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EFC Ocean-Going Tugs

Tugs first appeared in the EFC building progam on the last day of 1917 with a contract for six steel ocean-going tugs from the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp's yard in Elizabethport, N.J. The EFC based the design, its Design 1035, on the commercial tug W. B. KEENE, which had been built in 1913 by the Staten Island Shipbuilding Co. Plans for this design were available for issue on 1 February 1918. Between February and May 1918 the EFC ordered 40 more of these tugs from Bethlehem and three other yards. At the same time it also ordered 27 wood ocean-going tugs to three different designs from three yards and took over the order for one more tug that had already been laid down. Plans for the first of the wood tugs were available for issue on 17 July 1918. On 15 June 1918 EFC management ordered a new program of 53 more ocean-going tugs, and on 26 July 1918 a limited number of tugs in excess of the program was added, to be paid for out of an appropriation for "trawlers." (These were probably the Design 1090 150-foot steel trawler-type high power tugs suitable for minesweeping that were designed by Gibbs and Cox along with a 175-foot wood version and that were set aside in September 1918 in favor of some straight fishing trawlers.) By the end of July 1918 orders for 49 more steel and 21 more wooden vessels had been placed or were pending. Orders for a final 9 steel and 18 wood ocean-going tugs followed in late August and September 1918. Prices for the steel tugs varied from $285,000 to $355,000 each and for the wood tugs from $210,000 to $280,000. After postwar cancellations the total output of ocean-going tugs by the EFC was 46 steel and 13 wood vessels, although some cancelled units were later completed privately.

On 4 March 1918 the Navy's Bureau of Construction and Repair, then planning a large order for ocean-going tugs, assessed in an internal memo three available designs: the Shipping Board's new Design 1035, the Navy's recent SONOMA (Tug No. 12), and its new ALLEGHENY (Tug No. 19). All had an overall length of 150 feet or more, which was considered to be about as small as could wisely be adopted for an ocean-going tug. Special attention was given to Design 1035, but its freeboard in deep load condition of 30 inches amidships and 9.5 feet forward was considered to be very small for real seagoing use. This design also lacked a towing machine, had accommodations for only a merchant crew, and had limited bunker capacity. The memo concluded that the SONOMA or ALLEGHENY types would give more satisfaction for naval purposes, and in May and June 1918 25 more units of the ALLEGHENY class were ordered.

EFC Design 1035: 150' Steel Ocean-Going Tug, Standard Design
Gross tonnage: 437. Dimensions (feet): 150.0' oa, 141.3' pp x 27.5' x 14.5'
Propulsion: 1 triple expansion engine, 2 Scotch boilers (180 psi), 800 ihp, 10 kts.

BETHLEHEM SHIPBUILDING CORP., ELIZABETHPORT, NJ
Contract No. 184 of 31 Dec 1917 for 6 ships, EFC Hulls 1169-1174; Contract No. 184 (supp.) of 28 Feb 1918 for 14 ships, EFC Hulls 1313-1326; Contract No. 313 of 15 May 1918 for 10 ships, EFC Hulls 1897-1906, canc. 25 Apr 1919.

