UNITED STATES MARITIME COMMISSION...Shipping Administration was 15892 On January 1 1947 after the remaining War Shipping Administration employees had been absorbed and the Commission

UNITED STATES

MARITIME COMMISSION

REPORT

TO CONGRESS

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED

JUNE 30

1947

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UNITED STATES

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

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UNITED STATES MARITIME COMMISSION

OFFICE COMMERCE BUILDING

WASHINGTON D C

COMMISSIONERS

WILLIAM WARD SMITH ChairmanRAYMOND S MCKEOUGII Vice ChairmanRICHARD PARXHURST

J GRENVILLE MELLEN

JOSEPH K CARSON JRA J WILLInrs Secretary

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UNITED STATES MARITIME COMMISSIONWashington December 4 1947

To the CongressI have the honor to present the annual report of the United States

Maritime Commission for the fiscal year July 1 1946 to June 30 1947During the period covered by this report substantial progress was

made toward sound development of the postwar American MerchantMarine as a factor in the Nationseconomy and an arm of the nationaldefense Steps were taken to restore the Merchant Marine to privateownership or operation after its wartime service under Govermnentcontrol to dispose of Governmentowned warbuilt ships and to planfor the development and maintenance of an adequate and wellbalanced Merchant Marine in the future in accordance with thenational policy laid down by Congress in the Merchant Marine Actof 1936

While restoration of the Merchant Marino to private ownership oroperation has been almost fully accomplished and the disposal ofwarbuilt vessels under the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 has beenwell advanced lack of new construction remains a serious defect inour national maritime program The greatest and most immediateneed of American Hag shipping is for passenger vessels as emphasizedby the Maritime Commission in several reports and recommendationsNext in priority is the need for an adequate construction schedule toprovide additional tankers new types of cargo vessels and replacements over a long period in the future to keep the Merchant Marine

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modern and well balanced These building programs are necessarynot only to maintain the vigor of the operating Merchant Marine butalso to keep alive and in healthy condition our strategic shipbuildingindustry which will shortly be threatened with virtual extinction iforders are not placed for new vessels

During the fiscal year the Maritime Commission carried on itsvarious activities with steadily decreasing personnel On June 301946 the total number of employees in the Commission and WarShipping Administration was 15892 On January 1 1947 afterthe remaining War Shipping Administration employees had beenabsorbed and the Commission had been reorganized the numberwas 12488 By June 30 1947 it had decreased to 10564 and onSeptember 11 1947 it was 6691 a total cut of 58 percent since thebeginning of the fiscal year 1947

No applications for vessel sales under the Merchant Ship SalesAct of 1946 had been approved before the beginning of the fiscalyear Of some 4000 barge vessels available under the act theCommission had approved sales of 1389 large vessels by June 301947 By September 30 1047 a total of 1555 ships had been soldfor a return of about1400000000 Of these 481 vessels of thebest types went to 123 American operators and 1074 went to governments and citizens of 30 other nations During the fiscal year theCommission approved 14 applications covering 34 vessels for adjustment of prior sales to citizens under Section 9 of the 1946 Act Underthe Merchant Marine Acts of 1936 and 1920 163 vessels were disposedof for a return of about 13865000 Sixtynine of these were soldfor scrap In addition 6708 small vessels under 1500 gross tonswere sold for a return of543648305 with 4814 still to be sold

Restoration of shipping to private operation was largely completedduring the year All but 10 of the 900 requisitioned vessels inGovernment service on VJday had been redelivered to their ownersby June 30 1947 On that date the Government withdrew from alldomestic services hick it had been operating In order to assistin establishing private domestic operations on a profitable basis theConrnission has sought from the Interstate Commerce Commissionan overall review of competitive railwater rates to determinewhether water carriers are being handicapped by unduly low ratesof competing carriers No decision has as yet been reached onreadjustment of these rates

Under authority of Public Law 12 Eightieth Congress the Commission made an interim agreement to permit four operators to chartervessels at nominal rates to carry on essential service to AlaskaVessels were allocated for charter in the Philippine trade to assist inthe rehabilitation of that new nation

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The continuing urgent demand throughout the year for transportof relief supplies especially coal and grain and the fact that sufficientprivately owned American and foreign government controlled vesselswere not available made it necessary for the Maritime Commissionto continue to operate some ships under general agency agreementsalthough on a steadily diminishing scale At the close of the fiscalyear however there were only 98 freighters and combination passengercargo vessels under this type of operation Nine partiallyconverted troop transports with maximum carrying capacity of over900 passengers each were being operated for the transportation ofdisplaced persons and those whose travel was considered to he in thenational interest

As of June 30 1947 private operators had chartered 1510 vesselsfrom the Government on a bareboat basis most of which were engaged in the carriage of relief cargoes Among these was the steamship America chartered on October 31 1946 for a 2year period bythe United States Lines On November 14 1946 the Americabegan her maiden voyage on the North Atlantic passenger route avoyage long delayed by the outbreak of war in Europe which hadsent her into troop service as the U S S West Point

Of some 400 vessels transferred to foreign governments under lendlease or other agreements and operated since the war on charterarrangements had been made for the sale or return of all except thoselend leased to Russia for which the State Department is carrying onnegotiations

Surplus ships not sold or chartered have been placed in reservefleets At the beginning of the fiscal year there were 1423 vessels in7 reserve fleets During the year 859 vessels entered the fleets and1078 were removed leaving a net total of 1204 Of these 222 wereoverage and most of them will probably be scrapped Preservationwork averaging 110 mandays per vessel was completed on almostall good vessels which were in the fleets on July 1 1946 or which wereconsigned to the fleets during the fiscal year Priority was given tothe most valuable vessels One new permanent reserve site has beencompleted and another has been tentatively selected

The Commissions functions as a disposal agency for marinematerials were transferred to the War Assets Administration in April1947 Surplus material valued at1was declared to disposal agencies in the United States and abroad Sales at owningagency levels returned 12300000 and marine materials sold by theCommission brought 9700000 The remaining inventory of9100000 was turned over to the War Assets Administration Allproperties and shipyards determined to be surplus have been declaredto the War Assets Administration or disposed of by sale or transfer

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except for two yards which required further action by the CommissionFour reserve shipyards have been selected and placed in layup conedition except for uncompleted construction activity at one yard

Ships built under the longrange program and sold during the fiscalyear totaled 30 at a tentative price of 70275520 based on theestimated foreign cost less national defense features Estimatedconstruction differential subsidies for nine vessels privately constructed total 14000000 Four of these vessels have been completed and five are under construction Only one construction subsidy application for new building was received during the fiscal yearthat of American President Lin es for five combination passengercargoliners Bids were opened on October 3 1947 and taken under consideration by the Commission

Approximately7000000 was withdrawn by subsidized Americansteamship companies from their capital reserve and special reservefunds to cover payments on purchases of new vessels and on mortgageindebtedness Deposits of 12 lines in capital and special reserve fundstotaled 12853805568on June 30 1947 Settlement of the controversy over tax exemption of operating and capital profits depositedin capital and special reserve funds has removed one barrier to the useof these funds for new construction Twentyfive domestic and nonsubsidized foreign trade operators spent 6154784453 from construction reserve fund deposits for new vessels Unexpended depositsof 24 companies in construction reserve funds totaled 4232655992at the end of the fiscal year

While the postwar fleet is relatively well supplied with longrangeCtype cargo carriers and tankers purchased from the surplus fleetthere were few passenger ships built during the war and those designed as troop ships require a great deal of expensive reconversionto make them suitable for passenger service Of the 14 combinationpassengercargo vessels completed during the fiscal year and placedin service only 3 have more than 100 passenger capacity In addition to restoration of the steamship America as our only firstclasslarge passenger vessel four old passenger ships are being refurbishedfor reentry into service and four cargo vessels are to be converted forthe Mediterranean passenger trade

There has been far more activity in reconversion and reconstructionthan in new building as warbuilt vessels have been prepared forpeacetime service The Commission contracted for repairs on approximately 3483 vessels during the year at a total cost of 103116981 and screened specifications for repairs costing9563589 undergeneral agency agreements on 2400 other vessels The Commissionapproved 3 applications for aid totaling4945000 for reconstructionand reconditioning of 11 vessels while 4 applications for aid in the

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reconstruction of 18 vessels are pending Reconversion of 58 militarytype vessels for peacetime service was completed during thefiscal year

Operating differential subsidies which were suspended in 1942 whenships were requisitioned by the Government for war service wereresumed on January 1 1947 for the 12 lines holding suspended contracts with the actual amounts to be paid as yet undetermined

Hearings have been held on a number of applications for new operatingdifferential subsidy contracts or modifications of existing contracts The Commission has approved six of the applications anddecision on others is pending

Since subsidies are based on foreign costs which like Americancosts have increased sharply since the prewar period it has beennecessary to make continuous studies of foreign building and operatingcosts to determine the basis for subsidies These studies are stillunder way

In order to determine the construction needs of the postwar fleetthe Maritime Commission has worked out a longrange drycargoshipbuilding program which balances available ships against probablerequirements According to these studies a total of 1044 vessels of11400000 deadweight tons will be needed to serve adequately theforeign and domestic trade of the United States About 900 vesselsat present in operation are considered suitable for these needs leavingsome 144 vessels to be built in the next 10 years of which 58 wouldbe combination passengercargo vessels and 86 freighters with betterments to 9 vessels enabling them to accommodate 50 passengers eachto be carried out within the next 2 years This would result in apassenger fleet of about 96 vessels of 33000passenger capacity compared with 127 active vessels of 38000 capacity in 1939 The newvessels would make up for smaller capacity by increased speed comfort and efficiency The 86 cargo vessels required would be specialized types which are not available from the warbuilt fleet Cost ofthis program to the Government would probably not exceed 180900000 In addition interim passengercarrying requirements couldbe niet by betterments to 34 warbuilt and overage vessels at a costof about37500000 In view of the tanker shortage which developedthis fall the Commission has also proposed that its shipbuildingprogram be augmented by the construction of a number of modernhighspeed tankers

The bulk of the present fleet was built in the space of about 5 yearsTo prevent the fleet from becoming obsolete all at one time anorderly replacement program is necessary The Commission has suggested a 25year Longrange program which would provide for build

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ing about 25 ships a year for the first 10 years and 64 ships a year forthe succeeding 15 years

The first period would be devoted primarily to the construction ofnew vessels to achieve balance in the fleet but would also includereplacement of existing vessels as they become overage The secondperiod would be devoted primarily to a systematic replacement ofvessels as they become overage since by that time most of the existing fleet will be 15 years or more of age The scale of replacementssuggested provides for the earlier replacement of some vessels andthe later replacement of others in order to overcome the unfortunatebunching of the age grouping of our fleet and to provide steadier employment in United States shipyards Vessels which are replacedmay be sent to reserve fleets to take the place of those least useful inan emergency

These plans for modernization and maintenance of the postwarfleet are subject to review as conditions and needs change but theywere presented to the PresidentsAdvisory Committee on the Merchant Marine as a minimum working program In its report issuedin November 1947 the Committee strongly recommended a shipbuilding program which would include construction of 46 passengervessels in the next 4 years and a number of high speed dry cargo shipsand tankers

In addition to its plans for new vessels the Commission has developed a new type of cargohandling gear and now has under construction the first American marine gas turbine which will help to cutdown costs and increase efficiency of postwar ships

On September 1 1946 the United States Maritime Commissionabsorbed the remaining duties and personnel of the War ShippingAdministration which was terminated as of that date On January1 1947 the administrative organization of the Commission was improved for increased efficiency The Commission is at present engaged on a study of legislative agenda to be submitted to the Congressoffering proposals for ways and means of improving the AmericanMerchant Marine through appropriate amendments to the shippingstatutes

The American Merchant Marine has met heavy relief commitmentssatisfactorily and operations are in large measure now in the handsof private interests The solution of a number of problems is necessary however before the Merchant Marine can be considered fullyadequate to the requirements of trade and national defense

The American shipbuilding industry for instance is at a dangerously low ebb On November 1 1947 there were only 32 oceangoingmerchant vessels under construction in United States shipyards On

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the basis of present contracts there will be virtually no new merchan tship construction under way after the first half of 1948 Thirtysixnew vessels were built for Maritime Commission account during thefiscal year and 17 vessels for private and foreign account a total of 53Seven Commission vessels were uncompleted at that time SeveralCommission plans for new construction and reconversion of firstclass passenger vessels had to be postponed because of shortages ofcritical materials

Employment in new construction both merchant and naval hasfallen below the minimum of 35000 considered by the armed forcesessential to the maintenance of a healthy industry capable of servingas the nucleus of expansion in case of emergency The building ofnew passenger ships specialized cargo vessels and fast tankers tobalance the fleet and replacement of obsolete vessels as suggested inthe Maritime Commissions longrange plan would serve to keepa minimum number of shipyards employed

While the American foreign trade fleet has enjoyed a period ofgreat and profitable activity it is now faced with rising costs andincreased foreign competition that may deprive it of the substantialportion of our trade which the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 declared it should be adequate to carry Already the average proportion of United States export and import trade carried in Americanships has declined from 675 percent in the first 6 months of 1946to 51 percent in June 1947 Meanwhile foreign countries are rapidlyreplacing their warlost ships with specially designed postwar vesselsand also by purchases of over 1000 surplus United States ships atprices far below present construction costs On September 30 1947Great Britain and Ireland alone were building 532 percent of thenew ships under construction while other countries were building 423percent The United States was building 45 percent of the ships underconstruction

The domestic dry cargo fleet those ships operating in coastwise andintcrcoastal trades and to our Territories and possessions whichformerly constituted about 60 percent of the active Merchant Marinehas fallen to about 12 percent in the postwar period This group isimportant to national defense because it is generally in nearby watersand most of it is immediately available in case of emergency It isprotected by law from foreign competition but coastwise and intercoastal carriers are subjected to the competition of land carriersespecially the railroads which for years have maintained competitiverates so low as to deny to water carriers a reasonable profit The sharprise in costs since the war has made profitable operation m this tradevery difficult at present Some relief has been obtained through rateincreases granted to railroads which enabled water carriers to raise

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their rates to a corresponding degree Some operators have undertaken to carry on services which the Maritime Commission relinquished on July 1 1947 but adequate service cannot be provideduntil satisfactory rate adjustments are made or some other solution tothe problem is found

The progress that has been made in disposing of surplus shipsrestoring the fleet to private ownership and operation and planningfor longrange construction has been along the lines laid down by theCongress in the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 and other shippinglaws As the Merchant Marine met the heavy demands of war andpostwar emergencies it is now ready to meet whatever requirementsmay be placed upon it by any new programs for foreign relief andrehabilitation While in full sympathy with the overall objectives ofthe European Recovery Program the Commission believes that the salecharter loan or outright grant to participating nations of any UnitedStates vessels in addition to the large number already approved forsale to them would be contrary to the best interests of the AmericanMerchant Marine

The continued strength and usefulness of our merchant fleet requirethe support of an active and stable shipbuilding industry an adequateand prosperous domestic fleet and better and more efficient ships tomeet foreign competition to the end that the American MerchantMarine may be ready at all times to serve the nations economy andsecurity

W T SMITH Chairman

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SIIIPPING OPERATIONS

Redelivery of privately owned vessels requisitioned for war useBy July 1 1946 approximately 750 of the 900 vessels requisitioned

by the Government for war use had been redelivered leaving about150 then remaining under charter All but 10 of these remainingvessels had been redelivered to their owners prior to the end of thefiscal year Many of the redeliveries were effected on interim certificates which left for future determination the amount of the Governments obligation to the owner for repairs and restoration Of the10 vessels remaining under charter on June 30 1947 4 were in repairyards and were nearing completion of repairs 1 was about to enter arepair yard and another was awaiting end of a 30days noticeof intention to redeliver to its owner The remaining 4 vesselswere held in the laidup fleet pending exchange under the provisionsof the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 for Commissionownedvessels which were not as completely converted for war use as werethe chartered vessels

At the end of the fiscal year satisfactory disposition had been madeof all but 75 claims by vessel owners for reimbursement for workclaimed to be chargeable to the Government under the respectivecharters Negotiation of the remaining claims is expected to besettled within the next fiscal year Work performed on some 400vessels before redelivery will be reviewed to determine whether somepart of the work should not be paid for by the owner

Charters

As of June 30 1946 there were 471 vessels under War ShippingAdministration interim bareboat charter On August 31 1946 therewere 734 vessels under this form of charter The United StatesMaritime Commission and the War Shipping Administration onAugust 12 1946 notified all companies then chartering vessels underthe interim charter program of the termination of such charters withthe end of the voyage in progress on August 31 1946 with redeliveryto be taken pursuant to the terms of the governing charter

The Commission offered new charters which in addition to upwardadjustments in most of the basic rates increased the additionalcharter nire paid from net voyage profits in excess of 10 percent ofthe chartererscapital necessarily employed to 50 percent of the first100 of excess profit per day 75 percent of the next 200 per day and90 percent of all excess profits over 300 per day

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All of the operators who chartered vessels from the War ShippingAdministration elected to accept the Maritime Commission termsThe number of vessels which the Maritime Commission chartered toprivate operators increased until on June 30 1947 there were 1510vessels either under charter or allocated for charter Appendix Ashows the number of vessels under charter by month during the fiscalyear

The following table shows the cash received and billings madeduring the year for basic and additional charter hire under both WarShipping Administration interim and Maritime Commission bareboatcharters

1 These figures do not include miscellaneous charter hire tr nrenctions for the fiscal year 947 amountingto 378 81025

2 Includes June 1946 and prior payment3 Charter hire billings shown are subject to adjustment for offhire and redelivery of verse sa Includes payment of 81443456184received in month of December 1946 covering payment of charter

hire for month of Tune 1946 and prior5 Includes Seajap vesselss Included am certain unliquidated accounts receivable which will he paid during the fiscal year 1048

Action was taken in June 1947 to terminate the coastwise and

intercoastal operations under general agency and offer the vesselsfor bareboat charter to those domestic operators involved A specialreport was submitted to Congress on the operation of vessels in theAlaska service

Charter hire paid by the Government for ships requisitioned fromprivate owners for war service was reduced when the ships weretemporarily out of service oroffhire About7100000 of amountsdue for such offhire periods under wartime time charters was collectedduring the fiscal year The bulk of offhire approved was processedAbout2000000 in offhire remained to be taken care of within thenext fiscal year

During the year 142 time charter agreements covering dry cargoships and tankers were terminated and 50 general agency agreementscovering dry cargo vessels and tankers 25 covering barges ferriesand tugs and 4 covering salvage operations were terminated

Basle charterhire Additionalcharter hire Miocellaneous Icharter him

Total charterhire

Interim agreementsCash paymentsCharter hire killed 3

2 830 3691025628 690 960 36 22 02023 954 8881578578 62 389 9907152 645 74614

Land Leathers agreementCash payments 34305599554 43055 995 54Charter hire billed 3 30 255 118 19 30 255118 19

Shipsales agreementsCash paymentsCharter hire billed 3

72 851 5266286 10810726 1218228 626 5802520832 85 03410687114 734 315 58

Total 6Cash paymentsCharter hire billed 3

146 27662472145 051185 81 3420352 580 4684099410 180 480 003 12197 63517901


All of the operators who chartered vessels from the War ShippingAdministration elected to accept the Maritime Commission termsThe number of vessels which the Maritime Commission chartered toprivate operators increased until on June 30 1947 there were 1510vessels either under charter or allocated for charter Appendix Ashows the number of vessels under charter by month during the fiscalyear

The following table shows the cash received and billings madeduring the year for basic and additional charter hire under both WarShipping Administration interim and Maritime Commission bareboatcharters

1 These figures do not include miscellaneous charter hire tr nrenctions for the fiscal year 947 amountingto 378 81025

2 Includes June 1946 and prior payment3 Charter hire billings shown are subject to adjustment for offhire and redelivery of verse sa Includes payment of 81443456184received in month of December 1946 covering payment of charter

hire for month of Tune 1946 and prior5 Includes Seajap vesselss Included am certain unliquidated accounts receivable which will he paid during the fiscal year 1048

