MAJOR SHIP AND AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENTS, FISCAL YEAR 1970
Following a series of conferences in December 1969 between Senate and House committees on the Department of Defense Appropriation Bill for Fiscal Year 1970, the following were agreed on for the naval shipbuilding and conversion and aircraft procurement programs for Fiscal Year 1970, which began on 1 July 1969 and will end on 30 June 1970:
1 |
DXGN |
5 |
DD (963 class) |
2 |
LHA |
3 |
SSN (688 (high speed) class) |
2 |
LCU |
40 |
LCM-6 |
31 |
LCPL |
8 |
YTB |
4 |
YRBM |
1 |
PC (for an ally) |
2 |
PGM (for S. Vietnam) |
2 |
LCM-8 (for S. Vietnam) |
4 |
DXGN |
8 |
DD |
2 |
LHA |
5 |
SSN |
1 |
DLG for improved Terrier |
10 |
MSO for new engines, sonars, and communications equipment |
12 |
A-6A Intruders |
12 |
EA-6B Intruders |
27 |
A-7E Corsairs |
12 |
AV-6B Harriers |
34 |
F-4J Phantoms |
12 |
CH-46E/F Sea Knights |
62 |
UH-1N Iroquois |
23 |
P-3C Orions |
1 |
P-3 for Project Magnet |
8 |
C-2A Greyhounds |
24 |
T-2C Buckeyes |
75 |
TA-4J Skyhawks |
|
plus funds for an undesignated number of T-38A Talons and advance procurement to support the F-14A fighter. |
|
Actual |
Planned1 | |
---|---|---|---|
|
June 30, 1968 |
June 30, 1969 |
June 30, 1970 |
Commissioned ships in active fleet |
932 |
886 |
880 |
Warships |
423 |
400 |
385 |
Other |
509 |
486 |
495 |
Carrier air groups |
27 |
25 |
23 |
Patrol and warning squadrons |
32 |
31 |
31 |
Marine divisions |
4 |
4 |
4 |
Marine air wings |
3 |
3 |
3 |
Aircraft inventory—active |
8,491 |
8,513 |
8,376 |
Active duty military personnel |
(1,072,484) |
(1,085,415) |
(1,081,339) |
Navy |
765,232 |
775,644 |
766,868 |
Marine Corps |
307,252 |
309,771 |
314,471 |
Reserve components personnel (paid drill training) |
(170,589) |
(181,722) |
(177,000) |
Naval Reserve |
123,904 |
132,710 |
129,000 |
Marine Corps Reserve |
46,685 |
49,078 |
48,000 |
1End fiscal year 1970 data reflect the force levels projected in the President’s fiscal year 1970 Budget as amended April 15, 1969. Source: Report No. 91-698, House of Representatives, 91st Congress, 1st session, 3 December 1969, p. 15.
SHIPS OF THE U. S. NAVY
Compiled by Stefan Terzibaschitsch
This unofficial counting was made on 1 January 1970. Where necessary, the new column “NRT” has been added. All ships and vessels belonging to the Naval Reserve Training Command are listed there. In the “Active” column are all the fully operational ships in commission. The decommissioned ships are shown in the “In Reserve” column, as long as they are included in the naval register. In the “Building” column, all ships under construction, or authorized and appropriated for, as of 1 January 1970, are shown. This includes ships of the Fiscal Year 1970 program. Included are all changes announced by the Secretary of Defense through the decommissionings and strikings of active and reserve ships.
Type |
Active |
NRT |
In Reserve |
Total |
Building |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aircraft Carriers |
21 |
— |
7 |
28 |
2 |
Submarines |
154 |
19 |
19 |
192 |
23 |
Amphibious Ships |
109 |
— |
51 |
160 |
36 |
Command Ships |
1 |
— |
1 |
2 |
— |
Battleships |
— |
— |
4 |
4 |
— |
Cruisers |
11 |
— |
24 |
35 |
— |
Frigates |
30 |
— |
3 |
33 |
3 |
Destroyers |
170 |
23 |
121 |
314 |
8 |
Escort Ships |
44 |
9 |
143 |
196 |
42 |
Patrol Vessels |
39 |
6 |
— |
45 |
6 |
Mine Warfare Vessels |
73 |
16 |
42 |
131 |
— |
Auxiliary Ships |
373 |
— |
89 |
462 |
26 |
Total |
1,025 |
73 |
504 |
1,602 |
146 |
Type |
Active |
In Reserve |
Total |
Building |
---|---|---|---|---|
CVAN |
1 |
— |
1 |
2 |
CVA |
14 |
— |
14 |
— |
CVS/CVT |
6 |
7 |
13 |
— |
|
21 |
7 |
28 |
2 |
The Ticonderoga (CVA-14), being altered for her future duty as a CVS, replacing Hornet (CVS-12), is already listed as a CVS. The just modernized Midway (CVA-41) replaces the Ticonderoga in the Pacific. Of the active Essex class carriers, one, the Lexington (CVT-16), serves as a training carrier with home port at Pensacola, Florida. Two Essex class AVTs, Leyte (AVT-10), and Philippine Sea (AVT-11) were stricken in 1969. Two smaller AVTs are in the list of auxiliary ships.
