Tag: star

us army corps of engineers

dredge personnel

The U.S. Army once had a fleet of ships that rivaled that of the U.S. Navy.   With the merge of the U.S. Army-managed Army Transport Service and its successor organizations with that of the U.S. Navy, Navy Transport Service into the U.S. Military Sea Transportation Service in the late-1940s, one of the few U.S. Army waterborne activities remaining was that of the Floating Plant and Dredge & Lock personnel attached to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Below is a recruitment booklet circa 1960s.

Blog Posts

Collection entries

united states lines

I had the unique opportunity to visit the United States Lines Archive at the American Merchant Marine Museum at Kings Point. There, I was able to view documents and photographs just as they were being cataloged and some in an unorganized state.  This page lists some of the topics related to USL I explored and continue to research.  I am still in the process of drawing a complete fleet list and sketching USL’s wartime activities – the company truly was unique and holds a key position in U.S. maritime history.

Ships and Mariners

Corporate Identity & History

Blog Posts

Collection Items

u.s. navy

Although this site is primarily about the American Merchant Marine and civilian mariners, I often use the United States Navy or United States Naval Academy as points of reference since the merchant, government, and armed marine often overlap. The following pages offer some insight on the Navy or Annapolis – either in terms of organization or with objects:

usmm uniforms: slate gray uniform, 1943
usmma uniforms: dress blues 1947-1951
buttons
usmma caps & cap badge timeline
kings point publications
usna dress blues 1940
usl seamen uniforms
branch distinction