U.S.-flag Merchant Marine

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/U.S.-flag_Merchant_Marine

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:marine
gptkbp:component	U.S. national defense U.S. transportation system
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crew	U.S. merchant mariners
gptkbp:eligibility	gptkb:Maritime_Security_Program Cargo Preference laws
gptkbp:employs	U.S. merchant mariners
gptkbp:flag	gptkb:United_States_flag
gptkbp:governedBy	gptkb:Jones_Act gptkb:Merchant_Marine_Act_of_1936
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:historicalEvent	gptkb:Korean_War gptkb:Vietnam_War gptkb:World_War_II Operation Desert Storm
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	U.S.-flag Merchant Marine
gptkbp:includes	U.S.-flagged cargo ships U.S.-flagged commercial vessels U.S.-flagged container ships U.S.-flagged passenger ships U.S.-flagged tankers
gptkbp:operatedBy	U.S. citizens
gptkbp:purpose	gptkb:military commercial shipping
gptkbp:regulates	gptkb:U.S._Coast_Guard gptkb:U.S._Maritime_Administration gptkb:U.S._laws
gptkbp:subjectOf	U.S. Department of Transportation oversight U.S. Maritime Administration reports
gptkbp:supports	gptkb:U.S._economy U.S. military operations
gptkbp:wartimeRole	gptkb:aircraft logistics support military sealift
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Navy_League_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6