices of construction and other government agencies the Division

was successful in holding work stoppages slowdowns and other factors

adversely affecting production at a minimum

In a small number of cases where racial discrimination was alleged

to exist in shipyards the Division cooperated with the representatives

of the President sCommittee for Fair Employment Practice in applying

the principles of Executive Order No 8802

Serving as a liaison agency between shipyards and the national

headquarters of the Selective Service System the Division assisted

Maritime Commission contract shipyards in securing deferments for key

shipyard personnel whose inductions would have a deleterious effect on

production
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On numerous occasions the Division was called upon to intercede

with other government agencies in the interest of providing transpor

tation housing food and other necessities to shipyard employees

and shipyard communities Cooperation along these lines was maintained

with Office of Price Administration Office of Defense Transportation

Federal Housing Administration War Production Board and others

Safety and Health

The Safety and Health Sections of the Division are charged with

the responsibility of supervising the joint United States NavyUnited

States Maritime Commission Health and Safety Program in contract

shipyards A comprehensive safety and health program covering more

than one million employees was initiated in October 1942 It is now

in effect in the larger yards and is being rapidly extended to the

smaller yards The Regional Consultants under the direction of a

Chief Safety Consultant and a Chief Health Consultant make surveys

of yards to advise and assist management on methods of eliminating

hazards interpret and distribute accident statistics make available

safety and health bulletins and literature and aid in controlling

absenteeism due to accidents or occupational diseases They also

consult with labor and endeavor to adjust any complaints bearing on

health and safety The activities of the section have resulted in a

marked decrease in accident frequency rates in contract shipyards

Overall supervision of a national training program for shipyard

workers has been given by the Division through its Washington and

field staff It is the aim of this program to establish and constantly

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improve the productivity of supervisors and workers to train these

employees to a high degree of skill in the shortest possible time

and at the lowest practicable cost in manhours and money to train

primarily on the job and for the job The entire training program

and every activity carried on thereunder is aimed specifically at

constant increase in production

Housing Facilities

Examination of the requirements of certain shipyard areas as to

adequate housing facilities was assigned to the Examining Division

immediately prior to June 30 1942 and coordination with National

Housing Agency was established to encourage rapid construction of

housing to relieve a serious shortage which impeded production or ships

This influence on production arose from inability to hire the required

quota of manpower through lack of housing dissatisfaction of mon un

able to have their families present a large turnover and loss 02

skilled help because of unacceptable living conditions or no fac li

ties at all and the general impossibility of hiring or maintaining a

large force without providing places tolive Temporary types of

construction have predominated The principal areas causing concern

were Portland Vancouver Richmond Oakland Sausalito and Los Angeles

on the West Coast Beaumont Pascagoula Mobile Panama City and Tampa

on the Gulf and Brunswick Savannah Wilmington NC Baltimore

and Portland on the Atlantic

Of a total 135 883 units authorized for those areas a large

portion of them during the year ending June 30 1943 the National

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Housing Agency financed approximately 10435 and the Commission

31748 About 70 were 80100 complete as of June 30 1943 The

PortlandVancouver area accounted for 52429 units RichmondOakland

Sausalito 36080 and Los Angeles 8210 an aggregate of 96719 or

70 of the total to the West Coast For the Gulf Coast communities

indicated 20053 units were authorized 11452 of which are at Mobile

East Coast authorizations amounted to 18011 and Sturgeon Bay

Wisconsin 100

The estimated cost to the Commission for its portion of the con

struction will be approximately 50000

The general situation has improved to the extent that any future

construction projects will presumably be limited in number and possibly

to the West Coast Reports indicate some expected shortages in the Bay

and PortlandVancouver areas if employment expands to meet the quotas

otherwise housing should be adequate there as well as in the other areas

mentioned Housing has been constructed in volume only at the new

emergency Commissionowned yards the older established yards usually

being located in large populated areas where both housing and man

power were available to meet expanding needs of those particular yards

Transportation for Shipyard Workers

Also assigned to the Examining Division with housing was analysis

of shipyard transportation situations in congested areas This policy

was based on the forecasts of 0PA0DT and other agencies who con

sidered a general transportation crisis as imminent particularly in

view of the great overall reliance on automobiles gasoline and tires

for employee transport The picture was not reassuring that automobiles
ORGANIZATION AND PERSONNEL

There were no changes in the membership of the Commission duriig

the year covered by this report Two members of the Commission Relr

Admiral Howard L Vichery and Captain Edward Macauiey were appointed

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could be maintained repaired tired and gassed indefinitely

advice of ODTet al the Commission made an effort to insure

against this eventuality in those locations where the situation

appeared to warrant some action

Rail services have been established to the yards at Richmond

and Terminal Island California Houston Texas and Vancouver

Washington Ferry operations have been installed serving the yards

at Richmond and Sausalito California Mobile Alabama South Portland

Maine Portland Oregon and Fairfield Maryland Bus operatiops have

been established serving the yards at Portland Oregon Vancouver

Washington Panama City Florida Savannah and Brunswick Georgia

Wilmington N C Pascagoula Mississippi and Beaumont and San Jac nto

Texas

Although automobiles and tires are definitely deteriorating and

huge numbers of cars have been entirely withdrawn from operation tie

situation is reasonably satisfactory as to facilities for going to and

from work This condition is bound to become tighter in course of

time requiring overcrowding of public vehicles and full group rides

which will help cushion an eventually almost impossible problem Public

facilities are not equipped to carry more than a small percentage of the

total traffic

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Deputy Administrators to the War Shipping Administration and assumed

those duties in addition to their functions as members of the Commis

sion

The personnel of the Commission increased from 5743 during the

fiscal year 1942 to 8474 as of June 30 1943 Of this total 501

are located in the field and the remainder are in service in Washington

During the fiscal year 1943 approximately 1300 Maritime

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Commis

sion employees were transferred to the War Shipping Administration to

handle those duties in connection with functions of the Commission

which were delegated to the War Shipping Administration by Executive

Order Many of these employees were detailed temporarily to the War

Shipping Administration pending their official transfer In addition

several of the Service Divisions of the Commission also function for

the War Shipping Administration under a directive issued by the Admin

istrator This served in some degree to reduce the personnel require

ments by utilizing experienced employees in a dual capacity without

change of their payroll status

LEGISLATION

The principal legislative activities affecting the Commission

during the year were appropriations and authorizations for

the construction program under the Merchant Marine Act 1936 and the

First Supplemental Defense Appropriation Act 1942 which was the major

activity of the Commission the operation of merchant ships being

under the War Shipping Administration pursuant to Executive Order 9054

These appropriations and authorizations included the First Deficiency

Appropriations Act 1943 the Defense Aid Supplemental Appropriation
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Act 1943 and Independent Offices Appropriation Act 1944 which

