-- . ~~-~~~~==~~~~==~==~ • •a ~~~de' ntltil . ~ REPORT 'ro THE SBCRETARY OF THE NAVY - I ,r,, • 1 .&PRlL 1940 ~al iblieted Strength, 30 March ••••••••••••135,760 Fleet Reaerviete {BDliete4) on active duty •••• 2,891 Other Reservists • • • • ••• 972 TOtal .~ •••••••• 3, 863 +ssresate Enliatmenta (last 2• hours) •••••••••••• 111 teS!'!f58te Discharges .. ••••••• ~ •••• g~ Net Increase •••••••• 16 Re~rec! Otr1cere, returned to active duty ae or 1 .•pr11: Line· orricera • · Staff ofticera Warrant ottlcera .. Total ••• Nav&l Reaerviete ordered to active dUty tor enforcement or neutrality patrol as or 30 llarch: Number N\Dber ~UIIIber Otficera tllowed Obl1sated Ordered ~Tittion Inatructora 1!50 150 66 Diatriot Patrol Planes 128 0 0 NaTal Intelligence 100 62 61 lliaofllaneou. 191 1st. 162 Jne. and Lieuta.(Jc) . with neet 200 !00 11! llerehant Marine and Lieut.(D-V(G) 100 100 88 Total orricere 870 696 4.89 -!Y!L Diet~1ot Patrol Planes 3.W · 3-w 3.W Oamnm1cat1ona 120 70 75 IIUeell.CeOila 900 BOD ~ 'L'Otalun 1360- 1310 1086 2. New Ocl8rds•1oa1nsa,- !be t o11 owl.q Yeuoh, it 1o expected, 'Ebe -1110 wao I topped, Uloi'CN&b 1nweot1gat (OII 11ade .:· will bo placed 1n c~aoton d\U'i"i .l.p ~1l lllld early lla1: boeringo and asotn operated up to opellde ot appl'OXI&ataly !1:':>. 'UIBiRIOIIT (m.u), 111 ~ru. U mota. \'he r~al>ltng noleo wao no longer 111 ortdanoa, J1SS, RL!.U (II>U6), 15 Apl'U although a eliokl.q not .. aooOIIIJ)en1o4 by ooma •1brat1on ~ !•;.s?, , Airoratt Carrier, 30 .G;prU poro1ato4. Th1e oaoualtY ooaoa to be ~oat identical to •Jl:lS DIIl,l, Doatroyu 'I'....Ser, 1 "'a¥ the two oaouelttee on the HUGIIliB aha ~. Tho llureau USS $£AliOU' ' ~!>al<~~own Cl'llho • will include departure ot illgtneortng 1o requeot1og Chter ot ~,..,.1 Oporattono to Port.. outh 12 •Pril order sn:s to ~:aT)' Yard, Boa ton, tor ne1nat1on ot tur• . • • • • • rece1 •• torpedoes al: it...-pol'"t, reeeift alllllW11 t1on at r-ow York, and touch a t GalYeoton, 'l'aapa, biDe. 'l'bo SillS 1o now in an enanded guarantee periOd , Corpuo Chl'iotl, Cooo Solo, o.z., ~ie, ud ··•• fork, l't6 tor Ftn.lcn4, COIICI&n4er Cun411 1o rot\U'Iltng ~o lin betoro returni~ t o l<owpOl't 20 1UDe, U40. 01'lo.no tor oton4ardtzation •r1ala 3 J.:pr11. J!>•~ will be Sullaa1'1no ~ ooouo Challb•l', 811 o,.Per11aonta1 dooip ot a moo• 4olhere4 to Nnu botwoan 6 0114 9 ~rU, • ..._... b""J' ao a ..ano tor ut111zl.q oubm r 1De roooue S~ool oontracto, haYo beoc made with tho Caruog1o llltnoie ol&aaber without ..n1ooa ot a 41Yol' has be• denloped S~ool C~ ond ~he .uJ.OD Wood ~~~ and S~ool C-1 e , •~r ipe, aaglea, etc., both and will be 1netal1e4 on USS SIUilR..G;;!o tho latter part tor ateel plot ea, aheet or ,o\p1'1l. black and &a.honizod, Wider which ateol IICJ' bo ord';I'ad w1th1D t he 41mena1ona, apoe1tioot1ona, etc., tal' llll UliS SillS (11)40~) , oaeualty to otal'board I .P. C11rb1ao, purpooeo - aht:p repair, oblp conotruetton end otoek - to (pl'eY1ouo1y reported) Oo0Ul'ro4 while opor~ting at 10 knota aoet oaeh and wnry need during tho pario4 tor l ~ril according to a tahpllollio l'Oport rooo1Yed t- the COII- IIIlllalldl.q Ortioer. A hoe b la40 to 30 SoptOlllber 1940. 