United States Shipping Board
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The United States Shipping Board was a U.S. federal agency established during World War I to regulate and promote the American merchant marine and oversee the construction and operation of commercial ships.
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Target entity: United States Shipping Board Context triple: [Shipping Act of 1916, createdAgency, United States Shipping Board]
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United States Maritime Commission
The United States Maritime Commission was a federal agency created in the 1930s to develop, regulate, and expand the American merchant marine and oversee the construction and operation of commercial and auxiliary ships.
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New York Shipbuilding Corporation
New York Shipbuilding Corporation was a major American shipyard based in Camden, New Jersey, known for constructing numerous U.S. Navy warships in the early to mid-20th century.
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New England Shipbuilding Corporation
New England Shipbuilding Corporation was a World War II-era American shipyard in South Portland, Maine, known for mass-producing Liberty ships for the U.S. war effort.
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Newport News Shipbuilding
Newport News Shipbuilding is a major American shipyard in Virginia renowned for constructing U.S. Navy warships, including battleships, aircraft carriers, and submarines.
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White Star Line
White Star Line was a prominent British shipping company best known for operating the RMS Titanic and other famous ocean liners during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: United States Shipping Board Target entity description: The United States Shipping Board was a U.S. federal agency established during World War I to regulate and promote the American merchant marine and oversee the construction and operation of commercial ships.
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A.
United States Maritime Commission
The United States Maritime Commission was a federal agency created in the 1930s to develop, regulate, and expand the American merchant marine and oversee the construction and operation of commercial and auxiliary ships.
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B.
New York Shipbuilding Corporation
New York Shipbuilding Corporation was a major American shipyard based in Camden, New Jersey, known for constructing numerous U.S. Navy warships in the early to mid-20th century.
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C.
New England Shipbuilding Corporation
New England Shipbuilding Corporation was a World War II-era American shipyard in South Portland, Maine, known for mass-producing Liberty ships for the U.S. war effort.
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D.
Newport News Shipbuilding
Newport News Shipbuilding is a major American shipyard in Virginia renowned for constructing U.S. Navy warships, including battleships, aircraft carriers, and submarines.
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E.
White Star Line
White Star Line was a prominent British shipping company best known for operating the RMS Titanic and other famous ocean liners during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. federal agency
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government commission ⓘ |
| appliesTo | American merchant marine ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| approvedBy |
Woodrow Wilson
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surface form:
President Woodrow Wilson
|
| archivesAt |
National Archives and Records Administration
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surface form:
U.S. National Archives
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| dissolved |
1933
ⓘ
March 2, 1933 ⓘ |
| hasPart | Emergency Fleet Corporation ⓘ |
| hasRole |
allocation of shipping during World War I
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control of shipping conferences ⓘ operation of commercial ships ⓘ oversight of ship construction ⓘ promotion of American merchant marine ⓘ rate regulation for ocean carriers ⓘ regulation of American merchant marine ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| inception |
1916
ⓘ
September 7, 1916 ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Shipping Act of 1916 ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
commercial shipping
ⓘ
merchant marine regulation ⓘ ship construction ⓘ |
| notableChairperson |
Albert Lasker
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surface form:
Albert D. Lasker
Edward N. Hurley NERFINISHED ⓘ Frederick I. Thompson ⓘ |
| oversaw |
construction of cargo ships
ⓘ
construction of passenger liners ⓘ construction of troop transports ⓘ |
| owned | large fleet of merchant vessels ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. wartime mobilization effort in World War I ⓘ |
| regulates |
ocean-going shipping lines of the United States
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shipping conferences and agreements ⓘ shipping rates ⓘ |
| reorganizedAs | Shipping Board Bureau of the Department of Commerce ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
United States Maritime Commission
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United States Shipping Board self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
United States Shipping Board Bureau of the Department of Commerce
|
| sector |
international trade
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maritime transport ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
World War I shipbuilding program
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post–World War I disposal of surplus ships ⓘ wartime requisitioning of ships ⓘ |
| subsidiary |
United States Shipping Board
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation
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| timePeriod |
World War I
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interwar period ⓘ |
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Subject: United States Shipping Board Description of subject: The United States Shipping Board was a U.S. federal agency established during World War I to regulate and promote the American merchant marine and oversee the construction and operation of commercial ships.
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