provided the funds and authority for the expanded construction pro

gram directed by the President which is 18890 00 deadweight tons

for the calendar year 1943 and approximately 21000 deadweight

tons for 1944

An authorization Act for naval auxiliary vessels contained a

provision relating to construction of such vessels by the Commission

to the effect that Navy Department supervision of such construction

and possession of such vessels applied only to vessels specifically

authorized by statute as naval auxiliaries and not to vessels construc

ted under the Merchant Marine Act 1936 or other law applicable to the

Commission

The ship construction reserve fund provisions of the Merchant

Marine Act 1936 Sec 511 were amended to further effectuate its

objective in the light of recent experience and to remedy the effects

of unfair handicaps on replacement construction arising from the req

uisition of certain types of vessels

There was a considerable body of generally applicable legislation

affecting the Commission These included such statutes as the anend

ments to the War Contracts Renegotiation Law an act relating to trans

portation facilities for Commission and shipyard personnel the Tar

Labor Disputes Act and the Vocational Rehabilitation Act AmendmEnts

of 1943

CONSTRUCTION DIFFERENTIAL SUBSIDIES

The wise provision of the Congress in authorizingthe Commission

to grant aid up to 50 percent of domestic construction cost of new
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vessels to rehabilitate the American Merchant Marine and provide proper

auxiliaries for the armed forces in event of war has been a vital

factor in the nation ssuccess in prosecution of the war Under provi

sions of Title V of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 the Commission had

up to June 30 1943 granted construction differential subsidies on

189 vessels Grants were made on 31 of these ships in the fiscal year

covered by this report

At the end of the fiscal year 85 vessels owned by purchasers

under construction subsidy agreements were in operation ender charters

to the War Shipping Administration Thirteen others were under con

struction Of the 189 ships on which construction subsidies have been

granted 91 had been reacquired for the armed forces or lost in war

service up to June 30 1943 This left the net grant of construction

differential subsidies applicable to only 98 vessels delivered or

under construction

In reacquiring title to these subsidized ships the Government

reimburses the operator only for his part of the construction cost

less depreciation on the vessel up to the time it is reacquired by

the Government Under this provision the branch of the armed forces

which obtains title to the ship pays the depreciated domestic cost

including repayment to the Commission for its contribution under the

original subsidy grant less depreciation for the time the vessel was

in operation prior to acquirement

OPERATING DIFFERENTIAL SUBSIDY AGREEMENTS

Operating differential subsidy agreements have been virtually

dormant for the past year because contract vessels are off berth and
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under requisition time charter to the War Shipping Administration

There was a rapid reduction of subsidy accruals during the previous

fiscal year As of July 1 1942 there were eight voyages in proor

on which subsidies accrued to the extent of approximately 145 000

These voyages commenced prior to requisitioning by the War Shipping

Administration and terminated prior to December 31 1942 thus becom

ing the last voyages to be made under which subsidy is payable

Proposed legislation seeking suspension of operating differential

subsidy agreements for the war period is still pending Subsidized

operations covering eight voyages are shown in the following tabulation

Accrued OperatingDifferential Subsidy on Voyages

and Inactive Periods July 1 1942 to June 30 1943

Number of Accrued

Voyages SubsidL

American Export Lines Inc 5 103 824 70

Mississippi Shipping Co Inc 1 366 96

Moore McCormack Lines Inc 1 6869 41

United States Lines Co 1 5832 70

Total 8 116 893 77

With virtually all vessels under the American flag in war operations

under Government requisition the above accrued subsidy for the peiod

under review in this report is comparable to a total of4069 32 37

for the previous fiscal year and 13061 306in the fiscal year to

June 30 1941

Statutory Reserve Funds

In Appendix I to this report the status as of July 31 1943 of

the cash and Government securities on deposit in the Statutory Capital

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and Special Reserve Funds and in the Contractual Construction Funds

of subsidized operators is shown

Although proposed legislation seeking suspension of operating

differential subsidy agreements for the war period has not beeh cnacted

into law the 12 subsidized operators holding contracts with the Commis

sion have continued to deposit into the statutory Capital and Special

Reserve Funds depreciation on the subsidized vessels proceeds from the

loss or sale of such vessels and profits to the extent authorized by

the Merchant Marine Act 1936 as amended or by specific authority of

the Commission In view of the uncertainty of the legislative situation

it is not possible to determine the amounts subject to recapture for the

fiscal year covered by this report Consequently Appendix I does not

include operations during ths fiscal year

The total deposits shown in Appendix I indicate the substantial

amounts from operating differential subsidies which have gone into re

placements

Aid to Vessels Over 20 Years of Age

Appendix F to this report includes a list of vessels over 20 years

of age for which operating differential subsidy has been paid during

the period from July 1 1942 to June 30 1943 It is to be noted how

ever that these payments were made on trips terminated prior to requi

sitioning by the Government of the merchant vessels involved

The payments for voyages commenced subsequent to July 1 1942

were limited to one percent of the crew s wages The Commission had

intended originally to discontinue all financial aid for operation of

overage vessels on that date Rapid withdrawal of new vessels from
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the merchant service to serve as auxiliaries to the armed fore s left

only the overage ships available for operation Consequently the

reduced subsidy plan was adopted The subsidized lines under this

plan obtained only nominal payment with respect to overage vessels

General requisitioning of all merchant vessels by the War Shlp

ping Administration in April 1942 terminated the operation of this

modified subsidy plan and subsidy payments were allowed only on vessels

on trips which had not been terminated by that date The proposed

legislation to suspend all operating agreements for the period ofthe

war is now exemplified in the reintroduced measure HR 134

TRADEIN OF OBSOLETE VESSELS

During the fiscal year ending June 30 1943 the Commissipn

approved applications under Section 510 of the Merchant Marine Act

1936 involving the tradein of thirtythree obsolete Great Lakes ore

carriers on account of the purchase of fourteen of the sixteen new ore

carriers built for the Commission at the request of the War Production

Board as a part of the emergency ship construction program

The total of the allowances made for the thirtythree obsolete

carriers was 1317 453 72 The estimated total selling price of the

fourteen new carriers is 31500 0

Details of the arrangements under which the above transactions

were effected are set forth in the ruling by the Comptroller General

dated February 17 1943 which is incorporated in document No 20

Compilation of Material on the Determination and Payment of Just Compen

sation for Vessels Requisitioned under Section 902 of the Merchant Marine

Act 1936 for the Committee on the Merchant Marine and Fisher es of the
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House of Representatives

