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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 Atlantic Area (Including Caribbean)
Troopships DWT Cargo Ships DWT Total DWT Troopships DWT Cargo Ships DWT Total DWT Grand Total 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

* Source: Transportation Monthly Progress Report, January 1943, Statistics and Progress Branch, Control Division, Transportation Corps, Services of Supply, War Department, p. 16.