History of the Maritime Administration

History of the Maritime Administration

• A Short History of the Maritime Administration: Learn about the history of MARAD and its predecessors, the U.S. Shipping Board and U.S. Maritime Commission.
• The Maritime Administration's First 100 Years: 1916-2016: A narrative history of the first 100 years of the Maritime Administration.

Maritime Administration History Articles

• The Ships of Mallows Bay: Mallows Bay is a small bay off of the Potomac River near Washington, DC.  This article explores the origin of the many ships wrecked there, and their connection to the Maritime Administration.
• The Ready Reserve Force Response to Hurricane Katrina: A detailed study of MARAD and the RRF’s role in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
• The Maritime Administration’s Haiti Earthquake Response: A summary of MARAD’s role in Operation Unified Response, the U.S.-led disaster recovery effort after the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
• MARAD's Response to Hurricane Sandy: Learn about MARAD vessels and agency personnel who provided valuable assistance to FEMA in the New York metropolitan area after Hurricane Sandy in the Fall of 2012.
• MARAD's Response to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria: Learn about MARAD vessels and agency personnel who provided disaster relief to Houston, Key West, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico in the wake of three catastrophic hurricanes in the Fall of 2017. 

Famous Merchant Mariners

• Famous Merchant Mariners: A list of famous merchant mariners.  

Merchant Marine Bibliography

• United States Merchant Marine History Bibliography: A list of published works describing the history of the United States merchant marine in the 20th century.