All of the above transactions have now been completed and since

July 1 1943 the remaining two new ore carriers have been sold with

an allowance made on the purchase price for three obsolete vessels

traded in under Section 510

The obsolete vessels averaged about 6000 deadweight tons each

and the new ore carriers are approximately 15000 deadweight tons

Further interest by prospective purchasers of replacement tonnage

under provisions of Section 510 has been evidenced during the year

through application and negotiation involving 25 or more Ctype vessels

All ships on which transactions have been completed are included in

Appendix E to this report

Sales of Ships

Other than tradein transactions sales of 38 new standard Ctype

cargo vessels to American citizens operating in foreign trade both

with and without construction subsidy were made and ships delivered

Additional sales are pending for future delivery

Sales of tankers involving 23 deliveries during the year were

made at domestic cost to several American tanker operators Other

tanker transactions for future delivery are under negotiation All of

the sales transactions consummated during the fiscal year are shown

also in Appendix E

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INSURANCE

The functions of the Insurance Division include examination and

approval of various kinds of insurance required by mortgages con

struction subsidy agreements vessel and facilities building contracts

and other agreements executed by the Commission This includes property

damage insurance workmen scompensation and a number of forms of legal

liability insurance All of the underwriting functions previously exer

cised by the Division were transferred to the Division of Wartime Insur

ance of the War Shipping Administration

It has been the policy of the Commission for a number of years in

supervising the insurance on vessels which were mortgaged to it to in

fluence the placing of as large an amount of insurance as practicable

in the American market This was done to give the Commission American

security for its mortgages and to strengthen and foster the Amepicar

market as an auxiliary to the American Merchant Marine The distribution

of this insurance during the past five years over the three available

markets is shown in the following tabulation

Fund American Foreign

Percent Percent Percent

Oct 25 1939 64

Oct 1 1940 168

Oct 1 1941 1052

June 30 1942 656

June 30 1943 165

462

5048

6091

702

6284

47

327

2857

234

3551

The fund percentage is unusually high and the foreign

percentage is unusually low because at the time three high

valued vessels were insured a large section of the British

market could not be used as it had not made deposits in this

country If the fund could have been limited to its usual

participation its percentage would have been 71 percent An

stead of 168 percent

War Shipping Administration fund as distinguished

from the Commission fund
It will be noted that although the amount of insurance under

written by the government has been reduced the percentage carried by

the American market is also less than in the previous year This

change even in wartime is attributable to various factors such as a

shrinkage in the capacity of the American market from approximately

4000 to 2500 0 an increase in the values to be insured and

lower rates in foreign markets

Property Insurance

At the beginning of the year practically all of the hulls being

constructed outside of the emergency shipyards owned by the Commission

were protected by builder srisk insurance As all of these vessels

were owned by the Commission it decided to assume the risk and arrange

ments were made to have no builder srisk attach on keels which were

laid on or after October 30 1942 This applied in all cases where the

contracts could be amended as well as on new contracts It is estimated

that a saving of approximately4000 has been effected by assuming

this insurance

Practically all contractors have taken advantage of the provisions

of the contracts and have arranged third party liability insurance to

protect their interests The Commission has cooperated and has been

instrumental in reducing the cost of such insurance

The manufacturers who have contracted to produce material and

equipment for the vessels under construction have provided fire and

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extended cover insurance to protect all advance payments made 8y the

Commission or the builders All such insurance aggregating over one

billion dollars has been examined and approved

Liability Insurance

The emergency shipyards have placed their workmen scompensation

automobile and other forms of liability insurance with sound American

casualty insurance companies on a cost basis The plan adopted pro

vides that the ultimate cost will be derived from the total of the

actual losses incurred plus 12 percent to cover loss expenses 2

agreed percentage of the standard premium for the fixed charge s ano

overhead of the carriers and 3 taxes chargeable to each contract

The cost cannot exceed 90 of the manual rates prevailing in the states

where the contracts are being performed

The business has been distributed among as many insurance companies

as possible in order that all companies so desiring may participate

This procedure has been in operation for nearly two years and its

application has become more widespread as the number of shipyards mul

tiplied and increased in capacity and production

Periodical reports are required of the amount of payrolls expended

divided among appropriate work classifications as well as detailed re

ports of losses incurred by the insurance carriers

As the shipyards are still engaged in the active performance of

their contracts no final results have been calculated but the plan

in operation has already demonstrated its practical value and economy

The savings made to June 30 1943 amounted to almost9000 which

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amount is less than half what the cost would have been had the risks

been insured at regular commercial rates

In addition to reduction in costs refunds of more than 1000

have been or will be received in the form of reductions in rates or

from dividends earned under casualty insurance which could not be

adapted to the costplus plan because of state regulations or other

considerations of a legal nature

This result has been obtained by the enforcement of a safety pro

gram participated in by both the shipyards and the insurance companies

Not only were costs of insurance kept at a low level but through pre

vention of accidents many thousands of potentially lost manhours have

been saved This has helped to speed up production In carrying out

the safety program this Division in conjunction with the Bureau of

Labor Statistics Department of Labor makes monthly analyses of all

lost time accidents This analysis shows the frequency of the acci

dents their causes nature location etc Copies are sent to the

contractors and the insurance companies so they can take steps to

eliminate the cause

Group Insurance

The Commission is interested in having group life insurance and

other forms of protection provided for the workers in the yards which

are building vessels for its account Inasmuch as a part of the cost

of such insurance is paid by employees the Commission has taken no

action which would appear to bring pressure on the yard to install

such a program The Commission has taken the position that when the

employees show a desire for such protection the Commission will accept

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part of the cost of such insurance paid by the employer as an item

