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PROGRESS REPORT
ON
NATIONAL DEFENSE PROGRAM
I
April 30, 1941
4
Prepared by
Bureau of the Budget
Executive Office of the President
DECLASSIFIED
E.O. 11632, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) and (E)
OMB letter, 11-27-172 72
By SLR NARS Date JAN 22 1973
Report 7
Copy 1
PROGRESS REPORT
ON
NATIONAL DEFENSE PROGRAM
April 30, 1941
Prepared by
Bureau of the Budget
Executive Office of the President
DECLASSIFIED
E.O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) and (8)
OMB letter, 11-27-172
By SLR NARS Date JAN 2 2 1973
CONTENTS
Page
I. Defense Finances
1
II. Aeronautical Program
2
III. Production Facilities
13
IV. Army
18
V. Navy
22
VI. Maritime Commission
25
VII. Coast Guard
27
VIII. Priorities and Price-fixing
28
IX. Strategic and Critical Materials
29
X. Civil Construction for Defense
30
XI. Employment and Labor-training Activities
32
XII. Progress Charts
34
SUMMARY
Financing: $33,591,000,000 has been authorized by Congress for
obligations during the first nine months of F.Y. 1941 for defense
purposes.
Aircraft Production: 6,376 airplanes and 18,131 engines were
delivered to the Army, Navy, and British between June 30 and April 1.
517 tactical and 572 training planes were delivered in March.
Production Facilities: Contracts had been awarded through April 15
for plant expansion of 312 projects estimated to cost $1,839,000,000.
Army Air Corps Planes: The Army had 3,680 planes classified as
suitable for their purpose on March 31. 935 were tactical types, of
which only 234 were completely modern combat planes. The number of
suitable planes on hand July 1 was 1,541.
Navy Planes: The Navy and Marine Corps had 2,868 useful planes on
hand March 31; 1,660 were combat types. The number of useful planes on
hand July 1 was 1,712.
Army Personnel: The total active strength of the Army increased
from 268,000 on June 30 to 1,145,000 on March 31.
Navy Personnel: The active duty strength of Navy and Marine Corps
personnel increased from 179,000 to 295,000 between June 30 and March 31.
The enlisted strength of the fleet is now substantially at full
complement.
Combatant Vessels: Fifteen destroyers and six submarines were
completed during the first nine months of F.Y. 1941.
I. DEFENSE FINANCES
Appropriations
Up to May 1, the 77th Congress had authorized $14,079,000,000 for
additional obligations for F.Y. 1941 for national defense purposes, bring-
ing the total to $33,591,000,000. The April increment was $4,239,000,000.
The Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1942, approved April 5, provides
an additional $203,970,000 for F.Y. 1942.
Fiscal Year 1941
77th Congress
Total
Appropriations and contract
authorizations:*
Army
$ 4,758,000,000
$13,283,600,000
Navy
1,134,000,000
4,407,000,000
Defense Aid Appropriation
7,000,000,000
7,000,000,000
Maritime Commission
378,500,000
378,500,000
Defense Housing
5,000,000
255,000,000
President's Emergency Fund
200,000,000
Panama Canal
137,500,000
Miscellaneous defense activities
650,000
334,000,000
Total
13,276,150,000
25,995,600,000
Additional funds required to complete
naval vessels started in F.Y. 1941
802,800,000
7,595,800,000
Grand total
$14,078,950,000
$33,591,400,000
*Amounts included for contract authorizations are subject to future
adjustments based on allotment of appropriations, and are exclusive of
authorizations liquidated by subsequent appropriations.
Army and Navy Expenditures
Army and Navy disbursements were as follows to April 1:
Disbursements
March
July 1-April 1
Army
$543,716,000
$2,156,784,000
Navy
185,446,000
1,412,893,000
Total
$729,162,000
$3,569,677,000
Gross Debt
The gross debt rose $1,083,000,000 in March to a total of $47,173,000,000.
The increase since June 30, 1940 was $4,205,000,000.
II.
AERONAUTICAL PROGRAM
Airplane Deliveries
During the first nine months of F.Y. 1941, 8,051 airplanes were
delivered by aircraft manufacturers producing military planes.
7,298 of these were military types.
In March, 1,263 planes were delivered.
The following table shows deliveries of planes and engines, by
customers, for March and the first nine months of the fiscal year.
Airplane Deliveries
Engine Deliveries
July 1 to
July 1 to
Customer
March
April 1
March
April 1
Army
551
2,437
1,215
5,472
Navy
243
1,226
504
2,542
British
295
2,713
1,422
10,117
Other foreign
65
451
99
844
Commercial
109
1,224
603
6,443
Total
1,263
8,051
3,843
25,418
Compared with manufacturers' estimates made in February, March
deliveries of planes were 205 short of the number expected for the Army,
Navy, and British.
Army
Navy
British
Deliveries in March
551
243
295
Scheduled for March
610
323
361
Percent of schedule delivered
90%
75%
82%
3
Deliveries of military types of planes for March and for the
first nine months of F.Y. 1941 were:
Tactical
Training
July 1 to
July 1 to
March
April 1
March
April 1
Army
224
665
327
1,772
Navy
105
541
138
685
British
188
2,011
107
702
Other foreign
41
226
24
187
Commercial
17
140
27
369
Total
575
3,583
623
3,715
Airplanes for the British
The U. S. Army Air Corps reports the following deliveries by types
of airplanes to Great Britain for the periods indicated:
July 1, 1940
March
to
1941
April 1, 1941
Tactical Planes
Bombers, heavy
2
8
Bombers, medium
8
185
Bombers, light (2-engine)
129
583
Total bombers
139
776
Pursuit (1-engine)
47
1,190
Other tactical
2
45
Total tactical
188
2,011
Training Planes
107
702
Grand total
295
2,713
4
Army Air Corps
A. Airplanes
The number of Army airplanes classified as suitable for their
purpose increased from 1,541 on June 30 to 3,680 on March 31. This
increase is not only due to deliveries of new planes but also to a
reclassification and modernization of existing planes. Only 234 of these
are completely modern combat planes, according to current standards.
Airplane Inventory, Deliveries and Losses
On Hand
Deliveries
Losses
Suitable for
July 1
July 1
Purpose
March
to
March
to
April 1
July 1
April 1
April 1
Tactical Planes
Bombers, heavy
107
53
8
60
3
6
Bombers, medium
65
14
18
51
8
35
Bombers, light
81
--
47
91
2
17
Pursuit
369
33
140
424
12
126
Transport, obser-
vation, etc.
