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Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; ... Leninsky Komsomol-class cargo ships (6 P) Liberty ships (14 C, 583 P) N. Type N3 ships (2 C ...
The Design 1001 ship (full name Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1001) was a wood-hulled cargo ship design approved for production by the United States Shipping Board ' s Emergency Fleet Corporation (EFT) in World War I. [2] They were referred to as the "Ferris"-type after its designer, naval architect Theodore E. Ferris. [2]
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.
USNS Sgt. William R. Button (T-AK-3012), formerly MV Sgt. William R. Button (AK-3012), is the fifth ship of the 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo-class cargo ship built in 1986. [1] The ship is named after Sergeant William Robert Button, an American Marine who was awarded the Medal of Honor during the first United States occupation of Haiti for assassinating the Haitian freedom fighter Charlemagne Peralte.
The Victory ship was a class of cargo ship produced in large numbers by American shipyards during World War II to replace losses caused by German submarines. They were a more modern design compared to the earlier Liberty ship, were slightly larger and had more powerful steam turbine engines, giving higher speed to allow participation in high-speed convoys and make them more difficult targets ...
The Design 1021 ship (full name Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1021) was a steel-hulled cargo ship design approved for production by the United States Shipping Board ' s Emergency Fleet Corporation (EFT) in World War I. [1] They were referred to as the "Long Beach-type" as they were built by Long Beach Shipbuilding Company in Long Beach ...
Cargo ships are categorized partly by cargo or shipping capacity , partly by weight (deadweight tonnage DWT), and partly by dimensions. Maximum dimensions such as length and width ( beam ) limit the canal locks a ship can fit in, water depth ( draft ) is a limitation for canals, shallow straits or harbors and height is a limitation in order to ...
Type N3 ship and Type C1 ship were the designations for small cargo ships built for the United States Maritime Commission before and during World War II. [2] [3] Both were use for close to shore and short cargo runs. [4] [5] [6] The Government of the United Kingdom used Empire ships type Empire F as merchant ships for coastal shipping.