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Design 1015 ship

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SS Alloway (1918)
Class overview
NameEFT Design 1015
Built1918–21 (USSB)
Planned89
Completed84 (1 delivered incomplete)
Cancelled5
General characteristics
TypeCargo ship
Tonnage9,400 dwt
Length402 ft 0 in (122.53 m)
Beam53 ft 0 in (16.15 m)
Draft32 ft 0 in (9.75 m)
PropulsionTriple expansion engine or turbine, oil fuel[1]

The Design 1015 ship (full name Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1015) was a steel-hulled cargo ship design approved for production by the United States Shipping Board's Emergency Fleet Corporation (EFT) during World War I.[1] They were referred to as the "Moore & Scott"-type.[1]

They were mostly built at West Coast yards:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d McKellar, p. Part I, 480-484.

Bibliography

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