C4 Cargo Ships


There were 55 C4-S-As, all built by Kaiser, and 20 C4-S-Bs, all built by Sun.  They were all 495 feet in LBP but varied greatly in their arrangement.

USMC # Shipbuilder Location Hull # Original Name Design DWT Delivered Disposition
653 Permanente No. 3 Richmond CA 1 General George O. Squier C4-S-A1 14,863 Aug-43 To USN as AP 130, sold private 1965, scrapped
654 Permanente No. 3 Richmond CA 2 General Tasker H. Bliss C4-S-A1 14,863 Nov-43 To USN as AP 131, sold private 1965, scrapped 1979
655 Permanente No. 3 Richmond CA 3 General John R. Brooke C4-S-A1 14,863 Dec-43 To USN as AP 132, sold private 1965, scrapped 1979
656 Permanente No. 3 Richmond CA 4 General Oswald H. Ernst C4-S-A1 14,863 Mar-44 To USN as AP 133, sold private 1965, scrapped 1980
657 Permanente No. 3 Richmond CA 5 General Robert L. Howze C4-S-A1 14,863 Dec-43 To USN as AP 134, sold private 1965, scrapped 1980
658 Permanente No. 3 Richmond CA 6 General William M. Black C4-S-A1 14,863 Jan-44 To USN as AP 135, sold private 1965, scrapped 1980
659 Permanente No. 3 Richmond CA 7 General Hugh L. Scott C4-S-A1 14,863 Mar-44 To USN as AP 136, sold private 1965, scrapped 1974
660 Permanente No. 3 Richmond CA 8 General Harry Taylor C4-S-A1 14,863 Mar-44 To USN as AP 145, later General H. S. Vandenburg (AGM 10), to NDRF 1999
661 Permanente No. 3 Richmond CA 9 General Samuel D. Sturgis C4-S-A1 14,863 Apr-44 To USN as AP 137, sold private 1967, scrapped 1980
662 Permanente No. 3 Richmond CA 10 General William F. Hase C4-S-A1 14,863 Apr-44 To USN as AP 146, sold private 1969, scrapped
663 Permanente No. 3 Richmond CA 11 General Edgar T. Collins C4-S-A1 14,863 May-44 To USN as AP 147, sold private 1968, scrapped
664 Permanente No. 3 Richmond CA 12 General Charles G. Morton C4-S-A1 14,863 May-44 To USN as AP 138, sold private 1967, scrapped 1980
665 Permanente No. 3 Richmond CA 13 General Mark L. Hersey C4-S-A1 14,863 May-44 To USN as AP 148, sold private 1968, sank 1971
666 Permanente No. 3 Richmond CA 14 General J. H. McRae C4-S-A1 14,863 Jun-44 To USN as AP 149, sold private 1968, scrapped
667 Permanente No. 3 Richmond CA 15 General Robert E. Callan C4-S-A1 14,863 Jul-44 To USN as AP 139, later General H. H. Arnold (AGM 8), to NDRF 1982
702 Permanente No. 3 Richmond CA 16 General M. M. Patrick C4-S-A1 14,863 Sep-44 To USN as AP 150, sold private 1968, scrapped 1975
703 Permanente No. 3 Richmond CA 17 General W. C. Langfitt C4-S-A1 14,863 Sep-44 To USN as AP 151, sold private 1968, scrapped
704 Permanente No. 3 Richmond CA 18 General Omar Bundy C4-S-A1 14,863 Dec-44 To USN as AP 152, sold private 1965, missing presumed sunk 1980
705 Permanente No. 3 Richmond CA 19 General R. M. Blatchford C4-S-A1 14,863 Jan-45 To USN as AP 153, sold private 1968, scrapped 1980
706 Permanente No. 3 Richmond CA 20 General LeRoy Eltinge C4-S-A1 14,863 Feb-45 To USN as AP 154, sold private 1968, scrapped 1980
707 Permanente No. 3 Richmond CA 21 General M. B. Stewart C4-S-A1 14,863 Feb-45 To USN as AP 140, sold private 1967, scrapped
708 Permanente No. 3 Richmond CA 22 General A. W. Greely C4-S-A1 14,863 Mar-45 To USN as AP 141, sold private 1969, scrapped
709 Permanente No. 3 Richmond CA 23 General C. H. Muir C4-S-A1 14,863 Apr-45 To USN as AP 142, sold private 1969, scrapped
710 Permanente No. 3 Richmond CA 24 General H. B. Freeman C4-S-A1 14,863 Apr-45 To USN as AP 143, sold private 1965, scrapped
711 Permanente No. 3 Richmond CA 25 General H. F. Hodges C4-S-A1 14,863 Apr-45 To USN as AP 144, sold private 1968, scrapped
712 Permanente No. 3 Richmond CA 26 General A. W. Brewster C4-S-A1 14,863 Apr-45 To USN as AP 155, sold private 1967, scrapped
713 Permanente No. 3 Richmond CA 27 General D. E. Aultman C4-S-A1 14,863 May-45 To USN as AP 156, sold private 1968, scrapped
714 Permanente No. 3 Richmond CA 28 General C. C. Ballou C4-S-A1 14,863 Jun-45 To USN as AP 157, sold private 1968, scrapped
715 Permanente No. 3 Richmond CA 29 General W. G. Haan C4-S-A1 14,863 Jul-45 To USN as AP 158, sold private 1968, scrapped
716 Permanente No. 3 Richmond CA 30 General Stuart Heintzelman C4-S-A1 14,863 Sep-45 To USN as AP 159, sold private 1968, scrapped
735 Sun Ship Chester PA 340 Marine Eagle C4-S-B1 15,300 18-Sep-43 To USA 1947 as PVT Leonard C. Brostrom, to USN 1950 as AK 255, to NDRF 1982
736 Sun Ship Chester PA 341 Marine Raven        C4-S-B2 15,300 27-Jan-44 Sold private 1961, scrapped 1976
737 Sun Ship Chester PA 342 Marine Robin