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PART I
APPENDI ASUBMARINES SUNK BY MONTHS1
WORLD WAR II
SYMBOLS: G German
I Italian
J Japanese
If no symbol see total
SUNK BY 1939 British Empire
or European AlliedU.S. Navy U.S. Army U.S. Coast Guard Collision
or Marine
CasualtyMine Unknown Total Grand
TotalVessels Air Vessels Air Air Vessels Air G I J September 2 2 2 October 2 2 4 4 November 2 2 2 December 1 1 1 Total 1939 7 2 9 9 1940 January 1 1 1 February 4 1 5 5 April 5 1 1 7 7 May 1 1 1 June 6 3 1 10 10 July 1 1 2 2 August G1 I1 G1 G1 3 1 4 September 1 1 1 October G1
I41 4 5 November G2
I12 1 3 December 2 1 3 3 Total 1940 29 5 2 2 4 22 20 42 1941 January 1 1 1 3 3 March G5
I25 2 7 April 2 2 2 May 1 1 1 June G4
I24 2 6 July I1 G1 1 1 2 August G2
I2G1 3 2 5 September G2
I3I2 2 4 6 October G2
I1I1 2 2 4 November G2 G1 G2 I1 5 1 7 December G7
I1G1 J1 G1
J2G1 10 1 3 14 Total 1941 40 4 1 5 1 5 35 18 3 56
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SUNK BY 1942 British Empire
or European AlliedU.S. Navy U.S. Army U.S. Coast Guard Collision
or Marine
CasualtyMine Unknown Total Grand
TotalVessels Air Vessels Air Air Vessels Air G I J January G2
I2
J1G1 J3 3 2 4 9 February G2 2 2 March G3
I1G2 1 6 3 9 April G1 G1
J11 3 1 4 May G2 G1 J2 G1 4 2 6 June I1 G1
I1G1 G1 J1 3 2 1 6 July G5
I3G3 G1 G2 J1 11 3 1 15 August G5
I3
J1G1 J1 G1
J1G1 G1 I1 9 4 3 16 September G4 G4
I1G1 G1
J110 1 1 12 October G3 G10 G1 G2
J116 1 17 November G4
I2G6 G1
J1G1 I1 G1 13 3 1 17 December G2
I3G1
I1J3 G1
J1G1 5 4 4 13 Total 1942 52 31 13 9 5 4 1 3 4 4 85 22 19 126 1943 January G2
I3
J1G1 J1 G2 G1 6 3 2 11 February G8
I3G6 J1 G1 G2 G1 G1 19 3 1 23 March G3 G7 G1 G1 G1 G1
I11 15 1 16 April G5 G6 J1 G1
I1G1 G1 G1 15 1 1 17 May G16
I1G16 G1
I1
J1G5 I1 G2 G1
I241 5 1 47 June G5 G7 G5
J317 3 20 July G4
I7G10
J3G2
J3G15 G6 37 9 3 49 August G3 G8 I1
J1G9
J1G1 G2 G2 25 1 2 28 September G1
I1G5
I1J2 G1
J1G2 9 2 3 14 October G7 G12 J1 G7 26 1 27 November G7
J1G4 G1
J2G5 G2 19 3 22 December G1 G3
J1G2
J1G1 G1 J1 8 3 11 Total 1943 78 86 31 53 10 3 12 2 10 237 25 23 285
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SUNK BY 1944 British Empire
or European AlliedU.S. Navy U.S. Army U.S. Coast Guard Collision
or Marine
CasualtyMine Unknown Total Grand
TotalVessels Air Vessels Air Air Vessels Air G I J January G5 G4 J2 G2 G1 G1 G2
J115 3 18 February G12
J2G3 J5 G2 G2 G1 J1 20 8 28 March G11 G3 G1
J2G4 G2 G2 G1 25 2 27 April G7 G3 G3
J5G2 G2 G1 G1
J1G1 G1 21 6 27 May G3 G12 G3
J8G2 G1 G1 22 8 30 June G7 G15 J6 G3
J3J1 25 10 35 July G6
J1G8 G2
J5G1 G3 G1 G1 G1 23 6 29 August 10 6 1 4 9 3 1 34 34 September G7 G4 G1
J2G1 G2 G5 G1 G2 23 2 25 October G3 G5 J4 G3 G1 12 4 16 November G3 G1
J5J1 G1 G2
J1G1 8 7 15 December 4 3 3 1 1 12 12 Total 1944 81 66 56 22 14 2 30 12 13 240 56 296 1945 January G4 G1
J3G1 G1 G1 G4 12 3 15 February G10 G1 G1
J6G1
J2G1 G4 G3 G1 22 8 30 March G9 G4 J2 G1 G15 G1 G4 34 2 36 April G12 G12 G8
J5G2
J1G17 G2 G1
J2G3 57 8 65 May G1 G24 G1 J1 G1 G1 28 1 29 June J1 J1 J1 3 3 July J1 J2 3 3 August J1 1 1 Total 1945 36 41 30 11 34 2 7 11 10 153 29 182 TOTAL RECAPITULATION German 258 221 38 77 61 10 1 52 29 34 781 Italian 58 12 2 1 2 2 8 85 Japanese 7 90 18 1 5 4 5 130 323 233 130 96 63 11 1 59 33 47 996
