Astoria Reserve Fleet
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Astoria Reserve Fleet was a World War II–era anchorage near Astoria, Oregon, where the U.S. government laid up and maintained inactive merchant and military vessels for potential future use.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Astoria Reserve Fleet canonical | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mothball fleet
ⓘ
reserve fleet ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
World War II
ⓘ
post–World War II demobilization ⓘ |
| category | ship graveyards and reserve fleets in the United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| era |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
World War II era
|
| geographicFeature | anchorage ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Astoria, Oregon
ⓘ
Oregon ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedOn | Columbia River ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
United States Maritime Commission
ⓘ
United States government ⓘ |
| near |
Astoria
ⓘ
surface form:
city of Astoria
|
| operator |
United States Maritime Commission
ⓘ
United States government ⓘ |
| partOf | United States reserve fleet system ⓘ |
| purpose |
rapid reactivation of ships in emergencies
ⓘ
strategic reserve of shipping ⓘ |
| region | Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| use |
laying up inactive merchant vessels
ⓘ
laying up inactive military vessels ⓘ maintaining vessels for potential future use ⓘ storage of surplus ships ⓘ |
| vesselStatus | inactive ⓘ |
| vesselTypeStored |
merchant ships
ⓘ
military ships ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.