33, 548

10, 489

Atlantic Transporter and Atlantic Producer, bare-boat chartered to Atlantic Refining
Co. for service United States coastwise and nearby foreign.
Eliza Jane Nicholson: Acquired Nov. 14, 1947; loaded cargo fuel oil Dec. 4 to 9, 1947,
at Houston, Tex., under single-voyage charter account Sveriges Oljekonsumenters
Riksfoerbund, Stockholm; discharged at Gothenburg, Sweden, Dec. 30, 1947, to
Jan. 2, 1948; loaded at United Kingdom ports Jan. 4 to 9, 1948, cargo of creosote ac-
count Bernuth, Lembeke Co., Inc., for discharge at Galveston, Tex., and Tampico,
Mexico. Trimountain: Operated on single-voyage-charter basis only in molasses
trades until sold, Aug. 28, 1947.

99, 400 Caribbean: Chartered to Standard Oil Co. (New Jersey) on consecutive-voyage
basis; 4 voyages, from June 1 to Oct. 9, 1947, from Caribbean ports to Argentina;
2 voyages, Oct. 10 to Nov. 14, 1947, from Caribbean and United States Gulf to
United States north of Hatteras ports; 1 voyage, Nov. 15 to Dec. 8, 1947, from Cari-
pito to Buenos Aires, and 1 voyage, Dec. 9 to 31, 1947, from Caripito to Boston.
Clarke's Wharf: Chartered to Standard Oil Co. (New Jersey), operated exclusively
in United States Gulf to United States north of Hatteras service. Fort Mercer:
Chartered to Standard Oil Co. (New Jersey) on consecutive-voyage basis and
operated June 4 to Aug. 26, 1947, in United States Gulf to United States Atlantic
coast service; then time-chartered to Barber Asphalt Co., an affiliate and operated
under freighting agreement in service of the Shell Oil Co. from United States Gulf
to United States Atlantic coast ports, except for 1 voyage United States Gulf to
Montreal, Oct. 4 to 17, 1947. Fruitvale Hills: 1 trip account Anglo-Saxon Petroleum
Co. from United States Gulf to England; thereafter operated in service account
Shell Oil Co. from United States Gulf to United States Atlantic coast ports, except
for 1 voyage United States Gulf to Montreal, Oct. 2 to 22, 1947. New Market: 2
trips account Standard Oil Co. (New Jersey), Caribbean-East Coast South America
and Caribbean-Halifax; 1 trip account Shell Oil Co. of Canada, United States
Gulf-Montreal; thereafter operated for account Shell Oil Co., Inc., in service United
States Gulf to United States Atlantic coast ports. Redstone. 1 trip account Shell
Oil Co., United States Gulf-New York; 1 trip account Shell Oil Co. of Canada,
Houston-Montreal; thereafter chartered on consecutive-voyage basis to Standard
Oil Co. (New Jersey) and operated in service from United States Gulf to United
States Atlantic coast ports.

10, 600 Elizabeth H.: Acquired Nov. 7, 1947; chartered to Standard Oil Co. (New Jersey) on
consecutive-voyage basis for service between United States Gulf and United States
north of Hatteras ports.

1

do.

Source: C. H. McGuire/1h, Assistant Chief, Division of Traffic U. S. Maritime Commission, Feb. 6, 1948.

Total..

TABLE 2.-Acquisition and ultimate disposition of USMC tankers; Dec. 1, 1941, to Jan 1, 1948

1 Includes tankers accepted as "trade ins" on purchase of new vessels.

Of the 75 vessels to which the Navy took title 26 T-2's came from the laid-up fleet and 10 were delivered from constrcution. The 35 T-3's, 1 ZET-1, and 3 pre-war-built tankers were also delivered from con. struction.

TABLE 2.-Acquisition and ultimate disposition of USMC tankers; Dec. 1, 1941, to Jan. 1, 1948-Continued

Includes tankers sold to United States companies and to their wholly owned or controlled subsidiaries operating under Panamanian or Honduran flag.

124 of these tankers are repairing for navy operation, but under general agency agreement until delivered to the Navy.

This tanker was turned over to the Navy in exchange for a T-2 tanker (1 of the 26) that was damaged undergoing repairs.

Source: Bureau of Operations, Vessel Records Branch, Feb. 11, 1948.

TABLE 3.-USMC tankers in the laid-up fleet as of Dec. 31, 1947

1 Of this number 9 were laid-up in the Mediterranean and Philippines in badly damaged condition, 4 were to be sold for scrap, and the remainder were either inoperable or held up for disposition by State and/or Justice Departments under Public Law 101 or 305.

2 Under consideration for sale for United States flag operation.

39 were built lend-lease for the British-capacity 31,000 barrels-would cost approximately $45,000 each to convert for United States flag operation.

Source: Vessel Records Branch, Bureau of Operations, Jan. 23, 1948.

TABLE 4.-USMC tankers under general agency agreement, by account and service, as of June and December 1947

1 These vessels were repairing or en route to or from assignment.

2 Vessels assigned Navy loading United States east coast, Gulf, west coast, Caribbean, and Persian Gulf ports are routed to North Atlantic ports in domestic trades and to Bremen, Hamburg, Italian, and far east Pacific ports and islands depots in world-wide trade.

3 Vessels assigned single voyage for east coast service loading United States Gulf, Caribbean, and Mexican ports for voyage to continental United States Atlantic ports.

Vessels assigned west coast service single voyage discharging at a continental United States west coast port, Alaska, and Honolulu.

Vessels assigned British service single voyage loaded east coast United States, United States Gulf, Caribbean, west coast and Persian Gulf areas for voyages to United Kingdom or Continent, South Africa, South America, New Zealand, and Australia.

6 Vessels assigned to French service single voyages loaded east coast, United States Gulf, Caribbean, and Persian Gulf areas for voyages to north and south French ports and north African ports.

7 Vessels assigned to Italian service single voyages loaded United States Gulf, Caribbean, or Persian Gulf areas for discharge exclusively at Italian ports.

* Vessels assigned UNRRA service single voyage loaded United States west coast port for voyage to Italian port.

Vessels assigned United States industry (foreign) service single voyages loaded United States Gulf, Caribbean, United States west coast, or Persian Gulf areas for voyages to China, Philippines, Australia, Mediterranean ports, United Kingdom or Continent ports and Scandinavian port.

10 These vessels were returning from Industry-Foreign Service.

Source: Tankers Branch, Bureau of Operations.

TABLE 5.-Tankers sold to United States citizens United States flag operation, Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946

Sold to United States citizens or wholly owned subsidiaries of United States citizens for transfer of registry and title. Includes 5 sold to United States citizens title remaining in United States citizen.

Mr. HALL. I understand that all of that information will be furnished.

Mr. PIMPER. Yes. Mr. Hall, I might suggest that this last statement will give aid to the committee in showing when these vessels now operating in the Navy service may be expected back into the United States waters or waters adjacent thereto, such as in the case of Balboa where we have ordered them from whence they will receive orders as to where to proceed.

You will find many ships solicited as being destined for Balboa in February or March, at which point we will order them in to the loading port to proceed to the United States domestic ports,

So, that will give you an idea of when these remaining ships will return into domestic waters and domestic service.

Mr. HALL. We have this emergency. Everyone recognizes it. All of these ships have apparently been turned over within the last 2 months, right at the peak of the emergency. I want to find out whether or not these ships when turned back to American owners, whether or not they will be put into the domestic service or whether or not they were put into the domestic service, or whether they went into the foreign service. I think that is an important question. Mr. KEOGH. Mr. Chairman.

The CHAIRMAN. Mr. Keogh.