United States. War Shipping Administration
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System number
987007604376405171
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Name (Latin)
United States. War Shipping Administration
Other forms of name
War Shipping Administration (U.S.)
United States. Office for Emergency Management. War Shipping Administration
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- NUCMC data from Cape Cod Community College, Library-Learning Resources Center for Sweeney, H.C. Scrapbook, ca. 1942-1946(United States War Shipping Administration; War Shipping Administration)
- LC manual auth. cd.(hdg.: United States. War Shipping Administration; estab., 1942; part of Office for Emergency Management)
- lcn 2015
Wikipedia description:
The War Shipping Administration (WSA) was a World War II emergency war agency of the US government, tasked to purchase and operate the civilian shipping tonnage the United States needed for fighting the war. Both shipbuilding under the Maritime Commission and ship allocation under the WSA to Army, Navy or civilian needs were closely coordinated though Vice Admiral Emory S. Land who continued as head of the Maritime Commission while also heading the WSA. Among its programs was building the fleet of Liberty Ships and Victory Ships.
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