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United States Maritime Commission Type R ship were Reefer ships. In April 1943, the Navy also requisitioned SS Ulua from the United Fruit Co. After US navy officers boarded the ship and took possession as it approached the Golden Gate Bridge, the ship became the USS Octans. It was the last of the UFC 'reefer' ships to be taken over. [6]
USS Aludra (AF-55) (built as SS Matchless a type R2-S-BV1 ship) at sea, 17 September 1954 SS Adria (AF-30), a type R1-M-AV3 Adria-class ship, in 1949. The Type R ship is a United States Maritime Administration (MARAD) designation for World War II refrigerated cargo ship, also called a reefer ship.
The motorship was built by Helsingør Jernskibs og Maskinbyggeri, Helsingør (Elsinore), Denmark.The ship was launched 14 September 1935 as Pacific Reefer, but performed trials as Yrsa and in 1936 was renamed for the refrigerated fruit trade for Denmark's J. Lauritzen shipping line as African Reefer, IMO 5004362.
USS Pontiac (AF-20) was the Danish refrigerated cargo ship Australian Reefer that sought refuge in the neutral United States when Germany occupied Denmark in April 1940. In 1941 the United States seized 40 Danish ships idle in its ports with Australian Reefer being among those ships.
USNS Grommet Reefer (T-AF-53) was a Grommet Reefer-class stores ship acquired by the U.S. Navy.Her task was to carry stores, refrigerated items, and equipment to ships in the fleet, and to remote stations and staging areas.
A refrigerated container or reefer is an intermodal container (shipping container) used in intermodal freight transport that is capable of refrigeration for the transportation of temperature-sensitive, perishable cargo such as fruits, vegetables, meat, fish, seafood, and other similar items.
A ship's hull endures harsh conditions at sea, as illustrated by this reefer ship in bad weather. For a ship to float, its weight must be less than that of the water displaced by the ship's hull. [95] There are many types of hulls, from logs lashed together to form a raft to the advanced hulls of America's Cup sailboats.
Reefer ship, a refrigerated ship; Refrigerated container, used for intermodal cargo; Refrigerated van, a refrigerated railway wagon (European practice) Refrigerator car, a refrigerated railroad boxcar (US practice) Refrigerator truck, a temperature-controlled van, truck or semi-trailer