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Damage to Government Property

Finding of Facts, Opinion and Recommendations, continued...

13. DAMAGE TO U.S. GOVERNMENT PROPERTY: That the damage to U.S. Government owned property, in the total amount of $9,892,034.47 comprised the following property destroyed or damaged:

    1. U.S. Navy Property

    A. Naval Magazine, Port Chicago Amount of Loss
    or Damage
    Total
    1. Ship pier, buildings, tanks, fences, roads, railroads, power and water systems, telephone and collateral items 1,297,805.00  
    2 Automotive equipment 6,637.35  
    3. Railroad and rolling stock 30,566.70  
    4. Machinery, tools and miscellaneous equipment 100,045.55  
    5. Ammunition material on pier and loaded in S.S. E. A. BRYAN  3,293,626.02 ______________
      Total   4,728.680.70
     
    B. Naval Barracks, Port Chicago    
    1. Small Stores 293.45  
    2. Ship's Service ($1,947.17 covered by insurance) 2,447.17  
    3. Recreation and other Navy property 12,222.15  
    4. Medical Department property        252.55 __________
      Total   15,215.32
     
    C. Armament and Spare Parts, ammunition; ready boxes and material installed aboard S.S. QUINAULT VICTORY, assigned to Armed Guard Unit 190,714.48 190,714.48 
     
    D. Armament and Spare Parts, ammunition; ready boxes, generator equipment and material installed aboard S.S. E. A. BRYAN, assigned to Armed Guard Unit 190,268.36 190,268.36
     
    E. YP. MIAHELO II 6,000.00 6,000.00
     
    F. Navy Yard Mare Island--Miscellaneous Damage     3,600.00 _____________
      TOTAL U.S. NAVY PROPERTY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED   5,134,041.86

    II. War Shipping Administration Property Destroyed

    A. (1) SS QUINAULT VICTORY -- total loss 2,850,000.00  
    (2) Fuel oil, consumable stores and supplies 21,995.17  
    B. (1) SS E. A. BRYAN -- total loss 1,600,000.00  
    (2) Fuel Oil, consumable stores and supplies     36,032.62 _____________
      Total W.S.A. Property   4,508,027.79

    III. U.S. Coast Guard Property

        Amount of Loss
    or Damage
    Total
    A. Roe Island Light Station -- Estimated cost of repairing damage 1,700.00  
    B. Fire Barge CGB-60014F 34,563.44  
    C. Skiff CGB-16287 (on board fire barge)       128.00 ____________
      Total Coast Guard Property   36,391.44
     

    IV. U.S. Marine Corps Property

      Miscellaneous 1,036.65 1,036.65
     
    V. U.S. Army Property    
     
    A. Benicia Arsenal, Benicia, California -- Estimated cost of repairing structural damage 200,000.00  
    B. Camp Stoneman, Pittsburg, California -- Estimated cost of repairing structural damage 4,000.00  
    C. Concord Airdrome, Concord, California --
    Estimated cost of repairing structural damage
         100.00 ____________
      Total U.S. Army Property   204,100.00
     
    TOTAL VALUE OF ALL U.S. GOVERNMENT PROPERTY,
    DAMAGED OR DESTROYED
    9,892,034.74

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Published: Mon Feb 29 11:30:08 EST 2016