The Design 1005 ship (full name Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1005) was a wood-hulled cargo ship design approved for production by the United States Shipping Board's Emergency Fleet Corporation (EFT) in World War I.[1] The ships were referred to as the "Grays Harbor"-type as all were built by the Grays Harbor Motorship Company in Aberdeen, Washington[2] or the "Ward"-type after their designer M. R. Ward. The first ship of the class, the SS Wishkah, was listed at 2,924 gross tons with dimensions of 272.1 x 48.4 x 25.7, 1400 indicated horsepower, and carried a crew of 47.[3] The class does not include the four Design 1116 cargo ships also designed by Ward and completed at the shipyard as they were a modified design at 3,132 gross tons and 5,000 tons deadweight.[4] All ships were completed in 1918 or 1919.[2][5]
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | EFT Design 1005 |
| Builders | Grays Harbor Motorship Company, Aberdeen, Washington |
| Built | 1918–19 (USSB) |
| Planned | 17 |
| Completed | 17 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cargo ship |
| Tonnage | 2,924 gross tons 4,000 dwt |
| Length | 272.1 ft (82.9 m) |
| Beam | 48.4 ft (14.8 m) |
| Depth | 25.7 ft (7.8 m) |
| Installed power | 1400 indicated horsepower 324 nhp |
| Propulsion | twin screw, coal fuel |
| Complement | 47 |
Of the 17 ships ordered, all were completed and delivered to the USSB.[6]
References
edit- ^ McKellar, Norman L. "American Wooden Shipbuilding in World War One, Part II" (PDF). American Wooden Shipbuilding in World War One, 1917-1921. ShipScribe. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ a b McKellar, Norman L. "American Wooden Shipbuilding in World War One, Part I" (PDF). American Wooden Shipbuilding in World War One, 1917-1921. ShipScribe. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ List of Merchant Vessels of the United States. Department of Commerce – Bureau of Navigation. 1922.
- ^ Hughes, Ryan Teague; Beckwith, John C. (January 11, 2001). On the Harbor: From Black Friday to Nirvana. Daily World. pp. 68–71. ISBN 978-0970490513.
- ^ Hopkins, Fred (1994). "Emergency Fleet Corporation Ship Construction in World War I in the Pacific Northwest" (PDF). The Northern Mariner. IV (4). Canadian Nautical Research Society: 1–14.
- ^ Colton, Tim (August 25, 2021). "Lindstrom Shipbuilding, Aberdeen WA". ShipbuildingHistory. Retrieved 10 July 2022.