EFC	Ship
1169	BALDRIDGE, yard no 2118, ord 31.12.1917, compl 10.2.1919 as O/N 217535. To USCG 21.10.1921 under E.O.3564 as KICKAPOO, converted to icebreaker (WAGL 56). Sold 1947
1170	BALDROCK, yard no 2119, ord 31.12.1917, compl 28.2.1919 as O/N 217536. Sold 27.4.1922 to United States & Bermuda Towing Co. BU 1950
1171	(BALESHED) CLINCHO, yard no 2120, ord 31.12.1917, compl 10.4.1919 as O/N 217672. Sold 9.7.1919 to Clinchfield Navigation Co. as CLINCHO. Later BAFSHE 1927. BU 1953
1172	BALLCAMP, yard no 2121, ord 31.12.1917, compl 2.4.1919 as O/N 217673. Still USSB 4.1924. Sold 1925/26 to Ford Motor Co. Later CUMCO 1933, deleted 1955
1173	BALLENAS, yard no 2122, ord 31.12.1917, compl 2.6.1919 as O/N 217679. Still USSB 4.1924. Sold 1925/26 to W. E. Hedger Co. of New York. Later KEVIN MORAN 1941. To be USS YAQUI (AT 80) 6-7.1941 but not acquired. To Army as LT 348 1942 (name CABRILLA not confirmed), merc. KEVIN MORAN 1944, out of documentation 1951
1174	BALLEW, yard no 2123, ord 31.12.1917, compl 5.6.1919 as O/N 217678. Still USSB 4.1924. Sold 1924/25 to Detroit Sulphite Transportation Co. and renamed SULPHITE 1926. BU 1966
1313	BARKHAMSTEAD, yard no 2124, ord 28.2.1918, compl 17.6.1919 as O/N 217880. Sold 2.4.1923 to Pringle Barge Line Inc. BU 1953
1314	BARLOW, yard no 2125, ord 28.2.1918, compl 13.6.1919 as O/N 217888. Still USSB 4.1924. Sold 1925/26 to Ford Motor Co. BU 1959
1315	BARRALLTON, yard no 2126, ord 28.2.1918, compl 28.6.1919 as O/N 218009. Still USSB 4.1924. Sold 1925/26 to Ford Motor Co. Deleted 1951
1316	BARRANCA, yard no 2127, ord 28.2.1918, compl 4.7.1919 as O/N 218062. Sold 1.3.1920 to Bisso Tow Boat Co., succeeded by New Orleans Coal and Towboat Co. BU 1964
1317	BARRENFORK, yard no 2128, ord 28.2.1918, compl 2.7.1919 as O/N 218178. Sold 2.1.1923 to Guilds, S.A. (damaged). Later ASSISU 1940
1318	BARRYTON, yard no 2129, ord 28.2.1918, compl 14.7.1919 as O/N 218179. Still USSB 4.1924. Sold 1924/25 to W. E. Hedger Co. of New York. Later THOMAS E. MORAN 1942, to USN as CHETCO (AT 166) 1943, NEPTUNE 1947, in collision and sank 1948
1319	BUTTERFIELD, yard no 2130, ord 28.2.1918, compl 28.7.1919 as O/N 218243. Began as a temporary floating radio station for the Navy in the Caribbean. Sold 2.1.1923 to Newaygo Tug Line Inc. To Army as LT 145 1942, merc. BUTTERFIELD 1945, JOHN PURVES (twin screw diesel) 1957, museum in Sturgeon Bay WI 2003
1320	BUTTERCUP, yard no 2131, ord 28.2.1918, compl 21.8.1919 as O/N 218244. Still USSB 4.1924. Sold 1925/26 to Ford Motor Co. To USN as CHATOT (AT 167) 1943, later BUTTERCUP 1945, ALBATROS (USSR) 1945, foundered 1947
1321	BARSTOW, yard no 2132, ord 28.2.1918, compl 13.9.1919 as O/N 218245. Sold 4.11.1922 to Argentine Republic as AZOPARDO, struck 1941
1322	BARTHENY, yard no 2133, ord 28.2.1918, compl 23.9.1919 as O/N 218820. Sold 20.1.1922 (or 18.1.1922) to W. G. Coyle & Co. as DE BARDELEBEN
1323	BARTOLOME, yard no 2134, ord 28.2.1918, compl 8.12.1919 as O/N 218913. Sale 20.4.1920 to Cuban Atlantic Transp. Co. failed. To USCG 21.10.1921 under E.O.3564 as TAMAROA, last listed as USCG 1935, to USN 1936 as TAMAROA (AT 62), later YT 136 and YTB 136, in collision and lost 1946
1324	BARWICK, yard no 2135, ord 28.2.1918, compl 29.10.1919 as O/N 218912. Sale 17.7.1920 to National Oil Co. failed. Still USSB 4.1924. Sold 1924/25 to Morris & Cumings Dredging Co. of New York. To be USS YUMA (AT 79) 6-7.1941 but not acquired. To UK as BARWICK 1941. Later BEHEST 1944, SANSONE 1948, OPUS 1953. BU 1962
1325	BASCOBEL, yard no 2136, ord 28.2.1918, compl 15.12.1919 as O/N 219035. Sale 23.4.1920 to France & Canada Oil Transp. Co. failed. Sold 9.6.1923 to Gulf Coast Transportation Co. To be USS CARIB (AT 78) 6-7.1941 but not acquired. Later EMPIRE BASCOBEL 1941, BASCOBEL 1948, sold for scrap 1963 but abandoned in the Staten Island graveyard instead
1326	BASFORD, yard no 2137, ord 28.2.1918, compl 24.1.1920 as O/N 219034. Sale 21.2.1920 to France & Canada Oil Transp. Co. failed. Sold 26.6.1923 to Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe RR as W. B. STOREY. BU 1968
1897	PASQUE, yard no 2138, ord 15.5.1918, cancelled 25.4.1919
1898	(CASKATA not approved) KAMIAKIN, yard no 2139, ord 15.5.1918, cancelled 25.4.1919
1899	(ASSONET not approved) KLICKITAT, yard no 2140, ord 15.5.1918, cancelled 25.4.1919
1900	WAQUOIT, yard no 2141, ord 15.5.1918, cancelled 25.4.1919
1901	SAGAMORE, yard no 2142, ord 15.5.1918, cancelled 25.4.1919
1902	WIANNO, yard no 2143, ord 15.5.1918, cancelled 25.4.1919
1903	WENAUMET, yard no 2144, ord 15.5.1918, cancelled 25.4.1919
1904	NOBSKA, yard no 2145, ord 15.5.1918, cancelled 25.4.1919
1905	(CUTTYHUNK not approved) KITTITAS, yard no 2146, ord 15.5.1918, cancelled 25.4.1919
1906	PEMKESE, yard no 2147, ord 15.5.1918, cancelled 25.4.1919