entering into the cost of construction of the vessels It is be

lieved that unless the employer has a financial participation in the

program he will not show the necessary interest to keep the insurance

in force

Federal Ship Mortgage Insurance

Only one federal ship mortgage insurance contract under Title XI

of the Merchant Marine Act 1936 was approved by the Commission for

the fiscal year ended June 30 1943 This contract involved the sun

of 65000 Up to the end of the fiscal year covered in this report

total commitments under Title XI have been 8255 000 The outstarding

balance of these mortgage insurance contracts on June 30 1943 was

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LEGAL FUNCTIONS

The Legal Division is responsible for preparation of all contracts

covering construction of vessels and their sale In addition the civi

Sion must prepare all bills of sale preferred mortgages bonds notes

leases and other legal documents and oversee all details with reference

to documentation of all vessels constructed and the proper transfer of

title of vessels sold as well as the proper authentication of all

mortgages and other documents required by law to accompany a preferred

mortgage for the deferred purchase price on vessels so sold While

many of these documents are to a large extent in standard form contracts

and other papers have to be varied to suit conditions of a particular

case

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This Division also prepares all opinions that may be required

either by the Commission or any of its divisions During the 1943

fiscal year there were 278 of these opinions The number of con

tracts and other formal instruments exclusive of amendments pre

pared during the year was approximately 750 Of those 375 con

tracts covered construction of 3170 vessels of an estimated

construction cost in excess of6500 0 The contracts and

other instruments here reported are exclusive of the preparation of

purchase order forms and approval of hundreds of contracts in the form

of purchase orders covering the procurement of materials and equipment

for vessels More than 100 real estate transactions not in litigation

such as leases licenses permits and purchases have been supervised

as to their legal aspects

Litigation and Claims

Investigation of all claims by and against the Commission is

handled by the Office of the General Counsel except in so far as such

claims relate to functions transferred by Executive Order to the War

Shipping Administration subject to supervision by the Attorney General

of the United States

The information hereinafter set forth with regard to cases dis

posed of and in litigation during the year is exclusive of cases handled

by the War Shipping Administration and therefore direct comparison

with the Commission sreport for the fiscal year ending June 30 1942

cannot be made without taking into account the report of the Adminis

trator War Shipping Administration for the current year with regard

to litigation and claims handled by that agency
During the fiscal year covered by this report 41 cases of the

Maritime Commission involving 1678593 91 were litigated ad

closed the total amount paid being 168 611 97and the amount received

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There were 55 cases involving 21507 924 34on the docket on

July 1 1942 Added during the fiscal year were 42 cases involving

979 30 05and there were 56 cases involving 5701 4398pending

on June 30 1943

Claims pending but not in litigation for the Maritime Commission

on July 1 1942 numbered 2 involving 814 99 During the year 2

i were added involving 50050 and 2 involving 480 63 were closed on

which nothing was paid and 480 63 was received

Acquisition of Property

The acquisition of real property for shipyard purposes has re

sulted in numerous condemnation cases and the filing of a large number

of declarations of taking

As these cases have been filed in courts at a great distance from

Washington it is not possible to state the exact number of pending

cases or the exact number of closed cases but as of June 30 1943

approximately 50 cases were pending

Shipyard activities have also made it necessary to take title to

transportation equipment and equipment and materialfor ship construc

tion by requisition Approximately 50 per cent of requisitionEcases

have been closed by settlements agreed to by the property ownern

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REGULATORY FUNCTIONS

The Commission during this fiscal year directed a large part of

its regulatory activities to rates and tariffs of carriers engaged

either in foreign commerce or in commerce with the possessions and

territories of the United States to insure that maximum rate levels

established by the War Shipping Administration under the warrant

system were not exceeded Also to prevent carriers and other persons

subject to the Act from taking advantage of the disturbed situation

and overcharging or discriminating between shippers and others In

view of the fact that the Commission is the repository of tariffs

filed by conferences or conference members and by carriers subject to

the order of the Commission in Docket 128 and those subject to the

filing requirements of the Intercoastal Shipping Act 1933 it was

believed that this machinery could best be used to assist the War

Shipping Administration in enforcement of its orders

The Division of Regulation assisted the Office of Price Adminis

tration the Department of the Interior and other Government agencies

interested in providing transportation to Puerto Rico and the Virgin

Islands in controlling applicable rates and in assisting the carriers

engaged in this traffic to comply with the statutory requirements with

respect to the filing of rates

Formal Docket

Three formal investigations are handled in which was involved the

scope of jurisdiction of the Commission over carriers and other persons

subject to the Act

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Two of these cases namely Practices etc of San Francisco

Bay Terminals 2 U S M C 588 involving the jurisdiction of the

Commission over State and municipally owned terminals and Port of

New York Freight Forwarder Investigation involving the jurisdiction

of the Commission over freight forwarders resulted in court action

brought by the respondents to challenge the Commission sright to

exercise jurisdiction Further action thereon is pending the determina

tion of the questions by the courts

The third case Restrictions on Transshipments at Canal Zone under

Agreement No 3302 2 USMC675 involved the question of the status

of transportation from foreign countries to ports in the United Sta

with transshipment at the Canal Zone The Commission found that it had

jurisdiction and issued orders correcting the situat ion which had a

The Commission handled other cases designed to protect the interests

of shippers These cases were In re M S Vencedor Inc 217 SMC

666 Rates Charges and Practices of General Atlantic Steamship Corpo

ration 2 USMC681 Rates and Practices of Maurice Benin Shipping

Ltd and Sigma Trading Corporation 2 USM0 662 Interchange of

Freight at Boston Terminals 2 USMC 671 In all cases except tae

one involving Maurice Benin Shipping Ltd and Sigma Trading Corpora

tion the Commission issued cease and desist orders against the pra D

tices found violative of the Act In the case noted as an exception

the Commission found that the respondents were not subject to the Act

Five investigations and complaints were instituted or received

during the year four proceedings were carried over from the preced ng

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year six proposed reports were issued five final reports were

