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U.S. Shipping Board
The United States Shipping Board (USSB) was a corporation established as an emergency agency by the Merchant Marine Act of 1916 (Alexander Act), 1916 Shipping Act (39 Stat. 729), on September 7, 1916. The United States Shipping Board's task was to increase the number of US ships supporting the World War I efforts. The program ended on March 2, 1934. Initiation The United States had a maritime position that had been eroding for decades with some US Congress, congressional concern. Some remedies actually worsened the situation since Europe, European shipping companies dominated overseas trade, and just over 10% of the value of trade carried in American-owned ships. The 1916 Act was the result of congressional efforts to create a board to address the problem dating from 1914. The legislation was not then a part of any war effort with specific intent, as stated in the act: :An Act to establish a United States Shipping Board for the purpose of encouraging, developing, and creating a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Washington Goethals
George Washington Goethals ( June 29, 1858 – January 21, 1928) was an American military officer and civil engineer, best known for his administration and supervision of the construction and the opening of the Panama Canal. He was the first Governor of Panama Canal Zone from 1914 to 1917, and was also the State Engineer of New Jersey and the Quartermaster General of the United States Army, Acting Quartermaster General of the United States Army. Early life and education Goethals was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Flemish people, Flemish immigrants from Stekene, Belgium, Johannes Baptista (John Louis) Goethals, a carpenter, and wife Marie Le Barron. Aged 14, he entered the City College of New York, College of the City of New York. In April 1876, after three years of college, he won an appointment to the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point, New York and entered there in June. He graduated second in his class of 52 in June 1880, and was commissioned as a second lieu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Powhatan (ID-3013)
USS ''Powhatan'' (ID–3013) was a transport ship for the United States Navy during World War I. She was originally ''Hamburg'', a built in 1899 by AG Vulkan of Stettin, Germany, for the Hamburg America Line. At the outset of World War I the ship was interned by the United States. She was soon chartered by the American Red Cross to take medical personnel and supplies to Europe. Renamed ''Red Cross'', she left New York in mid-September, 1914. When the US entered World War I in April 1917, she was seized and converted to a troop transport. Originally commissioned as USS ''Hamburg'' (ID-3013), the ship was renamed ''Powhatan'' on 5 September 1917. During World War I, she carried 15,274 troops to France and after the war she returned 11,803 servicemen to the United States. After decommissioning by the US Navy, the ship was turned over to the United States Shipping Board, and chartered for mercantile service until broken up in 1928. History ''Hamburg'' ''Hamburg'' was origina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Pocahontas (ID-3044)
USS ''Pocahontas'' (SP-3044) was a transport ship for the United States Navy during World War I. She was originally SS ''Prinzess Irene'', a built in 1899 by AG Vulcan Stettin of Stettin, Germany, for the North German Lloyd line. At the beginning of World War I the ship was in New York and was interned by the United States. She was seized when that country entered the conflict in 1917 and converted to a troop transport. As USS ''Pocahontas'', she carried 24,573 servicemen to Europe, and after the war returned 23,296 servicemen to the United States. Decommissioned by the U.S. Navy, the United States Shipping Board sold her back to the North German Lloyd line, where she saw mercantile service until being scrapped in 1932. SS ''Prinzess Irene'' She was launched as ''Prinzess Irene'' on 19 June 1900 by Aktiengesellschaft Vulkan, Stettin, Germany for North German Lloyd Lines. On 9 September 1900, she started her maiden voyage to New York City. On 30 October 1900, she began the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Mercury (ID-3012)
USS ''Mercury'' (ID-3012) was a United States Navy transport ship during World War I. She was formerly the Norddeutscher Lloyd liner SS ''Barbarossa'' built by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, Germany, in 1897, and operated by the North German Lloyd Line. At the outset of World War I the ship was interned by the United States and, when that country entered the conflict in 1917, was seized and converted to a troop transport. After decommissioning by the U.S. Navy, the ship was turned over to the Army Transport Service and then to the U.S. Shipping Board. She was sold for scrapping in February 1924. History SS ''Barbarossa'' SS ''Barbarossa'' was built by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, Germany, in 1896, for the North German Lloyd Line. She operated on both North Atlantic crossings and the Bremerhaven-Australia route. With the outbreak of World War I, she took refuge in Hoboken, New Jersey, and was interned by the United States. She was seized when the United States entered the war 6 April 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Aeolus (ID-3005)
USS ''Aeolus'' (ID-3005), sometimes also spelled ''Æolus'', was a United States Navy troopship in World War I. She was formerly the North German Lloyd Ocean liner, liner ''Grosser Kurfürst'', also spelled ''Großer Kurfürst'', launched in 1899 that sailed regularly between Bremen and New York. At the outset of World War I the ship was interned by the United States and, when the US entered the war in 1917, was seized and converted to a troop transport. Originally commissioned as USS ''Grosser Kurfürst'', the ship was renamed ''Aeolus'' — after the god of wind in Ancient Greece, Greek Greek mythology, mythology — while undergoing repairs and conversion at a US Navy yard. The ship carried almost 25,000 men to France during the hostilities, and returned over 27,000 healthy and wounded men after the Armistice with Germany (Compiègne), Armistice. After decommissioning by the US Navy, the ship was turned over to the United States Shipping Board and underwent a $3,000,000 refit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
