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Main page   Categories   Tasks and Projects   edit   The United States Merchant Marine Portal The United States Merchant Marine consists of the nation's fleet of non-military merchant ships and their crews. Operated by the government or by private owners, these ships transport goods and passengers both domestically and internationally. In time of war, the merchant marine is an auxiliary to the United States Navy, and can be called upon to deliver troops and supplies for the military. As of 2006, the United States merchant fleet consisted of 465 ships above 1,000 gross tonnage crewed by some 69,000 merchant mariners. Seven hundred ships owned by American interests but registered in other countries under flags of convenience are not included in this number. The federal government maintains fleets of merchant ships via organizations such as Military Sealift Command and the National Defense Reserve Fleet. In 2004, the Federal government employed approximately 5% of all American water transportation workers. Show new content... More about the USMM... edit   Selected article The flag of the American Palestine Line The American Palestine Line was a steamship company formed in 1924 for the purpose of providing direct passenger service from New York to Palestine and was reportedly the first steamship company owned and operated by Jews. The company negotiated to purchase three ocean liners from the United States Shipping Board but was only able to purchase one, SS President Arthur, a former North German Lloyd steamer that operated as Princess Alice before being seized by the United States during World War I. After refurbishing the liner, the company inaugurated service between New York and Palestine in March 1925, when President Arthur sailed on her maiden voyage. A crowd of 15,000 witnessed ceremonies that included songs, prayers, and speeches in English and Yiddish. The company claimed that President Arthur was the first ocean liner to fly the Zionist flag at sea and the first ocean liner ever to have female officers.[1] The line had labor difficulties and financial difficulties throughout its existence. On President Arthur's first trip, rumors of a mutiny were reported in The New York Times, and several crew members got into an altercation with members of the Blackshirts, the Italian fascist paramilitary group, when the liner made an intermediary stop in Naples. On her second voyage, the ship's master-at-arms was killed by a fellow crew member. Financial difficulties included unpaid bills and resultant court actions as well as accusations of fraud against company officers that were leveled in the press. In late 1925 the company was placed in the hands of a receiver; President Arthur—after a two-alarm fire in her forward cargo hold—ended up back in the hands of the United States Shipping Board (USSB), and the company's office furniture and fixtures were sold at auction in early 1926. Suggest • More selected articles... edit   Selected picture Merchant ship labouring in heavy seas as huge wave looms ahead. Huge waves are common near the 100-fathom curve on the Bay of Biscay. Published in Fall 1993 issue of Mariner's Weather Log. Suggest • More pictures... edit   News Merchant shipping news from July 13: Russian tour boat sinks, killing over 100 April 1: Tonga: Four guilty over ferry disaster that killed 74 December 28: Boat sinks off New Jersey coast, killing one September 24: Kenyan court jails seven pirates for 2009 attempted hijack of Maltese ship January 26: Dubai World refused permission to use QE2 as floating hotel in Cape Town edit   Selected biography Perry Edward Smith (October 27, 1928 – April 14, 1965) was one of two ex-convicts who murdered four members of the Clutter family in Holcomb, Kansas, United States on November 15, 1959. The crime was made famous by Truman Capote in his 1966 non-fiction novel In Cold Blood. Perry Smith was born in Huntington, Nevada. The family moved to Juneau, Alaska the following year, where the elder Smith brewed bootleg whisky for a living. Smith's father abused his wife and four children; in 1935, his wife left him, taking the children with her, and moved to San Francisco.[2] Smith initially lived with his alcoholic mother, who died before he reached adulthood. He afterward lived in a Catholic orphanage, where nuns allegedly abused him physically and emotionally for his life-long problem of chronic bed wetting. He then lived in a Salvation Army orphanage, where one of the caretakers allegedly tried to drown him. In his teens, Smith lived an itinerant existence with his father and briefly joined a street gang. He also spent time in a number of detention homes, until he was returned to his father. At 16, Smith joined the United States Merchant Marine. He joined the Army in 1948, where he served in the Korean War. Suggest • More biographies... edit   Did you know... ...that the U.S. Department of Defense pays the owners of the MV Baffin Strait (T-AK W9519) (pictured) $12,550 per day to carry cargo from Singapore to Diego Garcia? Archive edit   The U.S. Fleet Ships registered in U.S.: As of 2006, 465 ships of 1,000 gross register tons (GRT) or over were registered under the Flag of the United States. This amounts to a total of 10,590,325 GRT, or a capacity of 13,273,133 metric tons of deadweight (DWT). Of these, 414 are owned by American interests and 51 are owned by foreign interests. Australian owners account for 2 of these ships, Canadaian 4, Danish 24, German 2, Greek 1, Malaysian 4, Dutch 4, Norwegian 2, Singaporean 2, Swedish 5, and Taiwanese 1. Dry Cargo Ships Tanker ships Bulk ships 67 Chemical tanker ships 20 Barge carrier 7 Specialized tanker ships 1 Cargo ship 91 Petroleum tanker ships 76 Container ships 76 Roll-on/Roll-off ships 27 Passenger ships Refrigerated cargo ships 3 General passenger ships 19 Vehicle carrier 20 Combined passenger/cargo 58 U.S.-owned ships registered abroad (700): Antigua and Barbuda 7, Australia 3, Bahamas 121, Belize 5, Bermuda 27, Cambodia 8, Canada 2, Cayman Islands 41, Comoros 2, Cyprus 7, Greece 1, Honduras 1, Hong Kong 21, Ireland 2, Isle of Man 3, Italy 15, North Korea 3, South Korea 7, Liberia 93, Luxembourg 3, Malta 3, Marshall Islands 143, Netherlands 13, Netherlands Antilles 1, Norway 13, Panama 94, Peru 1, Philippines 8, Portugal 1, Puerto Rico 3, Qatar 1, Russia 1, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 21, Sierra Leone 1, Singapore 7, Spain 7, Sweden 1, Trinidad and Tobago 1, United Kingdom 6, Vanuatu 1, Wallis and Futuna 1. Source: The 2006 CIA World Factbook which, as a US government publication, is in the public domain. edit   Major topics Ships Tankers • Passenger ships • Ferries • Lakers • Container ships • Auxiliary ships • Wrecks People Jobs • Notable Merchant Mariners • Awards Companies Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific Steamship Company • Matson Navigation Company • P&O Nedlloyd • TransAtlantic Lines Schools United States Merchant Marine Academy • California Maritime Academy • Great Lakes Maritime Academy • Maine Maritime Academy • Massachusetts Maritime Academy • State University of New York Maritime College • Texas Maritime Academy • Paul Hall Center • MITAGS • RTM-STAR Center Unions American Maritime Officers • International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots • Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association • Marine Firemen's Union • National Maritime Union • Sailors' Union of the Pacific • Seafarers International Union of North America • Seafarers International Union of Puerto Rico, Caribbean and Latin America edit   Related Portals Transport United States Navy United States Coast Guard Nautical edit   Related Wikiprojects Transport Ships Aussie Maritime Irish Maritime Knots Lighthouses Maritime Trades MilHist Maritime Ports Shipwrecks edit   Associated Wikimedia US Merchant Marine on Wikinews News US Merchant Marine on Wikiquote Quotes US Merchant Marine on Commons Images US Merchant Marine on Wikisource Texts US Merchant Marine on Wikibooks Books What are portals? · List of portals · Featured portals Wikipedia portals: Culture Geography Health History Mathematics Natural sciences People Philosophy Religion Society Technology

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