Knowledge (XXG)

United States Shipping Board

Source πŸ“

145:. The Shipping Act had explicitly empowered the board to found such a company, which was done with issuance of $ 50,000,000 in stock all initially held by the board; the majority portion had to be retained, and another provision required the trustees of the EFC to hold stock. During the war, Congress granted the president extraordinary wartime powers, which were used by means of Executive Orders to expand the board's authority and its corporation. The board, as a regulatory and policy body, executed its programs largely through the EFC, a separate entity that was fully under the policy control of the majority stockholder, the board. The Chairman of the USSB was initially the head of the EFC, but the General Manager had all real authority except the power to sign contracts. 202: 473: 351: 76:"An Act to establish a United States Shipping Board for the purpose of encouraging, developing, and creating a naval auxiliary and naval reserve and a Merchant Marine to meet the requirements of the commerce of the United States with its territories and possessions and with foreign countries; to regulate carriers by water engaged in the foreign and interstate commerce of the United States for other purposes." 20: 388:, 414 of the requisitioned were completed after cancellations of some contracts for ships of unwanted design that were in early stages of construction or not yet laid down. A very large group of these ships, contracted with names prefixed with "War" and renamed before completion, were being built for the British 369:. The first order was signed by Chairman Hurley on 3 August 1917, to be executed by the EFC to secure control of the shipyards and construction already underway. The action was immediately protested by nearly every shipyard and owner of the ships under construction, with the foreign owners protesting through the 558:
To ensure that labor problems did not disrupt necessary war shipping, the USSB employed special labor consultants and entered agreements with labor and other government agencies to resolve labor disputes directly and also to standardize wages across the industry. One of the USSB organizations that as
554:
on 4 June. A second set of schools was created for engineering officers with those engineers destined for turbine powered ships being sent to the builders of turbines for training. The early result, between 1 June 1917 and 1 October 1918 was 11,618 licensed officers. The officer training was expanded
524:
For more control of traffic required by the war effort, methods applied by the British were employed in which rates were adjusted and control was exercised through the division's Chartering Committee, whose approval was necessary to obtain license to refuel in US ports. With American-registered ships
113:
shipping, instead of the desired effect of making the country no longer heavily dependent on foreign shipping. With the outbreak of war in Europe, the national fleets of the warring countries became involved in those countries' wartime efforts and were withdrawn from commercial trade, which was vital
187:
and neutral countries contracting for ships in US yards. The UK had contracted for ships through private British companies for security and for US neutrality needs. In March 1917, just before the US entered the war and the USSB shifted to full wartime operations, there were about 700,000 tons of new
121:
The US entered the war just over two months after the board had begun its work, which completely changed its focus from generally strengthening the nation's maritime position to a massive wartime program. Though it was sometimes referred to as the War Shipping Board, the official title remained the
567:
The National Adjustment Commission was established in 1917 as an adjunct to the USSB for the adjustment and control of wages, hours, and conditions of labor in the loading and the unloading of vessels. In 1918, the initial operation and policies of the commission was agreed to between the USSB and
533:
from the west of the continent. The board's efforts were directed to shift the balance. Enforcement of rates was strict and at one point, before wide compliance, 136 steamers were held in US ports. By December 1918, the USSB directly controlled such a large portion of US shipping through ownership
105:
for five years, John A. Donald for four years, James B. White for three years, and Theodore Brent for a term of two years. The members of the board gathered in Washington in the first week of January 1917 to plan and organize while they awaited confirmation, which came in late January. The board's
223:
aggregate tonnage refurbished for use by the USSB and under legislation of 12 May 1917 and an executive order of 30 June 1917 giving the USSB formal power to seize the vessels and enter them into the US registry. The report of December 1918 showed one Austrian steamer, 87 German steamers that now
71:
shipping companies dominated overseas trade, and just over 10% of the value of trade carried in American-owned ships. The 1916 Act was the result of congressional efforts to create a board to address the problem dating from 1914. The legislation was not then a part of any war effort with specific
341:
On 15 November 1917, the USSB authorized negotiations with foreign countries that had seized German or Austrian ships with actual discussions that continued until January 1918. The result was the charter or the outright purchase of a number of ships interned from South America to China.
