CIVILIAN SHIPS
Names beginning with the letter C

This page lists all C -named Civilian Ships whose pictures are available through the Online Library.

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C -named ships are listed below in alphabetical order.

• C.F. Sargent (Schooner Barge, 1874)
• C. Offerman (Tug, 1892). Later renamed Charles P. Kuper
• C.W. Morse (River Passenger Steamer, 1903)
  
  
• Cabo Santa Maria (Freighter, 1900). Previously named Pleiades and Segundo. Later renamed Mina Piqurea
• Cacique (Freighter, 1910)
• Caesar (Motor Boat, 1915). Later renamed Viking
• Cajacet (Freighter, 1920). Later renamed Willsolo and Georgian
  
  
• Calabash (Motor Boat, 1912)
• Calafati, Margarita (Freighter, 1909). Properly called Margarita Calafati
• Caledonia (Steamer, 1853-1869). Later renamed Alliance
• Calhoun (Steamer, 1851)
  
  
• California (Steam Yacht, 1903). Originally named Hauoli
• California (Motor Boat, 1910)
• Californian (Freighter, 1900)
• Callao (Peruvian Freighter, 1913-1914). Originally named Sierra Cordoba
• Calumet (Steam Yacht, 1903)
• Calypso (Motor Boat, 1909)
  
  
• Cambridge (Coastal Passenger and Freight Steamship, 1890). Previously named Boston
• Cambridge (Fishing Trawler, 1928). Originally named Georgetown
• Candace (Steam Yacht, 1901). Later renamed Remlik
• Canibas (Freighter, 1918)
  
  
• Cap Fedhala (Freighter, 1917). Previously named Lakeside, Sicilier and Koffiehandel. Later renamed Virginia
• Cape Henry (Freighter, 1918)
• Cape Kumukaki (Cargo Ship, 1944-1952), renamed Flying Enterprise in 1947
• Cape May (Freighter, 1918)
• Cape San Juan (Freighter & Troop Transport, 1943-1943)
• Capo Orso (Italian Freighter, 1916). Originally named Munsomo
• Caprice (Motor Boat, 1914)
• Captain Jarvis (Barge, in service 1943)
  
  
• Carabinier (Belgian Freighter, 1918). Previously named War Compass and Aurora. Later renamed Yzerhandel, Belgica, Haarfagre, Helmi L., and Karl-Erik
• Carib (Freighter, 1916)
• Carl R. Gray (Harbor Tug, 1918)
• Carlos Carrillo ("Liberty" Ship Transport, 1943)
• Carola (Freighter, 1916). Previously named Munrio and Szent Gellert. Later renamed Mary Louise, Maria L., Tropic and Nerina
• Carola IV (Steam Yacht, 1885)
• Caroline (Motor Boat, 1912)
• Carolinian (Freighter, 1906). Previously named Harley and Southerner
  
  
• Carrie Clark (Seagoing Barge, 1874). Previously named Anna and Carrie M. Clark
• Carrillo (Passenger-Cargo Steamer, 1911)
• Carrillo, Carlos ("Liberty" Ship Transport, 1943). Properly called Carlos Carrillo
• Carroll (Steamship, 1864-1894)
• Carolyn (Freighter, 1912)
  
  
• Casco (Freighter, 1910). Previously named Elmshorn
• Caspian (Harbor Tug, 1912)
• Castlenau, General de (Freighter, 1918). Properly called named General de Castlenau. Later renamed Elinor
• Castleton (Steam Ferry, in service circa 1917)
  
  
• Catherine (Covered Barge, 1904)
• Catherine James (Steam Lighter, in service prior to World War I). Later named Dana
• Catherine Johnson (Powered Lighter, 1913). Previously named Edith B.
• Catherine Moran (Harbor Tug, active 1919)
• Cauto (Freighter, 1916)
• Cavalier (Steam Yacht, 1907). Later named Joyance
  
  
• Cecilie, Kronprinzessin (German Passenger Liner, 1906). Properly called Kronprinzessin Cecilie
• Celebes (Dutch Freighter, 1907)
• Celeritas (Motor Boat, 1916)
• Celt (Steam Yacht, 1902). Later renamed Sachem
• Cem (Steam Yacht, 1899). Also named Amelia and Yacona
• Ceres (German Freighter, 1896). Later renamed Suevia and Wachusett
• Cero (Motor Boat, 1915)
• Cethana (Steamship, seen at San Francisco, Calif., Sept. 1923)
  
  
• Challenger (Freighter, 1918)
• Chanticleer (Motor Boat)
  
  
• Charles O'Connor (Barge, active circa 1918-1919)
• Charles P. Crawford (Tug, 1915)
• Charles P. Kuper (Tug, 1892). Previously named C. Offerman
• Charles S. (Barge, 1916)
• Charles T. Gallagher (Tug, 1904)
• Charles Whittemore (4-Masted Schooner, 1905)
  
  
• Charleston (Steamship, 1867)
• Charlton Hall (Freighter, 1907)
• Charmian II (Motor Boat)
• Charnasilla (English Barque, destroyed by tidal wave, 13 August 1868)
• Chase S. Osborn (Tug, 1906)
• Chattanooga, City of (Coastal Passenger Ship, 1923). Properly called City of Chattanooga
  
  
• Chee Hsing (Chinese Freighter, 1911). Originally named Montoso. Later renamed Starside
• Cherokee (Steam Yacht, 1903)
• Chesapeake (Steamship, 1853). Originally named Totten
• Chesapeake (Freighter, 1900)
  
  
• Chichota (Steam Yacht, 1901). Previously named Niagara III
• Chihowee (Steam Yacht, 1898)
• Chinampa (Tanker, 1903). Previously named Prometheus and Cushing
• Chingachgook (Motor Boat, 1916)
• Chipchung (Freighter, 1919)
• Chipper (Motor Boat, 1909)
• Choctaw (Freighter, 1917)
• Choctaw (Freighter, 1943-1970). Originally named Dashing Wave
• Chollin (Freighter, 1917). Previously named War Fox, Lake Forest, Venetier, Tabakhandel and Este. Later renamed Rafael Aritzia, San Patricio, Mary V. and Kadio S.
  
