 West Avenal, a Design 1019 ship | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | EFT Design 1019 |
| Builders | Atlantic Corporation Long Beach Shipbuilding Company Southwestern Shipbuilding Western Pipe and Steel Company |
| Built | 1919–20 (USSB) 1920 (private) |
| Planned | 54 |
| Completed | 55 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cargo ship |
| Tonnage | 8,800dwt |
| Length | 410 ft 5 in (125.10 m) |
| Beam | 54 ft 0 in (16.46 m) |
| Draft | 27 ft 0 in (8.23 m) |
| Propulsion | various |
TheDesign 1019 ship (full nameEmergency Fleet Corporation Design 1019) was asteel-hulledcargo ship design approved for mass production by theUnited States Shipping Board'sEmergency Fleet Corporation (EFT) inWorld War I.[1]
They were referred to as the "Ferris-type".[1] Production was spread out over four shipyards: Atlantic Corporation ofPortsmouth, New Hampshire (10 ships);Long Beach Shipbuilding Company ofLong Beach, California (8 ships);Southwestern Shipbuilding ofSan Pedro, California (19 ships); andWestern Pipe and Steel Company ofSan Francisco, California (18 ships).[1][2][3][4][5] 54 ships were completed for the USSB in late 1919 through 1920.[1] An additional ship was completed in 1920 for a private shipping company.[1] Engines were a mixture of steam turbines, coal-fueled triple expansion engines, and oil fueled triple expansion engines.[1]