Coastal trading vessel
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Coastal trading vessels, also known as coasters or skoots, are shallow-hulled merchant ships used for transporting cargo along a coastline. Their shallow hulls mean that they can get through reefs whe
Coastal merchant vessel
N3-S-A1 illustration from American World Traders-New Ships for the Merchant Marine, 1945
MS Unterelbe (1939) - a WW2 era coaster and the oldest operable Diesel coaster remaining in the UK
N3-M-A1 as USS Enceladus (AK-80), August 1943 in original Navy configuration. Note Whirley crane, a part of the original N3-M-A1 design.
Type C1 ship
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Type C1 was a designation for cargo ships built for the United States Maritime Commission before and during World War II. Total production was 493 ships built from 1940 to 1945. The first C1 types wer
Coastal trading vessel
…During World War II there was a demand for coasters to support troops around the world. 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. Both were use for close to…
Type C1-A freighter, USS Fomalhaut
USS Cyrene
USS Auriga during World War II
Type C1-B James Lykes in Antwerp