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Long Island was laid down on 7 July 1939, as the C-3 cargo liner Mormacmail, under Maritime Commission contract, by the Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Chester, Pennsylvania as Yard No 185, launched on 11 January 1940, sponsored by Ms. Dian B. Holt, acquired by the Navy on 6 March 1941, and commissioned on 2 June 1941 as Long Island (AVG-1), Commander Donald B. Duncan in command.
After spending more than 15 years and tons of money on a labor of love, he walked away from the sinking ship. He said he made the right decision.
A total of 75 ships were built with C3 hulls and engines, but not built as cargo ships. During World War II , many C3 ships were converted to naval uses, particularly as Bogue -class escort carriers , and as Windsor -class and Bayfield -class attack transports , Klondike -class destroyer tenders , submarine tenders , and seaplane tenders .
From America to United States: The History of the long-range Merchant Shipbuilding Programme of the United States Maritime Commission, by L.A. Sawyer and W.H. Mitchell. London, 1981, World Ship Society; Ships for Victory: A History of Shipbuilding under the U.S. Maritime Commission in World War II, by Frederic C. Lane ISBN 0-8018-6752-5
Note: Some ships had turbines, other ships had triple expansion engines, not both. Some cargo ships were converted to reefers, not all ships of a cargo type design. Some ships burned coal, others oil, not both. Unless otherwise noted.
A popular design of European origin is the carrack, which utilized caravel construction techniques, allowing ships to increase in size dramatically, far past that which was capable with clinker building techniques. [4] Seen throughout the 14th and 15th century, these ships were used for trade between European powers and their foreign markets.
The Large Unmanned Surface Vehicle (LUSV) is an unmanned surface vessel designed for the United States Navy and set to begin construction in 2020. Designed to be low-cost, high-endurance, reconfigurable ships based on commercial designs, they will have the capacity for modular payloads such as anti-ship, anti-submarine or anti-air weapons.
Cancelled ships of the United States Navy (3 C, 162 P) Pages in category "Proposed ships of the United States Navy" The following 58 pages are in this category, out of 58 total.