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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | EFT Design 1041 |
| Builders | Moore Shipbuilding Company, Oakland, California |
| Built | 1919–1920 |
| Planned | 13 |
| Completed | 18 (13 for USSB) |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 10,000 dwt |
| Length | 425 ft 0 in (129.54 m) |
| Beam | 57 ft 0 in (17.37 m) |
| Draft | 31.2 ft 0 in (9.51 m) |
| Installed power | oil fuel |
| Propulsion | Triple expansion engine |
The Design 1041 ship (full name Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1041) was a steel-hulled tanker ship design approved for production by the United States Shipping Board's Emergency Fleet Corporation (EFT) in World War I.[1] A total of 13 ships were ordered and completed for the USSB from 1919 to 1920.[1] The ships were constructed at the Oakland, California shipyard of Moore Shipbuilding Company.[2] An additional 5 ships were completed separately by the shipyard.[1]
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[edit]- McKellar, Norman L. "Steel Shipbuilding under the U. S. Shipping Board, 1917-1921, Part IV, Contract Steel Ships" (PDF). Steel Shipbuilding under the U. S. Shipping Board, 1917-1921. ShipScribe. Retrieved 13 February 2021.