Collection

Ships

Ships, builders, home ports, specifications, and histories.

Showing 4,001–4,050

Name	Type	Hull Num	Class	Status	Comm Is Date	Decom Sunk Or Reclass	Reclass Num	Builder	Built City	Built State	Home Port	Historynotes
Concrete No. 12					1944-06-15 00:00:00.000			Mac Evoy Shipbuilding Corp.	Savannah	GA		Maritime Commission Hull 904 WW II
Concrete No. 2					1943-02-18 00:00:00.000			Concrete Ship Constructors	National City	CA		Maritime Commission Hull 635 Navy vessel WW II
Concrete No. 29					1943-12-13 00:00:00.000			San Jacinto Shipbuilders, Inc.	Houston	TX		Maritime Commission Hull 629 Navy vessel WW II
Concrete No. 3					1943-04-13 00:00:00.000			Concrete Ship Constructors	National City	CA		Maritime Commission Hull 636 Navy vessel WW II
Concrete No. 30					1943-12-31 00:00:00.000			San Jacinto Shipbuilders, Inc.	Houston	TX		Maritime Commission Hull 630 Navy vessel WW II
Concrete No. 31					1943-11-22 00:00:00.000			San Jacinto Shipbuilders, Inc.	Houston	TX		Maritime Commission Hull 631 Navy vessel WW II
Concrete No. 32					1943-12-24 00:00:00.000			San Jacinto Shipbuilders, Inc.	Houston	TX		Maritime Commission Hull 632 Navy vessel WW II
Concrete No. 4					1943-04-29 00:00:00.000			Concrete Ship Constructors	National City	CA		Maritime Commission Hull 637 Navy vessel WW II
Concrete No. 5					1943-05-22 00:00:00.000			Concrete Ship Constructors	National City	CA		Maritime Commission Hull 638 Navy vessel WW II
Concrete No. 6					1944-04-22 00:00:00.000			Mac Evoy Shipbuilding Corp.	Savannah	GA		Maritime Commission Hull 619 Navy vessel WW II
Concrete No. 7					1944-01-07 00:00:00.000			Mac Evoy Shipbuilding Corp.	Savannah	GA		Maritime Commission Hull 620 Navy vessel WW II
Concrete No. 8					1944-04-08 00:00:00.000			Mac Evoy Shipbuilding Corp.	Savannah	GA		Maritime Commission Hull 621 Navy vessel WW II
Concrete No. 9					1944-04-28 00:00:00.000			Mac Evoy Shipbuilding Corp.	Savannah	GA		Maritime Commission Hull 622 Navy vessel WW II
Condensa												WW II Philippine vessel chartered by Army
Condor	SwStr		Condor	Grounded		1864-10-01 00:00:00.000						Built by British shipbuilder for Confederacy Civil War Ran… Built by British shipbuilder for Confederacy Civil War Ran from Greenock Scotland to Wilmington NC (May have been built at Greenock) Survived the blockade outside Fort Fisher but ran aground near Wilmington Destroyed by Confederate artillery at Fort Fisher A passenger was author Rose Greenhow, who died in the surf
Condor	AMc	14		o.o.s.	1941-04-18 00:00:00.000	1946-01-17 00:00:00.000			Tacoma	WA		1st Condor Placed in service 4/18/41 WW II Dec 7 1941, at… 1st Condor Placed in service 4/18/41 WW II Dec 7 1941, at Pearl Harbor during attack on Pearl Harbor, ENS R. C. McCloy. Conducting sweep of harbor entrance before the attack, made first enemy contact of the war, sighting periscope of midget submarine. Placed out of service 1/17/46 Transferred to Maritime Commission 7/24/46
Cone	DD	866	Gearing		1945-08-18 00:00:00.000			Bethlehem Steel Co.	Staten Island	NY
Conecuh	AO	110		Reclas	1946-10-01 00:00:00.000	1952-09-04 00:00:00.000	*	F. Schichau	Danzig	GE		Ex Dithmarschen, qv Reclassified/renamed Conecuh (AO-110) O… Ex Dithmarschen, qv Reclassified/renamed Conecuh (AO-110) Oct 1 1946 Intended as experimental oiler/replenishment ship Out of service Oct 24 1946 Reclassified AOR-110, qv, Sep 4 1952
Conecuh	AOR	110		Decom	1953-02-16 00:00:00.000	1956-04-03 00:00:00.000		F. Schichau	Danzig	GE		Ex Dithmarschen, qv Ex Conecuh (AO-110), qv Reclassified A… Ex Dithmarschen, qv Ex Conecuh (AO-110), qv Reclassified AOR-110 Sep 4 1952, while out of service Commissioned Feb 16 1953 Decommissioned and transferred to Maritime Commission Apr 3 1956 Experiments with this ship led to development of fast combat support ship (AOE)
Conehatta	Hog Islander							American International Shipbuilding	Philadelphia	PA		WW I - Built for the war but not completed in time to parti… WW I - Built for the war but not completed in time to participate