'l'bo Yal\lo or tho atool ro­ V'Y rua le aoooq>e,nie4 by cOIIeldOl'- qu1r•enta within t ho c atogori01 1t>olu4'od 1n tb, oontraot able Y1brauon 4neloped. 'Zbie eontillued tor • ollort w1tb tho Carnogio lll1no1e Stool Oo.pany io eotimatod at porind artor wtich tho rl.llblt ng and Yibl'atiOII 41a4 aw~Qr. k· &bOut "'10,000,00. Tbe AU• WOOd ;troD ~ Steel ec.pa~ contrac~ is est~te4 at about IIQO,ooo.oo. rhese con· tracts retle c~ a challge 1D the method or procuring. steel - . traa the preyioua method or making independent contracts tor steel tor each Teasel or group or vesaela or .the same design or type and still other c ontracts tor the r egular stock requirements. These blanket contra cts are designed quick Mana of Qrdering steel aa need arises to ~roTide I and ·beoauae or the Tolume it is expected that shipments. oan be 80 plenaed to reoein the benefits or the lowest • aTailable transportation rat••• tJSS AUGUSTA (~l) Diapa toUa ba"!~ beG reoeind stat­ iDs t!lat tlle lJ&S .AUGUS'U d4t•iped aD un~ed . .... - plmaaole on Ill KaNb ... dp=ged. her starboard propeller be70n4 repat!') brea. r~ lUg. caning and d rn ged I'Uilcle:r. Vessel 1a 1a 4rJ 4Qot at OlODp.pO.• Propeller be iDs replaoe4 -b7 8p&J'e .n4 other d~e beiDg repaired bJ welding. ~S.tecl date or oCIII~let ed ~ 1.5 AJ)ril. !k!mu ot Yards all4 Doota, announoea the tollowi.Dg award: Bachelor orticers' ~era ~t the Naval Air St ation ~eel a Ce.lit. awarded to M .H. Golden ot san Dieae, it. for ~l'l,aeo. Tiae or completioa 300 dqa. r - er '·' tnd&iWl.: S!CR!.'TARY OF 2 A 1 Total !nllsted Strength, 1 April Fleet Beservists {Enlisted) on active duty •• 2,891 Other Reservists " " " " ••• 972 Total ••••••••• 3,863 • Aggregate Enlistments (last 48 hours) ••••••••••• 188 II II Mgrepte Discharges II ........... ~ . Net Increase ••••• 155 . Retired Officers returned to active duty as ot 2 Aprila Line Officers 303 Statf Officers 100 Warrant Officers ~ , Tqt&l 435 lfanl. Resarrlata ordered to active duty for enforcement ot. owtnli:Y: J:!!Vol as ot Aprila 1 • KUIIber l!Wiher lfUIIber otticen Ulond Qbl~pted . An.&t1011 Iut.ructors 150 150 omr D1111iriet Patrol PlsDes l28 0 0 Kaftl IDtell iceooe 100 62 6l Jliacell•aeoua 192 184 162 Ju. ad Ll•ta. (Jc) with n..t 200 200 ll2 • ·llerobaDt JlariDe aDd Lieut. D-V(G) .!QQ · 'Me' OU1otz:• 870 ~ JJ • .... ~ District Patrol Plaaes 340 340 340 Cc ''"1 oatioa.a l20 75 , JllHell•D_.. !otaJ.II!q Ji- ~ lit 2 , ·l· - Nar1Jlo Battall.an, for Hawa11 aa1l.e t'rCID Jlortol.k on U.S.S, aadel CIL\tlliO!IT , 4 April, Turporary liard 8>11Jd1nge at the !laval Hoepl.tal, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, awarded to the Pacitic Coaat.Nctian u.s .s , Dim. (deotro:yer teDder), aade e top epeed of 20 C-y or Hanolulu, tor $76,494. 