issued 25 orders five cases were carried over two of which await

decisions from the courts

One Special Docket case involved payment arising out of the

collection of unreasonable rate for the transportation of gasoline

drums from Alaska to Pacific Coast ports of the United States

Interstate Filings

The work of the Division in connection with the receipt analy

sis and administration of tariffs required by the Act to be filed by

carriers engaged in interstate commerce between continental United

States and its Territories and possessions involved the activities of

a large number of new carriers using vessels of over 1000 deadweight

tons in the Puerto Rican trade

These new carriers were for the most part ignorant of the re

quirements of the law and it became necessary to supervise their

activities withparticular care The cooperation maintained by the

Division with the War Shipping Administration in the administration

of the Ship Warrants Act facilitated this examination of activities

and enabled the Division to secure substantial compliance with the law

By reason of the need for the use of all tonnage without unneces

sary delays procedures were adopted in cooperation with various agencies

of the Government whereby the filing of rates could be expedited

There were 186 tariff schedules received for filing Fortynine

letters were written to carriers criticizing tariffs and 306 were

written concerning tariff filings and circulars executed by carriers

covering their operations Under the authority granted by the Shipping
Agreements

Act 1916 as amended 17 special permission applications requegting

permission to file on less than statutory notice or to waive the

tariff filing requirements were received Fifteen were granted one

denied and one passed to files without action

i

As of June 30 1943 555 agreements between common carriers or

other persons subject to the Shipping Act were on file with the

Commission all of which had been duly approved pursuant to the pro

visions of Section 15 of the Shipping Act 1916 as amended Of these

117 are conference agreements During the fiscal year 49 agreements

modifications or cancellations received the Commission sapproval

Although the activities of many conferences were either curtailed

or suspended as a result of the war the conferences have made every

effort to retain their organizations and to maintain at least a

skeleton force of employees This action was designed to prevent the

loss of trained personnel and valuable records and to facilitate the

orderly resumption of services inthe future and thus reduce the cost

which would be entailed in replacing personnel and records Time has

been spent in studying the scope of the agreements and the terms thereof

for the purpose of clarification and improvement In several cases

study has resulted in consolidation of conferences thereby eliminating

overlapping of jurisdiction and many variances in freight rates from or

to competitive areas

Terminal Operators

A total of 127 terminal tariff filings were made during the year

One new terminal agreement was approved this was the Los Angelt
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Steamship Association comprised of the principal terminal operators

in southern California The fact that terminal operators have con

tinued to function under these agreements in spite of the various

handicaps imposed by the war is indicative of the value which the

terminal operators place upon them The public is also benefited in

that these terminal agreements tend to bring about a greater uniform

ity in terminal charges and practices

Foreign Freight Rates

During the year 2337 rate filings were received covering the

foreign trade A continuing review is made of all tariffs filed with

the Commission and action is taken where necessary for the purpose of

eliminating ambiguous and inequitable rules and regulations govern

ing the application of the rates shown in these tariffs and conflicts

or discrepancies in the rates themselves to forestall possible undue

preference or prejudice unjust discrimination and other practices

contravening the regulatory provisions of the Shipping Act

The continued examination of rate schedules filed pursuant to ho

warrant system has increased the work of the Division but appears to

have been well worth the effort The rate schedules on file with the

Commission show conclusively that the administration of the Ship

Warrants Act has prevented the spiraling of freight rates which accom

panied World War I As an example during World War I the rate of

coffee from Brazil is reported to have gone as high as 300 per bag

and even after some form of control was established over these rates

in 1918 the rate was 170 per bag The rate today is 1484 which

includes the war surcharge From Chile to United States Atlantic ports
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the rate on nitrate was 2500 per ton in 1918 today it is 186

Even more striking is the difference in rates to the Mediterranean

area where general cargo to Alexandria Egypt was 900 per ton in

1918 as against the current rate of 5300 which latter rate inciden

tally was established when vessels were routed via Capetown From

Australia to San Francisco wool in 1918 cost 50 per 100 podnds

freight today the rate has been set at 383 per 100 pounds includ

ing war surcharge

War conditions have greatly reduced the volume of through rail

and water shipments as a consequence only three revised port bill

of lading forms were filed during the year in connection with the

through export bill of lading

TRANSFER OF VESSEL REGISTRY AND SALES TO ALIENS

In the fiscal year reviewed by this report the principal transfer

of vessels from American to foreign registry was made through construc

tion of ships in American shipyards for alien account The transfer in

actuality was more of a certification of departure from United States

ports There were some transfers of registry without transfer of title

of ships destined for use by others of the United Nations in war service

Sixteen of the ocean type which were constructed for the Govern

ment of the United Kingdom by the ToddBath Iron Shipbuilding Corperation

at Portland Maine were granted approval for delivery to the contrac

ting government No other oceangoing vessels in this category were

transferred during the year

For obvious reasons cf national security a detailed statement of

transfers for use and not for title is not given
The following tabulations present in detail those transactions

which require approval of the Commission under Section 9 of the

Shipping Act of 1916 and Section 37 of the same Act during the emer

gency declared to exist by the President in the Proclamation of May

27 1941

Type number gross tonnage average age of vessels approved by

US Maritime Commission for transfer to alien ownershlp andor

registry and flag under Sections 9 and 37 of the Shipping Act 1916

as amended for period July 1 1942 through June 30 1943

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1 Sailing Vessels Schooners

2 Tugs and Barges

3 Pleasure Vessels Yachts etc

5 Commercial Vessels under 1000 gross

tons fishing vessels motorboats

etc

6 Commercial Vessels over 1000 gross

tons cargo combination cargo

passenger

a Subsidized proceeds reserved

for new construction

b Non subsidized proceeds re

served for new construction

Total

Gross Average

No Tonnage Age

6 4002 46

29 12894 165

33 2310 192

a Motorboats Undocumented of

less than 5 net tons 65 269 6

4 Tankers 1 6986 22

31 8531 255

c NonSubsidized 4 5870 362

d U S M C Vessels 12 32931 123

Total 181 7393 16
Nationality number and tonnage of vessels approved by

U S Maritime Commission for transfer to alien owner

ship andor registry and flag pursuant to Sections 9

and 37 of the Shipping Act 1916 as amended for period

July 1 1942 through June 30 1943

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s

Number of Total

Vessels Gross Tonnage

Brazilian 8 125

British 14 334

Canadian 9 1581

Colombian 6 26

Costa Rican 3 142

Cuban 6 383

Dominican 2 202

French 1 110

Haitian 1 34

Honduran 29 13346

Mexican 21 2015

Netherlands 11 865

Nicaraguan 1 77

Norwegian 2 14354

Panamian 18 21611

Peruvian 5 168

Portuguese 1 3102

Venezuelan 2 47

140 60522

Sale Alien Only

In the fiscal year ended June 30 1943 123 approvals were granted

by the Commission for the surrender of marine documents pursuant to

section 30 subsection 0a Merchant Marine Act 1920 In the same

period eight certificates granting approvals required by section 30

subsection B 4 Merchant Marine Act 1920 were granted In the main

these are routine proceedings intended to preserve an accurate record

of the documented vessels concerned

41 13271

181 73293
Virtually all of the functions of the Commission with regard to

maintenance repair of vessels were transferred to the War Ship

ping Administration with the exception of appraisals made by the

Division of Foreign Repairs and Salvage Operations for the Commission

and the War Shipping Administration The following tabulation shows

the number of vessels types and tonnages appraised for each account

during the fiscal year 1943

United States Maritime Commission

Tankers 14 131 714

Freighters 104 941 395

Passenger Vessels 1 10006

Miscellaneous Types 3 3473

Grand Totals 122 1076 582 10006

War Shipping Administration

Tankers 27 237 571

Freighters 276 174409

Passenger Vessels 84 488 125

Miscellaneous Types 28 42974

Grand Totals

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MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS

