The Design 1038 ship (full name Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1038) was a steel-hulled tanker ship design approved for production by the United States Shipping Board's Emergency Fleet Corporation (EFT) in World War I.[1] A total of 16 ships were ordered of which 8 were cancelled and 8 completed from 1919 to 1920.[1] The ships were constructed at the Mobile, Alabama shipyard of the Mobile Shipbuilding Company.[2]
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | EFT Design 1038 |
| Builders | Mobile Shipbuilding Company |
| Built | 1919–1920 |
| Planned | 16 |
| Completed | 8 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 5,210 dwt |
| Length | 324 ft 0 in (98.76 m) |
| Beam | 46 ft 0 in (14.02 m) |
| Draft | 25 ft 0 in (7.62 m) |
| Installed power | oil fuel |
| Propulsion | Triple expansion engine |
References
edit- ^ a b McKellar, p. Part IV, 231a.
- ^ Colton, Tim (March 10, 2016). "Mobile Shipbuilding, Mobile AL". shipbuildinghistory.com. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
Bibliography
edit- McKellar, Norman L. "Steel Shipbuilding under the U. S. Shipping Board, 1917-1921, Part IV, Contract Steel Ships" (PDF). Steel Shipbuilding under the U. S. Shipping Board, 1917-1921. ShipScribe. Retrieved 13 February 2021.