List of MARAD ship types

MARAD designs 1950 to 1982 (selection)

Type	Ship type	Shipyard	Construction time / number	Remarks
C4-S-1a Mariner class	Fast freighter	Bethlehem Steel Sun Shipbuilding Ingalls Shipbuilding New York Shipbuilding Newport News Shipbuilding	1951 to 1954 35	The fastest cargo ships in the world to build
C4-S-1b	AKA			United States Navy
C4-S-1d	APA			US Navy
C4-S-1f Golden Bear , Korean Bear , Japan Bear	Fast freighter	Bethlehem Pacific Coast Steel Corporation	1955 4	Conversion of existing C4-S-1a Pacific Far East Lines
C4-S-1h President Jackson class	Fast freighter	Bethlehem Steel	1955 4	Conversion of existing C4-S-1a American President Lines
P6-S4-DS1 United States	Turbine passenger ship	Newport News Shipbuilding	1952 single ship	United States Lines
P2-S1-1g Mariposa , Monterey	Combined ship	Bethlehem Shipbuilding Willamette Iron & Steel Corporation	1955 to 1957 2	Conversion of the existing C4-S-1a Matson Navigation Company
C4-S-1m
C4-S-1p
C4-S-1qa Master Mariners	Turbine express freighter	National Steel and Shipbuilding	1965/66 3	American President Lines
C4-S-1sa
C4-S-1t Philippine Bear , China Bear	Fast freighter	National Steel and Shipbuilding	2	Pacific Far East Lines
C4-S-1u
P2-S1-1v Atlantic	Turbine passenger ship	Sun Shipbuilding	1957 single ship	American Banner Lines
T5-S-RM2a pipeline class	Tanker
R3-S-4a	Reefer ship (steam turbine drive)			US Navy
R3-ME-4b	Reefer ship (diesel-electric drive)			US Navy
C3-S-7a Schuyler Otis Bland (AK-277)	Gas turbine fast freighters
C3-M-7b	Motor express freighter			Like C3-S-7a with motor
EC2-S-8a Benjamin Chew	General cargo ship	Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard	1942 1	In 1956 it was converted into a Liberty ship with a steam turbine drive
EC2-M-8b Thomas Nelson	General cargo ship	Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard	1942 1	Converted to a motor-driven Liberty ship in 1956
EC2-G-8f John Sergeant	General cargo ship	Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard	1942 1	In 1956 converted into a Liberty ship with gas turbine propulsion
EC2-G-8g William Patterson	General cargo ship	Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard	1942 1	In 1957 it was converted into a Liberty ship with gas turbine propulsion
P2-S1-9a Brasil class	Combined ship	Ingalls shipbuilding	1957/58 2	Moore-McCormack
P2-S1-11a Santa Rosa Class	Combined ship	Newport News Shipbuilding	1956 to 1958 2	Grace Line
T5-S-12a	Tanker			Military Sea Transportation Service
T5-S-12b	Tanker			Enlarged T5-S-12a Military Sea Transportation Service
C1-ME2-13a	Ice class cargo ship			US Navy
C3-ST-14a	Ro-Ro ship			Military Sea Transportation Service
EC2-S-22a	Cargo ship			US Navy conversion
S2-ST-23a	Dock ship			Military Sea Transportation Service
T1-MET-24a	Tanker with ice class			Military Sea Transportation Service
S2-S-RM28a	Research ship
C3-S-33a Mormacpride class	General cargo ship	Sun Shipbuilding Todd's Shipbuilding	1960 to 1962 8	Moore-McCormack
C3-S-37a James Lykes Class	General cargo ship			Lykes Lines
C3-S-37b James Lykes Class	General cargo ship			Further development of the C3-S-37a, Lykes Lines
C3-S-37c James Lykes Class	General cargo ship			Further development of the C3-S-37a, Lykes Lines
C3-S-37d	General cargo ship			Gulf & South America
C3-S-38a	General cargo ship			American Export Lines
T43-SE-39a	Tanker			Enlarged Red Hill Corps ships
P2-N1-MA40a Savannah	Combined nuclear ship	New York Shipbuilding	1962 1	today a museum ship
C3-S-43a Del-Rio class	Turbine general cargo ship	Avondale Industries	1960/61 3	Mississippi Shipping Company
C3-S-45a Santa Eliana , Santa Leonor	Turbine container ship	Maryland Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company	1959/60 2	Conversion of the existing C2-S-AJ1 Grace Line
C3-S-46a Export Banner Class	Turbine general cargo ship			American Export Lines
C3-S-46b Export Courier Class	Turbine general cargo ship			American Export Lines
C4-S1-49a Santa Magdalena class	Turbine general cargo ship			Grace Line
B2-MA51a	Nuclear supply ship			United States Lines
C4-S-57a Challenger- class	Turbine general cargo ship	Newport News Shipbuilding Bethlehem Steel	1962 to 1964 11	United States Lines
C4-S-58a African Comet class	Turbine general cargo ship	Ingalls shipbuilding		Farrell Lines
S1-MT-59a	Research ship
C4-S-60a Mormacargo class	Turbine general cargo ship	Ingalls shipbuilding		Moore-McCormack
S1-MT-MA63a	Research ship
C4-S-64a American Racer Class	Turbine general cargo ship	Ingalls shipbuilding	1967/68 5	United States Lines
C4-S-64b Seajet class	Turbine general cargo ship	Bethlehem Shipbuilding	1966/67 2	Prudential Lines
C4-S-65a Santa Lucia class	Turbine semi-container ship	Sun Shipbuilding	1966/67 6	Grace Line
C4-S-66a Louise Lykes Class	Turbine general cargo ship	Ingalls shipbuilding		Lykes Lines
C4-S-67a	Ro-Ro ship			Military Sea Transportation Service
S1-MT-MA72a	Research ship
C7-S-68c American Lancer class	Turbine container ship	Sun Shipbuilding	1966 to 1971 8	United States Lines
C4-S-69a Seamaster class	Turbine semi-container ship	Ingalls shipbuilding	1967/68 5	American President Lines
C5-S-73b Sea Witch class	Turbine container ship	Bath Iron Works	1968 to 1980 8	American Export-Isbrandsten Lines United States Lines
C5-S-75a Alaskan Mail Class	Turbine semi-container ship	Newport News Shipbuilding	1968/69 5	American Mail Lines
C3-S-76a Delta Argentina class	Turbine general cargo ship	Ingalls shipbuilding	1967/68 5	Delta Lines
C5-S-78a	Ro-Ro ship			Moore-McCormack
C6-S-1w	Turbine container ship		1970/71 8	Conversion of existing C4-S-1a ships United States Lines
C8-S-81b	LASH ship	Avondale Shipyards	1970 to 1973 11	Prudential Lines Pacific Far East Lines
C6-S-69c Seamaster class	Turbine container ship	Todd Shipyards	1972 5	Conversion of existing C4-S-69a ships American President Lines
C9-S-81d	LASH ship	Avondale Shipyards	1971 to 1975 9	Delta Line Waterman Line Central Gulf Line
C8-S-82a	SeaBee ship	General Dynamics	1972/73 3	Lykes Lines
C8-S-F81e	Turbine container ship		1977	Conversion of existing C8-S-81b ships