I need to understand the SHCommander Random tonnage system - Page 2

lafeeverted · 02-13-06, 11:32 PM

Delta Shipbuilding Company
EC2-S-C1 Type
EC2-S-AW1 Colliers
Z-ET1-S-C3 Tankers
J. A. Jones Construction Co. Brunswick, GA
EC2-S-C1 Type J. A. Jones Construction Co., Panama City, FL
EC2-S-C1 Type
Z-EC2-S-C5 Boxed Aircraft
Z-EC2-S-C2 Army Tank Transports

I could not get individual specifications on the different types. This is from

http://www.usmm.org/ships.html

lafeeverted · 02-13-06, 11:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JScones

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_ship states: "Sixteen American shipyards built 2,751 Liberties between 1941 and 1945, easily the largest number of ships produced to a single design."

Not sure whether to read that as meaning only one variation was made?

That is what I had always thought as well. Perhpas the variations didn't amount to enough to classify them as a different design???

lafeeverted · 02-14-06, 12:09 AM

Uboat.net lists 131 Liberty Ships hit by u-boats. The variation in tonnage is a maximum of 24 tonnes with most within 5 tonnes. Of course I found this where I started searching this morning :rotfl:

02-13-06, 11:32 PM	#1
lafeeverted Chief Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 329 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	Delta Shipbuilding Company EC2-S-C1 Type EC2-S-AW1 Colliers Z-ET1-S-C3 Tankers J. A. Jones Construction Co. Brunswick, GA EC2-S-C1 Type J. A. Jones Construction Co., Panama City, FL EC2-S-C1 Type Z-EC2-S-C5 Boxed Aircraft Z-EC2-S-C2 Army Tank Transports I could not get individual specifications on the different types. This is from http://www.usmm.org/ships.html

02-14-06, 12:09 AM	#3
lafeeverted Chief Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 329 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	Uboat.net lists 131 Liberty Ships hit by u-boats. The variation in tonnage is a maximum of 24 tonnes with most within 5 tonnes. Of course I found this where I started searching this morning :rotfl: