The Marine Adder class of transports were Type C4-class ship built for the United States Maritime Commission (MARCOM) during World War II. They were converted after the war for use by the United States Navy (USN) for troop transports. Marine Adder-class ships also served in the Korean War.[1][2]
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Operators |  United States Navy |
| Built | November 1944 – August 1945 |
| In service | 1945–1967 |
| Completed | 7 |
| Lost | 0 |
| Retired | 7 |
| Preserved | 0 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | transport |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 523 ft (159 m) |
| Beam | 72 ft (22 m) |
| Draft | 26 ft (7.9 m) |
| Installed power | 13,750 shp (10,250 kW) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Capacity | 53,000 cu ft (1,500 m3) |
| Troops | 3,451 |
Marine Adder-class transport
editCitations
edit- ^ Pike, John. "C4-S-1a Mariner / APA-248 Paul Revere / AKA-112 Tulare". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "C4 Cargo Ships". shipbuildinghistory.com. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
References
edit"Kaiser Vancouver, Vancouver WA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 27 November 2010. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- "USS Marine Lynx (T-AP-194)". Navsource.org. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- "Marine Lynx (T-AP-194)". United States Department of Transportation. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
Bibliography
edit- American Merchant Marine at War - C4 ships
- US Maritime Commission Details and Outboard Profiles of Maritime Commission Vessels, The C4 Cargo Ship, Conversions and Subdesigns
- US Maritime Commission overview
- US Maritime Commission - Technical Specifications for Ships including definitions of terms
- 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