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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | April 7, 1939 |
| Dissolved | 1954 (but still active) |
| Headquarters | Washington, D.C. |
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| Parent agency | Department of Transportation |
| Website | www |
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| Since its dissolution in 1954, the service still actively commissions uniformed officers to serve at the U.S Merchant Marine Academy.[1] | |
The United States Maritime Service (USMS) was established in 1938 under the provisions of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 as voluntary training organization[3] to train individuals to become officers and crewmembers on merchant ships that form the United States Merchant Marine per 46 U.S.C. § 51701.[4] Heavily utilized during World War II, the USMS was largely dissolved in 1954, and its resources were absorbed into other federal departments.[1] However, while the service is no longer structurally organized, remnants of the service still exist today and the service still actively commission officers to function as administrators and instructors at the United States Merchant Marine Academy and the state maritime academies.[1]
- ^ a b c "United States Maritime Service -CSUM". www.csum.edu. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ^ "Vice Admiral Joanna M. Nunan, 14th Superintendent of the United States Merchant Marine Academy". United States Merchant Marine Academy. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Maritime Service: the Forgotten Service". www.usmm.org. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
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