| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | EFC Design 1038 |
| Builders | Mobile Shipbuilding Company |
| Built | 1919–1920 |
| Planned | 16 |
| Completed | 8 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 5,210 dwt |
| Length | 324 ft 0 in (98.76 m) |
| Beam | 46 ft 0 in (14.02 m) |
| Draft | 25 ft 0 in (7.62 m) |
| Installed power | oil fuel |
| Propulsion | Triple expansion engine |
The Design 1038 ship (full name Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1038) was a steel-hulled cargo ship design approved for production by the United States Shipping Board's Emergency Fleet Corporation (EFC) in World War I. A total of 16 ships were ordered of which 8 were cancelled and 8 completed from 1919 to 1920. The ships were constructed at the Mobile, Alabama shipyard of the Mobile Shipbuilding Company.