Number Total Tonnages

Appraised DWT Gross

415 2025254 488125

On the majority of the vessels listed in this report appraisals

of more than one type were calculated and submitted This work was

done in connection with ship sales charters and losses

PUBLIC RELATIONS

Throughout the fiscal year 1943 the Division of Public Relations

serving in dual capacity has exerted every effort to reflect the all

out programs of the Maritime Commission and the War Shipping Administration
52

in the war effort It has coordinated informational programs wIlich

would explain to the public the vital part played by merchant sips

the men who build them and the men who sail them

Among the year s public relations activities are the following

Special events such as the inauguration of the United Seamen s

Service the opening of the first rest homes for merchant seamen at

Oyster Bay and Bayridge the monthly Maritime M Awards and specia

support for a nationwide observance of ship construction achievements

on July 4 Labor Day Vidtory Fleet Day and National Maritime Day

has been given

The Division assisted the Training Division in the dedication of

several of its training stations including Sheepshead Bay the largest

Merchant Marine training school in the world

Cooperation was offered to commercial motion picture studios and

scripts were reviewed for eight motion pictures This review included

all phases of the Maritime Commission and War Shipping Administration

programs ranged from dramatic stories such as Action in the North

Atlantic to shipyard pictures Technical details and factual Mater

ial were checked with the assistance of Divisions interested or stand

ing to benefit by the production of these films

In cooperation with several Divisions arrangements were made for

exhibit material to interpret the programs of these two war agencies

Arrangements were completed during the close of the fiscal year

1943 for an eightweek radio show in cooperation with the National

Broadcasting Company which produced outstanding results in the way of

enrollment and recruitment for both the Training Division and the

122A
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Recruitment and Manning Organization

Through facilities of the Division regulatory matters and items

of interest to readers of Trade Magazines were widely disseminated

The Division sdaytoday activitiesi through the media of the

press radio and periodicals have brought increased public knowledge

of the war programs of the Maritime Commission and the War Shipping

Administration It is through these continuing efforts that a pro

gram of public education can be fostered supporting the intent of

the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 The public relations program of the

Commission is directed in a marked degree toward the postwar maritime

development of the nation

ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS

The Division of Economics and Statistics was established by

Commission Order effective April 2 1941 by consolidation of the

Commission sDivision of Research and the Section of Special Studies

with a view to laying increased emphasis upon professional economic

research in connection with problems involved in the Commission s

responsibilities

The course of development of this work which would have taken

place in normal times was necessarily affected by the increasing

critical nature of the shipping emergency and the consequent emer

gency character of much of the Commission sactivities With the

entry of the United States into active participation in the war and

the general requisitioning of American vessels which followed shortly

thereafter it became necessary to establish a very close degree of

Governmental supervision over the operation of American merchant shipping
54

For the maintenance of a close operating control of this nature

the War Shipping Administration established for this purpose re

quired a vastly more detailed system of current operating statistics

and reports than had been necessary for the normal activities of the

Maritime Commission For some months the Division of Economics and

Statistics of the Maritime Commission was engaged primarily in the

development of such operating statistics until the establishment

during the latter half of 1942 of the War Shipping Administration s

Division of Statistics and Research as a part of the general develop

ment of that agency sorganization Over the course of the ensuing

months there was transferred to that Division the responsibility for

routine production of the special operating statistics and reports

required for the emergency administration of the wartime shipping

control

With this transfer of responsibility went a transfer to the War

Shipping Administration of a large part of the staff of the Commission s

Division of Economics and Statistics The latter Division was then

enabled to devote its attention increasingly to the problems of a

longer range nature including research activities relating to die

Commission sshipbuilding program and the analysis of the war s effect

upon the merchant shipping supply of the United States the United

Nations and the World as a whole

More recently increasing attention is being devoted to the

development and analysis of basic information relating to postwar

shipping prospects and longrange problems of national merchant marine

policy including the basic economic and statistical research work

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required in connection with the program of the Commission sCommittee

on PostWar Planning

So long as the shortage of personnel consequent upon the war effort

continues the Division will necessarily remain upon a somewhat skeleton

ized basis particularly with regard to those activities most comparable

to the work performed by the War Shipping Administration sDivision or

Statistics and Research The Division maintains however very full

and detailed statistical records of the oceangoing merchant sh4ping of

the United States the United Nations and so far as available informa

tion and estimates permit of the World as a whole This provides the

basis for research and reports upon the merchant shipping tonnage

position and prospects and trends in gains and losses

While this information is for security reasons largely confiuc

tial under existing circumstances it will provide a very complete

basis of factual statistics on the subject for use in studying poste

war problems A part of the Division sstaff is engaged in economic

and statistical research relating to merchant shipping and shipbuilding

employment Current developments and prospective problems with respect

to essential trade routes waterborne commerce port surveys and

foreign merchant marine policies Government Aid are receiving the

attention of the staff That part of the Division sstaff which in

peace times maintained the necessary records and conducted the research

requisite for the formulation and recommendation of specific rates of

construction and operating differential subsidies has been reduced to

the bare skeletonized basis necessary to maintain continuity and provide

a nucleus for the reestablishment of these activities when the War

emergency is over
CONTRACT RENEGOTIATIONS

Under provisions of the Renegotiation Act Section 403 Tie

IV of the Sixth Supplemental National Defense Appropriation Act 1942

the Commission on June 1 1942 established the Price Adjustment Board

There were four employees of the Board on July 1 1942 including

negotiators accountants and stenographers Vastly expanded abtivities

and the volume of contracts to be renegotiated required additibn to

this small staff There were 25 employees in all categories oh June

30 1943

The summary of results of renegotiation by the Board up to the end

of the fiscal year 1943 and subsequently to November 15 1943 is as

follows

Total number of cases assigned

Total number of cases renegotiated

and excessive profits determined

Total number of cases renegotiated

and no excessive profits found

Total number of cases exempt not

subject to Act or reassigned to

other departments

Total cases handled

Balance cases in process 313

Excessive profits determined

Total amount of forward price

reductions effected

Total

Total sales on which excessive

profits were determined

Total sales on which no exces

sive profits found

133 14

56

November 15

June 30 1943 1943

403 907

58 133

32 96

217

90 446

461

44843 388 17 80096 387 20

43 476 632 00 55 066 354 00

88320 0 1713562 741 20

383 890 269 13691 488 5794

84488 796 57134 505 221 79
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Most of the contracts renegotiated were with suppliers of

