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Class overview
NameEFT Design 1016
Built1918–19 (USSB)
Planned14
Completed14
General characteristics
TypeCargo ship
Tonnage8,800 dwt
Length410 ft 0 in (124.97 m)
Beam54 ft 0 in (16.46 m)
Draft27 ft 0 in (8.23 m)
PropulsionTurbine 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]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d McKellar, p. Part I, 484-485.

Bibliography

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  • 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.
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