Appendix G
 
DEAD-WEIGHT TONNAGE OF VESSELS UNDER ARMY CONTROL IN PACIFIC AND ATLANTIC 
AREAS FROM NOVEMBER 1941 THROUGH DECEMBER 1942*
 
During the year 1942, shipping in the service of the Army grew from a total of 871,368 dead-weight tons to a total of 3,940,791 dead-weight tons-an increase of 352 percent.
 
 
Pacific Area
(Including Alaska)
Total 
DWT
Atlantic Area
(Including Caribbean)
Total
DWT
Grand
Total
DWT
Troop-ships
DWT
Cargo Ships
DWT
Troop-ships
DWT
Cargo Ships
DWT
Nov 30 1941
222,963
306,201
529,164
78,561
170,789
249,350
 
778,514
Dec 31
247,233
328,885
576,118
120,403
174,847
295,250
871,368
Jan 31 1942
493,320
460,226
953,546
216,639
259,337
475,976
1,429,522
Feb 28
345,546
949,373
1,294,919
380,697
384,894
765,591
2,060,510
Mar 31
502,417
1,087,223
1,589,640
228,214
327,951
556,165;
2,145,805
Apr 30
1,610,283
1,281,190
1,891,473
164,640
513,136
677,776
2,569,249
May 31
&596,145
1,435,316
2.031,461
135,109
583,089
718,198
2,749,659
Jun 30  
433, 203
 
1, 230, 926
 
1, 664, 129
 
216, 032 
 
880, 169
 
1, 096, 201
 
2,760, 330
Jul 31  
319, 507
 
1, 268, 492
 
1, 587, 999
 
320, 543
 
1, 495, 196
 
1, 815. 739
 
3, 403, 738
Aug 31  
329, 320
 
1, 140, 141
 
1, 469, 461
 
323, 096
 
2.002, 458
 
2, 325. 554
 
3, 795, 015
Sep 30  
360, 993
 
1, 204, 743
 
1, 565, 736
 
327, 554 
 
2, 098, 325
 
2, 425, 879
 
3, 991, 615
Oct 31  
362, 973
 
1, 157, 105
 
1, 520, 078
 
343, 830
 
2, 132, 293
 
2, 476, 123
 
3, 996, 201
Nov 30  
351, 658
 
1, 223, 842
 
1, 575, 500
 
287, 298
 
1, 758, 839
 
2, 046, 137
 
3, 621, 637
Dec 31  
381, 123
 
1, 139, 554
 
1, 520, 677
 
452, 163
 
1, 967, 951
 
2, 420, 114
 
3, 940, 791
Bar Graph, showing thousands of tons of vessels under Army control in Pacific and Atlantic Areas
 
"Source: Transportation Monthly Progress Report, January 1943, Statistics and Progress Branch, Control Division, Transportation Corps, Services of Supply, War Department, p. 16.

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