National Defense Reserve Fleet
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The National Defense Reserve Fleet is a collection of U.S. government-owned merchant and military support ships maintained in reserve for use during national emergencies, military operations, and other critical sealift needs.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| National Defense Reserve Fleet program | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States government program
ⓘ
reserve fleet ⓘ sealift reserve ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Maritime Administration
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Maritime Administration
|
| composedOf |
U.S. government-owned merchant ships
ⓘ
cargo ships ⓘ military support ships ⓘ roll-on/roll-off ships ⓘ special mission support ships ⓘ tanker ships ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| established | 1946 ⓘ |
| formedAfter | World War II ⓘ |
| function |
reactivate ships for service when needed
ⓘ
store ships in lay-up status ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
United States Ready Reserve Force
ⓘ
surface form:
Ready Reserve Force
|
| historicalLocation |
Astoria Reserve Fleet
ⓘ
Hudson River Reserve Fleet ⓘ Mobile Reserve Fleet ⓘ Olympia Reserve Fleet ⓘ James River Reserve Fleet ⓘ
surface form:
St. James River Reserve Fleet
Wilmington Reserve Fleet ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 ⓘ |
| location |
Beaumont Reserve Fleet
ⓘ
James River Reserve Fleet ⓘ National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay ⓘ
surface form:
Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet
|
| maintainedFor |
humanitarian operations
ⓘ
military contingencies ⓘ national emergencies ⓘ sealift shortfalls ⓘ war or armed conflict ⓘ |
| operator |
Maritime Administration
ⓘ
surface form:
MARAD
Maritime Administration ⓘ
surface form:
United States Maritime Administration
|
| partOf | United States Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| purpose |
provide reserve sealift capacity in national emergencies
ⓘ
support emergency shipping needs ⓘ support military operations ⓘ support national defense ⓘ |
| status | active as of early 21st century ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | United States Secretary of Transportation ⓘ |
| supports |
Military Sealift Command
ⓘ
Department of Defense ⓘ
surface form:
United States Department of Defense
U.S. Transportation Command ⓘ
surface form:
United States Transportation Command
|
| usedIn |
Korean War
ⓘ
Operation Desert Shield ⓘ Operation Desert Storm ⓘ Iraq War ⓘ
surface form:
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Vietnam War ⓘ humanitarian relief operations ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
National Defense Reserve Fleet program