Type |
Active |
NRT |
In Reserve |
Total |
Building |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SSBN |
41 |
— |
— |
41 |
— |
SSN |
44 |
— |
1 |
45 |
23 |
SS |
56 |
1 |
6 |
63 |
— |
SST |
3 |
— |
— |
3 |
— |
SSX |
1 |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
AGSS |
8 |
18 |
11 |
37 |
— |
LPSS |
1 |
— |
1 |
2 |
— |
|
154 |
19 |
19 |
192 |
23 |
Most of the SSBN are being or will be converted to carry the Poseidon missile instead of the Polaris. The figures in the column “Active” will therefore vary in the next few years. Submarines listed under the “NRT” column are hulks, unable to move or dive.
Type |
Active |
In Reserve |
Total |
Building |
---|---|---|---|---|
LCC |
3 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
LHA |
— |
— |
— |
3 |
LPH |
6 |
— |
6 |
1 |
LPA |
5 |
6 |
11 |
— |
LKA |
14 |
2 |
16 |
2 |
LPD |
10 |
— |
10 |
5 |
LSD |
13 |
14 |
27 |
4 |
LST |
51 |
18 |
59 |
19 |
LPR |
3 |
11 |
14 |
— |
LFR |
4 |
8 |
12 |
— |
|
109 |
51 |
160 |
36 |
All three Boxer class LPHs have been discarded, as have some of the Ashland class LSDs. MSTS-operated LSTs are included under Auxiliary Ships. There are 123 non-commissioned LCUs operated by Navy crews which belong mainly to the amphibious or service forces. Some of the decommissioned LCCs, LPAs, and LKAs have been deleted from the naval register and transferred to the Maritime Administration, which even before the 1969 cutbacks in active naval strength maintained 3 LCCs, 17 LKAs, and 116 LPAs.
Type |
Active |
In Reserve |
Total |
Building |
---|---|---|---|---|
CC |
1 |
1 |
2 |
— |
The Northampton (CC-1) has been decommissioned.
Type |
Active |
In Reserve |
Total |
Building |
---|---|---|---|---|
BB |
— |
4 |
4 |
— |
The New Jersey (BB-62) has reverted to reserve after serving only one year as a gun support ship off Vietnam.
Type |
Active |
In Reserve |
Total |
Building |
---|---|---|---|---|
CGN |
1 |
|
1 |
— |
CG |
3 |
|
3 |
— |
CLG |
5 |
1 |
6 |
— |
CA |
2 |
15 |
17 |
— |
CL |
— |
8 |
8 |
— |
|
11 |
24 |
35 |
— |
The two heavy cruisers (CA) of the Boston class have recently been retired. They are former CAGs with the obsolete Terrier I missile system on board.
Type |
Active |
In Reserve |
Total |
Building |
---|---|---|---|---|
DLGN |
2 |
— |
2 |
3 |
DLG |
28 |
— |
28 |
— |
DL |
— |
3 |
3 |
— |
|
30 |
3 |
33 |
3 |
Most of the Leahy and Farragut class ships have been extensively modernized, or will be, in the next few years. Those currently undergoing such modernization are included in the Active list. Their names are listed elsewhere in this volume.
Type |
Active |
NRT |
In Reserve |
Total |
Building |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DDG |
29 |
— |
— |
29 |
— |
DD |
141 |
23 |
121 |
285 |
8 |
|
170 |
23 |
121 |
314 |
8 |
The DDGs include 23 of the Charles F. Adams class, 4 former Forrest Sherman class DDs, and 2 former Mitscher class DLs. Some destroyers now being modernized are included in the active list. Their names are listed elsewhere in this volume.
Type |
Active |
NRT |
In Reserve |
Total |
Building |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AGDE |
1 |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
DEG |
6 |
— |
— |
6 |
— |
DE |
29 |
8 |
126 |
163 |
42 |
DER |
8 |
1 |
17 |
26 |
— |
|
44 |
9 |
143 |
196 |
42 |
All 29 DEs in the active fleet are fairly new ships, as are 4 of the NRT ships. The lone AGDE is equal to a fully effective DE of the Garcia class (minus one 5” gun).
