Korea, Vietnam & the Cold War
Maratime Administration U.S. Dept. of Commerce
C4-S-1A Hulls
Mariner type
A Study in Blueprints

by Duane D. Borchers, Sr.

Book-065 $75.00 (Foreign, $105.00)(11"x17", soft cover book of engineering drawings, 195 pages)
 Ships of class: USS Compass Island (EAG-153), USS Francis Marion (APA-249)(LPA-249), USS H. H. Hess (T-AGS-38)(AGS-38), USS Observation Island (EAG-154), USS Paul Revere (APA-248)(LPA-248), USS Tulare (AKA-112)(LKA-112), Badger Mariner, Beaver Mariner, Buckeye Mariner, C.E. Dent, California, Canada Mail,, China Bear, Cornhusker Mariner, Cotton Mariner, Cracker State Mariner, Diamond Mariner , Empire Mariner, Evergreen Mariner , Evergreen Mariner, Free State Mariner, Garden Mariner,, Golden Mariner, Gopher Mariner, Grand Canyon Mariner, Hawaii, Hawkeye Mariner, Hooiser Mariner, Japan Mail, Keystone Mariner, Lone Star Mariner, M. M. Dant, Magnolia Mariner, Mountain Mariner, Nutmeg Mariner, Old Dominion Mariner, Old Colony Mariner, Oregon, Oregon Mail, Palmetto Mariner, Pelican Mariner, Peninsula Mariner, Philippine Bear, Philippine Mail, Pine Tree Mariner, Prairie Mariner, President Harrison, President Lincoln, President Monroe, President Polk, President Tyler, Show Me Mariner, Silver Mariner, Sooner Mariner, Sunflower Mariner, Tar Heel Mariner, Volunteer Mariner. Washington, Washington Mail and Wolverine Mariner.

List of Blueprints

Title

Vessel &
Shipyard

Date of
Document

Page

Frame spacing,

Maratime Administration
U.S. Dept. of Commerce
Design: C4-S-1-a
Bethlehem Steel Co.
Shipbuilding Div.
Quincy Yard
Quincy, Mass.

-

17

Outboard profile, showing general

exterior color scheme,

do.

-

18

Block letters & numbers,

do.

Sept. 5, 1951

19

Draft & freeboard markings,

do.

do.

20-21

Outboard profile,

do.

Dec. 5, 1951

22-24

Inboard profile,

do.

July 9, 1951

25-27

Body plan,

do.

Feb. 27, 1951

28

Lines, aft,

do.

Feb. 1, 1951

29-31

Docking plan,

do.

Oct. 1, 1951

32-34

Shell plating, fwd.,

do.

Feb. 7, 1951

35-37

Shell plating, aft.,

do.

do.

38-40

Framing diagram,

do.

Feb. 14, 1951

41-44

Bow framing & chain locker,

do.

April 10, 1951

45-49

Stem,

do.

March 1, 1951

50-52

Stem frame,

do.

Feb. 19, 1951

53-55

Stem framing,

do.

April 18, 1951

56-59

Lifting pads, rudder & propeller,

do.

Feb. 20, 1951

60-61

Outline of stem & stern,

do.

-

62

Midship section,

do.

-

63

Midship section,

do.

Jan. 11, 1951

64-65

Camber curve,

do.

-

66

House fronts & decks, camber curve,

do.

-

67

Mooring, fittings arrg=t & fdns.,

do.

Mar. 27, 1951

68-70

Storm rails,

do.

Sept. 5, 1951

71-73

Rails, awnings & lifebuoys, arrg=t.,

do.

May 14, 1951

74-76

Structural profile,

do.

Jan. 11, 1951

77-78

Bilge keel,

do.

April 25, 1951

79-81

Main deck plating, fwd.,

do.

April 24, 1951

82-84

Main deck plating, aft,

do.

April 13, 1951

85-87

foc=le deck plating,

do.

June 21, 1951

88-89

Bridge deck plating,

do.

June 26, 1951

90-92

Helicopter platform,

do.

Dec. 20, 1951

93-95

Cargo controller platform,

upper deck, aft,

do.

Feb. 15, 1952

96-97

Deck house on bridge deck,

& top of house,

do.

July 19, 1951

98-100

Deck house on upper deck,

do.

June 8, 1951

101-103

Deck house on cabin deck,

do.

June 27, 1951

104-106

Deck house & BHDG on main deck,
  aft,

do.

June 1, 1951

107-109

Motor gen. & fan room, houses on
  main deck, fwd.,

do.

July 6, 1951

110-113

Motor gen. & fan room, houses on
  main deck, aft,

do.

June 25, 1951

114-117

Radar mast,

do.

June 10, 1951

118-119

Jack & ensign staffs,

do.

April 23, 1951

120-121

Rigging & antennae, arrg=t & details,

do.

Sept. 11, 1951

122-124

Arrangement of antennae,

do.

Sept. 5, 1951

125-126

Propeller (four blades),

do.

Aug. 10, 1951

127-129

Arrangement & details of waveguide,

do.

Sept. 17, 1951

130-132

Smoke stack with piping,

do.

Dec. 30, 1951

133-137

Rudder,

do.

April 30, 1951

138-140

Anchor handling, arrg=t & details,

do.

1951

141-143

Arrangement of capstans, aft,

do.

July 31, 1951

144-145

Boat stowage & handling,

do.

Aug. 27, 1951

146-147

Cargo handling, x-tions, fwd.,

do.

Aug. 15, 1951

148-151

Cargo handling, x-tions, aft,

do.

Oct. 1, 1951

152-154

Cargo handlig, arrg=t, Nos. 1 & 2
  hatches, plan & elevations,

do.

Aug. 7, 1951

155-157

Cargo handling, arrg=t, Nos. 3 & 4
  hatches, plan & elevations,

do.

1951

158-160

Cargo handling, arrg=t, Nos. 5, 6 &
  7, hatches, plan & elevations,

do.

Sept. 25, 1951

161-163

Loading diagrams for register of
  cargo gear,

do.

July 30, 1951

164-165

Ventilation, cargo hold,
  conditioning ducts in machinery
  spaces,

do.

-

166-169

Ventilation diagram, after holds &
  stern,

do.

March 3, 1951

170-172

Ventilation diagram, fwd., holds &
  fo=csle.,

do.

do.

173-176

Ventilation diagram,
  accommodations, amid ships,

do.

do.

177-178

Ventilation cowls,

do.

May 3, 1951

179-180

Accomodiations upper,
  cabin & bridge decks,

do.

May 12, 1951

181-183

Accomodiations 2nd & main decks,

do.

do.

184-186

General arg=t & C&A 2nd,
  main f=ocle, e. decks & top of
  wheel house,

do.

Feb. 12, 1951

187-189

Arrg=t of machinery, x-tions,

do.

Oct. 2, 1951

190-192

Arrg=t of machinery, elevation,

do.

Oct. 9, 1951

193-195

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