By Years 1939 -- 9 1940 -- 42 1941 -- 56 1942 -- 126 1943 -- 285 1944 -- 296 1945 -- 182 TOTAL -- 996
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APPENDIX B
Deep Sea U.S. Merchant Vessels
(1000 Gross Tons or Over)U.S. Merchant Vessels Lost
(1000 Gross Tons or Over)Tonnage Convoyed at Time of Loss Per Cent of Lost Vessels Being Convoyed U.S. Merchant Vessels Lost
(1000 Gross Tons or Over)Enemy Submarines Sunk Year Month (Gross Tons) (Gross Tons) (Gross Tons) (Per Cent) (Number) (Number 1941 December 6,720,042 83,390 16 14 1942 January 6,562,387 117,642 23 9 February 6,679,541 166,578 30 2 March 6,627,382 193,987 11,533 6 30 9 April 6,462,204 203,303 38 4 May 6,599,851 233,416 23,528 10 44 6 June 6,626,264 289,790 49,919 17 55 6 July 6,534,965 247,150 125,946 50 42 15 August 6,386,373 116,552 52,681 44 18 16 September 6,833,855 160,366 65,019 40 29 12 October 7,211,128 165,232 43,998 26 25 17 November 7,792,803 183,362 36,749 20 25 17 December 7,998,845 43,211 10 13 1943 January 8,157,590 112,724 59,267 52 19 11 February 8,982,158 135,911 109,723 80 21 23 March 9,524,223 233,866 172,848 78 36 16 April 10,103,746 85,174 56,703 66 12 17 May 10,734,772 71,569 36,578 50 11 47 June 11,653,386 88,631 12,727 14 13 20 July 12,599,147 111,014 31,826 28 16 49 August 13,360,524 37,009 21,612 57 62 8 September 14,316,163 69,613 27,726 40 10 14 October 14,651,203 46,554 25,598 54 9 27 November 14,747,658 35,387 5 22 December 15,702,484 96,676 1,685 2 16 11
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Deep Sea U.S. Merchant Vessels
(1000 Gross Tons or Over)U.S. Merchant Vessels Lost
(1000 Gross Tons or Over)Tonnage Convoyed at Time of Loss Per Cent of Lost Vessels Being Convoyed U.S. Merchant Vessels Lost
(1000 Gross Tons or Over)Enemy Submarines Sunk Year Month (Gross Tons) (Gross Tons) (Gross Tons) (Per Cent) (Number) (Number 1944 January 16,612,799 78,981 43,096 55 11 18 February 17,265,093 51,357 23,533 47 7 28 March 17,782,125 64,510 17,542 26 10 27 April 18,701,370 55,264 31,580 55 8 27 May 19,319,396 7,176 1 30 June 19,853,365 24,989 4 35 July 20,624,890 182,120 29 29 August 21,199,262 25,877 4 34 September 21,464,022 7,143 1 25 October 21,462,400 7,176 1 16 November 22,321,600 24,550 3 15 December 22,965,375 70,263 12 12 1945 January 22,845,515 15,745 3 15 February 23,665,715 50,570 8 30 March 24,395,942 95,286 9 36 April 24,779,882 52,655 7 65 May 25,353,072 5,353 1 29 June 25,389,505 7,176 1 3 July 25,878,200 7,194 1 3 August 26,146,500 - 0 1
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APPENDIX C
U.S. Coast Guard's Part in the HULA ProgramThe HULA Program was a U.S. Navy project to transfer by lend-lease to the Soviet Government 180 vessels and craft of the following types: PF's, AM's, YMS's, LCI(L)'s, SC's and YR's at Cold Bay, Alaska. The project covered other types of smaller craft which were to be transferred at Seattle, Washington, but no Coast Guard personnel were involved in the Seattle part.
