The Design 1003 ship (full name Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1003) was a wood-hulled cargo ship design approved for production by the United States Shipping Board's Emergency Fleet Corporation (EFT) in World War I.[1] They were referred to as the "Hough"-type.[1] Most ships were completed in 1918 or 1919.[2][1][3] Many ships were completed as barges or as hulls.[4]

S.S. Dumaru
S.S. Dumaru
SS Dumaru in the Willamette River, Portland, Oregon, on April 17, 1918.
Class overview
NameEFT Design 1003
Built1918–19 (USSB)
General characteristics
TypeCargo ship
Tonnage4,005 dwt
Length288 ft 0 in (87.78 m)
Beam45 ft 2 in (13.77 m)
Draft28 ft 0 in (8.53 m)
Propulsiontriple-expansion engines, single screw, coal fuel, 198 nhp

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  1. ^ a b c McKellar, Norman L. "American Wooden Shipbuilding in World War One, Part II" (PDF). American Wooden Shipbuilding in World War One, 1917-1921. ShipScribe. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  2. ^ McKellar, Norman L. "American Wooden Shipbuilding in World War One, Part I" (PDF). American Wooden Shipbuilding in World War One, 1917-1921. ShipScribe. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  3. ^ Hopkins, Fred (1994). "Emergency Fleet Corporation Ship Construction in World War I in the Pacific Northwest" (PDF). The Northern Mariner. IV (4). Canadian Nautical Research Society: 1–14.
  4. ^ Colton, Tim (August 25, 2021). "Emergency Shipbuilders of World War I - Builders of Wooden Ships and Barges". ShipbuildingHistory. Retrieved 3 July 2022.

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