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How specialized could store ships become?

Store ships could become highly specialized when their cargo imposed requirements such as refrigeration rather than ordinary dry storage.

Naval LogisticsRefrigerated CargoStore Ships
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Question

How specialized could a naval store ship become?

Short answer

Very specialized, depending on its cargo and task, including whether stores needed to be kept cool.

Notes

Store ships could specialize quickly according to what each vessel needed to carry or do. Refrigerated cargo imposed different systems and operating requirements from ordinary dry storage. The broad store-ship label therefore covered hulls with substantially different arrangements. The supported commodity shaped the ship more precisely than the general category name.