Action was taken in June 1947 to terminate the coastwise and

intercoastal operations under general agency and offer the vesselsfor bareboat charter to those domestic operators involved A specialreport was submitted to Congress on the operation of vessels in theAlaska service

Charter hire paid by the Government for ships requisitioned fromprivate owners for war service was reduced when the ships weretemporarily out of service oroffhire About7100000 of amountsdue for such offhire periods under wartime time charters was collectedduring the fiscal year The bulk of offhire approved was processedAbout2000000 in offhire remained to be taken care of within thenext fiscal year

During the year 142 time charter agreements covering dry cargoships and tankers were terminated and 50 general agency agreementscovering dry cargo vessels and tankers 25 covering barges ferriesand tugs and 4 covering salvage operations were terminated

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Of the 1751 dry cargo vessels under general agency service onJuly 1 1946 1653 were redelivered during the year leaving 98active on July 1 1947 These 98 vessels were in service as follows

Intercoastal and coastwise to be laid up or transferred to bareboat charterupon conclusion of voyage in domestic trade 43

Philippine Islands service 10

Passenger 10

Off shore all allocated for sale or charter 35

Total 98

Traffic activities

The Commission was called on to transport cargoes under generalagency agreement in trades that were not attractive to private operators because of low freight rates or greater profit elsewhere Thesecomprised Nova Scotia and Newfoundland from which gypsum andnewsprint were imported and coastwise and intercoastal trades TheCommission was also responsible for assigning vessels under generalagency agreement in trades where privately operated tonnage wasinsufficient to meet the demands such as the Cuban sugar tradeVessels were also supplied to cover berth services in instances where theberth operators were negotiating with and qualifying to the MaritimeCommission for the bareboat charter of vessels Many vessels wereassigned in the Pacific area to the War and Navy Departments forthe shipment of surplus equipment sold by the Office of ForeignLiquidation Commissioner The Commission also administered thetraffic regulations governing the operations of some 1400 bareboatchartered vessels

Tankers

On July 1 1946 the combined United States flag tanker fleet wascomposed of 914 vessels with an aggregate gross tonnage of8083190The combined fleets of all other nations totaled 1067 vessels aggregating6983105 gross tons Private United States operators ownedand operated 372 of the 914 United States flag tankers The balanceof 542 vessels were Governmentowned and of these 278 had beenwithdrawn from active service and placed in the reserve fleets Theremaining 264 vessels were engaged under general agency agreementsor scheduled for delivery to purchasers under the Merchant Ship SalesAct of 1946 On June 30 1947 after delivery of 36 vessels to UnitedStates and foreign purchasers there remained 247 vessels in activeservice under general agency agreement 196 in the reserve fleets 49scheduled to undergo purchase inspection 8 lend leased to Russia 2under bareboat charter and 4 total constructive losses aggregatinga combined fleet of 506 United States Governmentowned tankers


During the fiscal year tankers in active service under general agencyagreement were operated at Maritime Commission rates The totalapproximate tonnage carried by the operating tanker fleet amountedto 271744998 barrels of various grades of petroleum products and46600000 gallons of molasses

Foreign transfers

Appendix B shows the type number gross tonnage and averageage of vessels approved by the Maritime Commission under section 9of the Shipping Act of 1916 for transfer to alien ownership andorregistry for the fiscal period also a statement showing the nationalitiesnumber and gross tonnage of vessels approved for transfer Approvalwas given to the transfer of 303 privately owned vessels totaling803236 gross tons and averaging 20S years of age and 934 Governmentowned vessels totaling5933555 gross tons and averaging 37 years ofage Transfers were approved to the flags of 40 nations the largestnumber 193 for the flag of Panama Transfers of privately ownedvessels represent only the approvals granted by the Commission and donot indicate actual transfers of ownership as the Commission is notalways advised when these transfers actually take place Withrespect to Governmentowned vessels the majority of these weresales of warbuilt tonnage under authority of the Merchant Ship SalesAct of 1946

The Commission approved the surrender of marine documents of363 vessels for various purposes including changes in name rigtonnage home port ownership etc There was a marked increase inthis function due principally to the sale of Commissionowned vesselsto American citizens under mortgage

The Commission also approved under section 9 of the Shipping Actof 1916 four charters of privately owned American vessels to BritishFrench and Venezuelan operators which were for periods in excess of1 year Charters for shorter periods do not require Commissionapproval

Labor

The Maritime Commission is concerned with the problems affectingmerchant seamen from the points of view of their availability formanning our ships and the welfare of the men themselves In thisconnection during the year it continued to study and make recommendations on proposed legislation repatriation wage accountsinsurance claims disciplinary matters and crews quarters Wherenecessary temporary waivers were obtained for emergency operationof vessels which failed to meet Coast Guard requirements for crewand equipment


The Commission continued to check expenditures for labor and toapprove collective bargaining agreements reached by companies undercontract to the Commission In conjunction with labor and management the Commission sponsored the training of select crews to manseveral of our best passenger carriers Lack of funds has forced theCommission to discontinue the separate organizational units whichhad dealt with labor matters

Food control

In October 1946 the Commission determined that there was nolonger any justification for preferential treatment of seamen in provision of scarce supplies Storing of vessels from stockpiles waslimited to Maritime Commission vessels engaged in troop lift onlyStockpiles were disposed of to other Government or relief agencies ordeclared surplus All food control activities were to be discontinuedentirely early in the succeeding fiscal yearInsurance

The underwriting work of the Commission was confined during thefirst half of the fiscal year to crew war risk insurance individual lifeand second seamens policies covering war and some marine riskswar risk policies for the cash and stock of the Army Service PostExchange and hull insurance for vessels bareboatedout to foreigngovernments tind time charteredback During the second half of theyear underwriting covered hull insurance for vessels bareboatedoutand certain builders risk and excess third party liability insurancewritten under the provisions of section 10 of the Merchant MarineAct 1920 as amended Since the General Accounting Office ruledthat no funds would be available after December 31 1946 for obligation no new insurance was written in the marine and war risk insurancefund after that date

Special agreements authorized by the Congress were made to provide insurance not otherwise available in the commercial market forvessels operating in the Alaska trade and for a naval vessel charteredto the American Antarctic Association Arrangements were madewith four American protection and indemnity underwriters to providethis form of insurance for all vessels operated for account of theCommission

During the fiscal year1749373927was paid from the marine andwar risk insurance fund As of June 30 1947 it was estimated thatmore than 42000000 remained to be paid on approximately 10000claims New claims filed during the first 6 months of the year aggregated 3500 but during the second 6 months owing to a reductionin the number of vessels in operation these dropped to 1420 Thesefigures do not include claims made for loss of life or injury to members

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of the crews under the terms of the second seamenswarrisk policyAs a result of the sales and chartering program there was a 300

percent increase over the preceding year in the number of vessels onwhich the Commission had to approve commercial insurances arrangedby purchasers or charterers to cover the interest of the Commissionunder contracts of sale mortgages charters and reconversion contracts At the end of the fiscal period approximately 1800 mortgagedand chartered vessels were being privately operated by United Statescitizens and insured with commercial underwriters

The following table which shows kind and amount of insuranceapproved by the Commission and placed by private operators duringthe year in American and foreign markets does not include insurancesapproved but only partially processed totaling several hundredmillion dollars

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Marine hullMarine protection and indemnityWar risk hullWar risk protection and indemnity

Total amount PercentageAmerican

81 514178 9132 412 231 184141485114171118 948 903 49635726329 5

Percentageforeign

50414373 7705In addition other miscellaneous forms of insurance totaling 5888

431552 were approved of which 5493321452 or 555 percent wasplaced in the American market and 5395110100 or 445 percent inthe British market

Maintenance and repairRepairs were made on approximately 1218 vessels delivered by the

Maritime Commission into private operation M the Shipsalesdemise charter during the fiscal year During the same period complete condition surveys were conducted on approximately 279 Commissionowned vessels redelivered to the Commission upon termination of charter operation

Approximately 517 vessels were sold under terms which providedfor delivery of the vessel to the purchaser in class This involvedin addition to the complete condition survey inspection of the vesselin drydock and the preparation of specifications covering requirements of the American Bureau of Shipping and the United StatesCoast Guard removal of defense installations crew quarter changesand alterations to meet current commercial requirements and worknecessary to restore the vessels to the Maritime Commissionsstandarddesign The cost of the necessary work amounted to about 14766081

Approximately 125 survey and repair projects in connection withthe redelivery of requisitioned vessels were handled during the fiscal


year The Commission conducted 270 subsidy condition surveys and440 repair inspections on vessels operating under subsidy agreementsIt participated in 245 final guarantee surveys held upon terminationof the guarantee periods on newly constructed vessels and also conducted 450 damage surveys

In October and November 1946 the Commission arranged for thewithdrawal of 50 T2 type tankers from the various reserve fleet sitesfor complete reconditioning for Government operation to meet theworld demand for liquid cargo transportation The reconditioningof those tankers was effected at an overall cost of2259592 Anadditional 50 tankers were withdrawn from layup for operation inApril 1947 At the end of the fiscal year repair of this group of vesselswas only 40 percent complete at an average cost per vessel of 4138480

In March 1947 100 Liberty type vessels were withdrawn fromreserve fleets and conditioned for bareboat charter operation at anoverall cost of 47892556 The reconversion of 56 animal carriersoriginally converted for UNRRA cost 82016950 The Commissionwill be reimbursed by UNRRA for both conversion and reconversioncosts of these vessels

In April 1947 the Maritime Commission the American Bureau ofShipping and the United States Coast Guard determined that theT2 type tankers constructed by the Commission during the war shouldundergo hull strengthening by fitting longitudinal riveted crackstoppers on decks and bottoms Bids were received and contractcommitments made in the fiscal year for the strengthening of 50Commission tankers at a total cost of 42045338 Only 4 of thesevessels were made available for strapping prior to July 1 1947 andnone of the strapping was completed during the fiscal year

Repairs were directed on approximately 1800 general agencyvessels during the fiscal period and specifications were screened forrepairs totaling 49563589 which were carried out by general agentson 2400 vesselsinventories

During the fiscal year inventories were made of 3812 vessels transferred under various types of contracts and 1449 inventories coveringconsumable stores fuel and water were approved for settlement inthe amount of 410045211 At the end of the fiscal year there was anaccumulated backlog of 6290 unprocessed physical inventories causedby lack of personnel coupled with a high level of vessel transfersduring the yearVessel records

Some of the many special studies prepared on vessel activities andoperations dealt with Vessels under charter and general agency agree

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ments the Laidup fleets cargoes carried for the various nationalprograms charter hire and expense and disposition of vessels underMaritime Commission control

Data concerning past and current activities of vessels under UnitedStates control were supplied to United States and foreign government and private maritime agencies including information for usein the transportation report being prepared by the Committee ofNineteen in connection with the Marshall PlanTerminals and real estate

The fiscal year saw the end of Commission control through contracts over certain rented deepwater terminal facilities in the UnitedStates On both Atlantic and Pacific coasts there were 56 contractscovering a total of 185 ship berths The bulk of the wartime Warshiptermop contracts were canceled bythe Commission on October1 1940 and the balance were canceled by February 28 1947 Additional facilities were utilized under the agency agreements

The greater part of the Norfolk Army Base Terminal was returnedby the Arniy to the jurisdiction of the Commission In order toget civilian export and import goods moving through the port ofIIampton Roads this terminal was operated by a contractor fromJuly 1946 through March 1947 Thereafter the property was offeredfor lease and the highest bidder took it over on April 1 1947 foroperation as a commercial public terminal paying the Government33 percent of all gross revenues

Pending completion of negotiations with the War Department onthe terms of a permanent permit by which the Commission wouldagain assume interim control of the Boston Army Base Terminal theCommission tool over temporary possession on October 1 1946 andengaged a commercial operator The Iloboken and Philadelphiaformer Army bases were utilized practically to full capacity throughout the year for commerical import and export cargoes At Hobokenpier No 3 was offered for lease and the successful bidder offeredrental of 181000 per year as against 75000 paid by the formerlessee

A vigorous program of maintenance and improvement was institutedat all terminals during the fiscal year to cover items of deferred maintenance necessarily set aside in the war years to insure that thesefacilities will be ready in the event that they are required for futureemergencies

The Commission declared its last surplus shipyard to the WarAssets Administration on May 5 1947 During the fiscal year atotal of 23 items of real property were declared surplus to the WarAssets Administration for disposition including 20 shipyards Up

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to the end of the fiscal year the total number of real properties soldliquidated declared to other agencies or otherwise disposed of was62 including 46 shipyards The total value of real properties declared to disposal agencies was 247600000

During the year the War Assets Administration returned twopreviously declared surplus shipyards to the jurisdiction of theCommission since the properties which had been leased by the Government could not be disposed of until they had been restored to theiroriginal condition These were the Consolidated Steel Corp yardat Wilmington Calif and the PuseyJones Corp yard at WilmingtonDel restoration costs of which will reach approximately1000000and 250000 respectively

In the interest of national preparedness and security the Commission decided to retain four warbuilt shipyards in a reserve statusThese yards were selected for strategic location durability of construction efficiency of layout and production record One of theseyards is located on the Atlantic coast Wilmington N C and theother three on the west coast Richmond and Alameda Calif andVancouver Wash Retention of these yards was concurred in bythe Army and Navy lunitions Board

Surplus items of materials and supplies were declared to the WarAssets Administration including small tools and equipment not suitable fer longterm retention and preservation The remaining facilities and equipment are being placed in a preserved standby statusThese three steps have largely been completed at Wilmington Richmond and Vancouver The Alameda yard is still being used forthe construction of Commission vessels

The Conrmisaion is not adverse to leasing the reserve shipyards forcivilian use provided there is a demonstrated need in a communityfor use of the facilities and provided such use will not interfere withtheir rapid conversion in case of an emergency To this end and inresponse to a request by the city of Richmond Calif the Richmondyard was on two occasions offered for lease in its entirety for use bycivilian interests However no acceptable bid was obtained Thefeasibility of leasing parts of the yard is now under considerationForeign service

On July 1 1946 Maritime Commission foreign representatives werestationed at 28 important ports throughout the world primarily toassist the return of commercial shipping to private operation Atthe close of the fiscal year there remained organizations at only nineforeign locations to accomplish special unfinished tasks

In Germany and Japan the Commission acted as shipping agentfor the Allied occupation forces and at Manila it participated in the


rehabilitation program of the Philippine Republic At Shanghai itfunctioned in the capacity of shipping adviser for United States Government agencies in the sale of surplus property worth 500000000to the Chinese Government Representation continued at Londonand Naples in the overall interest of fostering and developing theAmerican Merchant Marine The allocation of vessels for the outloading of the 1947 sugar crop purchased by the United States Government required representation at Havana Cuba

REGULATION OF CARRIERS

The year was marked by renewed and increased activity of Americanand foreign water carriers as they placed in operation for their ownaccount vessels turned back to them by their respective governmentsor vessels newly acquired by them Newly organized companies ofboth United States and foreign nationalities also entered the fieldThere was a marked increase in the formation of new joint servicesand extensions of services These increased activities required of theMaritime Commission a corresponding increase in the scrutiny andexamination of the practices of carriers and of the conferences

As activities of territorial carriers have increased so have theirrequests for approval of increases in rates On numerous occasions ithas been necessary to pass upon requests for suspension of proposedincreases and to determine whether a hearing on the lawfulness of therate structure should be held Investigations were ordered into therate structures of carriers engaged in the Alaskan and in the Hawaiiantraffic

the fiscal year 571 tariff schedules of carriers engaged intransportation with our Territories and possessions ere received forfiling compared to the 207 received during the preceding fiscal yearFortysix of these filings were amended after the Commission pointedout errors contained in the schedule Thirtyfive requests for specialpermissions to file on less than the statutory 30days notice werereceived and handled 34 of which were granted

A review of conference activities for the fiscal year reveals thefollowing significant developments in postwar shipping

With the exception of the Germans the Japanese and theItalians virtually all prewar steamship lines have taken steps torestore their freight services in the United States foreign trades someare expanding to routes over which they had not previously operated

2 A number of new lines have been established and in this connection there has been a trend toward development of national merchant marines by a number of countries which had not been maritimenations before the war


3 An increasing number of lines have combined to run jointservices

4 There is a trend on the part of both new and old lines to joinconferences The present number of conference members exceeds theprewar memberships although some 30 lines of German Japaneseand Italian nationality were eliminated during the war Over 200changes in conference membership were recorded during the year

5 Even the carriers which have not taken out conference membership are for the greater part observing conference rates for theircommon carrier operations

Revision of the terms and conditions of conference agreements wascontinued to bring them up to date and put them in accord withpresent day standards The Commission has insisted upon confiningconference memberships to active lines It has continued to insistthat conferences provide for the admission of any qualified commoncarrier and that no applicant be denied admission without just andreasonable cause It has been argued that this may lead to overtonnaging of a trade but this danger is deemed to he of lesser consequence than the possible perpetuation of a monopoly in the hands ofexisting conference carriers if some other policy were to be followedJoint services

An unusual number of agreements for joint operation of servicesby two or more vessel owners were filed for approval during the yearThese agreements fall into two categories The first is made up ofvessels operated under a common managershipnot unusual in certain foreign countries particularly England and the Scandinaviancountries where it is a customary practice for the ownership of asingle vessel to be incorporated The vessels of several such corporations are then turned over to a common manager to operate Thefiling of these agreements is bringing to light the makeup of variousimportant foreign steamship operations which are engaged in theUnited States foreign trade

The second category of joint services consists of agreements in whichthe parties are carriers of different ownership and management eachof whom undertakes to furnish one or more vessels for the maintenanceof a regular schedule in a specific trade Agreements of this natureenable several small owners to furnish jointly a service which none ofthem could supply individually The Commission requires that billsof lading and passenger tickets issued by the joint service shall revealto the public the name of the conunon carrier principal who assumesthe responsibility and the liability for the transportation


Foreign freight rates

The year was one of great rate activity Most of the conferencesissued complete new tariffs some as a result of the resumption ofactivities after the war while others already functioning revised theirtariff structures to meet changed conditions and to cover new commodity movements No general reduction in rates was apparentalthough a number of individual rate adjustments were made to meetcompetition from other areas and to remove handicaps to the flow oftraffic Some 13400 foreign rate and terminal filings were receivedduring the year as against some 7200 filings for the previous year

One of the major problems with which steamship lines in the foreigntrade have had to contend has been the slow dispatch at some foreignports due Largely to the heavy volume of postwar traffic and the insufficiency of port facilities to handle this volume This has increasedthe costs to the lines which they have endeavored to meet in variousways mainly by the imposition of port surcharges although in someinstances embargoes have been resorted to as a corrective measureInvestigations

As a result of its scrutiny of the practices of liner companies engagedin foreign commerce whether in conference or not the Commissionhas ordered various investigations during the year In addition tothe investigation into the rate structures of Alaskan and Hawaiiancarriers an investigation was also ordered into the practice of thecarriers serving New York Harbor of allowing limited free time andmaking demurrage charges for failure to lift cargo within the freetime This matter was brought to issue as a result of the difficultiesengendered by congestion due to the war and to labor disputes

An investigation was ordered into the practices of carriers withrespect to the payment of brokerage to forwarders and others andwith respect to the lawfulness of rules of certain conferences forbiddingthe payment of brokerage An investigation was also ordered intothe practice of carriers of not placing their freight rates and chargesupon the bills of lading

Terminal operations

The organization of terminal operators into associations as authorized by section 15 of the Shipping Act 1916 has been accomplishedon the Pacific coast to a large extent Various investigations wereordered in connection with the activities of terminal operators Oneinvolved the definitions of services and the charges for terminal services by the association covering the northwest ports of SeattleTacoma Portland and outports Another involved the handling ofcharges of terminals serving California ports


Largely as a result of a request previously made upon all terminaloperators for voluntary filing of their tariffs the Commission receivedduring the year a total of 1852 terminal tariff filings as comparedwith 1195 during the previous year Suggestions were made to thesefiling terminals for the elimination of ambiguities and duplicationsthereby improving the tariff technique of the operators and providingfor the shipping public more understandable schedules

