The Design 1019 ship (full name Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1019) was a steel-hulled cargo ship design approved for mass production by the United States Shipping Board's Emergency Fleet Corporation (EFT) in World War I.[1]

West Avenal, a Design 1019 ship
Class overview
NameEFT Design 1019
BuildersAtlantic Corporation
Long Beach Shipbuilding Company
Southwestern Shipbuilding
Western Pipe and Steel Company
Built1919–20 (USSB)
1920 (private)
Planned54
Completed55
General characteristics
TypeCargo ship
Tonnage8,800 dwt
Length410 ft 5 in (125.10 m)
Beam54 ft 0 in (16.46 m)
Draft27 ft 0 in (8.23 m)
Propulsionvarious

They were referred to as the "Ferris-type".[1] Production was spread out over four shipyards: Atlantic Corporation of Portsmouth, New Hampshire (10 ships); Long Beach Shipbuilding Company of Long Beach, California (8 ships); Southwestern Shipbuilding of San Pedro, California (19 ships); and Western Pipe and Steel Company of San Francisco, California (18 ships).[1][2][3][4][5] 54 ships were completed for the USSB in late 1919 through 1920.[1] An additional ship was completed in 1920 for a private shipping company.[1] Engines were a mixture of steam turbines, coal-fueled triple expansion engines, and oil fueled triple expansion engines.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f McKellar, p. Part II, 578–580.
  2. ^ "Atlantic Corp., Portsmouth NH". Shipbuilding History. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Craig Shipbuilding, Long Beach CA". Shipbuilding History. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Bethlehem Steel Company, San Pedro CA". Shipbuilding History. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Western Pipe & Steel Co., South San Francisco CA and San Pedro CA". Shipbuilding History. Retrieved 9 February 2021.

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