S-Type Special-Purpose Ships

 The S-Type ships were built for the Navy and included 75 LSTs, 50 escort carriers, 96 corvettes, 64 special attack ships and 2 cable ships.

USMC # Shipbuilder Location Hull # Original Name Vessel Type Design Disp. Delivered Disposition
921 Bethlehem-Fairfield Baltimore MD 2173 LST 401 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 30-Nov-42 To Britain, scrapped 1947
922 Bethlehem-Fairfield Baltimore MD 2174 LST 402 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 9-Dec-42 To Britain, scrapped 1948
923 Bethlehem-Fairfield Baltimore MD 2175 LST 403 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 8-Dec-42 To Britain, scrapped 1947
924 Bethlehem-Fairfield Baltimore MD 2176 LST 404 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 16-Dec-42 To Britain, damaged off the Isle of Wight 1944 and scrapped
925 Bethlehem-Fairfield Baltimore MD 2177 LST 405 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 28-Dec-42 To Britain, in collision 1944, CTL
926 Bethlehem-Fairfield Baltimore MD 2178 LST 406 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 26-Dec-42 To Britain, to China 1949 as Chung 116
927 Bethlehem-Fairfield Baltimore MD 2179 LST 407 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 31-Dec-42 To Britain, damaged off Baia 1944 and scrapped
928 Bethlehem-Fairfield Baltimore MD 2180 LST 408 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 23-Dec-42 To Britain, scrapped 1947
929 Bethlehem-Fairfield Baltimore MD 2181 LST 409 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 6-Jan-43 To Britain, to Greece 1946, scrapped 1972
930 Bethlehem-Fairfield Baltimore MD 2182 LST 410 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 14-Jan-43 To Britain, scrapped 1947
931 Bethlehem-Fairfield Baltimore MD 2183 LST 411 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 31-Dec-42 To Britain, mined and lost off Sardinia 1943
932 Bethlehem-Fairfield Baltimore MD 2184 LST 412 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 26-Jan-43 To Britain, scrapped 1947
933 Bethlehem-Fairfield Baltimore MD 2185 LST 413 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 5-Jan-43 To Britain, scrapped 1948
934 Bethlehem-Fairfield Baltimore MD 2186 LST 414 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 19-Jan-43 To Britain, torpedoed and lost off Tunisia 1943
935 Bethlehem-Fairfield Baltimore MD 2187 LST 415 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 19-Jan-43 To Britain, torpedoed in the Thames Estuary 1943, scrapped
936 Bethlehem-Fairfield Baltimore MD 2188 LST 416 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 3-Feb-43 To Britain, sold private 1946
937 Bethlehem-Fairfield Baltimore MD 2189 LST 417 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 29-Jan-43 To Britain, scrapped 1947
938 Bethlehem-Fairfield Baltimore MD 2190 LST 418 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 29-Jan-43 To Britain, torpedoed and lost off Anzio 1944
939 Bethlehem-Fairfield Baltimore MD 2191 LST 419 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 8-Feb-43 To Britain, scrapped 1947
940 Bethlehem-Fairfield Baltimore MD 2192 LST 420 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 15-Feb-43 To Britain, mined and lost off Ostend 1944
941 Bethlehem-Fairfield Baltimore MD 2193 LST 421 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 26-Jan-43 To Britain, sold private 1947
942 Bethlehem-Fairfield Baltimore MD 2194 LST 422 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 4-Feb-43 To Britain, mined and lost off Anzio 1944
943 Bethlehem-Fairfield Baltimore MD 2195 LST 423 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 24-Feb-43 To Britain, scrapped 1947
944 Bethlehem-Fairfield Baltimore MD 2196 LST 424 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 1-Feb-43 To Britain, scrapped 1947
945 Bethlehem-Fairfield Baltimore MD 2197 LST 425 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 10-Feb-43 To Britain, scrapped 1947
946 Bethlehem-Fairfield Baltimore MD 2198 LST 426 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 16-Feb-43 To Britain, scrapped 1947
947 Bethlehem-Fairfield Baltimore MD 2199 LST 427 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 16-Feb-43 To Britain, scrapped 1947
948 Bethlehem-Fairfield Baltimore MD 2200 LST 428 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 9-Feb-43 To Britain, scrapped 1947
949 Bethlehem-Fairfield Baltimore MD 2201 LST 429 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 20-Feb-43 To Britain, lost off Tunisia 1943
950 Bethlehem-Fairfield Baltimore MD 2202 LST 430 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 19-Feb-43 To Britain, scrapped 1947