313
287
11
39
5
44
Total tactical
935
387
224
665
30
228
Training Planes
2,745
1,154
327
1,772
27
202
Total planes*
3,680
1,541
551
2,437
57
430
*In addition, the Army had 1,146 substandard planes on March 31.
5
On March 31, the Army had 18,752 undelivered airplanes on order,
as follows:
986 Bombers, heavy
4,307 Pursuit
2,151 Bombers, medium
2,127 Miscellaneous tactical
1,299 Bombers, light
7,882 Trainers
On that date all but 306 planes in the appropriated program had been
ordered. The following additional procurement program of 10,375 planes
has since been provided for by the passage on April 5 of the Fifth
Supplemental National Defense Appropriation Act of 1941:
1,200 Bombers, heavy
6,500 Trainers
2,400 Bombers, medium
275 Transports
B. Engine Procurement
The status of the Army Air Corps engine procurement on March 31
was:
Number of Engines
Contracted
Required
for
Delivered
Tactical
33,415
32,691
2,383
Training
19,339
18,381
4,039
Total
52,754
51,072
6,422
During the first nine months of the fiscal year, 5,472 engines
were delivered; for December 1,215.
6
C. Major Army Air Stations
Status of Construction at Major Air Corps Stations
March 31, 1941
Percent
Estimated
Project and Location
Estimated
of
Date of
Cost
Completion
Completion
Bases
Albrook Field, Panama
$15,869,000
18
June 1942
Borinquen Field, Puerto Rico
20,902,000
24
Apr. 1942
Elmendorf Field, Anchorage, Alas.
22,062,000
30
Oct. 1942
Hickam Field, Honolulu, T. H.
14,800,000
(not available)
Nov. 1941
Howard Field, Panama
15,880,000
42
June 1942
Ladd Field, Fairbanks, Alas.
6,127,000
85
Aug. 1941
MacDill Field, Tampa, Fla.
6,460,000
87
July 1941
McChord Field, Tacoma, Wash.
7,425,000
90
May 1941
Westover Field, Chicopee Falls,
7,966,000
59
Aug. 1941
Mass.
Depots
Ogden Air Depot, Ogden, Utah
6,355,000
46
Dec. 1941
Patterson Field, Fairfield, 0.
6,279,000
48
June 1942
South East Air Depot, Mobile, Ala.
14,100,000
22
Dec. 1941
Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio
6,800,000
57
June 1942
Technical Schools
Chanute Field, Rantoul, Ill.
13,577,000
96
July 1941
Lowry Field, Denver, Colo.
7,879,000
78
Sept.1941
Scott Field, Illinois
8,877,000
80
Aug. 1941
D. Pilot Training
The following shows the progress of the pilot training program
toward the objective of 12,000 graduates per year:
Entering Training
Graduating
Required every 5% weeks
2,150
Required every 5½ weeks
1,264
February 15
1,695
February 8
361
March 22
2,062
March 15
577
7
Since the Air Corps is now graduating 57 percent of those entering
pilot training as compared with a former ratio of 53 percent, the intake
level for the 12,000 pilot objective has been revised downward from
2,383 to 2,150 per class.
The Fifth Supplemental National Defense Appropriation Act, 1941,
provides funds to increase the pilot training objective from 12,000 to
30,000 pilots per year. The new program is tentatively scheduled to go
into effect in October 1941, but there is some doubt that this will be
accomplished.
The new program requires an increase in technical training for
enlisted men from 45,000 to 100,000 a year.
Navy and Marine Corps Aeronautical Program
A. Airplanes
Navy and Marine Corps planes classified as "useful" increased
from 1,712 to 2,868 between July 1 and March 31. The March increase was 235.
Airplane Inventory, Deliveries and Losses
Useful
Deliveries
Losses
Planes
July 1
July 1
on Hand
March
to
March
to
April 1
July 1
April 1
April 1
Combat Planes:
Bombing, scout
556
399
51
182
13
40
Bombing, torpedo
111
114
--
-
1
3
Bombing, 2-eng. patrol
276
217
12
61
2
3
Bombing, 4-eng. patrol
2
--
-
2
-
-
Observation scouting
401
278
24
131
4
19
Fighting
314
189
15
136
4
13
Total combat
1,660
1,197
102
512
24
78
Transport and Utility
177
151
3
29
-
6
Training Planes
1,031
364
138
685
--
18
Total planes*
2,868
1,712
243
1,226
24
102
The Navy also had 390 obsolete planes on March 31.
8
On March 31 the Navy had 5,772 undelivered planes on order and
had funds available to contract for 1,096 more:
To be Ordered
from Available
On Order
Funds
Bombing, scout
1,061
-
Bombing, torpedo
286
40
Bombing, 2-engine patrol
597
30
Bombing, 4-engine patrol
203
54
Observation scouting
1,384
200
Fighting
590
756
Utility and transport
234
16
Training
1,417
-
Total
5,772
1,096
B. Airplane Engines
Deliveries of 2,542 engines were made to the Navy between
July 1 and March 31; 504 in March. 29,783 engines will be required under
the 15,000 plane program, and contracts for 11,878 had been awarded up
to April 1. Deliveries against these contracts amounted to 2,552 engines.
9
C. Naval Aviation Personnel
The active duty strength of the Navy and Marine Corps Aero-
nautical organization, including personnel in flight training, increased
from 31,792 to 47,107 during the first nine months of F.Y. 1941. There
were 2,004 in flight training on March 31.
Increase in
Active Duty
Active Strength
Requirements
Active
July 1
for 15,000
Strength
to
Plane Program
March 31
March
April 1
Pilots, all grades*
14,100
3,956
97
871
Other personnel
124,900
43,151
3,378
14,444
Total
139,000
47,107
3,475
15,315
*Includes pilots assigned to administrative, training, and non-
tactical activities.
The estimated strength of the aeronautical organization for June 30,
1941 is 62,500, and the present authorized training program contemplates
that all shortages will be met by June 30, 1948.
The number entering and completing pilot training between July 1 and
April 1 and the number scheduled for the F.Y. 1941 were:
Scheduled for
July 1 to
F.Y. 1941
April 1
March
Entering
3,214
2,285
478
Graduating
1,187
794
100
10
The number receiving pilot training on March 31 compared with the
maximum number expected under the present program was:
Receiving
Date
Pilot Training
Maximum
Maximum
March 31
Expected
Expected
Pensacola
1,596
1,806
Jan. 1942
Jacksonville
356
1,204
Dec. 1941
Corpus Christi
52
1,806
Jan. 1942
Total
2,004
4,816
Civil Aeronautics Administration
A. Civilian Pilot Training
Up to April 19, 3,023 students had completed the secondary and
32,857 the preliminary course under the civilian pilot training program.
