2 edition of statistical summary of shipbuilding under the U. S. Maritime Commission during World War II. found in the catalog.
statistical summary of shipbuilding under the U. S. Maritime Commission during World War II.
Gerald J. Fischer
Published
1949
by U.S. Govt. Print. Off.] in [Washington
.
Written in
Edition Notes
| Series | Historical reports of war administration |
| Contributions | United States. Maritime Commission. |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | VM23 .F5 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | 164 p. |
| Number of Pages | 164 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL6060575M |
| LC Control Number | 49045957 |
The US Maritime Commission built over 5, ships in World War II. This book is a catalog of over 1, of these standardized ships. The book is organized by class, builder, and then alphabetically by name. Each chapter is preceded by a brief description of the design and a general history of the class as a whole (typically 2 1/2 pages). MARITIME ADMINISTRATION. U.S. Department of Transportation. New Jersey Avenue, SE. Washington, DC
This is a List of World War II vessel types of the United States using during World War list includes submarines, battleships, minelayers, oilers, barges, pontoon rafts and other types of water craft, boats and ships. As of this list is not complete. Creation and AuthorityThe United States Maritime Commission was created by the Merchant Marine Act, , approved J ( Stat. ; 46 U.S.C. ).The act vested in the Commission the functions, powers, and duties hereinafter described and, in addition, those of the former United States Shipping Board under the Shipping Act, (39 Stat. ; 46 U.S.C. ), the Merchant.
Summary of Deliveries from U.S. Shipyards, (U.S. Maritime Administration) Jun Summary of Deliveries from U.S. Shipyards, (U.S. Maritime Commission/SNAME) Jun Summary of Deliveries from U.S. Shipyards, (U.S. Shipping Board) Jun Current Merchant Shipbuilding Programs: Oct Current U.S. Government. S-class submarines were the oldest and smallest submarines operationally employed by the U.S. during World War II. S was launched on 1 April at the end of World War I, and was the oldest to make war patrols. The S-boats were built in various classes. They had a length of about feet, beam of 20 feet, and draft of 15 feet.
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UNITED STATES MARITIME COMMISSION. THRU Compiled by Frank dt. The ships built under the Merchant Marine Act of (Construction, Operating and their Fate) Introduction.
The shipbuilding achievement of the United States Maritime Commission in World War Two is without parallel in all history. Get this from a library. A statistical summary of shipbuilding under the U.S. Maritime Commission during World War II. [Gerald J Fischer; United States. Maritime Commission.].
The United States Maritime Commission (MARCOM) was an independent executive agency of the U.S. federal government that was created by the Merchant Marine Act ofpassed by Congress on Jand replaced the United States Shipping Board which had existed since World War was intended to formulate a merchant shipbuilding program to design and build five hundred modern.
Get this from a library. Ships for victory: a history of shipbuilding under the U.S. Maritime Commission in World War II. [Frederic Chapin Lane; United States. Maritime Commission.] -- A chronicle of America's intensive shipbuilding programme during World War II, this explores the development of revolutionary construction methods and the recruitment, training, housing and union.
During World War II, America's shipbuilding industry, mobilized under the U.S. Maritime Commission, set records of production that have never been equaled. Given the daunting task of building ships faster than they were being sunk, shipbuilding firms across the country found new ways to increase their efficiency and scale of by: Ships built by the U.S.
Maritime Commission to Shipyards and Suppliers for U. Maritime Commission During World War II (64K). Operators of American Flag Ships During World War II (39K).
Liberty Ships Alphabetical list (K). List of Shipyards which built Liberty ships and list of Liberty ships built by each yard. Maps (1 item): Locations of U.S. shipyards that were building vessels for the U.S. Maritime Commission, see also Records of the Division of Research and Statistics Textual Records: Annual reports of waterborne commerce of the United States, Cargo, mail, and passenger reports, 46 ( ft.).