PROVIDENCE ENGINEERING CORP., CITY IS., NY
(Hulls subcontracted to Kyle & Purdy, City Is., NY)
Contract No. 208 of 14 Mar 1918 for 10 ships, EFC Hulls 1345-1354.

EFC	Ship
1345	BATHALUM, ord 14.3.1918, compl 15.8.1919 as O/N 218587. Still USSB 4.1924. Sold 1926/27 to Ford Motor Co. BU 1960
1346	BATHGATE, ord 14.3.1918, compl 18.9.1919 as O/N 218588. Sold 17.2.1920 to Southern Transport Co. To USN as BOMAZEEN (YT 238) 1942, merc. SEA DUKE 1947. BU 1953
1347	BATTLEBORO, ord 14.3.1918, compl 27.10.1919 as O/N 218908. Sold 25.2.1920 to Southern Transport Co. Later POCOMOKE 1942. BU 1953
1348	BAYMEAD, ord 14.3.1918, compl 14.11.1919 as O/N 219142. Still USSB 4.1924. Sold 1926/27 to Ford Motor Co. BU 1960
1349	(BACONE) TAGUS, ord 14.3.1918, compl 12.1919 as O/N 218909. Still USSB 4.1924. Sold 1924 to O'Brien Bros. Towing Co. of New York as O'BRIEN. Later THOMAS E. MORAN 1941, PORTO BELLO (Panama Canal) 1941, SAN PEDRO (same) 1948
1350	BADDACOCK, ord 14.3.1918, compl 14.5.1920 as O/N 219723. Sold 14.5.1920 to National Oil Co. Wrecked off Aransas 1920
1351	BAYPORT, ord 14.3.1918, compl 17.7.1920 as O/N 219722. Still USSB 4.1924. Sold 1929/30 to W. G. Coyle & Co of Louisiana and renamed H. T. DE BARDELEBEN 1931. Wrecked off South Pass 1934
1352	BAYSIDE, ord 14.3.1918, compl 9.1920 as O/N 220570. To USCG 21.10.1921 under E.O.3564 as CAHOKIA, USS CAHOKIA (AT 61) 1936, YT 135 1938, Merc. CAHOKIA 1947. BU 1953
1353	BAYSPRING, ord 14.3.1918, compl 10.1920 as O/N 220569. To USN 1921 (28 Sep) in place of GOLIAH as BAY SPRING (AT 60), to YNG 19 (1940), sold 1947. BU 1958
1354	BEACHHAVEN, ord 14.3.1918, compl 3.1.1920 as O/N 219141. Sold 17.2.1920 to Southern Transport Co. as BERMUDA. BU 1952

BAYLES SHIPYARD, INC., PORT JEFFERSON, NY
Contract No. 214 of 27 Mar 1918 for 2 ships, EFC Hulls 1390-1391, canc. 1 Jan 1920; Contract No. 464 of 6 Jul 1918 for 6 ships, EFC Hulls 2487-2492, canc. 15 Sep 1919.

EFC	Ship
1390	BASSWOOD, yard no 132, ord 27.3.1918, documented 20.1.1920 as O/N 219294. Sold incomplete with yard 1.1.1920, completed at Chester, PA, as GEORGE C. GREER. Wrecked 1942
1391	BASTROP, yard no 133, ord 27.3.1918, documented 20.1.1920 as O/N 219295. Sold incomplete with yard 1.1.1920, compl 1920 at Port Jefferson as STANDTUG NO. 1. Later SATOCO 1924/25. BU 1953
2487	ILVA, ord 6.7.1918, cancelled 15.9.1919
2488	ILISSUS, ord 6.7.1918, cancelled 15.9.1919
2489	IMANUS, ord 6.7.1918, cancelled 15.9.1919
2490	IMBROS, ord 6.7.1918, cancelled 15.9.1919
2491	IONIA, ord 6.7.1918, cancelled 15.9.1919
2492	(IRIS) SETAUKET, ord 6.7.1918, cancelled 15.9.1919

WHITNEY BROTHERS CO., SUPERIOR, WI
Contract No. 216 of 20 Mar 1918 for 4 ships, EFC Hulls 1442-1445; Contract No. 216 (supp.) of 12 Jul 1918 for 6 ships, EFC Hulls 2039-2044.

