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The Type C5 ship is a United States Maritime Administration (MARAD) designation for World War II breakbulk cargo and later a container ship for containerization shipments. The first type C5-class ship was a class of ships constructed and produced in the United States during World War II. The World War II C5-class ship was Bulk carrier, dry bulk cargo ship built by Bethlehem Steel in Sparrows Point, Maryland. Bethlehem Steel built eight ships in this bulk cargo class and four orders were canceled. The C5-class ship has a and was long. The C5 was mainly used as iron ore carriers. The C5 was needed to replace other ships that sank during World War II. First in her class was SS ''Venore'', USMC #1982, delivered on 20 July 1945. The Type C5-class ship designed to fill the need to move iron ore from Santa Cruz, Chile, to Sparrows Point, Maryland, through the Panama Canal, a round-trip of .
Post World War II, four ships were given C5 class type C5-S-78a, these were roll-on/roll-off container ship built by Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc. of Pascagoula, Mississippi and operated by the Moore-McCormack Lines. The C5-S-78a had a deadweight tonnage of 16,000 tons.
* C5-S-37e conversions
* Some C3-S-37a cargo ships were modified in the 1970s to a new C5-S-37e design by the Todd Shipyards Corp., Galveston, Texas. C3-class ships was lengthened by to be a class C5.
** ''James Lykes'' 1960, scrapped in 1995.
** ''Joseph Lykes'' 1960, scrapped in 1996.
** ''Zoella Lykes'' 1960, scrapped 1995 at Alang.
** ''John Lykes'' 1960, scrapped 1995 at Alang.
** ''Thompson Lykes'' 1960, rebuilt into a barge in 1994.
* C5-S-73b, ''Sea Witch'' class, built by Bath Iron Works for American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines 1968. holds 928 containers.
** ''C.V.Lightning'', converted to C5-S-MA73c, crane ship renamed
** Sea Witch (container ship), ''C.V.Sea Witch'', later converted into a chemical carrier, renamed SS ''Chemical Pioneer''
** ''C.V.Stag Hound'', converted to C5-S-MA73c, crane ship renamed SS Cornhusker State (T-ACS-6)
** ''Export Freedom'' scrapped in 1997 at Alang
** ''Export Leader'', converted to C5-S-MA73c, crane ship renamed SS Gopher State (T-ACS-4)
** ''Export Patriot'', scrapped in 1998
* C5-S-MA73c is the made for the Military Sealift Command, converted by Norfolk SB & DD Company at Norfolk, Virginia
* C5-S-75a built by Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Newport News, Virginia for the American Mail Line of Seattle, Washington as break bulk cargo or container ship, with at 15,950 tons, . The largest general cargo liners in 1969.NavSource, SS American Mail
/ref> ** ''Alaskan Mail'' 1968, renamed 1978, scrapped September 2023. ** ''Indian Mail'' renamed , scrapped October 2020 ** ''Korean Mail'' built 1969, scrapped 1995. ** ''Hong Kong Mail'' built 1968, renamed in 1978, scrapped June 2008. ** ''American Mail'' (1969) later renamed SS ''Cleveland'', scrapped 2009
Ships in class
Ordered during World War II
* C5-S AX1 C5 iron ore carriers, 1948. ** ''Venore'', USMC #1982, Hull 4411, scrapped 1970 ** ''Marore'', USMC #1983, Hull 4412, scrapped 1970 ** ''Lebore'', USMC #1984, Hull 4413, converted to container ship 1966, scrapped 1972 ** ''Feltore'', USMC #1985, Hull 4414, converted to container ship 1967, scrapped 1971 ** ''Chilore'', Hull 4445, scrapped 1970 ** ''Santore'', Hull 4446, scrapped 1970 ** ''Cubore'', Hull 4457, scrapped 1980 ** ''Baltore'', Hull 4458, converted to barge in 1981Post World War II
* C5-S-78a container ship 1968 ** laid down on 1 April 1968 at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc. of Pascagoula, Mississippi as SS ''Mormacksky'', Maritime Commission type C5-S-78a. ** SS ''Mormacstar'', a Maritime Administration, roll-on/roll-off container ship. renamed: SS ''Red Jacket'', SS ''American Rapid'', SS ''Rapid'', ''Cape Nome'', and , 3 April 2002, laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group. ** SS ''Mormacsea'' 1969 roll-on/roll-off container ship, renamed ''Defiance'' in 1978, renamed ''American Rover'' in 1982, renamed ''Rover'' in 1983 and scrapped in 1993 at Alang, India. ** SS ''Mormacsun'' 1970 roll-on/roll-off container ship, renamed SS ''Young America'' in 1970, renamed in 1986, in active service.Conversions
* C5-S-37e conversions
* Some C3-S-37a cargo ships were modified in the 1970s to a new C5-S-37e design by the Todd Shipyards Corp., Galveston, Texas. C3-class ships was lengthened by to be a class C5.
** ''James Lykes'' 1960, scrapped in 1995.
** ''Joseph Lykes'' 1960, scrapped in 1996.
** ''Zoella Lykes'' 1960, scrapped 1995 at Alang.
** ''John Lykes'' 1960, scrapped 1995 at Alang.
** ''Thompson Lykes'' 1960, rebuilt into a barge in 1994.
* C5-S-73b, ''Sea Witch'' class, built by Bath Iron Works for American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines 1968. holds 928 containers.
** ''C.V.Lightning'', converted to C5-S-MA73c, crane ship renamed
** Sea Witch (container ship), ''C.V.Sea Witch'', later converted into a chemical carrier, renamed SS ''Chemical Pioneer''
** ''C.V.Stag Hound'', converted to C5-S-MA73c, crane ship renamed SS Cornhusker State (T-ACS-6)
** ''Export Freedom'' scrapped in 1997 at Alang
** ''Export Leader'', converted to C5-S-MA73c, crane ship renamed SS Gopher State (T-ACS-4)
** ''Export Patriot'', scrapped in 1998
* C5-S-MA73c is the made for the Military Sealift Command, converted by Norfolk SB & DD Company at Norfolk, Virginia
* C5-S-75a built by Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Newport News, Virginia for the American Mail Line of Seattle, Washington as break bulk cargo or container ship, with at 15,950 tons, . The largest general cargo liners in 1969./ref> ** ''Alaskan Mail'' 1968, renamed 1978, scrapped September 2023. ** ''Indian Mail'' renamed , scrapped October 2020 ** ''Korean Mail'' built 1969, scrapped 1995. ** ''Hong Kong Mail'' built 1968, renamed in 1978, scrapped June 2008. ** ''American Mail'' (1969) later renamed SS ''Cleveland'', scrapped 2009
See also
* Victory ships * Liberty ship * Type C1 ship * Type C2 ship * Type C3 ship * United States Merchant Marine Academy * List of auxiliaries of the United States NavyReferences
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