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US shipping company

Deconhil Shipping Company was a shipping company founded in San Francisco, California. Deconhil Shipping Company president was Joseph J. Coney. Joseph J. Coney also had part ownership of the San Francisco tanker company Hillcone Steamship Company since 1929. Deconhil Shipping Company operated Fleet Oilers for the United States Navy to support World War II efforts. Deconhil Shipping Company operated a fleet of tankers for the War Shipping Administration. Deconhil Shipping Company operated Type T2 tankers and other tankers. Each War Deconhil Shipping Company had a merchant crew of about 9 officers and 39 men. War Emergency Tankers continued operations after the war for a few years.

Some ships:
USS Nausett (IX-190)
SS Chemawa, Civilian Deconhil Shipping Company crew with United States Navy Armed Guard

Deconhil Shipping Company crew operated the ships and the US Navy supplied United States Navy Armed Guards to man the deck guns and radio. The most common armament mounted on these merchant ships were the MK II 20mm Oerlikon autocannon and the 3"/50, 4"/50, and 5"/38 deck guns.

References

Pacific Narine Review, Page 59 January, 1945
Federal Register, Volume 11, Issues 85–95, 1946, page 5024
Study of Operations of Military Sea Transportation Service, Parts 1–2, By United States. Congress. House. Merchant Marine and Fisheries, page 298, 1954
Maritime Administration. "Nausett (IX–190) (History & Vessel status cards)". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
"Sea Lane Vigilantes". www.armed-guard.com. Archived from the original on 2022-05-31. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
World War II U.S. Navy Armed Guard and World War II U.S. Merchant Marine, 2007–2014 Project Liberty Ship, Project Liberty Ship, P.O. Box 25846 Highlandtown Station, Baltimore, MD

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v t e United States naval ship classes of World War II
Aircraft carriers	Lexington Ranger Yorktown Wasp Essex Midway
Light aircraft carriers	Independence Saipan
Escort carriers	Long Island Charger Bogue Sangamon Casablanca Commencement Bay
Battleships	Wyoming New York Nevada Pennsylvania New Mexico Tennessee Colorado North Carolina South Dakota Iowa Montana
Large cruisers	Alaska
Heavy cruisers	Pensacola Northampton Portland New Orleans Wichita Baltimore Oregon City Des Moines
Light cruisers	Omaha Brooklyn Atlanta Cleveland Fargo Juneau Worcester CL-154
Gunboats	Dubuque Sacramento Asheville Plymouth Williamsburg St. Augustine Vixen Erie PGM-1 PGM-9
Destroyers	Sampson Caldwell Wickes Clemson Farragut Porter Mahan Gridley Bagley Somers Benham Sims Benson Stevenson Gleaves Fletcher Allen M. Sumner Robert H. Smith Gearing
Destroyer escorts	Evarts Buckley Cannon Edsall Rudderow John C. Butler
Patrol frigates	Asheville Tacoma
Patrol boats	Action PT boat
Minelayers	Oglala Wassuc Monadnock Miantonomah Terror Keokuk Salem Weehawken Camanche Chimo
Minesweepers	Lapwing Raven Auk Eagle Hawk Admirable
Submarines	O R S Barracuda Argonaut Narwhal Dolphin Cachalot Porpoise Salmon Sargo Tambor Mackerel Gato Balao Tench
Tankers	T1 tanker T2 tanker T3 tanker
Cargo ships	Liberty Victory Haskell Andromeda Arcturus Artemis Tolland Alstede Aldebaran Adria Acubens Arctic Denebola Hyades Mizar
Auxiliary ships	Ammunition Floating drydock Repair dock Barracks Collier Combat stores Destroyer tender Depot High-speed transport Hospital Ice cream barge Net laying Motor torpedo boat tender Reefer Oiler Repair Seaplane tender Submarine tender Underway replenishment
C Completed after the war S Single ship of class X Cancelled

v t e World War II Maritime Commission ship designs
Cargo designs	Type C1 Type C2 Type C3 Type C4 Type C5 (Type C6) (Type C7) (Type C8) (Type C9) Type N3
Emergency cargo	Liberty ship ("EC2-S-C1") Victory ship ("VC2-S-AP1")
Tanker	T1 tanker T2 tanker T3 tanker Liberty ship ("Z-ET1-S-C3")
Special-purpose	Type S2 ("Tacoma-class frigate") Type S3-S2-BP ("Landing Ship, Tank") Type S3-S2-BP1 ("Neptune-class cable layer") Type S4-S2-BB3 ("Casablanca-class escort carrier") Type S4-SE2-BD1 ("Gilliam-class attack transport") Type S4-SE2-BE1 ("Artemis-class attack cargo ship") "Crane vessel-Derrick Barge"
Miscellaneous-cargo	Type L6 ("Lakers") Type N ("Coastal Cargo") Type P1 ("Passenger") Type P2 ("Passenger") Type R ("Refrigerated") Type B ("Barge")
Tugs	Type V ("Tugs")
See also:- Empire ship, Fort ship, Park ship, Ocean ship.

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