United States merchant marine

E30474
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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All labels observed (10)

Label Occurrences
United States Merchant Marine 28
United States merchant marine canonical 8
U.S. Merchant Marine 3

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 (48)

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

Maritime Administration → responsibleFor → United States merchant marine ⓘ
Maritime Security Program → relatedTo → United States merchant marine ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Merchant Marine
Merchant Marine Act of 1970 → appliesTo → United States merchant marine ⓘ
Merchant Marine Act of 1970 → relatedTo → United States merchant marine ⓘ
Reorganization Plan No. 21 of 1950 → relatedTo → United States merchant marine ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Merchant Marine
The New American Practical Navigator → becameStandardFor → United States merchant marine ⓘ
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 ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Merchant Marine
United States Maritime Service → relatedTo → United States merchant marine ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Merchant Marine
United States Maritime Commission → appliesToJurisdiction → United States merchant marine ⓘ
Navy–Merchant Marine Memorial → honors → United States merchant marine ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Merchant Marine sailors
Carroll O’Connor → militaryService → United States merchant marine ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Merchant Marine
Haskell Wexler → militaryService → United States merchant marine ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Merchant Marine
National Liberty Ship Memorial → associatedWith → United States merchant marine ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Merchant Marine
Pirates → opposedBy → United States merchant marine ⓘ
this entity surface form: MerchantMarines
New England Shipbuilding Corporation → associatedWith → United States merchant marine ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Merchant Marine
Peter Falk → militaryService → United States merchant marine ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Merchant Marine
Hungnam evacuation → supportedBy → United States merchant marine ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Merchant Marine
Amasa Delano → employer → United States merchant marine ⓘ
Maritime Security Act of 1996 → supports → United States merchant marine ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. merchant marine
Douglass C. North → servedIn → United States merchant marine ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Merchant Marine
United States federal service academies → serviceBranch → United States merchant marine ⓘ
subject surface form: United States Merchant Marine Academy
this entity surface form: United States Merchant Marine
James Dougherty → militaryService → United States merchant marine ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Merchant Marine
Mobile Reserve Fleet → relatedTo → United States merchant marine ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Merchant Marine
Beaumont Reserve Fleet → category → United States merchant marine ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Merchant Marine
Henry Way Kendall → militaryService → United States merchant marine ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Merchant Marine
RRF → partOf → United States merchant marine ⓘ
subject surface form: Ready Reserve Force
this entity surface form: United States surge sealift forces
Wilmington Reserve Fleet → category → United States merchant marine ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Merchant Marine
Richard Avedon → militaryService → United States merchant marine ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Merchant Marine
Action in the North Atlantic → mainSubject → United States merchant marine ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Merchant Marine
Action in the North Atlantic → portrays → United States merchant marine ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Merchant Marine convoys
Action in the North Atlantic → featuredMilitaryBranch → United States merchant marine ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Merchant Marine
Nelson Riddle → militaryService → United States merchant marine ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Merchant Marine
Victory ships → usedBy → United States merchant marine ⓘ
subject surface form: Victory ship
this entity surface form: United States Merchant Marine
C1 cargo ships → primaryOperator → United States merchant marine ⓘ
subject surface form: C1 cargo ship
T2 tankers → usedBy → United States merchant marine ⓘ
subject surface form: T2 tanker
this entity surface form: United States Merchant Marine
T-AGOR-28 → fleet → United States merchant marine ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Navy auxiliary fleet
USNS → partOf → United States merchant marine ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Navy auxiliary fleet
Liberty ships → usedBy → United States merchant marine ⓘ
subject surface form: Liberty ship
this entity surface form: United States Merchant Marine
Cliff Robertson → militaryBranch → United States merchant marine ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Merchant Marine
R. B. Kitaj → servedIn → United States merchant marine ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Merchant Marine
Waves and Gulls → hasSubject → United States merchant marine ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Merchant Marine
Bob Kaufman → servedIn → United States merchant marine ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Merchant Marine
Sid Luckman → militaryService → United States merchant marine ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Merchant Marine
Lane Kirkland → militaryBranch → United States merchant marine ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Merchant Marine
John Carroll O’Connor → militaryBranch → United States merchant marine ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Merchant Marine
Emory S. Land → areaOfInfluence → United States merchant marine ⓘ