The Design 1037 ship (full name Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1037) was a steel-hulled cargo ship design approved for production by the United States Shipping Board's Emergency Fleet Corporation (EFT) in World War I.[1] A total of 48 ships were ordered and completed from 1918 to 1920.[1] The ships were constructed at three yards:[1] Doullut & Williams Shipbuilding Company of New Orleans, Louisiana,[2] Federal Shipbuilding Company of Kearney, New Jersey,[3] and George A. Fuller & Company of Wilmington, North Carolina.[4]

Class overview
NameEFT Design 1037
Built1918–1920
Planned48
Completed48
General characteristics
Tonnage9,600 dwt
Length395.5 ft 0 in (120.55 m)
Beam55 ft 0 in (16.76 m)
Draft35 ft 0 in (10.67 m)
Installed poweroil fuel
PropulsionTurbines
*Triple expansion engine (Fuller)

References

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  1. ^ a b c McKellar, p. Part IV, 229a-231a.
  2. ^ Colton, Tim (March 10, 2016). "Doullut & Williams, New Orleans LA". shipbuildinghistory.com. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  3. ^ Colton, Tim (September 6, 2014). "Federal Shipbuilding, Kearny, New Jersey and Newark, New Jersey". shipbuildinghistory.com. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  4. ^ Colton, Tim (March 11, 2016). "Carolina Shipbuilding, Wilmington NC". shipbuildinghistory.com. Retrieved July 18, 2021.

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