The Design 1029 ship (full name Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1029) was a steel-hulled passenger/cargo ship type designed to be converted in times of war to a troopship. The design was approved for production by the United States Shipping Board's Emergency Fleet Corporation (EFT) in World War I. The ships were referred to as the 535-type as all the ships were 535 feet in overall length. Eleven ships were built from 1921 to 1922. 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).

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

Bibliography

  • McKellar, Norman L. (PDF). Steel Shipbuilding under the U. S. Shipping Board, 1917-1921. ShipScribe.

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