Type |
Active |
NRT |
In Reserve |
Total |
Building |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PCH |
1 |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
PGH |
2 |
— |
— |
2 |
— |
AGEH |
1 |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
PG |
11 |
— |
— |
11 |
6 |
PTF |
22 |
— |
— |
22 |
— |
PCE |
— |
4 |
— |
4 |
— |
PCER |
2 |
1 |
— |
3 |
— |
PCS |
— |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
|
39 |
6 |
— |
45 |
6 |
There are in addition many non-commissioned 50-foot “Swift” boats (PCFs), 31-foot river patrol boats (PBRs), assault support patrol boats (ASPBs), and LCMs converted into a variety of river fighting craft. Their numbers are decreasing rapidly as they are transferred to the South Vietnamese Navy.
Type |
Active |
NRT |
In Reserve |
Total |
Building |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
MMF |
— |
— |
1 |
1 |
— |
MMD |
— |
— |
10 |
10 |
— |
MCS |
1 |
— |
1 |
2 |
— |
MSF |
— |
— |
29 |
29 |
— |
MSO |
63 |
— |
— |
63 |
— |
MHC |
— |
— |
1 |
1 |
— |
MSC |
8 |
14 |
— |
22 |
— |
MSI |
— |
2 |
— |
2 |
— |
MSS |
1 |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
|
73 |
16 |
42 |
131 |
0 |
One of the two newly converted MCSs was ordered into mothballs in 1969. Three additional MCSs are in the Maritime Administration’s reserve fleets. The MSFs are steel-hulled ships and most of them will be stricken in the near future or transferred as patrol vessels to foreign navies. The sole MHC is on loan to a private company. The MSS-1 is a new type of large special minesweeper, converted from a merchant ship hull. In addition to the foregoing vessels, there are 40 57-foot MSBs and one 82-foot MSB. There are also about 50 36-foot MSLs. The last MCSO was stricken recently.
Type |
Active |
In Reserve |
Total |
Building |
---|---|---|---|---|
AD |
15 |
2 |
17 |
— |
ADG |
1 |
3 |
4 |
— |
AE |
19 |
1 |
20 |
6 |
AF/T-AF |
12 |
5 |
17 |
— |
AFS |
6 |
— |
6 |
1 |
AG/T-AG |
13 |
— |
13 |
1 (Conv.) |
AGF |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
T-AGM |
16 |
— |
16 |
1 (Conv.) |
AGMR |
— |
2 |
2 |
— |
AGOR/T-AGOR |
14 |
2 |
16 |
1 |
AGS/T-AGS |
10 |
4 |
14 |
2 |
AGTR |
— |
4 |
4 |
— |
AH |
2 |
— |
2 |
— |
AK/T-AK |
26 |
— |
26 |
1 (Conv.) |
T-AKD |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
AKL/T-AKL |
4 |
— |
4 |
— |
T-AKR |
2 |
— |
2 |
— |
AKS |
— |
1 |
1 |
— |
AKV/T-AKV |
7 |
9 |
16 |
— |
ANL |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
AO/T-AO |
53 |
4 |
57 |
— |
AOG/T-AOG |
12 |
2 |
14 |
— |
AOE |
3 |
— |
3 |
2 |
AOR |
2 |
— |
2 |
4 |
T-AP |
8 |
— |
8 |
— |
APB |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
T-APC |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
AR |
8 |
— |
8 |
— |
ARB |
— |
— |
— |
— |
ARC/T-ARC |
4 |
— |
4 |
— |
ARG |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
ARL |
4 |
7 |
11 |
— |
ARS |
13 |
— |
13 |
— |
ARSD |
— |
2 |
2 |
— |
ARST |
— |
2 |
2 |
— |
ARVA |
— |
2 |
2 |
— |
ARVE |
— |
1 |
1 |
— |
T-ARVH |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
AS |
11 |
4 |
15 |
2 |
ASR |
9 |
1 |
10 |
2 |
ATA/T-ATA |
14 |
4 |
18 |
— |
ATF |
30 |
— |
30 |
— |
ATS |
— |
— |
— |
3 |
AV |
— |
4 |
4 |
— |
AVM |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
AVB |
— |
1 |
1 |
— |
AVT |
— |
2 |
2 |
— |
AW |
— |
1 |
1 |
— |
T-LST |
47 |
— |
47 |
— |
|
373 |
89 |
462 |
26 |
The conversion of the old cruiser Spokane (T-AG-191) has not yet started. T-AGM-22 is being converted from a VC2 hull into an instrumentation ship for the Poseidon program. T-AK-282 is being converted, also from a VC2 merchant ship, to transport Poseidon missiles to the ASs. Eight additional double-hulled ASRs and 2 ATSs are planned. The Maritime Administration maintains 117 former naval auxiliaries in its reserve fleets, including 73 conversions from EC2-type cargo ships. There are also about 100 small former military and naval auxiliaries, mostly tugs, in the MARAD reserve fleets.
