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This category is for cargo ships that were designed in, built by, or in use by the United States during World War I. This includes civilian ships of the United States Shipping Board and military ships in use by the United States Army or United States Navy .
World War I cargo ships of the United States (144 P) Pages in category "World War I merchant ships of the United States" The following 46 pages are in this category, out of 46 total.
A World War I poster for the US Shipping Board, ca. 1917–18.. The Emergency Fleet Corporation (EFC) was established by the United States Shipping Board, sometimes referred to as the War Shipping Board, on 16 April 1917 [1] pursuant to the Shipping Act (39 Stat. 729) to acquire, maintain, and operate merchant ships to meet national defense, foreign and domestic commerce during World War I.
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The Design 1001 ship (full name Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1001) 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. [2] They were referred to as the "Ferris"-type after its designer, naval architect Theodore E. Ferris. [2]
Hog Islanders is the slang for ships built to Emergency Fleet Corporation designs number 1022 and 1024. These vessels were cargo and troop transport ships, respectively, built under government direction and subsidy to address a shortage of ships in the United States Merchant Marine during World War I. [1]
At the end of World War I were surplus cargo ships, some of these ships were assigned to Bull. At the end of World War I Bull started service to the eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea and to the Azores, Canary Islands, and West Africa till 1924. In 1924 new service was added to South Africa and East Africa till 1927.
The Victory ship was a class of cargo ship produced in large numbers by American shipyards during World War II to replace losses caused by German submarines. They were a more modern design compared to the earlier Liberty ship, were slightly larger and had more powerful steam turbine engines, giving higher speed to allow participation in high-speed convoys and make them more difficult targets ...