United States Naval Administration in World War II

Office of Naval Operations
Arming of Merchant Ships
and
Naval Armed Guard Service
OPNAV-P421-514

ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY
ARMING OF MERCHANT SHIPS
AND
NAVAL ARMED GUARD SERVICE
IN WORLD WAR II

OP 414 (EX OP 23)

Transferred to
OP 421, 17 July 1946

Contents

Chapter		Page
I	Introduction	1
II	The Men	10
III	Defense Installations on Merchant Ships	151
IV	Disarming Merchant Ships	273
Appendix		Page
I	Personnel Assigned to the Armed Guard	283
II	Status of Merchant Ship Disarming	284
III	Armed Guard Personnel Losses	285
IV	Commendations	286
V	Deck Strenghthening and Gun Foundations	287
VI	Guns Issued to Merchant Ships	288
VII	Armed Guard Areas Prior to 15 November 1944 (In Master Copy Only)	n.a.
VIII	Armed Guard Areas Established on 15 November 1944 (In Master Copy Only)	n.a.
IX	Armed Guard Areas as Established on 22 February 1945 (In Master Copy Only)	n.a.
X	Armed Guard Areas as Established on 23 June 1945 (In Master Copy Only)	n.a.
XI	Graphs on the Armed Guard Service (6 graphs, included only in Master Copy and Copy No. 2)	n.a.