The War Shipping Committee, also know as the Emergency Fleet Corporation (later renamed the U.S. Shipping Board Merchant Fleet Corporation), was created shortly after America declared war to procure a much-needed mercantile fleet. One of the first acts of the Emergency Fleet Corporation was to commandeer nearly 400 steel ships contracted for construction or being built at American boatyards. | Source: United States Library of Congress Prints and Photographs DivisionDownload Original File
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