Design 1016 ship
World War I steel-hulled cargo ship design
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The Design 1016 ship (full name Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1016) was a steel-hulled cargo ship design approved for production by the United States Shipping Board's Emergency Fleet Corporation (EFT) during World War I.[1] They were referred to as the "Baltimore Drydock"-type.[1]
NameEFT Design 1016
Built1918–19 (USSB)
Planned14
Completed14
SS Fort Wayne (1918) | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | EFT Design 1016 |
| Built | 1918–19 (USSB) |
| Planned | 14 |
| Completed | 14 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cargo ship |
| Tonnage | 8,800 dwt |
| Length | 410 ft 0 in (124.97 m) |
| Beam | 54 ft 0 in (16.46 m) |
| Draft | 27 ft 0 in (8.23 m) |
| Propulsion | Turbine engine, oil fuel[1] |
They were built at two East Coast yards:[1]
- Baltimore Shipbuilding & Drydock Company, Baltimore, Maryland, 8 ships, no cancellations
- Groton Iron Works, Groton, Connecticut, 6 ships, no cancellations
