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A World War I poster for the US Shipping Board, ca. 1917–18.. The Emergency Fleet Corporation (EFC) was established by the United States Shipping Board, sometimes referred to as the War Shipping Board, on 16 April 1917 [1] pursuant to the Shipping Act (39 Stat. 729) to acquire, maintain, and operate merchant ships to meet national defense, foreign and domestic commerce during World War I.
United States: USS President Lincoln (1907) – The troopship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 600 nautical miles (1,100 km) off Brest, Finistère, France by SM U-90 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of 26 of the 715 people on board. Survivors were rescued by USS Smith and USS Warrington (both United States Navy). 26 Military
A history of the transport service: adventures and experiences of United States transports and cruisers in the World War. New York: George H. Doran Company. Johnson, Robert Irwin (1987). Guardians of the Sea, History of the United States Coast Guard, 1915 to the Present. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland. ISBN 978-0-87021-720-3.
A U-boat sank Aztec in April 1917, killing 28 of her ship's company. 11 were US citizens, making her the third US merchant ship to suffer fatalities when sunk by the Imperial German Navy while the US was still neutral. Six of her crew were native Hawaiians, and all but one of them were killed. They were the first native Hawaiians killed by ...
Shipbuilding became a major wartime industry, focused on merchant ships and tankers. [44] Merchant ships were often sunk until the convoy system was adopted using British and Canadian naval escorts. Convoys were slow but effective in stopping u-boat attacks. [45] The troops were shipped over on fast passenger liners that could easily outrun ...
The U-boats sank hundreds of Allied merchant ships. However, submarines usually cannot rescue survivors, and may attack without giving warning or adequate time to abandon ship. Attacking civilian ships in this way violated the customary cruiser rules and resulted in many civilian deaths, especially when passenger ships were sunk. Furthermore ...
Pages in category "World War I merchant ships of the United States" The following 46 pages are in this category, out of 46 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Category: World War I merchant ships. 3 languages. ... World War I merchant ships of the United States (1 C, 46 P) W. World War I merchant ships of New Zealand (3 P)