HEARINGS BEFORE TRIAL EXAMINERS

The Office of Trial Examiners was created on December 10 1946pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act 60 Stat 237 to handleall bearings required by the various shipping actsFinal reports

A resume of seven final reports issued by the Commission duringthe year follows

Docket No 639 Status of Carloaders and Uaroaders Emergency surcharge on carloading and unloading rates at San Franciscowater terminals is justified except as to cement and petroleumproducts

Docket No 641 Increased Rates From To and Within AlaskaPetition of War Shipping Administration to increase rates fares andcharges between Pacific coast ports and Alaska and between placeswithin Alaska dismissed

Docket No 644 Increased RatesInter Island Steam NavigationCo Ltd Increased class and commodity rates between points inHawaii are justified except as to wallboard and scrap paper withoutprejudice to an increase in those commodities by amounts not exceeding 50 percent increase on cattle is not unduly preferential or prejudicial respondent directed to submit results of first 6 months ofoperations for Commissionsscrutiny

Docket No 645Pacific Westbound Conference AgreementVoting and membership provisions are not unlawful but agreementshould provide for membership of carriers whose services originate atother than Atlantic or Gulf ports of the United States or Atlanticports of Canada and who call at Pacific coast ports en route to theOrient discretionary withdrawal from membership provisions shouldbe amended to require conference to report to Commission everyinstance where a member fails to make a sailing within 12 monthsand the conference action thereon port equalization provisions arenot unlawful provisions prohibiting the payment of brokerage shouldbe eliminated division of conference into districts is not unlawfuland rules and regulations are not unlawful but should be submittedfor approval as part of agreement


Docket No 650 Transportation by Southeastern TerminalSteamship Co et ano Transportation between Miami Fla andSan Juan P R is that of common carriage for which schedulesshould have been filed with the Commission

Docket No 651 Carloading at Southern California Ports Emergency surcharge on carloading and unloading rates at San Franciscowater terminals is justified except as to cement

Docket No 653East Asiatic Company Ltd v AktiebolagetSvenska Amelika Linden et al Refusal to admit complainant toNorth Atlantic Baltic Freight Conference is unjustly discriminatoryand unfair and subjects complainant to undue prejudice and disadvantage failure of the conference to advise the Commission of therecord vote upon the denial of complainantsapplication for membership with a full statement of the reasons therefor was a violation ofthe conference agreement

Proposed reports

Docket No 630Sigfried Olsen v War Shipping Administrationet ano Sovereign immunity does not apply in a regulatory proceedingwhere War Shipping Administration is a respondent commerce between the United States and the Panama Canal Zone is interstatecommerce and respondentsdemurrage rule and charges are unjustand unreasonable but rule is not otherwise unlawful

Docket No 638 Waterman v Norton Lilly Co Complainantswho are shippers of fruit alleged that the respondent a Swedishcarrier operating between New York and South America refused togrant refrigerated space to complainants and thereafter granted

such space to complainants competitor in South America inviolation of the Shipping Act 1916 Respondent contended thatunder section 6 of the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act it was not acommon carrier in the transportation of the fruit shipped by complainants competitor and that therefore it was not subject to theShipping Act 1916 The examiner overruled this contention andfound for complainants This finding was made prior to the fiscalyear but the case has not as yet been finally decided

Docket No 648 Pacific Coast European Conference AgreementIncreases in admission fee from 250 to 5000 is not unlawful respondents contract rate system is not unlawful and unanimous voteprovision in the agreement is not unlawful

Docket No 651 Carloading at Southern California Ports Proposed car unloading rate on cement at southern California waterterminals is not justified

i Findings of the examiner in Nos 041 and 653 not referred to inasmuch as the Commissionsdecision ineach of those cases during the fiscal year affirmed the proposed rem Is Li No 630 the Commission modified one of the recommendations of the examiner

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Docket No 652Bales Between Places in Alaska The furnishingof lighterage facilities between ship and shore at Alaskan placeswhere not performed us part of the line haul is not subject to theShipping let 1916 or to the 1utercoastal Shipping Act 1933 asamended

Docket No 655 Terminal Rate IncreasesPuget Sound PortsCertain definitions in Seattle Terminals Tariff No 2C arc unjustand unreasonable and Northwest Marine Terminal Associationagreement is unjustly discriminatory and unfair

Pending proceedingsThe more important proceedings and their issues pending during

the year were as followsDocket No 621Port of New York Freight Forwarder Investi

gation Subsequent to the ruling of the Supreme Court in UnitedStates v American Union Transport Inc 327 U S 437 that theCommission had jurisdiction over freight forwarders in the foreigntrade hearings were resumed to determine the desirability of promulgating rules and regulations governing such forwarders at New York

Docket No 640 Terminal Rate Structure California PortsCalifornia Association of Port Authorities petitioned the Commissionto undertake a comprehensive investigation for the purpose of establishing a rate formula for terminal services and facilities

Docket No 657 Agreements and Practices Pertaining to Brokerage In Docket No 645 Pacific Westbound Conference Agreementdecided October 2 1946 2 U S M C 775 the Commission foundthat a conference agreement which contained a provision prohibitingthe members from paying brokerage was contrary to the spirit of theBland Forwarding Act 56 Stat 171 Upon representation of manysteamship conferences the Commission instituted a new investigationDocket No 657 to secure all possible information on the questionof the payment of brokerage

Docket No 658Bills of Lading Incorporation of FreightCharges This was an investigation to determine whether freightcharges should be incorporated in the originals and all copies ofhills of lading covering the transportation of other than bulk commodities from the United States its Territories and possessionsto foreign countries

Docket No 650Free Time and Demurrage Charges at NewYork This is an investigation to determine whether the presentpractice relating to free time and demurrage charges at New Yorkaro lawful Many receivers of freight complained that they werecompelled to pay charges resulting from their inability to obtain theirgoods because of strikes and length of time required by Governmentagencies to inspect or otherwise handle the cargo

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Docket No 660 Matson Navigation Co Rath Structure Thepurpose of this investigation is to determine the Less of respondents charges on traffic between the United States and Hawaii

Docket No 661 Alaska Rate Investigation No 3 Pursuant toPublic Law No 12 of the Eightieth Congress the Commission contracted with four established carriers in the Alaskan trade for theuse of Commission vessels until March 31 1948 to ascertain whetherprivate operation in the trade was feasible The present proceedingis an investigation to determine whether the rates now being chargedby the carriers are lawful

Complete revision of the CommissionsRules of Procedure wasinstituted in line with the Administrative Procedure Act Workwas also continued on the index digest for volume 2 of the Commissions decisions

At the beginning of the fiscal year 14 complaints or investigationswere pending Seven new complaints were filed or investigationswere instituted during the year At the close of the year 14 complaints or investigations were pending Seven final decisions wererendered by the Commission Eight decisions were prepared andserved by the examiners Eleven hearings were conducted Inaddition a hearing was presided over by an examiner on theapplication for operating differential subsidies on Trade Routes 7 8and 11 and the Office of Trial Examiners was directed to conductnationwide hearings on minimum manning wage and workingconditions on subsidized vessels

SHIP CONSTRUCTION AND RECONVERSION

New construction

At the beginning of the fiscal year 43 vessels were under constructionfor the Maritime Commission as follows

Thirtysix vessels were completed leaving seven still under construction at the end of the fiscal year

The two P combination passengercargo ships under constructionfor American President Lines the President Cleveland and President


Wilson were approaching completion at the end of the fiscal year andprobably would have been delivered into service but for a series ofstrikes and the extreme difficulty of obtaining certain equipment whichhas been in short supply since the end of the war

Three sister ships for the Mississippi Shipping Co service to SouthAmerica the Del Norte Del Slid and Del Mar were completed andput into service These were hulls originally contracted for duringthe war The contracts were changed to provide for completion aspassenger vessels They are the only postwar combination passengercargo ships of more than 100passenger capacity now in service andrepresent modern air conditioned comfort for passenger transportationin the tropics

Eight combination passengerandcargo vessels for the Grace Linewere completed and placed in service These vessels likewise representa utilization of cargo hulls contracted for during the war which werechanged for peacetime service during their construction They areplanned to carry 52 passengers in a modest manner

Three Victory hulls which at the wars end were on the ways atOregon Shipbuilding Co were authorized to be completed as combination passengercargo ships for the Alcoa Steamship Co Ratherelaborate provisions were made for the comfort of 97 passengersThese ships have gone into serviceone between New York and theWest Indies and two between New Orleans Venezuela Trinidadand the Caribbean Islands

Late in 1945 contracts were awarded for nine refrigerated cargoships of United Fruit Co design Four of these were completed andplaced in service during the fiscal year The three cargo passengervessels contracted for in 1945 for this company were likewise completedduring the fiscal year and placed in service These represent a considerable replenishment of the depleted and vital refrigerated cargofleet of this country

Appendices C through F give details of the shipconstruction program

Conversion and reconversion

The difficulties attendant upon the conversion of military types tocargo types were very great The military conversion of no two shipswas the same and many had basic hulls completed at variance withthe rules and regulations of peacetime regulatory bodies with whichthe Maritime Commission must comply Each vessel thereforerequired an individual survey by a corps of technical experts wholater prepared plans and specifications for the required work Thevolume of work was so great that the services of a number of yardsnot conversant with alterations and repairs of such magnitude had


to be used In addition to the requirements for reconversion to peacetime service improvements over prewar quarters for crew wererequired In spite of these difficulties 58 ships of this type werealtered and repaired and placed in service while 29 are now undercontract for similar work

Foremost of the fleet of special reconversions required was thesteamship America As soon as this vessel was made available bythe Navy Department after her war and postwar service as a trooptransport a contract was placed early in 1946 with the NewportNews Shipbuilding Dry Dock Co her original builder for herconversion to normal condition Minor structural and machineryrepairs and replacements were required but her interiors arrangements and decoration had suffered drastically These interiors havebeen as nearly restored as present material supply permits Thespaces and facilities for the crew required major changes

The steamship 11 was undergoing partial restoration toenable her to run in the North Atlantic repatriation service Restoration to her prewar condition would be too expensive to be economically justified in view of her comparatively advanced age

Although the ships of the Good Neighbor Fleet the UruguayArgentina and Brazil are 18 years old and saw hard service duringthe war it was necessary to reconvert them to passenger use in orderto maintain Americanflag service on the important South Americanroutes Considerable progress had been made on these reconversionby the end of the fiscal year

Building and replacementPlans were approved by the Commission for the conversion of

four C3 cargo vessels which served during the war as attack transports for the Navy into combination passengercargo vessels for thethe New York Mediterranean trade Contracts were awarded late

in fiscal 1947 and delivery is specified to be early in calendar 1948These will make a very important addition to the Mediterraneanservice

Application was filed for constructionsubsidy aid by the AmericanPresident Lines for five vessels for its roundtheworld service Invitations to hid were issued just prior to the close of fiscal 1947These yessels are to be the P2 combination passenger cargo type500foot turbine drive with accommodations for 189 passengers anda speed of 19 knots

Inspection and performance surveysThe following inspections and surveys were made 36 new vessels

and 50 reconversion inspections 39 trials and 58 completion surveys98 vessels guarantee liabilities 426 vessels involved in financial


settlements representing 226454 recovered for guarantee liabilities54 recommendations covering a total of 286 vessels for adjudicationof delay claims 20 investigations of performance and casualties 55inspections and certifications covering scrapping of vessels 43 tabulations of shipyard facilities and 18 reports in respect to shipyardfacilities and Defense Plant Corporation Plancor contracts NineteenChinese trainees were instructed

Reductions in personnel have had the following effects Althougha nucleus of inspectors is kept at the various plants doing new construction and reconversion work the coverage of inspection is notsatisfactory and material inspection is spotty Guarantee surveyshave been made on new construction and large reconversions buton all other restoration and reconversion contracts the physicalsurveys have been omitted and the guarantee settlements are arrivedat through conespondenee On contracts of 20000 or less there areno surveys Progress reports and percentage of completion recordshave been greatly curtailed

CONTRACT RENEGOTIATION

Recapture of excessive profits and price reductions amounting to859762000 were effected during the fiscal year through examinationof war profits realized by contractors principally those having a predominance of business with the Commission Of this amount4888000 was attributable to assignments taken over from theformer War Shipping Administration Price Adjustment Board onJanuary 1 1947 and completed during the 6 months ended June 301947 Included in these figures were 30000000 and 3270000respectively of executed contracts or unilateral orders involvingdeterminations made in a prior period

Renegotiation was concluded during the fiscal year with respect to926 cases of which 242 having aggregate renegotiable sales of approximately1023000000 were found to have realized excessive profitsThe remainder of the cases completed were found to have realized noexcessive profits or were not subject to the provisions of the law Ofthe eases involving recoveries 53 having aggregate renegotiable salesof approximately 139000000 were applicable to operations takenover from the former War Shipping Administration Price AdjustmentBoard

GOVERNMENT AIDS TO THE MERCHANT MARINE

Construction differential subsidy aidDue primarily to the sale of surplus warbuilt vessels to American

flag operators at prices substantially below current construction costsno applications were received for aid in the construction of nev cargo


vessels In view of the shortage of new vessels for the passengertrades an effort was made to stimulate the operators to develop aprogram for building passenger vessels During the fiscal year omapplication for a construction differential subsidy was filed to aid inthe building of five passengercargo vessels intended for roundtheworld operation The application was tentatively approved subjectto the receipt of satisfactory bids

Five applications were filed for construction differential subsidies toprovide betterments on ships purchased from the Commission foroperation in foreign trade Two of these contemplated substantialconversion by the installation of passenger accommodations Oneinvolving four C3 type combination passengercargo vessels for theMediterranean trade was approved The Commission also approvedan application for betterments on three cargo vessels for the Atlanticeast coast of South America service and another filed in the previousfiscal year for improvements on four cargo vessels for the Gulfeastcoast of South America trade Final action on other applicationswas expected in the succeeding fiscal year

Construction aid without subsidy

Construction aid given during the fiscal year which did not involvea subsidy was granted under administration of construction reservefunds set up under section 511 of the 1936 act Tax deferment provisions applying to these funds are covered by joint regulations of theTreasury Department and the Conunission While certain of thedeposited proceeds of indemnity for vessel losses and sales were usedfor new vessel construction by far the greater use of such funds was inacquiring surplus waxbuilt vessels under the provisions of the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 During the fiscal period 25 domesticand nonsubsidized foreign trade operators spent approximately6154784453from their construction reserve fund deposits for newvessels Deposits during the fiscal year including those of four newlyestablished accounts amounted to 1976641523 As of June 301947 unexpended construction reserve fund deposits of 24 companiestotaled 4232655992 part of which however has already beencommitted

Federal ship mortgage insurance

During the war with shipyards straining to meet the Governmentsdemand for various types of tonnage there was little interest in theFederal ship mortgage insurance provisions of the Merchant MarineAct of 1936 With relaxed demands on shipyards and the unavailability of special types of vessels for sale as surplus there has beenincreasing interest in potential ship mortgage insurance Only one

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application was filed with the Commission during the 1947 fiscal yearhowever and that involved the reconstruction and conversion of tworelatively small naval craft acquired from surplus and redesigned ascargo carriers in river transportation As at June 30 1947 thisapplication had not been fully processed and therefore no liabilitycontingent or otherwise had been assumed and none from transactionsof the prior years remained outstanding Receipts to the Federalship mortgage insurance fund amounted to only 50 the outstandingbalance of the fund standing at the end of the period at 58680773

Operating differential subsidy aid

With the gradual release of war service tonnage for commercialoperations under private direction berth services were restored onmost of the foreign trade routes which the Maritime Commission hasdetermined to be essential to the commerce requirements of theUnited States As foreignflag competition also reappeared on theseroutes the Commission authorized as of January 1 1947 the resumption of subsidy payments to the 12 operators holding suspendedoperating differential subsidy agreements Appendix G lists vesselsover 20 years of age on which operating differential subsidies werepaid during the year for voyages previous to their requisitioning bythe Government

Heavy war losses of tonnage and the necessity of reconvertingcertain warbuilt vessels for commercial operation before sale orredelivery to the shipowners have retarded progress in the fullscaleoperation of the prewar subsidized services IIowever this objectivewas fast being realized at the close of the fiscal year with respect tothe operation of freight vessels As to passenger operations necessarynew construction was falling behind considerably clue to both anapparent reluctance on the part of shipowners to invest private fundsand lack of public appropriations

The Commission has found it necessary and desirable to modifyand extend certain of the established routes and services to meet

postwar requirements Contracts are accordingly being adjusted inthis respect as well as to provide rates of subsidy modified by currentcosts and effective foreignflag competition

Applications for new operating subsidy contractsA public hearing was held on July 24 1946 on applications of

Bloomfield Steamship Co and Lykes Bros Steamship Co Inc foran operating differential subsidy contract with respect to operationon trade route 15B United States Gulf ports to South and EastAfrica The application of each company for aid was denied byCommission action of November 8 1946


Public hearings wore held August 1215 1946 on applications fornew operatingdifferential subsidy contracts or modification of existing subsidy contracts as follows

1 That the United States Lines Co he authorized to increase itssubsidized sailings on trade route No 12 between United States NorthAtlantic ports and the Far East without extending its service toports beyond its present area

2 That the American President Lines Ltd he authorized to increase its subsidized sailings in its trans Pacific service between California ports and the Far East for operation in accordance withservices E and F of trade route No 29

3 That Lykes Bros Steamship Co Inc be authorized to increase its subsidized sailings on trade route No 22 between UnitedStates Gulf ports and the Far East and also be authorized to extendits GulfFar East subsidized service to include ports in the Netherlands East Indies and the Straits Settlements

4 That the American Mail Line Ltd be authorized to increaseits subsidized sailings on trade route 30 between ports of the PacificNorthwest and the ports of the Far East and also be authorized toextend its sailings to include t ports in the Netherlands East Indiesand the Straits Settlements

5 That the United States Lines Co be authorized to extend itsUnited States AtlanticFar East subsidized service to include portsin the Straits Settlements and Netherlands East Indies which pro

posed service would involve trade route No 176 That the American President Lines Ltd be authorized to in

augurate a new subsidized service from Atlantic ports to the FarEast and Netherlands East Indies and Straits Settlements conforming generally to freight service C2 of trade route No 17

7 That the American Export Lines Inc be authorized to extendits India subsidized service so as to include ports in the Straits Settlements and Netherlands East Indies which proposed service wouldcut across trade route No 17

8 That the American Hawaiian Steamship Co be granted asubsidy on a service inclusive of certain ports on trade routes No28 29 and 30

9 That the Olympic Steamship Co be granted an operating subsidy for operation of a service in trade route No 30

10 That the States Steamship Co be granted a subsidy on freightservice H of trade route No 30

11 That the Grace Line Inc be granted permission requiredunder its subsidy agreement to operate without subsidy in freightservice F of trade route No 29


Ile Commission took action on the above applications June 9 1947approving applications 1 2 3 and 4 above and denying the balanceexcept for the Olympic Steamship Co whose application was withdrawn soon after the public hearing was held

At the public hearings of August 1215 1946 application of theOceanic Steamship Co for a freight service on trade route No 27United States Pacific portsAustralia New Zealand to supplement its passenger service was also discussed The Commissionapproved Oceanicsapplication on December 30 1946

A public hearing was held on September 4 1946 on applications ofAmerican South African Line Inc Seas Shipping Co Inc andMississippi Shipping Co Inc for an operatingdifferential subsidycontract for operation in trade route No 14 United States Atlanticand Gulf ports to West Africa Application of American SouthAfrican Line Inc for a new service from United States Atlantic

ports only to West Africa and of Mississippi Shipping Co Inc fora new service from United States Gulf ports only to West Africa viaNorth Brazil were approved and the application of Seas ShippingCo Inc was denied by Commission action of January 9 1947

Public hearings were held November 1214 1946 on applicationsfor new operating differential subsidy contracts or modification ofexisting subsidy contracts as follows