During the Latter part of February, the Coast Guard was requested to furnish one officer of the rank of Lieut. Commander who was familiar with PF type vessels. This officer was to be assigned to the HULA Project for temporary duty of approximately nine months. At this time Comdr. J. J. Hutson, Jr., USCGR, had completed a tour of duty on PF type vessels and was available for transfer. Therefore, this officer was assigned to CNO for the duty requested. On 7 March, 1945, Comdr. Hutson reported to Chief Naval Operations and was briefed on the HULA Project which was then very highly classified. On 12 March, the first group of officers, including Comdr. Hutson, were flown from Washington to Cold Bay, Alaska, on a C-2 priority. Speed was most essential in starting this program.
Upon arrival at Cold Bay, Captain W. S. Maxwell, USN, who had been assigned as Commanding Officer, placed the base in commission and started organizing a training staff and his entire base organization. The problem at Cold Bay was to receive, house and feed, approximately 2500 Soviet Naval personnel, and the U.S. staff of around 500. The CB Detachment plus other base personnel had been furnished by the Commandant, 17th Naval District, and did an excellent job of rehabilitating an old army fort. The training staff was furnished by CNO, and consisted of officers who were familiar with all type vessels being transferred. The problems confronting the training staff were to organize a shore base training curriculum and a shakedown training program in order to sufficiently train Soviet personnel to take U.S. Naval vessels and learn to operate them with a minimum of casualties .
Commander Hutson, being the senior type training officer, was assigned the over-all job of supervising and organizing the training program. Immediate request was made for more officers familiar with PF type vessels In order to adequately train such large groups as were anticipated. Immediate task that was started was to hold joint conferences with the Soviet training staff and arrive at a curriculum that satisfied the Soviet desires and limited facilities available. Each type officer working with the senior training officer compiled a training course for his particular type of ship. These courses were agreed to by the Soviet staff and were promptly ' put into effect. The training consisted of 12 days shore base instruction, plus 2 to 3 weeks of shakedown training aboard ship. Prior to the arrival of the first group of frigates, Coast Guard Headquarters assigned Lieut. Comdr. G. V. Stepanoff, USCGR, and Lieut. Gregory P. Chockluk (MMI) USCGR, to the HULA Program. Lieut. Comdr. Stepanoff, who had language qualifications and could speak Russian fluently.was assigned as PF type training officer under Comdr. Hutson. Lieut. Chockluk, who was a qualified steam engineer, was assigned as assistant PF training officer, and these two officers were given the direct responsibility of carrying out the shakedown training on the PF type vessels.
Twenty-eight frigates (see following list) were transferred in this program. The CO's of each ship were required to select a nucleus crew of not to exceed 5 officers and kk enlisted men and train the Soviet Naval personnel during the allowed shakedown period. The training programs as outlined by the base training staff were closely followed as a guide, but the burden of training rested on the type training officer, the commanding officer, and his nucleus crew. The fact that 5 officers and hit men could instruct a full complement of Russian officers and men, and show them how to operate their ship in a minimum of time, speaks well for the ability of these Coast Guard officers and men. The training and transfer program was carried out with no serious casualties or breakdowns. This was due to the cooperation of the Russians and Americans, and the training system that was followed.
Stoppage of lend-lease came before 2 of the allotted frigates had arrived at the point of transfer; therefore, only 28 of the 30 frigates were transferred.
