Hvem har flere skibe hæren eller flåden?
List of ships of the United States Army
Der kan være en vis forvirring om den præcise definition af "hærskib", da mange skibe, der gjorde tjeneste i hæren under Anden Verdenskrig, aldrig eller kun kortvarigt (kortvarigt hærtid eller rejsecharter) var en del af hærens flåde. Hærens egne skibe i den centrale flåde er ret klare, selv om nogle af dem skiftede mellem hæren og flåden i løbet af krigen. Tæt på disse var de skibe, der var bareboat-charteret af hæren, hvilket betyder, at kun selve skroget var chartret, og at hæren var ansvarlig for besætningen og alle andre operationelle aspekter. Andre var langtidstildelinger til hæren fra War Shipping Administration, således at de fungerede som hærens transport- og fragtskibe i en stor del af krigen. De mere forvirrende skibe er de skibe, der var kortvarige eller tidsbefragtede skibe eller skibe, der blev chartret til en rejse.
List of ships of the United States Army
Some confusion may exist in the precise definition of "Army ship" as many ships saw Army service during the Second World War that were never or only briefly (a brief Army time or voyage charter) part of the Army's fleet. Army owned vessels of the core fleet are quite clear, even though some of those switched between Army and Navy during the war. Close to those were the ships that were bareboat chartered by the Army, meaning that only the hull itself was chartered and Army was responsible for crewing and all other operational aspects. Others were long term allocations to Army by the War Shipping Administration so that they operated as Army transports and cargo vessels for much of the war. The more confusing ships are those that were short-term or time or voyage chartered ships.
List of ships of the United States Army