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History of the United States Merchant Marine | Wikipedia audio article

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History of the United States Merchant Marine


00:00:43 1 History
00:00:51 1.1 Early history
00:02:04 1.1.1 The 18th century
00:02:44 1.1.2 Revolutionary War
00:03:42 1.1.3 1783–1790
00:10:02 1.1.4 The 1790s
00:11:25 1.2 The 19th century
00:14:49 1.2.1 The War of 1812
00:15:40 1.2.2 Clipper ships
00:17:27 1.2.3 1815–1830
00:19:37 1.2.4 The 1830s
00:21:20 1.2.5 The 1840s
00:25:11 1.2.6 The 1850s
00:30:09 1.2.7 The 1860s
00:30:30 1.2.7.1 Civil War era
00:33:11 1.2.7.2 1866–1870
00:34:45 1.2.8 The 1870s
00:36:11 1.2.9 The 1880s
00:37:24 1.2.10 The 1890s
00:39:23 1.3 The early 20th century
00:39:58 1.3.1 The 1910s
00:42:10 1.3.2 World War I
00:45:29 1.3.3 1919–1930
00:46:27 1.3.4 1930–1941
00:49:51 1.3.4.1 NMU formation
00:51:30 1.3.4.2 SIU formation
00:52:11 1.3.5 The 1940s
00:52:19 1.3.5.1 World War II
00:59:08 1.3.5.2 Wartime issues
01:06:32 1.3.6 The 1950s
01:07:22 1.3.6.1 Korean War
01:12:51 1.3.6.2 1953–1960
01:15:48 1.4 The late 20th century
01:15:57 1.4.1 1960s
01:16:42 1.4.2 Vietnam War
01:17:57 1.4.3 The 1970s
01:18:52 1.4.4 The 1980s
01:19:15 1.4.5 The 1990s
01:20:44 1.5 The 2000s
01:22:52 2 See also



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The maritime history of the United States is a broad theme within the history of the United States. As an academic subject, it crosses the boundaries of standard disciplines, focusing on understanding the United States' relationship with the oceans, seas, and major waterways of the globe. The focus is on merchant shipping, and the financing and manning of the ships. A merchant marine owned at home is not essential to an extensive foreign commerce. In fact, it may be cheaper to hire other nations to handle the carrying trade than to participate in it directly. On the other hand, there are certain advantages, particularly during time of war, which may warrant an aggressive government encouragement to the maintenance of a merchant marine.