CHANGES IN SHIPS’ STATUS
Compiled by Lieutenant D. L. Strole, U. S. Navy and Lieutenant W. E. Dutcher, U. S. Naval Reserve
1 July 1968-31 December 1969
AE-26 |
Kilauea |
AE-27 |
Butte |
AFS-4 |
White Plains |
AFS-5 |
Concord |
AFS-6 |
San Diego |
AGSS-555 |
Dolphin |
AOE-3 |
Seattle |
AOR-1 |
Wichita |
AOR-2 |
Milwaukee |
CVA-67 |
John F. Kennedy |
DE-1050 |
Albert David |
DE-1051 |
O’Callahan |
DE-1052 |
Knox |
DE-1053 |
Roark |
DE-1055 |
Hepburn |
DE-1056 |
Connole |
DE-1058 |
Meyerkord |
LKA-113 |
Charleston |
LKA-114 |
Durham |
LKA-115 |
Mobile |
LKA-116 |
St. Louis |
LPD-9 |
Denver |
LPD-10 |
Juneau |
LPH-11 |
New Orleans |
LSD-36 |
Anchorage |
LKT-1179 |
Newport |
LST-1182 |
Fresno |
PG-90 |
Canon |
PG-92 |
Tacoma |
PG-93 |
Welch |
PG-94 |
Chehalis |
PG-95 |
Defiance |
PG-97 |
Surprise |
PG-99 |
Beacon |
PG-101 |
Green Bay |
SSN-638 |
Whale |
SSN-639 |
Tautog |
SSN-646 |
Grayling |
SSN-648 |
Aspro |
SSN-649 |
Sunfish |
SSN-652 |
Puffer |
SSN-662 |
Gurnard |
SSN-664 |
Sea Devil |
SSN-667 |
Bergall |
SSN-668 |
Spadefish |
SSN-669 |
Sea Horse |
SSN-671 |
Narwhal |
Ships Recommissioned:
AE-24 |
Pyro |
ANL-78 |
Cohoes |
AO-51 |
Ashtabula |
AO-98 |
Caloosahatchee |
AO-99 |
Canisteo |
CG-10 |
Albany |
DDG-36 |
John S. McCain |
DLG-6 |
Farragut |
DLG-17 |
Harry E. Yarnell |
LPSS-574 |
Grayback |
AE-4 |
Mount Baker |
AF-28 |
Hyades |
AF-29 |
Graffias |
AF-49 |
Zelima |
AF-54 |
Pictor |
AF-55 |
Aludra |
AGMR-1 |
Annapolis |
AGMR-2 |
Arlington |
AGS-15 |
Tanner |
AGSS-328 |
Charr |
AGSS-481 |
Requin |
AKS-32 |
Altair |
AO-25 |
Sabine |
AO-26 |
Salamonie |
AO-27 |
Kaskaskia |
AO-43 |
Tappahannock |
AO-54 |
Chikaskia |
AOG-1 |
Patapsco |
AOG-9 |
Kishwaukee |
APB-39 |
Mercer |
APB-40 |
Nueces |
AR-23 |
Markab |
ARL-37 |
Indra |
ATA-197 |
Sunnadin |
BB-62 |
New Jersey |
CA-70 |
Canberra |
CLG-8 |
Topeka |
CVS-9 |
Essex |
CVS-15 |
Randolph |
CVS-20 |
Bennington |
CVS-33 |
Kearsarge |
DD-446 |
Radford |
DD-566 |
Stoddard |
DD-682 |
Porterfield |
DD-685 |
Picking |
DD-831 |
Goodrich |
DER-324 |
Falgout |
DER-328 |
Finch |
DER-386 |
Savage |
DER-387 |
Vance |
DL-1 |
Norfolk |
DL-4 |
Willis A. Lee |
DL-5 |
Wilkinson |
LCC-7 |
Mt. McKinley |
LCC-12 |
Estes |
LCC-17 |
Taconic |
LKA-54 |
Algol |
LKA-57 |
Capricornus |
LKA-94 |
Winston |
LKA-97 |
Merrick |
LPA-44 |
Fremont |
LPA-194 |
Sandoval |
LPA-212 |
Montrose |
LPA-213 |
Mountrail |
LPA-215 |
Navarro |
LPA-220 |
Okanogan |
LPA-222 |
Pickaway |
LPA-237 |
Bexar |
LPR-90 |
Kirwin |
LPR-119 |
Beverly W. Reid |
LPR-123 |
Diachenko |
LPR-135 |
Weiss |
LPSS-315 |
Sea Lion |
LSD-7 |
Oak Hill |
LSD-13 |
Casa Grande |
LSD-15 |
Shadwell |
LSD-18 |
Colonial |
LSD-22 |
Fort Marion |
LST-344 |
Blanco County |
LST-525 |
Caroline County |
LST-533 |
Cheboygan County |
