Type R ship

The United Fruit Company operated many of the R type ships in World War II.

[1][2][3][4] R2-S-BV1 Alstede-class stores ship, 5,008 DWT, built by Moore Dry Dock Company of Oakland, California in 1945.

Used carrying frozen meat to Allied forces in World War II.

Ships were operated by United Fruit Company / Great White Fleet.

[7][8] R1-M-AV3 Adria-class ship, 7,435 DWT, built by Pennsylvania Shipyards, Inc. in Beaumont, Texas in 1944–1945, Hull was close to a type C1-M-AV1.

5,008 DWT, built Bethlehem Steel Sparrows Point, Maryland in 1947–1948, Engine: De Laval Turbine Company Inc., Trenton, New Jersey, 6,050 hp (4,511 kW), 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph), Length: 117.66 meters (386 ft 0 in), derricks 9, winches 8.