The American-flag merchant marine became the world's largest during World War II. U.S.-flag ships carried most of the nation's commerce, and the world looked to America for shipping strength. After the war, the different parties in the maritime industry began to fight for their individual ...
United States Armed Forces: US Army, US Navy (includes Marine Corps), US Air Force, US Coast Guard (administered in peacetime by the Department of Homeland Security, but in wartime reports to the Department of the Navy), National Guard (Army National Guard and Air National Guard) (2019) ...
Cargo Ship General information IMO: 9298698 MMSI: 367775000 Callsign: KABP Width: 32.0 m Length: 292.0 m Deadweight: Gross tonnage: TEU: Liquid Capacity: Year of build: Class: AIS type: Cargo Ship Ship type: Flag: United States of America ...
Country name:conventional long form:United Statesof America conventional short form:United States abbreviation:United Statesor USA Government type:Constitution-based federal republic; strong democratic tradition Capital:name:Washington, DC (capital)
General information IMO: 8835217 MMSI: 368946000 Callsign: WCAH Width: 22.0 m Length: 152.0 m Deadweight: Gross tonnage: TEU: Liquid Capacity: Year of build: Class: AIS type: Passenger ship Ship type: Flag: United States of America
United States Global List of States Reports by sector: CORE INDUSTRY REPORTS Accommodation and Food Services Administration, Business Support and Waste Management Services Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting Arts, Entertainment and Recreation Construction Educational Services Finance and Insurance He...
Military United States Top of Page Military branches: Army, Navy and Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard (Coast Guard administered in peacetime by the Department of Homeland Security, but in wartime reports to the Department of the Navy) Military manpower - military age: 18 years ...
note:includes only the 50 states and District of Columbia Location: North America, bordering both the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean, between Canada and Mexico Coastline: 19,924 km Area - comparative: about half the size of Russia; about three-tenths the size of Africa; abo...
presentation to Jeri following a gun salute and taps. Three Marines fired three volleys from their rifles to make it a nine-gun salute. Taps was played by a Marine bugler following the gun salute and prior to the folding and presentation of the flag by a Marine Major to Frank’s widow,...
(patron saint of Scotland); properly known as the Union Flag, but commonly called the Union Jack; the design and colors (especially the Blue Ensign) have been the basis for a number of other flags including other Commonwealth countries and their constituent states or provinces, and British ...