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Vessels of the Maritime Administration

Vessel History Database

The Maritime Administration (MARAD) and its predecessor agencies, the U.S. Maritime Commission, the War Shipping Administration and the United States Shipping Board, built, owned, operated, or subsidized thousands of merchant...

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...