List of Ships of The United States Army - Depot Ship

Depot Ship

Seven cargo vessels were converted to spare parts depot ships to facilitate the maintenance of military equipment in oversea areas.

The 20 dry cargo barges originally intended for bauxite were taken by the Army and 17 were used in the southwest Pacific for storehouses.

Of the 24 steam cargo concrete vessels, 17 were converted by the Army into floating storehouses, 5 were used by the Army as training ships and 2 found an honorable end when sunk to form part of the breakwater protecting the American landing in Normandy at Omaha beach.

A. D. Kahn, "Concrete Ship and Barge Program, 1941-1944"

p632 Ships for victory: a history of shipbuilding under the U.S. Maritime Commission in World War II

Concrete ship

265-foot BCL (barge, concrete, large)

5 Builders of Concrete Ships

Design MC B7-D1, 2 ships for US Army

World War II in the Pacific Concrete Ships

Concrete Ship hulks

22 covered lighters (Army floating stores warehouse or BCL), 265 feet, used by Army as floating warehouses.

3 lighters used as refrigerated warehouses.

2 Army repair ships (Army repair ship or FMS).

Floating Marine Repair Shop