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EFC Design 1069 (Ferris 3500-ton type): Notes & Illustrations


EFC Design 1069: 3500 D.W.T. Wood Coal Schooner Barge, Ferris Design

EFC Design 1069

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Notes: The program as of 4 October 1918 was for 20 of these barges of which orders for 15 had been placed in August-September 1918: hulls 2318-22 from Foundation (Newark), 2483-86 from Neches, 2617-20 from Jahncke, and 2774-75 from Elliott Bay SB. Five more had been proposed from Traylor SB Corp. but were not ordered. All orders were cancelled later in October 1918.