George I. Gay, Commissioner, Planning Division, to Professor J. A. Field, Staff of United States Shipping Board, second cable of the day
Chronological Copy. File No. <42-2-4>
Cablegram Received September <27,> 30, 1918 Y-5
Origin Opnav Washington Ser. No. BN 487
C-3 Sept 30
31 ADR
Simsadus
Board’s Navy 487 Gay to Field Partial answer your 851
Secrist furnishes following as number Gross and Deadweight given for following column heads:
1. Total
2. U.S. Tank ships under U.S. control will be designated American American.
3. U.S. Tank ships chartered to foreign governments or citizens will be designated American Foreign.
4 Foreign Tank Ships chartered to U.S. will be designated Foreign American.
5. Foreign Tank Ships chartered to Foreign Governments or citizens with approval of Charter Committee or signed agreement with War Trade Board to return to U.S. will be designated Foreign Foreign.
6. Tank Ships repairing will be so designated.
7. Active Tank Ships will not be designated
| Total
|
Active & Repairing 187
|
Gross 997,665
|
Deadweight 1,478,748
|
|
|
American American 128
|
Gross 687,105
|
Deadweight 1,019,800
|
|
|
American Foreign 40
|
Gross 205,838
|
Deadweight 306,578
|
|
|
Foreign American 12
|
Gross 67,182
|
Deadweight 98,460
|
|
|
Foreign Foreign 7
|
Gross 37,540
|
Deadweight 53,910
|
| Total
|
Active 176
|
Gross 945,587
|
Deadweight 1,400,725
|
|
|
American American 120
|
Gross 647,169
|
Deadweight 959,927
|
|
|
American Foreign 38
|
Gross 199,361
|
Deadweight 296,828
|
|
|
Foreign American 11
|
Gross 61,517
|
Deadweight 90,060
|
|
|
Foreign Foreign 7
|
Gross 37,540
|
Deadweight 53,910
|
| Total
|
Repair Total 11
|
Gross 52,078
|
Deadweight 78,023
|
|
|
American American 8
|
Gross 39,966
|
Deadweight 59,873
|
|
|
American Foreign 2
|
Gross 6,477
|
Deadweight 9,750
|
|
|
Foreign American 1
|
Gross 5,665
|
Deadweight 8,400
|
| Army
|
Total and American American 3
|
Gross 18,539
|
Deadweight 26,842
|
| Army Repair
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total and American American 1
|
Gross 3,559
|
Deadweight 5,700
|
| Navy
|
Total and American American 12
|
Gross 70,425
|
Deadweight 108,834
|
| Food Administration
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total and American American 1
|
Gross 1,704
|
Deadweight 2,300
|
| Trans Atlantic British
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total and American Foreign 14
|
Gross 65,894
|
Deadweight 101,119
|
|
|
Repair Total and American Foreign 1
|
Gross 2,773
|
Deadweight 4,650
|
| Trans-Atlantic French
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total 14
|
Gross 78,561
|
Deadweight 117,584
|
|
|
American American 2
|
Gross 14,485
|
Deadweight 23,470
|
|
|
American Foreign 11
|
Gross 58,897
|
Deadweight 86,954
|
|
|
Foreign Foreign 1
|
Gross 5,179
|
Deadweight 7,160
|
| Trans Atlantic State Repair 2
|
Gross 8,979
|
Deadweight 12,600
|
|
|
|
American American 1
|
Gross 5,275
|
Deadweight 7,500
|
|
|
American Foreign 1
|
Gross 3,704
|
Deadweight 5,100
|
| Trans-Atlantic Italy
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total 10
|
Gross 52,226
|
Deadweight 76,150
|
|
|
American American 3
|
Gross 16,877
|
Deadweight 23,950
|
|
|
American Foreign 7
|
Gross 35,449
|
Deadweight 52,200
|
| Trans-Atlantic Norwegian
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total and Foreign Foreign 1
|
Gross 4,008
|
Deadweight 6,800
|
| Trans-Pacific East Asian
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total 4
|
Gross 29,774
|
Deadweight 43,420
|
|
|
American American 2
|
Gross 16,447
|
Deadweight 24,820
|
|
|
Foreign American 1
|
Gross 6,828
|
Deadweight 9,600
|
|
|
Foreign Foreign 1
|
Gross 6,499
|
Deadweight 9,000.
|
| Trans-Pacific East Indian
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total and Foreign Foreign 1
|
Gross 5,767
|
Deadweight 7,600
|
| Trans-Pacific British Indian
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total 3
|
Gross 18,662
|
Deadweight 26,150
|
|
|
Foreign American 2
|
Gross 12,154
|
Deadweight 17,400
|
|
|
Foreign Foreign 1
|
Gross 6,508
|
Deadweight 8,750
|
| Trans-Pacific Hawaiian Islands
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total and American American 4
|
Gross 21,176
|
Deadweight 31,400
|
| South American West
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total 9
|
Gross 61,780
|
Deadweight 90,553
|
|
|
American American 1
|
Gross 8,651
|
Deadweight 12,638
|
|
|
American Foreign 6
|
Gross 39,121
|
Deadweight 56,555
|
|
|
Foreign American 2
|
Gross 14,008
|
Deadweight 21,360
|
| South American East
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total and Foreign American 2
|
Gross 13,980
|
Deadweight 20,800
|
| West Indies
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total 14
|
Gross 67,049
|
Deadweight 98,817
|
|
|
American American 13
|
Gross 65,562
|
Deadweight 96,567
|
|
|
Foreign American 1
|
Gross 1,487
|
Deadweight 2,250
|
| Caribbean Sea
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total and American American 3
|
Gross 17,326
|
Deadweight 26,881
|
| Gulf
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total 64
|
Gross 350,632
|
Deadweight 517,020
|
|
|
American American 59
|
Gross 327,993
|
Deadweight 483,370
|
|
|
Foreign American 3
|
Gross 13,060
|
Deadweight 18,650
|
|
|
Foreign Foreign 2
|
Gross 9,579
|
Deadweight 15,000
|
| Gulf Repair 7
|
Gross 36,767
|
Deadweight 55,073
|
|
|
|
American American 6
|
Gross 31,102
|
Deadweight 46,673
|
|
|
Foreign American 1
|
Gross 5,665
|
Deadweight 8,400
|
| Pacific Coast
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total and American American 14
|
Gross 54,208
|
Deadweight 78,459
|
| Pacific-atlantic en route
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total and American American 1
|
Gross 7,170
|
Deadweight 10,122 Capacity
|
| Other coastwise movements not reported.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total and American American 1
|
Gross 876
|
Deadweight 1,300
|
| Unassigned emergency fleet corporation tanker total and American American 1
|
Gross 5,731
|
Deadweight 8,974
|
|
Signed Secrist Greenough. 20527 467
Benson.
Sent: 10:00 P.M. September 29, 1918.
Rec’d2:10 P.M. September 29, 1918.
Source Note: Cy, DNA, RG 45, Entry 517B.
Footnote 1: The referred to document has not been found.
