Norman L. McKellar

Shipbuilding under the
U. S. Shipping Board, 1917-1921

Featuring major Shipslists from The Belgian Shiplover, 1959-1963


USS Alloway (EFC Design 1015) on 5 July 1918

USS Alloway (EFC Design 1015) on 5 July 1918

General References


Ship Name Index: List of the names under which all EFC ships were completed.
Use this to find individual ships in McKellar's lists.

EFC Hull Numbers: List of all ships with EFC hull numbers (1 to 2873).

EFC Designs: List with descriptions of all numbered EFC ship designs.

EFC Contracts: Link to "References: U. S. Merchant Ships" section of this website which contains this list sorted four ways.

Shipbuilders: List of all firms that built ships for the EFC.

Sources: A note on the sources on the EFC program used here by Shipscribe.


To view the McKellar text, click on the PDF icon or link.
To view the illustrations and notes added by Shipscribe, click on the picture.

1. Steel Ships


Steel Ships: Introduction

This introduction to the article on steel ships also applies in part to the wooden and concrete ships.

 
McKellar text

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Requisitioned Steel Ships, Part I

Ships by builder: Albina Engine & Machine Works to McDougall Duluth.
 
McKellar text
 
Requisitioned Steel Ships, Part II

Ships by builder: Merchant Shipbuilding to Willamette Iron & Steel.
 
McKellar text
 
Contract Steel Ships, Part I

Ships of EFC Designs 1012 to 1016.
 
McKellar text
 
Contract Steel Ships, Part II

Ships of EFC Designs 1017 to 1022.
 
McKellar text
 
Contract Steel Ships, Part III

Ships of EFC Designs 1023 to 1032.
 
McKellar text
 
Contract Steel Ships, Part IV

Ships of EFC Designs 1037 to 1049.
 
McKellar text
 
Contract Steel Ships, Part V

Ships of EFC Designs 1057 to 1095.
 
McKellar text
 
Contract Steel Ships, Part VI

Ships of EFC Designs 1097 to 1133. Also one private order and Chinese and Japanese contracts (Designs 1092 and 1118-1127).
 
McKellar text
 

Shipscribe Addenda - Steel Ships

EFC Steel Ship Contracts Not in McKellar (all cancelled)

Name Changes of Completed EFC Steel Ships

Names of Cancelled EFC Steel Ships


2. Wooden and Concrete Ships

Wooden Ships

McKellar's introduction followed by a listing of ships by builder from Alabama Drydock to York River S.B. along with two Australian contracts and McKellar's comments on the main wooden ship designs. For those who miss the organization by EFC design of the steel list, Shipscribe provides in the Addenda a list of the wooden ship contracts organized by EFC design and with their EFC hull numbers.

 
McKellar text

 
Concrete Ships

Extracted from an article covering concrete ships built by all countries during both World Wars. Shipscribe has added an update based on archival data and recent research.
 
McKellar text

Shipscribe update
 

Shipscribe Addenda - Wooden and Concrete Ships

Wooden Ship Contracts Arranged by EFC Design
(including those not in McKellar, all cancelled)

Name Changes of Completed EFC Wooden and Concrete Ships

Names of Cancelled EFC Wooden and Concrete Ships


3. Tugs and Steel Barges

Tugs and Steel Barges

These were not covered by McKellar and Shipscribe has provided data on them to complete the record of the EFC program.
Ocean-Going Tugs

Harbor Tugs
& Steel Barges
 

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The article by Norman L. McKellar is copyright © Hazel McKellar, 2007.