APPENDIX I. SECRET
DECISION
ON PRODUCTION REQUIREMENTS FOR MAJOR CATEGORIES OF
MATERIALS
RECOMMENDED BY THE NAVY
(A) NAVY PROGRAM, for completion by December 31, 1946.
1. U.S. Navy, including aviation. Provide naval forces and facilities for the United States capable of executing strong naval offensives in the Eastern Atlantic and the Central and Western Pacific Oceans. Major items of this program are :
a. Naval Personnel, including that required for manning merchant auxiliary tonnage 1,100,000
b. Marine Corps Personnel 150,000
c. Naval vessels -
|
Type |
Built |
Bullding |
Additional Required |
Total |
|
BB |
15 |
17 |
0 |
32 |
|
CV |
6 |
12 |
6 |
24 |
|
CB |
0 |
6 |
4 |
10 |
|
CA |
18 |
8 |
0 |
26 |
|
CL |
19 |
40 |
16 |
75 |
|
DD |
170 |
194 |
80 |
444 |
|
SS |
112 |
72 |
54 |
258 |
|
Auxilaries, Large |
183 |
95 |
100 |
378 |
|
Naval Coastal Frontier Forces |
236 |
493 |
600 |
1,329 |
|
Naval District Utility Craft |
491 |
102 |
500 |
1,095 |
Note: Additional auxiliary tonnage is included for estimate purposes in subparagraph (D) "Merchant Shipping Program".
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SECRET APPENDIX I.
DECISION
ON PRODUCTION REQUIREMENTS FOR MAJOR CATEGORIES OF
MATERIALS
RECOMMENDED BY THE NAVY
(A) 1. (Cont'd)
d.
Schedule of Naval Ship Deliveries.
Deliveries of
large combatant naval vessels now under construction, authorized and
proposed should be planned in accordance with this table:
|
|
Jul-Dec 1941 |
1942 |
1943 |
1944 |
1945 |
1946 |
|
BB - Battleships |
2 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
|
CV - Carriers |
1 |
- |
- |
6 |
5 |
6 |
|
CB - Large Cruisers |
- |
- |
- |
- |
6 |
4 |
|
CA - Heavy Cruisers |
- |
- |
3 |
1 |
4 |
- |
|
CL - Light Cruisers |
1 |
7 |
14 |
17 |
8 |
9 |
|
DD - Destroyers |
9 |
55 |
100 |
99 |
13 |
- |
|
SS - Submarines |
2 |
26 |
31 |
36 |
31 |
2 |
e. Naval Aircraft.
|
|
Four Engined |
Twin Engined |
Single Engined |
Total |
|
Combatant aircraft assigned to tactical units |
294 |
862 |
7,558 |
8,714 |
|
Combatant aircraft assigned as reserves and spares |
147 |
431 |
7,558 |
8,136 |
|
Total Combatant Aircraft |
441 |
1293 |
15,116 |
16,850 |
|
Training, Administrative and Miscellaneous |
24 |
382 |
3,812 |
4,218 |
|
Total |
465 |
1,675 |
18,928 |
21,068 |
|
Annual Replacement |
600 |
1,400 |
16,500 |
18,000 |
Note: Overall replacement requirements, during war operations, and including active and inactive theaters, are estimated at approximately 100 per cent per year for combatant aircraft, and 40 per cent per year for all others.
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SECRET APPENDIX I.
DECISION
ON PRODUCTION REQUIREMENTS FOR MAJOR CATEGORIES OF
MATERIALS
RECOMMENDED BY THE NAVY
(A) 1. (Cont'd)
f. Naval Shore Establishment.
See Appendix I and Appendix II for the permanent naval shore establishment program. To these total requirements should be added temporary overseas naval base constructions equivalent to 25% of the authorized permanent overseas construction. Emergency shipbuilding and manufacturing equivalents are to be computed under subparagraphs d, e, and g.
g. Naval Munitions Requirements for naval ships, aircraft and bases.
h. Marine Corps Munitions Requirements.