Conejos	Hog Islander							American International Shipbuilding	Philadelphia	PA		WW I - Built for the war but not completed in time to parti… WW I - Built for the war but not completed in time to participate
Conemaugh	SwStr			Decom	1862-07-16 00:00:00.000	1867-07-27 00:00:00.000		Portsmouth Navy Yard	Portsmouth	NH		1st Conemaugh Ex Cinemaugh Civil War South Atlantic Block… 1st Conemaugh Ex Cinemaugh Civil War South Atlantic Blockading Squadron West Gulf Blockading Squadron Apr 30 1864, captured Confederate blockade runner Judson, qv North Atlantic Squadron following the war Decommissioned Jul 27 1867 Sold Oct 1 1867
Conemaugh	AOG	62	Mettawee	Decom	1945-03-21 00:00:00.000	1946-03-26 00:00:00.000		East Coast Shipyards, Inc.	Bayonne	NJ		2nd Conemaugh Maritime Commission Hull 2656 WW II
Conestoga	SwStr			Sank		1964-03-08 00:00:00.000						1st Conestoga Purchased Jun 1861 for service with Army but … 1st Conestoga Purchased Jun 1861 for service with Army but commanded by Navy officer Civil War Feb 1862, Battle of Fort Donelson 2/7/1862, along with Tyler and Lexington, captured Confederate Eastport, qv Feb 1862, together with Lexington and Tyler, captured Confederate vessel Muscle, qv as Chickaswaw, north of Eastport MS Feb 8 1862, captured Confederate transport Sallie Wood, qv Jun 17 1862, Battle of Saint Charles Transferred to Navy Department Oct 1 1862 Sank Mar 8 1864 after colliding with General Price, qv, off Bondurant Point, Red River Also see Conastoga
Conestoga	AT	54		Lost	1917-11-10 00:00:00.000	1921-06-30 00:00:00.000		Maryland Steel Co.	Sparrows Point	MD		2nd Conestoga Built 1904 Purchased by Navy Sep 14 1917 WW… 2nd Conestoga Built 1904 Purchased by Navy Sep 14 1917 WW I Lost en route from Mare Island to Samoa after Mar 225 1921 and declared lost Jun 30 1921
Confederacy	Fr			Captured				Chatham	CT			Launched Nov 8 1778 Revolutionary War 1779, CPT S. Harding… Launched Nov 8 1778 Revolutionary War 1779, CPT S. Harding, qv 1781, in West Indies, struck flag to British ships Roebuck and Orpheus Later taken into British service
Confederate States	Fr			Broken up					Philadelphia	PA		The Frigate United States, qv,, built 1798, and sister to Co… The Frigate United States, qv,, built 1798, and sister to Constellation, qv, and Constitution (Old Ironsides), qv Civil War Captured by Confederates at Norfolk at beginning of the war, while in ordinary Used as receiving ship Often called Confederate States Sunk by Confedrates Apr 1862 in Elizabeth River as obstruction Later raised by Union forces and broken up
Confederate States	ScStr							A. and J. Inglis	Clyde	GB		Ex Laurel, qv Civil War Purchased by Confederate Treasury … Ex Laurel, qv Civil War Purchased by Confederate Treasury from Confederate Navy either late 1864 or early 1865 and renamed Confederate States Intended for use in shipping cotton to England Survived the war Renamed Walter Stanhope Renamed Niobe
Confiance	Ship											British ship War of 1812 Captured by U.S. fleet at Battle … British ship War of 1812 Captured by U.S. fleet at Battle of Lake Champlain Sep 11 1814 Taken into Navy through prize purchase, but never fitted out for servie
Confidence	WMEC	619	Reliance	Active							Patrick AFB
Conflict	AM	426	Agile		1954-03-23 00:00:00.000			Fulton Shipyard Co.	Antioch	CA		2nd Conflict
Conflict	AM	85	Adroit	Reclas	1942-09-07 00:00:00.000	1944-06-01 00:00:00.000	*	Commercial Iron Works	Portland	OR		1st Conflict Conflict listed in Navy's Dictionary of ships … 1st Conflict Conflict listed in Navy's Dictionary of ships as AM 86 in list of AM type ships, but as AM-85 in alphabetical list . WW II Reclassified PC-1589, qv, and name cancelled Jun 1 1944
Congaree	IX	84		oos	1942-10-17 00:00:00.000	1943-03-15 00:00:00.000						Ex Wakiva WW II In service Oct 17 42 at Port Everglades Se… Ex Wakiva WW II In service Oct 17 42 at Port Everglades Section Base Out of service Mar 15 43. Transferred for duty at Naval Academy Transferred to Maritime Commission Apr 1947. Struck June 10 1947
