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单词 Shipping Board
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Shipping Board

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United States Shipping Board

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A World War I poster designed by James Daugherty for the US Shipping Board, ca. 1917-1918.
Kronprinzessin Cecilie at Bar Harbor, Maine
USS West Bridge, the commandeered British ship War Topaz

The United States Shipping Board (USSB) was established as an emergency agency by the Shipping Act (39 Stat. 729), September 7, 1916. The United States' maritime position had been eroding for decades with some Congressional concern, some remedies actually worsening the situation, with European shipping companies dominating overseas trade and just over 10% of the value of trade carried in U.S. owned ships. The 1916 act was the end result of Congressional efforts to create a board to address the problem dating from 1914. At this time the legislation was not a part of any war effort with specific intent as stated in the act:

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