EFC	Ship
1442	(LAKE HUKEY) HUKEY, yard no 51, ord 20.3.1918, compl 16.6.1919 as O/N 218026. Still USSB 4.1924. Sold 1925 to Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe RR as A. G. WELLS, later Army LT 241. BU 1954
1443	(LAKE HULVER) HULVER, yard no 52, ord 20.3.1918, compl 19.7.1919 as O/N 218074. Still USSB 4.1924. Sold 1925 to Mobile [Ala.] Towing & Wrecking Co
1444	(LAKE HUMACONNA) HUMACONNA, yard no 53, ord 20.3.1918, compl 25.8.1919 as O/N 218071. Sold 15.11.1922 to Merrill & Ring Lumber Co. Later GREGORY J. BUSCH 1981
1445	(LAKE HUMRICK) HUMRICK, yard no 54, ord 20.3.1918, compl 17.8.1919 as O/N 218072. Still USSB 4.1924. Sold 1926/27 to Ford Motor Co. BU 1975
2039	KESHENA, yard no 55, ord 12.7.1918, compl 26.9.1919 as O/N 218727. Sold 1.2.1923 to Southern Transportation Co.
2040	KIOKEE, yard no 56, ord 12.7.1918, compl 10.10.1919 as O/N 218728. Sold 31.1.1923 to The P. Dougherty Co. as IVANHOE
2041	KIRON, yard no 57, ord 12.7.1918, compl 21.10.1919 as O/N 218729. Sold 31.1.1923 to Eastern Transportation Co. as A. L. WALKER 1923. BU 1948
2042	KITCHI, yard no 58, ord 12.7.1918, compl 8.11.1919 as O/N 218730. Sold 31.1.1923 to The P. Dougherty Co. as DUNMORE
2043	KOLDA, yard no 59, ord 12.7.1918, compl 21.11.1919 as O/N 219176. Sold 31.1.1923 to Eastern Transportation Co. as MONTROSE
2044	KALEEN, yard no 60, ord 12.7.1918, compl 10.12.1919 as O/N 219175. Sold 1.2.1923 to Southern Transportation Co. Later KALEEN McALLISTER 1947, out of service 1950

NORTHWEST ENGINEERING WORKS, GREEN BAY, WI
Contract No. 382 of 27 Jun 1918 for 6 ships, EFC Hulls 2065-2070; Contract No. 505 of 24 Sep 1918 for 9 ships, EFC Hulls 2795-2803, canc. 19 May 1919.

EFC	Ship
2065	VALLONIA, ord 27.6.1918, compl 1920 as O/N 219803. To USCG 21.10.1921 under E.O.3564 as SAUKEE, off USCG list 1935, merc. TROJAN 1937. BU 1948
2066	MOOSITAUKA, ord 27.6.1918, compl 1920 as O/N 219143. Still USSB 4.1924. Sold 1924/25 to Matson Navigation Co. as MAOI, scuttled 1950
2067	TOOPI, ord 27.6.1918, compl 1920 as O/N 219801. Still USSB 4.1924. Sold 1924 as GYPSUM QUEEN. Later NASSAU 1925/26, PEMEX XIV. Deleted 1955
2068	(WABENO) MENOMINEE, ord 27.6.1918, compl 1920 as O/N 218978. Still USSB 4.1924. Sold 1925/26 to Southern Transportation Co. of New Jersey. Sunk 1942
2069	(TULARE) OUTAGAMIE, ord 27.6.1918, compl 25.5.1920 as O/N 219804. Sold 30.7.1920 to Standard Oil Co. of Indiana. Later Army LT 54, merc. SEA QUEEN 1947. BU 1954
2070	(HEXEENA/ WINNEBAGO) PYLOS, ord 27.6.1918, compl 1920 as O/N 219802. To USCG 21.10.1921 under E.O.3564 as MASCOUTIN, off USCG list 1934, merc. PYLOS, HENRY W. CARD 1937, deleted 1959
2795	(UNNAMED), ord 24.9.1918, cancelled 19.5.1919
2796	(UNNAMED), ord 24.9.1918, cancelled 19.5.1919
2797	(UNNAMED), ord 24.9.1918, cancelled 19.5.1919
2798	(UNNAMED), ord 24.9.1918, cancelled 19.5.1919
2799	(UNNAMED), ord 24.9.1918, cancelled 19.5.1919
2800	(UNNAMED), ord 24.9.1918, cancelled 19.5.1919
2801	(UNNAMED), ord 24.9.1918, cancelled 19.5.1919
2802	(UNNAMED), ord 24.9.1918, cancelled 19.5.1919
2803	(UNNAMED), ord 24.9.1918, cancelled 19.5.1919

NEWBURGH SHIPYARDS, INC., NEWBURGH, NY
Contract No. 387 of 11 Jul 1918 for 3 ships, EFC Hulls 2169-2171, canc. 15 Sep 1919.

