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World War II merchant ships of the United States (1 C, 295 P) W. World War II merchant ships of Yugoslavia (2 P) This page was last edited on 14 February 2024, at 12: ...
For World War II 97 Victory ships temporarily were converted to troopship. [29] By the end of the war over 11,000 ships were under the control of the War Shipping Administration. [4] [30] [31] Many World War 2 surplus merchant ships were removed from the National Defense Reserve Fleet and put into action to support the Korean War and Vietnam ...
Liberty ships (14 C, 583 P) Pages in category "World War II merchant ships of the United States" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 295 total.
Merchant seamen are civilians who elect to work at sea. Their working practices in 1939 had changed little in hundreds of years. They "signed on" to sail aboard a ship for a voyage or succession of voyages and after being "paid off" at the end of that time were free to either sign on for a further engagement if they were required, or to take unpaid "leave" before "signing on" aboard another ...
HMS Jervis Bay – On 5 November the armed merchant cruiser was the sole escort for 37 merchant ships in Convoy HX 84 from Halifax, Nova Scotia to the UK. When the convoy encountered the German heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer, Jervis Bay ordered the merchant ships to scatter while she headed straight for the German ship to draw her fire.
Pages in category "World War II merchant ships of the United Kingdom" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 223 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. (previous page) *
Pages in category "World War II merchant ships of Germany" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 223 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Imperial Japanese Army established several shipping artillery units during World War II. These units provided detachments to protect Army-operated transports and chartered merchant ships from air or submarine attack. The Imperial Japanese Navy also formed air defence squads from April 1944 that were deployed on board ships.