The SteelNavy.Com Message Board: Re: Seeking more data on Maritime Commission Ships

Another book is "Ships for Victory: A History of Shipbuilding under the U.S. Maritime Commission in World War II" by Fredric C. Lane. This first came out in 1951 and was reprinted in 2001 (which I think is still available).

This about the business and building of the ships, rather than the ships themselves. Though, it is a comprehensive and well-written history of that side.

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P2 transports, C4, transports, etc. Any of the ships that were used in the late war and post war period in to transport displaced persons immigrating to the US, etc.

There's limited data on Wikipedia and NavSource. The Military Sealift Command (as it is now called) does not have a lot of information on these ships either.

I work as a public historian / researcher at the Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration and want to gather as much data as I can so this can potentially become a limited curated exhibition.