Naval activity personal property dispositions, April 1952-Continued
[Acquisition cost in thousands of dollars]

NUMBER OF VESSELS DISPOSED OF BY TYPE, FISCAL YEAR 1952 TO DATE

Disposals of excess and surplus property located at overseas naval activities amounted to $3,486,000 during April. This is an increase of approximately 55 percent over the previous month's total of $2,256,000.

The acquisition cost of usable property sold amounted to $72,000, with $44,000 -of this property located at the Territories and possessions and the remainder of $28,000 in foreign areas. Sales of salvage totaled $663,000. NSD Guam reported the largest sale of salvage at a single activity, and fleet activity, Yokosuka, the largest sale of scrap.

Fiscal year 1952 dispositions through April totaled $14,619,000. This compares with $16,252,000 reported during the same period of fiscal year 1951. Disposals during the fiscal year 1952 through April effected in the Territories and possessions constituted $8,086,000 or 55 percent of total disposals, and foreign areas $6,533,000 or 45 percent.

Summary of dispositions-Territories and possessions and foreign
[Acquisition cost in thousands of dollars]

Breakdown of dispositions by month by cognizant bureau-Territories and