555:
to training for crew, deck sailors, firemen, wipers, cooks, and stewards by December 1917 and was open to all male citizens of the ages 18 to 20 or 32 to 35 with a goal expanded from an estimated 85,000 to 200,000 because of the revised estimates of ships by the end of the war.
188:
construction underway for the private US owners, and all 234 building ways in the US were occupied by either those or by ships for neutral and domestic shipping lines. There was no possibility for a quick expansion of capacity to incorporate the USSB/EFC shipbuilding program.
373:. A large number of the contracts and ships under construction for foreign accounts were for the United Kingdom, and the protest was solved with the British government's agreement that the ships would be used in the total war effort. With one exception, a new ship from 96:
made public his nominations for the board on December 22, 1916, with some dissatisfaction in the shipping industry about particular nominees and the board's power to set ocean freight rates raising particular concern and skepticism. The initial nominees were
537:
A Maritime Intelligence Department in the division and a separate Division of Planning and Statistics collected and analyzed shipping data to help determine what level of shipping was necessary for commerce and how much could be shifted to the war effort.
559:
specifically concerned with the issue was the Marine and Dock Industrial Relations Division, which was to coordinate all labor related matters, and by late 1918, industry and labor had begun referring disputes to the board and thus avoided any stoppages.
88:
as the United States Shipping Board (USSB) to acquire and construct suitable vessels and to create corporations under its control to execute the programs. In essence, the board was given "complete control over American ships and shipping."
517:, or commercial service, based on needs and the class and type of ship. By December 1918, the division had become the largest ship operating entity in US history, with a total fleet of 1,386 vessels totaling 7,498,075  1520: 118:
and to repeal certain penalties for those using foreign-built vessels. The net effect was negligible as shipbuilding in the United States declined almost equally with the benefits gained.
114:
to US commerce. One initial step was granting authority to the president to allow registration of foreign-built ships owned by US companies to enter the US registry and operate under the
130: 148:
The division of authority between the USSB and the EFC and the construction program's direction led to conflict between USSB Chairman Denman and EFC General Manager Major-General
1540: 1530: 1535: 1525: 1435: 1402: 959: 603:
In July 1920, the USSB withdrew from the commission agreement and decided to deal with shipping workers directly. The commission ceased operations on October 1, 1920.
1439: 611:
The USSB operated a shipping business with its surplus ships until 1920, when the overseas freight market collapsed, and it began to lay up its vessels. In 1925,
550:, with the first of an eventual 43 training centers, in recognition that traditional methods were too slow for the rapid wartime expansion for deck officers, at 587: 44: 646: 365:
The USSB's first action regarding new construction was commandeering every contract, hull, and even steel in the US yards for ships over 2,500 
615:
bought 199 of the out-of-service ships for $ 1,697,470 as part of an investigation into the secondary use of materials. The first ship reached the
509:
When ships were delivered from the builder to the USSB, they came under the management of the Division of Operations, which allocated them to the
201: 125:
The board was to address the shortage of shipping through acquisition of existing hulls and, with the declaration of war by the United States on
1165: 911: 909: 525:
already under tight control, those regulations were largely directed at neutrals. A specific example was the preferred trade by neutrals in
638: 1351:
Steel Shipbuilding under the U. S. Shipping Board, 1917–1921, Requisitioned Steel Ships, Part I & Requisitioned Steel Ships, Part II
494: 183:
had been expanded to some extent, with domestic shipping companies replacing ships withdrawn from trade by belligerents and both the
1274: 47:(39 Stat. 729), on September 7, 1916. The United States Shipping Board's task was to increase the number of US ships supporting the 846: 844: 842: 817: 815: 237: 109:
US vessels had suffered a disadvantage, and the laws passed by Congress had in some cases had the effect of giving advantage to
654: 279: 180: 915: 171:, formerly Constructor of the Navy and Chief of the Navy's Bureau of Construction, became the General Manager of the EFC. 101:(chairman), who was instrumental in drafting the legislation for the establishment of the board for a term of six years, 582: 291: 650: 149: 133:(EFC) was created 16 April. The precedent for using such a corporation had been set during the construction of the 642: 630: 484: 850: 833: 821: 1213: 616: 551: 498: 267: 596:
Subsequently, additional shipping companies and labor organizations entered the agreement with modifications.
