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2. Emergency Fleet Corporation - Wikipedia

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   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.

3. Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company - Wikipedia

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   Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company was founded July 24, 1917, as a subsidiary of United States Steel Corporation to supply ships for the United States Shipping Board during World War I. [1] The site on Kearny Point was first surveyed during the summer of 1917. [ 3 ]

4. 16-inch/50-caliber Mark 7 gun - Wikipedia

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   The lightweight 16-in/50 Mark 7 was designed to resolve this conflict. These guns were 50 calibers long, 50 times their 16-inch (406 mm) bore diameter with barrels 66.7 ft (20.3 m) long, from chamber to muzzle. Each gun weighed about 239,000 lb (108 t) without the breech, and 267,900 lb (121.5 t) with the breech. [1]

5. List of yard and district craft of the United States Navy

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   The hull classification symbols for these craft begin with (Y). Ship status is indicated as either currently active [A] (including ready reserve), inactive [I], or precommissioning [P]. Ships in the inactive category include only ships in the inactive reserve, ships which have been disposed from US service have no listed status.

6. Newport News Shipbuilding - Wikipedia

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   Aerial view of the Newport News shipyard in 1994. Visible in the drydocks are USS Long Beach and USNS Gilliland. Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS), a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, is the sole designer, builder, and refueler of aircraft carriers and one of two providers of submarines for the United States Navy.

7. Title 46 of the Code of Federal Regulations - Wikipedia

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   Title 46 is the portion of the Code of Federal Regulations that governs shipping within the United States for the United States Coast Guard, the United States Maritime Administration, and the United States Maritime Commission. It is available in digital or printed form.

8. Design 1001 ship - Wikipedia

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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]

9. Type C3-class ship - Wikipedia

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   A total of 75 ships were built with C3 hulls and engines, but not built as cargo ships. During World War II , many C3 ships were converted to naval uses, particularly as Bogue -class escort carriers , and as Windsor -class and Bayfield -class attack transports , Klondike -class destroyer tenders , submarine tenders , and seaplane tenders .