Class overview
Operators	United States Navy
Built	November 1944 – August 1945
In service	1945–1967
Completed	7
Lost	0
Retired	7
Preserved	0
General characteristics
Type	transport
Displacement	6,720 long tons (6,830 t) light 10,210 long tons (10,370 t) full load
Length	523 ft (159 m)
Beam	72 ft (22 m)
Draft	26 ft (7.9 m)
Installed power	13,750 shp (10,250 kW)
Propulsion	1 × steam turbine 1 x propeller
Speed	18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Capacity	53,000 cu ft (1,500 m3)
Troops	3,451

The Marine Adder class of transports were Type C4-class ship built for the United States Maritime Commission (MARCOM) during World War II. They were converted after the war for use by the United States Navy (USN) for troop transports. Marine Adder-class ships also served in the Korean War.^[1][2]

• USNS Marine Adder (T-AP-193)
• USNS Marine Lynx (T-AP-194)
• USNS Marine Phoenix (T-AP-195)
• USNS Marine Carp (T-AP-199)
• USNS Marine Jumper (T-AP-200)
• USNS Marine Marlin (T-AP-201)
• USNS Marine Serpent (T-AP-202)

"Kaiser Vancouver, Vancouver WA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 27 November 2010. Retrieved 1 April 2017.

• "USS Marine Lynx (T-AP-194)". Navsource.org. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
• "Marine Lynx (T-AP-194)". United States Department of Transportation. Retrieved 20 September 2018.

• American Merchant Marine at War - C4 ships
• US Maritime Commission Details and Outboard Profiles of Maritime Commission Vessels, The C4 Cargo Ship, Conversions and Subdesigns
• US Maritime Commission overview
• US Maritime Commission - Technical Specifications for Ships including definitions of terms
• From America to United States: The History of the Long-Range Merchant Shipbuilding Programme of the United States Maritime Commission, by L.A. Sawyer and W.H. Mitchell. London, 1981, World Ship Society
• Ships for Victory: A History of Shipbuilding under the U.S. Maritime Commission in World War II, by Frederic C. Lane ISBN 0-8018-6752-5