1 That the Arnold Bernstein Steamship Corp be awarded asubsidy for the operation of a new service on trade route No 8 UnitedStates Atlantic ports to Antwerp and Rotterdam

2 That the Black Diamond Steamship Corp be awarded a subsidyfor the operation of a new service on trade route No 8 United StatesAtlantic ports to Antwerp and Rotterdam

3 That the United States Lines Co be granted an extension andmodification of its existing subsidy contract to permit an increase insailings and to extend its present subsidized operations to includeAntwerp and Rotterdam which ports are a part of trade route No 8

4 That the South Atlantic Steamship Line Inc be awarded asubsidy contract for operating a new service on trade route No 11United States South Atlantic ports to United Kingdom and Eirecontinental Europe Scandinavian and Baltic ports said trade routefo be redefined to include Hampton Roads

Decision on above applications was pending as of the close of thefiscal year

Bedement of lax controversyIn the 1946 annual report reference was made to the fact that a

controversy Lad arisen with respect to the scope of the tax exemptionin relation to operating and capital profits deposited in the statutory

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capital and special reserve funds During the fiscal year the TreasuryDepartment entered into individual agreements with each subsidizedoperator These agreements in effect provide generally that thesubsidized operators roust pay taxes on all of their ordinary income forthe calendar years 1943 1944 1945 and 1946 and that such capitalgains as were deposited in the funds during these years may remaindeposited therein on a taxdeferred basis or withdrawn and tax paidthereon All ordinary income deposited in these reserve funds duringthe calendar years 194346 inclusive estimated to total approximately 830000000is subject to withdrawal after which taxes willhe paid thereon and the balance of the amounts that are withdrawnare to become free funds The agreements between the subsidizedoperators and the Treasury Department further provide that alldeposits of ordinary income and capital gains in these funds after thecalendar year 1946 shall he on a taxdeferred basis instead of a taxexempt basis

PURCHASES AND SALES

Large vessel sales

During the fiscal year the Commission approved applications forthe purchase of 1389 vessels under the Merchant Ship Sales Act of1946 Of this total 431 were for Americanlag operation and 958 forforeignflag operation representing total sales of81150000000

Title to 1105 vessels was transferred to the purchasers 306 forUnited States registry and 799 for foreign registry At the end of thefiscal year there were pending before the Commission 307 applicationsfor 712 vessels 63 for American flag and 649 for foreignflag operationIt was anticipated that most American applications would beapproved Of the foreign applications it appeared that only a smallportion would receive approval

Appendix I indicates in detail the status of the sales program underthe Merchant Ship Sales Act as of June 30 1947

Under the authority of the Merchant Marine Acts of 1936 and 1920a total of 163 vessels was disposed of 61 for operation under UnitedStates registry 26 for operation under foreign registry 7 for nonoperational uses and 69 for scrapping The monetary return forthese sales totaled about 813865000 Appendix I summarizes thesales made pursuant to the 1936 and the 1920 acts

Adjustments and exchanges

There have been received 121 applications for adjustment of priorsales to citizens under section 9 of the Merchant Ship Sales Actcovering a total of 201 vessels The Commission has approved 14applications involving 34 vessels 2 final involving 2 vessels and 12tentative involving 32 vessels The remaining 107 applications foradjustment on 167 ships were in various stages of processing Cash re

funds under the 14 final or tentative settlements totaled575291125further payments of140689991 were due and 2661111840hasbeen applied to the reduction of mortgage indebtedness of theapplicants

The Commission has received applications covering the exchange of12 01 type vessels which wore converted to transports by the UnitedStates while under charter 4 of these to be exchanged for Victorytype warbuilt vessels and 8 for 01 type warbuilt vessels Theapplications for four of these vessels have been withdrawn the commission has approved the exchange of seven vessels and one application is pendingSmall vessel sales

During the fiscal year 6708 small vessels with a declared value of577852295 were disposed of for 43648305

At the end of the year the inventory of vessels remaining to bedisposed of totaled 4814 with a declared value of 489331724

The following types of vessels were disposed of Yachts passenger vessels ferries tugs bulges fishing and cargo boats tankerstip to 1500 gross toes and including tack barges landing craftwork boats hulks and hulls pile drivers dredges derrick bargescatamarans and cllydoeks

The Commission disposes of vessels of the ta and types listedabove for all Government agencies principally the Arniy NavyCoast Guard and Defense Plant Corporation RFC It also disposes of vessels of under 1500 gross tons built for or by the MaritimeCommission which are declared surplus to present needsContract terminations and claims

At the cud of the fiscal year contract terminations and claims hadbeen handled as follows

11n addition 2 telof contractorsclans


A SupplierSettled without eta mlSettled 0111 BUi1nChlims pending

B Prime shipSettledrending

limns of costplus emit acts were pending for legal determination as to validityCLAIMS IIANLE1 DUIRIe FISCAL 1947

3S453137172

310100 00037 800 0003500000

123800 00034300000

151000002100 0001810000039 000000

813100000

17400000

Number Value amount Amountof cancelPnim1 claimed

Amount ofsettlement

Total terminations of supply contractsTotal 01 minations settled without claimTotal terrninolons scttlyd with eannTotal ft minadons chums pendulTotal termination of shipbuilding contractsTotal shipbuilding term lnatimis 101111rota shipbuilding terminations pending 1 10507770922013727252 3295 0000001418100001445000003500000

31142000102119 80000039 300 000

4281000002100000493000030 600 000

24 400000

48500000

funds under the 14 final or tentative settlements totaled575291125further payments of140689991 were due and 2661111840hasbeen applied to the reduction of mortgage indebtedness of theapplicants

The Commission has received applications covering the exchange of12 01 type vessels which wore converted to transports by the UnitedStates while under charter 4 of these to be exchanged for Victorytype warbuilt vessels and 8 for 01 type warbuilt vessels Theapplications for four of these vessels have been withdrawn the commission has approved the exchange of seven vessels and one application is pendingSmall vessel sales

During the fiscal year 6708 small vessels with a declared value of577852295 were disposed of for 43648305

At the end of the year the inventory of vessels remaining to bedisposed of totaled 4814 with a declared value of 489331724

The following types of vessels were disposed of Yachts passenger vessels ferries tugs bulges fishing and cargo boats tankerstip to 1500 gross toes and including tack barges landing craftwork boats hulks and hulls pile drivers dredges derrick bargescatamarans and cllydoeks

The Commission disposes of vessels of the ta and types listedabove for all Government agencies principally the Arniy NavyCoast Guard and Defense Plant Corporation RFC It also disposes of vessels of under 1500 gross tons built for or by the MaritimeCommission which are declared surplus to present needsContract terminations and claims

At the cud of the fiscal year contract terminations and claims hadbeen handled as follows

11n addition 2 telof contractorsclans


A SupplierSettled without eta mlSettled 0111 BUi1nChlims pending

B Prime shipSettledrending

limns of costplus emit acts were pending for legal determination as to validityCLAIMS IIANLE1 DUIRIe FISCAL 1947

3S453137172

310100 00037 800 0003500000

123800 00034300000

151000002100 0001810000039 000000

813100000

17400000

26 REPORT OF THE UNTTED STATES MARITIME COMMISSION

Surplus property

It is estimated that the total reported cost of marinee personalproperty in excess of requirements is about 417900000 This includes foreign declarations of material with a reported cost of2300000 During the fiscal period material worth 155700000was declared to disposal agencies within the United States and inforeign locations81900000 has been declared to the State Department

Material classified as nominal quantity salvage and scrap waslisted for sale at the owning agency levels in the amount of848800000Total owning agency sales amounted to 57100000 reported costvalue with 12300000 cash recovery or a return of 22 percent Atend of the fiscal year there remained unsold but listed material with areported cost value of5400000 for disposition at the owning agencysale level

During the period of its activity as a disposal agency the MaritimeCommission has disposed of marine material declared as surplus to itwith a reported cost of 104700000 for an overall recovery of33200000 or 32 percent In addition5800000 of declared surplusmaterial was transferred to other Government agencies without exchange of funds

During the fiscal year marine materials reported to and accepted forsale by the Commission amounted to a net of 12800000 Disposition of marine material by the Commission amounted to843400000 in reported cost value for a return of9700000 arecovery rate of 23 percent The marine materials remaining oninventory as of April 5 1947 when the Maritime Commission wasrelieved of its responsibility as a disposal agency and which weretransferred to War Assets Administration for disposition amountedto9100000

During the fiscal year the warehousing activity was curtailed thenumber of warehouses was reduced from 24 with a cost of operation of246000 per month as of June 30 1946 to 6 with a cost of operationof 8112000 per month as of June 30 1947 The declaration of excessmaterial and the disposition of nominal quantities and salvage itemsfrom warehouse stocks was substantially completed

Purchasing

During the fiscal year the Commission through its office in Washington and nine procurement field offices placed 18759 purchase orderstotaling approximately 13000000 In addition to purchases over25000 requisitions were processed covering both materials and equipment procured and those issued from warehouse stocks

At the beginning of the fiscal year the Commission was preparingto undertake procurement for several important programs the recon


version of Governmentowned military auxiliary vessels redelivery ofchartered vessels to their owners and vessels sold under the MerchantShip Sales Act of 1946 These programs reached their peak during theearly months of the calendar year 1947 They involved supplyingallowance list and other materials to approximately 68 vessels reconverted from military service 15 vessels redelivered to their ownersand 300 vessels sold from Laidup fleets Passenger outfitting equipment was also supplied for the Brazil Uruguay and Argentina whichwere being reoutfitted for the Good Neighbor fleet

In addition to these programs purchases were made for the reservefleets the terminals Commissionowned shipyard facilities maintenance and repair of Governmentowned vessels and operatingsupplies for ships under bareboat charter and under general agencyagreements materials for warehouse operations administrativesupplies and equipment advertising printing and binding etc forall Commission activities in Washington and in the field

Purchase authorities of building and repair yards working onCommission contracts were screened against surplus materials of theMaritime Commission and other agencies and arrangements weremade for such materials to be shipped to the yards At the sametime in the interest of utilizing available surpluses all requisitions werechecked against Commission stocks All Commission surpluseswere also checked to determine those items to be retained in active

stocks and those to be disposed of To obtain the most effective useof stocks on hand transfers were arranged between warehouses andmininuun and maximum controls of inventories in all warehouseswere established

During the year over 23000 vouchers were processed coveringmaterials procured and involving an expenditure of approximately815000000

Approximately 10000 transportation vouchers were processed in thetotal amount of over3000000 From 11000 claims against railroadsfor damages and losses 8596000 was recovered About 4000 Govermnent bills of lading were issued during the year and reduced rateson specific shipments were obtained from various rail and motorcarriers

Contract adjustments

Approximately 2000 cases requiring proper adjustments in contracts to cover over and undershipments defaults failures duringguarantee periods rejections etc were processed In cases involvingvendors responsibility for defects a total of 111000 was recoveredA considerable number of vendors responsibility cases remained to behandled however and in general there was a sharp increase in the

28 REPORT OF THE UJNITED STATES MARITIME COMMISSION

volume of claims reviewed for and against the Commission duringthe fiscal year

Vessel supplies

At the beginning of the year the Commission was operating a vesselsupplies control program involving price and quality controls on supplies furnished for living quarters and other supplies being used onGovernmentoperated merchant vessels With the return of a majorpart of the Merchant Marine to private ownership this program wasabolished at the end of December 1946Price revision

Price revision activities were concluded during the early part of theyear At that time revisions totaling 728000 in favor of the Maritime Commission and the Government had been made under authorityof the Revenue Act of 1943

INTERDEPARTMENTAL LIAISON

Lr cooperation with the Department of State the Commission hasbandied the sale to the Turkish Republic of 10 nonwarbuilt vesselsunder the authority of the act to provide for assistance to Greece andTurkey Public Law No 75

The Maritime Commission has participated with State War andNavy Departments in successfully working out the shipping andshipping control matters arising out of the Cunningham DeCourtenAgreement between the Allies and the Italian Government Incooperation with the State Department and the Italian Government ithas arranged for the return of the three vessels allocated by Italy tothe Allies in 1943 as well as the use by the Italian Government innational rehabilitation programs of two vessels acquired by theUnited States during the war titles of which will eventually bereturned to Italy

Settlement of lendlease shipping agreements with Allied Governments was effected including the settlement of the LandLeathersagreement concerning the wartime chartering of some 400 vessels tothe United Kirngdom Government This involved the sale of 125Liberty and 33 coastal vessels to Great Britain and redelivery of theremainder to the United States by March 1948 The MaritimeConnnission staff is furnishing technical assistance to the Departmentof State in the settlement of negotiations now being carried on with theSoviet Government with regard to the sale or return of some 95 vesselsturned over during the war to that Government under lendleasearrangements

The Commission participated in settlement of shipping chumsresulting from lendlease and other arrangements for the charter and

REPORT OP THE UNITED STATES MARPTIME COMMISSION 29

reassignment of Dutch vessels to the United States and Great BritainIt also assisted in handling shipping matters arising under a theTripartite Merchant Marine Commission created at the PotsdamConference for the division of exGerman vessels and b the subsequent distribution of the United States United Kingdom share ofthese vessels under the Inter Allied Reparations Agency TheUnited States Government requested and received as reparations 13 ofthe exGerman merchant vessels suitable for United States needs 8 ofwhich have been sold under competitive bids to United States citizensand 5 of which have likewise been offered for sale but have not so farbeen sold

The Commission was represented on United States delegations tovarious international shipping conferences called by the UnitedMaritime Authority and its successors the United Maritime Consultative Council and the Provisional Maritime Consultative Councilinternational bodies created to provide a forum for discussion and tomake recommendations to the various governments on technical andpolicy matters concerning international shipping

The Maritime Commission in conjunction with the Department ofState has taken cognizance of measures adopted by certain foreignnations designed to aid their own merchant marines at the expense ofUnited States vessels and those of other nations Appropriate actioninitiated to correct such practices has been only partially successfulbut these matters are being vigorously pursued

RESERVE FLEETS

Status of the fleets

At the beginning of the fiscal year there were 14 vessels in 7reserve fleets including 1223 warbuilt vessels and 200 overagevessels The following permanent sites were in use James RiverReserve Fleet Lee Hall Va Mobile Reserve Fleet Mobile AlaBeaumont Reserve Fleet Beaumont Tex Suisun Bay ReserveFleet Benicia Calif Three temporary fleets were being utilizedone in the Hudson River in New York one at Astoria Oreg Cathlamet Bay and one at Olympia Trash Areas adjacent to the permanent sites at lobile and Beaumont were used while the permanentsites were being prepared

Of the vessels in the reserve fleets at the beginning of the fiscal yearit was estimates that 80 percent had received preliminary preservation measures These included mooring seacoeking cleaning greasing of exposed machinery surfaces and other critical items that hadto be undertaken at once

Of the 1300 vessels sold during the year almost half were withdrawn from the reserve fleets The emergency famine relief program

30 EEPORT OF THE IUITED STATE MARITIME conrmissJON

and the petroleum shortage required the withdrawal of another 496and kept in operation under charter many that would otherwise havebeen returned The extension of the vIerchant Ship Sales Act of1946 to March 1 1948 allowed many vessels to continuo to operateunder charter During the fiscal year a total of 859 vessels enteredthe fleets many of which were later withdrawn and 1078 werewithdrawn leaving a net total of 1204 in the reserve fleets at the endof the fiscal year Of this number 222 were overage and most ofthem will probably be scrapped Appendix J shows the number ofvessels in various reserve fleets by month during the fiscal yearPreservation program

During the fiscal year essential primary preservation averagingapproximately 110 mandays per vessel was completed on substantiallyall good vessels which were in the fleets on July 1 1946 or which werereceived subsequent to that date During the same period preservation work for extended layup was performed on various types asfollows

Operation performed Vesselsremainingin fleetJuly 1 1947

Vesselswithdrawnfrom fleetsduring 1947fiscal year

Preservation of main propulsion machinery auxiliary maehin 1ery and associated piping systems t71 75

Preservation of water side of hollers 371 75Preservation of fire side of boilers 422 44Preliminary preservation of electrical equipment 222

Preservation of external surface of hulls and superstrnctui es 202 25

Total vessels

on whichoperationperformed

446446512299227Preservation work is scheduled for accomplishment at the various

fleets on the basis of available personnel numbers and types of vesselsinvolved varying climatic conditions the importance of accordingpriority to certain phases of the preservation program and other controlling factors Top priority is given to those items of the workdeemed most necessary to prevent or arrest incipient deteriorationof the more vulnerable parts of all good vessels Insofar as maybe practicable this work is performed first on the more valuable typesof vessels in each unit Priority is given to the units containing theLargest number of the more valuable or vulnerable types of vessels

Research and tests were conducted or started during the fiscal yearto determine the effectiveness of present preservation procedures andthe development of better practices These tests included

Determination of corrosive action and salinity of waters local tothe fleets

Determination of the most effective and economical compound foruse in coating ships bottoms


Survey of the effectiveness of special preservative treatments andmethods applied to test ships

Special study regarding preservation of electrical machinery andprocedures for preservation developed

Determination of any harmful effect of present preservation materials and procedures on boilers and machinery Also the most economical and effective methods of removal of preservation materialsfrom these systems

Although3002000 was appropriated for the acquisition of floatingcraft and fleet equipment most of this equipment was obtained fromsurplus without cost to the Government A total of 32758963 wasexpended on repairs to this equipment whereas the inventory valueis approximately 12000000 At the end of the year repairs andoverhaul to floating equipment was about 90 percent complete Itwas anticipated that no additional floating craft or heavy fleet machinery would be needed in future fleet operations however stocks ofrepair and replacement parts must be maintained

Fleet site development

In August dredging for the Wilmington N C reserve fleet wascompleted and layup at that site began immediately The Brunswick Ga area was selected as an additional temporary site to takecare of overage badly damaged and unstrengthened Liberty vesselsthat would be sold eventually for scrap because natural facilitieswere available there at no cost to the Government The first vesselsarrived at this site in October

Toward the end of tiw fiscal year the need for temporary sites hadbeen considerably reduced and it was decided to abandon the Brunswick site after the vessels had been sold This was estimated to be

about November 15 1947 The abandonment of this site will leavethe Hudson River and Olympia Wash fleets to handle vessels notcandidates for permanent reserve

In April 1947 the War Department granted permission to berthlarge deepdraft transports at the Hawkins Point pier hi BaltimoreThis pier will accommodate three to five large transports of draftsthat cannot be handled in any of the reserve fleets This numberand type of vessels are all that can be expected to be out of serviceand held under permanent preservation At the present time theGeorge Washington is moored at this location

About2309000 was appropriated and committed or expendedduring the fiscal year for the development of sites The followingtable reflects expenditures and developments to date

766322486

32 REPORT OF THE UNITEED STATES MARITIME COMMISSION

Site

Baltimore MdIludson River N YJames River VaWilmington N CMobile AlaBeaumont TexSuisun Bay CaliAstoria Oreg Youngs BayOlympia Wash

Total

I Tentatively selected as a permanent reserve ite

Appropriat Appropriated fiscal year ed fiscal year

1046 1947

8888000279480315068404386 700641 4751 438985

11656803

81000180002900087 8721000026155760002 05946620002309493

Percent thesefunds will

complete

100100100100100100100100100Percentageactual completion

1002050707550103100The amount listed for Astoria covers surveys for Youngs Bay the

contemplated permanent site Construction has not been startedand will not start until the need for this site is fully determined

In the Hudson River fleet 167 vessels were Laid up temporarily atTarrytown N Y due to the coal strike in April 1946 It was anticipated that these vessels would be put back in service immediatelyfollowing the strike This did not occur however and in September1946 it was necessary to move most of these vessels before winterto a less exposed location at Jones Point N Y Inasmuch as thecapacity of this location totaled only 120 vessels it was necessary totow the remainder to Wilmington N CFleet service

Although personnel engaged in preservation and fleet serviceincreased from 1475 on July 1 1946 to 3565 on June 30 1947 atemporary freeze on hiring during July and August and the inexperience and rapid turnover of personnel together with unfavorableweather conditions seriously retarded the preservation program

