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
Type C1-A freighter, USS Fomalhaut
USS Cyrene
USS Auriga during World War II
Type C1-B James Lykes in Antwerp
SS Flying Enterprise
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SS Flying Enterprise was a 6,711 ton Type C1-B ship which sank off Cornwall in 1952. She was built in 1944 as SS Cape Kumukaki for the United States Maritime Commission for use in World War II. The sh
Type C1 ship
…upper deck. Full scantling ships have deck gear sufficient to completely unload their cargoes. A C1-B example and perhaps the most well-known was the SS Flying Enterprise. In 1939, under the Long Range Shipbuilding Program, contracts for 38 ships in batches of 2 to 5 vessels were awarded after one round of competitive…
Still from newsreel footage of SS Flying Enterprise when she was sinking, 10 January 1952