Preliminary
Secondary
Training
Training
Total
Total enrollments to date
53,496
8,071
61,567
Completions recorded to date
32,857
3,023
35,880
In training or records
incomplete
15,918
4,616
20,534
Schools participating
707
238
--
B.
Development of Landing Areas
Up to April 5, the CAA had allotted $34,405,044 of the $38,000,000
available to it for developing landing areas. These allotments, augmented
by an estimated contribution of $20,000,000 from the WPA, provide for a
program of 193 projects estimated to cost $54,405,044.
Status of Construction
Number of
Estimated
Projects
Cost
Projects under construction
44
$11,465,373
Construction not started
149
42,939,671
Projects being advertised
46
10,482,109
11
National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
A. Important Developments
The NACA has participated in the development of the following
airplane improvements, the designs for which have been crystallized
since January 1:
1. Republic P-41 Army Pursuit. Using the P-41 at 316 miles
per hour as a basic design, the P-43 at 365 miles per
hour and the P-47B with a larger engine at 400 miles per
hour were developed.
2. North American P-51 Pursuit. This plane has been developed
with speeds over 400 miles per hour.
3. Curtis P-46 and P-60 Pursuits. These are new airplanes
developed with predicted high speeds of 410 to 420 miles
per hour.
B. Laboratory Expansion Program
The status of the NACA laboratory expansion program on April 21
was:
Estimated
Estimated
Obligations
Completion
Percent
Cost
Incurred
Date
Complete
Langley Field, Va.
$ 2,200,000
$1,700,000
Dec. 1941
51
Moffett Field, Calif.
10,000,000
4,900,000
Dec. 1942
Cleveland, Ohio
37
8,400,000
1,000,000
Mar. 1943
6
Total expansion
$20,600,000
$7,600,000
26
12
Increase in Production Facilities
Concerns manufacturing military types of airplanes and engines
report an increase of 9,000,000 square feet of productive space since
June 30, bringing the total to 20,300,000 on March 31. This represents
an 80 percent increase.
Productive Floor Space - Square Feet
Airframe
Engine
Plants
Plants
Total
Area March 31, 1941
14,720,000
5,590,000
20,310,000
Area July 1, 1940
8,490,000
2,780,000
11,270,000
Increase
6,230,000
2,810,000
9,040,000
Percent increase
73
101
80
Estimated area for
December 31, 1941
24,530,000
11,470,000
36,000,000
13
III. PRODUCTION FACILITIES
(As of April 15, 1941)
Projects Under Contract
Up to April 15, contracts had been awarded by the War and Navy
Departments, Defense Plant Corporation, and the Maritime Commission for
312 production facility projects at an estimated cost of $1,839,000,000.
This figure includes projects to be financed from Defense Aid appropria-
tions. It represents an increase of $179,000,000 over March 15.
Increase over
Estimated Cost
March 15
Type of Facility
Projects
(millions)
(millions)
Aircraft
85
$471
$57
Ordnance
122
834
54
Shipbuilding
84
445
43
Other
21
89
25
Total
312
$1,839
$179
The financing of these projects is divided among the four agencies
as follows:
Obligations
Projects
(millions)
War
122
$ 817
Navy
152
682
Defense Plant Corporation
79
420
Maritime Commission
11
58
Gross total
364
1,977
Less: War and Navy obligations
to reimburse Defense Plant Corp.
52
138
Net total
312
$1,839
In addition, the Reconstruction Finance Corporation has authorized
loans totaling $60,000,000 for plant expansion and working capital for
defense industries.
14
Recent Contracts
The major plant expansion contracts let between March 15 and
April 15 were as follows:
Glenn Martin Co., Middle River, Md. (medium bombers)
$24,275,000
Pratt and Whitney, Hartford, Conn. (airplane engines)
13,379,000
Chase Brass and Copper Co., Cleveland
(ammunition brass)
16,000,000
Dow Chemical Co., Freeport, Tex. (magnesium)
8,007,000
Chrysler Corp., Detroit (1.6-inch machine guns)
12,000,000
York Safe and Lock Co., York, Pa. (1.6-inch
machine guns)
7,000,000
General Motors Corp., Pontiac, Mich.
(20 mm. Oerliken guns)
5,700,000
The Chrysler contract was awarded against Defense Aid funds. Defense
Plant Corporation has made commitments for the purchase of one powder
plant and four machine gun plants financed by Great Britain, which are
estimated to cost about $46,000,000.
War and Navy Funds and Obligations
The Fifth Supplemental National Defense Appropriation Act, approved.
April 5, provided $761,286,000 of additional funds for the War Department
for production facilities, exclusive of appropriations of $107,000,000
available for the liquidation of prior contract authorizations.
To April 15, the War and Navy Departments had also received allocations
of $8,000,000 and $15,000,000, respectively, from Defense Aid appropria-
tions for production facilities.
15
The following table shows the status of the production facility
funds of the War and Navy Departments on April 15, including Defense
Aid allocations.
Available
Contracts
Percent
Funds
Awarded
of Funds
(millions)
(millions)
Contracted
War:
Aircraft
$ 269
$223
--
Ordnance
626
566
--
Other
33
28
I
Unallotted funds
771
|
--
Sub-total
$1,699
$817
--
Navy:
Aircraft
90
72
80
Ordnance
325
220
71
Shipbuilding
500
390
78
Sub-total
915
682
76
Grand total
$2,614
$1,499
57
Private Investment in Defense Plants
Through April 15, 1,224 certificates of necessity had been granted
under the Second Revenue Act of 1940 on privately financed plant expan-
sion projects totaling $733,000,000 found necessary for national defense
and entitled to apply the special amortization provisions of the Act.
Status of Plant Construction
A. Army Ordnance Plants
For 31 projects, estimated to cost $402,000,000, construction
was 26 percent complete on April 12, as compared with 17 percent on
16
March 15. Five plants estimated to cost $64,000,000 had not been
started and one small plant had been completed. All but 5 of the 25
projects under construction were substantially on schedule. The projects
considerably ahead or behind schedule were:
Percent
Cost of
Percent
Ahead or
Construction
Complete
Behind
Ahead:
Elwood Ordnance Plant (shell loading) $18,644,000
31
+18
Indiana Ordnance Plant
(smokeless powder)
56,074,000
55
+14
Behind:
Iowa Ordnance Plant (shell loading)
18,007,000
16
-24
Kankakee Ordnance Plant (TNT)
31,822,000
23
-16
Picatinny Arsenal
1,704,000
85
-15
The Indiana Ordnance Plant started operation of the first 2 of its
6 powder production lines on April 24. This is the second large Army
powder plant to go into operation.
