Hog Islander
| Design 1022 (Hog Islander Type A) | |
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| Technical data (overview) | |
| Ship type: | Cargo ship |
| Measurement: | 5,753 GRT / 3,562 NRT |
| Load capacity: | 7,825 TDW |
| Length over all: | 122.22 m |
| Width: | 16.00 m |
| Draft: | 7.30 m |
| Drive: | 1 × steam turbine |
| Total output: | 2,500 PSw |
| Speed: | 11.5 knots |
| Team: | ? |
| Construction numbers: | 492-541 and 1482-1541 |
| Design 1024 (Hog Islander Type B) | |
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| Technical data (overview) | |
| Ship type: | Troop transport |
| Measurement: | 7,430 GRT |
| Load capacity: | 8,133 TDW |
| Length over all: | 136.55 m |
| Width: | 16.00 m |
| Draft: | 8.35 m |
| Drive: | 1 × steam turbine |
| Total output: | 6,000 PSw |
| Speed: | 16.7 knots |
| Team: | ? |
| Construction numbers: | 669-680 |
The Hog Islander were series ship types that were built during the First World War at a specially built shipyard in Philadelphia , United States . The name is derived from the Hog Island shipyard.
history
During the First World War, a shortage of cargo ships became apparent to the US government. In 1916 she founded the United States Shipping Board , which launched an emergency construction program. As part of this program, the Hog Island Shipyard , with its 50 slipways at that time the largest shipbuilding company in the world, was built by the New York Shipbuilding Company . From the first keel-laying on February 16, 1918 to the delivery of the last ship on January 21, 1921, a total of 110 type “A” cargo ships and 12 type “B” troop carriers were built on it. Then the shipyard was closed again. The first completed ship was the Type "A" Quistconck , which was laid down as the Red Jacket and christened in August 1918 ; the last ship was the Type "B" Wright , which was laid on February 5, 1919 as Skaneateles and launched on April 28, 1920 .
When the Quistconck left the shipyard on December 10, the First World War was over. The Argentine Pleamar , built as Shannock , had the longest lifespan and was only demolished in Buenos Aires on October 8, 1964 .
Types
Two types of ships of the Emergency Fleet Corporation design were built. Both designs were based on the preparatory work of marine engineer Major John York of the Shipping Board Design Department and the design bureau of the New York Shipbuilding Corporation.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e The Hog Islander. Retrieved June 22, 2016 .
- ↑ a b c Miramar Ship Index (accessed May 25, 2009)