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Name & No. of Ship Date of start of shakedown Date Completed Shakedown Date of Transfer Name and Rank of Commanding Officer USS Charlottesville (PF-25) 6-26-45 7-8-45 7-12-45 B. D. SHOEMAKER, Jr., Lt. Comdr. USCGR USS Long Beach (PF-34) 6-26-45 7-8-45 7-12-45 W. H. STAFFORD, Lt. Comdr. USCGR USS Belfast (PF-35) 6-26-45 7-8-45 7-12-45 O. D. ROHLFS, Jr. , Lieut. USCGR USS Glendale (PF-36) 6-26-45 7-8-45 7-12-45 A. SIMKO, Lt. Comdr. USCGR USS San Pedro (PF-37) 6-26-45 7-8-45 7-12-45 H. L. SUTHERLAND, Lt. Comdr. USCGR USS Coronado (PF-38) 6-26-45 7-8-45 7-12-45 E. H. BURT, Jr., Lieut. USCGR USS Ogden (PF-39) 6-26-45 7-8-45 7-12-45 K. C. THARP, Lt. Comdr, USCGR USS Allentown (PF-52) 6-26-45 7-8-45 7-12-45 E. G. CARDWELL, Lt. Comdr. USCGR USS Machias (PF-53) 6-26-45 7-8-45 7-12-45 H. C. BANNA, Jr. Lieut. USCGR USS Sandusky (PF-54) 6-26-45 7-8-45 7-12-45 B. M. CHISWELL, Lieut. USCGR USS Tacoma (PF-3) 8-5-45 8-13-45 8-16-45 A. E. NORMAN, Lieut. USCGR USS Sausalito (PF-4) 8-5-45 8-13-45 8-16-45 P. E. TRIMBLE, Lt. Comdr. USCGR USS Hoquiam (PF-5) 8-5-45 8-13-45 8-16-45 C. SKINNER, Lt. Comdr. USCGR USS Pasco (PF-6) 8-5-45 8-13-45 8-16-45 O. L. LAVESON, Lieut. USCGR USS Albuquerque (PF-7) 8-5-45 8-13-45 8-16-45 R. C SWEET, Lieut. USCGR USS Everett (PF-8) 8-5-45 8-13-45 8-16-45 B. S. BROWN, Lieut. USCGR USS Bisbee (PF-46) 8-15-45 8-23-45 8-26-45 J. C. JERNIGAH, Lieut. USCGR USS Carson City (PF-50) 8-15-45 8-23-45 8-26-45 T. B. TAYLOR, Lieut. USCGR USS Muskogee (PF-49) 8-15-45 8-23-45 8-26-45 M. C. McGUIRE, Lieut. USCGR USS Rockford (PF-48) 8-15-45 8-23-45 8-26-45 E. V. CARLSON, Comdr. USCGR USS Gallup (PF-47) 8-16-45 8-23-45 8-26-45 R. L. BARBEE, Lieut, USCGR USS Burlington (PF-51) 8-15-45 8-23-45 8-26-45 B. W. COOK, Lieut. USCGR USS Bayonne (PF-21) 8-28-45 8-31-45 9-2-45 E. E. COMSTOCK, Comdr. USCGR USS Poughkeepsie (PF-26) 8-28-45 8-31-45 9-2-45 C. B. PERKINS, Lt. Qomdr. USCGR USS Newport (PF-27) 9-4-45 9-10-45 9-4-45 G. I. HOLT, Comdr. USCG USS Evansville (PF-70) 9-4-45 9-10-45 9-4-45 G. I. APPLEGATE, Comdr. USCGR USS Bath (PF-55) 9-4-45 9-10-45 9-4-45 C. E. VAUTRAIN, Jr. Lieut. USCGR USS Gloucester (PF-22) 9-4-45 9-10-45 9-4-45 J. C. DICKINSON, Lieut. USCGR USS Annapolis (PF-15) (Reported too late for program) H. F. GARFIELD, Comdr. USCGR USS Bangor (PF-16) (Reported too late for program) W. B. DODD, Lieut. USCGR * Decommissioned on 9/9/45 having been transferred on 4 September 1945.
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