327: 321: 483:
The shipbuilding program was concluded with the 9 May 1922 delivery of the ship completed and delivered as
634: 472: 303: 273: 220: 98: 1448: 929: 1472:. United States Shipping Board, Annual Reports. Vol. 2. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office 1453:. United States Shipping Board, Annual Reports. Vol. 1. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office 1396: 1372: 953: 653:
of the Department of Commerce (all other functions, 1950–81); and the US Maritime Administration of the
577: 452: 439: 261: 225: 152:. That resulted in the resignation of both men and the reconstitution of the board and the corporation. 534:
and charter that the USSB's prewar rate-setting regulatory function had largely become a minor factor.
1365: 1467: 315: 297: 285: 255: 249: 231: 224:
included four from Cuba, and seven sailing vessels seized. Some of Germany's premier liners, such as
138: 469:
ships, was executed through the Emergency Fleet Corporation, which it established on 16 April 1917.
572: 407: 389: 370: 333: 168: 142: 1429: 1147: 1139: 916:
McKellar: Steel Shipbuilding under the U. S. Shipping Board, 1917–1921, Requisitioned Steel Ships
667: 518: 514: 385: 366: 243: 160: 1502: 1302: 1270: 683: 597: 510: 1492: 1411: 1371:
Pacific American Steamship Association; Shipowners Association of the Pacific Coast (1917).
1131: 928:
Pacific American Steamship Association; Shipowners Association of the Pacific Coast (1922).
374: 164: 156: 102: 350: 1187:(Report). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. p. 60. Bulletin No. 369. 1102: 777: 393: 309: 28: 184: 93: 1322: 1514: 1151: 673: 620: 425: 60: 1496: 851:
McKellar: Steel Shipbuilding under the U. S. Shipping Board, 1917–1921, Introduction
834:
McKellar: Steel Shipbuilding under the U. S. Shipping Board, 1917–1921, Introduction
822:
McKellar: Steel Shipbuilding under the U. S. Shipping Board, 1917–1921, Introduction
1296: 886: 466: 420:
for the second. Others among the ships found service in the next war; for example,
134: 81: 1234: 746: 744: 546:
As of 1 June 1917, the USSB established a recruiting service with headquarters in
141:
was charged with much of the construction and had its stock entirely owned by the
1184: 445:
on 1 January 1943. Some being built for domestic shippers had long careers, with
446: 403: 64: 48: 24: 19: 1108:(Report). Washington, D.C.: National Adjustment Commission. 1919. pp. 1–4. 612: 209: 896: 894: 1347:"Steel Shipbuilding under the U. S. Shipping Board, 1917–1921, Introduction" 1323:"Steel Shipbuilding under the U. S. Shipping Board, 1917-1921, Introduction" 526: 85: 887:
United States Navy and World War I: 1914–1922 by Frank A. Blazich Jr., PhD
761: 759: 530: 1122:
Squires, Benjamin M. (July 1921). "The National Adjustment Commission".
219:
The most readily available hulls were 91 German vessels of 594,696 
1143: 126: 115: 1346: 629:
Its successor agencies have been the US Shipping Board Bureau of the
547: 110: 68: 63:
had a maritime position that had been eroding for decades with some
1410:
United States Senate, 65th Congress, Committee on Commerce (1918).
1135: 471: 392:
under various shipping line contracts. Examples of such ships are
349: 213: 200: 18: 1306: 731: 729: 727: 725: 723: 721: 719: 155:
The new USSB composition, which remained throughout the war was
778:
United States Senate, 65th Congress, Committee on Commerce 1918
750: 717: 715: 713: 711: 709: 707: 705: 703: 701: 699: 1366:
National Archives: Records of the United States Shipping Board
977: 975: 973: 971: 969: 802: 800: 798: 796: 794: 792: 790: 788: 786: 592:
Major shipping companies on the Atlantic and the Gulf Coasts.