Construction of the Chrysler tank factory was 89 percent complete on
April 12.
B. Army Aircraft Plants
The table on page 17 presents the best available information on
the status of the principal airframe and airplane engine plants. The
information on the status of these projects is still not as reliable as
desirable.
The Wright engine plant at Lockland, Ohio, began operation on
April 15.
17
Army Aircraft Plants
Estimated
Percent
Percent
Estimated
Cost of
of Con-
of
Date of
Plant
Construction
struction
Equipment
Initial
and
Completed
Delivered
Operation
Equipment
Airframe
Beech, Wichita
$1,635,000
94
90
4-15-1941
Bell, Buffalo
1,325,000
90
85
5- 1-1941
Boeing, Seattle
7,750,000
81
--
4- 1941
Curtiss-Wright, Buffalo
16,720,000
39
30
5-17-1941
Curtiss-Wright, Columbus
14,380,000
20
26
6- 1-1941
Curtiss-Wright, St. Louis
15,145,000
23
10
9- 1-1941
Douglas, Long Beach, Calif.
11,398,000
30
--
4- 1941
Fairchild, Hagerstown, Md.
1,100,000
37
17
6- 1-1941
Martin, Middle River, Md.
24,275,000
30
--
6- 1-1941
North American, Dallas
7,960,000
88
75
4- 1941
North American, Inglewood, Calif.
2,300,000
*
62
3- 1941
Republic, Farmingdale, N. Y.
5,887,000
6
-
---
Vultee, Downey, Calif.
4,295,000
100
65
6- 1-1941
Engine
Buick, Melrose, Ill.
31,075,000
2
-
11- 1941
Ford, Dearborn, Mich.
21,965,000
81
46
7- 1-1941
Studebaker, South Bend
20,207,000
10
|
7- 1941
Studebaker, Ft. Wayne
9,023,000
15
--
7- 1941
Studebaker, Chicago
20,557,000
6
--
9- 1941
Wright-Aeronautical, Lockland, 0.
43,037,000
35
20
4-15-1941
Wright-Aeronautical, Patterson,
N. J.
3,425,000
25
5
3-
1941
*No construction
18
IV. ARMY
Procurement of Equipment and Facilities
As of April 17, the War Department reported contracts and orders
amounting to 59 percent of the estimated total of $10,937,000,000 made
available up to that date for the procurement of equipment and facilities.
The amount available for this purpose has been increased from
$6,620,000,000 on March 15.
Deliveries of Selected Critical Materiel to March 31
Current
Deliveries
Percent of
Procure-
Total
Mar. 1
Total Program
ment
To
to
Con-
Program
Mar. 31
Apr. 1
Delivered
tracted
Antiaircraft
Guns, 3 inch and 90 m.
1,355
35
--
3
100
Guns, 37 m., antiaircraft
3,195
275
65
9
100
Searchlights*
2,485
607
253
24
86
Ground radio, SCR 268**
528
15
14
3
83
Ground radio, SCR 270 & 271**
151
is
4
4
91
Combat Vehicles
Tanks, light
3,488
399
11
11
100
Tanks, medium
2,496
25
6
1
100
Personnel carriers,half-track
9,747
--
-
-
97
Scout cars
2,733
2,024
448
74
100
Artillery
Howitzers, 155 mm.
(high-speeding)
1,436
545
115
38
100
Guns, 155 mm. (high-speeding)
847
62
--
7
77
Howitzers, 105 mm.
2,728
|
--
I
100
Howitzers, 75 m.
958
65
6
7
100
Small Arms
Garand rifles
864,260
129,606
16,450
15
52
Guns, 37 m., antitank
6,153
380
-
6
76
Mortars, 81 m.
3,773
609
58
16
91
Mortars, 60 mm.
10,162
1,616
306
16
100
*
Through April 15.
**Through April 19.
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The major changes in the procurement program for these selected items
since February 28 have been:
Procurement
Program
Current
Feb. 28
Increase
Garand rifles
864,260
453,260
411,000
Guns, 37 m. antitank
6,153
4,646
1,507
Guns, 155 mm. (high-speeding)
847
654
193
Searchlights
2,485
2,159
326
Ground radio, SCR 268
528
436
92
Construction Programs
A. Troop Housing
As of April 15, the Construction Division of the Quartermaster
General's Office had completed housing sufficient for 1,028,000 men
out of a construction program capable of housing 1,203,000 men. In addi-
tion, the Corps of Engineers was constructing Air Corps projects which
included housing for about 162,000 men.
Troop Housing Program of Q.M. Construction Division
(Air Corps housing not included)
Percent
Estimated
Value of
of
Class of Project
Projects
Cost of
Construction
Comple-
Construction
in Place
tion
Camps and cantonments
49
$610,849,000
$542,000,000
89
Reception centers
28
6,174,000
6,093,000
99
Replacement centers
19
96,813,000
88,424,000
91
Harbor defenses
51
22,746,000
21,100,000
93
Miscellaneous Q.M. housing
33
13,876,000
10,661,000
77
Total
180
$750,458,000
$668,278,000
89
20
B. General Hospitals
The 9 general hospitals (9,500 beds) being built by the
Q.M. Construction Division were 75 percent completed in the middle
of April as against 65 percent on March 15.
C. Air Corps Facilities
Including housing, the Air Corps facilities being constructed
by the Corps of Engineers and the Construction Division of the Quarter-
master Corps consist of 99 projects estimated to cost $308,000,000.
Construction was about 47 percent complete on April 15.
Construction of Air Corps Stations
Percent
Estimated
Value of
of
Class of Project
Cost of
Construction
Comple-
Construction
in Place
tion
Pilot training schools
$ 35,549,000
$ 8,989,000
25
Technical schools
31,008,000
26,610,000
86
Tactical stations, including bases
195,614,000
94,204,000
48
Depots
45,948,000
16,488,000
36
Total
$308,119,000
$146,291,000
47
D. Plants and Storage Depots
The following table shows the status of construction of plants
and storage depots being constructed by the Army on April 15.
