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National Maritime Heritage Grant Program
The Maritime Administration (MARAD) and the National Park Service (NPS) share a mutual interest in preserving the nation’s maritime legacy. The National Maritime Heritage Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 5401) authorizes NPS to administer the National Maritime Heritage Grant Program funded through...
The Maritime Administration’s First 100 Years: 1916 – 2016
The year 2016 marked 100 years since the founding of the Maritime Administration’s (MARAD) first predecessor agency, the United States Shipping Board (USSB). The Shipping Act of 1916 created the USSB, the first Federal agency tasked with promoting a U.S. merchant marine and regulating U.S....
Exhibits
Online Exhibits The Long-Range Shipbuilding Program of the U.S. Maritime Commission: 360-degree view of 18 ship models that represent the progress of the U.S. Maritime Commission’s Long-Range Shipbuilding Program. Virtual Tours USNS Comet Comet is...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 ...A Short History of the Maritime Administration
Established in 1950 under the auspices of President Harry S Truman’s Reorganization Plan No. 21, the Maritime Administration (MARAD) traces its origins to the Shipping Act of 1916, which established the U.S. Shipping Board, the first Federal agency tasked with promoting a U.S. merchant...
Maritime Administration History Program
The Maritime Administration’s (MARAD) History Program promotes an understanding and appreciation of America’s merchant marine and maritime past through historical documentation and the preservation and interpretation of the agency's heritage assets. The History Program is also...