T. J. Stevenson & Company, Inc.

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T. J. Stevenson & Company, Inc.
IndustryTransportation and shipping
Founded1935 (1935) in New York City
Key people
  • Thomas J. Stevenson
  • Thomas J. Stevenson Jr.
  • Kenneth H. Stevenson
  • George F. Wood
  • Sidney H. Schell

T. J. Stevenson & Company, Inc. was a shipping firm founded in New York City by Thomas J. Stevenson on December 2, 1935. In 1920 Thomas J. Stevenson started working as a ship broker in New York City. Thomas J. Stevenson's father Henery Stevenson worked as a clerk at a shipping firm in New York City starting in 1910. T. J. Stevenson & Company supported the World War II effort by operating United States owned ships. After the war T. J. Stevenson & Company purchased surplus war cargo ships. Thomas J. Stevenson was born in 1892 and died on January 28, 1968. [1] [2]

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World War II

T. J. Stevenson & Company ships were used to help the World War II effort. During World War II T. J. Stevenson & Company operated Merchant navy ships for the United States Shipping Board. During World War II T. J. Stevenson & Company was active with charter shipping with the Maritime Commission and War Shipping Administration. T. J. Stevenson & Company operated Liberty ships and Victory ships for the merchant navy. The ship was run by its T. J. Stevenson & Company crew and the US Navy supplied United States Navy Armed Guards to man the deck guns and radio. [3] [4] [5]

Ships

A Victory ship of World War II USS Antares (AK-258).jpg
A Victory ship of World War II
Liberty ship of World War II Liberty ship at sea.jpg
Liberty ship of World War II


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References

  1. The Liberty Ships of World War II, By Greg H. Williams
  2. New York Times, Thomas J. Stevenson, 75, Dies; Ex-President of Ship Company, January 29, 1968, Page 31,]
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  4. 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
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