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The Design 1020 ship (full name Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1020) 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]

Class overview
NameEFT Design 1020
BuildersAmerican Shipbuilding Company
Superior Shipbuilding Company
Buffalo Shipbuilding Company
Chicago Shipbuilding Company
Detroit Shipbuilding Company
Globe Shipbuilding Company
McDougall Duluth Shipbuilding Company
Saginaw Shipbuilding Company
Toledo Shipbuilding Company
Built1918–19 (USSB)
Planned92
Completed92
General characteristics
TypeCargo ship
Tonnage3,500 dwt
Length251 ft 0 in (76.50 m)
Beam43 ft 5 in (13.23 m)
Draft22 ft 5 in (6.83 m)
PropulsionTriple expansion engine, coal fuel

They were referred to as the "Laker"-type.[1] Production was spread out over ten shipyards,[1] the majority of which were owned by American Ship Building Company

92 ships were completed for the USSB in 1918 and 1919.[1] Engines were coal-fueled triple expansion engines.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e McKellar, p. Part II, 581–584.
  2. ^ Colton, Tim (15 August 2015). "Globe Iron Works, Cleveland OH (later AmShip Cleveland)". shipbuildinghistory.com. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  3. ^ Colton, Tim (August 25, 2015). "American Shipbuilding Lorain, Lorain OH (formerly Cleveland Shipbuilding [1886-1897 in Cleveland, 1897-1900 in Lorain])". shipbuildinghistory.com. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  4. ^ Colton, Tim (19 August 2015). "American Steel Barge, Superior WI (Later Superior Shipbuilding and AmShip Superior)". shipbuildinghistory.com. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  5. ^ Colton, Tim (17 August 2015). "Buffalo Dry Dock, Buffalo NY (formerly Bidwell & Banta [1808-1870], Union Dry Dock Co. [1871-1899], later AmShip Buffalo [1914-1962])". shipbuildinghistory.com. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  6. ^ Colton, Tim (August 17, 2015). "Chicago Shipbuilding, Chicago IL (later AmShip Chicago)". Shipbuilding History. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  7. ^ Colton, Tim (19 August 2015). "Detroit Shipbuilding, Detroit MI and Wyandotte MI (formerly Campbell, Wolverton & Co. [1852-1862], Campbell & Owen [1862-1874], Wyandotte Shipbuilding [1872-1898] and Detroit Dry Dock [1874-1899], later AmShip Detroit [1913-1929])". shipbuildinghistory.com. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  8. ^ Colton, Tim (28 August 2019). "Globe Shipbuilding (WWII), Superior WI". shipbuildinghistory.com. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  9. ^ Colton, Tim (6 July 2013). "Walter Butler Shipbuilders, Duluth MN (formerly McDougall-Duluth Company and Barnes-Duluth Shipbuilding)". shipbuildinghistory.com. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  10. ^ Colton, Tim (9 March 2016). "Saginaw Shipbuilding, Saginaw MI". shipbuildinghistory.com. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  11. ^ Colton, Tim (20 August 2015). "Craig Shipbuilding, Toledo OH (Linn & Craig [1869-1882], J. Craig & Sons [1883-1889], Blythe Craig Shipbuilding [1890-1893], Craig Shipbuilding [1893-1905], Toledo Shipbuilding [1906-1945] and AmShip Toledo [1945-1982])". shipbuildinghistory.com. Retrieved 4 April 2021.

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