 West Avenal, a Design 1019 ship | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | EFT Design 1019 |
| Builders | Atlantic Corporation Long Beach Shipbuilding Company Southwestern Shipbuilding Western Pipe and Steel Company |
| Built | 1919–20 (USSB) 1920 (private) |
| Planned | 54 |
| Completed | 55 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cargo ship |
| Tonnage | 8,800 dwt |
| Length | 410 ft 5 in (125.10 m) |
| Beam | 54 ft 0 in (16.46 m) |
| Draft | 27 ft 0 in (8.23 m) |
| Propulsion | various |
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]
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 2 3 4 5 6 McKellar, p. Part II, 578–580.
- ↑ "Atlantic Corp., Portsmouth NH". Shipbuilding History. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ↑ "Craig Shipbuilding, Long Beach CA". Shipbuilding History. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ↑ "Bethlehem Steel Company, San Pedro CA". Shipbuilding History. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ↑ "Western Pipe & Steel Co., South San Francisco CA and San Pedro CA". Shipbuilding History. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
Bibliography
- McKellar, Norman L. "Steel Shipbuilding under the U. S. Shipping Board, 1917-1921, Part II, Contract Steel Ships" (PDF). Steel Shipbuilding under the U. S. Shipping Board, 1917-1921. ShipScribe. Retrieved 13 February 2021.