PRE WWI AND WWI  CARGO SHIPS ABSOROKA 1917 423’9” long, 54’ beam, 24’6” draft 12,397 ton displacement CHEYENNE 1900 255’1” long, 50’ beam, 12’6” draft 3,214 ton displacement LAKE FRANCIS 1918 261’ long, 43’6” beam, 19’ draft 1,190 ton displacement MONTANAN 1913 407’7” long, 53’7” beam, 28’ draft 6,659 ton displacement SIOUX 1916 261’ long, 43’6” beam, 17’9” draft 4,550 ton displacement YELLOWSTONE 1917 416’6” long, 53’ beam, 26’3” draft 12,570 ton displacement   LIBERTY SHIPS Liberty Ships were the first mass produced cargo vessels of World War II. These were the first welded ships in the world, cutting labor costs in half. 2,751 Liberty ships were built between 1941 and 1945. SHIPS DATA OVERALL LENGTH     441’6” BEAM                            56’10.75” DRAFT                          27’9.25” DISPLACEMENT         14,245 TONS CARGO CAPACITY     9,140 TONS PROPULSION                                   TWO OIL FIRED BOILERS,                                       TRIPLE EXPANSION STEAM ENGINE, SINGLE SCREW,           2,500 HP SPEED                         11.5 KNOTS MAIN ARMAMENT     4” DECK GUN LIBERTY SHIPS NAMED AFTER A PERSON WITH A MONTANA TIE CHIEF JOSEPH CONRAD KOHRS GEORGE A. CUSTER GRANVILLE STEWART JAMES J. HILL JIM BRIDGER JOHN M. BOZEMAN JOHN RINGLING JOSEPH K. TOOLE SIDNEY EDGERTON WILLIAM CLARK THOMAS FRANCIS MEAGHER MERIWETHER LEWIS SACAGAWEA   VICTORY SHIPS Victory Ships were the second generation of mass produced cargo ships in WWII. They were faster and more economical than the Liberty ships built earlier in the war. There were 534 Victory ships built for the war. There were three basic types, VC2-S-AP2, VC2-S-AP3, and VC2-S-AP5. The AP2 and AP3 were mixed crews of Navy and Merchant Marine, the AP5’s had total Navy crews. The AP3’s had a complement of 52 Merchant Marine and 23 Navy for a total of 75. The AP5’s had a complement of 536 and carried 1,561 troops  SHIPS DATA OVERALL LENGTH    455’ BEAM                  62’ DISPLACEMENT        7,612 TONS CARGO CAPACITY    10,750 TONS  PROPULSION     OIL FIRED RECIPROCATING STEAM ENGINES,                                       STEAM TURBINES, OR DIESEL ENGINES, GEARED                                  FOR 6000 OR 8500 HP. SPEED                17 KNOTS MAIN ARMAMENT                       1-5”/38, 12-40MM, 10-20MM VC2-S-AP2 GREAT FALLS VICTORY VC2-S-AP3 BILLINGS VICTORY BOZEMAN VICTORY GALLATIN LOMA VICTORY SILVERBOW VICTORY VC2-S-AP5 BROADWATER MISSOULA  PONDERA   OTHER TRANSPORTS NAMED AFTER MONTANA COUNTIES OR TOWNS ALAMOSA CLASS CARGO SHIP BEAVERHEAD AK 161 (1944) FAIRFIELD AK 178 (1945) RICHLAND AK 207 (1944) 338’6” long, 50’ beam, 21’1” draft, 7,450 tons Complement: 85, arms 1-5”   GILLIAM CLASS ATTACK TRANSPORT DAWSON APA-79 (1944) FALLON APA-81 (1944) FERGUS APA-82 (1944) 426’ long, 50’beam, 15’6” draft, 6,800 tons, Complement: 377, arms, 1-5”, 8-40mm, 10-20mm   BAYFIELD CLASS ATTACK TRANSPORT CUSTER APA-85 (1942) 492’ long, 69’9” beam, 26’6” draft, 7845 tons, Complement: 504, arms: 2-5”   TOLLAND CLASS ATTACK CARGO SHIP WHEATLAND AKA-85 (1944) 459’2” long, 63’ beam, 26’4” draft, 13,910 tons Complement: 425, arms: 1-5”, 8-40mm, 16-20mm