Conger	SS	477	Gato		1945-02-14 00:00:00.000			Portsmouth Navy Yard	Portsmouth	NH		WW II
Congress	Fr			Broken up				J. Hackett	Portsmouth	NH		3rd Congress Launched 1799 War of 1812 In 1834, found unf… 3rd Congress Launched 1799 War of 1812 In 1834, found unfit for repair and broken up
Congress	Fr			Destroyed				Lancaster Burling	Poughkeepsie	NY		2nd Congress Revolutionary War Destroyed October 1777 to p… 2nd Congress Revolutionary War Destroyed October 1777 to prevent capture
Congress	Fr			Burned	1842-05-07 00:00:00.000	1862-03-08 00:00:00.000		Portsmouth Navy Yard	Portsmouth	NH		4th Congress Civil War Mar 8 1861, attacked and burned by … 4th Congress Civil War Mar 8 1861, attacked and burned by newly rechristened Confederate frigate Virginia (ex Merrimack) Burned to water's edge. In September 1865, raised and taken to Norfolk Navy Yard. Later sold
Congress	Gy			Destroyed		1776-10-13 00:00:00.000			Skenesborough	NY		1st Congress Revolutionary War Oct 11-13 1776, battle of V… 1st Congress Revolutionary War Oct 11-13 1776, battle of Valcour Island on L. Champlain Destroyed Oct 13 1776 to prevent capture
Congress	motor launch			Struck	1918-10-18 00:00:00.000	1919-09-23 00:00:00.000						6th Congress In service Oct 18 1918 No. 3698 WW I 5th Na… 6th Congress In service Oct 18 1918 No. 3698 WW I 5th Naval District Struck Sep 23 1919 Sold Dec 8 1919
Congress	ScSlp			Decom	1870-03-04 00:00:00.000	1876-07-26 00:00:00.000		Philadelphia Navy Yard	Philadelphia	PA		5th Congress Ex Pushmataha, ex Cambridge Renamed Congress … 5th Congress Ex Pushmataha, ex Cambridge Renamed Congress before commissioning Flagship of South Atlantic Squadron Decommissioned Jul 26 1876 Sold Sep 20 1883
Conifer	WLB	301	Balsam					Marine Iron and Shipbuilding Co.	Duluth	MN
Conklin	DE	439	John C. Butler	Decom	1944-04-21 00:00:00.000	1946-01-17 00:00:00.000		Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.	Newark	NJ		WW II Apr-Jun 1945, Operation Iceberg, Okinawa Campaign De… WW II Apr-Jun 1945, Operation Iceberg, Okinawa Campaign Decommissioned Jan 17 1946 3 Battle Stars WW II
Conneaut	PCS	1444			1956-02-15 00:00:00.000			Harbor Boatbuilding Co.	Terminal Island	CA		Former PCS-1444. Changed to YMS-474 10/07/43, before complet… Former PCS-1444. Changed to YMS-474 10/07/43, before completion. Changed to PCS-1444 6/23/44 Named Conneaut (PCS-1444) 2/15/56 Date of completion not certain Struck 9/05/57 Sold 1957
Connecticut	Gon			Burned		1776-10-13 00:00:00.000			Skenesborough	NY		1st Connecticut Built 1776 Battle of Valcour Island, 11-13… 1st Connecticut Built 1776 Battle of Valcour Island, 11-13 Oct 1776 Burned Oct 13 1776 to prevent capture
Connecticut	Ship			Sold				Seth Overton	Chatham	MA		2nd Connecticut Built 1799 Sold at New York in 1801
Connecticut	SwStr			Decom	1861-08-23 00:00:00.000	1865-08-11 00:00:00.000		William Webb	New York	NY		3rd Connecticut Civil War Decommissioned 8/11/1865 Sold 9… 3rd Connecticut Civil War Decommissioned 8/11/1865 Sold 9/21/1865
Connecticut	AO	15
Connecticut	BB	18	Connecticut	Decom	1906-09-29 00:00:00.000	1923-03-01 00:00:00.000		New York Navy Yard	Brooklyn	NY		4th Connecticut 1907-09, Great White Fleet Flagship of Atl… 4th Connecticut 1907-09, Great White Fleet Flagship of Atlantic Fleet-1907-12 WW I Decommissioned Mar 1 1923 Sold for scrapping Nov 1 1923
Connecticut	SSN	22	Seawolf	Active	1998-12-11 00:00:00.000			General Dynamics Corp.	Groton	CT	Bremerton	5th Connecticut
Conner	DD	582	Fletcher	Decom	1943-06-08 00:00:00.000	1946-07-05 00:00:00.000		Boston Navy Yard	Boston	MA		WW II Nov-Dec 1943, Operation Galvanic, Gilbert Islands ope… WW II Nov-Dec 1943, Operation Galvanic, Gilbert Islands operation, CDR W. E. Kaitner June 19-20 1944, Battle of the Philippine Sea, CDR W. E. Kaitner Oct 1944, Invasion of Leyte, CDR W. E. Kaitner Jan 1945, Invasion at Lingayen Gulf, CDR W. E. Kaitner Decom Jul 5 1946 Named for Commodore David Conner, qv 12 Battle Stars WW II

