Design 1020 ship


The Design 1020 ship was a steel-hulled cargo ship design approved for mass production by the United States Shipping Boards Emergency Fleet Corporation in World War I.
They were referred to as the "Laker"-type. Production was spread out over ten shipyards, the majority of which were owned by American Ship Building Company
92 ships were completed for the USSB in 1918 and 1919. Engines were coal-fueled triple expansion engines.