Design 1025 ship
World War I steel-hulled cargo ship design From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Design 1025 ship (full name Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1025) was a steel-hulled cargo ship design approved for production by the United States Shipping Board's Emergency Fleet Corporation (EFC) in World War I.[1] They were referred to as the "Harriman-type" as the majority of ships were built in the Harriman section of Bristol, Pennsylvania.[1] A total of 62 ships were ordered and built at three shipyards: 40 ships at Merchant Shipbuilding Corporation, Bristol, Pennsylvania; 12 ships at Newburgh Shipyards in Newburgh, New York; and 10 ships at Pensacola Shipbuilding Company in Pensacola, Florida.[1][2][3][4]
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Name | EFT Design 1025 |
Builders | Merchant Shipbuilding Corporation Newburgh Shipyards Pensacola Shipbuilding Company |
Built | 1919–1920 (USSB) |
Planned | 62 |
Completed | 62 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Cargo ship |
Tonnage | 9,000 dwt |
Length | 410 ft 5 in (125.10 m) |
Beam | 54 ft 0 in (16.46 m) |
Draft | 29 ft 9 in (9.07 m) |
Propulsion | Two turbines, oil fuel |
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