Design 1048 ship
The Design 1048 (or by its full name, Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1048) was a concrete-hulled cargo ship approved for production by the United States Shipping Board's Emergency Fleet Corporation in World War I. This design was made by a Norwegian naval architect named Nicolay Fougner, who had designed other concrete ships such as the SS Namsenfjord as well. [1]
Design
The Design 1048 ship had similar proportions, machinery, equipment and fittings to a Design 1001 wooden ship.[2] The only ship completed was the SS Polias, which was only after the Armistice. The tonnage was about 3347 GRT, an overall length of 281.9 feet (85.9 m) or 268.0 feet (81.7 m) in length between perpendiculars, 46.0 feet (14.0 m) in beam, and 26.0 feet (7.9 m) in hull depth, with a load draft of 23.9 feet (7.3 m). Its propulsion was ran by a a single triple-expansion steam engine of 1,520 indicated horsepower (1,130 kW), fed by two coal-fired boilers, the engine used a single screw giving it, a speed of 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph).[3]
Gallery
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SS Polias after fitting out on 15th October 1919
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Outboard profile and deck plans of Design 1048
References
- ↑ Fougner, Nicolay Knudtzon (1922). Seagoing and other concrete ships. University of California Libraries. London, H. Frowde and Hodder & Stoughton. Search this book on
- ↑ Proceedings of the American Concrete Institute 1922: Vol 18. Internet Archive. 1922. Search this book on
- ↑ https://www.shipscribe.com/mckellar/Concrete.pdf
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