EFC	Ship
2169	(UNNAMED), yard no 11, ord 11.7.1918, cancelled 15.9.1919
2170	(UNNAMED), yard no 12, ord 11.7.1918, cancelled 15.9.1919
2171	(UNNAMED), yard no 13, ord 11.7.1918, cancelled 15.9.1919

NEW JERSEY DRY DOCK & TRANSPORTATION CO., ELIZABETHPORT, NJ
Contract No. 396 of 22 Jul 1918 for 2 ships, EFC Hulls 2566-2567, canc. 15 Sep 1919.

EFC	Ship
2566	LERNA, ord 22.7.1918, cancelled 15.9.1919
2567	LEROS, ord 22.7.1918, cancelled 15.9.1919

LAKE & OCEAN SHIPBUILDING CO., CLEVELAND, OH
Contract No. 398 of 20 Jul 1918 for 3 ships, EFC Hulls 2384-2386, canc. 1 Mar 1919.

EFC	Ship
2384	(HESPERIA not approved) ISCHUA, yard no 1, ord 20.7.1918, cancelled 1.3.1919
2385	HIERO, yard no 2, ord 20.7.1918, cancelled 1.3.1919
2386	HIMIECO, yard no 3, ord 20.7.1918, cancelled 1.3.1919

FOUNDATION CO., PORT HURON, MI
Contract No. 412 of 30 Jul 1918 for 10 ships, EFC Hulls 2395-2404, canc. 14 Mar 1919.

EFC	Ship
2395	FERALIA, ord 30.7.1918, cancelled 14.3.1919
2396	FLANO, ord 30.7.1918, cancelled 14.3.1919
2397	FARMIA, ord 30.7.1918, cancelled 14.3.1919
2398	GALBA, ord 30.7.1918, cancelled 14.3.1919
2399	GANGES, ord 30.7.1918, cancelled 14.3.1919
2400	GARGANUS, ord 30.7.1918, cancelled 14.3.1919
2401	GARUMNA, ord 30.7.1918, cancelled 14.3.1919
2402	GAULUS, ord 30.7.1918, cancelled 14.3.1919
2403	GAZA, ord 30.7.1918, cancelled 14.3.1919
2404	GETA, ord 30.7.1918, cancelled 14.3.1919

W.H. GAHAGAN, ARVERNE, NY
Contract No. 432 of 14 Aug 1918 for 10 ships, EFC Hulls 2280-2289, canc. 18 Mar 1919.

EFC	Ship
2280	ISMARUS, ord 14.8.1918, cancelled 18.3.1919
2281	ISTRIA, ord 14.8.1918, cancelled 18.3.1919
2282	LAERTES, ord 14.8.1918, cancelled 18.3.1919
2283	LAGUS, ord 14.8.1918, cancelled 18.3.1919
2284	LAMUS, ord 14.8.1918, cancelled 18.3.1919
2285	LARUNDA, ord 14.8.1918, cancelled 18.3.1919
2286	LARISSA, ord 14.8.1918, cancelled 18.3.1919
2287	LATONA, ord 14.8.1918, cancelled 18.3.1919
2288	LAURON, ord 14.8.1918, cancelled 18.3.1919
2289	LEMURES, ord 14.8.1918, cancelled 18.3.1919

CONSOLIDATED SHIPBUILDING CORP., MORRIS HTS, NY
(Gas Engine & Power Co. & Chas. L. Seabury & Co.)
Contract No. 439 of 17 Jul 1918 for 3 ships, EFC Hulls 2568-2570, canc. 15 Sep 1919.

EFC	Ship
2568	(UNNAMED), ord 17.7.1918, cancelled 15.9.1919
2569	(UNNAMED), ord 17.7.1918, cancelled 15.9.1919
2570	(UNNAMED), ord 17.7.1918, cancelled 15.9.1919

EFC Design 1055: 152' Wood Ocean-Going Tug, Crowninshield SB Co. Design
Gross tonnage: 415. Dimensions (feet): 152' oa, 143' pp x 30' x 16'
Propulsion: 1 triple expansion engine, 2 Scotch boilers (180 psi), 800 ihp, 10 kts.

CROWNINSHIELD SHIPBUILDING CO., SOUTH SOMERSET, MA
Contract No. 194 of 23 Feb 1918 for 6 ships, EFC Hulls 1229-1234, of which hull 1234 canc. 17 Sep 1919; Contract No. 391 of 15 Jul 1918 for 6 ships, EFC Hulls 2344-2349, canc. 17 Sep 1919.

