Talk:Type B ship

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The United States Army operated more barges during World War Two than the United States Navy, but this article completely ignores any involvement of Army operation of barges. Also, a lot of the information could use correction, such as the letter N at the end of most Navy barge designations indicates a non-powered version; hence YF is a Yard (or, actually, District) Freighter, whereas a YFN is a non-propelled barge used for either cargo movement or storage.

United States Army added with ref, thank you for the feedback, check on "N" later. Telecine Guy (talk) 17:43, 2 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Ferrocement, not concrete

I would advise that the adjective "concrete" should be replaced throughout this article with the proper word, "ferrocement".

"Concrete", which is used in building edifices, bridges and dams, is a mixture of gravel, sand and cement "Ferrocement", which is used in building boat hulls and Mulberry-type harbours, is made up of cement, and sand, the mixture being plastered over an "armature" of steel rods and mesh.

In both definitions, the ingredients are in the order of declining magnitutude, and in both cases, water is used to create the mix.

Done, thank you for the feeback. (The Navy called them, concrete ships, but I add that Ferrocement was used to built them, not concrete). Telecine Guy (talk) 16:43, 2 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Benewah-class barrack ship

Benewah-class barracks, is a ship, not a type B ship and has been removed.Telecine Guy (talk) 16:39, 22 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]