World War II, Korea, Viet Nam
& the Cold War
Maritime Administration
U.S. Dept. of Commerce
Shelter Deck Freighter
Turbo Design
C1-A hulls
A Study in Blueprints
by
Duane Borchers, Sr.
BK-145 $75.00 (Foreign,
$105.00)(11"x17", soft cover, 71 pages)
Ships of class: SS Adabelle Lykes, SS Cape Arago, SS
Cape Avinoff, SS Cape Barnabas, SS Cape Barrow,
SS Cape Beale, SS Cape Blanco, SS Cape Bon,
SS Cape Borda, SS Cape Boyer, SS Cape Breton,
SS Cape Canaveral, SS Cape Canso, SS Cape
Charles, SS Cape Comfort, SS Cape Constantine,
SS Cape Corwin, SS Cape Decision, SS Cape
Diamond, SS Cape Douglas, SS Cape Ducato, SS
Cape Falcon, SS Cape Faro, SS Cape Fear,
SS Cape Florida, SS Cape Frio, SS Cape Gaspe,
SS Cape Hatteras, SS Cape Henlopen, SS Cape
Henry, SS Cape Horn, SS Cape Igvak, SS Cape
Juby, SS Cape Lookout, SS Cape Lopex, SS Cape
Matapan, SS Cape Mohican, SS Cape Nome, SS Cape
North, SS Cape Nun, SS Cape Palmas, SS Cape
Pembroke, SS Cape Pillar, SS Cape Poge, SS Cape
Porpoise, SS Cape Race, SS Cape River, SS Cape
Romano, SS Cape Sable, SS Cape San Antonio,
SS Cape San Lucas, SS Cape San Blas, SS Cape
Sebastian, SS Cape Spencer, SS Cape St. George,
SS Cape St. Elias, SS Cape Texas, SS Cape
Trafalgar, SS Cape Ugal, SS Marinaand and SS
Mormacdale.
US Navy ships of class: USS Sangay ex-Cape Sable (AE-10), USS Fomalhaut ex-Cape Lookout (AK-22)(AKA-5)(AE-20), USS Acontius ex-Cape Carthage (AGP-12) and USS Cyrene ex-Cape Farewell (AGP-13).
LIST of BLUEPRINTS
|
Title |
Vessel & |
Date of |
Page |
|
Outboard profile, |
Shelter Deck Freighter |
Dec. 8, 1941 |
11-12 |
|
Inboard profile, |
do. |
- |
13-14 |
|
Lines, |
do. |
1941 |
15-17 |
|
docking plan, |
do. |
Oct. 4, 1941 |
18-19 |
|
do. |
do. |
Jan. 11, 1942 |
20-21 |
|
Arrangement of bridge deck & pilot house top, |
do. |
- |
22-23 |
|
Arrangement of navigating bridge & pilot house top decks, |
do. |
Sept. 22, 1941 |
24 |
|
Arrangement of bridge deck, |
do. |
Oct. 1, 1941 |
25 |
|
Arrangement of boat deck, |
do. |
Oct. 1, 1941 |
26 |
|
do. |
do. |
Mar. 2, 1942 |
27 |
|
Arrangement of shelter deck, |
do. |
Feb. 8, 1941 |
28-30 |
|
Arrangement of 2nd deck, |
do. |
- |
31-33 |
|
Arrangement of 3rd deck, |
do. |
June 1941 |
34-36 |
|
Arrangement of hold, |
do. |
1941 |
37-39 |
|
Shell expansion, forward, |
do. |
July 18, 1941 |
40-41 |
|
Shell expansion, aft, |
do. |
- |
42-43 |
|
Shelter deck plating, |
do. |
1941 |
44-45 |
|
2nd deck plating, |
do. |
Nov. 13, 1941 |
46-47 |
|
3rd deck plating, |
do. |
Aug. 11, 1941 |
48-49 |
|
Stern frame, |
do. |
do. |
50 |
|
Propeller, |
do. |
1940 |
51-52 |
|
Rudder, |
do. |
Aug. 1, 1941 |
53-54 |
|
Vent & sounding plan, |
do. |
1941 |
55-57 |
|
Rigging, elevation, forward, |
do. |
1940 |
58-59 |
|
Rigging, elevation, aft, |
do. |
June 8, 1941 |
50-61 |
|
Rigging, plan, fwd, |
do. |
- |
62-63 |
|
Rigging, plan, aft, |
do. |
- |
64-65 |
|
Rigging, plan, at mainmast, |
do. |
1941 |
66-67 |
|
Rigging, foremast & kingposts, |
do. |
May 16, 1942 |
68-69 |
|
Rigging, elevation at mainmast, |
do. |
Jan. 6, 1942 |
70-71 |