C1 Cargo Ships

The C1s were the smallest of the five sizes of oceangoing cargo ships built by the U.S. Maritime Commission in WWII: the shelter-deck C1-A, of which there were 78, was 390 feet in LBP, the full-scantling C1-B, of which there were 95, was 395 feet and the C1-M-AV1, (pronounced "seemarvy"), of which there were 239, was 320 feet.

USMC #	Shipbuilder	Location	Hull #	Original Name	Design	DWT	Delivered	Disposition
67	Federal SB	Kearny NJ	172	Joseph Lykes	C1-B	8,015	Nov-40	Scrapped 1972
68	Federal SB	Kearny NJ	173	Zoella Lykes	C1-B	8,015	Nov-40	Scrapped 1973
69	Federal SB	Kearny NJ	174	Reuben Tipton	C1-B	8,015	Dec-40	Torpedoed and lost off Barbados 1942
70	Federal SB	Kearny NJ	175	Fred Morris	C1-B	8,015	Dec-40	To USN 1940 as Otus (AS 20), scrapped 1970
71	Federal SB	Kearny NJ	176	John Lykes	C1-B	8,015	Jan-41	Scrapped 1972
75	Consolidated Steel	Wilmington CA	156	Agwimonte	C1-B	8,015	Sep-41	Torpedoed and lost off South Africa 1943
76	Consolidated Steel	Wilmington CA	157	Agwiprince	C1-B	8,015	Nov-41	Troopship 1944, scrapped 1965
77	Consolidated Steel	Wilmington CA	158	Alcoa Pennant	C1-B	8,015	Dec-41	Scrapped 1965
78	Consolidated Steel	Wilmington CA	159	Alcoa Polaris	C1-B	8,015	Feb-42	Troopship 1944, scrapped 1965
79	Bethlehem Steel	Sparrows Pt. MD	4344	James Lykes	C1-B	8,015	4-Dec-40	Scrapped 1972
80	Bethlehem Steel	Sparrows Pt. MD	4345	Liscomb Lykes	C1-B	8,015	10-Jan-41	Wrecked and lost in New Caledonia 1943
81	Bethlehem Steel	Sparrows Pt. MD	4346	Thompson Lykes	C1-B	8,015	25-Apr-41	Scrapped 1973
82	Bethlehem Steel	Sparrows Pt. MD	4347	Solon Turman	C1-B	8,015	23-May-41	Torpedoed and lost off Colon 1942
83	Bethlehem Steel	Sparrows Pt. MD	4348	James McKay	C1-B	8,015	7-Nov-41	Torpedoed and lost in the North Atlantic 1942
84	Bethlehem Steel	Alameda CA	5360	Santa Cruz	C1-B	8,015	Feb-41	Troopship 1943, scrapped 1970
85	Bethlehem Steel	Alameda CA	5361	Alcoa Pioneer	C1-B	8,015	Mar-41	Scrapped 1970
86	Bethlehem Steel	Alameda CA	5362	Alcoa Pilgrim	C1-B	8,015	Jul-41	Torpedoed and lost in the Caribbean 1942
87	Bethlehem Steel	Alameda CA	5363	Alcoa Patriot	C1-B	8,015	Aug-41	Troopship 1943, scrapped 1964
88	Bethlehem Steel	Alameda CA	5364	Alcoa Puritan	C1-B	8,015	Sep-41	Torpedoed and lost in the Gulf of Mexico 1942
89	Bethlehem Steel	Staten Island NY	8015	Alcoa Pathfinder	C1-B	8,015	Jan-41	Torpedoed and lost off Mozambique 1942
90	Bethlehem Steel	Staten Island NY	8016	Alcoa Prospector	C1-B	8,015	Mar-41	Torpedoed in the Arabian Sea 1943, repaired, scrapped 1950
91	Bethlehem Steel	Staten Island NY	8017	Cape Neddick	C1-B	8,015	May-41	Troopship 1944, scrapped 1965
92	Bethlehem Steel	Staten Island NY	8018	Cape Cod	C1-B	8,015	Jun-41	Troopship 1944, sold private 1946, scrapped 1968
93	Bethlehem Steel	Staten Island NY	8019	Stella Lykes	C1-B	8,015	Aug-41	Torpedoed and lost in the North Atlantic 1942
94	Western Pipe & Steel	San Francisco CA	57	American Manufacturer	C1-B	8,015	11-Apr-41	Sold 1948 as Hoegh Merchant, later Mathilda, President Osmena and Seven Generals, scrapped 1973
95	Western Pipe & Steel	San Francisco CA	58	American Leader	C1-B	8,015	12-Jun-41	Sunk by gunfire near St. Helena 1942
96	Western Pipe & Steel	San Francisco CA	59	American Builder	C1-B	8,015	25-Jul-41	To NDRF 1952 as Cape Decision, scrapped 1968
97	Western Pipe & Steel	San Francisco CA	60	American Press	C1-B	8,015	3-Sep-41	To NDRF 1952 as Cape Lookout, scrapped 1970
98	Western Pipe & Steel	San Francisco CA	61	American Packer	C1-B	8,015	14-Oct-41	Scrapped 1971
119	Todd Shipyards	Tacoma WA	1	Cape Alava	C1-B	8,015	3-Apr-41	Sold private 1948, scrapped 1970
120	Todd Shipyards	Tacoma WA	2