67:
concern. Some remedies actually worsened the situation since
1330:
Steel Shipbuilding under the U. S. Shipping Board, 1917–1921
1089: 1077: 1065: 1053: 1041: 1029: 1017: 1005: 993: 900: 874: 862: 765: 163:
replacing James B. White as vice-chairman and John Donald,
1416:. Vol. 1. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office 1506:
July 11, 1917 note of seizure of German ships and listing
1103:
Chairman's Report for the period ending December 31, 1918
80:
A board of five commissioners was to be appointed by the
1469:
Second Annual Report of the United States Shipping Board
529:
with eastern South America when the war effort required
1450:
First Annual Report of the United States Shipping Board
1301:. Philadelphia & London: J. B. Lippincott Company. 1235:"Archives West: Joseph Nathan Teal papers, 1900–1926" 1185:
The Use of Cost-of-Living Figures in Wage Adjustments
682:
From 1924 to 1933, the board was instead chaired by
129:
on 6 April 1917, a construction program through its
1267:
Historical Dictionary of the U.S. Maritime Industry
465:The Board's construction program, most notably the 600:was chairman of the commission from 1919 to 1920. 381:, the contracts and the ships were requisitioned. 619:in November, and all of the remaining ships were 1521:Defunct agencies of the United States government 1466:United States Shipping Board (1 December 1918). 1447:United States Shipping Board (3 December 1917). 626:The USSB was abolished effective March 2, 1934. 43:) was established as an emergency agency by the 384:Out of 431 such ships, totaling 3,068,431  167:and Charles R. Page as members. Rear Admiral 51:efforts. The program ended on March 2, 1934. 8: 1434:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( 1401:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( 958:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( 1541:1934 disestablishments in the United States 1383:(February). San Francisco: J.S. Hines: 7273 1130:(7). University of Chicago Press: 543–570. 390:Shipping Controller of Ministry of Shipping 1531:Government agencies disestablished in 1934 1438:) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( 1117: 1115: 645:(regulatory functions only, 1950–61); the 1495:(1923 Munson Line brochure reproduced at 1413:Hearings before the Committee on Commerce 31:for the US Shipping Board, ca. 1917–1918. 16:Emergency agency by the 1916 Shipping Act 1536:1916 establishments in the United States 1166:"Ship Board to Deal Directly With Labor" 940:(August). San Francisco: J.S. Hines: 469 649:(regulatory functions only, 1961–); the 588:International Longshoremen's Association 1526:Government agencies established in 1916 695: 521:owned outright, managed, or chartered. 377:that had already loaded for departure, 106:formal organization was on January 30. 1427: 1394: 981: 951: 806: 735: 1504:Business Digest and Investment Weekly 7: 1216:. Scholarsphere.psu.edu. 2020-11-16 1214:"Shipping Board Bureau (1933-1936)" 751:Pacific Marine Review February 1917 623:and recycled the following summer. 346:Commandeering existing construction 495:Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation 14: 1090:United States Shipping Board 1918 1078:United States Shipping Board 1918 1066:United States Shipping Board 1918 1054:United States Shipping Board 1918 1042:United States Shipping Board 1918 1030:United States Shipping Board 1918 1018:United States Shipping Board 1918 1006:United States Shipping Board 1918 994:United States Shipping Board 1918 901:United States Shipping Board 1918 875:United States Shipping Board 1918 863:United States Shipping Board 1917 766:United States Shipping Board 1918 1251:Cruikshank & Shultz (2010), 434:was seized by Japan and sunk as 358:, the commandeered British ship 655:US Department of Transportation 338:, were among the seized ships. 1493:United States Government Ships 657:(all other functions, 1981–). 647:US Federal Maritime Commission 563:National Adjustment Commission 122:United States Shipping Board. 72:intent, as stated in the act: 1: 1124:Journal of Political Economy 583:American Federation of Labor 37:United States Shipping Board 661:U.S. Shipping Commissioners 131:Emergency Fleet Corporation 1557: 1295:Hurley, Edward N. (1927). 930:"The Last U.S.S.B. Vessel" 651:US Maritime Administration 424:was torpedoed and sunk as 416:for the first war and USS 150:George Washington Goethals 1497:Maritime Timetable Images 643:US Department of Commerce 639:US Federal Maritime Board 631:US Department of Commerce 84:with confirmation by the 1253:The Man Who Sold America 617:Ford River Rouge Complex 552:Cambridge, Massachusetts 499:Sparrows Point, Maryland 406:built ships, originally 1265:Blume, Kenneth (2012). 1183:Carr, Elma (May 1925). 678:1923 - Edward P. Farley 607:Postwar and abolishment 568:the following parties: 181:America entered the war 738:, p. Chapter III. 635:US Maritime Commission 493:17 September 1921, by 480: 362: 239:Kronprinzessin Cecilie 216: 206:Kronprinzessin Cecilie 139:Panama Railway Company 32: 1377:Pacific Marine Review 934:Pacific Marine Review 809:, p. Chapter IV. 578:US Secretary of Labor 475: 353: 281:Prinz Eitel Friedrich 204: 22: 1373:"The Shipping Board" 1345:McKellar, Norman L. 1321:McKellar, Norman L. 1298:The Bridge to France 1198:Ford, Henry (1930). 984:, p. Chapter X. 461:Construction program 197:Interned enemy ships 179:Shipbuilding before 1269:. Scarecrow Press. 836:, pp. 270–271. 573:US Secretary of War 412:, which became USS 398:, which became USS 371:US State Department 329:Friedrich der Große 169:Washington L. Capps 143:US Secretary of War 27:poster designed by 1170:The New York Times 1020:, pp. 61, 74. 668:Joseph Nathan Teal 515:US Navy Department 481: 363: 217: 161:Raymond B. Stevens 159:as chairman, with 33: 1032:, pp. 79–80. 1008:, pp. 78–79. 598:William Z. Ripley 511:US War Department 427:Empire Springbuck 402:, and one of the 317:Kronprinz Wilhelm 299:Kaiser Wilhelm II 293:President Lincoln 233:George Washington 137:during which the 45:1916 Shipping Act 1548: 1481: 1479: 1477: 1462: 1460: 1458: 1443: 1433: 1425: 1423: 1421: 1406: 1400: 1392: 1390: 1388: 1362: 1360: 1358: 1341: 1339: 1337: 1327: 1317: 1315: 1313: 1281: 1280: 1262: 1256: 1249: 1243: 1242: 1239:orbiscascade.org 1231: 1225: 1224: 1222: 1221: 1210: 1204: 1203: 1195: 1189: 1188: 1180: 1174: 1173: 1162: 1156: 1155: 1119: 1110: 1109: 1107: 1099: 1093: 1087: 1081: 1075: 1069: 1068:, p. 81–82. 1063: 1057: 1051: 1045: 1039: 1033: 1027: 1021: 1015: 1009: 1003: 997: 991: 985: 979: 964: 963: 957: 949: 947: 945: 925: 919: 913: 904: 898: 889: 884: 878: 872: 866: 860: 854: 848: 837: 831: 825: 819: 810: 804: 781: 775: 769: 763: 754: 753:, p. 72–73. 748: 739: 733: 457:being examples. 