Construction of Plants and Storage Depots
Estimated
Value of
Percent
Proj-
Cost of
Construction
of
ects
Construction
in Place
Completion
Ordnance plants
31
$402,078,000
$106,134,000
26
Chemical warfare plants
5
4,812,000
496,000
10
Bomber assembly plants
4
45,550,000
706,000
1
Ordnance storage depots
5
40,653,000
585,000
1
Other storage depots
20
45,515,000
9,601,000
21
Total
65
$538,608,000
$117,522,000
22
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Panama Canal Improvements
A. Special Protective Works
The special protective works, estimated to cost $54,500,000,
was 48 percent complete on March 31 -- a gain of 7 percent since Decem-
ber 31. The estimated completion date for this work is January 1, 1943.
The value of work under contract is $39,000,000.
B. Third Locks
Through March 31, $7,552,000 had been expended on the third set
of locks, estimated to cost $277,000,000. The estimated completion date
for this project is June 1, 1945. The work is now about 2 percent com-
plete, with work costing over $12,000,000 under contract.
Military Personnel
During March the active duty strength of the Army increased 208,176,
bringing the total to 1,145,357 at the end of the month an increase of
877,588 since June 30.
Active Duty Strength of the Army
Officers
Enlisted Men*
Total
Regular Army
14,334
461,106
475,440
Reserves
41,268
12,224
53,492
National Guard
20,346
266,229
286,575
Selectees
---
329,850
329,850
Total March 31
75,948
1,069,409
1,145,357
Total Feb. 28
63,762
873,419
937,181
Total June 30
16,630
251,139
267,769
*Includes warrant officers and nurses.
Selective Service
Of 16,458,000 men registered, the local boards had classified 4,004,000
to March 1. Reports on the classification status for March 31 have not been
completed.
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V. NAVY
Shipbuilding Program
A. Combatant Ships
Fifteen destroyers and six submarines were completed during the first
nine months of F.Y. 1941. The battleship North Carolina was commissioned on
April 9 and is expected to be completed by July 15, 1941. The battleship
Washington is scheduled for completion on July 30, 1941.
Combatant Vessels April 1, 1941 and July 1, 1940
Vessels
Vessels
Vessels
Vessels
in Service
Completed
Being
Built
June 30-
Built
and
April 1
June 30
March
April 1
April 1
Building
Battleships
15
15
:
--
17
32
Aircraft carriers
6
6
I
I
12
18
Cruisers (large and heavy)
18
18
--
--
14
32
Cruisers (light)
19
19
I
I
40
59
Destroyers
164
197
3
15
201
365
Submarines
107
101
2
6
78
185
Total
329
356
5
21
362
691
The number of combatant vessels estimated to be completed by quarters
of the calendar year is shown in the following tabulation:
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
2
3
4
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
4
Later
Battleships
-
2
-
-
-
-
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
-
-
-
I
2
3
-
11
-
-
Aircraft car-
riers
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
2
-
1
1
-
1
1
2
1
I
-
Cruisers (large
and heavy)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
-
1
-
I
-
1
3
2
1
-
1
1
1
Cruisers (light)
-
-
-
1
2
3
2
1
4
2
5
4
1
4
5
1
2
-
21
-
-
I
I
Destroyers
5
2
7
4
11
15
20
22
24
22
29
12
13
8
7
-
-
-
-
-
-
I
1
I
Submarines
4
2
1
4
4
5
6
5
4
8
5
6
5
3
3
5
4
4
-
-
I
I
I
-
Total
9
6
9
9
17
23
29
29
35
34
41
23
23
17
15
7
8
9
8
3
3
3
1
1
23
B. Auxiliary Vessels
The mumber of auxiliary vessels in service increased to 190 on
April 1 from 133 on July 1, 1940. An additional 128 vessels were being
built, converted, or acquired on April 1, with 20 still to be ordered.
Auxiliary Vessels - April 1, 1941 and July 1, 1940
Vessels
Vessels
Vessels
Being Built
to be
Type of Vessels
in
Acquired
Ordered
Service
or Converted
After
April 1
July 1
April 1
July 1
April 1
Destroyer tenders
8
8
3
-
3
Submarine tenders
3
5
10
1
-
Seaplane tenders - large
4
2
6
-
2
Seaplane tenders - small
23
14
16
4
-
Repair ships
2
2
4
1
-
Airplane carriers
-
-
-
-
2
Store ships
4
3
2
-
2
Escort vessels
-
-
1
-
-
Oilers
23
18
6
-
4
Ammunition ships
2
2
2
-
2
Cargo ships
6
4
1
-
4
General stores issue ships
-
-
2
-
-
Transports
10
2
7
-
-
Troop transports
6
-
-
-
-
Mine sweepers (fleet)
25
22
43
2
-
Mine sweepers (high speed)
17
-
-
-
-
Mine layers
2
1
3
1
-
Light mine layers
8
8
-
-
-
Hospital ships
1
1
1
-
1
Ocean-going tugs
25
22
11
-
-
Submarine rescue vessels
6
5
5
-
-
Net-laying ships
-
-
4
-
-
Miscellaneous auxiliaries
15
14
1
-
-
Total auxiliaries
190
133
128
9
20
24
C. Navy and Marine Corps Personnel
On March 31, the active duty strength of the Navy was 245,000,
an increase of 93,000 over June 30, 1940. For the Marine Corps the
strength was 50,000 - an addition of 22,000 since June 30.
Active Duty
Strength
March 31 June 30
Increase
Navy
Commissioned and
warrant officers
21,641
10,823
10,818
Enlisted men and others
223,104
140,529
82,575
Total
244,745
151,352
93,393
Marine Corps
Commissioned and warrant
officers
2,960
1,801
1,159
Enlisted men and others
47,533
26,479
21,054
Total
50,493
28,280
22,213
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VI. MARITIME COMMISSION
Vessels Sold to British Interests
Through March 31, 49 steel cargo vessels of 442,000 tons had been
sold to British interests - 22 vessels of 200,000 tons having been
sold since January 1.
Vessels Sold or Transferred to Army and Navy
Since the beginning of the present emergency and up to April 15,
55 vessels of 645,000 tons had been sold or transferred to the Army and
Navy.
Total
Total
Delivered
Sold or
Delivered
June 30 to
Transferred
to Apr. 15
April 15
No.
Tons
No.
Tons
No.
