Design 1016 ship explained

The Design 1016 ship (full name Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1016) was a steel-hulled cargo ship design approved for production by the United States Shipping Boards Emergency Fleet Corporation (EFT) during World War I. They were referred to as the "Baltimore Drydock"-type.

They were built at two East Coast yards:

• Baltimore Shipbuilding & Drydock Company, Baltimore, Maryland, 8 ships, no cancellations
• Groton Iron Works, Groton, Connecticut, 6 ships, no cancellations

Bibliography

• Web site: Steel Shipbuilding under the U. S. Shipping Board, 1917-1921, Part I, Contract Steel Ships . McKellar . Norman L. . Steel Shipbuilding under the U. S. Shipping Board, 1917-1921 . ShipScribe . 13 February 2021.

External links

• EFC Design 1016: Illustrations