LIST OF MC DESIGNS WITH DESCRIPTIONS

Design Matl. Ship type LOA DWT DISP Notes (All data are from MC, not Navy, records)
B3-F1 WOOD BARGE 194.4 1459 673 -
B4-BX1 STEEL BARGE 250 845 389 CARFLOAT
B5-BJ1 CONCRETE BARGE 265 1845 2311 -
B5-BJ2 CONCRETE BARGE 265 1135 2926 -
B5-BJ3 CONCRETE BARGE 265 442 3094 -
B5-G1 WOOD BARGE 274 3912 2613 -
B7-A1 CONCRETE BARGE 366.3 5750 5290 -
B7-A2 CONCRETE BARGE 375 6635 6684 -
B7-D1 CONCRETE BARGE 366.3 5687 5579 -
C1-A STEEL CARGO 412.3 7413 3845 STEAM AND DIESEL (7451/3712T) VARIANTS
C1-B STEEL CARGO 417.8 9137 3797 STEAM AND DIESEL (9069/2719T) VARIANTS
C1-M-AV1 STEEL CARGO 338.7 5010 2391 COASTAL, DIESEL
C1-M-AV8 STEEL CARGO 338.7 5010 2391 COASTAL, DIESEL
C1-ME-AV6 STEEL CARGO 338.7 5010 2354 COASTAL, DIESEL ELECTRIC
C1-MT-BU1 STEEL CARGO 317 3787 1801 COASTAL, DIESEL, 2 SCREWS
C1-S-AY1 STEEL CARGO 417.8 2587 4161 BRITISH TRANSPORT
C1-S-D1 CONCRETE CARGO 366.3 4863 6162 -
C2-CARGO STEEL CARGO 459.2 9553 4373 STEAM AND DIESEL (8751/5133T) VARIANTS (ALSO CALLED C2)
C2-F STEEL CARGO 459.2 9389 4555 AKA WERE 8619/5279T
C2-G STEEL CARGO 459.2 9018 4799 -
C2-S STEEL CARGO 479.7 9973 3308 BEAM 66' VICE STANDARD 63'
C2-S1-A1 STEEL CARGO 450.2 3649 5349 PASS. & CARGO, BEAM 62', COMPLETED AS NAVY APH
C2-S1-AJ4 STEEL CARGO 459.5 9764 5181 PASS. & CARGO
C2-S1-DG2 STEEL CARGO 459.5 8727 5181 PASS. & CARGO
C2-S-A1 STEEL CARGO 420 8127 3913 BEAM 60'
C2-S-AJ1 STEEL CARGO 459.5 10754 4285 -
C2-S-AJ2 STEEL CARGO 459.5 10231 4780 -
C2-S-AJ3 STEEL CARGO 459.5 6718 5146 NAVY AKA
C2-S-AJ5 STEEL CARGO 459.5 10400 4526 -
C2-S-B1 STEEL CARGO 459.2 9153 4682 AKA WERE 7883/5296T, APA 7540/5489T
C2-S-E1 STEEL CARGO 468.8 10565 4554 FIRST 2 UNITS CALLED C2-MOD (469', 10350/4553t)
C2-SU STEEL CARGO 474.1 9617 6303 DIESEL
C2-T STEEL CARGO 459.2 9274 4570 DIESEL
C3-A P&C STEEL CARGO 491.8 9937 6033 PASS. & CARGO
C3-CARGO STEEL CARGO 492 12438 5212 STEAM AND DIESEL (11928/5689T) VARIANTS (ALSO CALLED C3)
C3-DELTA STEEL CARGO 491 9001 5245 "C3-DELTA" NOT A MC DESIGNATION, CALLED "PASS. & CARGO." BEAM 65.5'. APA WERE 7102/7988T
C3-E STEEL CARGO 473.1 9660 4983 BEAM 66' VICE STANDARD 69.5'
C3-IN P&C STEEL CARGO 489 6507 7465 P&C, COMPLETED AS AP
C3-M STEEL CARGO 492 12115 5484 (STEAM)
C3-P P&C STEEL CARGO 489 9975 4359 PASS. & CARGO (ALSO CALLED C3-P). APA WERE 7725/5502T
C3-P&C STEEL CARGO 491.8 10064 6175 PASS. & CARGO, STEAM & DIESEL (492', 9000/7696T) VARIANTS
C3-S1-A3 STEEL CARGO 492 7200 7173 NAVY APA, EX ARMY AP
C3-S1-B1 STEEL CARGO 492 7272 6380 NAVY AV
C3-S1-BR1 STEEL CARGO 492 9627 7383 PASS. & CARGO
C3-S1-N2 STEEL CARGO 492 7459 8280 NAVY AD
C3-S-A1 STEEL CARGO 492 12575 4396 -
C3-S-A2 STEEL CARGO 492 12470 5386 APA WERE 9139/6811T, BRITISH (CVE) WERE 5751/7162T, WSA TROOP TRANSPORTS WERE 10907/6018T
C3-S-A3 STEEL CARGO 473.1 9902 5426 BEAM 66' VICE STANDARD 69.5'. APA WERE 5486/6564T
C3-S-A4 STEEL CARGO 492 11665 12139 -
C3-S-A5 STEEL CARGO 492 11167 6437 -
C3-S-BH1 STEEL CARGO 492 12929 5456 -
C3-S-BH2 STEEL CARGO 492 12031 5933 -
C4-S-A1 STEEL CARGO 522.9 6094 8442 TROOP TRANSPORT
C4-S-A3 STEEL CARGO 522.9 7546 8499 TROOP TRANSPORT
C4-S-A4 STEEL CARGO 522.9 14863 7147 -