EFC	Ship
1229	FAME, ord 23.2.1918, compl 7.2.1919 as O/N 217494. Sold 19.4.1922 to New England Fuel & Transp. Co., later (1925) Mystic S.S. Co., Boston, Mass. BU 1948
1230	TARTAR, ord 23.2.1918, compl 30.4.1919 as O/N 217642. Sold 1924/25 to James Shewan, New York. BU 1939
1231	ASTREA, ord 23.2.1918, compl 7.6.1919 as O/N 217722. Sold 1920/21 to Davison Chemical Co., Baltimore, MD. Abandoned 1934
1232	CLEOPATRA, ord 23.2.1918, compl 2.7.1919 as O/N 217795. Sold 11.11.1922 to George H. Crofton, later (1925) Morris & Cummings Dredging Co, New York and (1926) Cumco, New Jersey. Burnt 1933
1233	VOLANT, ord 23.2.1918, compl 6.10.1919 as O/N 217835. Sold 1920/21 to Davison Chemical Co., Baltimore, MD. BU 1937
1234	QUERO, ord 23.2.1918, O/N 217834. Cancelled 17.9.1919, compl. 1919 as hull only, later MARY A. BICKEL 1925/26, CAPE HENRY 1934, lost 1942
2344	CENTURION, ord 15.7.1918, O/N 217869. Cancelled 17.9.1919, compl. 1919 as hull only. Sale 24.1.1921 to Buffalo-Bayou Co. failed. Still USSB 4.1924 as CENTURION. BU 1934
2345	LIGHT HORSE, ord 15.7.1918. Cancelled 17.9.1919, compl. 1920 as hull only, later (EFC 2345 or 48) DOUGLAS ALEXANDER (Singer Mfg. Co, N.J., O/N 221021) 1920/21. Diesel 1927/28. Sold abroad (UK) 1938/39
2346	ENDEAVOR, ord 15.7.1918. Cancelled 17.9.1919, compl 1918 as hull only, later GLENN-MAYNE (diesel fishing boat, O/N 227532, ex ENDEAVOR) 1927/28. BU 1937
2347	HAZARD, ord 15.7.1918. Cancelled 17.9.1919, compl. 1919 as hull only, later ALPHONSE G (British) 1923, WARRIOR 1929 (O/N 229147), off list 1943
2348	HERALD, ord 15.7.1918. Cancelled 17.9.1919, compl 1919 as hull only, later (EFC 2345 or 48) H. J. WHEELER (Salvage Process Corp., N.Y., O/N 226123) 1926/27. Burnt 1949
2349	PERSEVERANCE, ord 15.7.1918. Cancelled 17.9.1919, compl. 1919 as hull only, later PERSEVERANCE (Cornell Steamboat Co., O/N 221698) 1921, out of service 1948, off list 1953

UNIVERSAL SHIPBUILDING CO., STURGEON BAY, WI
Contract No. 413 of 26 Jul 1918 for 3 ships, EFC Hulls 2478-2480, canc. 17 Sep 1919.

EFC	Ship
2478	COMMANDER, yard no 2, ord 26.7.1918. Cancelled 17.9.1919 but sold 1923 as KENOSHA, O/N 222887, and completed privately as a passenger and package freight steamer. In freight service 1925 with the West Ports Steamship Line of Milwaukee, rebuilt 1930 by the Goodrich-West Ports Steamship Line. Abandoned ca. 1940, probably at Sturgeon Bay
2479	COMMODORE, yard no 1, ord 26.7.1918. Cancelled 17.9.1919 but sold 1923 as WAUKEGAN, O/N 222863, and completed privately. In freight service 1925. Abandoned 1939/40
2480	LIEUTENANT, yard no 3, ord 26.7.1918. Cancelled 17.9.1919 but sold 1923 as SHEBOYGAN, O/N 222985, and completed privately. In freight service 1925 with the West Ports Steamship Line of Milwaukee. Out of service 1936, abandoned 1939/40

EFC Design 1061: 133' Wood Ocean-Going Tug, M. M. Davis & Sons Inc. Design
Gross tonnage: 357. Dimensions (feet): 133' oa, 126' pp x 29.9' x 12.7'
Propulsion: 1 triple expansion engine, 2 Scotch boilers, 1000 ihp.
Probably based on 133' wood tug Progress built by Davis for Bethlehem Steel Co.

M. M. DAVIS & SON, SOLOMONS, MD
(Machinery built at Erie, PA and installed at Baltimore.)
Contract No. 188 of 16 Feb 1918 for 8 ships, EFC Hull 1206-1213, of which hulls 1206 and 1209-1210 canc. 17 Sep 1919.

