United States Maritime Commission C3 Type Ships

The C3 was 492 ft long, 69.5 feet wide, with a 28.5 foot draft, 7,800 gross tons and 12,00- deadweight tons. A total of 465 were built between 1940 and 1947. Most were equipped with a turbine developing 8,500 hp and could do 16.5 knots. They were used by the following:

Names:

The list is by full, original intended name. For example, David C. Shanks is found under David.

Some ships had several names before they saw service. For example, a ship was named "American Banker (I)" when the keel was laid. It was launched as "African Comet," before it was fully completed. The ship was completed as the "Arthur Middleton" for the U.S. Navy. This ship is listed under "American," and you will need to use the "FIND" command in your browser to look for "Comet" or "Middleton."

Some ships had one or more subsequent names after World War II. Those names are not listed below.

 

A B C D E F G H I J K L M
N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Adair
Aegir, C3-S-A2, AS 23 USN
African Crescent
African Lightning
African Moon
African Planet (II)
African Rainbow
African Star (II)
Almeria Lykes (I), C3 renamed Empire Condor, renamed Almeria Lykes (I)
Almeria Lykes (II)
Alpine
Altamaha (I)
Altamaha (II), C3-S-A1, CVE 18 USN
American Banker (I) laid down as; C3-P P&C; launched as African Comet, completed as Arthur Middleton, AP 25 USN
American Banker (II) allocated name; C3-P P&C; launched as Biloxi; completed as Henry Gibbins US Army Transport
American Farmer (I) laid down as; C3-P P&C; launched as African Planet (I), completed as George Clymer AP 27 USN
American Farmer (II) allocated name; C3-P P&C; launched as Gulfport; completed as David C. Shanks US Army Transport
American Merchant (I) allocated name; C3-P P&C; laid down as Pascagoula; completed as George W. Goethals US Army Transport
American Shipper (I) laid down as; C3-P P&C; launched as African Meteor, completed as Samuel Chase AP 26 USN
American Shipper (II) allocated name; C3-P P&C; launched as Pass Christian; completed as Fred C. Ainsworth US Army Transport
Amphion, Modified C3, AR 13 USN
Anthedon, C3-S-A2, AS 24 USN
Apollo, C3-S-A2, AS 25 USN
Arbiter
Arcadia, Modified C3, AD 23 USN
Archer
Arrow Head, Modified C3, AD 33 USN [vessel not completed]
Atheling (III)
Attacker
Avenger

Baffins, C3-S-A1, CVE 35 USN; transferred to Britain, renamed HMS Ameer
Barnes (I)
Barnes (Il)
Barnstable
Bastian, C3-S-A1, intended to be CVE 37, Lend-Leased to Britain, intended name HMS Lucifer, renamed HMS Trumpeter
Battler
Bayfield
Biter
Block Island (I)
Block Island (ll) C3-S-A1, CVE 21 USN
Bogue
Bolinas, C3-S-A1, CVE 36, Lend-Leased to Britain, renamed HMS Begum (III)
Bolivar
Breton (I)
Breton (ll)
Bryce Canyon
Burleigh

Cadmus
Calibogue
Callaway
Calvert
Cambria
Canopus
Card
Carnegie
Cascade
Cavalier
Cecil
Chandeleur
Charger (I)
Charger (II)
Charles Carroll
Chaser
Chatham (I)
Chilton
Clay
Clytie
Copahee
Cordova
Core
Croatan (I)
Croatan (II)
Cumberland Sound
Custer

Dade
Dasher
Dauphin
Del Mar
Del Norte
Del Sud
Delargentino (I) C3-P&C-Delta, renamed J. W. McAndrew US Army Transport
Delargentino (II) laid down as; C3-P&C-Delta, completed as Monrovia, AP 64 USN
Delbrasil, C3-P&C-Delta, renamed George F. Elliot, AP 105 USN
Delgada
Delorleans (I) C3-P&C-Delta, renamed Cresent City, AP 40 USN, reclassified APA 21 USN
Delorleans (II) laid down as; C3-P&C-Delta, completed as Calvert, AP 65 USN
Deluruguay laid down as; C3-P&C-Delta, completed as Charles Carroll, AP 58 USN
Deucalion
Doctor Lykes (II)
Du Page
Dutchess

Edisto
Elmore
Emperor (II)
Empress
Estero
Everglades
Examiner, C3-E
Excelsior (I)
Excelsior (II)
Exchange, C3-E
Exchequer (I) C3, renamed Pocomoke, AV 9 USN
Exchequer (II)
Exchequer (III)
Exchester (I) C3, renamed Mormacmoon
Exchester (II)
Exchester (III)
Executor (I), C3-E, renamed Almaack, AK 27 USN
Executor (II)
Exemplar, C3-E, renamed Empire Widgeon, renamed Exemplar, renamed Dorothea L. Dix AP 67 USN
Exford
Exhibitor, C3-E
Explorer, C3-E
Express, C3-E
Exminster
Exporter (I), C3-E, renamed Hercules AK 41 USN
Exporter (II)

Fayette
Fencer
Frederick Funston

Gay Head
George A. Sloan
Glacier (I)
Goodhue
Goshen
Gladwin
Grafton
Grand Canyon
Great Lakes
Griggs
Grundy
Guilford