materials parts and accessories Because of profit limitation pro

visions in shipbuilding contracts and the use in emergency shipbuild

ing of a costminus contract form few ship construction contracts

came before the board for action

MERCHANT MARINE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL

Recognizing the remarkable feats of valor being performed by

members of the American Merchant Marine the 77th Congress by Public

Law No 524 approved April 11 1942 authorized and directed the

Maritime Commission to provide and award a suitable medal to each

person in the American Merchant Marine who on and after September 3

1939 distinguished himself by outstanding conduct or service in the

line of duty

The Commission accordingly created a special Merchant Marine

Medals Award Committee on May 26 1942 to carry out the provisions of

this law There have been 411 meritorious cases carefully considered

by the Committee and 96 Merchant Marine Distinguished Service Medals

have been awarded to those men whom the Committee believes especially

distinguished themselves in the line of duty In addition letters

of commendation have been awarded to 211 other men as a result of the

investigations carried on by this Committee

The first Merchant Marine Distinguished Service Medal was awarded

on October 8 1942

POSTWAR PLANNING

The Commission without relaxing its efforts in behalf of the

war and in line with its statutory responsibility under the Merchant
tives with which the Commission has been charged

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Marine Act of 1936 is also working on postwar plans In this way

it is hoped to provide for orderly liquidation of excess shipbuilding

capacity for orderly transfer of excess workers to other jobs for

provision of types of vessels suitable for peace time competition

and finally for utilization in the interests of national defense

and of our foreign commerce of as many of the warbuilt vessels as

may be deemed proper and necessary

A PostWar Planning Committee consisting of key officials in the

Commission and the War Shipping Administration has been set up with

fourteen subcommittees to deal with various aspects of the postwar

problem At the appropriate time the Commission plans to submit to

the Congress a comprehensive survey of our maritime position a

statement of policies which in the opinion of the Commission should

be pursued and specific recommendations for effectuating the objec

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APPENDIX E

SHIPBUILDING PROGRAM SALES OF SHIPS

LONG RANGE PROGRAM

FISCAL YEAR 1943

No of

Type of Ship Ships

Does not include transfers to other Government Agencies

Sales Price

Completed

Alcoa S Co Inc C 1 Cargo 6 8508 262 06

American South African Line C 2 Cargo 3 4828 146 00

Barber

Cleveland

Asphalt

Cliffs

Co

S Co

Tanker

Ore Carrier

1

2

3122 0000

4500 00

Grace Line Inc C 2 Cargo 5 8046 910 00

Gulf Oil Co Tanker 2 6244 0000

Interlake S Co Ore Carrier 1 250 000

Kaymar Tankers Inc Tanker 1 3122 0000

Keystone Tankship Corp Tanker 1 3122 0000

Lykes Bros S Co Inc C 1 Cargo 4 5668 229 45

Mississippi Shipping Co Inc C 2 Cargo 6 988857 14

Moore McCormack Lines Inc C 1 Cargo 7 1070 524 00

Pittsburg S Co Ore Carrier 1 250 000

Reiss S Co Ore Carrier 1 250 000

Sealer Tankers Inc Tanker 2 6244 0000

Socony

Standard

Texas Co

Vacuum

011 Co

Oil

of

Co

New Jersey

Tanker

Tanker

Tanker

5

6

5

158

18839 0000

U S Lines Co

15610 000

C 2 Cargo 3 4648 355 04

Waterman

Wilson Transit

S Corp

Co

C

Ore

2

Carrier

Cargo 4

1

12800 00

250 000

Total Sales of Ships Completed 67 15086 23 69

Under Construction

American Export Lines Inc Special Cargo 4 6766 0000

Buckeye S Co Ore Carrier 1 290 000

Grace Line Inc C 2 Cargo 5 8250 000

Great Lakes S Co Ore Carrier 2 4540 000

Gulf Oil Co Tanker 1 3100 00

Interlake S S Co Ore Carrier 2 4540 000

Lykes Bros S Co Inc C 2 Cargo 2 3177 0000

Mississippi Shipping Co Inc C 2 Cargo 1 1623 51 00 r

Pioneer S Co Ore Carrier 1 250 000

Pittsburg S Co Ore Carrier 2 4500 00

Socony Vacuum 011 Co Tanker 1 3229 0000

Waterman S Corp C 2 Cargo 1 30000

Total Sales of Ships Under Construction 23 472651300

Total Sales of Ships Completed and Under Construction 90 197 451 796 69
APPENDIX 1