EFC	Ship
1206	WORKMAN, yard no 1206, ord 16.2.1918, cancelled 17.9.1919
1207	ARTISAN, yard no 1207, ord 16.2.1918, ln 12.10.1918, compl 14.4.1919 as O/N 217615. Sold 30.7.1920 to Cahill Towing Line of N.J. Later STIRLING TOMKINS 1929/30 (Cornell Steamship Co., N.Y.). Out of documentation 1954
1208	CRAFTSMAN, yard no 1208, ord 16.2.1918, compl 1.7.1919 as O/N 217939. Sold 2.8.1920 to M. J. Dady Eng'g & Constr. Co., N.Y. Abandoned 1943
1209	MARKSMAN, yard no 1209, ord 16.2.1918, cancelled 17.9.1919
1210	WATCHMAN, yard no 1210, ord 16.2.1918, ln 8.8.1919 (the 8th and last one launched), cancelled 17.9.1919
1211	GUARDSMAN, yard no 1211, ord 16.2.1918, compl 21.8.1919 as O/N 218770. Sold 21.9.1920 to T. A. Scott Co. Later JULIA HOWARD 1925-26 (Thomas J. Howard, N.Y.). Abandoned 1947
1212	CUSTODIAN, yard no 1212, ord 16.2.1918, ln 19.4.1919, compl 9.9.1919 as O/N 218783. Sold 6.8.1920 to Triangle Barge Line Co., then Pringle Barge Co., Cleveland, Ohio. Burned 23.6.1925, West Sisters Island, Ohio
1213	WOODMAN, yard no 1213, ord 16.2.1918, compl 31.7.1919 as O/N 217937. Sold 30.7.1920 to Cahill Towing Line of N.J. Owned from 1931 by Card Towing Line, N.Y. Abandoned 1939/40

EFC Design 1076: 140' Wood Ocean-Going Tug, Northwest Engineering Design
Gross tonnage: 320. Dimensions (feet): 140' oa, 132.2' pp x 27.5'
Propulsion: 450 ihp.

NORTHWEST ENGINEERING WORKS, GREEN BAY, WI
Contract No. 218 of 19 Apr 1918 for 1 ship, EFC Hull 1481.

EFC	Ship
1481	TOILER, ord 19.4.1918, compl 15.5.1919 as O/N 217196. 140' tug. LD 13.4.1918. Ln. 15 Aug 18, deliv. 16 Nov 1918. Sold 30.7.1920 to Thomas J. Howard, Milwaukee; re-documented 1923/24 to Thomas J. Howard, New York, and renamed THOMAS J. HOWARD. Owner at New York listed as "Steamtug Thomas J. Howard." BU 1956

EFC Design 1085: 150' Wood Ocean-Going Tug, Cox & Stevens Design
Gross tonnage: 475. Dimensions (feet): 150' oa, 140.3' pp x 30' x 15'
Propulsion: 1 triple expansion engine, 2 Scotch boilers (180 psi), 800 ihp, 10 kts.

SOUTHLAND STEAMSHIP CO., SAVANNAH, GA
Contract No. 211 of 20 Mar 1918 for 7 ships, EFC Hulls 1381-1387 of which hulls 1383-1387 canc. 17 Sep 1919.

EFC	Ship
1381	DIRECTOR, yard no 1381, ord 20.3.1918, compl 22.8.1919 as O/N 218099. Sold 1921/22, Norfolk VA; resold 1924/25 to Joseph Patrick Martin, Philadelphia; resold 1925/26 to Thomas J. Howard, New York, as MARGARET A. HOWARD. BU 1947
1382	LABORER, yard no 1382, ord 20.3.1918, compl 24.7.1919 as O/N 218690. Sold 1921/22 to Thomas J. Howard, New York, as WILLIAM G. HOWARD. BU 1947
1383	EXPLORER, yard no 1383, ord 20.3.1918, documented 1919 as O/N 218763. Cancelled 17.9.1919 but work continued. Foundered off Nags Head 12 Dec 1919 while under tow with TRAVELLER (which survived)
1384	TRAVELLER, yard no 1384, ord 20.3.1918, documented 1919 as O/N 218769. Cancelled 17.9.1919 but work continued. Sale 16.1.1920 to National Oil Co. failed. Still USSB 4.1924 (95% complete). Off list 1925 (probably incomplete), BU 1927
1385	(HUNTER) THEMISON, yard no 1385, ord 20.3.1918, cancelled 17.9.1919
1386	SOLDIER, yard no 1386, ord 20.3.1918, cancelled 17.9.1919
1387	CONDUCTOR, yard no 1387, ord 20.3.1918, cancelled 17.9.1919