Since the inception of the James River fleet and the Hudson Riverfleets it has been necessary because of their isolated locations tofurnish subsistence and quarters to employees to assist in the stabilization of personnel and provide adequate fleet security At the JamesRiver fleet 8 motherships for the feeding and housing of 800 employeeswere maintained For several months during the transfer of theHudson River fleet from Tarrytown to Jones Point two mothershipswere operated Upon completion of this move one mothership wasdiscontinued and the other furnished subsistence and quarters toapproximately 80 employees The cost of linen service and food inboth fleets is deducted from salaries of employees to whom they aresupplied

A continuous security patrol consisting of one or more patrol boatsequipped with fire fighting equipment is assigned to each fleet Todate the effectiveness of this patrol has been demonstrated by thefact that not one serious case of fire or damage to vessels or equipmenthas occurred


Trained pharmacist mates are assigned to each fleet for emergencyfirst aid and preventive medicine These men are also charged withmaintaining first aid supplies and fleet sanitation

FINANCE

Reserve funds of subsidized operators

Audit reports covering the operations of 3 of the 12 subsidized companies through December 31 1941 were approved by the Commissionduring the fiscal year Similar reports covering the operations of8 additional subsidized companies had been approved prior to July 11946 Thee report for the calendar year 1941 for the remaining company United States Lines Co was in process Similar reports mustbe prepared for the calendar year 1942 for the period followingresumption of operatingdifferential subsidy payments and to theextent required for the intervening period

At the beginning of the fiscal year the amount on deposit in thecapital reserve and special reserve funds aggregated 13543036357comprised of6660588547in the capital reserve fund and 6882447810 in the special reserve fund A reduction in these balances isnoted in appendix K the total amount on deposit in both funds onJune 30 1947 was 12853805568 comprised of6080863620 inthe capital reserve fund and 6772941948 in the special reservefund The reduction of approximately7000000 was occasioned bythe excess of withdrawals to cover payments on the purchase of newvessels and on mortgage indebtedRess over deposits in the fundsduring the fiscal year

Audits had to be made of accounts of contractors chartering warbuilt vessels to determine finally the amount of additional charterhire due the Commission There were 63 contracts under the War

shipdemiseout and 85 under the Shipsalesdemise form Noneof these audits were completed

Termination of wartime programThe following audits were made in connection with termination of

wartime Government operationsa Audit of voyage revenues and expenses of vessels operated

under various forms of service agreements from inception of operationsby the War Shipping Administration to June 30 1947 The followingtabulation reflects the status of the voyage account audit program onJuno 30 1947

Recorded on books of agentsAccounts submitted by agentsAccounts audited or examined by U S Maritime Com

mission

Terminatedvoyages

80 8657539850871

Revenue

5 364 305 0004 540 267 000

2813618000

Expense

34 5728640004034088000

2408187000

34 REPORT OE THE UNITED STATES MARITIME COMMISSION

b Audit of overhead expenses incurred by agentsgeneral agentsfor the purpose of adjusting compensation under the provisions ofvarious forms of service agreements regulations and orders As ofJune 30 1947 248 of a total 304 audits of overhead expenses had beencompleted

c Audit of accounts of repair contractors under the variousmaster repair contracts As of June 30 1947 561 of 591 auditsrequired had been completed

In addition to the audits under the master repair contracts 462of 972 audits of subcontractors accounts and accounts of contractors

awarded repairs under Lunxpsum contracts had been completedd Audit of accounts of stevedores under Warshipsteve form

of contract As of June 30 1947 342 of 1037 audits required hadbeen completed

e Audit of wartime and longrange construction contracts Thefollowing tabulation reflects the status of the construction auditprogram as of June 30 1947

WARTIME CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM

Completed audits

ShipsFacilitiesReconversionMiscellaneousTotal

Incomplete audits

ShipsFacilitiesReconversionMiscellaneousTotal

total wartime construction program

LONG PROCAIO

Incomplete audits Ships

Grand total construction program

Number ofcontracts

Value

458 5 653 290 67363 325193973

1 43837599 38 370 402

621 6017 293 423

168 3944 143 30427 218 686 387

128 81 842 58382 114934879

405 4 359 607 213

1026 10 376 900630

9 28608940

1 035 10 405 509 576

Accounting

During the fiscal year 1947 the accounting system and proceduresof the Maritime Commission were criticized by the General Accounting Office several congressional committees and the Bureau of theBudget During the war it was impossible to get personnel to keeppace with the greatly increased accounting responsibilities of theCommission and the War Shipping Administration

In order to protect the Governmentsinterests and to insure thatit was not penalized under the costplus and priceminus types ofcontracts the Commission concentrated the work of its accounting


personnel on field auditing This built up a backlog of posting andanalysis too great to be handled by the insufficient personnel availablein the Washington office and it was impossible to produce requiredstatements of profit and loss and balance sheets within a reasonabletime after the closing of an accounting period

In November 1946 a Joint Accounting Committee composed ofthree representatives from the Commission and three from the GeneralAccounting Office was appointed to look into the various problemsof the Commissionsaccounting It was given authority to developan accounting system which would be acceptable to the ComptrollerGeneral of the United States and serve to develop the informationrequired by the various congressional committees and the Bureau ofthe Budget This committee developed a chart of control accountsand established an allotment ledger control system in the MaritimeCommission Allowing for the education of personnel in maintenanceof these charts the required information for presentation of budgetestimates will be available for the fiscal year 1949 Copies of allrecommendations submitted by this committee have been forwarded

to the Comptroller GeneralOn April 7 1947 the Joint Accounting Committee recommended

that the Maritime Commission and the Comptroller General jointlyrequest sufficient personnel to bring all of the accounts of the Commission uptodate It was anticipated that employees required on atemporary basis not to exceed 1 year would be 189 at a cost of some796000 in addition to personnel requested in the estimates thenpending before the Congress It was further anticipated that theexpenditure of this estimated 8796000 would result in the reclamationof some 870000000 owing to the Government by virtue of accountsreceivable and claims of the Government not yet processed

Since this sum was not included in the Commissionsappropriationsthe backlogs which existed at the time of this recommendation stillexist within the Commission All available personnel at this time isrequired to maintain the current work load of the Commission

LEGAL ACTIVITIES

Legislation

There has been an increased number of requests from congressionalcommittees and from the Bureau of the Budget for legislative reportson bills The number of Commission reports on pending bills hasincreased by 20 percent over the previous year

Many legislative problems have arisen in connection with termination and liquidation of wartime activities By successive enactmentsthe ship operating functions of the War Shipping Administration were


transferred on September 1 1946 to the Maritime Commission andthe Commission was authorized to continue such operations first toMarch 1 1947 then to June 30 1947 and then to March 1 1948

The sales and charter authority under the Merchant Ship SalesAct 1946 which originally was to terminate December 31 1947 wasalso extended until March 1 1948

Special arrangements for ocean transportation service between theUnited States and Alaska were authorized and have been put intooperation under Public Law 12 approved March 7 1947 whichexpires July 1 1948

By the Independent Offices Appropriation Act 1948 and under theSecond Supplemental Appropriation Act 1948 provision was madefor the deposit in the Treasury of certain unexpended and unobligatedbalances of the construction fund and the operating receipts fundWar Shipping Administration functions thus disposing of wartimeappropriation balances

An Educational Advisory Board for the United States MerchantMarine Academy was created by legislation

In response to requests from the chairman of the Senate Committeeon Interstate and Foreign Commerce the Commission on June 201947 submitted a report on the adequacy of the Merchant MarineAct 1936 on the postwar prospects of operations under that act andon legislative requirements both immediate and longrange

Legislative recommendations for the Second Session 80th Congressare under consideration in the Commission and will be submitted tothe Congress as early as possible after the opening of the sessionLitigation

At the beginning of the fiscal year the Commission had a work Loadof 8051 litigated and unlitigated cases involving 30133624852Outstanding was the case of the American President Lines Ltd nowbefore the Supreme Court where the Governmentstitle to 113206shares of class A stock and2100000 shares of class B stock is beingquestioned at law by R Stanley Dollar and others The Commissionis presently restrained from disposing of the stock until the questionof ownership is decided

Ship sales and chartersIt was necessary to examine and give legal clearance to applications

for the purchase or exchange of ships or for adjustments of prior salesto execute sales agreements to prepare promissory notes and preferredmortgages securing vessels sold on deferred payment basis and toprepare legal documents required in the moving repairing and reconversion of vessels not sold on an as is basis Many legal questions


arising in connection with operation of vessels under general agencyagreements or under charter or in connection with liquidation ofWar Shipping Administration wartime operating agreements also hadto be settled and changes were required in operatingdifferentialsubsidy contracts to meet changed conditions Legal questions aroseon cargo losses passenger claims demurrage collision and salvageclaims and other liabilities under contracts covering services such asstevedoring terminal facilities vessel repairs towage fuel food andthe like

Labor

Legal problems of labor and labor relations which required settlement by negotiation or litigation varied from claims of seamen forwages maintenance and care bonuses loss of personal effects andrepatriation to insurance claims involving war risk and seamenspolicies death claims protective and indemnity insurance and WarShipping indemnities as well as claims of thousands of employees ofcostplus contractors for alleged unpaid overtime compensation underthe Fair Labor Standards Act and for travel time shapeup time orsimilar work periods under the Portal to Portal Act Claims underthe Fair Labor Standards and Portal to Portal Acts have a potentialliability estimated at over 100000000 while claims of municipalitiesand harbor commissions for damages to shore structures and terminalsmay amount to as much as25000000

Just compensation

Claims totaling approximately 56000000 are pending for undetermined just compensation cases for vessels requisitioned for titleThese claims pertain to 15 domestic and 21 foreign large vessels and59 small vessels in about 25 cases involving claims of 20000000although just compensation has been determined the former vesselowners have submitted new evidence with requests for reopening thecases Suits have been filed in approximately 38 just compensationcases wherein the owners claim amounts which are about22000000in excess of a reasonable estimate of just compensation as determinedby the Government The Commissionslegal staff which had conducted and prepared the necessary initial investigations were requiredto furnish data to the Department of Justice to be used in the preparation of the eases for trial Approximately 40 cases were pendinginvolving claims for financial loss due to delay in paymentTort Claims Act

Several claims were made under part 2 of the Federal Tort ClaimsAct but no payments were made in the fiscal year


TRAINING

The training of officers and men for the American Merchant Marineconducted by the War Shipping Administration during World WarII was again placed under the United States Maritime Commissionon September 1 1946 when the War Shipping Administration wasdissolved

The training program of the Maritime Commission is conductedthrough the United States Merchant Marine Cadet Corps and theUnited States Maritime Service The Commission also has jurisdiction over State maritime academies partially supported by Federalfunds located in Maine New York Massachusetts and CaliforniaThe Pennsylvania Maritime Academy was officially decommissionedas of May 31 1947 Since its inception in 1938 the training programhas graduated and made available to the Merchant Marine approximately 283000 officers and men of whom approximately 97000already in the industry were upgraded

Courses for new officers at the cadet corps institutions includingthe Academy at Kings Point N Y and schools at San Mateo Califand Pass Christian Miss have been established with a 4year program Those of the State maritime academies have been set up at3 years The first class enrolled under the 4year course programentered training on July 1 1946 During the fiscal year an averageof 1900 cadet midshipmen were in attendance and 428 men weregraduated as licensed officers from the cadet corps An average of800 cadets were in training at the State maritime academies duringthe year and 423 were graduated to the industry The congressionalBoard of Visitors inspected the Kings Point Academy in May 1947

Unlicensed seaman training was conducted at the United StatesMaritime Service training schools at Sheepshead Bay Brooklyn N YAlameda Calif and St Petersburg Fla augmented by the trainingvessels American Mariner and American Sailor converted cargo vessels In addition Sheepshead Bay gave specialized training inDiesei high pressure geared turbine turbo electric radar and electronics and upgrading and refresher training covering all shipboardduties of seagoing personnel The medical program of the Commission including preventive medicine and reserve fleet medicalservice was incorporated in the training program on September 1Alameda was converted to a retraining school similar to SheepsheadBay in January 1947 The Maritime Service graduated 41695seamen during the fiscal year

The United States Maritime Service Institute which conductscorrespondence courses pertinent to shipboard duties for active seagoing personnel had a course activity of 10000 Loranradar training was inaugurated in January 1947 under the Institute in New York


and Alameda and was made available to licensed deck officers Therewere 162 men enrolled and 152 were graduated

During the fiscal year a total of 78207 medals bars buttonsemblems and plaques were awarded to seamen in addition to 47153Presidential testimonial letters

ADMINISTRATIVE AND MISCELLANEOUS

Personnel

The vacancy on the Commission resulting from the expiration of theterm of John M Carmody on September 26 1946 was filled on April1 1947 by the appointment of Joseph K Carson Jr

Large reductions in personnel were effected during the year in allactivities except the reserve fleets which of necessity have grownrapidly to accommodate the large number of surplus vessels taken outof operation

The tabulation below illustrates the changes in numbers of personnelemployed by major groupings as of June 30 1946 and 1947 showinga net decrease during the 1947 fiscal year of 5 328 employees

Research

Trade routes studies

During the fiscal year the following principal trade route researchactivities were undertaken

1 Study of the competitive position of United States flag strippingin foreign trade and the resumption of private passenger and freightliner services

2 Development of United States oceanborne trade statistics andcollaboration with other Federal agencies to avoid duplication in thecollection and dissemination of statistics

3 Preparation of economic analyses and reports in connection withapplications for a resumption of operating differential subsidyagreements b construction subsidies e waiver of provisions of theMerchant Marine acts and d purchase of vessels under the MerchantShip Sales Act of 1946

4 Preparation and presentation of testimony before the InterstateCommerce Commission in connection with hearings on domesticcoastwise and intercoastal shipping

MaritimeCommissmn amoonLion

WarShippingSdminisra tionn

anation

1raningMaritimeCommis

sion wareandshipyardsshipyaards

MaritimeCommissinnreserveandtermmualslsterm

Totaloyformedmed formed

June 30 1946June 30 1047

Total

59382815 33291968 287175 19671110 2636911 16753585 15892105643173 1352 112 857 1910 5328


and Alameda and was made available to licensed deck officers Therewere 162 men enrolled and 152 were graduated

During the fiscal year a total of 78207 medals bars buttonsemblems and plaques were awarded to seamen in addition to 47153Presidential testimonial letters

ADMINISTRATIVE AND MISCELLANEOUS

Personnel

The vacancy on the Commission resulting from the expiration of theterm of John M Carmody on September 26 1946 was filled on April1 1947 by the appointment of Joseph K Carson Jr

Large reductions in personnel were effected during the year in allactivities except the reserve fleets which of necessity have grownrapidly to accommodate the large number of surplus vessels taken outof operation

The tabulation below illustrates the changes in numbers of personnelemployed by major groupings as of June 30 1946 and 1947 showinga net decrease during the 1947 fiscal year of 5 328 employees

Research

Trade routes studies

During the fiscal year the following principal trade route researchactivities were undertaken

1 Study of the competitive position of United States flag strippingin foreign trade and the resumption of private passenger and freightliner services

2 Development of United States oceanborne trade statistics andcollaboration with other Federal agencies to avoid duplication in thecollection and dissemination of statistics

3 Preparation of economic analyses and reports in connection withapplications for a resumption of operating differential subsidyagreements b construction subsidies e waiver of provisions of theMerchant Marine acts and d purchase of vessels under the MerchantShip Sales Act of 1946

4 Preparation and presentation of testimony before the InterstateCommerce Commission in connection with hearings on domesticcoastwise and intercoastal shipping


Operating subsidy studies and rate determinationDetermination of the operating differential rates to be included in

subsidy contracts involves analysis of the costs of sonic 250 subsidizedvessels and a considerably larger number of competing foreignflagvessels Although new postwar rate schedules were not completedbefore the end of the fiscal year an intensive survey of pertinentforeignflag costs was in progress and it was expected that sufficientdata would be on hand to establish rate schedules for all contracts

well before the end of fiscal year 1948 A representative was appointedto survey operating costs in European countries to establish a basisfor operatingdifferential subsidies

Construction differential subsidy studies

The need for a thorough review of the foreign shipbuilding situationbotlt as to availability of facilities and costs in relation to those prevailing in the United States for the guidance of the Commission inmaking future constructiondifferential grants was met only partiallydue to loss of experienced personnel

Construction differentials were determined on three applications forsubsidy aid in the reconstructing and reconditioning of 11 vessels andsimilar studies were in process on applications for aid in reconstruction of 18 and construction of 8 ships

A construction research representative with headquarters inLondon was appointed for an initial period of 2 years to surveydevelopments in the European shipbuilding situation by visits to theimportant shipbuilding centers and by personal consultation withofficials of shipyards shipowners and others possessing the kind ofinformation needed

Foreign economics

Research in the field of foreign economics produced or contributedto the following studies during the fiscal year

1 A longrange shipbuilding program for the United States deepsea merchant fleet

2 The Maritime Commissions foreign ship sales policy and anevaluation thereof

3 A projection of United States and selected foreign national merchant fleets through 1950 compared with prewar fleets

4 An evaluation of the plan proposed by the American TrampShipowners Institute purchase of warbuilt vessels by Americanoperators for operation in worldwide tramp bulk cargo trades

5 Summary analyses regarding national foreignflag merchantfleets with respect to the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 includinga extent to which losses of prewar tonnage have been overcome and

REPORT 01 THE UNITED STATES MARITIME COMMISSION 41

b relative effects of such losses upon the national economy of eachcountry concerned

6 An estimate of the United Kingdom drycargo merchant fleet onan annual basis through 1950 as background material for use in determining Commission policy with respect to the return of United Statesflag vessels lendleased to the United Kingdom

7 A memorandum contrasting United States and foreign government ship operating and shipbuilding subsidy policies and otherinformation for the PresidentsAdvisory Committee on the MerchantMarine

8 Basic material for use in the Provisional Maritime ConsultativeCouncil meeting held in Paris regarding simplification and standardization of international maritime statistical reporting

9 Summary analysis of the United States scrap iron and steelsituation and the contribution that the scrapping of United Statesflag vessels could make toward an improvement of that situation

In addition over 100 items were translated from foreign languagesworldwide information files were maintained on maritime mattersand a fortnightly Foreign Maritime Review was published

Vessel statistics and analysis

Numerous inquiries relating to various pl of merchant shipstatistics were received by the Commission from both Governmentand nongoverument sources During the course of hearings theSenate Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee and the HouseMerchant Marine and Fisheries Committee requested material onmany aspects of shipping and shipbuilding These requests pertained to the size of the pre and postwar merchant fleets of differentcountries current building programs acquisitions etc the age ofvessels comprising thc postwar American flag fleet employment ofprivately owned United States flag pre and postwar fleets merchanttype vessels constructed in United States shipyards from privatefunds etc In addition to furnishing these conunittees with information individual members of thc Congress were also supplied withmaterial related to United States and foreign merchant inarinesRequests for information from the PresidentsAdvisory Committee onthe Merchant Marine dealt mostly with the American MerchantMarine and concerned ownership of vessels construction activitytransfers etc

The following were released for general public information1 Comparison of merchant fleets of the world prewar and present2 Merchant fleets of the world as of June 30 1946 by size age

speed propulsion and draft


3 United States flag merchant vessels war and marine lossesSeptember 1 1939 to July 31 1946

4 United States shipbuilding program 1 93946Processing of the vessel utilization and performance reports received

from operators engaged in United States foreign trade was greatlycurtailed during the fiscal year clue to reduction in personnel Activities were limited to the recording of these reports as received a checkof the industry to insure complete coverage and compilation ofminimum statistics indicating the total amount of cargo carried andthe extent of foreign competition in essential trade routes

The vessel utilization and performance report introduced in February 1947 replaced the vessel performance and cargo report whichwas in use for a number of years The major difference between thesereports is the deletion from the present form of a breakdown ofcommodities carried in foreign trade The Commission is now dependent upon the Bureau of the Census for this information andupon the Corps of Engineers for material relating to vessels engagedin domestic coastwise intercoastal and noncontiguous trades