The Victory ship was a class of cargo ship produced in large numbers by North American shipyards during World War II to replace losses caused by German submarines. They were a more modern design compared to the earlier Liberty ship, were slightly larger and had more powerful steam turbine engines giving higher speed to allow participation in high speed convoys and make them more difficult.
During World War II the U.S. Army operated approximatelywatercraft of various types Those included large troop and cargo transport ships that were Army-owned hulls, vessels allocated by the War Shipping Administration, bareboat charters and time addition to the transports the Army fleet included specialized types.
Those, included vessels not related to transport such as. The United States Maritime Commission was established by the Merchant Marine Act of to devise a merchant shipbuilding program to equip the United States with a fleet of modern cargo ships.
The goal was to replace the cargo vessels built in the wake of World War I (of a capacity of about 8, tons) with new ship designs that were. The United States Maritime Service (USMS) was established in under the provisions of the Merchant Marine Act of as voluntary organization to train individuals to become officers and crewmembers on merchant ships that form the United States Merchant Marine per 46 U.S.C.
§ Heavily utilized during World War II, the USMS has since been largely dissolved and/or absorbed. Box 4 Folder k Copy of Gerald Fischer's A Statistical Summary of Shipbuilding Under the US Maritime Commission During WWII.
Hist. Reports of War Administration, Box 5 Research Materialsundated. Sources: The Liberty Ships; The history of the"emergency" type cargo ships constructed in the United States during World War II, L.
Sawyer and W. Mitchell, Cambridge, Maryland: Cornell Maritime Press, From America to United States: The History of the long-range Merchant shipbuilding Programme of the Unites States Maritime Commission () Part 4, L.A.
Sawyer and. Commercial ships in the global order book based on gross tonnage Regional breakdown of the global shipbuilding market based on orders Commercial ship completions worldwide based on. Original photo from Merchant ships of World War II - A Post War Album, Victor Young, Shropshire, England:Shipping Books, Cross section is from From America to United States: The History of the long-range Merchant shipbuilding Programme of the Unites States Maritime Commission () Part 2, L.A.
Sawyer and ll London: World. United States Maritime Commission C1 and C1-M Type Ships used in World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War C1 Type The C1 types were the smallest of the 3 original types designed by the United States Maritime Commission and were intended to be used on routes that did not call for fast ships.
were built between and Discover MARAD’s vast database of statistical analysis that serves and informs its maritime industry stakeholders. National Defense Reserve Fleet View the fleet of vessels that transports the goods and supplies that sustain our armed forces during international conflicts and serves our nation during times of.
Book Reviews Ships for Victory: A History of Shipbuilding under the U.S. Maritime Commission in World War II. Frederic C. Lane, Blanche D. Coll, Gerald Fischer, David B. Tyler. This portion of the Shipscribe web site contains five tables containing data on all the contracts let for construction of standard-design merchant ship during World War II by the United States Maritime Commission.
Five of the tables contain the same data, the difference being in the way they are sorted. These tables are not particularly web friendly, being wider than some computer monitors. U.S. Maritime Commission's promotion of the Victory Fleet shipbuilding program and the U.S.
Merchant Marine officer training program during World War II, and the postwar reconversion and surplus property disposal programs (G; 4, images). Access comprehensive shipbuilding statistics on all self-propelled, sea-going merchant ships GT or above, on order or under construction with the intended registration.
We gather shipbuilding industry information directly from shipbuilding yards, verify and standardize the data, which we then upload to our maritime database, the largest and.statistics from the United States Maritime Administration focused on the larger segment of the fleet: ships of 10, tonnes deadweight (DWT) and over.
Two hundred forty-five () privately owned American-flagged ships are of this size, and of those meet the Jones Act criteria. The World War II era was the peak for the U.S. fleet. Descriptions of Maritime Commission Ship Types of the WWII era. Includes 'Liberty' ships, 'Victory' ships, standard tankers, etc.
Ships of the U.S. Navy,
