Design 1037 ship
The Design 1037 ship was a steel-hulled cargo ship design approved for production by the United States Shipping Boards Emergency Fleet Corporation in World War I. A total of 48 ships were ordered and completed from 1918 to 1920. The ships were constructed at three yards: Doullut & Williams Shipbuilding Company of New Orleans, Louisiana, Federal Shipbuilding Company of Kearney, New Jersey, and George A. Fuller & Company of Wilmington, North Carolina.