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Text=Displacement: 1,500-2,200 GRT|Length: 45-75 m|Beam: 12-14 m|Draft: 6-7.7 m|Mast: 22.5 m|Speed: 9-11 knots|Main Armament:Varies||Summary: Light Ore Carriers ranged from 1,500-2,200 tons (GRT). Cargo capacity was between 100,000 and 200,000 cubic feet. They were driven by reciprocating steam engines. Fuel was typically solid or crushed coal, although a minority were converted to burn oil. They were rarely mass produced but had similar design features, such as a pilothouse forward and additional quarters in the superstructure aft. They were most often used between ports that imported or exported bulk cargoes such as ore, grain, and coal. They could be used on transatlantic voyages but were vulnerable to damage in heavy seas because of the position of the pilothouse. During the war, neutral vessels remained unarmed. Ships owned by belligerent nations received increasingly heavy armament as the war progressed. 