LST-583 |
Churchill County |
LST-722 |
Dodge County |
LST-758 |
Duval County |
LST-762 |
Floyd County |
LST-824 |
Henry County |
LST-854 |
Kemper County |
LST-901 |
Litchfield County |
LST-983 |
Middlesex County |
LST-1084 |
Polk County |
LST-1096 |
St. Clair County |
LST-1122 |
San Joaquin County |
LST-1123 |
Sedgwick County |
LST-1146 |
Summit County |
LST-1148 |
Sumner County |
MCS-2 |
Ozark |
SS-319 |
Becuna |
SS-324 |
Blenny |
SS-403 |
Atule |
SS-406 |
Sea Poacher |
SS-417 |
Tench |
SS-476 |
Runner |
SSN-586 |
Triton |
AE-6 |
Shasta |
AF-48 |
Alstede |
AF-62 |
Bellatrix |
AGER-1 |
Banner |
AGER-3 |
Palm Beach |
AGS-16 |
Maury |
AGS-28 |
Towhee |
AGS-30 |
San Pablo |
AGSS-214 |
Grouper |
AGSS-241 |
Bashaw |
AGSS-242 |
Bluegill |
AGSS-243 |
Bream |
AGSS-274 |
Rock |
AGSS-303 |
Sablefish |
AGSS-348 |
Cusk |
AGSS-399 |
Sea Cat |
AGSS-405 |
Sea Owl |
AGSS-482 |
Irex |
AGSS-489 |
Spinax |
AGTR-2 |
Georgetown |
AK-259 |
Alcor |
AKS-1 |
Castor |
ANL-9 |
Butternut |
AO-22 |
Cimmaron |
AOG-52 |
Mattabesset |
ARL-18 |
Pandemus |
ATF-107 |
Munsee |
DD-445 |
Fletcher |
DD-447 |
Jenkins |
DD-466 |
Waller |
DD-468 |
Taylor |
DD-471 |
Beale |
DD-498 |
Philip |
DD-517 |
Walker |
DD-544 |
Boyd |
DD-577 |
Sproston |
DD-651 |
Cogswell |
DD-666 |
Black |
DD-684 |
Wedderburn |
DD-754 |
Frank E. Evans |
DD-795 |
Preston |
DD-834 |
Turner |
DD-848 |
Witek |
DD-857 |
Bristol |
DER-322 |
Newell |
DER-325 |
Lowe |
DER-327 |
Brister |
DER-331 |
Koiner |
DER-393 |
Haverfield |
DER-397 |
Wilhoite |
LKA-88 |
Uvalde |
LKA-96 |
Matthews |
LKA-100 |
Oglethorpe |
LKA-105 |
Skagit |
LPA-31 |
Monrovia |
LPA-37 |
Cavalier |
LPA-208 |
Talladega |
LPA-210 |
Telfair |
LPA-228 |
Rockbridge |
LPH-4 |
Boxer |
LPR-89 |
Ruchamkin |
LPR-130 |
Cook |
LPSS-282 |
Tunny |
LSD-1 |
Ashland |
LSD-2 |
Belle Grove |
LSD-3 |
Carter Hall |
MCS-7 |
Epping Forest |
SS-392 |
Sterlet |
SS-408 |
Sennet |
SS-475 |
Argonaut |
|
Former Class and Hull No. |
New Class and Hull No. |
Shangri La |
CVA-38 |
CVS-38 |
Ticonderoga |
CVA-14 |
CVS-14 |
Bugara |
AGSS-331 |
SS-331 |
Carbonero |
AGSS-337 |
SS-337 |
Medregal |
AGSS-480 |
SS-480 |
Becuna |
SS-319 |
AGSS-319 |
Blenny |
SS-324 |
AGSS-324 |
Chopper |
SS-342 |
AGSS-342 |
Atule |
SS-403 |
AGSS-403 |
Tench |
SS-417 |
AGSS-417 |
Coastal Crusader |
T-AGM-16 |
T-AGS-36 |
DD-507 |
Conway |
DD-508 |
Cony |
DD-778 |
Massey |
DD-779 |
Douglas H. Fox |
DD-781 |
Robert K. Huntington |
DE-1023 |
Evans |
DE-1024 |
Bridget |
DE-1025 |
Bauer |
DE-1026 |
Hooper |
DER-383 |
Mills |
MSC-121 |
Bluebird |
MSC-191 |
Frigate Bird |
MSC-192 |
Humming Bird |
MSC-193 |
Jacana |
MSC-194 |
Kingbird |
MSC-195 |
Limpkin |
MSC-196 |
Meadowlark |
MSC-197 |
Parrot |
MSC-201 |
Shrike |
SS-342 |
Chopper |
APB-36 |
Colleton |
ATA-190 |
Samoset |
