Allied merchant shipping
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Allied merchant shipping refers to the civilian cargo and transport vessels of the Allied powers in both World Wars that carried vital supplies and were heavily attacked, especially by German U-boats, in efforts to disrupt their logistics and war effort.
Aliases (3)
- Allied logistics ×1
- Allied merchant navies ×1
- Polish Merchant Navy under Allied command ×1
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civilian shipping
→
logistics infrastructure → merchant shipping → |
| componentOf |
Allied logistics
→
Allied war effort → |
| conflict |
World War I
→
World War II → |
| consequenceOfLosses |
civilian hardship
→
industrial disruption → military supply delays → shortages of food → shortages of fuel → |
| includes |
Empire ships
→
Liberty ships → Victory ships → cargo liners → requisitioned passenger liners → tankers → tramp steamers → |
| notableTheater |
Arctic Ocean
→
Indian Ocean → Mediterranean Sea → North Atlantic Ocean → Pacific Ocean → |
| opposedBy |
Axis powers
→
Central Powers → |
| primaryThreat |
Axis aircraft
→
German U-boats → Kriegsmarine → naval mines → surface raiders → |
| protectedBy |
Allied navies
→
air patrols → anti-submarine warfare tactics → convoy system → escort vessels → |
| strategicRole |
maintenance of supply lines
→
support of overseas campaigns → support of war economy → transport of food → transport of fuel → transport of military equipment → transport of raw materials → transport of troops → |
| targetOf |
Battle of the Atlantic
→
German U-boat campaign → unrestricted submarine warfare → |
| timePeriod |
1914–1918
→
1939–1945 → |
| usedBy |
Allied powers
→
Australia → Belgium → British Empire → Canada → China → France → Greece → India → Netherlands → New Zealand → Norway → Poland → Soviet Union → United Kingdom → United States → |
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Polish Armed Forces in the West
("Polish Merchant Navy under Allied command")
→
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hasPart |
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Black May 1943
("Allied merchant navies")
→
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hasParticipant |
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Western Approaches
("Allied logistics")
→
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importanceTo |
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Operation Berlin
→
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opponent |
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U-boats
→
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targetType |