United States merchant marine

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civilian fleet merchant marine

The United States merchant marine is the civilian fleet of U.S.-registered commercial ships and their crews that transport goods and services in peacetime and serve as a naval auxiliary in times of war or national emergency.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form	Occurrences
United States Merchant Marine	9
MerchantMarines	1
U.S. Merchant Marine	1
U.S. merchant marine	1
US merchant marine	1
United States Merchant Marine sailors	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	civilian fleet ⓘ merchant marine ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	United States merchant marine ⓘ surface form: U.S. merchant marine United States merchant marine ⓘ surface form: US merchant marine United States merchant marine ⓘ surface form: United States Merchant Marine
associatedWith	United States Merchant Marine Academy ⓘ state maritime academies ⓘ
cargoType	commercial cargo ⓘ humanitarian aid ⓘ military cargo ⓘ
component	U.S.-registered commercial ships ⓘ civilian crews ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
crewCitizenship	primarily U.S. citizens and permanent residents ⓘ
crewStatusInWar	may be subject to enemy attack ⓘ subject to military control as auxiliary ⓘ
employerType	government-chartered operators ⓘ private shipping companies ⓘ
governedBy	United States federal law ⓘ
historicalRole	major role in World War II logistics ⓘ support of U.S. military operations overseas ⓘ
legalFramework	Merchant Marine Act of 1920 ⓘ Merchant Marine Act of 1936 ⓘ
legalStatus	civilian ⓘ
mission	ensure sealift capability for the United States ⓘ provide commercial shipping services ⓘ
operatesOn	coastal waters ⓘ inland waterways ⓘ oceans ⓘ
partOf	United States maritime industry ⓘ
primaryFunction	transportation of goods ⓘ transportation of services ⓘ
registrationRequirement	U.S. flag ⓘ U.S. registry ⓘ
regulatedBy	United States Coast Guard ⓘ Maritime Administration ⓘ surface form: United States Maritime Administration
roleInWartime	naval auxiliary ⓘ
strategicImportance	maintenance of U.S. maritime trade routes ⓘ sealift for U.S. armed forces ⓘ
supports	United States economy ⓘ United States national defense ⓘ
supportsProgram	Maritime Security Program ⓘ United States Ready Reserve Force ⓘ surface form: Ready Reserve Force
timeOfOperation	national emergency ⓘ peacetime ⓘ wartime ⓘ
usesInfrastructure	U.S. ports ⓘ U.S. waterways ⓘ

Referenced by (19)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States merchant marine → alsoKnownAs → United States merchant marine ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. merchant marine

United States merchant marine → alsoKnownAs → United States merchant marine ⓘ

this entity surface form: US merchant marine

United States merchant marine → alsoKnownAs → United States merchant marine ⓘ