Design 1029 ship

Hawkeye State in the 1920s
Class overview
NameEFT Design 1029
Builders
Built1921–1922
Planned16
Completed11
General characteristics
TypePassenger / Cargo ship
Tonnage13,000 dwt
Length517 ft 0 in (157.58 m)
535 ft 0 in (163.07 m) o.a.
Beam72 ft 0 in (21.95 m)
Draft28 ft 0 in (8.53 m)
PropulsionTurbine, oil fuel
Speed16 kn (18 mph; 30 km/h)
to 17.5 kn (20.1 mph; 32.4 km/h)

The Design 1029 ship (full name Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1029) was a steel-hulled passenger/cargo ship designed to be converted in times of war to a troopship. design approved for production by the United States Shipping Board's Emergency Fleet Corporation (EFT) in World War I.[1] They were referred to as the 535-type as all the ships were 535 feet overall length.[1] A total of 11 ships were built from 1921 to 1922.[1] Three shipyards built the ships: Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard of Baltimore, Maryland (5 ships); Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company of Newport News, Virginia (5 ships); and New York Shipbuilding Company of Camden, New Jersey (which built the six former Design 1095 ships).[1][2][3][4]

Name Builder Navy Acquired Converted at Commissioned
American Legion New York Shipbuilding American Legion (AP-35) 22 Aug 1941 26 Aug 1941
Bay State
Buckeye State
Empire State
Golden State Newport News Shipbuilding Tasker H. Bliss (AP-42) 19 Aug 1942 Maryland DD 15 Sep 1942
Hawkeye State Bethlehem Sparrows Point Hugh L. Scott (AP-43) 14 Aug 1942 Todd Hoboken 7 Sep 1942
Hoosier State
Keystone State New York Shipbuilding J. Franklin Bell (AP-34) 26 Dec 1941 26 Dec 1941
Lone Star State
Nutmeg State Bethlehem Sparrows Point Leonard Wood (AP-25) 3 Jun 1941 10 June 1941
Palmetto State Bethlehem Sparrows Point Hunter Ligget (AP-27) 27 May 1941 Brooklyn Navy Yard 9 Jun 1941
Peninsula State New York Shipbuilding Joseph T. Dickman (AP-26) 27 May 1941 Brooklyn Navy Yard 10 June 1941
Pine Tree State Bethlehem Sparrows Point Harris (AP-8) 17 Jul 1940 Todd Seattle 19 Aug 1940
Silver State Newport News Shipbuilding Zeilin (AP-9) 17 Jul 1940 Todd Seattle 19 Aug 1940
Southern Cross New York Shipbuilding Wharton (AP-7) 8 Nov 1939 Todd Brooklyn 14 Dec 1939
Wenatchee Henry T. Allen (AP-30) 6 May 1941 Moore Dry Dock 6 Dec 1941
  1. ^ a b c d McKellar, p. Part III, 140a-140b.
  2. ^ Colton, Tim (October 5, 2014). "Bethlehem Sparrows Point, Baltimore MD". shipbuildinghistory.com. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  3. ^ Colton, Tim (December 15, 2020). "Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News VA". shipbuildinghistory.com. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  4. ^ Colton, Tim (October 22, 2020). "New York Shipbuilding, Camden NJ". shipbuildinghistory.com. Retrieved 18 July 2021.