Design 1041 ship

The Design 1041 ship (full name Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1041) 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 13 ships were ordered and completed for the USSB from 1919 to 1920.^[1] The ships were constructed at the Oakland, California shipyard of Moore Shipbuilding Company.^[2] An additional 5 ships were completed separately by the shipyard.^[1]

Class overview

Name	EFT Design 1041
Builders	Moore Shipbuilding Company, Oakland, California
Built	1919–1920
Planned	13
Completed	18 (13 for USSB)
General characteristics
Tonnage	10,000 dwt
Length	425 ft 0 in (129.54 m)
Beam	57 ft 0 in (17.37 m)
Draft	31.2 ft 0 in (9.51 m)
Installed power	oil fuel
Propulsion	Triple expansion engine

References edit

^ ^a ^b ^c McKellar, p. Part IV, 231a-231b.
^ Colton, Tim (September 12, 2014). "Moore Dry Dock, Oakland CA". Retrieved September 6, 2021.

McKellar, Norman L. "Steel Shipbuilding under the U. S. Shipping Board, 1917-1921, Part IV, Contract Steel Ships" (PDF). Steel Shipbuilding under the U. S. Shipping Board, 1917-1921. ShipScribe. Retrieved 13 February 2021.