951-965 Bethlehem-Fairfield Baltimore MD   LST 431-445 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625   Cancelled
966 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 150 LST 446 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 30-Nov-42 Sold private 1947, scrapped 1964
967 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 151 LST 447 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 13-Dec-42 Kamikazied and lost off Okinawa 1945
968 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 152 LST 448 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 23-Dec-42 Bombed and lost off Solomon Islands 1943
969 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 153 LST 449 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 31-Dec-42 Sold private 1947, scrapped 1971
970 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 154 LST 450 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 6-Jan-43 Scrapped 1948
971 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 155 LST 451 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 12-Jan-43 Scrapped 1947
972 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 156 LST 452 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 16-Jan-43 Scrapped 1947
973 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 157 LST 453 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 21-Jan-43 Converted to Remus (ARL 40) 1944, scrapped 1947
974 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 158 LST 454 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 26-Jan-43 Scrapped 1947
975 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 159 LST 455 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 30-Jan-43 Converted to Achilles (ARL 41), to China 1947 as Hsing An (ARL 335), disposition unknown
976 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 160 LST 456 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 3-Feb-43 To MSTS 1952, sold private 1973, disposition unknown
977 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 161 LST 457 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 6-Feb-43 Scrapped 1948
978 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 162 LST 458 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 10-Feb-43 Scrapped 1947
979 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 163 LST 459 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 13-Feb-43 Scrapped 1947
980 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 164 LST 460 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 15-Feb-43 Kamikazied and lost off Mindoro 1944
981 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 165 LST 461 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 18-Feb-43 Scrapped 1947
982 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 166 LST 462 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 21-Feb-43 Scrapped 1946
983 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 167 LST 463 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 23-Feb-43 Scrapped 1946
984 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 168 LST 464 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 25-Feb-43 Scrapped 1948
985 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 169 LST 465 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 27-Feb-43 Scrapped 1946
986 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 170 LST 466 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 1-Mar-43 Scrapped 1946
987 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 171 LST 467 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 3-Mar-43 Sold for scrap 1948 but resold, sank 1979
988 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 172 LST 468 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 5-Mar-43 Scrapped 1946
989 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 173 LST 469 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 8-Mar-43 Scrapped 1946
990 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 174 LST 470 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 9-Mar-43 Scrapped 1946
991 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 175 LST 471 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 11-Mar-43 Sold for scrap 1948 but sank en route
992 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 176 LST 472 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 13-Mar-43 Kamikazied and lost off Mindoro 1944
993 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 177 LST 473 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 16-Mar-43 Scrapped 1946
