Design 1016 ship
World War I steel-hulled cargo ship design
 SS Fort Wayne (1918) | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | EFT Design 1016 |
| Built | 1918–19 (USSB) |
| Planned | 14 |
| Completed | 14 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cargo ship |
| Tonnage | 8,800 dwt |
| Length | 410 ft 0 in (124.97 m) |
| Beam | 54 ft 0 in (16.46 m) |
| Draft | 27 ft 0 in (8.23 m) |
| Propulsion | Turbine engine, oil fuel[1] |
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
References
- ^ a b c d McKellar, p. Part I, 484-485.
Bibliography
- McKellar, Norman L. "Steel Shipbuilding under the U. S. Shipping Board, 1917-1921, Part I, Contract Steel Ships" (PDF). Steel Shipbuilding under the U. S. Shipping Board, 1917-1921. ShipScribe. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
External links
- EFC Design 1016: Illustrations
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Design 1016 ships
- Aquarius
- Arcturus
- Bencini
- Dauperata
- Fort Wayne
- Galahad
- Hartford
- Merry Mount
- Naiwa
- Nameaug
- Oscoda
- Oswatomie
- Quinnipiac
- Tollard
- Worcester
- Yesoking
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