M. M. DAVIS & SON, SOLOMONS, MD
Contract No. 422 of 2 Aug 1918 for 12 ships, EFC Hulls 2456-2467, canc. 25 Jan 1919.

EFC	Ship
2456	RINGLEADER, yard no 2456, ord 2.8.1918, cancelled 25.1.1919
2457	CAVALIER, yard no 2457, ord 2.8.1918, cancelled 25.1.1919
2458	DICTATOR, yard no 2458, ord 2.8.1918, cancelled 25.1.1919
2459	OUTRIDER, yard no 2459, ord 2.8.1918, cancelled 25.1.1919
2460	PROPRIETOR, yard no 2460, ord 2.8.1918, cancelled 25.1.1919
2461	CONVOYER, yard no 2461, ord 2.8.1918, cancelled 25.1.1919
2462	COURTIER, yard no 2462, ord 2.8.1918, cancelled 25.1.1919
2463	HERDER, yard no 2463, ord 2.8.1918, cancelled 25.1.1919
2464	WAYFARER, yard no 2464, ord 2.8.1918, cancelled 25.1.1919
2465	WANDERER, yard no 2465, ord 2.8.1918, cancelled 25.1.1919
2466	FORERUNNER, yard no 2466, ord 2.8.1918, cancelled 25.1.1919
2467	MANAGER, yard no 2467, ord 2.8.1918, cancelled 25.1.1919

SYDNEY C. McLOUTH, MARINE CITY, MI
Contract No. 457 of 21 Aug 1918 for 4 ships, EFC Hulls 2415-2418, canc. 17 Sep 1919; Contract No. 457 (supp.) of 17 Sep 1918 for 5 ships, EFC Hulls 2716-2720, canc. 17 Sep 1919.

EFC	Ship
2415	SEAFARER, ord 21.8.1918, cancelled 17.9.1919
2416	ADVENTURER, ord 21.8.1918, cancelled 17.9.1919
2417	(PROTECTOR) MARINE CITY, ord 21.8.1918, cancelled 17.9.1919
2418	(PREMIER/ MARINE CITY) PROTECTOR, ord 21.8.1918, cancelled 17.9.1919
2716	COURSER, ord 17.9.1918, cancelled 17.9.1919
2717	SALVOR, ord 17.9.1918, cancelled 17.9.1919
2718	REPORTER, ord 17.9.1918, cancelled 17.9.1919
2719	FIGHTER, ord 17.9.1918, cancelled 17.9.1919
2720	AMBASSADOR, ord 17.9.1918, cancelled 17.9.1919

CONTINENTAL SHIPBUILDING CORP., YONKERS, NY
Contract No. 472 of 3 Sep 1918 for 2 ships, EFC Hulls 2689-2690, canc. 29 Jan 1919.

EFC	Ship
2689	FORTITUDE, ord 3.9.1918, cancelled 29.1.1919
2690	ENDURANCE, ord 3.9.1918, cancelled 29.1.1919

MAIN IRON WORKS, OAKLAND, CA
(Hulls subcontracted to W. F. Stone & Son, Oakland, CA)
Contract No. 483 of 18 Sep 1918 for 7 ships, EFC Hulls 2709-2715, of which hulls 2709-2712 canc. 17 Sep 1919 and hulls 2713-2715 canc. 7 Dec 1918.

EFC	Ship
2709	GENERAL, ord 18.9.1918, cancelled 17.9.1919, compl 1.1921 for Crowley's new Shipowners and Merchants Tug Boat Co. as SEA LION (O/N 221034). Deleted 1944
2710	SYREN, ord 18.9.1918, cancelled 17.9.1919, compl 3.1921 for Crowley's S. O. & M. Tug Boat Co. as SEA MONARCH (O/N 221133). In collision and sank off Bush Point, Puget Sound, 1925
2711	SEAMAN, ord 18.9.1918, cancelled 17.9.1919, compl 5.1921 for Crowley's S. O. & M. Tug Boat Co. as SEA RANGER (O/N 221353). To USN 1942 (22 Dec) as WAMPATUCK (YT 337, YTB 337), stricken 21.5.1946, deleted 1955
2712	BULWARK, ord 18.9.1918, cancelled 17.9.1919, compl 6.1921 for Crowley's S. O. & M. Tug Boat Co. as SEA SCOUT (O/N 221392). BU 1948
2713	BREAKWATER, ord 18.9.1918, Cancelled 7.12.1918
2714	PATRIARCH, ord 18.9.1918, Cancelled 7.12.1918
2715	TEMPEST, ord 18.9.1918, Cancelled 7.12.1918

Sources: NARA: RG 32 (Records of the USSB, particularly those of the Ship Construction Division, 32.4.3); the remarkable website of Tim Colton, www.shipbuildinghistory.com; Merchant Vessels of the United States; annual reports and congressional testimony of the USSB; etc.