C4-S-B1 STEEL CARGO 522.9 13294 7078 -
C4-S-B2 STEEL CARGO 522.9 13294 7655 ALSO TROOP TRANSPORT, 5353/7655T
C4-S-B4 STEEL CARGO - - - ? ALL CONTRACTS CANCELLED
C4-S-B5 STEEL CARGO 522.9 13498 6779 -
C5-S-AX1 STEEL CARGO 580.3 24000 8114 ORE CARRIER
EC2-S-AW1 STEEL CARGO 441.5 10600 3711 LIBERTY COLLIER
EC2-S-C1 STEEL CARGO 441.5 10793 3479 LIBERTY
L6-S-A1 STEEL CARGO 620 15753 5103 ORE CARRIER
L6-S-B1 STEEL CARGO 621 15716 5272 ORE CARRIER
N3-M-A1 STEEL CARGO - - - ? COASTAL, DIESEL. ALL SHIPS TO NAVY AND MC CONTRACTS CANCELLED
N3-S-A1 STEEL CARGO 258.8 2817 1186 COASTAL
N3-S-A2 STEEL CARGO 258.8 2760 1325 COASTAL
P1-S2-L2 STEEL PASS. 414.3 2149 4634 NAVY APA-1 CLASS
P2-S2-R2 STEEL PASS. 612.3 8154 10720 NAVY AP-110 CLASS
P2-S2-R4 STEEL PASS. - - - ? CONTRACT CANCELLED
P2-SE2-R1 STEEL PASS. 610 8759 9676 NAVY AP-120 CLASS, TURBO-ELECTRIC
P2-SE2-R3 STEEL PASS. 610 10439 11698 PASS. & CARGO, TURBO-ELECTRIC
P4-S2 STEEL PASS. 723 14400 21109 SS AMERICA. ALSO CALLED "PASSENGER"
R1-M-AV3 STEEL REFRIG. 338.5 4663 2730 COASTAL, DIESEL
R1-S-DH1 STEEL REFRIG. 385.5 5012 4297 -
R2-S-BV1 STEEL REFRIG. 459.2 8133 5646 -
R2-ST-AU1 STEEL REFRIG. 455 6500 6354 -
S1-BG1 STEEL SPECIAL 150 - 951 DERRICK BARGE
S2-S2-AQ1 STEEL SPECIAL 303.9 1000 1240 NAVY PF-3 CLASS
S3-M2-K2 STEEL SPECIAL 327.8 2286 1467 NAVY LST
S3-S2-BP1 STEEL SPECIAL 349 4277 3483 CABLE SHIP
S4-S2-BB3 STEEL SPECIAL 490 2902 6890 NAVY CVE-55 CLASS
S4-SE2-BD1 STEEL SPECIAL 426 2660 4181 NAVY APA-57 CLASS
S4-SE2-BE1 STEEL SPECIAL 426 2775 4050 NAVY AKA-22 CLASS
T1-M-A1 STEEL TANKER 220.5 1492 835 COASTAL, DIESEL
T1-M-A2 STEEL TANKER 220.5 1453 883 COASTAL, DIESEL, NAVY AOG
T1-M-BK1 STEEL TANKER - - - ? COASTAL, DIESEL. ALL CONTRACTS CANCELLED
T1-M-BT1 STEEL TANKER 325.2 4205 2090 COASTAL, DIESEL. AOG WERE 4130/1985T
T1-M-BT2 STEEL TANKER 325.2 4205 2086 COASTAL, DIESEL
T2-SE-A1 STEEL TANKER 523.5 16735 5458 TURBO-ELECTRIC
T2-SE-A2 STEEL TANKER 523.5 16582 5479 TURBO-ELECTRIC. NAVY AO WERE 16433/4433T
T2-SE-A3 STEEL TANKER 523.5 16433 5477 TURBO-ELECTRIC, NAVY AO
T2-TANKER STEEL TANKER 501.3 16087 5324 (ALSO CALLED T2)
T3-M-AZ1 STEEL TANKER 547.3 17770 6200 DIESEL
T3-S2-A1 STEEL TANKER 553 18288 6541 NAVY AO WERE 18354/7595T
T3-S2-A3 STEEL TANKER 553 18354 7412 NAVY AO
T3-S-A1 STEEL TANKER 501.6 16517 5268 NAVY AO WERE 16250/5517T
T3-S-BF1 STEEL TANKER 515.9 18439 4756 -
T3-S-BZ1 STEEL TANKER 556 23000 6002 -
V2-M-AL1 WOOD TUG 65 - 80 DIESEL
V2-ME-A1 STEEL TUG 100 - 225 DIESEL ELECTRIC
V3-S-AH2 WOOD TUG 157 - 701 STEAM
V4-M-A1 STEEL TUG 194.3 - 1111 DIESEL
VC2-M-AP4 STEEL CARGO 455.3 10600 4383 VICTORY, DIESEL
VC2-S-AP1 STEEL CARGO - - - ? VICTORY, UNIFLOW ENGINES. ALL CONTRACTS CANC.
VC2-S-AP2 STEEL CARGO 455.3 10850 4442 VICTORY, 15.3 KTS.
VC2-S-AP3 STEEL CARGO 455.3 10850 4526 VICTORY, 17 KTS.
VC2-S-AP5 STEEL CARGO 455.3 4865 5839 VICTORY, NAVY APA ONLY. 3 COMPLETED AS VC2-S1-AP7 (P&C)
Z-EC2-S-C2 STEEL CARGO 441.5 10800 3949 LIBERTY, TANK CARRIER
Z-EC2-S-C5 STEEL CARGO 441.5 10800 3689 LIBERTY, AIRPLANE TRANSPORT
Z-ET1-S-C3 STEEL TANKER 441.5 10800 3691 LIBERTY TANKER
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