Tons
Navy
Cargo, and passenger and cargo
27
275,802
27
275,802
24
256,228
Tankers
12
219,489
8
146,326
5
91,564
Total Navy
39
495,291
35
422,128
29
347,792
Army
Cargo, and passenger and cargo
16
149,330
16
149,330
12
105,201
Total Army and Navy
55
644,621
51
571,458
41
452,993
Emergency Ship Construction Program
Allocations from the Defense Aid appropriation have added 221 cargo
vessels to the Commission's emergency ship construction program, bringing
the total to 421. Construction of ways for the first 200 vessels is
already under way, and contracts had been let through April 15 for 34 of
the 52 additional ways required for the added program.
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Shipways Contracted for to April 15, 1941
200 Cargo Vessels
Defense Aid
Total
Location
Ways
Commitments
Ways
Commitments
Ways
Commitments
Beaumont, Texas
--
$
---
3
$ 1,250,000
3
$ 1,250,000
Tacoma, Wash.
-
---
5
3,975,000
5
3,975,000
Los Angeles, Calif.
8
4,766,000
6
4,330,000
14
9,096,000
Portland, Ore.
8
4,787,000
3
1,538,000
11
6,325,000
Richmond, Calif.
I
---
6
4,878,000
6
4,878,000
Houston, Texas
6
4,680,000
3
1,993,000
9
6,673,000
Wilmington, N. C.
6
5,140,000
3
2,492,000
9
7,632,000
Baltimore, Md.
13
7,838,000
3
2,051,150
16
9,889,150
San Francisco
--
---
2
1,912,055
2
1,912,055
New Orleans
6
4,841,000
-
---
6
4,841,000
Mobile
4
1,322,500
-
---
4
1,322,500
11 Plants
51
$33,374,500
34
$24,419,205
85
$57,793,705
Purchase orders have been issued for & substantial portion of the
engines, boilers, steel and propellers required for this program, and con-
tracts were signed during March for the construction of 200 vessels at an
estimated cost of $310,500,000.
Regular Ship Construction Program
Up to April 1 the Maritime Commission had contracted for a total of
196 vessels under its long-range construction program, and 74 of these
vessels had been delivered.
The following gives a comparison of the status of this program on
April 1 with that on June 30, 1940:
Number of Vessels
April 1
June 30
Change
Contracted for
196
159
37
Completed
74
40
34
Under construction
122
119
3
In addition, the Maritime Commission is now building two transports
for the account of the Navy.
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VII. COAST GUARD
Vessels
On March 31, the following principal types of Coast Guard vessels
were in a commissioned status:
Class of Vessel and Number
200 Ft. to 100 Ft. to 34 Ft. to
Total
Type
327 Ft.
200 Ft.
100 Ft.
Tenders
Tugs
Number
Cutters
20
61
63
67
13
224
Motorboats
|
--
164
-
-
164
Lightships
-
-
-
-
-
39
Total
20
61
227
67
13
427
The following larger types of Coast Guard vessels are now under
construction:
Class of Vessel
Number
Tender, 73 to 230 ft.
6
Barge, 110 ft.
1
Cutters, 83 ft. wood
40
Airplanes
The number of airplanes in service has dropped from 55 on June 30 to
52 on March 31. During the same period, deliveries of 7 new planes were
made. Nine are now on order.
Personnel
The active duty military personnel of the Coast Guard numbered 17,859
on March 31, an increase of 4,100 over July 1, 1940. The total personnel,
including civilians, was 23,000 on March 31.
Vessels Transferred to Great Britain
Ten cutters of the 250-foot class are being turned over to Great Britain
under the terms of the Lend-Lease Act. 7 are scheduled for delivery by May 3.
VIII. PRIORITIES AND PRICE-FIXING
During April the following major changes were made in priority
control operations:
1. The part of the monthly zinc production reserved in a
pool from which mandatory allocations are made for
defense needs was increased from 5 to 17 percent.
2. An increase in the amount of low-grade aluminum to be
used for non-defense consumer purposes was approved.
General preference ratings had been established through April for
the following commodities: aluminum, machine tools, nickel, nickel-
steel, Neoprene, magnesium, and tungsten.
An initial reduction of 20 percent in the production of motor
vehicles, beginning August 1, has been agreed to by the automobile and
truck industry.
Price-Fixing
Through April, orders fixing definite price limitations for six
commodities had been issued:
1. Second-hand machine tools
2. Aluminum scrap and secondary aluminum
3. Zinc scrap and secondary slab zinc
4. Iron and steel scrap
5. Bituminous coal
6 Imon and steel mmeducto
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IX. STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MATERIALS
Strategic Materials
The increase in stockpiles of strategic materials between March 15
and April 12 was as follows:
Percentage of
Recommended Stockpiles
Percentage
April 12
March 15
Increase
Purchased
65
64
1
Delivered
29
25
4
Critical Materials
On March 29 the status of the procurement program of the RFC for
critical materials was:
Critical Material
Nitrate
Diamonds
Copper
of Soda
Graphite
for Dies
(short
(tons)
(metric
(number)
tons)
tons)
Program
300,500
300,000
411
6,000
Quantity purchased
251,526
300,000
411
6,000
Quantity delivered
39,795
None
411
1,586
The RFC has received 155,531 of the 840,000 bales of Australian
wool to be stored in this country.
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X. CIVIL CONSTRUCTION FOR DEFENSE
Defense Housing
Up to April 19, allotments had been made for 260 defense housing
projects consisting of 75,000 family dwelling units and 5,300 units
for single persons. About 54,000 family units had been contracted for,
of which 8,100 had been completed. Contracts had also been awarded for
3,800 units for single persons. Of the $327,000,000 available for this
program, $287,000,000 or 88 percent had been allotted for projects.
Only $14,370,000 of the $50,000,000 Defense Homes Corporation program
had been allotted through April 19.
Tennessee Valley Authority
A. Power Development
On March 31, the status of the major works started with the
special appropriation of $25,000,000 made on July 31, 1940 to begin a
$65,000,000 power development program in connection with national defense
was:
Latest
Estimated
Expendi tures
Percent
Cost
to March 31
Complete
Cherokee hydroelectric plant
$36,000,000
$12,000,000
40
Watts Bar steam plant
15,000,000
1,132,000
20
Transmission lines and
sub-stations
11,050,000
368,000
5
The completion date for the dam of the Cherokee project has been
advanced one month to December 1, 1941. Savings in the cost of trans-
mission lines have permitted the addition of & $4,500,000 generating unit
at the Watts Bar steam plant.
