McKellar: Contents



Steel Shipbuilding under the USSB: Introduction

The Requisitioned Ships (Steel)

The Contract Ships (Steel)

American Wooden Shipbuilding in World War I

Ferro-Concrete Ships

Tugs and Steel Barges (by Shipscribe)

Resources (by Shipscribe)


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Steel Shipbuilding under the USSB: Introduction

McKellar Text
Illustrations & Notes
Comments
 
Introduction
Not illustrated
This introduction to the article on steel ships also applies in part to the wooden and concrete ships.

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The Requisitioned Ships (Steel)

McKellar Text
Illustrations & Notes
Comments
 
Requisitioned Steel Ships, Part I
 
Ships by builder: Albina Engine & Machine Works to McDougall Duluth. The photo is of S.S. Santa Olivia
 
Requisitioned Steel Ships, Part II
 
Ships by builder: Merchant Shipbuilding to Willamette Iron & Steel. The photo is of S.S. Daniel Webster.

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The Contract Ships (Steel)

McKellar Text
Illustrations & Notes
Comments
 
Ships of EFC Designs 1012 to 1016.
 
The photo is of the Robert Dollar type (Design 1013)
 
Ships of EFC Designs 1017 to 1022.
 
The photo is of a requisitioned precursor of the Laker Type A (Design 1020)
 
Ships of EFC Designs 1023 to 1032.
 
The photo is of the Standard Fabricated Submarine Boat type (Design 1023)
 
Ships of EFC Designs 1037 to 1049.
 
The photo is of the 10,000 ton Moore type tanker (Design 1041)
 
Ships of EFC Designs 1057 to 1095.
 
The photo is of the "502" type transport (Design 1095)
 
Ships of EFC Designs 1097 to 1133 etc.
 
Includes foreign (Designs 1092 and 1118-1127) and private orders. The photo is of the Design 1105, Editor type.

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American Wooden Shipbuilding in World War I

McKellar Text
Illustrations & Notes
Comments
 
Contract 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.

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Ferro-Concrete Ships (with Shipscribe update)

McKellar/Shipscribe Texts
Illustrations & Notes
Comments
 
Contract Concrete Ships

Shipscribe update
 
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.

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Tugs and Steel Barges (by Shipscribe)

Shipscribe Text
Illustrations & Notes
Comments
Ocean-Going Tugs

Harbor Tugs
& Steel Barges
 
These were not covered by McKellar and Shipscribe has provided data on them to complete the record of the EFC program.

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Resources (by Shipscribe)

General

Ship Name Index: List of the names under which all EFC ships were completed.

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.

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


Steel Ships

EFC Contract Steel Ship Designs by Category

EFC Steel Ship Contracts Not in McKellar (all cancelled)

Name Changes of Completed EFC Contract Steel Ships

Names of Cancelled EFC Contract Steel Ships


Wooden and Concrete Ships

Wooden Ship Contracts Arranged by EFC Design (including those not in McKellar, all cancelled). For those who miss the organization by EFC design used in the steel list.

Name Changes of Completed EFC Wooden and Concrete Ships

Names of Cancelled EFC Wooden and Concrete Ships


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