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Merchant ships by country (107 C) Merchant ships by period (5 C) * Ships by company (99 C) B. Barges (10 C, 70 P) Bulk carriers (4 C, 86 P) C.
In May 1940, Franklin D. Roosevelt called for the production of 185,000 aeroplanes, 120,000 tanks, 55,000 anti-aircraft guns and 18 million tons of merchant shipping in two years. Adolf Hitler was told by his advisors that this was American propaganda; in 1939, annual aircraft production for the US military was less than 3,000 planes.
Catapult aircraft merchantmen, merchant ships which carried cargo and an aircraft catapult (no flight deck). Escort carriers, usually converted merchant ships, see separate List of escort carriers by country. "Landing craft carriers" such as USS LST-906, which were modified amphibious landing ships, because they could not recover their aircraft.
The maritime history of the United States goes back to the first successful English colony was established in 1607, on the James River at Jamestown.It languished for decades until a new wave of settlers arrived in the late 17th century and set up commercial agriculture based on exports of tobacco to England.
The following is a list of countries by passenger and cargo ship exports. Data is for 2023, in millions of United States dollars, as reported by The Observatory of Economic Complexity and the International Trade Centre. [1] [2] Currently the top twenty countries are listed. #
World War II merchant ships of the United Kingdom (5 C, 218 P) World War II merchant ships of the United States (1 C, 294 P) W.
Merchant ships of Denmark include all merchant ships designed, built, or operated by Denmark. Subcategories. This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 ...
A merchant is a person who trades in commodities produced by other people, especially one who trades with foreign countries. Merchants have been known for as long as humans have engaged in trade and commerce. Merchants and merchant networks operated in ancient Babylonia, Assyria, China, Egypt, Greece, India, Persia, Phoenicia and Rome.