The Design 1065 ship (full name Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1065) was a wooden-hulled cargo ship design approved for production by the United States Shipping Board's Emergency Fleet Corporation (EFT) in World War I.[2] A total of 7 ships were ordered and completed for the USSB from 1918 to 1919.[2] The ships were constructed at the Bellingham, Washington shipyard of Pacific American Fisheries.[1] The USSB originally wanted Pacific American Fisheries to follow its standard "Ferris-type" design (Design 1001) used by other shipyards but PAF was successful in convincing them to use their own design which they felt was more seaworthy.[3] The cost was $50,000 per ship.[3]

SS Cruso, 30 October 1918
Class overview
NameEFT Design 1065
BuildersPacific American Fisheries, Bellingham, Washington
Cost$50,000
Built1918–1919
Planned7
Completed7
General characteristics
Tonnage2,445 gross tons[1]
3,500 dwt
Length268 ft 4 in (81.79 m)
Beam46 ft 0 in (14.02 m)
Draft26 ft 0 in (7.92 m)
PropulsionTriple expansion engine

References

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  1. ^ a b Colton, Tim (August 25, 2021). "Emergency Shipbuilders of WWI". Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  2. ^ a b McKellar, p. Part II, 332 and 341.
  3. ^ a b Jewell, Jeff (May 31, 2008). "PAF fleet among the last of the coast's wooden trawlers". Bellingham Business Journal.

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