Class overview | |
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Name | EFT Design 1031 |
Builders |
Bethlehem Wilmington Shipyard Terry Shipbuilding Company |
Built | 1919–1920 |
Planned | 16 |
Completed | 11 |
Cancelled | 5 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Tanker |
Tonnage | 7,500 dwt |
Length | 392 ft 0 in (119.48 m) |
Beam | 51 ft 0 in (15.54 m) |
Draft | 29 ft 0 in (8.84 m) |
Propulsion | Triple expansion engine, oil fuel |
The Design 1031 ship (full name Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1031) 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 16 ships were ordered; 5 were cancelled and 11 were built from 1919 to 1920. [1] Two shipyards were used in their construction: Bethlehem Wilmington Shipyard of Wilmington, Delaware (6 ships); and Terry Shipbuilding Company of Savannah, Georgia (5 ships). [1] [2] [3]
Class overview | |
---|---|
Name | EFT Design 1031 |
Builders |
Bethlehem Wilmington Shipyard Terry Shipbuilding Company |
Built | 1919–1920 |
Planned | 16 |
Completed | 11 |
Cancelled | 5 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Tanker |
Tonnage | 7,500 dwt |
Length | 392 ft 0 in (119.48 m) |
Beam | 51 ft 0 in (15.54 m) |
Draft | 29 ft 0 in (8.84 m) |
Propulsion | Triple expansion engine, oil fuel |
The Design 1031 ship (full name Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1031) 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 16 ships were ordered; 5 were cancelled and 11 were built from 1919 to 1920. [1] Two shipyards were used in their construction: Bethlehem Wilmington Shipyard of Wilmington, Delaware (6 ships); and Terry Shipbuilding Company of Savannah, Georgia (5 ships). [1] [2] [3]