SS Messenger
Encyclopedia
SS Messenger may refer to one of two Type C2-S-B1
ships built for the United States Maritime Commission
:
(MC hull number 290), built by Moore Dry Dock in Oakland, California
; later became USS Sheridan (AP-96/APA-51); scrapped in 1969 after explosion (MC hull number 2817), built by Consolidated Steel in Wilmington, California; scrapped in 1969
Type C2 ship
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 173 of them from 1939-1945. Compared to ships built before 1939, the C2s were remarkable for their speed and fuel economy. Their design speed...
ships built for the United States Maritime Commission
United States Maritime Commission
The United States Maritime Commission was an independent executive agency of the U.S. federal government that was created by the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, passed by Congress on June 29, 1936, and replaced the U.S. Shipping Board which had existed since World War I...
:
(MC hull number 290), built by Moore Dry Dock in Oakland, California
Oakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
; later became USS Sheridan (AP-96/APA-51); scrapped in 1969 after explosion (MC hull number 2817), built by Consolidated Steel in Wilmington, California; scrapped in 1969