FS (freight and Supply Vessels)
A class of small coastal and inter-island freighters were first designated "FP" for "freight and passenger" with early acquisitions being a variety of commercial hulls. Early in the war a number of designs were inaugurated. Some, such as Design 277 (Vessel, Passenger-Cargo, Diesel, Wood, 114') were wooden hull while the "classic" Design 381 (Vessel, Supply, Diesel, Steel, 177') was a miniature steel cargo vessel with two hatches and central booms. These, as all the smaller Army ships, were simply designated "U.S. Army (number/name) and were not designated U.S. Army Transport (U.S.A.T.). They were operated by Transportation Corps with a variety of crewing schemes. A few were all military, many were civilian crewed and a large number were U.S. Coast Guard crewed. The USCG crewed vessels have more history preserved than most of these little ships.
- U.S. Army FS-214
- U.S. Army FS-217
- U.S. Army FS-255
- U.S. Army FS-256
- U.S. Army FS-263
- U.S. Army FS-267
- U.S. Army FS-274
- U.S. Army FS-275
- U.S. Army FS-278
- U.S. Army FS-282
- U.S. Army FS-287
- U.S. Army FS-288
- U.S. Army FS-289
- U.S. Army FS-316
- U.S. Army FS-343
- U.S. Army FS-344
- U.S. Army FS-345
- U.S. Army FS-347
- U.S. Army FS-361
- U.S. Army FS-370
- U.S. Army FS-371
- U.S. Army FS-385
- U.S. Army FS-391
- U.S. Army FS-394
- U.S. Army FS-395
- U.S. Army FS-396
- U.S. Army FS-407
- U.S. Army FS-411
- U.S. Army FS-524
- U.S. Army FS-751
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