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World War I steel-hulled cargo ship design
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Class overview |
Name | EFT Design 1015 |
Built | 1918–21 (USSB) |
Planned | 89 |
Completed | 84 (1 delivered incomplete) |
Cancelled | 5 |
General characteristics |
Type |
Cargo ship |
Tonnage | 9,400
dwt |
Length | 402 ft 0 in (122.53 m) |
Beam | 53 ft 0 in (16.15 m) |
Draft | 32 ft 0 in (9.75 m) |
Propulsion | Triple expansion engine or turbine, oil fuel |
The Design 1015 ship (full name Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1015) 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. They were referred to as the "Moore & Scott"-type.
They were mostly built at West Coast yards:
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Groton Iron Works,
Groton, Connecticut, 6 ships, 3 cancelled, 3 completed
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Moore Shipbuilding and Drydock Company,
Oakland, California, 26 ships of which 8 were converted to reefers, no cancellations
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Pacific Coast Shipbuilding Company,
Bay Point, California, 10 ships, no cancellations
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Seattle North Pacific Shipbuilding Company,
Seattle, Washington, 10 ships, no cancellations
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G. M. Standifer Construction Company,
Vancouver, Washington, 15 ships, no cancellations
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Union Construction Comapany,
Oakland, California, 10 ships, no cancellations
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Virginia Shipbuilding Company,
Alexandria, Virginia, 12 ships, 2 cancelled, 9 completed, 1 partially completed
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