Design_1019_ship

Design 1019 ship

Design 1019 ship

World War I steel-hulled cargo ship design

The Design 1019 ship (full name Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1019) was a steel-hulled cargo ship design approved for mass production by the United States Shipping Board's Emergency Fleet Corporation (EFT) in World War I.[1]

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They were referred to as the "Ferris-type".[1] Production was spread out over four shipyards: Atlantic Corporation of Portsmouth, New Hampshire (10 ships); Long Beach Shipbuilding Company of Long Beach, California (8 ships); Southwestern Shipbuilding of San Pedro, California (19 ships); and Western Pipe and Steel Company of San Francisco, California (18 ships).[1][2][3][4][5] 54 ships were completed for the USSB in late 1919 through 1920.[1] An additional ship was completed in 1920 for a private shipping company.[1] Engines were a mixture of steam turbines, coal-fueled triple expansion engines, and oil fueled triple expansion engines.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    McKellar, p. Part II, 578–580.
  2. [2]
    "Atlantic Corp., Portsmouth NH". Shipbuilding History. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  3. [3]
    "Craig Shipbuilding, Long Beach CA". Shipbuilding History. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  4. [4]
    "Bethlehem Steel Company, San Pedro CA". Shipbuilding History. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  5. [5]
    "Western Pipe & Steel Co., South San Francisco CA and San Pedro CA". Shipbuilding History. Retrieved 9 February 2021.

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