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1987

Soviet Union; merchant marine; USSR; People's Commissariat for Water Transport; shipping

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Objectives Of The Soviet Merchant Marine, James T. Sharp Jan 1987

Objectives Of The Soviet Merchant Marine, James T. Sharp

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In the years since the end of the Second World War, no aspect of merchant shipping has created greater controversy than the phenomenal growth of the merchant fleet of the Soviet Union. Starting in 1945 with a makeshift fleet that was a motley collection of obsolete vessels, ships received as reparations from the defeated Axis nations and Lend-Lease Liberty ships, the Soviets have fashioned a modern, efficient merchant marine that is currently second in the world in numbers of ships and sixth in deadweight tonnage. Employed as a powerful instrument of the Soviet state, this fleet now competes effectively with …