National Bulk Carriers was a shipping company which owned and operated
oil tanker
An oil tanker, also known as a petroleum tanker, is a ship designed for the bulk transport of oil or its products. There are two basic types of oil tankers: crude tankers and product tankers. Crude tankers move large quantities of unrefined crud ...
ships and
bulk carrier
A bulk carrier or bulker is a merchant ship specially designed to transport unpackaged bulk cargo — such as grains, coal, ore, steel coils, and cement — in its cargo holds. Since the first specialized bulk carrier was built in 1852, econom ...
s. Some of them were among the largest in the world at that time.
It was one of the largest multinational corporations in the world.
It was founded by
Daniel K. Ludwig. At one time, the company had more than 20,000 employees and several billion dollars in assets.
World War II
During
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
Ludwig owned and operated the
Welding Shipyards,
Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk ( ) is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. Incorporated in 1705, it had a population of 238,005 at the 2020 census, making it the third-most populous city in Virginia after neighboring Virginia Be ...
which built
T3 tanker
The T3 tanker, or T3, are a class of seaworthy large tanker ships produced in the United States and used to transport fuel oil, gasoline or diesel before and during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. The T3 tanker c ...
ships for National Bulk Carriers.
National Bulk Carriers fleet of
T2 tanker
The T2 tanker, or T2, was a class of oil tanker constructed and produced in large quantities in the United States during World War II. Only the T3 tankers were larger "navy oilers" of the period. Some 533 T2s were built between 1940 and the end of ...
s were used to help the World War II effort. During World War II National Bulk Carriers operated
Merchant navy ships for the
United States Shipping Board
The United States Shipping Board (USSB) was established as an emergency agency by the 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 ...
. During World War II National Bulk Carriers was active with
charter shipping with the
Maritime Commission
The United States Maritime Commission (MARCOM) was an independent executive agency of the U.S. federal government that was created by the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, which was passed by Congress on June 29, 1936, and was abolished on May 24, 195 ...
and
War Shipping Administration
The War Shipping Administration (WSA) was a World War II emergency war agency of the US government, tasked to purchase and operate the civilian shipping tonnage the United States needed for fighting the war. Both shipbuilding under the Maritime Co ...
. National Bulk Carriers operated tankers for the
merchant navy. The ship was run by its National Bulk Carriers crew and the
US Navy
The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage of ...
supplied
United States Navy Armed Guard
United States Navy Armed Guard units were established during World War II and headquartered in New Orleans.World War II U.S. Navy Armed Guard and World War II U.S. Merchant Marine, 2007-2014 Project Liberty Ship, Project Liberty Ship, P.O. Box 2 ...
s to man the deck guns and radio.
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Ships
Some National Bulk Carriers tankers:
* SS Pan-Pennsylvania, SS ''Pan-Pennsylvania''
* SS ''Pendelton''
* SS ''Hat Creek''
* HMS ''Attacker'' (D02), never entered service
* SS ''Nitro''
* ''Roma''
* ''Battle Mountain''
*''Callabee''
*''Evans Creek''
*''Fisher's Hill''
*''Five Forks''
*''Fort Charlotte''
*''Gold Creek''
*''Joshua Tree''
*''Kaposia''
*''Silverpeak''
*''Trimble's Ford''
*''Wagon Box''
*''Whittier Hills''
*''Virginia'' sunk by U-507wrecksite.eu Virginia
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See also
*World War II United States Merchant Navy
World War II United States Merchant Navy was the largest civilian Navy in the world, which operated during World War II. With the United States fighting a world war in all the world oceans, the demand for cargo and fuel was very high. Cargo and ...
*List of Type T2 tankers This is a list of names for the approximately 500 Type T2 tankers built for the United States Maritime Commission during World War II. Not included are the tankers of the ''Samoset/Chiwawa'' (T3-S-A1) type, which despite the "T3" designation were i ...
* American Petroleum Transport Corporation
References
External links
Flat Fee Movers Website
Shipping companies of the United States
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