 SS Cruso, 30 October 1918 | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | EFT Design 1065 |
| Builders | Pacific American Fisheries, Bellingham, Washington |
| Cost | $50,000 |
| Built | 1918–1919 |
| Planned | 7 |
| Completed | 7 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 2,445 gross tons [1] 3,500 dwt |
| Length | 268 ft 4 in (81.79 m) |
| Beam | 46 ft 0 in (14.02 m) |
| Draft | 26 ft 0 in (7.92 m) |
| Propulsion | Triple expansion engine |
The Design 1065 ship (full name Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1065) was a wooden-hulled cargo ship design approved for production by the United States Shipping Board 's Emergency Fleet Corporation (EFT) in World War I. [2] A total of 7 ships were ordered and completed for the USSB from 1918 to 1919. [2] The ships were constructed at the Bellingham, Washington shipyard of Pacific American Fisheries. [1] The USSB originally wanted Pacific American Fisheries to follow its standard "Ferris-type" design (Design 1001) used by other shipyards but PAF was successful in convincing them to use their own design which they felt was more seaworthy. [3] The cost was $50,000 per ship. [3]