Type C4 ship
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The Type C4 class ship were the largest cargo ships built by the United States Maritime Commission
(MARCOM) during World War II. The design was originally developed for the American-Hawaiian Lines in 1941, but in late 1941 the plans were taken over by the MARCOM.
Seventy-five ships were built as cargo and troopships in three shipyards: Kaiser Richmond, CA (35 ships), Kaiser Vancouver, WA (20 ships) and Sun SB & DD in Chester PA (20 ships).
All ships were capable of 17 knots, driven by a single screw steam turbine generating 9,900 shp.
Among the variations of the design were the Haven class hospital ship
.
They were followed post-war by thirty-seven of the larger C4-S-1 class, also known as the Mariner class.
United States Maritime Commission
The United States Maritime Commission was an independent executive agency of the U.S. federal government that was created by the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, passed by Congress on June 29, 1936, and replaced the U.S. Shipping Board which had existed since World War I...
(MARCOM) during World War II. The design was originally developed for the American-Hawaiian Lines in 1941, but in late 1941 the plans were taken over by the MARCOM.
Seventy-five ships were built as cargo and troopships in three shipyards: Kaiser Richmond, CA (35 ships), Kaiser Vancouver, WA (20 ships) and Sun SB & DD in Chester PA (20 ships).
All ships were capable of 17 knots, driven by a single screw steam turbine generating 9,900 shp.
Among the variations of the design were the Haven class hospital ship
Haven class hospital ship
The Haven class of hospital ships was built for the United States Navy during World War II. Haven-class ships also served in the Korean War and the Vietnam War...
.
They were followed post-war by thirty-seven of the larger C4-S-1 class, also known as the Mariner class.
General series
, later , laterMarine series
- SS Marine Angel
- SS Marine Arrow
- SS Marine Cardinal
- USNS Marine Carp (T‑AP‑199)
- SS Marine Devil
- SS Marine Dragon
- SS Marine Eagle (acquired by the USN and renamed USNS Private Leonard C. Brostrom (T-AK-255)USNS Private Leonard C. Brostrom (T-AK-255)USNS Private Leonard C. Brostrom was a cargo ship for the United States Navy that was converted into a heavy lift cargo ship in the early 1950s. She was built in 1943 for the United States Maritime Commission as SS Marine Eagle, a Type C4-S-B1 tank carrier, by Sun Shipbuilding during World War II...
) - SS Marine Falcon
- USNS Marine Fiddler (T-AK-267)
- SS Marine Flasher
- SS Marine Flier
- SS Marine Fox
- SS Marine Jumper
- SS Marine Leopard
- USNS Marine Lynx (T-AP-194)
- SS Marine MarlinMarine marlinMarine Marlin type C4-S-A3 ship.Built in 1945 by Kaiser Shipyards, Vancouver, Washington as a troop transport with capacity to carry 3,485 troops for operation by the War Shipping Agency....
- SS Marine Panther
- SS Marine Perch
- USNS Marine Phoenix (T-AP-195)
- SS Marine Raven
- SS Marine Robin
- SS Marine Runner
- USNS Marine Serpent (T-AP-202)
- SS Marine Shark
- SS Marine Snapper
- SS Marine Star
- SS Marine Swallow
- SS Marine Tiger
- SS Marine Wolf
Mount series
- SS Mount Davis
- SS Mount Greylock
- SS Mount Mansfield
- SS Mount Rogers
- SS Mount Whitney
Named after a person
- SS Scott E. Land
- SS Willis Vickery
- SS Louis McH. Howe
- SS Ernie Pyle
Hospital ships
(laid down as Marine Hawk) (laid down as Maine Lion) (laid down as Marine Dolphin) (laid down as Marine Walrus) (laid down as Marine Beaver) (laid down as Marine Owl)See also
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