Design 1004 ship

Wood-hulled cargo ship design

Class overview
Name| EFT Design 1004
Builders| Peninsula Shipbuilding Company, Portland, Oregon
Built| 1918–19 (USSB)
Completed| 10
General characteristics
Type| Cargo ship
Tonnage| 4,000 dwt
Length| 269 ft 0 in (81.99 m)
Beam| 48 ft 8 in (14.83 m)
Draft| 27 ft 6 in (8.38 m)
Propulsion| turbine, single screw, coal fuel

The Design 1004 ship (full name Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1004) was a wood-hulled cargo ship design approved for production by the United States Shipping Board's Emergency Fleet Corporation (EFT) in World War I.[1] They were referred to as the "Peninsula"-type as all were built by the Peninsula Shipbuilding Company in Portland, Oregon.[1] All ships were completed in 1918 or 1919.[2][1][3] Ten ships were completed.[4] The "Peninsula"-type were the only wooden-hull ships built with a turbine engine which was common on steel ships built at the same time.[5][6]

## References

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1. ^ a b c McKellar, Norman L. "American Wooden Shipbuilding in World War One, Part II" (PDF). American Wooden Shipbuilding in World War One, 1917-1921. ShipScribe. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
2. ^ McKellar, Norman L. "American Wooden Shipbuilding in World War One, Part I" (PDF). American Wooden Shipbuilding in World War One, 1917-1921. ShipScribe. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
3. ^ Hopkins, Fred (1994). "Emergency Fleet Corporation Ship Construction in World War I in the Pacific Northwest" (PDF). The Northern Mariner. IV (4). Canadian Nautical Research Society: 1–14.
4. ^ Colton, Tim (August 25, 2021). "Emergency Shipbuilders of World War I - Builders of Wooden Ships and Barges". ShipbuildingHistory. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
5. ^ "Portland Shipbuilding Industry". National Journal. IV (5): 332. December 1918.
6. ^ Shipyards of the Pacific Coast - "Peninsula" Type Ship. The Timberman. April 1918. p. 82.

## External links

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* EFC Design 1004: Illustrations