2. Foreign Navies. Provide Naval forces and facilities for Associated Powers as follows:
a. 300,000 tons of naval combatant vessels for the British Commonwealth.
b. 200,000 tons of naval combatant vessels for Latin-American countries.
c. Temporary facilities in the United States for the repair of 25% of British naval combatant vessels.
(B) ARMY PROGRAM, excluding aviation.
No estimates under this heading are submitted by the Navy.
(C) AVIATION PROGRAM, excluding U.S. Naval Aviation.
No estimates under this heading are submitted by the Navy.
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SECRET APPENDIX I.
DECISION
ON PRODUCTION REQUIREMENTS FOR MAJOR CATEGORIES OF
MATERIALS
RECOMMENDED BY THE NAVY
(D) MERCHANT SHIPPING PROGRAM, for completion by December 31, 1944.
1. Increase United States merchant shipping to a continuing total of 18,000,000 gross tons, including 600,000 gross tons for the U.S. Navy, additional to the present program. This merchant fleet is to be manned by the United States.
2. Supply the British Commonwealth with morchant shipping of a total of 6,000,000 gross tons.
Note: An analysis of shipping requirements is as follows:
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a. For United States Industry and Latin-America, including sea-going and coastwise ships of over 1,000 gross tons -- |
6,000,000 gross tons |
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b. For support of U.S. Army forces in Europe, Africa, and South America, estimated at 1,500,000 troops -- |
2,400,000 " " |
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c. For transporting annually 12,000,000 tons of munitions for the support of Associated armed forces in Middle East, Russia and Asia, (estimated as the munitions requirements of 2,000,000 troops) -- |
5,000,000 " " |
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d. For support of population, industry and armed forces in United Kingdom,(annual delivery of 15,000,000 tons) -- |
4,000,000 " " |
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e. For transports for U.S. Navy for support of overseas naval forces and U.S. Army overseas garrisons -- |
600,000 " " |
|
Total required by 1944 -- |
18,000,000 " " |
|
Loss of U.S. Flag vessels expected by 1944 -- |
3,000,000 " " |
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DECISION
ON PRODUCTION REQUIREMENTS FOR MAJOR CATEGORIES OF
MATERIALS
RECOMMENDED BY THE NAVY
(D) 2. (Cont'd)
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f. Ships to be supplied to the British Commonwealth by 1944 -- |
6,000,000 gross tons |
|
Thus the total tonnage that must be made available from United States sources by the end of 1944 is -- |
27,000,000 " " |
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Of this there is now available -- |
|
|
g. U.S. Shipping -- |
6,700,000 " " |
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h. Present merchant ship program due for completion in 1943 -- |
10,700,000 " " |
|
i. Total estimated as available by 1945 -- |
17,400,000 " " |
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j. The additional program to meet requirements, and which should be built by the end of 1944 is -- |
9,600,000 " " |
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Note: The Chairman of the Maritime Commission estimates this figure is the maximum that should be fixed for the United States shipbuilding industry. |
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(E) PROGRAM FOR CIVIL NEEDS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Fabricated, processed, and raw materials, required by the population of the United States for civil purposes. (Requirements for this need should bo established by other than military agencies.)
(F) PROGRAM FOR CIVIL NEEDS OF FRIENDLY POWERS.
Fabricated, processed, and raw materials, required from the United States for the industrial and civil establishments of friendly Powers. Attention should be given to the importance of establishing
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SECRET APPENDIX I.
DECISION
ON PRODUCTION REQUIREMENTS FOR MAJOR CATEGORIES OF
MATERIALS
RECOMMENDED BY THE NAVY
(F) (Cont'd)
raw material and industrial production facilities outside of the United States, in regions where the following conditions exist:
1. Raw materials are available, or their production is readily possible.
2. Man-power is available for industrial employment.
3. Proximity to a hostile front, with ample man-power available for military employment, (Requirements for this need should be established by civil agencies, in consultation with military authorities).
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