994 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 178 LST 474 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 19-Mar-43 Scrapped 1946
995 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 179 LST 475 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 20-Mar-43 Sold private 1946, scrapped 1971
996 Kaiser Corp. Richmond CA 31 LST 476 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 4-Apr-43 Scrapped 1948
997 Kaiser Corp. Richmond CA 32 LST 477 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 19-Feb-43 Scrapped 1948
998 Kaiser Corp. Richmond CA 33 LST 478 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 13-Mar-43 Scrapped 1948
999 Kaiser Corp. Richmond CA 34 LST 479 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 19-Apr-43 Scrapped 1948
1000 Kaiser Corp. Richmond CA 35 LST 480 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 3-May-43 Exploded and sank in Pearl Harbor 1944
1001 Kaiser Corp. Richmond CA 36 LST 481 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 15-May-43 Scrapped 1948
1002 Kaiser Corp. Richmond CA 37 LST 482  Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 20-Mar-43 Later Branch County, sunk as target 1956
1003 Kaiser Corp. Richmond CA 38 LST 483  Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 3-May-43 Later Brewster County, sunk as target 1955
1004 Kaiser Corp. Richmond CA 39 LST 484 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 23-Apr-43 Scrapped 1948
1005 Kaiser Corp. Richmond CA 40 LST 485 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 19-May-43 Scrapped 1948
1006 Kaiser Corp. Richmond CA 41 LST 486 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 29-May-43 Destroyed 1947
1007 Kaiser Corp. Richmond CA 42 LST 487 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 27-Apr-43 Sold private 1948, disposition unknown
1008 Kaiser Corp. Richmond CA 43 LST 488 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 24-May-43 To the Philippines 1972 as Surigao del Norte (LT 94), active
1009 Kaiser Corp. Richmond CA 44 LST 489 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 30-Jul-43 Completed as Amycus (ARL 2), sold private 1970 and converted to barge, disposition unknown
1010 Kaiser Corp. Richmond CA 45 LST 490 Landing Ship, Tank S3-M2-K2 1,625 20-Aug-43 Completed as Agenor (ARL 3), to France 1951 as Vulcain, to Taiwan 1957 as Shung Shan (ARL 336), to Japan 1974 as Wu Tai (AP 520), disposition unknown
1092 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 301 HMS Ameer Escort Carrier S4-S2-BB3 7,800 Jul-43 CVE 55, renamed Alazon Bay, later Casablanca, scrapped 1947
1093 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 302 Liscombe Bay Escort Carrier S4-S2-BB3 7,800 Aug-43 CVE 56, torpedoed and lost in the Pacific 1943
1094 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 303 Alikula Bay Escort Carrier S4-S2-BB3 7,800 Aug-43 CVE 57, renamed Coral Sea, then Anzio, scrapped 1960
1095 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 304 HMS Atheling Escort Carrier S4-S2-BB3 7,800 Aug-43 CVE 58, renamed Anguilla Bay, later Corregidor, scrapped 1960
1096 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 305 HMS Atheling Escort Carrier S4-S2-BB3 7,800 Sep-43 CVE 59, renamed Mission Bay, scrapped 1960
1097 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 306 Astrolabe Bay Escort Carrier S4-S2-BB3 7,800 Sep-43 CVE 60, renamed Guadalcanal, scrapped 1960
1098 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 307 Bucareli Bay Escort Carrier S4-S2-BB3 7,800 Oct-43 CVE 61, renamed Manila Bay, scrapped 1960
1099 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 308 HMS Begum Escort Carrier S4-S2-BB3 7,800 Oct-43 CVE 62, renamed Natoma Bay, scrapped 1960
1100 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 309 Chapin Bay Escort Carrier S4-S2-BB3 7,800 Oct-43 CVE 63, renamed Midway, later St. Lo, kamikazied and lost at Leyte Gulf 1944
1101 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 310 Didrickson Bay Escort Carrier S4-S2-BB3 7,800 Oct-43 CVE 64, renamed Tripoli, scrapped 1960
1102 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 311 Dolomi Bay Escort Carrier S4-S2-BB3 7,800 Nov-43 CVE 65, renamed Wake Island, kamikazied off Okinawa 1945, scrapped 1947
1103 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 312 Elbour Bay Escort Carrier S4-S2-BB3 7,800 Nov-43 CVE 66, renamed White Plains, scrapped 1959
1104 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 313 HMS Emperor Escort Carrier S4-S2-BB3 7,800 Nov-43 CVE 67, renamed Nassuk Bay, later Solomons, scrapped 1947
1105 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 314 Kalinin Bay Escort Carrier S4-S2-BB3 7,800 Nov-43 CVE 68, damaged at Leyte Gulf 1944, scrapped 1947
