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Design 1016 ship
World War I steel-hulled cargo ship design
The Design 1016 ship (full name Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1016) was a steel-hulled cargo ship design approved for production by the United States Shipping Board's Emergency Fleet Corporation (EFT) during World War I.[1] They were referred to as the "Baltimore Drydock"-type.[1]
They were built at two East Coast yards:[1]
- Baltimore Shipbuilding & Drydock Company, Baltimore, Maryland, 8 ships, no cancellations
- Groton Iron Works, Groton, Connecticut, 6 ships, no cancellations