George I. Gay, Commissioner, Planning Division, to Raymond B. Stevens, Vice-Chairman, Shipping Board, and Representative, Allied Maritime Transport Council
Chronological Copy. File No. 42/2/4
Cablegram Received March <19, 1918.> 30021
Origin Opnav, Washington Ser. No. 4034
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4034. Planning Division 8 for Stevens. Your 31 received.1 You must realize that Shipping Board has not built up Statistical Staff comparable to England’s and our deficiency cannot be remedied immediately. Cable organization here will be perfected as soon as possible. If any figures sent are incorrect we will gladly repeat. Have you received by mail following data: daily movement report contract data sheet of Emergency Fleet Corporation[,] list of American vessels over 1500 dead weight tons[,] list of accepted and reconveyed vessels as of 1 March. Please acknowledge above and our cable.
Delivery by months in dead weight tons of steel ships. Contracts cargo boats one January 1 February 8800 tons each. Requisitioned January 7 cargo 44,716 tons 3 tank ships 37,925 tons 10 total 82641 tons.
February |
11 |
Cargo |
71,800 Tons |
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1 |
Refrgierator |
10,000 Tons |
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2 |
Tank Ships |
23,900 Tons |
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1 |
Collier |
8,600 Tons |
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15 |
Total |
114,300 Tons |
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March 9th |
4 |
Cargo |
23,800 Tons |
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1 |
Tank Ship |
10,475 Tons |
Total |
5 |
Ships |
34,275 Tons |
Revised estimate of deliveries 1918 of steel ships on authority of Emergency Fleet Corporation in dead weight tons per month.
March |
Whole month |
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1 |
Contract Cargo |
8,800 tons |
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14 |
Requisitioned Cargo |
104,000 tons |
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7 |
Tank Ships |
70,000 tons |
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2 |
Colliers |
13,500 tons |
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April |
2 |
Contract Cargo |
12,000 tons |
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28 |
Reqisitioned Cargo |
157,000 tons |
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3 |
Tank Ships |
27,000 tons |
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May |
5 |
Contract Cargo |
29,000 tons |
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48 |
Requisitioned Cargo |
215,000 tons |
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4 |
Tank Ships |
36,000 tons |
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1 |
Collier |
5,000 tons |
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June |
14 |
Contract Cargo |
100,000 tons |
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23 |
Requisitioned Cargo |
157,000 tons |
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5 |
Tank Ships |
49,000 tons |
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July |
23 |
Contract Cargo |
137,000 tons |
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25 |
Requisitioned Cargo |
153,000 tons |
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3 |
Tank Ships |
24,000 tons |
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1 |
Collier |
9,000 tons |
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August |
13 |
Contract Cargo |
77,000 tons |
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22 |
Requisitioned Cargo |
126,500 tons |
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1 |
Tank Ship |
9,000 tons |
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2 |
Colliers |
13,500 tons |
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Total |
58 |
Contract Cargo |
364,000 tons2 |
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157 |
Requisitioned Cargo |
913,000 tons3 |
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23 |
Tank Ships |
215,000 tons |
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6 |
Colliers |
41,000 tons |
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In reg<a>rd to above figures tons should be noted that: they may need further revision downward. Also calculating trans-Atlantic using deliveries on Pacific Coast must be counted 2 months later and deliveries on Great Lakes out (cut?) in Half because unsuitable.
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January |
Pacific Coast Deliveri<e>s |
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1 |
Contract Cargo |
8,800 tons |
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3 |
Requisitioned Cargo |
25,500 tons |
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1 |
Tank Ship |
10,475 tons |
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Great Lakes |
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1 |
Requisitioned Cargo |
3,100 tons |
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February |
Coast |
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1 |
Contract Cargo |
8,800 tons |
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6 |
Requisitioned Cargo |
50,600 tons |
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2 |
Tank Ships |
23,900 tons |
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Great Lakes |
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5 |
Requisitioned Cargo |
21,200 tons |
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March |
Coast |
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2 |
Requisitioned Cargo |
12,100 tons |
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1 |
Tank Ship |
10,475 tons |
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Estimated delivery March Coast |
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1 |
Contract Cargo |
8,800 tons |
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11 |
Requisitioned Cargo |
86,200 tons |
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3 |
Tank Ships |
31,425 tons |
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April |
Coast |
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1 |
Contract Cargo |
8,800 tons |
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8 |
Requisitioned |
58,900 tons |
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1 |
Tank Ship |
10475 tons |
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Great Lakes |
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1 |
Contract Cargo |
3,350 tons |
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4 |
Requisitioned Cargo |
13,230 tons |
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May |
Coast |
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2 |
Contract Cargo |
18,200 tons |
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10 |
Requisitioned Cargo |
80,800 tons |
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1 |
Tank Ship |
10,475 tons |
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Great Lakes |
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3 |
Contract Cargo |
10,600 tons |
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32 |
Requisitioned Cargo |
101,790 tons |
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June |
Coast |
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5 |
Contract Cargo |
45,800 tons |
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10 |
Requisitioned Cargo |
87,600 tons |
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1 |
Tank Ship |
10,475 tons |
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Great Lakes |
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5 |
Contract Cargo |
17,700 tons |
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6 |
Requisitioned Cargo |
19,400 tons |
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July |
Coast |
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7 |
Contract Cargo |
63,900 tons |
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7 |
Requisitioned Cargo |
58,000 tons |
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Great Lakes |
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13 |
Contract Cargo |
46,100 tons |
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9 |
Requisitioned Cargo |
29,230 tons |
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August |
Coast |
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4 |
Contract Cargo |
31,600 tons |
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5 |
Requisitioned Cargo |
41,700 tons |
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1 |
Tank Ship |
9,000tons |
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Great Lakes |
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7 |
Contract Cargo |
24,750 tons |
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8 |
Requisitioned Cargo |
25,830 tons |
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Total Estimated Deliveries |
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Coast |
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20 |
Contract Cargo |
177,100 tons |
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51 |
Requisitioned Cargo |
413,200 tons |
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7 |
Tank Ships |
71,250 tons |
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Great Lakes |
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29 |
Contract Cargo |
<102,500> tons |
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<65> |
Requisitioned Cargo |
189,400 tons |
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<213,780> tons |
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Estimate for balance of year and for wooden and composite ships will be sent when revised by Emergency Corporation. Are you receiving cable on neutral negotiations sent to Sheldon4 by War Trade Board which I have requested. Should be communicated to you. Full contact situation established here. All your cables go to Shipping Board and War Trade Board and Sheldon cables come to me. Shall answer your other requests as soon as possible. Signed Gay. 21019.
Benson.
N.B. “Situation” comes garbled.
Source Note: Cy, DNA, RG 45, Entry 517B.
Footnote 1: This document has not been located.
Footnote 2: This figure was later corrected to “363,800”.
Footnote 3: The number of requisitioned cargo in this row was later corrected to “160”, with the corresponding tonnage figure emended to “912,500”.
Footnote 4: L. P. Sheldon was a member of the staff Stevens assembled to assist him with his duties as the United States’ representative to the Allied Maritime Transport Council.
