World War I steel-hulled cargo ship design
USS Ozaukee (ID-3439) fitting out at the shipyard of the Long Beach Shipbuilding Company on 23 September 1918.
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Class overview |
Name | EFT Design 1021 |
Builders | Long Beach Shipbuilding Company |
Built | 1918–1919 (USSB) |
General characteristics |
Type | Cargo ship |
Tonnage | 6,000 dwt |
Length | 340 ft 5 in (103.76 m) |
Beam | 48 ft 0 in (14.63 m) |
Draft | 27 ft 2 in (8.28 m) |
Propulsion | Turbine, oil fuel |
The Design 1021 ship (full name Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1021) was a steel-hulled cargo ship design approved for production by the United States Shipping Board's Emergency Fleet Corporation (EFT) in World War I. They were referred to as the "Long Beach-type" as they were built by Long Beach Shipbuilding Company in Long Beach, California.[2] Three ships were completed for the USSB in 1918 and 1919.
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