The Design 1003 ship (full name Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1003) was a wood-hulled cargo ship design approved for production by the United States Shipping Board's Emergency Fleet Corporation (EFT) in World War I.

[1] They were referred to as the "Hough"-type.

[1] Most ships were completed in 1918 or 1919.

[2][1][3] Many ships were completed as barges or as hulls.

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