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. Appendix G
Dead-Wight Tonnage of Vessels Under Army Control in Pacific and Atlantic Areas from November 1941 through December 1942*
Pacific Areaa Total
DWTAtlantic Area
(Including Caribbean)Total
DWTGrand
Total
DWTTroop-
ships
DWTCargo
Ships
DWTTroop-
ships
DWTCargo
Ships
DWTNov 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
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*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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