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Payments provided by Congress to U.S.-flagged merchant ship owners to help them match foreign competiton.
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*Tankers
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The ______ Readiness Program improves the response of private operators to national defense needs.
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*Subsidies
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______ ships have ramps and large hold openings designed to fit containerized cargoes.
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*Sealift
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70 percent of the world shipbuilding market is in _____ and South Korea.
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*RoRo
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The last choice for U.S. sealift needs is the charter of ________-flag ships.
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*Japan
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______ ships are strategic sealift merchant ships that must be ready to load troops within 96 hours of being alerted.
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*Foreign
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Most of the large U.S. shipbuilding yards specialize in building _______ vessels.
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*Inactive
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In WWII, tankers and freighters were converted into _____ carriers to guard against submarines.
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*Military
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National Defense ________ Fleet ships require between 30 and 120 days to be activated.
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*Escort
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Ships designed to carry liquid cargoes in bulk quantities are called ________.
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*Reserve
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