▁( E FT ) ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁Like ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁designs ▁approved ▁by ▁the ▁E FT , ▁the ▁Design ▁ 1 0 1 3 ▁did ▁not ▁origin ate ▁with ▁the ▁E FT ▁itself ▁but ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁an ▁existing ▁cargo ▁ship ▁design , ▁in ▁this ▁case ▁one ▁developed ▁by ▁the ▁Sk inner ▁& ▁Edd y ▁Corporation ▁of ▁Seattle , ▁Washington . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Design ▁ 1 0 1 3 ▁ships ▁had ▁a ▁dead weight ▁t onn age ▁of ▁ 8 , 8 0 0 ▁and ▁gross ▁register ▁t onn age ▁of ▁ 5 , 6 0 0 . ▁They ▁had ▁a ▁length ▁of ▁ 4 2 3 ▁feet ▁ 9   in ches , ▁beam ▁of ▁ 5 4 ▁feet , ▁draft ▁of ▁ 2 4 ▁feet ▁ 2   in ches ▁and ▁hold ▁depth ▁of ▁ 2 9 ▁feet ▁ 9   in ches . ▁Some ▁were ▁power ed ▁by ▁Curt is ▁ge ared ▁steam ▁tur b ines ▁and ▁others ▁by ▁vertical ▁triple ▁expansion ▁reci proc ating ▁steam ▁engines , ▁in ▁either ▁case ▁yield ing ▁a ▁service ▁speed ▁of ▁between ▁ 1 1 ▁and ▁ 1 2 ▁kn ots . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁vessels ▁were ▁oil - f ired ▁and ▁others ▁coal - f ired . ▁They ▁were ▁produced ▁by ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁ship y ards ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁coast ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁including ▁Sk inner ▁& ▁Edd y ▁and ▁J . ▁F . ▁D uth ie ▁& ▁Co . ▁of ▁Seattle , ▁Los ▁Angeles