Marine Transport Line

Marine Transport Line
Founded1942
SuccessorMarine Transport Corporation and Crowley Maritime
HeadquartersNew York, New York, North Charleston, South Carolina
Area served
Cargo Worldwide
ParentC.D. Mallory & Company

Marine Transport Line (MTL) of New York, New York was a commercial steamship service started to support the needs of support charter shipping for the Maritime Commission and War Shipping Administration during World War 2. During wartime the Marine Transport Line operated Victory ships, and also a few other ships. After the war it moved to operating mostly tanker ships. [1][2][3][4] Marine Transport Line Inc. made headline news with the sinking of the SS Marine Electric in 1983, an enlarged World War 2 tanker. [5][6][7][8]

  1. ^ "House Flags of U.S. Shipping Companies: M". www.crwflags.com.
  2. ^ Flags, Funnels and Hull Colours, by Colin Stewart, 1953
  3. ^ U.S. Naval Flags and Pennants: Description, Uses and Customs DNC 27, Edition (publisher: place): U.S. Department of the Navy, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Directorate of Naval Communications. GPO: Washington (United States), 1952
  4. ^ "MARINE TRANSPORT LINES, INC., North Charleston, South Carolina, SC 29405-2424". www.southcarolinabids.us.
  5. ^ Zilnicki, Corinne (2019-02-11). "Marine Electric: The Wreck that Changed the Coast Guard Forever". maritime-executive.com. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  6. ^ A firsthand account of the wreck by Bob Cusick, one of the surviving crew members
  7. ^ Archive of T2 Tankers
  8. ^ Distress radio traffic, 500 kHz from SS Marine Electric, call sign WOOH, SOS as recorded at USCG COMMSTA BOSTON / NMF on February 12, 1983.