National Bulk Carriers

National Bulk Carriers was a shipping company which owned and operated oil tanker ships and bulk carriers. Some of them were among the largest in the world at that time.[1] It was one of the largest multinational corporations in the world.[2]

National Bulk Carriers
IndustryShipping
Founded1936
FounderDaniel K. Ludwig
HeadquartersNew York City
Key people
John L. Notter

It was founded by Daniel K. Ludwig. At one time, the company had more than 20,000 employees and several billion dollars in assets.[3][4]

World War II

During World War II Ludwig owned and operated the Welding Shipyards, Norfolk, Virginia which built T3 tanker ships for National Bulk Carriers.[5][6]

National Bulk Carriers fleet of T2 tankers were used to help the World War II effort. During World War II National Bulk Carriers operated merchant navy ships for the United States Shipping Board. During World War II National Bulk Carriers was active with charter shipping with the Maritime Commission and War Shipping Administration. National Bulk Carriers operated tankers for the merchant navy. The ship was run by its National Bulk Carriers crew and the US Navy supplied United States Navy Armed Guards to man the deck guns and radio.[7][8][9]

Ships

Some National Bulk Carriers tankers:[10]

See also

References
  1. Proceedings of the Federal Inter-Agency Sedimentation Conference, 1963. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Agriculture. 1965. p. 610. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  2. Blume, Kenneth J. (2012). Historical Dictionary of the U.S. Maritime Industry. Scarecrow Press. p. 287. ISBN 9780810856349. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  3. Pace, Eric (29 August 1992). "Daniel Ludwig, Billionaire Businessman, Dies at 95". New York Times. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  4. "National Bulk Carriers Inc". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. October 12, 2021.
  5. shipbuildinghistory.com Welding Shipyards
  6. REVIEW: HOW U.S. SHIPBUILDER DANIEL LUDWIG MODERNIZED JAPANESE SHIPBUILDING, by Stas, Feb. 3, 202
  7. World War II United States Merchant Navy
  8. "Sea Lane Vigilantes". www.armed-guard.com.
  9. World War II U.S. Navy Armed Guard and World War II U.S. Merchant Marine, 2007-2014 Project Liberty Ship, Project Liberty Ship, P.O. Box 25846 Highlandtown Station, Baltimore, MD
  10. t2tanker.org National Bulk Carriers
  11. wrecksite.eu Virginia


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