VESSETS OM 20 YEARS 011 AGE Or WH3 Ai

SUBSIDY WAS PAID DURING Tlii PERIOD JULY i

Name of Contractor

ON TRIPS MADE PRICER TO REWISITICNSNG BY T COMMENT

Terminations

by

Fiscal Years

1 3f1940 incl

1931959 5nel

19381940 incl

1938 3940 incl

1931939 in1

1f38940 inc1

American Export Lines Inc J9381940 incl

19391940 inci

1938 1940 incl

1938 1941 tncl

193940 incl

Q38 1940 inci

19j81940nel

19381940 incl

1941

1942

19h11942 inc1

1941 1942 inol

American President Lines Ltd 1941 1942 incl

1941

1942

1942

19411942 incl

American South African Lines Inc 19411942 incl

1942

Grace Line Inc 1939

1941

1941

1938 1939 incl

1939 1942 incl

193941 incl

1939 1942 incl

1938 1942 incl

1938 1941 incl

1939 1940 inc1

1940

1940

19381941 inc1

19391940 inc1

Examiner

znmel ia

Excel Lo

Exchange

Exoh ster

Fretutive

Jermont

Exiri a

Exhibitor

rxmtnister

Exmoor

Exmouth

Express

Extavia

Siboney

LAV k1ARLRENT lAJ

TO JUNE 30 19

Vessel

President Cleveland Jan

President Grant Apr

President Harrison Jan

President Pierce

President Taft

President Taylor

President Tyler

Challenge

Charles H Cramp

Henry S Grove

Cacique

Falcon

Siletz

West Celeron

Almeria Lykes

American Press

Aquarius

Cardonla

Chester Valley

City of Omaha

Cranford

Cripple Creek

Duquesne

Edgehill

Effingham

Endicott

Eglatine

Total

Date 20 Years No of

of Age Vessels

Oct

Jan

July

June

Apr

Aug

Feb

Sept

Apr

May

Oct

Mar

Oct

Dec

Apr

Jan

Apr

Mar

Dec

Oct

Nov

Feb

Oct

JU

Oct

June

May 23

Feb 27

May 20

June 30

Dec 30

Mar 11

Jan 16

Oct 20

Mar 2

Apr 1

Nov 2

Sept 23

Nov 19

20 1939

18 1940

27 1939

15 1939

21 1940

22 1940

27 1940 15

13 1939

8 1939

16 1939

5 1939

8 1940

14 1939

30 1939

7 1938

31 1941

22 1941

6 1941 7

27 1941

29 1941

6 1941

6 1940

3 1938 3

1 1940

16 1941

31 1938

1939 4

18 1939

13 1939

1940

1940

1940

1940

1939

1940

1940

1939

1939

1939

1939

1939

1939

Sheet 1
APPENDIX F CONTINUED

Terminations

by

Name of Contractor Fiscal Years

1940

19381942 incl

19401941 inc1

19401941 incl

19381942 inci

19391941 incl

19391940 incl

19381941 inc1

19381940

1940

19381940 inci

1939 1940 inci

1938 1942 incl

1939 1941 inc1

19381941 inc1

Lykes Bros Steamship co Inc 19381942 inc1

19381940

19381942 incl

19391941 incl

19381940

1939 19

19381940

193819401941

19381940 inci

1939

19391940 incl

1940

19391941 incl

1940

19401941 incl

1940 1942 incl

19401942 incl

Mississippi Shipping Co Inc 19401942 incl

19401942 incl

19401943 incl

19401941ncl

19411942nc1

145005 1941

1941

1941

1939

Vessel

Ethan Allen

Genevieve Lykes

Handover

Hybert

Liberator

Margaret Lykes

Meanticut

Narbo

Nashaba

Nemaha

Niehmaha

Oakwood

Patrick Henry

Ruth Lykes

Scotteburg

Stella Lykes

Tillie Lykes

Tripp

Velma Lykes

Volunteer

Waban

West Chatala

West Cobalt

West Cohas

West Oembo

West Marshal

West Hobomac

West Quechee

West Tacook

Winston Salem

Youngstown

Clearwater

Delalda

Delmar

Delmundo

Delnorte

Delplata

Delrio

Deland

Delvalle

Capulin

City of Flint

Collamer

Collingeworth

Sheet 2

Total

Date 20 Years No of

of Age Vessels

Mar 18 1940

Sept 14 1939

Oct 23 1939

Sept 26 1940

June 28 1938

Feb 12 1940

Mar 25 1941

Nov 29 1940

June 6 1941

July 12 1940

Oct 29 1939

Oct 29 1940

Apr 27 1940

Nov 10 1939

Nov 28 1939

Oct 2 1939 44

Apr 29 1940

July 30 1939

May 7 1940

Au3 22 1938

Oct 14 1939

Aug 17 1939

Dec 27 1938

June 28 1938

July 19 1938

July 28 1939

Aug 16 1938

May 23 1939

Apr 22 1939

Apr 25 1940

May 28 1939

Mar 7 1940

Apr 10 1939

Oct 10 1940

Dec 1 1939

May 30 1939 9

Aug 16 1940

Aug 22 1939

July 29 1939

Nov 17 1939

June 30 1940

Feb 28 1940

Feb 21 1940

Mar 26 1940
APPENDIX F connlruED

Terminations

by

Name of Contractor Fiscal Years

1941

1941

193919

19391940 inc1

19391941

19391941

19381940 incl

1938

Moore McCormack Line Inc 193941

1938 1939 incl

19381939 incl

19381940 inc1

19381940 inci

19381940 inc1

19381939 incl

19381940

19381939 incl

1939

1941

1939

1938 1940 incl

New York Cuba Mail Steamship 19389 incl

Company 19381940 incl

19381940 incl

19411942 inci

19411942 incl

Seas Shipping Co 19411942 inol

19411942 inc1

19411942 inc1

1941 1942nel

1941

19411942 incl

1941

1941

1941

1941

United States Lines Co 1941

1941

1941

1941

1941

1941

1941

Total

Deerlodge July 16 1939

Independence Hall Aug 2 1940

Mormacmar Oct 28 1940

Mormacport Aug 22 1939

Mormacrey Sept 19 1939

Mormaprio Oct 30 1939

Mormacsea Mar 13 1941

Mormaoetar Sept 5 1939

Mormaceul Mar 19 1940 24

Mormaceun Oct 11 1940

Mormactide Mar 23 1939

Soanpenn Sept 28 1939

Scanstates Jan 28 1939

Scanyork May 9 1939

Scannell Oct 28 1939

Southfolk June 27 1939

Southlure Aug 31 1940

West Cuspate Jan 18 1941

West Imboden Mar 14 1939

West Keene Aug 15 1939

Agwidale

Agwistar

Orizaba

Panuco

Siboney

Vessel

Algic

Greylock

Pipestone County

Robin Adair

Robin Goodfellow

Robin Grey

Robin Hood

West Imboden

Artigae

Capulin

City of Delbert

Jeff Davis

Lehigh

McKeesport

Potter

Quaker City

Tampa

West Honker

Yomachichi

Sheet 3

Total

Date 20 Years No of

of Age Vessels

Nov 15 1938

Feb 14 1939

June 4 1938

Jan 18 1937

Apr 7 1938

Aug 25 1941

Aug 28 1941

July 18 1939 8

Jan 9 1940

Feb 9 1940

Jan 22 1940

Jan 6 1940

Mar 14 1939

Apr 30 1940

June 30 1940

Feb 28 1941

Apr 22 1941

July 29 1939

Apr 11 1939

Dec 20 1940

Feb 3 1940

Feb 3 1940

Dec 22 1940

Oct 16 1939

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