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]

NameBuilderNavyAcquiredConverted atCommissioned
American LegionNew York ShipbuildingAmerican Legion (AP-35)22 Aug 194126 Aug 1941
Bay State
Buckeye State
Empire State
Golden StateNewport News ShipbuildingTasker H. Bliss (AP-42)19 Aug 1942Maryland DD15 Sep 1942
Hawkeye StateBethlehem Sparrows PointHugh L. Scott (AP-43)14 Aug 1942Todd Hoboken7 Sep 1942
Hoosier State
Keystone StateNew York ShipbuildingJ. Franklin Bell (AP-34)26 Dec 194126 Dec 1941
Lone Star State
Nutmeg StateBethlehem Sparrows PointLeonard Wood (AP-25)3 Jun 194110 June 1941
Palmetto StateBethlehem Sparrows PointHunter Ligget (AP-27)27 May 1941Brooklyn Navy Yard9 Jun 1941
Peninsula StateNew York ShipbuildingJoseph T. Dickman (AP-26)27 May 1941Brooklyn Navy Yard10 June 1941
Pine Tree StateBethlehem Sparrows PointHarris (AP-8)17 Jul 1940Todd Seattle19 Aug 1940
Silver StateNewport News ShipbuildingZeilin (AP-9)17 Jul 1940Todd Seattle19 Aug 1940
Southern CrossNew York ShipbuildingWharton (AP-7)8 Nov 1939Todd Brooklyn14 Dec 1939
WenatcheeHenry T. Allen (AP-30)6 May 1941Moore Dry Dock6 Dec 1941

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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.

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