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18 × single 20mm AA gun mounts. USS Fremont (APA-44) was a Bayfield -class attack transport that served with the US Navy during World War II. Fremont was launched 31 March 1943 by Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi; as Sea Corsair, placed in partial commission between 30 May 1943 and 11 June 1943, and commissioned in full 23 ...
The US Navy made extensive use of the technique in World War II, and continued to refine the technology after the war. During the naval build-up for World War II US Maritime Commission (MarCom) standard T2 and T3 tankers were converted to US Navy oilers (AO)s. Following World War II larger ships were needed to replenish supercarriers. New oiler ...
Any cargo too heavy for the vessel's gear to lift is handled by a 60-ton floating crane. B Barge or Lorcha. BB Balloon Barge. BBP Balloon Barrage Leader. BC Cargo Barge (Med. 110'-130') BCS Cargo Barge (Sm. 45' - 60') BCL Cargo Barge (Large - 210' or more) BD Derrick and Crane Barges. BDP Pontoon Derrick Barge.
Stern-mounted 4-in (102 mm) deck gun for use against surfaced submarines, variety of anti-aircraft guns. Liberty ships were a class of cargo ship built in the United States during World War II under the Emergency Shipbuilding Program. Although British in concept, [ 3 ] the design was adopted by the United States for its simple, low-cost ...
SS Sea Marlin was a C3-S-A2 cargo ship operated for the War Shipping Administration (WSA) by Grace Lines during World War II. [2] WSA allocated Sea Marlin to United States Army requirements. [3] Sea Marlin was crewed by United States Merchant Marines, with a contingent of the US Naval Armed Guards for the guns and had a complement of the US ...
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. Eighty-one ships were built as cargo or troopships in four shipyards: Kaiser ...
A. World War II aircraft carriers of the United States (2 C, 55 P) World War II amphibious warfare vessels of the United States (2 C, 1,125 P) World War II auxiliary ships of the United States (15 C, 1,107 P)
SS Robert E. Peary was a Liberty ship which gained fame during World War II for being built in a shorter time than any other such vessel. Named after Robert Peary, an American explorer who was among the first people to reach the geographic North Pole, she was launched on November 12, 1942, just 4 days, 15 hours and 26 minutes after the keel was laid down.