Labor research

Several major studies were completed during the fiscal year on laborin the shipping shipbuilding and cargo handling industries of theUnited States and foreign maritime countries A comparison wasmade of officers and crews quarters aboard United States merchantvessels with those of eight foreign nations and with the new international standards Other reports dealt with 1 Postwar manningand labor costs on United States and competitive foreign merchantvessels 2 trend of United States seamens earnings and UnitedStates maritime labor costs prewar wartime and postwar 3 longshoring work howl in the Port of New York submitted as evidencein longshore litigation 4 changes in wages and overtime for coastwise and intercoastal shipping September 1935 to June 1947 5labor aspects of Merchant Ship Sales Act 6 recommendations onSocial Security for seafarers for use at International Labor Conference and 7 continuation of monthly employment series begunSeptember 1939

Port surveys

During the fiscal year port surveys were issued by the MaritimeCommission and the Army Corps of Engineers on Savannah andBrunswick Ga Boston Mass Beaumont Port Arthur and OrangeTex and Baltimore Md In addition reports on New Orleans andLake Charles Louisiana Los Angeles Long Beach and San Diego


Calif wore being printed Reports ou Mobile Ala and PensacolaJacksonville Port Everglades Miami and Tampa Fla were completed

The Maritime Commissionscontribution to this series consisted

of studies on the economic phases of port operations including services and charges labor conditions steamship and waterway serviceshinterland and foreign commerce

Studies of seaways

A study was made of two proposals for a seaway into New Orleansand recommendations were submitted to the division office of theBoard of Engineers at Vicksburg A study was also made of theproposed St Lawrence seaway in its relationship to the MerchantMarine

Materials handling

A National Committee on Materials Handling was set up by theCormnission with a representative membership drawn from all threecoasts to study means of increasing port efficiency

The experience of the Army and Navy with materials handlingduring the war was analyzed by the Maritime Commission and inaddition a model study was completed on operations at an east coastterminal Similar studies were carried out at Pacific and Gulf coastports by members of the Committee

Public Information

Information on the activities of the Commission was disseminatedby means of 560 news releases and a number of news photo releasesduring the fiscal year General information on the Merchant Marinewas contained in articles statements and speeches prepared in response to requests from trade papers and groups magazines publishers of reference volumes and members of Congress Educationalmaterial was prepared and distributed in response to requests fromteachers for information on the Merchant Marine Other information was supplied as requested by the general public news agenciesmembers and committees of Congress and other Government agencies

Due to lack of funds the Division of Public Information was elimi

nated on June 30 1947 Responsibility for preparing the Commissions reports as required by law and for the provision of informationrelating to its current actions upon request from interested personsand the general public was absorbed into the administrative staff ofthe Office of the Secretary


Compilation of War Record

Preparation of the history of the wartime activities of the MaritimeCommission and the War Shipping Administration was carried forwardto the end of the fiscal year when the project was discontinued due tolack of funds to complete it The ground work was laid for the war

time history of the operation of United States shipping by chartingthe administrative development of the War Shipping Administrationand interviewing persons in key positions In this connection manyrecords of special significance were brought together While this basicwork was being done for the history of the War Shipping Administration as a whole work on one part of the stogy was completedThis was a narrative of the history of the American Merchant Marine at the Normandy landing which is being cleared for publication

The history of shipbuilding under the Maritime Commission duringWorld War II was given a solid foundation by critical reexaminationand completion of the production records at all the major shipyardsThese records were being put in a permanent form so that they couldbe preserved in the National Archives Additional statistics werecompiled showing the production programs of the Commission thefacilities and their use the amounts of labor and materials and otherfactors in production At the same time the development of theadministrative machinery through which the Commission guided theprogram was traced and the story of its operation was being writtenand documented Preliminary narratives on the manysided activitiesof the Commission in the shipbuilding program planning procurement labor relations provision of housing and transportation technical supervision auditing etcwere being prepared as foundationstones for the general history of shipbuilding

Privately owned No Total grosstonnage Averageago

Sailing vresels schoonersTugs and barges 33 8971 196

Pleasure vessels y acltts etc 31 11346 16 5

Tooker 36 201678 191

Commercialtessels noder 11100 g tole fishing vessels etc fit 9422 205

ommorul vessels oyez 10 pros tom teal go combination oargopnssenger

a by subsidized liarb b oonsubsidized lines 121 492 270

Total

forennnrnhvr lied

303 803236 208

Total 934 5933 555 87

Grand total 1237 6736 791 79

TYPO

LibertyPassengerReefer01M A V IC1A R 13

73

V 02 SAP2

VC28A14N3


Juno30

2182048411414111

1

Total 171 707

APPPINDIX A

Vessels uesdcr charter by month fiscal year 1947

1246

July Aug Sepi Oct41 31 30 31

367 4294 4

10 14

50466291

49

12

8581

799

477

1 4

4444tit2

90550857

47531442455712129282836

Nov30

Al Interim Bareboat el arterOf which 134 we o allocated and 51 IntIim Bareboat

5 Of which 128 we a allocated 1 ut out Olive edOf which 181 u e a alloe 11 ed 1 ut not dolive ed

a Of which 156 we 0 allocated I ut not live HOf u high 114 we e allocated 1 lit not In r ed

r Of whirl 105 ue a alloy drd but 1101 debit ed

601720525112165

11113081 044

Dee30

722722645265211412610401197

Jan30

7778186344311114129901184

Feb28

82071971396151089

0 1

e5 225

Mar25

1047

9471972461914131892

Apr10

104271970383214131943

May30

1064821824253131289631153 X146

June30

10738218338401516210331 510

APPENDIX 13

Statement slowing type number gross tonnage average age of vessels approved byU S Maritime Commission for transfer to alien ownership andor registry andflag pursuant to Sections 9 and 37 of the Shipping Act 1916 as amended for theperiod July 1 1946 to June 30 1947

Flag

Privately owned Government owned Total

Numbervessels Gross tonnage Numbervessels Gross tonnage Numbervessels Gross tonnage

ArgentineBahreinBahamianBelgian

13t azilianBritishCanadianChileanCh messColombianCosta Rican

CubanDanishDominicanEcuadorianEgyptianFinnishFrench1 reekBond 1n an

hWianWlimr1 es DanNelhcrlandsNewfoundlandNew ZealandNicaraguanNorwegianPanamanianeruvianbilippinoD fugueshorifian911th Afriein

wed ishwissPurkashJrnguayanfenezuelaniugoslavian

Tale alien

Total

7

331201813169667940817071196200203bib7339211154

59668

6 9311173112115313271531515 306196148

382211399391 910458530I 91194 986179961350952366 99733546 509

24

1214fib106L5a14

799421a941111I

511109810366

33

151937

87770Ix 21631133305187427656225903U 431182946

14 3542780651745910990815139281 600071 39211117705E3 138

314 02177741134187398172281832034

Ili 21520 5928294266

31

132081iiI

13

89556n10717 1

146019391451312373224

1890371 1801

16994455232003980017149477636288330 60273325211X596134143431 792547471610 4102187544113X174299015 4524773341485 1383282315120117347234 Sat483471 9991 98622818011030135092145127 580136486 7752967 78747815758 770158 48161841117371 1072165 56036621133129303 803 236 934 5 933 555 1237 6 736 791

46 REPORT OL THE UNITED STATES MARITIME COMMISSION

APPENDIXEtContinued

Nationaltty number and tonnage of vessels approved for transfer

REPORT OF THE UNITED STATES MARITIME COMMISSION

APPENDIX i

Ship construction and betterments program as at June 30 1947

1 Estimated obligations of 59415185 w ere incurred in the fiscal year 194

APPENDIX D

Construction and restoration of shipways and other facilities as at June 30 1947Total estimated

cost

47

COnstructi0nLongrange program 419 860 235Emergency ship program 84 966 924Defernseaid program 66 411 405

Total 571 238 564Restoration

Longrange 16 332 289

Total construction and restoration 587 570 853

Number

of shills Deadweight Total estimatedcost

Otd ship construction program

Longrange progl amShips completed to June 30 1917 4637 48327725 10931815284Under construction as at June 30 1947 7 46 600 44 957 776

4644 98374 325 10996773060Emergency ship construction program Ships completed 200 2157778 402 000000

Lend lease programShips completed 361 2 268003 561 220 947Small craft completed 1213 9574752

1574 2268063 570795099

For other Government agenciesShips completed 532 2529023 1039 187 778Small graft completed 2 12263Conversion only on 385 ships 426438357Special facilities floating dry clocks eta 11107 596

534 2529023 2076745 991

Total old shit construction pi ogrant 6 952 55129 129 19046 314 7383

New ship construction and betterments program fiscal year19471948

A uthorizelby Congress under Public Law 269 80th Congress3019 30 1047

Proposed ship construction 9 8480OMBetterments on approximately 18 vessels 1 151100 000

99 000000


APPENDIX i

Ship construction and betterments program as at June 30 1947

1 Estimated obligations of 59415185 w ere incurred in the fiscal year 194

APPENDIX D

Construction and restoration of shipways and other facilities as at June 30 1947Total estimated

cost

47

COnstructi0nLongrange program 419 860 235Emergency ship program 84 966 924Defernseaid program 66 411 405

Total 571 238 564Restoration

Longrange 16 332 289

Total construction and restoration 587 570 853

48 REPORT OF THE UNITED STA7 ES MARITIME COMMISSION

APPENDIX E

Number and deadweigh tonnage of vessels built in United Stales shipyards for theMaritime Commission private and foreign account July 1 1946 to June 30 1917

1 Tankers milital y and minor typesnone onstructed du ing the fiscal year2 Constmetcd for operation under the Netherland Governmenta Includes one vessel of 7500 deadweight constructed for the Brazilian Government the remaining two

for operation under the Panamanian flag

TotalJuly 1 1916

to Sc p1 301946Oct 1 1746

to 1 ee 311946Jan 1 1947

to Mar 311947Apr t 1947

to J me 301047

NII1Bel Deadweight Numbcr 04weight Numbcr 1 eadcgllt Numher J leadweight Numbet DeadweightMARITIME COMMISSION

Malin types11y cargoStandal d cargo 72 219804 9 111455 3 34450 6 53391 4 20508Golub Rtlionpassengerandcargo 14 133081 4 39056 4 36845 3 28087 3 29093

Total Mw itimeCommission 1 36 352885 13 150 511 7 71295 9 81478 7 49 601

PRIVATE AND FOREIGN

ACCOUNT

Major typesCargo 12 137 400 2 4 48 400 2 4 48 400 1 2 12 900 3 127 700Tanker 2 25 300 2 25 301

Total major types 14 162 700 4 484110 6 73700 1 129011 3 27700

Minor typesCoastal cal go 2 1 0011 2 2 1 000Ferry 1 1 000 1 1 000

Total minor types 3 20011 2 1 000 1 1 000

Total private andforeignaccount 17 164 700 6 49 400 0 73 700 1 12 900 4 28 700

3rand total 53 517 585 19 199 911 13 144 995 10 94 378 11 78301

48 REPORT OF THE UNITED STA7 ES MARITIME COMMISSION

APPENDIX E

Number and deadweigh tonnage of vessels built in United Stales shipyards for theMaritime Commission private and foreign account July 1 1946 to June 30 1917

1 Tankers milital y and minor typesnone onstructed du ing the fiscal year2 Constmetcd for operation under the Netherland Governmenta Includes one vessel of 7500 deadweight constructed for the Brazilian Government the remaining two

for operation under the Panamanian flag

Purchaser TType of ship bNum Tentative sales

NYMhDM


APPENDIX F

Shipbuilding programsale of ships longrange program fiscai year 1947

1 Figures subject to final audit andor adjustment under Sec 9 of the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 19462 Privately constructed resscsestimated constructiondifferential subsidy

Vessels over 20 years of age on which an operating differential subsidy was paidduring the period July 1 1945 to June 30 1947 on voyages made prior torequisitioning by the Government

Name of contractor

American Pieeidenl LinesLtd

Meanie Steamship Co

Total

Terminalions

byfiscal years

APPENDIX G

Vessel

191011 12 President ldnms1941 President Buchanan19404142 President Cleveland1911 President Garfield19404112 President Harrison194142 President Pierce193911 President Polk194041 President TaftHill 42 President Taylor194142 President Tyler1939i041 19 esident Van Buren1941 Maui

Date 20years of ago

Apr 28 41ue 30 10Feb 1 41WI 641

41111 641Jan 28411far 741Apr 29 41Mar 041Dec 6 41Oct 21 40Apr 26 37

Totalnum hervessels

11

1

12

50

OD

7100

CQ

cOo

00

7

00


e5t

cg

01

CI COCI

se

oe 0 00

I CO 0 01

CO

CV

s

CO

0000I1 01CO

000001CO

04 CO

0

013 0

gg

0101

0000

ggsE g

04000 00

A A0LICEcoggelI

i CFI lr3E CC E

Wge7


0

1 44Fa t Y 4 w syAch At F om VVY F q ogA0 w F 7NdNp F 0

8

a

allocatedbecauseofexcessive

repa

801 196 16 891819 891 491

31 31 ES 0 M00 M 69

82809 96 106 Na L8S93z 886 091 091 191 669

86161 68Z

I

6817I

tel 8367

698I

LI 1981

6697

83 901 0 6z 6t 61

Z98

661

999z86291 T93 1E03I

MR

1

991 8617 RIq N S96I

L1a

LE09 L8 198 IE11 686 031 1921 90118331

M

61 L13 81 169

199

J901

66L3266 IA 629 116 828 9

0689

0Rim

861 RI

REE fi9f 18 9

4ELS 16 611 296


0

1 44Fa t Y 4 w syAch At F om VVY F q ogA0 w F 7NdNp F 0

8

a

allocatedbecauseofexcessive

repa


Sale of vessels under Merchant Marine Acts of 1936 and

Number of vessels sold for operation under U S registryNumber of vessels sold for operation under foreign registryNumber of vessels sold for nonoperationNumber of vessels sold for scrapping

Total number of vessels disposed of

Deadweight tonnage sold for operationLightweight tonnage sold for nonoperationLightweight tonnage sold for scrapping

Amount received from sales for operationAmount received from sales for nonoperationAmount received from sales for scrappingAmount received from forfeitures

Amount received from custody charges etc

Total amount received

Average price received per deadweight ton operationAverage price received per lightweight ton nonoperationAverage price received per lightweight ton scrapping

Fleet

Hudson RiverJames River

Wilmington N CBrunswick OaMobile AlaBeaumont TexSuisun Bay CalifAstoria OretOlympia Wash

Vessels in reserve fleets by monthfiscal year 1947

July

168694

1944533425811541

Aug

16771810

2105435424901627

Sept

APPENDIX J

1946

16872920

214533653397167

APPENDIX 1

Ont

1637122522374838751961721

Nov

13767848122354139U7996371G

Dec

1216476023221424001141001728

Jan

935717131180433961241091613

Feb

785037238138453991241041501

1920

6126

7

69

163

410 57633 405

313 496

811 926 196 98

498 248 001 387 243 72

27 542 0026 019 24

1047

13 865 249 94

829 05

14 92

4 43

Mar Apr May June

47 41 40 43467 431 399 377

67 56 56 5833 31 28 27

119 109 91 8945 42 32 32

385 366 357 355128 121 118 118305 99 97 96

1392 128U 12181195

The total number of ve sels in the custody of the Reserve Flee Division was 1204 A few vess is badnot been placed in the flee sacs

Operator Capil al reservefund Special reservefund Total

American Export Lines IncAmerican Mail Lme LtdAmerican President Lines LtdAmer man South African Line InGraze Line IncLykes Bros Steamship Co IncMississippi Shipping Co IncMoore McCormack Lines IncNew York and Cuba Mail 8 8 CoOceanic Steamship CoSeas Shipping Co IncUnited States Lines Co

Total

7186312 681 5 3 52799

12 988 217631 740 060 9696155781

11 126316 11

1596769374977101885 871 463023 765 947812173659726 827 67932

8 531 659 321 236 392388 571 744 035 375 483852692 670359820 510

6059308037257549391 537 324905 460 132 797283795993 90284783

15 718092 002829 9203721559961 667115 541813 654 22816

20 946826 73765606

12 231 051 277 408 788829 226 08060945745571

10 73052715

60 808 636 20 67 72941948 128 53805568

REPORT OF THE UNITED STATES MA COMMIn 1lN q3

ApPCyhlx IC

Statement reflecting cash and United States Government securities on deposit in theStatutory Capital and Special Reserve Funds of subsidized operators as at Jane30 1947

54 REPORT 01 THE UNITED STATES M111 0 IE COMMISSION

Construction fund U S Maritiine Commission actJune 29 1936 revolving fund

CollectionsConstruction loan notes receivableShip sales notes receivableMiscellaneous notes receivableInterest on notes receivable on deferred pam cots of

insurance prellIfunl6 etcCash payments on sale of vesselsSale of other assets including scrap materials and

surplus properlyCharter here 1t chileOperation of vessel revenueRentalsreal csptfe housing projects facilities cafe

terias etcInsurance premiums loss recoveries etcReceipts land liquidation of receivables arising out of

ocean mall Maiden Creek Agwimonte and PanPennsylvania sel tlement agreements

Recapture of excess profits on construction and repair contracts

Sale of tankers and vessels to U S Navy and WarTepal linents

Recovery of advances and deposits and miscellaneous11IIIIIInISI111en1

Transfers from 69X0201 and Federal housing Audun it y

Refund of eonstroet inn 8131313 and other contractcancel6r ion claim in1731101313

Recovery of direct loansRefto el of preserva ion and maintenance of shipyard

facility expo meCharter hire collections due War Shipping Admitt

ed anonTransit Pons 691276news profits renegotiated coat ltte

Miscellaneous

Total nlleetions

819218 997026 278 845 86831559721

3923313893 848 21002

273816 79

16 568 832 87

1075 841 04489734 03

00136759

0

0

0

0

000

0

1ishm sementsGene al administrative pens 3 MG 504 50Operation of vessel expense 18188 405 111 noet ive and laidup vessel expense inelud log repairs 681142 33Beal est ate operationsrepairs and betterments 547101 27Insulmlce claims returned in emitting etc 878 12146ODerdincdifferential snbsidaPanrenin 403061810ConstIubon progl es payments Including out 121173221111

fitting and defense feat t1reForeign ocean mail contract payments and settle 16053315149

relents

11 8 Mai time Service cadet training and otherseamensframing expenses

Payments to cover acquisition of vessels for Navyand War Departments

Chanel hilt noon1aviiients to cover acquisition of vessels for Mari

time CommissionFacilities contract paymentsUneet loans to enntactors

Agency agreements opeml lie expenseT Pal dedosit for 101111is511one11 foreign vesselsTransfer to National Dousing Agency to establish

working fundTransfers to War Shipping Administration1lansfers to 1eainyDepartment Rescissionslransfcl s and reimbursements to other appioprla

tionsAdvances to contractors and other recoverable eo

j ppropriattons transfers collections and dis

Oet 2a 1101 July11938 July11939 July11910w

1 In to to

June b11 13148 June 10 1939 211110 11130 June 30 1941

4437311231 52627586 9436337 00

1 138 208 5570142040

3738202174386218340612 17608667 00293295 77

0

1

6413901 00

0

0

000

3 020 042 5010158032 483 391 240 01

415 20287192016 21177427897

31 081 50678

912539 13

2 715 421112

232427116

1 PPENIIX

85317 436 48 812031166 474104087 55 0 435 458 10321293 42 505616 60

121982573 2453622561114886405 40011256 91

4q462 94 4527012143234502 8548411 156742 59796 251 70006

771492 68 10505628179211601 183856128

0 0

fl 2 0910377

4229 976 14 81 878 57995

0 0

0 0

0 00 0

11 0

0

0 11 0 11

2 437 428 97 253051 36 66482041 3 058335 26

55632 992 49 25 4 1M 112 1 33 741 328 89 157 206 109 10

79645 113 400360 096 070 389 47 57811771713 252 50 6 455 77113947498175 5202210131211114 138971428

