| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | EFT Design 1037 |
| Built | 1918–1920 |
| Planned | 48 |
| Completed | 48 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 9,600 dwt |
| Length | 395.5 ft 0 in (120.55 m) |
| Beam | 55 ft 0 in (16.76 m) |
| Draft | 35 ft 0 in (10.67 m) |
| Installed power | oil fuel |
| Propulsion | Turbines *Triple expansion engine (Fuller) |
The Design 1037 ship (full name Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1037) 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. [1] A total of 48 ships were ordered and completed from 1918 to 1920. [1] The ships were constructed at three yards: [1] Doullut & Williams Shipbuilding Company of New Orleans, Louisiana, [2] Federal Shipbuilding Company of Kearney, New Jersey, [3] and George A. Fuller & Company of Wilmington, North Carolina. [4]