A guide to the C1-B Cargo Vessels Maritime Commission Hull plans, 1940
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A Guide to the C1-B Cargo Vessels Maritime Commission Hull plans
HDC1301
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, National Park Service2018, National Park Service
Title: C1-B Cargo Vessels Maritime Commission Hull plans
Date: 1940
Identifier/Call Number: HDC1301 (SAFR 21360)
Creator:
Consolidated Steel Corporation
Physical Description:
2 items.
Repository:
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Historic Documents Department
Building E, Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123
Abstract: The C1-B Cargo Vessels Maritime Commission Hull plans (SAFR 21360, HDC1301) consist of two diazo diagrams for C1-B cargo vessels,
Maritime Commission Hull numbers 75, 76, 77, 78 and 156, 157, 158 and 159. The plans were drawn for (and approved by) the
U.S. Maritime Commission by staff at the Shipbuilding Division of the Consolidated Steel Corporation, Ltd. in Los Angeles,
California. George G. Sharp of 30 Church St., NYC is listed as the Naval Architect; and one of the plans was drawn by 'Wallach."
According to Consolidated Steel World War II shipbuilding record, Hull 156 was the AGWIMONTE; Hull 157 was the AGWIPRINCE;
Hull 158 was the ALCOA PENNANT; and Hull 159 was the ALCOA POLARIS. The Capacity Plan (Plan No. C1-B-S29-1-1) shows the profile
of the freighter and the decks. It notes the storage capacity of various holds, spaces and tanks. It includes tables, principal
characteristics and notes. The second diagram (Plan No. C1-B-S29-1-3), "Displacement & Other Curves," includes a graph,
principal characteristics and general notes. The collection is open for use.
Physical Location: San Francisco Maritime NHP, Historic Documents Department
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In English.
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[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item
Number], HDC1301 (SAFR 21360), C1-B Cargo Vessels Maritime Commission Hull plans, San Francisco Maritime National Historical
Park
SAFR-00001
Gifted to the Park December 1, 1971
Historical or Biographical Note
According to the website "American Merchant Marine at War" (www.usmm.org), United States Maritime Commission (USMC) C1-type
ships were used in World War II and in the Korean and Vietnam wars. The USMC built 173 C1 ships between 1940 and 1945. They
were meant to be used on routes that did not require fast ships. C1-B ships had either steam geared turbine or diesel motors.
The Consolidated Steel Corporation was located in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Wilmington. The company built ships for
World War II. The Wilmington shipyard was opened in 1941, after the Navy awarded the corporation a Maritime Commission contract.
At its peak the shipyard employed 12,000 people; after the war, the facility was shut down.
(Taken from "Consolidated Steel Corp., Ltd., Wilmington, CA: WWII Construction Record," http://www.coltoncompany.com/shipbldg/ussbldrs/wwii/merchantshipbuilders/consolidatedwilmington.htm)
The C1-B Cargo Vessels Maritime Commission Hull plans (SAFR 21360, HDC1301) consist of two diazo diagrams for C1-B cargo vessels,
Maritime Commission Hull numbers 75, 76, 77, 78 and 156, 157, 158 and 159. The plans were drawn for (and approved by) the
U.S. Maritime Commission by staff at the Shipbuilding Division of the Consolidated Steel Corporation, Ltd. in Los Angeles,
California. George G. Sharp of 30 Church St., NYC is listed as the Naval Architect; and one of the plans was drawn by 'Wallach."
According to Consolidated Steel World War II shipbuilding record, Hull 156 was the AGWIMONTE; Hull 157 was the AGWIPRINCE;
Hull 158 was the ALCOA PENNANT; and Hull 159 was the ALCOA POLARIS. The Capacity Plan (Plan No. C1-B-S29-1-1) shows the profile
of the freighter and the decks. It notes the storage capacity of various holds, spaces and tanks. It includes tables, principal
characteristics and notes. The second diagram (Plan No. C1-B-S29-1-3), "Displacement & Other Curves," includes a graph, principal
characteristics and general notes. The collection is open for use.
Original order was maintained.
E. Randolph Stigen photographs, SAFR 18755, P78-150a [one photo of inspectors at the yard in the trials of the S.S. AGWIMONTE,
from 1941]
- This material is located at San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Turbine-powered transports
Shipbuilding industry--United States--History--20th century
World War, 1939-1945--Naval Operations--American
Diazotypes
Architectural drawings
Marine engineers