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Design 1021 ship

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Class overview
NameEFT Design 1021
BuildersLong Beach Shipbuilding Company
Built1918–1919 (USSB)
General characteristics
TypeCargo ship
Tonnage6,000 dwt
Length340 ft 5 in (103.76 m)
Beam48 ft 0 in (14.63 m)
Draft27 ft 2 in (8.28 m)
PropulsionTurbine, oil fuel

The Design 1021 ship (full name Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1021) was a steel-hulled cargo ship design approved for production by the United States Shipping Board's Emergency Fleet Corporation (EFT) in World War I.[1] They were referred to as the "Long Beach-type" as they were built by Long Beach Shipbuilding Company in Long Beach, California.[1][2] Three ships were completed for the USSB in 1918 and 1919.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c McKellar, p. Part II, 584.
  2. ^ "Craig Shipbuilding, Long Beach CA (Craig Shipbuilding [1907-1914], California Shipbuilding [1914-1918], Long Beach Shipbuilding [1918-1921], Craig Shipbuilding [1922-1939], Consolidated Steel [1939-1945] and Long Beach Marine Repair [1939-1970])". shipbuildinghistory.com. January 6, 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2021.

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