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
NameEFT Design 1038
BuildersMobile Shipbuilding Company
Built1919–1920
Planned16
Completed8
General characteristics
Tonnage5,210 dwt
Length324 ft 0 in (98.76 m)
Beam46 ft 0 in (14.02 m)
Draft25 ft 0 in (7.62 m)
Installed poweroil fuel
PropulsionTriple expansion engine

References

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  1. ^ a b McKellar, p. Part IV, 231a.
  2. ^ Colton, Tim (March 10, 2016). "Mobile Shipbuilding, Mobile AL". shipbuildinghistory.com. Retrieved July 18, 2021.

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