31
B. Ammonia and Ammonium Nitrate Plants
The TVA is rehabilitating an ammonium nitrate plant and build-
ing an ammonia plant with $6,500,000 transferred to it by the War Depart-
ment. Present schedules call for starting preliminary operations of the
ammonium nitrate plant by July 1, 1941, with full capacity to be reached
by August 1. The ammonia plant is to start November 15, 1941, with full
capacity of 160 tons per day expected by March 1942.
Western Hydroelectric Projects
The following table shows the potential capacity and installed
capacity for the large power projects being developed in the West by the
Government:
KVA Capacity
Project
Potential
Present
Jan. 1942
July 1942
Grand Coulee
1,964,000
20,000
236,000
344,000
Bonneville
576,000
216,000
336,000
336,000
Boulder Dam
1,323,500
706,000
871,000
953,500
Parker Dam
120,000
---
60,000
90,000
Central Valley
600,000
I
-
---
Total
4,583,500
942,000
1,503,000
1,723,500
Work Projects Administration
At the end of March about 477,000, out of an average of 1,753,000,
WPA workers were employed on projects classified by WPA as important to
national defense - 206,000 of these were on projects certified by the
Secretary of War or Navy as being of such urgency as to exempt them from
limitations imposed on regular WPA projects. Of the 477,000, 41 percent
were employed in the construction and improvement of strategic highways,
26 percent in the construction of buildings and utilities, and 14 percent
on airport and airway work.
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XI. EMPLOYMENT AND LABOR-TRAINING ACTIVITIES
Employment
Preliminary figures of B.L.S. indicate that nonagricultural employ-
ment rose 290,000 in March to 37,218,000, the highest March level on
record and an increase of 2,366,000 over March 1940. Factory workers
increased 165,000 in March.
Change from
March 1941
March 1940
Feb. 1941
Nonagricultural employment
37,218,000
2,366,000
290,000
Manufacturing employees
11,147,000
1,221,000
165,000
Federal Government,
executive service
1,203,000
256,000
29,000
WPA employment
1,709,000
- 503,000
-128,000
For several leading defense industries, employment increased as
follows in March:
Increase from
March
February
Aircraft
155,700
6,000
Shipbuilding
148,400
9,000
Machine tools and accessories
135,700
5,400
Engines
78,100
2,900
National Youth Administration
The NYA received an additional appropriation of $22,500,000 in April
for use in its out-of-school work program. This brought the total appro-
priations for NYA for F.Y. 1941 to $157,159,000.
33
Of the 446,000 youths engaged in the out-of-school work program,
169,000 were in work-shop production.
Number of Youth
Type of Production Activity
Employed
Machine and metal-working
22,291
Radio and electrical
5,197
Automotive and mechanical
10,170
Wood-working
46,752
Sewing
59,842
Other
24,374
168,626
NYA estimates that 188,273 trained under its out-of-school work
program have obtained employment in private industry during the first
nine months of F.Y. 1941, with 38,061 being placed in March.
Vocational Training
As of April 1, preliminary figures of the Office of Education
indicated enrollments in preemployment-refresher and supplementary courses
as follows:
Preemployment
Supplementary
Refresher Courses
Courses
Number receiving training
July 1 to April 1
272,877
286,158
Number concluding training
by April 1
189,728
157,489
Net enrollment on April 1
83,149
128,669
A minimum of 100,000 persons who have concluded the preemployment-
refresher course have obtained employment.
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XII. PROGRESS CHARTS
Monthly Cash Disbursements - War and Navy Departments
Monthly Airplane Deliveries
Army, Navy and Marine Corps Aeronautical Personnel
Army Active Duty Personnel
Navy and Marine Corps Active Duty Personnel
Construction Status of Battleships, Aircraft Carriers,
Large and Heavy Cruisers
Construction Status of Light Cruisers
Destroyer Construction Program
Submarine Construction Program
Regular Ship Construction Program - Maritime Commission
MONTHLY CASH DISBURSEMENTS
WAR AND NAVY DEPARTMENTS
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
1000
800
600
WAR AND NAVY
400
WAR
200
NAVY
0
J A 5 o N o J F M A M J J A 5 0 N 0 J F M A M J
1940
1941
FISCAL YEARS
NOTE: Only Disbursement For Military Activities Included For the War Department
MONTHLY AIRPLANE DELIVERIES
BY PRINCIPAL MILITARY AIRPLANE MANUFACTURERS
NUMBER
AIRPLANE DELIVERIES - BY CUSTOMER
NUMBER
AIRPLANE DELIVERIES- BY TYPES
2500
2500
2000
2000
1500
1500
OTHER FOREIGN
UNCLASSIFIED
AND COMMERCIAL
1000
1000
BRITISH
TOTAL DELIVERIES
TRAINERS
MAVY
MISC. TACTICAL
500
500
PURBUIT
ARMY
BOWBERS
0
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1940
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1940
1941
NUMBER
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NUMBER
DELIVERIES TO BRITISH - BY TYPES
1500
1500
1000
1000
500
500
TRAINERS
TRAINERS
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DELIVERIES TO NAVY - BY TYPES
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NUMBER
COMMERCIAL AND OTHER FOREIGN
500
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TRAINERS
PURSUIT AND
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1940
1941
NOTE: PLANE DELIVERIES BY MAKER OF COMMERCIAL PLANES ONLY, NOT INCLUDED
ARMY, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS AERONAUTICAL PERSONNEL
TOTAL AERONAUTICAL PERSONNEL
INCLUDING FLYING CADETS
THOUSANDS OF MEN
THOUSANDS OF MEN
200
200
AIR CORPS OBJECTIVE
183,000 FOR H GROUP
PROGRAM BY - NO, -
MAYY OBJECTIVE
139,000 FOR 16,000 PLANE
PROGRAM BY AM 20,1948
150
150
100
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FISCAL YEAR 1941
