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Type C2 ships were designed by the United States Maritime Commission in 1937–38. They were all-purpose cargo ships with five holds, and U.S. shipyards built 328 of them from 1939 to 1945. Compared to
USS Whiteside anchored in San Francisco Bay, circa 1948, a Type C2-S-B1 ship
USS Wayne, a C2-S-E1
American Forester of type C2-S-B1 (1969
USS Polaris operating off Korea, 1953, a C2
The Appalachian-class command ship was a ship class of command ships of the United States Navy during World War II. All 4 ships were converted from the Type C2-S-B1 cargo ships.
Type C2 ship
…Aviation Supply Ship – AVS (1AK) Jupiter (AVS-8) (AK-43) Command ship – AGC (15) 4 Appalachian-class Appalachian (AGC-1) ... Rocky Mount (AGC-3), Catoctin (AGC-5) 8 Mount McKinley-class Mount McKinley (AGC-7) ... Teton (AGC-14) 3 Adirondack-class…
USS Catoctin in 1944