The Design 1018 ship (full name Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1018) 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] They were referred to as the "Sun-type" as they were built by Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. in Chester, Pennsylvania.[1][2] 4 ships were completed for the USSB in late 1919 and through 1920.[1] An additional ship was completed in 1920 for a private shipping company.[1]
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | EFT Design 1018 |
| Builders | Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. |
| Built | 1919–20 (USSB) 1920 (private) |
| Planned | 4 |
| Completed | 5 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cargo ship |
| Tonnage | 10,500 dwt |
| Length | 434 ft 0 in (132.28 m) |
| Beam | 58 ft 0 in (17.68 m) |
| Draft | 27 ft 2 in (8.28 m) |
| Propulsion | Triple expansion engines, oil fuel |
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edit- McKellar, Norman L. "Steel Shipbuilding under the U. S. Shipping Board, 1917-1921, Part II, Contract Steel Ships" (PDF). Steel Shipbuilding under the U. S. Shipping Board, 1917-1921. ShipScribe. Retrieved 13 February 2021.