Design 1031 ship

{{Short description|US tanker ship design in World War I}}

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| Name = EFT Design 1031

| Builders = *{{nowrap| Bethlehem Wilmington Shipyard
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| Built range = *1919–1920

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| Total ships planned = 16

| Total ships completed = 11

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| Ship type = Tanker

| Ship tonnage = 7,500 dwt

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The Design 1031 ship (full name Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1031) 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.{{sfn|McKellar|p=Part III, 141a}} A total of 16 ships were ordered; 5 were cancelled and 11 were built from 1919 to 1920.{{sfn|McKellar|p=Part III, 141a}} Two shipyards were used in their construction: Bethlehem Wilmington Shipyard of Wilmington, Delaware (6 ships); and Terry Shipbuilding Company of Savannah, Georgia (5 ships).{{sfn|McKellar|p=Part III, 141a}}{{cite web|first=Tim|last=Colton|url=http://shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/large/bethwilmington.htm|title=Bethlehem Wilmington, Wilmington DE|publisher=shipbuildinghistory.com |access-date=July 18, 2021|date=November 15, 2020}}{{cite web|first=Tim|last=Colton|url=http://www.shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/emergencylarge/terry.htm|title=Terry Shipbuilding, Savannah GA|publisher=shipbuildinghistory.com |access-date=July 18, 2021|date=March 12, 2016}}

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Bibliography

  • {{cite web |url=http://www.shipscribe.com/mckellar/Contract3.pdf|title=Steel Shipbuilding under the U. S. Shipping Board, 1917-1921, Part III, Contract Steel Ships |last=McKellar |first=Norman L. |work=Steel Shipbuilding under the U. S. Shipping Board, 1917-1921 |publisher=ShipScribe |access-date=13 February 2021}}