WARTIME REQUIREMENT FOR MERCHANT SHIPPING

This paper reviews future war requirements for Merchant Ships in terms of the composition of the cargo to be moved and the ability of modern Merchant Ships to move it, the availability of suitable port facilities, and concepts of modern convoy operations. A major NATO-Warsaw Pact War would impose the greatest demand on shipping. U. S. reinforcement strategy demands very rapid reaction of sealift forces which would carry over 90% of all military support tonnage. Modern ship types can be expected to serve effectively in such a situation, but convoy delays would limit the effective use of high-productivity ship types.

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  American Society of Naval Engineers

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• Authors:
  • Stryker, R F
• Publication Date: 1977-4

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 33-38
• Serial:
  • Naval Engineers Journal
  • Volume: 89
  • ISSN: 0028-1425

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Marine terminals; Merchant marine; Military sealift; Military shipments; Military transportation; Port structures; Ports; Shipping; Transportation policy
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Old TRIS Terms: Defense shipping; National shipping policies
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation; Policy;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00170716
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 7 1978 12:00AM