375:Union Iron Works 165:Bainbridge Colby 157:Edward N. Hurley 103:Bernard N. Baker 1556: 1555: 1551: 1550: 1549: 1547: 1546: 1545: 1511: 1510: 1489: 1484: 1475: 1473: 1465: 1456: 1454: 1446: 1426: 1419: 1417: 1409: 1393: 1386: 1384: 1370: 1356: 1354: 1344: 1335: 1333: 1325: 1320: 1311: 1309: 1294: 1290: 1285: 1284: 1277: 1264: 1263: 1259: 1250: 1246: 1233: 1232: 1228: 1219: 1217: 1212: 1211: 1207: 1197: 1196: 1192: 1182: 1181: 1177: 1164: 1163: 1159: 1121: 1120: 1113: 1105: 1101: 1100: 1096: 1088: 1084: 1076: 1072: 1064: 1060: 1052: 1048: 1040: 1036: 1028: 1024: 1016: 1012: 1004: 1000: 992: 988: 980: 967: 950: 943: 941: 927: 926: 922: 914: 907: 899: 892: 885: 881: 873: 869: 861: 857: 849: 840: 832: 828: 820: 813: 805: 784: 780:, p. 1064. 776: 772: 764: 757: 749: 742: 734: 697: 692: 663: 637:(1936–50); the 633:(1933–36); the 609: 565: 544: 507: 505:Ship management 463: 348: 199: 194: 192:Providing hulls 177: 57: 29:James Daugherty 17: 12: 11: 5: 1554: 1552: 1544: 1543: 1538: 1533: 1528: 1523: 1513: 1512: 1509: 1508: 1500: 1488: 1487:External links 1485: 1483: 1482: 1463: 1444: 1407: 1368: 1363: 1342: 1318: 1291: 1289: 1286: 1283: 1282: 1275: 1257: 1244: 1226: 1205: 1202:. p. 220. 1200:Moving Forward 1190: 1175: 1157: 1136:10.1086/253371 1111: 1094: 1082: 1070: 1058: 1046: 1034: 1022: 1010: 998: 986: 965: 920: 905: 890: 879: 867: 855: 853:, p. 271. 838: 826: 824:, p. 270. 811: 782: 770: 755: 740: 694: 693: 691: 688: 684:T. V. O'Connor 680: 679: 676: 670: 662: 659: 608: 605: 594: 593: 590: 585: 580: 575: 564: 561: 543: 540: 506: 503: 489:, launched as 462: 459: 347: 344: 198: 195: 193: 190: 185:United Kingdom 176: 173: 99:William Denman 94:Woodrow Wilson 78: 77: 56: 53: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1553: 1542: 1539: 1537: 1534: 1532: 1529: 1527: 1524: 1522: 1519: 1518: 1516: 1507: 1505: 1501: 1498: 1494: 1491: 1490: 1486: 1471: 1470: 1464: 1452: 1451: 1445: 1441: 1437: 1431: 1415: 1414: 1408: 1404: 1398: 1382: 1378: 1374: 1369: 1367: 1364: 1352: 1348: 1343: 1331: 1324: 1319: 1308: 1304: 1300: 1299: 1293: 1292: 1287: 1278: 1276:9780810856349 1272: 1268: 1261: 1258: 1255:, pp. 199–204 1254: 1248: 1245: 1240: 1236: 1230: 1227: 1215: 1209: 1206: 1201: 1194: 1191: 1186: 1179: 1176: 1172:. 1920-07-31. 1171: 1167: 1161: 1158: 1153: 1149: 1145: 1141: 1137: 1133: 1129: 1125: 1118: 1116: 1112: 1104: 1098: 1095: 1092:, p. 84. 1091: 1086: 1083: 1080:, p. 83. 1079: 1074: 1071: 1067: 1062: 1059: 1056:, p. 81. 1055: 1050: 1047: 1044:, p. 80. 1043: 1038: 1035: 1031: 1026: 1023: 1019: 1014: 1011: 1007: 1002: 999: 996:, p. 55. 995: 990: 987: 983: 978: 976: 974: 972: 970: 966: 961: 955: 939: 935: 931: 924: 921: 917: 912: 910: 906: 903:, p. 45. 902: 897: 895: 891: 888: 883: 880: 877:, p. 23. 876: 871: 868: 865:, p. 19. 864: 859: 856: 852: 847: 845: 843: 839: 835: 830: 827: 823: 818: 816: 812: 808: 803: 801: 799: 797: 795: 793: 791: 789: 787: 783: 779: 774: 771: 767: 762: 760: 756: 752: 747: 745: 741: 737: 732: 730: 728: 726: 724: 722: 720: 718: 716: 714: 712: 710: 708: 706: 704: 702: 700: 696: 689: 687: 685: 677: 675: 674:Albert Lasker 671: 669: 665: 664: 660: 658: 656: 652: 648: 644: 640: 636: 632: 627: 624: 622: 618: 614: 606: 604: 601: 599: 591: 589: 586: 584: 581: 579: 576: 574: 571: 570: 569: 562: 560: 556: 553: 549: 541: 539: 535: 532: 528: 522: 520: 516: 512: 504: 502: 500: 496: 492: 488: 487: 486:Western World 478: 477:Western World 474: 470: 468: 460: 458: 456: 455: 450: 449: 444: 443: 437: 433: 430:in 1941, and 429: 428: 423: 419: 415: 414:Lake Superior 411: 410: 405: 401: 397: 396: 391: 387: 382: 380: 376: 372: 368: 361: 357: 352: 345: 343: 339: 337: 336: 331: 330: 325: 324: 319: 318: 313: 312: 307: 306: 301: 300: 295: 294: 289: 288: 283: 282: 277: 