The Design 1001 ship (full name Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1001) was a
wood
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hulled cargo ship
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design approved for production by the
United States Shipping Board
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Emergency Fleet Corporation (EFT) in
World War I
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They were referred to as the "Ferris"-type after its designer, naval architect
Theodore E. Ferris.
[ Most ships were completed in 1918 or 1919.][ Many ships were completed as barges or as hulls.]
Gallery
Image:111-SC-6885 - Christening the first wood ship of the Ferris type to be launched on the Atlantic Coast - NARA - 55174600.jpg, The 1918 launching of the ''Coyote'' at Foundation Shipbuilding Company in Harrison, New Jersey.
Image:USS Banago - 19-N-14856.jpg, Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1001, Ferris type, photo of the USS ''Banago'' (ID # 3810).
References
External links
EFC Design 1001: Illustrations
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Standard ship types of the United States