ATA-192 |
Tillamook |
ATA-193 |
Stallion |
SS-331 |
Bugara |
SSN-575 |
Seawolf |
SSN-587 |
Halibut |
LST-515 |
Caddo Parish |
LST-603 |
Coconino County |
LST-825 |
Hickman County |
LST-905 |
Madera County |
SUMMARY OF OTHER MAJOR MILITARY FORCES AS OF 31 DECEMBER 1969
Department of Defense Military Strength as of 30 June 1969
Total numerical strength of the Armed Forces . . . . 3,461,190
Army . . . . . . 1,512,170
Navy . . . . . . . . 775,367
Marine Corps. . . 311,300
Air Force. . . . . . 862,353
This represents a decrease of 86,712 from the 30 June 1968 combined strength of 3,547,902.
Department of the Navy
Carrier Air Wings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Carrier Antisubmarine Warfare Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Active Aircraft Inventory (Navy and Marine Corps) . 8285
Operational aircraft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6885
Non-operational support aircraft,
aircraft in progressive rework,
and aircraft in the operational pipeline . . . . . . . . . . . . 1400
Marine Divisions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4First Marine Division
Vietnam
Second Marine Division
Based in North Carolina:
Rotates to Mediterranean and Caribbean
Third Marine Division (minus)
Vietnam, Okinawa
Fifth Marine Division
California, Vietnam, Hawaii
Marine Air Wings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
First Marine Air Wing
Vietnam
Second Marine Air Wing
North Carolina
Third Marine Air Wing
California, Hawaii
(Note: Marine Reservists on inactive duty compose the Fourth Marine Air Wing and Fourth Marine Division.)
Admirals and Principal Commands of the Navy
Chief of Naval Operations . . . .
. . . . Admiral Thomas H. Moorer
Washington, D. C.
Commander-in-Chief, Allied Forces, Southern Europe
. . . . Admiral Horacio Rivero, Jr.
Gaeta, Italy
Commander-in-Chief, Pacific
. . . . Admiral John S. McCain, Jr.
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Chief of Naval Material
. . . . Admiral Ignatius J. Galantin
Washington, D. C.
Commander-in-Chief, Atlantic; C-in-C Atlantic Fleet;
and Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic
. . . . Admiral Ephraim P. Holmes
Norfolk, Va.
Commander-in-Chief, U. S. Pacific Fleet
. . . . Admiral John J. Hyland
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Vice Chief of Naval Operations
. . . . Admiral Bernard A. Clarey
Washington, D. C.
Commander-in-Chief, U. S. Naval Forces, Europe
. . . . Admiral Waldemar F. A. Wendt
London, England
Numbered Fleets and Their Commanders as of 1 January 1970
Numbered Fleets
First Fleet
Commander
. . . .Vice Admiral Isaac C. Kidd, Jr.
Flagship . . USS Providence (CLG-6)
Second Fleet
Commander
. . . . Vice Admiral Benedict J. Semmes, Jr.
