Design 1116 ship
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | EFT Design 1016 |
| Builders | Grays Harbor Motorship Company, Aberdeen, Washington |
| Built | 1919 |
| Planned | 8 |
| Completed | 3 |
| Cancelled | 4 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cargo ship |
| Tonnage | 3,132 gross tons 5,000 tons deadweight |
| Length | 272.8 m (895 ft) |
| Beam | 49.3 m (162 ft) |
| Depth | 25.6 m (84 ft) |
| Propulsion | 1400 hp |
| Complement | 36 |
The Design 1016 ship (full name Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1016) 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][2] As part of a larger effort to rapidly increase the country's shipping capacity, the EFT approved several standardized ship designs, including the Design 1016, which was intended to be easy to build and maintain, and to have a large cargo capacity.
All were built by the Grays Harbor Motorship Company in Aberdeen, Washington.[3] They were referred to as the "Ward"-type after M.R. Ward, manager at the Grays Harbor shipyard.[4][5] All the hulls were laid down in 1919.[3][6] The first ship of the class, the SS Adria, was listed at 3,132 gross tons with dimensions of 272.8 x 49.3 x 25.6, 1400 indicated horsepower, and carried a crew of 36.[7]
Of the 8 ships ordered, 4 were cancelled, 3 were later completed for the National Oil Company (SS Agylla, SS Agron, SS Adria)[8] and one (Agathon) was destroyed in a fire before completion.[9][10]
References[edit]
- ^ Colton, Tim (August 25, 2021). "Wooden Ships and Barges". ShipbuildingHistory. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Shipping Board Operations: Hearings Before Select Committee on U.S Shipping Operations – Pacific Coast Activities, Part I. Washington Government Printing Office. 1920. p. 646.
- ^ 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.
- ^ List of Merchant Vessels of the United States. Department of Commerce – Bureau of Navigation. 1922.
- ^ "Shipping Board Steamers Taken". The Timberman. June 1920. p. 76.
- ^ Cases Decided in the Court of Claims of the United States – Grays Harbor Motorship Corp vs. U.S. Washington Government Printing Office. November 3, 1930. pp. 167–218.
- ^ Colton, Tim (August 25, 2021). "Lindstrom Shipbuilding, Aberdeen WA". ShipbuildingHistory. Retrieved 10 July 2022.