American Merchant Shipping—A Recurring National Dilemma

Authors

Rufus C. Porter, U.S. Navy

Number

3

Abstract

Merchant shipping has developed, and exists at present, in an environ­ment colored by the influences of many factors. This paper concerns it­self with an identification and study of those factors as they relate to the development of the American merchant fleet, and as they apply to the status of that fleet today.

Recommended Citation

Porter, Rufus C. (1962) "American Merchant Shipping—A Recurring National Dilemma," Naval War College Review: Vol. 15: No. 8, Article 3.
Available at: https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol15/iss8/3