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| | THE DECLINE AND RENAISSANCE OF THE NAVY, 1922-1944 |
 | | On January 19, 1939, the Acting Secretary of the Navy, in a letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, forwarded a draft of a proposed bill which would authorize the construction of certain of the aviation facilities recommended by the Hepburn Board. |
 | | The act of June 14, 1940, increased by 21 the number of combatant vessels authorized in the Navy; authorized the construction of 22 additional auxiliary vessels; increased the number of useful airplanes from 3,000 to not more than 4,500, and the number of lighter-than-air craft to a total of 18. |
 | | This act increased the authorized strength of the Navy by approximately 70 percent in the combatant categories authorized the building of 100,000 tons of auxiliary vessels, and the expenditure of $50,000,000 to construct patrol, escort, and miscellaneous craft. |
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