  
• Christabel (Steam Yacht, 1893)
• Christenson, Edwin (American Freighter, 1918). Properly called Edwin Christenson
• Christiana (Barge, 1901)
• Christine (Barge, 1891)
• Chrysanthemum (British Freighter, 1918). Previously named War Rock, Invincible and Empire Porpoise. Later renamed Chryss and Athlit
• Chryss (Freighter, 1918). Previously named War Rock, Invincible, Empire Porpoise and Chrysanthemum. Later renamed Athlit
  
  
• Cigarette (Steam Yacht, 1905)
• City of Athens (Passenger Ship, 1920). Previously named American Banker and Ville d'Anvers. Later renamed Protea and Arosa Kulm
• City of Chattanooga (Coastal Passenger Ship, 1923). Renamed American Navigator, circa 1942
• City of Honolulu (German and American Passenger Liner, 1900). Previously named Kiautschou, Princess Alice Princess Matoika and President Arthur
• City of Macon (Coastal Passenger-Cargo Ship, 1903). Later named Macona
  
  
• City of New York (British Passenger Liner, 1888). Named New York in 1893
• City of Newport News (Passenger-Cargo Ship, 1919). Originally named Archer
• City of Quebec (Steamship, 1863-1870). Previously named Thistle and Dumbarton
• City of Paris (British Passenger Liner, 1889). Renamed Paris in 1893 and Philadelphia in 1901
• City of Savannah (Passenger-Cargo Steamer, 1907)
• City of South Haven (Great Lakes Passenger Steamship, 1903)
  
  
• Clapet Number 4 (Dredge, in service circa the 1910s)
• Clare (Freighter, 1915)
• Clarinda (Motor Yacht, 1913)
• Clark, Carrie (Seagoing Barge, 1874). Properly called Carrie Clark
• Clay, Anita (Motor Launch, in service 1939). Properly called Anita Clay
• Clay, Mount (Passenger Steamer, 1904). Properly called Mount Clay
  
  
• Clemence (Belgian Canal Barge, active 1919)
• Cleo (Motor Boat, 1908)
• Cleveland (German Passenger Liner, 1909)
• Clifton (Motor Boat, 1915)
• Clio (Harbor Steamer, 1909)
• Clio (Dutch Freighter, 1910)
  
  
• Coastwise (Collier, 1910)
• Coco (Motor Boat, 1917)
• Cohasset (Freighter, 1918)
• Colonel Lamb (Blockade Running Steamer, 1864)
• Columbia (Blockade Running Steamer, 1862)
• Columbia (Harbor Tug, 1892)
• Columbia (New York Harbor Tug, active 1919)
  
  
• Comet (Fishing Boat, 1910)
• Cometa (Motor Boat, in use 1918)
• Commander (Motor Boat, 1917)
• Commerce (Steam Lighter, 1901)
• Commercial Scout (Freighter, 1902). Previously named Andree Rickmers and Locksun. Later renamed Lok Sun
• Commodore (Steamship, 1864-1867). Renamed Andalusia in 1865
• Como (British Freighter, 1902). Later renamed Gorredijk
  
  
• Concrete Barge # 1 (Open Barge, 1918)
• Conestoga (Tug, 1904)
• Coney, Edgar F. (Tug, 1904). Properly called Edgar F. Coney
• Congress (Fishing Boat, 1914)
• Connelly, John M. (Tanker, 1918). Properly called John M. Connelly
• Constance II (Motor Boat, 1914)
• Content (Motor Boat, 1912). Originally named Dolph II
  
  
• Corinthia (Motor Boat, 1909)
• Corona (Steam Yacht, 1905)
• Coronado (Freighter, 1918). Originally named War Bay
• Coronet (Motor Boat, 1905)
• Corozal (Freighter, 1911)
• Corsair (Steam Yacht, 1899)
  
  
• Cosmopolitan (Steamship, employed as a transport in 1862)
• Cossack (Motor Boat, 1916)
• Courtenay P (Motor Boat, circa 1916)
• Coyote (Motor Boat, 1897)
• Cox, George M. (Great Lakes Passenger Steamship, 1901). Properly called George M. Cox. Originally named Puritan
• Cozy (Motor Boat, in use 1917)
  
  
• Craster Hall (Freighter, 1909)
• Crawford,Charles P. (Tug, 1915). Properly called Charles P. Crawford
• Credenda (Harbor Tug, 1903)
• Crescent City (Screw Steamship, 1868). Originally named Massachusetts
• Cristina (Steam Yacht, 1912). Later renamed Artemis
• Crowell, Peter H. (Freighter, 1912). Properly called Peter H. Crowell
  
  
• Curacao (Oil Barge, 1917)
• Cushing (Tanker, 1903). Previously named Prometheus. Later named Chinampa
• Custer, General (Screw Steamship, 1853-1868). Properly called General Custer. Previously named Mount Savage and Memphis
• Cuyler, R.R. (Screw Steamship, 1860). Properly called R.R. Cuyler
  
  
• Cynthia Moran (Harbor Tug, active 1958)
• Cythera (Steam Yacht, 1907). Also named Agwa

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