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The Wartime History of the Offices of the Supervisor of Shipbuilding, USN

Section	Pages
Preface	I, II
Introduction	III, IV

Part I — Chronological Status of Contractors' Workload, and Periods of Time Involved

Fisher Boat Works	1, 2
Defoe Shipbuilding Company	2–4, 9 & 10
American Cruiser Company	4
Robinson Marine Construction Company	4–5
Dachel–Carter Shipbuilding Company	5
Chris–Craft Corporation	6–7
Gar Wood Industries	7
Victory Shipbuilding Company	7
Foster Boat Company	8
Eddy Shipbuilding Company	8
Hacker Boat Company	9

A. Internal Organization and Development During the War	31
B. Relations with Navy Department and Changes During the War	31
Bureau of Ships	31, 33
Bureau of Ordnance	33
Naval Operations	33
Board of Inspection & Survey	33
C. Relations with Other Government Activities	34
Commandant Ninth Naval District	34
Security	34
Operations	35
Supply & Disbursing	35
(Industrial Manager) See Part VIII	62
Others in District	35
Commissioning Detail	36
U.S. Coast Guard	37
Others — Non-Navy, Government	37
D. Relations with Non-Governmental Activities	38
American Red Cross	38
Bay City Golf Club	38
Elks’ Club	38
Knights of Columbus	38–39
United Service Organization	39
YMCA — Athletic Facilities	39

A. Changes in Methods and Standards of Inspection During the War Period	40
Evaluation of Record	40
William M. Keevey	40
PC 451–	40
Other PCs	41
Later Programs	41
Case of Unsatisfactory Construction	41–42
B. Problems of Maintenance of Adequate Inspection Service with Special Reference to Personnel	42
Difficulty in obtaining good inspectors	42
Difficulty in holding good inspectors	43
Necessity for using enlisted men	43
Reclassification downward	43
C. Relations with INN’s in Inspection Matters	43–44

A. Factual Record of Expansion	45
No Government furnished facilities	45
Defoe expansion — by years	45–47
Defoe special shipbuilding set-ups	48
Upside down construction	48
PC production line	48
DE building arrangement	48
LCI(L) building arrangement	49
YP building arrangement	49
AM building arrangement	49
AM disposition on termination	50
B. Problems of Finance and Facilities Contracts	50
C. Extent and Type of Planning of Facilities Expansion	50

A. Extent and Effectiveness of Use of Authority to Approve Changes in Design or Other Matters to Speed Production Without Prior Bureau Approval	51
B. Extent to which office became involved in general production problems such as manpower, labor relations or finance — Contributions of office	51, 52
C. Extent to which yards learned to use the office, and extent to which they went straight to the Bureau or other higher authority	53
D. Evaluation of scheduling and material controls set up by Bureau or WPD from point of view of the field — Special emphasis on effect of adoption of CMP as seen in the field	54–57
E. Evaluation of experience in expediting special programs
DE Program	57
PB Program	58
F. Relations with INM’s in production and procurement matters	58

A. Changes in function of office during the war as a result of efforts to get field to check expenditures to prevent excessive costs; effectiveness of efforts	59
Fixed price contracts — economy	59
Evaluation of loafing	59
Cost Inspection Office 1941–1942	59–60
Contract changes	60
B. Problems arising in connection with contract termination and surplus property disposition	61

Industrial Managers Assistance	62
Water Exit Routes to Seaboard	62–66
Navigation in Ice	66–67
D.F.O. Personnel	67–68
Medical Department	68–69
Military Furloughs	69–70

Conclusion

No. 1. Shipbuilders and principal sub-contractors supervised by SupShips, Bay City and SupShips, Detroit.
No. 2. Wartime history of Asst. Supervisor of Shipbuilding, USN, Algonac, Michigan.
No. 3. Graphic presentation of Navy contracts awarded Defoe Shipbuilding Company.
No. 4. Graphic presentation of Navy contracts awarded Chris-Craft Corporation.