276: 271: 270: 265: 264: 259: 258: 253: 252: 247: 246: 241: 240: 235: 234: 229: 228: 222: 215: 211: 207: 203: 196: 191: 189: 186: 182: 174: 172: 170: 166: 162: 158: 153: 151: 146: 144: 140: 136: 132: 128: 123: 119: 117: 112: 107: 104: 100: 95: 92:US President 90: 87: 83: 75: 74: 73: 70: 66: 65:congressional 62: 61:United States 54: 52: 50: 46: 42: 38: 30: 26: 21: 1503: 1474:. Retrieved 1468: 1455:. Retrieved 1449: 1418:. Retrieved 1412: 1397:cite journal 1385:. Retrieved 1380: 1376: 1355:. Retrieved 1353:. ShipScribe 1350: 1334:. Retrieved 1332:. ShipScribe 1329: 1310:. Retrieved 1297: 1288:Bibliography 1266: 1260: 1252: 1247: 1238: 1229: 1218:. Retrieved 1208: 1199: 1193: 1178: 1169: 1160: 1127: 1123: 1097: 1085: 1073: 1061: 1049: 1037: 1025: 1013: 1001: 989: 954:cite journal 942:. Retrieved 937: 933: 923: 882: 870: 858: 829: 773: 768:, p. 7. 681: 672:1921 - 1923 628: 625: 610: 602: 595: 566: 557: 545: 542:Ship manning 536: 523: 508: 491:Nutmeg State 490: 485: 482: 476: 467:Hog Islander 464: 453: 447: 441: 435: 431: 426: 421: 417: 413: 408: 399: 394: 383: 378: 364: 359: 355: 340: 334: 328: 322: 316: 310: 304: 298: 292: 286: 280: 274: 268: 262: 256: 250: 244: 238: 232: 226: 218: 205: 178: 154: 147: 135:Panama Canal 124: 120: 108: 91: 82:US president 79: 58: 40: 36: 34: 982:Hurley 1927 807:Hurley 1927 736:Hurley 1927 621:broken down 436:Renzan Maru 409:War Bayonet 404:Great Lakes 400:West Bridge 356:West Bridge 175:World War I 49:World War I 25:World War I 1515:Categories 1220:2022-04-05 690:References 666:1920–1921 613:Henry Ford 432:War Dragon 269:Pocahontas 210:Bar Harbor 55:Initiation 1476:27 August 1457:27 August 1430:cite book 1420:24 August 1387:24 August 1357:27 August 1336:27 August 1312:21 August 1152:154659867 944:19 August 527:manganese 440:USS  395:War Topaz 379:War Sword 360:War Topaz 335:Vaterland 323:Covington 251:Pensacola 86:US Senate 1307:27011802 531:nitrates 442:Porpoise 422:War Dido 305:Antigone 287:Republic 275:Powhatan 111:European 69:European 1144:1822376 641:of the 479:in 1922 454:Oriente 448:Orizaba 418:Tuluran 263:Mercury 245:Astoria 227:Amerika 127:Germany 116:US flag 1305:  1273:  1150:  1142:  548:Boston 257:Aeolus 1326:(PDF) 1148:S2CID 1140:JSTOR 1106:(PDF) 311:Rhein 214:Maine 1478:2015 1459:2015 1440:link 1436:link 1422:2015 1403:link 1389:2015 1359:2015 1338:2015 1314:2015 1303:LCCN 1271:ISBN 960:link 946:2015 451:and 354:USS 332:and 59:The 41:USSB 35:The 1132:doi 519:DWT 497:at 438:by 386:DWT 367:DWT 221:GRT 208:at 1517:: 1432:}} 1428:{{ 1399:}} 1395:{{ 1381:14 1379:. 1375:. 1349:. 1328:. 1237:. 1168:. 1146:. 1138:. 1128:29 1126:. 1114:^ 968:^ 956:}} 952:{{ 938:19 936:. 932:. 908:^ 893:^ 841:^ 814:^ 785:^ 758:^ 743:^ 698:^ 686:. 513:, 501:. 326:, 320:, 314:, 308:, 302:, 296:, 290:, 284:, 278:, 272:, 266:, 260:, 254:, 248:, 242:, 236:, 230:, 212:, 23:A 1499:) 1480:. 1461:. 1442:) 1424:. 1405:) 1391:. 1361:. 1340:. 1316:. 1279:. 1241:. 1223:. 1154:. 1134:: 962:) 948:. 918:. 39:(

Index


World War I
James Daugherty
1916 Shipping Act
World War I
United States
congressional
European
US president
US Senate
Woodrow Wilson
William Denman
Bernard N. Baker
European
US flag
Germany
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Panama Canal
Panama Railway Company
US Secretary of War
George Washington Goethals
Edward N. Hurley
Raymond B. Stevens
Bainbridge Colby
Washington L. Capps
America entered the war
United Kingdom

Bar Harbor
Maine

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.

↑