U.S. merchant marine

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:marine
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Merchant_Marine_Defense_Medal
gptkb:Merchant_Marine_Expeditionary_Medal
gptkb:Merchant_Marine_Gallant_Ship_Citation
gptkb:Merchant_Marine_Korean_Service_Medal
gptkb:Merchant_Marine_Meritorious_Service_Medal
gptkb:Merchant_Marine_Vietnam_Service_Medal
gptkb:Merchant_Marine_Atlantic_War_Zone_Medal
gptkb:Merchant_Marine_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Merchant_Marine_Mediterranean-Middle_East_War_Zone_Medal
gptkb:Merchant_Marine_Pacific_War_Zone_Medal
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:employs civilian mariners
gptkbp:established 1775
gptkbp:flag gptkb:United_States_flag
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Transportation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label U.S. merchant marine
gptkbp:includes U.S. merchant mariners
U.S.-flagged merchant vessels
gptkbp:notableActor gptkb:Jones_Act
gptkb:Merchant_Marine_Act_of_1936
gptkbp:purpose commercial shipping
transportation of goods
transportation of passengers
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:U.S._Coast_Guard
gptkb:U.S._Maritime_Administration
gptkbp:relatedOrganization gptkb:American_Maritime_Officers
gptkb:International_Organization_of_Masters,_Mates_&_Pilots
gptkb:Marine_Engineers'_Beneficial_Association
gptkb:Seafarers_International_Union
gptkb:U.S._Maritime_Service
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Defense
gptkb:U.S._Navy
gptkb:U.S._Coast_Guard
gptkb:U.S._Maritime_Administration
gptkb:U.S._Army_Transportation_Corps
gptkbp:role_during_wartime auxiliary to U.S. Navy
gptkbp:trainer gptkb:United_States_Merchant_Marine_Academy
gptkbp:wartime_service gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:MARAD
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5