Merchant Marine Cadet Corps which was under direction of the Coast Guard and War Shipping Administration.

Merchant marine ships ww2. Merchant Marine The merchant marine is collectively those commercial non-naval ships that carry cargo or passengers or provide maritime services and the civilian crewmen and officers who sail those ships. Meanwhile in the Caribbean our backyard we lost another 180 ships. 570 ships were lost along with 3734 seamen these numbers vary according to source and do not include all the ships in service in Norway.

During wartime however they can become an auxiliary to the United States Navycalled upon to deliver military personnel and materiel for the military. Counting the waters around the American Philippines Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico the Merchant Marine lost approximately 196 ships in US. Lost 1554 ships in the war.

Shipyards turned out cargo vessels faster than the ships could be supplied with crews. 6 838 Men Killed 848 Ships Sunk 1800 Naval guards Killed. In 1942 the average sinking of Allied merchant ships was thirty-three ships each week.

If we look at the total Merchant Marine Navy losses during World War 11 the figures look like this. Officers attended the US. 3152 rows The U-boat War in World War Two Kriegsmarine 1939-1945 and World War One.

Merchant mariners or merchant seamen are assigned to vessels that primarily transport cargo and passengers during peacetime. The merchant marine actually predates the United States Navy as well as the United States Coast Guard. Recruiters urged men to join the Merchant.

Merchant Marine The US. World War II US. Merchant Marine in the Pacific.