1106 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 315 Kassan Bay Escort Carrier S4-S2-BB3 7,800 Dec-43 CVE 69, scrapped 1960
1107 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 316 Fanshaw Bay Escort Carrier S4-S2-BB3 7,800 Dec-43 CVE 70, damaged at Leyte Gulf 1944, scrapped 1959
1108 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 317 Kitkun Bay Escort Carrier S4-S2-BB3 7,800 Dec-43 CVE 71, damaged off Mindoro 1945, scrapped 1947
1109 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 318 Fortaleza Bay Escort Carrier S4-S2-BB3 7,800 Dec-43 CVE 72, renamed Tulagi, scrapped 1947
1110 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 319 Gambier Bay Escort Carrier S4-S2-BB3 7,800 Dec-43 CVE 73, sunk by gunfire at Leyte Gulf 1944
1111 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 320 HMS Kedive Escort Carrier S4-S2-BB3 7,800 Jan-44 CVE 74, renamed Nehetna Bay, scrapped 1960
1112 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 321 Hoggatt Bay Escort Carrier S4-S2-BB3 7,800 Jan-44 CVE 75, scrapped 1960
1113 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 322 Kadashan Bay Escort Carrier S4-S2-BB3 7,800 Jan-44 CVE 76, scrapped 1960
1114 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 323 Kanalku Bay Escort Carrier S4-S2-BB3 7,800 Jan-44 CVE 77, renamed Marcus Island, scrapped 1960
1115 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 324 Kaita Bay Escort Carrier S4-S2-BB3 7,800 Feb-44 CVE 78, renamed Savo Island, scrapped 1960
1116 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 325 Ommaney Bay Escort Carrier S4-S2-BB3 7,800 Feb-44 CVE 79, kamikazied and scuttled off Mindoro 1945
1117 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 326 Petrof Bay Escort Carrier S4-S2-BB3 7,800 Feb-44 CVE 80, scrapped 1959
1118 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 327 Rudyard Bay Escort Carrier S4-S2-BB3 7,800 Feb-44 CVE 81, scrapped 1960
1119 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 328 Saginaw Bay Escort Carrier S4-S2-BB3 7,800 Mar-44 CVE 82, scrapped 1960
1120 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 329 Sargent Bay Escort Carrier S4-S2-BB3 7,800 Mar-44 CVE 83, scrapped 1959
1121 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 330 Shamrock Bay Escort Carrier S4-S2-BB3 7,800 Mar-44 CVE 84, scrapped 1959
1122 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 331 Shipley Bay Escort Carrier S4-S2-BB3 7,800 Mar-44 CVE 85, scrapped 1961
1123 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 332 Sitkoh Bay Escort Carrier S4-S2-BB3 7,800 Mar-44 CVE 86, scrapped 1961
1124 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 333 Steamer Bay Escort Carrier S4-S2-BB3 7,800 Apr-44 CVE 87, scrapped 1959
1125 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 334 Tananek Bay Escort Carrier S4-S2-BB3 7,800 Apr-44 CVE 88, renamed Cape Esperance, scrapped 1961
1126 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 335 Takanis Bay Escort Carrier S4-S2-BB3 7,800 Apr-44 CVE 89, scrapped 1960
1127 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 336 Thets Bay Escort Carrier S4-S2-BB3 7,800 Apr-44 CVE 90, later LPH 6, scrapped 1967
1128 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 337 Ulitaka Bay Escort Carrier S4-S2-BB3 7,800 Apr-44 CVE 91, renamed Makassar Strait, to be sunk as target 1959 but grounded and broke up
1129 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 338 Wyndham Bay Escort Carrier S4-S2-BB3 7,800 May-44 CVE 92, scrapped 1961
1130 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 339 Woodcliff Bay Escort Carrier S4-S2-BB3 7,800 May-44 CVE 93, renamed Makin Island, scrapped 1947
1131 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 340 Alazon Bay Escort Carrier S4-S2-BB3 7,800 May-44 CVE 94, renamed Lunga Point, scrapped 1960
1132 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 341 Alikula Bay Escort Carrier S4-S2-BB3 7,800 May-44 CVE 95, renamed Bismarck Sea, kamikazied and lost off Iwo Jima 1945
1133 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 342 Anguilla Bay Escort Carrier S4-S2-BB3 7,800 May-44 CVE 96, renamed Salamaua, damaged in Lingayen Gulf 1945, scrapped 1947
1134 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 343 Astrolabe Bay Escort Carrier S4-S2-BB3 7,800 Jun-44 CVE 97, renamed Hollandia, scrapped 1960
1135 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 344 Bucareli Bay Escort Carrier S4-S2-BB3 7,800 Jun-44 CVE 98, renamed Kwajalein, scrapped 1960
1136 Kaiser Corp. Vancouver WA 345 Chapin Bay Escort Carrier S4-S2-BB3 7,800 Jun-44 CVE 99, renamed Admiralty Islands, scrapped 1947