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 Boards 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).
Name Builder Navy Acquired Converted at Commissioned American Legion New York Shipbuilding 22 Aug 1941 26 Aug 1941 Bay State Buckeye State Empire State Golden State Newport News Shipbuilding 19 Aug 1942 Maryland DD 15 Sep 1942 Hawkeye State Bethlehem Sparrows Point 14 Aug 1942 Todd Hoboken 7 Sep 1942 Hoosier State Keystone State New York Shipbuilding 26 Dec 1941 26 Dec 1941 Lone Star State Nutmeg State Bethlehem Sparrows Point 3 Jun 1941 10 June 1941 Palmetto State Bethlehem Sparrows Point 27 May 1941 Brooklyn Navy Yard 9 Jun 1941 Peninsula State New York Shipbuilding 27 May 1941 Brooklyn Navy Yard 10 June 1941 Pine Tree State Bethlehem Sparrows Point 17 Jul 1940 Todd Seattle 19 Aug 1940 Silver State Newport News Shipbuilding 17 Jul 1940 Todd Seattle 19 Aug 1940 Southern Cross New York Shipbuilding 8 Nov 1939 Todd Brooklyn 14 Dec 1939 Wenatchee 6 May 1941 Moore Dry Dock 6 Dec 1941
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External links EFC Design 1029: Illustrations