Hamblen
Hamlin (I)
Hamlin (Il)
Hampton
Hannover
Hansford
Hawaiian Merchant
Hawaiian Packer
Hawaiian Planter
Hawaiian Shipper
Henrico
Hobe Sound
Howell Lykes, C3, renamed Empire Pintail, renamed Howell Lykes
Hunter

Isle Royale

Jamaica
James O'Hara

Kathleen S. Holmes
Keeweenaw
Kenneth Whiting
Khedive (II)
Klondike
Knox

Lamar
Leedstown
Leon
Lipscomb Lykes (II)
Long Island
Lorain

Marguerite Le Hand
Mars
McClure
Mendocino
Monrovia
Montour
Mormacdawn
Mormacgulf (I)
Mormacgulf (II)
Mormacisle
Mormacland (I) C3; [Escort carrier] Lend-Leased to Britain, renamed HMS Archer D 78 (ex BAVG 1)
Mormacland (Il)
Mormacland (IlI)
Mormacmail (I), C3 [Escort carrier] renamed Long Island AVG 1 USN
Mormacmail (II)
Mormacmail (III)
Mormacmail (IV)
Mormacpenn (I), C3 renamed Griffin, AS 13 USN
Mormacpenn (III)
Mormacpenn (IV)
Mormacsaga
Mormacstar
Mormacsun, C3-M, renamed Florence Nightingale AP 70 USN
Mormactide C3; renamed Lyon AP 71 USN
Mormacyork (I) C3; renamed Pelias, AS 14 USN
Mormacyork (II),

Nabob
Nassau
New England
Niantic
Norman Lykes


Patroller
Perdido
Premier
President Adams (I), C3-P P&C, AP 38 USN, reclassified APA 38 USN
President Garfield, C3-P P&C, renamed Thomas Jefferson AP 60 USN, reclassified APA 30 USN
President Grant
President Hayes (I), C3-P P&C, AP 39 USN, reclassified APA 20 USN
President Jackson (I), C3-P P&C, AP 37 USN, reclassified APA 18 USN
President Jefferson (I)
President Madison
President McKinley
President Monroe, C3-P P&C, AP 104 USN
President Pierce
President Polk, C3-A P&C, AP 103 USN
President Taft
President Van Buren, C3-P P&C, renamed Thomas Stone AP 59 USN, reclassified APA 29 USN
Prince
Prince William (I)
Prince William (II)
Puncher
Pursuer
Pybus

Queen
Queens

Rajah
Ranee
Ravager
Reaper
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de la Plata
Rio Hudson
Rio Parana
Riverside
Ruler


Sea Adder (I)
Sea Adder (II)
Sea Angel
Sea Angler (I)
Sea Angler (II)
Sea Arrow (I) launched as; C3, renamed Tangier, AV 8 USN
Sea Arrow (II)
Sea Barb
Sea Bass (I)
Sea Bass (II)
Sea Beaver
Sea Blenny
Sea Cardinal
Sea Carp (I)
Sea Carp (II)
Sea Cat
Sea Centaur
Sea Corporal
Sea Corsair
Sea Darter
Sea Devil
Sea Dolphin (I)
Sea Dolphin (II)
Sea Eagle
Sea Falcon
Sea Fiddler
Sea Flasher
Sea Flier
Sea Fox, C3 renamed Mormacport
Sea Hare (I)
Sea Hare (II)
Sea Hawk (I)
Sea Hawk (II)
Sea Hound (I), C3 renamed Frederick Lykes
Sea Hound (II)
Sea Hydra
Sea Jumper
Sea Lynx
Sea Marlin
Sea Mink
Sea Needle
Sea Oriole
Sea Owl
Sea Panther (I), C3, renamed Doctor Lykes, renamed Hamul AK 30 USN
Sea Panther (II) C3-M, renamed Mormacsea
Sea Panther (Ill)
Sea Partridge
Sea Pegasus
Sea Perch
Sea Phoebe
Sea Phoenix
Sea Pike
Sea Porpoise
Sea Quail
Sea Ray
Sea Robin
Sea Runner
Sea Satyr
Sea Scamp
Sea Scorpion
Sea Shark
Sea Skimmer
Sea Snapper
Sea Snipe
Sea Sparrow
Sea Stallion
Sea Star (I) laid down as; C3, completed as Mormacstar, renamed Elisabeth C. Stanton, AP 69 USN
Sea Star (II)
Sea Starling
Sea Sturgeon
Sea Swallow (I) laid down as; C3, completed as Mormacpenn (II), renamed Markab, AK 31 USN, converted to AD 21 USN
Sea Swallow (II)
Sea Tarpon
Sea Thrush
Sea Tiger
Sea Triton
Sea Wren
Searcher
Shah
Shelby
Shenandoah
Sitka (Ill)
Slinger
Smiter
Speaker
St. Andrews
St. George (I)
St. George (II)
St. Joseph
St Simon (I)
Stalker
Steel Advocate
Steel Architect
Steel Artisan
Striker
Sunset

Tangier
Thane
Tidewater
Tillie Lykes
Townsend
Tracker
Trailer
Trouncer

Vermillion

Westmoreland
Willapa
William Harris Hardy
Windsor
Winjah
Wood

Yellowstone

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Source:From America to United States: The History of the long-range Merchant shipbuilding Programme of the Unites States Maritime Commission (1937-1952 ) Part 3, L.A. Sawyer and W.H.Mitchell London: World Ship Society, 1984.

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