The Design 1029 ship (full name Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1029) was a steel-hulled passenger/cargo ship designed to be converted in times of war to a troopship. 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 535-type as all the ships were 535 feet overall length.[1] A total of 11 ships were built from 1921 to 1922.[1] Three shipyards built the ships: Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard of Baltimore, Maryland (5 ships); Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company of Newport News, Virginia (5 ships); and New York Shipbuilding Company of Camden, New Jersey (which built the six former Design 1095 ships).[1][2][3][4]
 Hawkeye State in the 1920s
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | EFT Design 1029 |
| Builders | |
| Built | 1921–1922 |
| Planned | 16 |
| Completed | 11 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Passenger / Cargo ship |
| Tonnage | 13,000 dwt |
| Length | 517 ft 0 in (157.58 m) 535 ft 0 in (163.07 m) o.a. |
| Beam | 72 ft 0 in (21.95 m) |
| Draft | 28 ft 0 in (8.53 m) |
| Propulsion | Turbine, oil fuel |
| Speed | 16 kn (18 mph; 30 km/h) to 17.5 kn (20.1 mph; 32.4 km/h) |
| Name | Builder | Navy | Acquired | Converted at | Commissioned |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Legion | New York Shipbuilding | American Legion (AP-35) | 22 Aug 1941 | 26 Aug 1941 | |
| Bay State | |||||
| Buckeye State | |||||
| Empire State | |||||
| Golden State | Newport News Shipbuilding | Tasker H. Bliss (AP-42) | 19 Aug 1942 | Maryland DD | 15 Sep 1942 |
| Hawkeye State | Bethlehem Sparrows Point | Hugh L. Scott (AP-43) | 14 Aug 1942 | Todd Hoboken | 7 Sep 1942 |
| Hoosier State | |||||
| Keystone State | New York Shipbuilding | J. Franklin Bell (AP-34) | 26 Dec 1941 | 26 Dec 1941 | |
| Lone Star State | |||||
| Nutmeg State | Bethlehem Sparrows Point | Leonard Wood (AP-25) | 3 Jun 1941 | 10 June 1941 | |
| Palmetto State | Bethlehem Sparrows Point | Hunter Ligget (AP-27) | 27 May 1941 | Brooklyn Navy Yard | 9 Jun 1941 |
| Peninsula State | New York Shipbuilding | Joseph T. Dickman (AP-26) | 27 May 1941 | Brooklyn Navy Yard | 10 June 1941 |
| Pine Tree State | Bethlehem Sparrows Point | Harris (AP-8) | 17 Jul 1940 | Todd Seattle | 19 Aug 1940 |
| Silver State | Newport News Shipbuilding | Zeilin (AP-9) | 17 Jul 1940 | Todd Seattle | 19 Aug 1940 |
| Southern Cross | New York Shipbuilding | Wharton (AP-7) | 8 Nov 1939 | Todd Brooklyn | 14 Dec 1939 |
| Wenatchee | Henry T. Allen (AP-30) | 6 May 1941 | Moore Dry Dock | 6 Dec 1941 |
References
edit- ^ a b c d McKellar, p. Part III, 140a-140b.
- ^ Colton, Tim (October 5, 2014). "Bethlehem Sparrows Point, Baltimore MD". shipbuildinghistory.com. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ Colton, Tim (December 15, 2020). "Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News VA". shipbuildinghistory.com. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ Colton, Tim (October 22, 2020). "New York Shipbuilding, Camden NJ". shipbuildinghistory.com. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
Bibliography
edit- McKellar, Norman L. "Steel Shipbuilding under the U. S. Shipping Board, 1917-1921, Part III, Contract Steel Ships" (PDF). Steel Shipbuilding under the U. S. Shipping Board, 1917-1921. ShipScribe. Retrieved 13 February 2021.