US ARMY AIR CORPS PILOT TRAINING
ENTERING PILOT TRAINING
COMPLETING PILOT TRAINING
NUMBER
NUMBER
2500
2500
OBJECTIVE
EISO EACH sur WEEK PERIOD
- MARCH 11,00
2000
2000
OBJECTIVE
1204 EACH SVI WEEK PERIOD
1500
BY NOV 1,1941
1500
1000
1000
500
500
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FISCAL YEAR 1941
US NAVY - BUREAU OF AERONAUTICS PILOT TRAINING
US MARINE CORPS INCLUDED
ENTERING PILOT TRAINING
COMPLETING PILOT TRAINING
NUMBER
NUMBER
1000
1000
OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVE
800 EACH MONTH
MAX of 540 PER
STARTING - ALT 1941
MONTH TO or REACHED
IN SPRING OF ISSE
500
500
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FISCAL YEAR 1941
ARMY ACTIVE DUTY. PERSONNEL
WILLIONS OF MEN
1.6
1.4
1.2
OFFICERS
1.0
SELECTEES
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FISCAL YEAR
SOURCE: Statistics Branch . General State
NAVY AND MARINE CORPS ACTIVE DUTY PERSONNEL
THOUSANDS OF MEN
250
TOTAL NAVY
200
ENLISTED MEN - NAVY
150
100
50
TOTAL U.S. MARINE CORPS
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FISCAL YEAR
CONSTRUCTION STATUS OF
BATTLESHIPS, AIRCRAFT CARRIERS, LARGE AND HEAVY CRUISERS
AS OF APRIL 1. 1941
Estimated
PERCENT OF COMPLETION
TYPE AND NAME
Keel
Completion
Laid
Date
20
40
60
80
BATTLESHIPS
North Carolina
10-27-37
7-15-41
Washington
6-14-38
7-30-41
South Dekota
7-5-39
12-15-42
Indiana
11-20-39
4-15-43
Massachusetts
7-20-39
3-15-43
Alabama
2- 1-40
8- 1-43
lows
6-27-40
6- 1-43
New Jersey
9-16-40
11- 1-43
Missouri
1. 6-41
3 - 1-44
Wisconsin
1-25-41
6-12-44
Illinois
Kentucky
5- 1.45
Montana
Ohio
LEGEND
Maine
PROGRESS LAST MONTH
New Hampshire
Louisiana
PROGRESS PRIOR TO LAST MONTH
AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
Mornet
9-25-39
12-10-41
Essex
4-15-44
Bon Homme Richard
9-15-44
Intrepid
2-15-45
Kearsarge
7-15-45
Franklin
12-15-45
Mancock
4-15-46
Randolph
8-15-46
Cabot
5-15-44
Bunker Mill
8-15-44
Oriskany
2-15-46
Ticonderoga
4-15-46
LARGE CRUISERS
Alaska
6-1-45
Guam
11-1-45
Hawaii
3-1-46
Philippines
7- 1.46
Puerto Rico
11- 1.46
Samoa
1. 1-47
HEAVY CRUISERS
Baltimore
6-14-43
Boston
8-14-43
Pittsburgh
12-14-43
St. Paul
4-14-44
Albany
7-15-45
Rochester
8-14-45
Columbus
9-14-45
Des Noines
10-14-45
CONSTRUCTION STATUS OF LIGHT CRUISERS
AS OF APRIL I, 1941
Estimated
PERCENT OF COMPLETION
TYPE AND NAME
Keel
Completion
Laid
Date
20
40
60
80
LIGHT CRUISERS
6,000 tons
Atlanta
4-22-40
2-25-42
Juneau
5-27-40
4-24-42
San Diego
3-27-40
5-25-42
San Juan
5-15-40
7-25-42
Oakland
6- 1.43
Tucson
1. 1-43
Spokane
10- 1.44
Reno
12- 1.44
LIGHT CRUISERS
LEGEND
10,000 tons
PROGRESS LAST MONTH
Cleveland
7- 1-40
7- 1-42
Columbia
8-19-40
9- 1-42
PROGRESS PRIOR TO LAST MONTH
Montpelier
12- 2-40
11. 1.42
Denver
12-26-40
1- 1-43
Amsterdam
" 1-43
Santa Fe
6- 1-43
Tallahassee
:- 1-43
Birmingham
2-17-41
3- 3-43
Mobile
6- 3-43
Flint
12- 1-43
Pasadena
7. 1.44
Springfield
9- 1.45
Topeka
11- 1-44
New Haven
10- 9.43
Huntington
12- 9-43
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Dayton
2- 9.44
Wilmington
:- 9.44
Biloxi
11- 9-43
Vicksburg
3. 9.44
Providence
12- 9.45
Manchester
2- 9.46
Fargo
6 - 9-44
Cheyenne
12- 9-44
Duluth
6- 9.45
Miami
11. 1-43
Wilkes-Barre
3-20-44
Oklahoma City
8-15-44
Little Rock
1- 1-45
Galveston
6- 8-45
Youngstown
11. 1.45
Buffalo
7. 1.44
Newark
10- 1.44
DESTROYER CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM
NUMBER OF DESTROYERS IN VARIOUS STAGES OF COMPLETION
NUMBER
AS OF MARCH 31,1941
NUMBER
250
250
200
200
150
150
NO PROGRESS REPORTED
100
100
50
50
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0
0-5 5-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-80 60-70 70-80 80-90 90-100
PERCENTAGE OF COMPLETION
CUMULATIVE SCHEDULED AND ACTUAL DELIVERIES OF DESTROYERS
NUMBER
NUMBER
250
250
ACTUAL DELIVERIES
200
200
150
150
CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM
AS SCHEDULED APRIL 4, 1941
100
100
50
50
o
o
1941
1942
1943
1944
SUBMARINE CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM
NUMBER OF SUBMARINES IN VARIOUS STAGES OF COMPLETION
AS OF MARCH 31,1941
NUMBER
NUMBER
100
100
80
80
60
60
NO PROGRESS REPORTED
40
40
20
20
o
o
0 0-5 5-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80 60-90 90-100
PERGENTAGE OF COMPLETION
CUMULATIVE SCHEDULED AND ACTUAL DELIVERIES OF SUBMARINES
NUMBER
NUMBER
100
100
ACTUAL DELIVERIES
80
80
CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM
AS SCHEDULED APRIL 1,1941
60
60
40
40
20
20
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1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
US MARITIME COMMISSION
REGULAR SHIP CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM
CARGO SHIPS
PASSENGER AND CARGO SHIPS*
PERCENT OF COMPLETION
PERCENT OF COMPLETION
NUMBER OF
VESSELS
NUMBER OF
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VESSELS
20
40
60
60
0
100
0
20
40
60
60
100
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40
40
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54 DELIVERIES PRIOR TO APRIL & 1941
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PERCENT or COMPLETION
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40
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100
60
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30
100
ACTUAL AND SCHEDULED DELIVERIES FOR 1941
CUMULATIVE FOR ALL TYPES OF VESSELS
NUMBER
no
80
/
ESTIMATE MADE ⑉ MARCH 19417
180
60
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130
40
LEGEND
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VESSELS CONTRACTED FOR
20
BUT - PROGRESS
REPORTED
DELIVERED
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150
80
100
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