Flagship . . USS Newport News (CA-148)
Sixth Fleet
Commander
. . . . Vice Admiral David C. Richardson
Flagship . . USS Little Rock (CLG-4)
Seventh Fleet
Commander
. . . . Vice Admiral William F. Bringle
Flagship USS Oklahoma City (CLG-5)
Department of the Army
Divisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Infantry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Men (all figures are per division) . 15,920
Tanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Field artillery pieces . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Helicopters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Fixed-wing aircraft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Mechanized Infantry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Men . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,976
Tanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Field artillery pieces . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Helicopters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Fixed-wing aircraft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Armored . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Men . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,966
Tanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Field artillery pieces . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Helicopters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Fixed-wing aircraft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Air Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Men . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,847
Tanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0
Field artillery pieces . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Helicopters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 428
Fixed-wing aircraft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Airborne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Men . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,972
Tanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0
Field artillery pieces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Helicopters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Fixed-wing aircraft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Separate Brigades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Armored Cavalry Regiments . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Special Forces Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Missile Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Active Aircraft Inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,000
Fixed-wing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,500
Helicopters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,500
Deployment of Army Divisions
In the United States:
5th Infantry Division, Mechanized [(]Colorado)
82nd Airborne Division (North Carolina)
1st Armored Division (Texas)
2nd Armored Division (Texas)
24th Infantry Division, Mechanized, minus (Kansas)
In Germany:
3rd Infantry Division, Mechanized
8th Infantry Division, Mechanized
3rd Armored Division
4th Armored Division
1st Brigade, 24th Infantry Division
In Korea:
2nd Infantry Division
7th Infantry Division
In Republic of Vietnam:
1st Infantry Division
4th Infantry Division
9th Infantry Division
24th Infantry Division
1st Air Cavalry Division, Airmobile
101 Airborne Division, Airmobile
23rd Infantry (Americal)
3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division
Department of the Air Force
Strategic Bomber Wings
B-52, B-58 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Tactical Air Command Squadrons
(F-4, F-100, F-105, C-123, C-130, B-26, B-57, A-1) . 147
Fighter Interceptor Squadrons
(F-101, F-102, F-104, F-106) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Interceptor Missile Squadrons
(Bomarc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Airlift Squadrons (including Military Airlift Command Squadrons)
(C-124, C-130, C-133, C-135, C-141) . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Operational Strategic Missiles
(Titan II and Minuteman) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .over 1,000
Active Aircraft Inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,058
U. S. Coast Guard
Uniformed Personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38,899
Officers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,383
Warrant Officers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,257
Cadets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 556
Enlisted Men . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,703
Commissioned ships and boats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Cutters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Buoy Tenders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Construction Cutters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Patrol Craft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Lightships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Tugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Icebreakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Ferries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Non-Commissioned boats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,139
Fixed-wing aircraft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Helicopters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Vietnam Casualty Summary from 1 January 1961 through 27 December 1969
Total deaths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,979
Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,599
Killed in action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,279
Died of wounds; while missing;
while captured or interned . . . . . . . . 4,320
Navy and Coast Guard . . . . . . . . . . . 1,267
Killed in action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 966
Died of wounds; while missing;
while captured or interned . . . . . . . . . . 301
Air Force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 765
Killed in action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
Died of wounds; while missing;
while captured or interned . . . . . . . . . . 367
Marine Corps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,348
Killed in action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,002
Died of wounds; while missing;
while captured or interned . . . . . . . . . 1,346
MERCHANT SHIPPING DATA
Compiled From U. S. Maritime Administration Data
U. S. Merchant Marine Summary as of 15 January 1970
U. S.-flag oceangoing merchant fleet (ships of over 1,000 gross tons)
Active . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 937
Government-owned (1 passenger-
cargo, 113 freighters, 3 tankers) . . . . . 117
Privately-owned . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 820
Passenger-cargo ships . . . . . . . . 14
Freighters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 555
Tankers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Inactive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 757
Government-owned (excluding 256
naval auxiliaries and amphibious ships
in Maritime Administration custody) . . . . 642
Passenger-cargo ships
and transports . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Freighters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 570
Tankers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Privately-owned . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Passenger-cargo ships . . . . . . . . . 10
Freighters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Tankers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Total U. S. merchant ships of over 1,000 tons under
construction or conversion in U. S. yards . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Freighters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Tankers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Conversion of old ships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Eight new merchant ships, all between 14,300 and 37,250 deadweight tons were completed in U. S. yards between 1 July 1969 and 30 November 1969. Two were tankers, two were conventional freighters, two were container freighters, and two were roll-on, roll-off freighters. In the same period 15 old ships were converted to new uses.