10 24108047 11285072 07105 70 295 111 111 856069 38

3421149 11 111916526

4650 970 45 25 575 87 3 77

peaseConstruction facility and other contract cancellation 0151111 payments

Reserve Fleet expenseVessel 30000301 sion expense

Includes A ppropriatior Warrant Surplus Fund No 838 dated October 6 1947 coun ersigned in G1 O October 15

July 1 1911to

June 30 1942

July 1 1942to

June 30 1943

July 1 1943to

Juno 30 1941July 1 1944to

June 30 1945

July 1 1945to

June 30 1946

July 1 1946to

June 30 1947Total

761035796 603374570 54 217405 03 156227713 4335670 70 192790290 565383 250 9116 51489056 13866 114 56 60 933 281417 52904315 09 29 8314362 33 20 415 01848 208 475995 708511948 702958 31 45200 41745 06 2905897 56 41 60660 5 477 63389

1 72212606 2413326 53 4342 CA945 3905316 ea 4438138 52 4102 23966 29 658846 6825895 565 02 60400 61036 39367305 16 25 00098413 7133800304 23 352424 93 301 15475112

10147924 367583043 139452209 55 25 559 614 58 36 619701 55 52495 133 251 2917111158116 91 800 000 00 0 4 525710 62 279766 10 2 744 2648 26 663031 09

0 0 0 0 9 0 3190574906

885 71042 111040 22 4017 863 37 3 606792 78 778821 87 736 272 24 13 602 065031 042 533 19 156710 72 2174 418 79 106439568 1376062 66 22898410 11 517 672 2

0 0 0 4 71414707 0 0 5316 51466

414625517 421736333 1147447079 32 760 620 78 21 018 226 47 13 929 206 51 9287807682

63241939 00 77660254 0 0 0 0 156 541 039 23

0 29820228184 431456 390 04 71989503008 253973249 70 268 400476 55 2 001 927428 21

0 0 6 7 141 563 00 1179590700 0 18 937 470 GO

0 0 0 1743249620 31868 84907 35 413339 68 84 714 634950 0 0 586182 79 307 036 81 0 894119 60

0 0 0 0 0 379 733511 379 233 50

0 0 0 0 0 22 91512098 22 945 12098

0 0 0 0 0 27415 041 43 274156124294413116 3950 532 8 339112997 9642809 78 9877731 02 214157593 38 370 640 02

135 711 3933110138 57321720 32 9103331102 00 37705413x30 17872 58 3277409328 38

7226751 08 210102118 72 3150601922 13 318 000 105 47 29 424 123 51 19110092 00 159056957 2731 995 38482

9 004575 14 20 25598637

272381 13 229 5583 61 211 030 34 1 875 282 30 4393111 11 2 011 470 03 11 684 24245

897 272 05 458967 06 1181111139 34 214 66 2 100 264111 34 59029 1 5588130 24

761156743 384109876 17012 134 63 1 214 000 71 1 140 193 70 478 382 52 49 288 198 21293 127 215 22 2 717 610 916 43 198290530 30333911114136 85332051323 1 137923512391242223553251

17 575 900 62

36369 82950 46615 569 89

12 992 48783 65801922 46 201 625 43

7 70070652 1 13181 10 7 713 78762

29 72118146 32 282 40 29 753 463 02

75 877 207 35 240 544 35177 80 55270029 21 482 505 31 9 625 58200 2 913 538 35 430 995 945 0722500000 225000 011

191798 36 19179836

317500000 31750011002 161 32800 2114 32800

145 090 00000 50 000 0011 09 195 090 000 11031110068167 00 7116541800110 5712 3091133 00 4009035211000

142 501 68690 279 340 31799 49 887 60717 1 103 581 25 3061 30525 4701 494 498 56

4283500 00 17 287 388 94 16 254 608 01 819035426 18 273 857 618 3720611184 6801981065

512 919 22 6 971 769 09 9 937 91938 17 422 607 69

10 618 00747123 er5 un

9 781 740 11AR 1104 xr7 RI

20 299 74747 049 211 sa

L


bursements Oct 26 1936 to June 30 1947

1947 in the amount of 6893903301 retroactive to June 30 1947 in accordance with P L 269 approved July 30 1947

55

Oct 261936toJune 301938 July11938toJune 30 1939 July 11039toJune 30 1940

July11940toJune 30 1941

82479 07289 263079101 61395112 1726

98362 777 29 65I 391 65 130 009829 67 197419 358 22

105104689 51 410909 100 06900009 144 505 5000055 632 992 49 25191 140 93 33 741 32889 157 206 10910

160737 6182 60 25425 21093 133 750 32859 301 711 609101 4836277729 6568139 65 13660982967 19741065822

11 374 00471 40 256 150 72 2959509 7R 104301 2598811237490471 72118753 99 69 859 253 21

112374904 71 72 118 75309 69859253 21 17916050409

C

314 009000 00000 0 0 314000000000 0 0 11 803 99267

0 0 0 302196006330 0 0 0

0 0 0 392196 00633

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 o 9

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 50000000 0 00 45000 11 98877 7813 26

0 50045000 1198877 7813 26

56

Construction fund etc ContinuedDisbursements Continued

Preservation and maintenance of shipyard facilitiesConstructiondifferential subsidy paymentsAdvance to War Department for reserve fleet siteAdjustment on sales price of war built vesselsTransfer of charterbirecollections due War Shipping

AdministrationRestoration of shipyard facilitiesRecoveries on enegotiated contracts transferred to

surplus funds of Treasury DepartmentMiseellaneous

Toth

Summary of construction fund revolving fund U SMaritime Commission

AppropriationCollectionsTotal


Less Disbursement

Excess of receipts or disbursementsAdd Balance at beginning of fiscal year

Construction fund revolving fund balance atclose of fiscal year

Non Activities not shown during the fiscal yearhave been either terminated or transferred to WarShipping Administration

Emergency ship construction fund U S Maritime

CommissionAppropriationsTransfersCollections

Total receiptsLess Disbursements


Emergency Ship Construction balances at closeof fiscal year

Judgments United States courts U S Maritime

CommissionAppropriationsLess Disbursements


Judgments United States courts balance at closeof fiscal year

Claims for damages U S Maritime CommissionAppropriations to U 5 Maritrmo Commission


Excess receipts or disbursementsAdd Balanee at beginning of fiscal year

Claims for damages or balance at close of fiscalYear

Federal ship mortgagee insurance fund revolving fundU S Maritime Commission

AppropriationsCollectionsTotal receipts

APPENDIX

Appropriations transfers collections and disburse

July 1 1941to

Juno 30 1942

July 1 1942to

Lune 30 1043July I 1943to

Juno 30 1944

July 1 1944to


Tuna 30 1440

July 1 1946to

June 30 1947Total

567075 90 16391325 95 695830185602140747 6021407 472145 00000 214500000575291125 5 732 911 2322915120 98 22 945120 98

18514188 185141884 228 783 00 4 228 78300

6 886 83129 81 637 76150 51166 070 36 3399 64184 1875 63411 7 268 73501 26883 64819

782 930 02126 3 332 655 21990 4 479 629 95228 7 011 293880 16 1 738 015 94154 1 004 762 09144 18 796 751463 41

230065000000 4 98008000000 1 289 780 00000 6 766 000 00000 15 746 133 28951

135 057 22 79 30531319138 578 323 72032 940 333 96260 477 050 43830 478 729219 58 3 277 409 328382 496 307 224 795375393191381868103720327700333062 60 477 050 438 30 478 729 219 58 1902354201789782930021263332655219904479629952 28 011993880 16 788013941541004762091441879675146341

171337720353 2 042 737 071 48261152823198 691040 082 44 260985503 24 526032871 86174160504 09 1887 537 707 62393027567910 318 749 447 14201378952968 752 829 026 34

1887537707623930275670 10131874941714 1 013 789 529 58 752824026 34 226 791 154 48 226 79115448

161 00000000 0 0 9 0 0 475000 000000 0 31 000 00000 10 662676 87 60716867 0 46 269345540 177 422 959 55 13 010 16781 1500199 55 1 975 28596 142793115 195 390 344 02

161000000 00 177 422 919 55 48010 167 81 12 222 87642 2582454 63 142793115 710 666389 56393 273 85267 33215499185 422 1752522460 1578153938 354800130 71648515179

13237285267 15473903280 5 600 610 49 830034818 1319908175 212007015

302 196 00633 169 923153 66 15191 12 20 800 741183 15 500 39267 2301307 92

169923 153 66 15 191 121 36 20800 740 85 15500392 67 2301 307 92 181237 77 18123777

0 5 287 615 10 2500 0 54914 1229809 5300487 330 0 528764010 0 0 268249 5 29032259

0 5 287 61510 5287 615 10 0 549 14 9615600 0 5 287 61510 0 0 54914

0 5 287 615 10 0 0 54914 1010474 1016474

0 0 0 0 5000 6000 11000

0 0 0 0 5000 6000 11000

0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 50 00 6000

0 13 0 0 0 5000

0 0 0 0 5000 11000 11000

0 0 0 0 0 0 500 000001245033 2865043 1947175 8969 75 10000 5000 89944 29

12450 33 2865043 19471 75 8969 75 10000 5000 589944 29

LContinued


ments Oct261936 to June301947Continued


APPENDIX


Oct 201936to

June 301938July11038to

June 30 1939July11939to


June 301941

Federal ship mortgage insurance fund etc ContinuedLess Disbursements 0 0 0 17 4

Excess of receipts or disbursements 0 550043000 1198877 7 79f 92Add Balance at beginning of fiscal year 0 1 U 500450 00 512 43377

Federal ship mortgage insurance fund balance at close of 0 500 450011 512438 77 531 23469fiscal year

Marine and war risk insurance fund revolving fundU mission

Appropriations 0 0 0 4100000000Collections 0 0 0 0

T 0 0 0 40 000 00000Less Disbursements 0 0 0 4

Excess of receipts or disbursements 0 0 0 39 999 956 25Add Balance at beginning of fiscal year 0 0 0 0

13alanee 0 0 0 39 999 95625Transfer to War Shipping Administration 0 0 Il 0

Marino and war risk insurance fund balance at close of 0 0 0 39 999 956251551 year

taro marineschool funds fiscal years 103841Appropriations 0 1 344 057 18Collections 11 0 0

Total ceeipts 11 I 344115718

Less Disbursements 0 U 264 OS 90

Excess of receipts or disbursements 0 1 70 363 20Add Balance at beginning of fiscal yeah 0 0 0

Balance 11 n 0 70 303 28

Transfer to Surplus d and U S Coast Guard 0 11 0 0

State manneschool 1 balance al close of fowl year U 11 11 70363 28

Working fund U S Maritime CIHnn isslon Navy 1cpa tment

Transferadvances and 0kp10its 0 11 fl 1511116 037 50Collections 0 0 0 0

Total receipts 0 0 0 15011693750Disbursements 11 0 11 109 000 00

Excess of receipts or distal sement 11 0 11 1471793750Add Balance at beginning of 0scal year 0 p 0 0

Working fund Navy balance at close of fiscal 0 14 707 937 50Year

Work ing fund U S Mariimc commission War Do1enl

Transfers and advances 0 800 00000coons 0 0

Total receipts 0 0 800 000 00

Less Disbwscment5 00 0 667 IV 30

Excess of receipts or disbumcments 0 0 13281770

Add Bahuwe at begmninc of fiscal yea 0 0 0

Working Rind War Department balance atclose of fiscal year

0 132 81770

mergency fund for the President War allotment tol S Maritime Co11unls5ion

II

Allotment 0 0000 000 00Cullectio 0 0


APPENDIX


July I 1941to

Juno 30 1912

July 1 1942to

Tune 30 1943

July I 1943to

Juno 30 1914July I 1944to

buns 30 1045July 1 1945to

Sons 30 1946July 1 1946to

June 30 1947Total

0 0 0 311922 0 0 5313656

41295033 428650 43 81947175 585053 100110 45000520 23469 532685 02 561335 45 580 80720 586 65773 186 757 73

532 68502 561335 45 58080720 586657 73 586757 73 58680773 586807 73

0 0 0 0 0 0 40 000000 0076215969 0 11 0 1 0 76215969

76215969 0 0 0 0 0 40762159095143 97337 0 0 0 0 0 5144017 12

438181368 0 0 0 0 0

39 999950 25 0 0 0 0 0

35 618 192 57 0 0 0 0 0 35618142 574561814E 57 0 0 0 0 0 3561814957

0 0 0 0 0 0 0

19000000 0 11 0 0 0 534 057189968 52 0 11 0 1 0 996852

19996852 0 1 11 0 0 594 025 70128554 05 0 0 0 0 0 39324795

7141447 0 0 11 0 0

79363 28 0 0 1 0 0

150777 75 0 0 0 0 0

150777 75 0 11 0 11 0 15077775

0 0 0 0 0 0 0

41 669 909 99 709403948 31 877 291386118 151854657 00 162 053 543 12 22 312124 64 2 282 645 506 641 3844595 62 3304 812 28 1738444 47 14762111 19 11186019 15 332 992 75

41 069909 99 713306543 93 880599228 36 459 593 101 47 163 529 793 31 24270984 83 2297978499 3029 74089632 8070891753 764161 63827 630724575 33 189000783 41 33563551440 92565832526

11929013 67 406289626 41 116 437 590 191 171151 473 86 2547099010 311364529571470793750 26 6311 951 17 432926157757 540301107 66 378232693 80 352 761 703 70

26635 951 17 932 926 577 57 549 304 167 66 378 232 693 80 352 761 703 70 11397 174 13 41 397 17413

1227003914 38310628 50 3 117 061 00 3033751 00 457101474 1089 118 39 43 192 511 77

0 2 86328 101 682 24 2 8419 06 1117224 1 7 80125 326 25867

12 270 03914 3831349178 341931 24 31116399 66 4 582 186 08 1097 309 64 63 518 770 44

794673361 30441 430 58 1095106613 534966166 4973009 13 190533013 62

4 323 305 53 7872061 20 7501722 89 231326200 390822 15 80802049

132817 70 4456123 23 12328 1S 43 4796 461 54 2 483 199 54 2119237739

4 45612323 1232818443 4 79646154 248319954 2 092 37739 1 284 35690 1 284 35690

0 0 0 0 0 0 6 000 000000 51701517 140782 11 8824 0 0 65788552

LContinued


ments Oct 26 1956 to June 30 1947Continued

U 51701517 4078211 8824

59

0 665788552


Unclaimed moneys due creditors of contractors with theUnited States under costplusafixedfee contracts

Transfer from 698990Collections

Total receiptsLess Claims of employees for wages and other dis

bursements


Balance at close of fiscal year

Expenses disposal agencies War Assets AdministrationAllotment to B S Maritime Commission

Allotment from War Assets Administration Appro

priationsCollectionsTotal receipts

Los Disbursements

Execs of receipts or disbursementsAdd Balance at beginning of fiscal year


Approp

Oct 28936toJune 30 1938

Emergency fund for the President etcContinuedLoss Disbursements 0

Excess of receipts or disbursementsAdd Balance at beginning of fiscal year 0

Enna coney fund for President balance at close 0of fiscal year

Deposits rents National Defense Housing projectsono genet fund for the Precision 0 8 MarDime

CommissionCollections 0Less Disbursements U

Excess of reecipis o disbninemems 0Add Balance at beginning of fiscal year 0

Balance 0

Transfer to National Rinsing AgencyFeder al Mons 0Mg Author ity

Balane at close of fiscal year 0

Deposits enmponsatiwr for foreign mertbant vesselsCollectionsTi ansfcr to War Shipping Administration 0

Excess of receipts or disbursemen is 0Add Balance at beginning of fiscal year

Balance at close of fiscal year 0

Deposits unclaimed moneys Inc creditors of contractorsta 110 the United Status ender costplusafixed fee

contractsCollections of unclaimed wages 0

Total receipts 0Loss Disbul marmite or transfers to 69X8990

Excess of receipts or disbursements 0Add Balance at beginning of fiscal year 0

Balance at close of fiscal year 0

00

00

000

APPENDIX

ions transfers collections and disburse

July11938 July11939to to

June 30 1939 June 301940

0

0

1111

0

00

000

00

0U

000

0 0

9 0

O 0

0 0

0 0

O 0

0 0

11 0

0 00 0

0 0

00

00

O 0

0 00 0

0

0

00

000

0

00

000

00

00

000

1

July 11940toJune 30 1941

8746558

5 992 354420599235442

0 0

000

0

0

0

00

000

000

000

0

0

00

0

00

00

00

July 1 1941

toJune 30 1942July 1 1042to


June 30 1944July 1 1944to

June 30 1945July 1 1945toJune 30 1946

July 1 194GtoJune 30 1917

Total

85 985 88130 379539 52358481 14031020 8824 0 666788553

698586130 51661978 38280270 14022196 8824 0

599235442 17 493 12 52311290 14031020 8824 0

649312 523 11290 14031020 8824 0 0 0

154003 94 1232426 59523 0 0 0 1669234336 83878 363175 508011 0 0 0 45 54584

117170 16 869251 448488 0 0 0

0 11717016 12586267 0 0 0

11717010 12586267 12137779 0 0 0 121377790 0 13137779 0 0 0

11717016 12586267 0 0 0 0 0

3 600000 00 0 0 0 0 0 3600000000 8 600 000 00 0 0 0 0 3 600000 00

3 600 000 00 8 600 000 00 0 0 0 0 00 300000000 0 0 0 0 0

3 600 000 00 0 0 11 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 20000761 34212479 738692 40

0 0 0 0 260507 111 472124 79 738642 400 0 0 11 1006759 500000 15067 59

0 0 0 0 216000 02 467124 79 0

0 0 0 0 0 2061100 02 0

0 0 0 0 216500 02 721133 81 1 723621 81

0 0 0 0 100110 00 I 5 006 00 15006 060 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 10000 00 1 5000 06 15 000060 0 0 0 552678 I 902959 14 65637

i

00 011 00 00 4473 22 4093 590 4473 22 00

0 0 0 0 4473 22 1 449 69 990 69

0 0 0 1 0 1065 500 00 0 106550000

0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0065500 00 0 1065500000 0 0 1 0 58459998 499571 62 106417160

0 0 0 0 50000002 49057182 0

0 0 0 0 1 0 50090002 0

0 0 0 0 1 50090002 132840 132840

LContinued

REPORT 01 THE UNITED STATES MARITIME COMMISSION


61

Oct 261036le


June 30 1939July 11939to


June 30 1911

alaius and es peSes War Assets Administration5pecnal fund allotment to U S Maritime Commission 1945

AIIotnu from War Assets Administration APproprint Ions

11 1 0 0

Collections I1 0 0 0

Total receipt II 0 0 0

Less 1issenieni s 0 0 0 1

Excess of receipts or dLbul selnenls 0 0 0 0

Add 1laance at beginning of fiscal year fl 11 0 0

Balance at close fiscal year

ialarres and expenses P1011ppi11a rehabilitationlellartmenit of State transfei red to 1 5 Maritime Commission 1047

11 11 0 0

Allotnwut from State Department Appropriation 0 0 o 0

Collections 0 11 0 0

Total receipts 0 0 11 0

Less 1shin senlents 0 0 0 0

Excess of receipts or disbursement s 0 fl 1 0

Add Balance at beginning of fiscal year 0 11 tl 0


ipeeia deposits proceeds fl01n reparations property

0 0 11 0

World War 11 U S Maritime Commission ler

manyCollection 0 0 0 0


Less Disbursements 0 0 0 0

Excess of n eceipts or disbursements 0 0 0 0

Add Balance at beginning of fiscal year 0 U 0 0

Balance at close of fiscal year 0 9 0 0

1roceeds of sales motor propelled vehicles etc U SMaritime Commission

Collections 0 0 0 0


Less DisbuYSenenis 0 0 0 0

Excess of receipts or disbursements 0 0 0 0

Add Valance at beginning of fiscal year 0 0 0 0


eposits unearned moneys merchant ship sales warbuilt vowels U S Man itinte Commission