Background and Sources Collection notes, historical context, and related resources

Ships

Purpose

The Ships table is the most comprehensive and nearly complete of the tables in this site. It includes tens of thousands of different vessels. It is primarily, but not exclusively, Navy ships, that have helped make American history.

Fewer than half of the vessels in the table are named. Most of the others are identified only by a number but one that is unique to that vessel (called hull numbers by the Navy). The most famous of the latter is PT-109, John Kennedy’s PT boat that was sunk in World War II. Another famous group is the “LSTs”, the Landing Ships-Tank of World War II fame. (Some crew members who served on these big, ungainly vessels said that LST stood for Large Slow Target.) Following World War II, the Navy started giving the LSTs names, but those in the war were identified only by their hull numbers.

DANFS

The most authoritative and most common source of information about the Navy’s commissioned and named ships, plus the LSTs, is the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS). This series of eight books was published by the Navy and was not available through commercial book stores. The books are now out of print, but are available through the used book market. Much if not all of their content is now also available online at the Naval History and Heritage Command’s DANFS site.

Many thousands of watercraft had non-unique numbers, or semi-unique numbers, the latter including landing craft that carried the number of the transport that carried them plus a number of their own (such as PA-91-15). I have not tried to include these latter craft in this project.

The World War II Commercial Fleet

The Navy in World War II utilized many commercial vessels, even in the dangerous landing operations, the most famous being the Liberty Ships, which were mostly freighters, and their larger replacements, the Victory Ships. These and other commercial vessels from that war are included in the table. The U.S. built thousands of these ships and other commercial type ships during and shortly after World War II. Lists of the various types of commercial design ships built for the war, and separate lists of what ships were built by each shipyard, are at the Maritime Commission site.

Some of these were turned over to the Navy to operate, but most were operated by commercial shipping companies, even in battle and particularly in dangerous convoys crossing the Atlantic.

The liberty ships were named for people, and a book has been published that identifies who these people were. It is Liberty Ships, the People Behind the Names, compiled by Capt. Robert Deschamps and published in 1999. It is probably available online.

The Army’s Ships

The Army has also used thousands of ships and other watercraft over the years, especially in the Civil War and World War II. Major sources of information about these vessels are:

The Army’s Navy Series Volume I, Marine Transportation in War. The U.S. Army Experience 1775-1860, by Charles Dana Gibson and E. Kay Gibson.

The Army’s Navy Series Volume II, Assault and Logistics Union Army Coastal and River Operations 1861-1866, by Charles Dana Gibson and E. Kay Gibson.

U.S. Army Ships and Watercraft of World War II, by David H. Grover.

Smaller Vessels

Many books and web sites have been published about the tens of thousands of smaller vessels that the Navy used during World War II. I have found several of them and am sure there are many more that I’m not aware of.

Two fine examples are:

Ten Thousand Men and One Hundred Thirty “Mighty Midget” Ships–The U.S.S. LCS(L)s in World War II, by Raymond A. Baumler. This is about the Landing Ship Support (Large) vessels. This book was privately published and printed in 1991 by PIP Printing, Rockville MD.

At Close Quarters, PT Boats in the United States Navy, by Robert J. Bulkley, Jr. This book has extensive information about the history of each PT-Boat, many of the men who served on them, and their organizations. This book was first printed in 1962 for the Navy by the Government Printing Office, and has been reprinted by the Naval Institute Press.