'rae of completion, 90 days. knots in her successful trial a, ~ch ie well in excess CoQPletion of lle.ngara nt the Naval Rosene Aviation of contract requirements. It 1e thought DIXIE will be Base, Squantuoo, llusachuoetta, awarded to Cr&nde and Volpe, IDe. , o1' llal.den, Jlueachnsetto, tor $203,000• able to take care of three equad:rons of deotro)'el's, ~ch • 'rae or eo.pl.etian, 150 daTe. • . ia in excess of an,- deatro,.or tender the Navy bas up to Nino s~nior otf1cere• quartero at the Naval llr Station, JacksonvUlo, Florida, a111U'ded to the S.S. Jacobs COIII­ the preeent. DIXIE ia designed to cainWn a neat opeed plnT, of Jacboarllle, Florida,-for $ll5,950. Tiu ot c011pletioa, 180 daTe . of 16; knot•. Power requir-to were eull;r aade. De­ Gasoline Storage and Diatr1but1on s,..tea, at the Naval livery of ship 1a 5 1:1onths ahead of contract, completion llr Station, Banana Rinr, Brevard Co. , Florida, awar­ ded to Aqua S;ratema, l.Do. , 2443 Third A•enue, !lew York, date being -:n October. I. Y., UDder itea 1, for the 111111 o1' $3.2, 8.)2. 'rae or c.-pletian, 100 cal•dar daTe. To attend An!Y ll&tlwvers, in the South, it bae been pro­ lJ, S, 8. HtT!i!!l'i§, ( DD410) , buUt' by Bath Ircn llorlts, and poled that 2 naval ofi'ioera and 2 lllllrl.ne offio... a be equipped with lleotingbouae Electric & llai!UtacturiDg c..... deteiled. It 1o probable tbeee offioere rUl be -t. penT tur'b!.Deo, ~anducted .final tr1al.a an 19 llareh 1940. !laval R.eeerve dbbioo, in tbe Oi'tice o1' Clliat at laval Durin& the tr141~ ~ all,bt rlbra~~D waa noted 011 tbe operations will probably be approved by letter todaT• after enc1ne - : ~llev.id ·to baYi been cauoed by the atter . ~ . BureAU of !ardo and Docluu lluaber of. I ,p, turbine, Jlpon op8ninc the at~ I.P. turbine tor poet-tria.l -·• nttian it wae rOTealed that the abroud­ Jul,- l to FebruarT 29 7.2]1.)4Q.JI. inc £'roa eix bl.tdo1 15th row, bad been thrown. The March 1 tarlllno rotor 1a being returned to tba lleetingbouoe Totel i'isc:U rear, . Jul,- 1 to MarCh )l El.eotrio It llallUtacturin& CQIIPOD7 for repaira. It io The tollowine Yardo and Dooka contract anrda han be.., eetiaated thAt 15 daye will bo required by the lle~tinB- -A· bouse Cmpen;y- to effect repairs after receipt of the rotor at theh- plant, It is considered that repairs to this and are being so tvbine are Contrac~'s responsibllit;y . handled b;y this Division. This failure occurred during the regular 6-months1 guarantee period, . , . U,S,S, HAMMANN (DD4J.2) 1 before reporting for duty in U.S, Pleet will haTe teet torpedo firings at Newport. She will depart Newport 4 May and proceed to San Diego via Norfolk, Guantanamo, and the Canal Zone. It is expected LIUSTIN {DD41.3) and ROWlR (DD405) rill be read;r to depart Rortolk on 7 Kay ahd if read;y' it is desired that the BAMlTANN.