Collections0 0 0 0


Less Disbursements 0 0 0 0

Excros of n eceipts or disbursements 0 0 0 0

Add Balance at beginumg of fiscal year 0 0 0 0

Balance at close of Oseal year 11 0 0 0

Unearned moneys merchant ship sales war built vesselsU S Maritime Conlmisslon

Transfer Own 6988090 0 0 0


Less Disbursements0 0 0 0

Excess of receipts or disbursements 0 0 0 0

Add 13a1a ce at beginning of fiscal year 0 0 0 0



APPENDIX


LContinued

ments Oct 261936 to June 30 1947Continued

July 1 1941to

Tune 30 1942

0

0

0

00

000

0

0

0

000

00

00

000

000

0

00

000

0

0U

U



0

0

0

000

00

00

0

0

0 0

0 00 0

000

0

00

000

0

00

000

0

00

00

July 1 1943to

June 30 1944

0

0

0

0

000

July 1 1944toJune 30 1945

0

0

0

000

U 00 0

0 0O 0

0 0

0 0

0

0 0

0 00 0

000

0

00

000

000 0 1 932 7x000 1 932 70000

0

00

000

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0


00

00

O 1 932 715000

O 1932700 000 0

0 1 932 700000 0

0 253604

0 254604O 0

000

0

00

00

0 0

0 00 0

0 0 00 0 0

0 0

0

0

0

000

00


150000000

0

1 500000 001496800 00

3200000320000

150557000150 5170U40 16269

110354310110 351 31

2 5100402546 64

621658183 34

0 10000000

U 1000011000 330485 36

233485350233486 66

Total

63

150000000

0

1500000001498800 00

0

330000

15051700

621658183 34 624 65818334553 460 47558 553 46047858

0 71 197 711470 71197 704 76

10000000

1010000033348535

0023848585

0

150 517004016960

00110 35431

1932 70000

1932 700000

01

2 54661

2546610

00254664

624 658 18334

71197 70176 00 0


JudgmentsCourt of Claims U S Maritime Commission

Appropriations




Defense aid vessels and other watercraft allotment toU S Maritime Commission

Allotments from defense aid appropriationsTransfers to War Shipping Administration and Treas

ury Department

Balance of allotments after transfersLess Allotment revoked

Balance of allotmentsCollections


Excess of receipts or disbursementsAdd Balance beginning of fiscal year

Defense aid vessels and other watercraft balance at closeof fisual year

Defense aid facilities and equipment allotment toU S Maritime Commission

Allotments from defense aid appropriationsTransfer to War Shipping Administration and Treas

ury Department

Balance of allotments after transferCollections



Defense aid facilities and equipment balance atclose of fiscal year

Defense aid agricultural industrial and other commodities allotment to U S Maritime Commission

Allotments from defense aid appropriationsTransfer to War Shipping Administration and Treas

ury Department

Balance of allotments after transfersCollections



Defense aid agriculture industries etc balance at closeof fiscal year

Defense aid testing reconditioning etc of defense articles allotment to U S Maritime Commission

Allotments from defense aid appropriationsTransfers to War Shipping Administration and Treas

ury Department

Balance of allotments after transfers

APPENDIX


Oct 261930toJune 301938

00

00

0

0

0

000

00

00

00

00

000

00

00

00

000

00

0

00


00

00

000

00

00

00

0U0

00

0

00

000

00

0

0

00

000

00

00

July11939toSuns 30 1940

O 507 756 800000 0

O 507 756800 ODO 0

0 507 756 800 000 0

O 507 756 80000O 822862467

0 504 528175930 0

O 509 52817543

O 50 000 000000 0

O 50 000 000 000 0

0 50000000000 4518 58980

0 45481 410 70O 0

O 45981410 70

00

00

00

000

00

0

0

00

000


00

00

00

000

13 596 936000

13 596 93600

0

00

000

July 1 1941to

June 30 I942

July 1 1942to

June 30 1943

July 1 1943to

Juno 30 1944July 1 1944toJune 30 1945

July 1 1945to


Juno 30 1947Total

o 0 0 0 0 50 00000 850 00000

o o 0 0 0 5000000 50 000000 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 50 00000 00 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 50 00000 50000 00

317 22620000 22 250 00000 439 61900 21000 00000 0 0 868 272 61900912813828 54 0 0 0 16617718 48 0 229 4315909

104 412 37446 22 25000000 39 61400 21 000 000 00 16617728 48 0 638 841 061980 0 216000000 0 0 0 2160 ow co

104 912 37496 22 250 00000 912058600 21 00000000 16617726 48 0 630 681 061980 169 874 50005 76 618 63793 1919999860 7 231 607 90 5 033 879 42 277 958 628 90

104412374 46 192 124 50005 74 498251 93 40199998 60 9386118 58 5 033 87942 914 639 68588940094 128 67 549 786 95854 170184 75953 8739810511 4287297781 15 641 47672 909 107 19900

185681754 91 157 662 456 49 95 686 50765 47198206 51 59 25909689 10507 5973050452817543 368 846 42122 211 183 564 73 115 49745708 68 299250 57 1604015415

368846 42122 211 183 96473 115 497 45708 68 290250 57 16 04015418 5 532 55688 5 512 55688

15 00000000 6000 00000 0 0 0 0 71000000 GO0 0 0 0 I 260 49895 0 1260 42395

1500000000 600000000 0 0 1260423 95 0 69 739 576050 22 072 31534 815 55619 446359 87 11 79001 2217744 23368 198 85

15 000 00000 28 072 31534 81555619 446 35987 1 948 68394 2217744 93107 7749047 426 54588 34 490 63775 1 86270958 67715701 86 89823 4 oo5 83480 98 088 17954

89426 545 88 6 418 822 41 1047 158 89 230797 14 I 335499 16 3 983 657 1645 481 4I0 13 054 86482 6 638 54241 5 589 38902 5 358 59188 4 023 259 72

13 054 86482 6 636 54241 5 589 38902 5 358 59188 4 023 25972 39 60256 89 60256

1I4 633 50000 0 0 61 78318 0 0 114 695 283189365964176 0 0 0 6178418 0 9372149494

20973 85824 0 0 61 78318 61 78318 0 20 973 858 240 0 0 0 3 811 47419 211196 881358615

20973 85824 0 0 61 78318 3 749 69101 2111 96 24 787 4443990973 85824 0 0 0 0 880211196 24775 97020

0 0 0 61 78318 3 749 69101 8800090000 0 0 0 61 78318 3 811 47419

0 0 0 6178318 3 811 47419 1147419 1147419

129 678 06400 64 500 00000 0 0 0 0 202 775 00000118 059 47905 0 0 0 4 422 89853 0 117 47537759

11 625 58494 64 500 00000 0 0 622289855 0 RS 900 ft90 41

LContinued

REPORT OP THE UNITED STATES MARITIME COMMISSION

ments Oct 26 1936 to June301947Continued

65

odfaith deposits 0 0 0 i 0

0 o 0 0rodfaith deposits and other dm 0 0 0 0

i pt5 or disbursements 0 0 0 0miming of fiscal year 0 0 0 0

Ms suspense balance at close of 0 0 0 0

coeds of sale of surplus propertyanmrissien

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 020145885 and other disbursements 0 0 0

ipt5 or disbursements 0 0 0 0ginning of fiscal year 0 0 0 0

Its proceed of sale of surplus prop 0 0 0 0

of fiscal year

ads 0011 sale of surplus properl ymmnlmron

185 0 0 0 00 0 0 0

0i 0i 0 0

66

Defense itid testisCollections

Total reedlLess Disbuisem

Excess of reAdd Balance at

Defense ad testineclose of fiscal year

Defense mid servicrMaritime Conn

Allotment s fromTransfer In lea

allotments

Balance of aLess Disbursenle

Excess of refAdd Balance at 1

Defense aidclose of fis

Defense aad admfnlMarOUnc Con

Allotments front iCollections

Total seem piLess Diobursemei

Excess of iceAdd Valance at b


Special deposits sussTransfer from 6018Transfers faun Gob

sale ofsupius

SionCollections and goDotal receipt

Less Iieturn of gbursenients

Excess of recAdd Balance at b

Special dewfiscal year

81e0151 deposits ProU S Maritimie 8

Collect iolis

total 1 eoiplsLess Praitsfm to

Excess of retieAdd Valance at be

Special deposerty at close

Special deposits refsU S lard unc C


Total receipts

REPORT OE THE UNITED STATES MARITIME COMMISSION

APPENDIX


Oct261030 JJuly 11938 JJuly11939 JJuly11940

reconditioning eta Continued0 00 00 0

0 00 00 13 596930 00

0 00 00 112 437 39712

0 00 00 112 437 397 12

0 00 00 226100000

0 00 00 228100000

0 00 00 4443638

0 nn 55436 38

i

I

cc

i

0 00 29100000

0 00 00 2218000 00

0 00 00 0325790

0 00 00 111325790

0 00 00 00

66

Defense itid testisCollections

Total reedlLess Disbuisem

Excess of reAdd Balance at

Defense ad testineclose of fiscal year

Defense mid servicrMaritime Conn

Allotment s fromTransfer In lea

allotments

Balance of aLess Disbursenle

Excess of refAdd Balance at 1


Defense aad admfnlMarOUnc Con

Allotments front iCollections

Total seem piLess Diobursemei

Excess of iceAdd Valance at b


Special deposits sussTransfer from 6018Transfers faun Gob

sale ofsupius

SionCollections and goDotal receipt

Less Iieturn of gbursenients

Excess of recAdd Balance at b

Special dewfiscal year

81e0151 deposits ProU S Maritimie 8

Collect iolis

total 1 eoiplsLess Praitsfm to

Excess of retieAdd Valance at be

Special deposerty at close

Special deposits refsU S lard unc C


Total receipts

REPORT OE THE UNITED STATES MARITIME COMMISSION

APPENDIX


July I 1941to

June 30 1942

July 1 1942to

June 30 1943

July 1 1943to

June 30 1944July 1 1944loJuno 30 1945

July 1 1945to


June 30 1947Total

0 154 82474 76 62835 5 517 50234 2 550 53946 3143 06497 844255986

11 625 58994 64 654 82474 76 62835 5 517 10234 1 872 35907 143064 97 93 74218227

23978 85657 397203976 18 335 29938 33803 59835 10 05675937 2 237 33965 9354323196

1235307163 6068278498 1825867103 2828609801 1192911844 2

12 437 39712 84 32549 60 76711047 42 508 43944 14222393 43 2 293 22499

84 32599 60 767 110 47 42 508 43944 14 222 39343 2293 22409 198 95031 108950 31

0 1000000 0 0 0 0 27400000843088 1000000 0 0 0 0 1843838

843638 0 0 0 0 0 255 563620 0 0 0 0 0 25556362

8 43638 0 0 0 0 0 0

8 43638 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 350 000 00 433 51800 7 89794 0 0 1085 44544U 7 73595 6 085 21 18430 58177 0 14 58723

0 35773595 43963321 808174 58177 0 11000326722400551 392505 72 438 41755 22 39900 21 41438 3867 1 099 52293

22400581 34769 77 121566 1431726 2083261 3867 0

293 25790 69 252 39 34 482 62 35698 28 21 381 02 54841 0

6925239 3448262 35698 28 21381 02 51841 50974 50974

0 5127 22810 11 II 0 0 5127 228100 0 II 0 98 000 00 0 9800000

0 229256 12 17295009 18 4570384 17 2499925232 740 054 789 72 27714869151

0 5 356 484 22 17 295 009 18 4 57038417 25 097 252 32 230 054 78972 282 373919 61U 1237534 SI 14010 20274 393 01450 14769993 55 20988129508 339682039 18

0 4128 949 71 3 28480644 4 177 36987 10 327 25977 20 773 49464 0

0 0 4 128 949 71 741375615 11 591 126 02 21918 385 79 0

0 4128 94971 7 413 75615 11 59112602 21 918 385 79 42 691 88093 42 691 88043

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I 239 224 12 28 501 918 31 53367 891 44 83 100 13387

1 239 224 12 28 501 918 31 5336789194 83 109 133877000 831087896 108776818 740071644

1 239154 12 22189 04005 52 280123 26 0

0 1 239 154 12 23 42819417 0

1 23915412 23 42819417 75 708 317 93 75 708317 43

500 50000000 500 00000 1000005000 0 0 0

n 1 n 5 nn son non no 080 9 00 100100500

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osits etc Continued

Oct261936 JJuly11938 JJuly11939 JJuly11940

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68

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ments Oct 26 1936 to June 301947Continued

July 1 1941to

June 30 1942

0

000

0

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0

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0

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0

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0

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June 30 1943

0

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0

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0

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0

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0

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7 505 00000

16 613 434 22

24118 434 2215787 186 43

8 331 2977908 331 297 79

July I 1946toJune 30 1947

921604533 9526764 00 974280933

29395467 26764 00 0

500 283 95967 0

283 95967 257195 67 25719567

41 83128345

41 831 283 4538 81710083

3 014092 628 331 29779

74905 2 2104311 749 05

12 39760 4 63000

12 39760 4 630001072838 628922

166922 1859 220 1 609 22

1 66922 1000

68 25 4863

08 25 48 636280 157846

545 1529840 545

545 161438

80750 1 42000

80750 1 4200065750 1 42000

25000 00 0

25000 25000

Total

69

7 505 00000

58 444 7176

65949 71767546043

11 345 390 41 11 345390 41

2 68717 10 476 08 13163 25

208717 10476 08 13163 251 98812 8 265 65 1020377

749 05 295948 295848

17 02760

17 0276017017 60

1000

11688

11688164126

152438

222751

2 22750197750

25000

70 REPORT OP THE UNITED STATES MARITIME COMMISSION

Proceeds from sale of surplus vessels U S Maritime

CommissionCollectionsTotalreceipts

Less Disbursements



Business concessions U S Maritime CommissionCollections

Total receiptLess Disbursements



Moneys received from person unknown U S Maritime

CommissionCollectionsTotal receipts

Less Disbursements



Refunds for jury services U S Maritime CommissionCollections

Total reemptLess Disbursements



Reimbursement for Government property lost or damaged U 8 Maritime Commission

Collections




Interest on deferred collections on paymentsCollections




Repayments lapsed appropriationsCollections


Excess of receipts or disbursements


Oct 261936to

June 301938

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APPENDIX

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0

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0

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0

00

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0

00

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0

00

000

0

0

000

0

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July 1 1941to





Tune 30 1946July 1 1946to

June 30 1947

62297134757

Total

0 0 0 0 0 3622971347 57

00 00 00 00 00 62297134758000000 62297134757800000000 00 00 00 00 6228913475700 0 0 0 0 62289134757 62289134757

0 0 0 0 0 7819 7819

00 00 00 00 00 78195918 7819591800 00 00 00 00 190100 0 0 0 0 1901 1901

0 0 0 0 0 254 254

00 00 00 00 00 2540 254

00 00 00 00 00 25400 0 0 0 0 254 254

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0

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00 00 428 6435164 928 643816100 0 3700

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L

meets Oct 26 1956 to June301947Continued

72 REPORT OE THE UNITED STATES MARITIME COMMISSION

Repayments lapsed appropriationsContinuedAdd Valance at beginning of fiscal ear


Reimbursement excess cost over contractCollections


Excess of receipts or disbursementsAdd Ilalanee at beginning of fiscal year

Valance at close Of fiscal yea

Deposits proceeds from disposition surplus propertyU S Maritime Commission

Transfer from 60F5885 special deposits sales of surplusproperty

Total receiptLess Disbursements

Excess of receipts or disbursementsAdd Valance at beginning of Iisuil year

balance at close of fiscal year

Refund of royalties U S Maritime CommissionCollections


Excess of receipts or disbursementsAdd 13alanee at beginning of fiscal year


fiseel4meous receipts covering fees and allowances incident to production of Commissions records inUnited States District Court Washington D C

Transfer from 691 special deposits suspense

Dotal receiptsLeas Disbursementt

Excess of receipts or disbursenenlAdd Balance at beginning of fiscal year


norm ary of available fund s at close 0i fiscal yearConstruction fund revolving fundEmergency ship censhuci ton fundJ ud g m e n t s United Slxl es co wl sClaims for damagesBecloud ship mortgage insurance fundMari and war risk insurance fundState marine school funds fiscal yea 1935 to 1942Rork ins funds

NavyI1Iarliiienfr3eportnient

Emei gency fund forthe I resident war allotrntDeposits rents National Defense 11ousnre ProjectDeposits torn penud ton for foe eien meichant vesselsDeposits unclaimed moneys due ereditors of rondnc

tors with the United States under costplusafixedfee Conn act

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Expenses disposal agencies War Assets Administration allotment to it 5 Maritime Commission

Salaries and expenses War Ascots Administrationspecial fund allotment to U S Maritime Commission 3947

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0

0

0

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0

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0

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June 30 1942

July 1 1942to

June 130 1943

July 1 1943to

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July 1 1944to

June 30 1945

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June 30 1946July 1 1946toJune 30 1947

Total

0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 875733 75733

0 0 0 0 0 136 136

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0 0 0 0 0 30 00 3000

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186753770702

169 923 153 6600532 685020026630951174 456 123 23

0 493 12

1171703600 000 00

0

0

0

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303027567915 191 121 36

5 287 6151110

561 3354500432 926 517 5712 328 184 43

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20 800 740 8500580 807 20010

549 364167 66

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0

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1

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1

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10

0

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2092 377 3900025650002

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500 90002

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91 397174 13

1 284 356 9000072362431

449 69

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3 900 50


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ments Oct 261936 to June 3047Continued

73


Summary of available funds at close of fiscal yearConSalaries and expenvoa Philippine Rehabilitation De

partment of Slate transit ed to U S MaritimeCommission NG

Speeinl deposits pi oceed s nomreparations propertyWoi 10 War 11 U S Maritime Commission Gcr

manYPioeceds of saes of motor propelled vehicles etcU 8 Maritime Cormmission

Deposits unearned moneys merchant ship sales wmbolt vessels S Marione Con

Unearned moneys merchant ship sales warbuilt vessels U S a9n it ime Commission

Judgments Cou of Claims U S Maritime Commis

sionDefense aid allot menlsSpecial deposits suspenseSpecial deposits proceeds of sale of surplus pwperty

U 8 Ma home GonumsionSpeeral del oaf Is refund Game sale of surplus p10 peaty

C S Maritime CommissionM iscellmenus receipts

Paces profits renegotiated contractsRefunds of terminal leaveForfeitures all other than bondsCommissions on telephone pay star tone in Federalbuhbnesoutside of Washington D C

Eines and penalties ail ollnnProceeds Gone Bile of srrphrs vessels U S Mari

time CommissionBusiness concessions O S Maritime CommissionMoneys received from persons unknown U S

Mani bite CommissionRefund for y service U S Masi time CommissionReimbursement for Government property lost or

damagedInte est on deferred collections on paymentsRepayments lapsed appr011rReimbursement excesscost over cootacts

Total ofall available funds at close of fiscal year

Balance employers trust fundsEmployees War Savings bondsEmployees Victory taxFederal Dix withholding from salaries of Federal

employees

Total employees trust fund

APPENDIX


Oct 26 1930to

June 30 1938

11237490171

0

0

0

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LContinued


July 1 1941to

June 30 1942

0

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163 630933 827 413 75615

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0

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1 139 15412

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26 168661 4921918 385 79

23 428 19417

283 95967

8331 297 797490516692254525000

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09

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11035431

1 932 70000

2 54664

71 197 70476

28348685

50 0000057830936842691 88043

75 708 31743

25719567

11 345390 41

2959481000

15248825000

622 891 347571901

2543700MI 28

639 355 33757 331 361 103 358105 04

0 17132594 14900916 15919831 10727543 55509010 166 50461 11684 40 6300 0 0

0 0 62528T81 1 310 669 35 47391026 71661316

0 33789055 78508143 1469931 26 581185 69 772 12217

Total

For vale by the Superintendent of Documents II 5 Government Printing Office Washington 25 1 0Prim 20 cents

75

covering the seal year 1947 include the receipts and disbursements documents process d during the months of May andbe eonsrdered to be preliminary and subject to adjustment