Norwegian, Swedish ships take on American names, flags in Baltimore.

From: The Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD) | Date: September 30, 2005 | Copyright information

Byline: Meredith Cohn

Sep. 30--Three commercial cargo ships traded in their Norwegian and Swedish flags for the Stars and Stripes -- and picked up the new American names Courage, Honor and Integrity -- during a ceremony in Baltimore yesterday as part of a federal effort to lock up enough domestic vessels to haul military gear overseas during wars and emergencies.

Without enough of its own ships to ferry goods, the government has encouraged the commercial ocean liners to reflag and supplement its fleet. The three ships, owned by American Roll-On Roll-Off Carriers of ...

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