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.

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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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National Defense Reserve Fleet historicalLocation Astoria Reserve Fleet