The Merchant Marine Act of 1936 is a United States federal law. Its purpose is "to further the development and maintenance of an adequate and well-balanced...
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The Merchant Marine Act of 1920 is a United States federal statute that provides for the promotion and maintenance of the American merchant marine. Among...
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Merchant Marine Act can refer to: Merchant Marine Act of 1915, the Seamen's Act Merchant Marine Act of 1920, the Jones Act Merchant Marine Act of 1936...
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United States Merchant Marine is an organization composed of United States civilian mariners and U.S. civilian and federally owned merchant vessels. Both...
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A merchant navy or merchant marine is the fleet of merchant vessels that are registered in a specific country. On merchant vessels, seafarers of various...
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Naval Reserve Merchant Marine Insignia was a breast insignia of officers in the United States Merchant Marine who also served in the United States Navy...
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needed] Congress passed the landmark Merchant Marine Act in 1936, and two years later, the U.S. Merchant Marine Cadet Corps was established. In that year...
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United States Maritime Service (category United States Merchant Marine)
provisions of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 as voluntary training organization to train individuals to become officers and crewmembers on merchant ships...
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United States Maritime Commission (category 1936 establishments in the United States)
executive agency of the U.S. federal government that was created by the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, which was passed by Congress on June 29, 1936, and was abolished...
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1954 Act amended the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, P.L. to incorporate a new section 901(b) to require U.S.-flag vessel participation in the carriage of United...
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of the merchant sailors was President Franklin D. Roosevelt. It was he who in 1936 urged the United States Congress to pass the Merchant Marine Act,...
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War Shipping Administration (category Defunct independent agencies of the United States government)
the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, the United States Maritime Commission was established as an independent agency to direct and control all phases of overseas...
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New Deal (redirect from Lanham Act of 1940)
"Motor Carrier Act of 1936". 1936. Archived from the original on February 5, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2022. "Merchant Marine Act of 1936". 1948. Archived...
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Long Range Shipbuilding Program (category Maritime history of the United States)
establishment in 1937 as part of the mandate of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 which stated that: United States shall have a merchant marine (a) sufficient to carry...
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T2 tanker. Merchant Marine Act of 1936 James River, Reserve Fleet History of the United States Merchant Marine Awards and decorations of the United States...
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Type C1 ship (category Cargo ships of the United States)
was an agency of the United States government that was created by the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, passed by Congress on 29 June 1936 and replaced the...
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California State University Maritime Academy (category Schools accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges)
vessel, the T.S. California State. Only after the passage of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 did the funding for the school stabilize. In 1939 the California...
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G.I. Bill (redirect from Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944)
considered military personnel in times of war in accordance with the Merchant Marine Act of 1936. As President Roosevelt (Democrat) signed the G.I. Bill in June...
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(Liability of Shipowners) Act 1898 (61 & 62 Vict. c 14) The Merchant Shipping (Mercantile Marine Fund) 1898 (61 & 62 Vict. c. 44) The Merchant Shipping...
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James L. Ackerson (category United States Navy personnel of World War I)
ISBNÂ 0837932017 OCLCÂ 657162692 "People Behind the Names A". www.armed-guard.com. "Ships build under the Merchant Marine Act of 1936". usmaritimecommission.de....
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Lykes Brothers Steamship Company (category Defunct shipping companies of the United States)
giving them a fleet of 67 ships. After passage of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, they committed themselves to the replacement of their fleet with modern...
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National Defense Reserve Fleet (category Fleets of the United States Navy)
convert merchant ships to the Ready Reserve Force (RRF) or to sell the ship for scrapping in connection with the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, Sec. 508...
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Northland Transportation Company (category Defunct shipping companies of the United States)
under the Merchant Marine Act of 1936". www.usmaritimecommission.de. American Merchant Marine at War, Charlotte Cushman Final Report of a Board of Investigation:...
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United States v. Cors (category United States Supreme Court cases of the Vinson Court)
United States Supreme Court case interpreting the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 and the Takings Clause of the 5th amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The...
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Maritime Labor Board (category History of labor relations in the United States)
amendment on June 23, 1948 (52 Stat. 968) to the Merchant Marine Act (49 Stat. 1985) of June 29, 1936. The MLB began with two major functions. First, it...
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The Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (c. 21) is an act of Parliament passed in the United Kingdom in 1995. It consolidated much of the UK's maritime legislation...
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California during World War II (category Military history of California)
civilian merchants and US Navy armed guards to man the deck guns under the Merchant Marine Act of 1936. Merchant Marine operated many different types of ships...
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Department of the American Federation of Labor. He served on various government boards, and helped draft the Merchant Marine Act of 1936. Calvin left...
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Filipino seamen (category All Wikipedia articles in need of updating)
seamen comprised 55% of the membership of the All Japan Seaman's Union. In the 1930s, until the passage of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, there were 8,000...
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Administration under title V, sections 501 and 504 of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936. At the time of her construction, Brasil was said to be the largest...
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