War Shipping Administration
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The War Shipping Administration was a U.S. government agency during World War II responsible for controlling, operating, and allocating the nation’s merchant shipping to support the war effort.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| War Shipping Administration canonical | 4 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal agency
ⓘ
World War II-era agency ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| archivesAt | U.S. National Archives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| controls |
U.S.-flag merchant vessels in wartime service
ⓘ
foreign-flag vessels requisitioned or chartered by the United States ⓘ |
| coordinatesWith |
Allied shipping authorities
ⓘ
United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Maritime Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved |
1946
ⓘ
post–World War II period ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
logistics
ⓘ
merchant shipping ⓘ wartime transportation ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
centralized control of U.S. merchant marine during World War II
ⓘ
increased efficiency of wartime logistics ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| inception | 1942 ⓘ |
| industry | maritime transport ⓘ |
| legalForm | civilian agency ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | 1940s ⓘ |
| mainPurpose |
allocate U.S. merchant shipping to support the war effort
ⓘ
control U.S. merchant shipping during World War II ⓘ coordinate civilian shipping for military needs ⓘ operate U.S. merchant shipping during World War II ⓘ |
| notableProject |
operation of Liberty ships
ⓘ
operation of Victory ships ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | United States Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | United States war mobilization effort ⓘ |
| regulates |
allocation of merchant tonnage
ⓘ
charter rates and conditions for wartime shipping ⓘ |
| replaced | United States Maritime Commission (in operational control of merchant shipping) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | United States Maritime Commission (postwar functions) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
allocation of cargo ships to military and civilian needs
ⓘ
allocation of shipping space for troops and supplies ⓘ chartering privately owned merchant vessels ⓘ coordination of shipbuilding deliveries with operational needs ⓘ crewing of merchant ships under U.S. control ⓘ management of lend-lease shipping ⓘ operation of government-owned merchant vessels ⓘ routing of merchant convoys ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Executive branch of the United States ⓘ |
| uses |
Liberty ship
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Victory ship ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Victory ship
subject surface form:
C1 cargo ship
subject surface form:
T2 tanker