History
Peak years of the U.S. Merchant Marine
1850s
act that requires waterborne commerce between two U.S. points to be carried on U.S. vessels
Jones Act
ships that carry containers
container ships
U.S owned ships that fly the flags of other nations can be said to be operating as this
flags of convenience
ships that looked like cargo vessels but had camouflaged weapons
Q-ships
Chief reason for the decline of the U.S. Merchant Marine during the 1860s
Southern commerce raiders
Percentage of world trade goods travelling by water
80%
designed to carry bulk liquid cargoes
tankers
Navy organization that controls replenishment and military transport shipping
Military Sealift Command (MSC)
the sealift of follow-on supplies for a military operation for example
Direct Support of military operations
1936 act that provided subsidies to American Ship Owners
Merchant Marine Act
percentage of aluminum imported into the U.S.
integrates seamlessly with modes of inland transportation such as trucks and trains
intermodal ships
fleet maintained by MARAD that can be activated quickly
Ready Reserve Force ships
term for a merchant ship designed to perform a variety of combat roles
auxiliary combatant
Merchant ship types built during WWII to meet auxiliary needs of the Navy
Victory and Liberty ships
the top U.S. port based on the value of shipments handled
Los Angeles
ships with ramps that can accommodate wheeled or tracked vehicles
roll-on/roll-off (RO/RO) ships
program in which up to half of U.S. flagged ships can be conscripted for military use
Sealift Readiness Program
the world's largest cruise ship
Royal Caribbean's "Wonder of the Seas"
Agency that operates the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy as well as the U.S. merchant marine
the Maritime Administration (MARAD)
the two countries that together build 70% of the world's merchant ships
Japan and South Korea
the most specialized types of tankers
liquefied natural gas (LNG) or liquiefied petroleum gas (LPG) tankers
old mothballed Navy ships kept at anchorages that would require 30-60 days to be activated
National Defense Reserve Fleet
name of the U.S. merchant ship captain whose ship was hijacked by Somali pirates in 2009
Captain Phillips