U. S. NAVY BUILDING PROGRAMS DURING WORLD WAR II: FY 1942

FISCAL YEAR 1942

Additional ATF


Lend Lease


New Type: Wood YN
(Later orders with May 1942 reorders.)


APM (LSD) for U.S.


Wood ARS for U.S.


Initial Program under Small Vessel Authorization of 21 Nov.41.
(NOTE: The BUSHIPS history cites a directive of Oct 41 for SC 676-775.)


Lend Lease


5% Expansion Building Program (To be laid down in 1942)


Same, Supplementary order


Maximum War Effort and 1799 Vessel Building Programs: Combatants
(NOTE: The 1799 Vessel program consisted of ships requested by the British.)


Maximum War Effort and 1799 Vessel Building Programs: Patrol Craft
(Later PCE orders are shown with May 1942 reorders and May 1943 program. Reallocations approved on 8 April 1942 are shown in the notes in (), there were no awards. The numbers PCE 921-60 were reused in May 1943, q.v.)


Maximum War Effort and 1799 Vessel Building Programs: Minesweepers
(Later AM orders are shown with May 1942 reorders and May 1943 program. Reallocations approved on 8 April 1942 are shown in the notes in (), there were no awards. The numbers PCE 921-60 were reused in May 1943 q.v.)


Maximum War Effort and 1799 Vessel Programs: Landing Ships
(LST 6,10,16,21,25 were built at Dravo Wilmington under the contract for LST 1-60.)


MWE & 1799: Landing Ships. ctd.: 300 + 100 LCT:
(Initial orders, including 100 from UK Lend Lease Requisition 8039a)


MWE & 1799: Landing Ships. ctd.: 300 + 100 LCT:
(Redistributed orders: 300 under 1799 Vess. Prog. as directed, other 100 back (?) to Lend Lease. The BUSHIPS history puts LCT 301-400 under directive of ca. 25 Apr 42, below.)


Maximum War Effort and 1799 Vessel Programs: Initial Auxiliary Orders
(NOTE: The APR type was replaced by the PCER type.)


Maximum War Effort Building Program: Small Auxiliaries Section


Maximum War Effort Building Program: District Craft Section
(Later YN orders are shown with May 1942 reorders.)


Maximum War Effort Building Program: Large Auxiliaries Section
(NOTE: All of the below were programmed as conversions. The contract for CVE 52-54 also included the acquisition of CVE 31-51.)


Maximum War Effort Building Program: Reorders of May-September 1942
(For further changes see reorders after small combatants of 28 May 43.)


Reverse Lend Lease


Hyde Park Agreement. February 1942
(NOTE: The BUSHIPS history cites directive for PG 86-100 as March 1942, and directive for PG 101-10 as September 1942. Included in agreement but not acquired: 16 Western Isle class trawlers, 6 105' MMS.)


Additional Submarines using previously authorized tonnage
(To introduce SS-285 design to private yards.)


Landing Ships, First Increment: "Cross-Channel" buildup
(NOTE: The BUSHIPS history includes LCT 301-400 under this directive.)


1943-44 Combatant Building Program: Advance Auth./Appr. for Submarines