World War II, Korea & Viet Nam
U.S. Army Cargo Ships
Design No. 330
FP/FS-135 class
A Study in Blueprints
Duane Borchers, Sr.
BK-102
$75.00 (Foreign,
$105.00)(11"x17", soft cover 160 pages)
Ships of class: FS-135 through FS-203, FS-222
through FS-234.
Ships of class to US Navy: USNS T-AKL-19 and USNS T-AKL-15
Ship of class to US Coast Guard: USCGC Spruce (WAK-246)
Ships of class sold privately: Viki; Sikeoynes; Alaminos,
renamed Great Wicomico, Clipperton; Zebrula,
renamed Sinepuxent; Theresa Lee and Henry I, renamed
Star
Mindanao
Ship of class to China: Shamrock
Ship of class to Costa Rica: Dopey
Ship of class to France: Petrel
Ship of class to Hong Kong: Edith Moller
Ships of class to Korea: City of Namwon, City of Yongdungpo,
City of Ongjin, City of Wongju and City of
Kumchon
Ship of class to Liberia: African Guide
Ships of class to the Philippines: Don Esteban, Zamboanga,
Mickey, Governor Gilbert, General Segundo,
Davao, Dona
Filomena, Edward and General Malvar
List of Blueprints
US Army transports
FP/PS-135 class
|
Title |
Shipyard & Vessel |
Date of |
Page |
|
Builder=s name plate, |
Higgins Ind., Inc. |
July 18, 1944 |
17 |
|
Ship designation, |
do. |
July 21, 1943 |
18-20 |
|
Outboard profile, |
do. |
Jan. 24, 1944 |
21-22 |
|
Inboard profile, rigging for 5 ton booms, |
do. |
Oct. 14, 1944 |
22-24 |
|
Rail & awning stanchions, arrg=t., |
do. |
Nov. 18, 1943 |
25-26 |
|
Scantling, profile & decks, |
do. |
Mar. 27, 1944 |
27-28 |
|
Bonjean curves, |
do. |
Aug. 18, 1943 |
29-30 |
|
Lines & offsets, |
do. |
Mar. 15, 1944 |
31-32 |
|
Body plan, |
do. |
May 12, 1943 |
33 |
|
Sections, frames 11, 48 & 70, |
do. |
Oct. 24, 1944 |
34-35 |
|
Midship & other sections, frames 11, 40, 48 and 54, |
do. |
Mar. 3, 1944 |
36-37 |
|
Framing plan, floors 0 to 48, |
do. |
Feb. 18, 1944 |
38-39 |
|
Hold, arrg=t., & plan, |
do. |
Oct. 7, 1943 |
40-42 |
|
Main deck, arrg=t., & plan, |
do. |
May 5, 1943 |
43-45 |
|
Superstructure decks, arrg=t., & plan |
do. |
Apr. 14, 1943 |
46-47 |
|
Shell expansion, |
do. |
May 1, 1943 |
48-50 |
|
Docking plan, |
do. |
Feb. 10, 1944 |
51-52 |
|
Capacity plan, |
do. |
Feb. 10, 1944 |
53-54 |
|
Main deck plating, |
do, |
Mar. 18, 1943 |
55-57 |
|
Center vertical keel, flat keel & inner bottom, |
do. |
Mar. 8, 1943 |
58-59 |
|
Sounding & vent piping, |
do. |
July 18, 1944 |
60-61 |
|
Pilot house & booby hatch, |
do. |
May 5, 1943 |
62-63 |
|
Main deck house, |
do. |
July 26, 1944 |
64-66 |
|
Deck plating & girders, superstructure, |
do. |
May 9, 1943 |
67-69 |
|
Deck covering, plan, |
do. |
Aug. 28, 1943 |
70 |
|
Insulation, plan, |
do. |
July 18, 1944 |
71-72 |
|
Martin-Parry bulkheads, structural, plan, |
do. |
do. |
73-74 |
|
Propeller, |
do. |
June 18, 1943 |
75-77 |
|
Shaft struts & bearings, |
do. |
Apr. 19, 1943 |
78-79 |
|
Stern tube & stuffing box, |
do. |
Apr. 6, 1943 |
80-81 |
|
