THE WHITE HOUSE
                                
                                 WASHINGTON
 
 
                                        April 13, 1942
 
MEMORANDUM
 
TO:                     THE PRESIDENT
 
FROM:                MR. LUBIN
 
SUBJECT:       MERCHANT VESSEL LOSSES
 
 
     The attached table shows that during the week
ending April 5, the United States and British governments
received notification of the loss of 19 ships aggregating 
186,244 deadweight tons. Of this total, 100,103 tons were 
tankers and 86,141 tons were cargo ships.
 
     During the same week 12 new ships of 130,041 
deadweight tons were put into operation. Two of these were 
tankers, of 32,250 tons.
 
     The net loss of merchant vessels under United 
States and British control for the week ending April 5 was 
56,203 deadweight tons.
 
     You will note from the table that there was a 
net gain in cargo ships of 11,650 tons. The net loss of 
tankers (new construction minus sinkings) was 67,853 tons.
 
 
 
 
 
DECLASSIFIED
By Deputy Archivist of the U.S.
 
                                 FEB 8 1972
By W. J. Stewart Date