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{{Short description|U.S. civilian mariners}}
{{Organization
{{Organization  
|OrganizationName=United States Merchant Marine
|OrganizationName= United States Merchant Marine
|OrganizationType=Executive Departments (Sub-organization)
|OrganizationType= Executive Departments (Sub-organization)
|Mission=To support the national defense and economic prosperity of the United States by ensuring a robust, capable merchant fleet for both commercial and military sealift needs. It trains and employs mariners to serve in times of peace and war, facilitating international trade and national security.
|Mission= To support the national defense and economic prosperity of the United States by ensuring a robust, capable merchant fleet for both commercial and military sealift needs. It trains and employs mariners to serve in times of peace and war, facilitating international trade and national security.
|ParentOrganization=U.S. Department of Transportation, through the Maritime Administration (MARAD)
|OrganizationExecutive= Administrator of the Maritime Administration
|CreationLegislation=Merchant Marine Act of 1936
|Employees= Varies; includes active mariners, not a fixed number (estimated in thousands)
|Employees=11768
|Budget= Part of the Maritime Administration's budget; specific allocation not publicly detailed but part of broader funding for maritime support and training
|Budget=Part of the Maritime Administration's budget; specific allocation not publicly detailed but part of broader funding for maritime support and training
|OrganizationExecutive=Administrator of the Maritime Administration
|Services=Maritime transport of goods; training of merchant mariners; support for military sealift; operation of U.S.-flagged vessels
|Regulations=Merchant Marine Act of 1920 (Jones Act); Merchant Marine Act of 1936
|HeadquartersLocation=38.87582, -77.00285
|HeadquartersAddress=1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590
|Website=https://www.maritime.dot.gov
|Website=https://www.maritime.dot.gov
|Services= Maritime transport of goods; training of merchant mariners; support for military sealift; operation of U.S.-flagged vessels
|ParentOrganization= U.S. Department of Transportation, through the Maritime Administration (MARAD)
|CreationLegislation= Merchant Marine Act of 1936
|Regulations= Merchant Marine Act of 1920 (Jones Act); Merchant Marine Act of 1936
|HeadquartersLocation= 38.887923, -77.025639
|HeadquartersAddress= 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590
}}
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{{Short description|U.S. civilian mariners}}
{{Infobox military unit
{{Infobox military unit
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