Steering gear, arrg=t., |
do. |
July 22, 1943 |
82-83 |
|
Rudder & rudder stock, |
do. |
Feb. 10, 1944 |
84-85 |
|
Location of fire hoseracks & fireaxes, |
do. |
Aug. 9, 1943 |
86-87 |
|
Stowage racks for spare anchors, propellers & emergency tiller, |
do. |
Feb. 24, 1945 |
88-90 |
|
Sea chests, |
do. |
Mar. 17, 1944 |
91 |
|
Vertical ladders, |
do. |
Feb. 10, 1944 |
92-93 |
|
Inclined ladders, |
do. |
Feb. 17, 1944 |
94-96 |
|
Portable ladder & gang plank, |
do. |
Feb. 10, 1944 |
97-98 |
|
Batten arrg=t., in cargo holds & chain locker, |
do. |
Feb. 12, 1946 |
99-100 |
|
Cargo hatches, details, |
do. |
Feb. 10, 1944 |
101-102 |
|
Skeg, |
do. |
do. |
103-104 |
|
Blackout curtain, boatswain=s chair & details, |
do. |
Feb. 20, 1945 |
105-106 |
|
Antenna instillation & details, |
do. |
Apr. 8, 1945 |
107-109 |
|
Details of mooring ring, cleats, fairleads, closed chocks & bitts, |
do. |
Feb. 10, 1944 |
110-112 |
|
Anchor handling, arrg=t., & details, |
do. |
Feb. 17, 1944 |
113-115 |
|
Cargo boom rests, |
do. |
Feb. 10, 1944 |
116-117 |
|
Sounding mach boom & foundations, |
do. |
July 14, 1944 |
118 |
|
King post & booms, |
do. |
July 18, 1944 |
119-121 |
|
Rigging arrg=t., for 5 tom booms, |
do. |
do. |
122-123 |
|
Rigging arrg=t., for 15 ton booms, |
do. |
July 26, 1944 |
124-125 |
|
Deck pad eyes & fittings for rigging, |
do. |
Aug. 3, 1943 |
126-127 |
|
Ventilation, arrg=t., |
do. |
May 9, 1944 |
128-130 |
|
Ventilation, details, #1, |
do. |
Feb. 12, 1944 |
131-133 |
|
Ventilation, details, #2, |
do. |
Feb. 17, 1944 |
134-135 |
|
Ventilation, details, #3, |
do. |
Feb. 31, 1944 |
136-137 |
|
Machinery, arrg=t., |
do. |
Mar. 31, 1944 |
138-139 |
|
Main propulsion engine & reduction gear, foundation for Buda engines, |
do. |
Jan. 14, 1944 |
140-142 |
|
Engine room exhaust piping, |
do. |
Oct. 14, 1943 |
143-144 |
|
Stack, |
do. |
Jan. 10, 1944 |
145 |
|
Galley range hood & stack, |
do. |
do. |
146 |
|
Outboard lifeboat stowage, arrg=t., |
do. |
Mar. 7, 1945 |
147-148 |
|
Boat - hoisting, arrg=t., |
do. |
Aug. 28, 1943 |
149 |
|
Boat stowage & liferaft skids, |
do. |
July 18, 1944 |
150-152 |
|
24' motor tender; inboard profile, outboard profile & arrg=t., plan, |
do. |
Mar. 16, 1944 |
153 |
|
24' motor tender; hull construction plan & profile, |
do. |
July 10, 1944 |
154 |
|
24' motor tender; lines & offsets, |
do. |
July 18, 1944 |
155 |
|
24' motor tender; transverse sections, |
do. |
Feb. 13, 1945 |
156 |
|
24' motor tender; miscellaneous details, |
do. |
Sept. 15, 1944 |
157 |
|
24' motor tender; machinery arrg=t., Kermath diesel 2-127, |
do. |
Mar. 21, 1944 |
158 |
|
24' motor tender; machinery arrg=t., Gray diesel model 22, |
do. |
Mar. 22, 1944 |
159 |
|
Outfitting layout for Chief Engineer=s cabin, 2nd Engineer=s cabin & galley, |
do. |
Oct. 26, 1943 |
160 |
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