U. S. merchant marine manpower
Seafaring jobs in active oceangoing
U. S.-flag ships of 1,000 tons and over
as of 1 December 1969 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42,116
Men in training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,826
Longshoremen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68,800
U. S. commercial shipyard employees
(men employed in yards having facilities
to build ships 475 by 68 feet,
as of September 1969[)] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61,135
Status and |
Number of |
Deadweight |
Passenger- |
Freighters |
Tankers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total Ships |
963 |
15,522,000 |
25 |
663 |
275 |
Active Ships |
842 |
13,408,000 |
21 |
613 |
208 |
Foreign Trade |
441 |
5,954,000 |
19 |
393 |
29 |
Nearby Foreign |
13 |
151,000 |
2 |
7 |
4 |
Great Lakes-Seaway-Foreign |
3 |
32,000 |
— |
3 |
— |
Overseas Foreign |
425 |
5,771,000 |
17 |
383 |
25 |
Foreign to Foreign |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Domestic Trade |
199 |
4,062,000 |
2 |
69 |
128 |
Coastwise |
105 |
2,619,000 |
— |
8 |
97 |
Intercoastal |
25 |
416,000 |
— |
17 |
8 |
Noncontiguous |
69 |
1,029,000 |
2 |
44 |
23 |
U. S. Agency operations (MSTS) |
202 |
3,392,000 |
— |
151 |
51 |
Inactive Ships |
121 |
2,113,000 |
4 |
50 |
67 |
Temporarily inactive |
93 |
1,804,000 |
— |
33 |
60 |
Laid up |
28 |
309,000 |
4 |
17 |
7 |
15 Principal Merchant Fleets Of The World
Country of |
Number of |
Deadweight |
Passenger |
Freighters |
Refrigerated |
Bulk |
Tankers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total—All Countries |
19,415 |
283,877[M] |
925 |
10,974 |
832 |
2,676 |
3,967 |
Japan |
1,843 |
31,892,000 |
27 |
1,070 |
59 |
361 |
326 |
United Kingdom |
1,810 |
31,075,000 |
64 |
872 |
141 |
293 |
420 |
USSR |
1,670** |
12,123,000 |
73 |
975 |
154 |
133 |
334 |
Liberia |
1,652 |
48,835,000 |
19 |
457 |
15 |
492 |
668 |
Norway |
1,240 |
29,817,000 |
28 |
463 |
26 |
330 |
392 |
Greece |
1,059 |
13,096,000 |
50 |
698 |
16 |
124 |
171 |
United States |
963 |
15,522,000 |
21 |
600 |
16 |
47 |
275 |
West Germany |
915 |
9,519,000 |
7 |
698 |
77 |
81 |
51 |
Italy |
607 |
8,815,000 |
68 |
230 |
20 |
113 |
175 |
Panama |
620 |
8,264,000 |
25 |
362 |
11 |
61 |
161 |
France |
473 |
7,807,000 |
24 |
203 |
42 |
60 |
143 |
Netherlands |
447 |
6,579,000 |
20 |
284 |
38 |
32 |
92 |
Sweden |
404 |
7.035,000 |
6 |
193 |
37 |
93 |
75 |
Spain |
376 |
3,407,000 |
38 |
197 |
19 |
23 |
99 |
Denmark |
311 |
4,407,000 |
16 |
196 |
20 |
24 |
55 |
*In previous years’ issues of Naval Review, freighters and refrigerated freighters are listed together under the heading “freighters.”
**Includes 51 U. S. Government-owned ships transferred to USSR under lend-lease agreements, 49 of which are still under that registry; and 2 under North Korean registry.
|
Country of |
Number |
DWT |
Country of |
Number |
DWT |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Japan |
491 |
32,786,000 |
USSR |
332 |
2,990,000 |
2 |
West Germany |
198 |
6,543,000 |
Liberia |
233 |
21,617,000 |
3 |
United Kingdom |
133 |
5,442,000 |
Norway |
159 |
10,483,000 |
4 |
USSR |
129 |
1,728,000 |
United Kingdom |
153 |
10,065,000 |
5 |
Spain |
99 |
3,236,000 |
Japan |
144 |
5,744,000 |
6 |
Poland |
89 |
1,276,000 |
West Germany |
122 |
1,799,000 |
7 |
France |
84 |
5,370,000 |
Greece |
67 |
1,638,000 |
8 |
Sweden |
78 |
6,359,000 |
Spain |
66 |
2,356,000 |
9 |
Norway |
64 |
3,388,000 |
United States |
57 |
1,697,000 |
10 |
Finland |
59 |
394,000 |
Brazil |
55 |
911,000 |
11 |
United States |
57 |
1,697,000 |
Poland |
52 |
756,000 |
12 |
Yugoslavia |
55 |
1,483,000 |
France |
49 |
4,064,000 |
13 |
Italy |
50 |
2,901,000 |
Sweden |
40 |
1,407,000 |
14 |
Netherlands |
47 |
2,929,000 |
Panama |
30 |
541,000 |
15 |
Denmark |
40 |
3,970,000 |
Italy |
29 |
2,198,000 |
|
All Others |
318 |
2,901,000 |
All Others |
322 |
14,137,000 |