Collection

Ships

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

Showing 6,851–6,900

Name	Type	Hull Num	Class	Status	Comm Is Date	Decom Sunk Or Reclass	Reclass Num	Builder	Built City	Built State	Home Port	Historynotes
George T. Angell					1944-01-19 00:00:00.000			New England Shipbuilding Corp.	South Portland	ME		Maritime Commission E Hull 2208 Merchant ship Original ope… Maritime Commission E Hull 2208 Merchant ship Original operator, American Export Lines WW II
George Taylor					1942-07-28 00:00:00.000			Permanente Metals Corp, Richmond #2	Richmond	CA		Maritime Commission E Hull 254 Merchant ship Original oper… Maritime Commission E Hull 254 Merchant ship Original operator, Matson Navigation WW II January 4-18 1945 Lingayen Gulf Landing
George Thacher					1942-07-16 00:00:00.000			California Shipbuilding Corp.	Los Angeles	CA		Maritime Commission E Hull 290 Merchant ship Original oper… Maritime Commission E Hull 290 Merchant ship Original operator, Mormack Lines WW II
George Uhler					1943-09-24 00:00:00.000			Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Inc.	Baltimore	MD		Maritime commission E Hull 1785 Merchant ship Original ope… Maritime commission E Hull 1785 Merchant ship Original operator, Isthmian Steamship WW II
George Vancouver					1942-07-22 00:00:00.000			Kaiser Co., Inc., Vancouver	Vancouver	WA		Maritime Commission E Hull 353 Merchant ship Original oper… Maritime Commission E Hull 353 Merchant ship Original operator, American President Lines WW II
George Vickers					1943-07-30 00:00:00.000			Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Inc.	Baltimore	MD		Maritime Commission E Hull 1021 Merchant ship Original ope… Maritime Commission E Hull 1021 Merchant ship Original operator, T. J. Stevenson WW II Aug-Sep 1944, Operation Dragoon, Invasion of Southern France
George Von L. Meyer					1943-10-02 00:00:00.000			Permanente Metals Corp, Yard 2	Richmond	CA		Maritime Commission E Hull 2155 Merchant ship Original ope… Maritime Commission E Hull 2155 Merchant ship Original operator, Seas Shipping WW II January 4-18 1945 Lingayen Gulf Landing
George W. Alther					1944-07-22 00:00:00.000			Delta Shipbuilding Co.	New Orleans	LA		Maritime Commission E Hull 2793 Merchant ship Original ope… Maritime Commission E Hull 2793 Merchant ship Original operator, Mississippi Shipping Co. WW II
George W. Brown					1944-06-17 00:00:00.000			Walter Butler Shipbuilders, Inc.	Duluth	MN		Maritime Commission Hull 1639 Merchant ship Original opera… Maritime Commission Hull 1639 Merchant ship Original operator, Stockard Steamship Co. WW II
George W. Campbell					1943-01-24 00:00:00.000			Oregon Shipbuilding Corp.	Portland	OR		Maritime Commission E Hull 623 Merchant ship Original oper… Maritime Commission E Hull 623 Merchant ship Original operator, Weyerhaeuser Steamship WW II
George W. Childs					1943-07-26 00:00:00.000			Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Inc.	Baltimore	MD		Maritime Commission E Hull 1014 Merchant ship Original ope… Maritime Commission E Hull 1014 Merchant ship Original operator, Dickman W. & Pugh WW II Jun 1944, Operation Overlord, Mulberry breakwater at Normandy
George W. Goethals					1942-12-02 00:00:00.000			Oregon Shipbuilding Corp.	Portland	OR		Maritime Commission E Hull 599 Merchant ship Original oper… Maritime Commission E Hull 599 Merchant ship Original operator, Weyerhaeuser Steamship WW II
George W. Goethals	T-AP	182			1942-09-18 00:00:00.000			Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp.	Pascagoula	MS		Ex Pascagoula, qv Acquired by Army Sep 18 1942 and renamed … Ex Pascagoula, qv Acquired by Army Sep 18 1942 and renamed George W. Goethals (for MGEN George W. Goethals, qv) WW II Acquired by Navy Mar 1 1950. Assigned to Military Sea Transportation Service with civilian crew Inactivated 1959 Transferred to Maritime Administration Nov 20 1960
George W. Ingram	APD	43		Decom	1945-02-23 00:00:00.000	1947-01-15 00:00:00.000		Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyards	Hingham	MA		Named for S2c George W. Ingram, qv Ex DE-62, qv Reclassifi… Named for S2c George W. Ingram, qv Ex DE-62, qv Reclassified APD-43 Feb 23 1945 WW II Pacific Decommissioned Jan 15 1947 Struck Jan 1 1967
George W. Ingram	DE	62	Buckley	Reclas	1943-08-11 00:00:00.000	1945-02-23 00:00:00.000	*	Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyards	Hingham	MA		Named for S2c George W. Ingram, qv Originally commissioned … Named for S2c George W. Ingram, qv Originally commissioned DE-62 WW II Nov-Dec 1944, Convoy CK-4 Reclassified APD-43 , qv, 2/23/1945
George W. Julian					1943-05-22 00:00:00.000			Oregon Shipbuilding Corp.	Portland	OR		Maritime Commission E Hull 2013 Merchant ship Original ope… Maritime Commission E Hull 2013 Merchant ship Original operator, Northland Transp. WW II
George W. Kendall					1943-09-13 00:00:00.000			Delta Shipbuilding Co., Inc.	New Orleans	LA		Maritime commission E Hull 1734 Merchant ship Original ope… Maritime commission E Hull 1734 Merchant ship Original operator, American Rep. Corp. WW II
George W. Lively					1943-10-15 00:00:00.000			Houston Shipbuilding Corp.	Houston	TX		Maritime Commission E Hull 1954 Merchant ship Original ope… Maritime Commission E Hull 1954 Merchant ship Original operator, Standard Fruit WW II
George W. McCrary					1942-12-07 00:00:00.000			Permanente Metals Corp., Richmond #2	Richmond	CA		Maritime Commission E Hull 435 Merchant ship Original oper… Maritime Commission E Hull 435 Merchant ship Original operator, Alaska Packers WW II
George W. Norris					1944-12-12 00:00:00.000			J. A. Jones Construction Co., Inc.	Brunswick	GA		Maritime Commission E Hull 2388 Merchant ship Original ope… Maritime Commission E Hull 2388 Merchant ship Original operator, Prudential Steamship WW II
George W. Peabody												Civil War Hattaras Expedition, Reigert B. Lowry
George W. Rodgers	Sch			Decom	1865-01-17 00:00:00.000	1865-07-25 00:00:00.000						Ex Shark, qv Purchased by Navy and renamed George W. Rodger… Ex Shark, qv Purchased by Navy and renamed George W. Rodgers, for CPT Rodgers, qv Civil War Rivers of Georgia Georgia and Florida coasts Decommissioned Aug 16 1865 Sold Sep 8 1865
George W. Woodward					1943-06-24 00:00:00.000			Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Inc.	Baltimore	MD		Maritime Commission E Hull 998 Merchant ship Original oper… Maritime Commission E Hull 998 Merchant ship Original operator, Prudential Steamship WW II Jun 1944, Operation Overlord, Invasion of Normandy
George Walton					1943-03-30 00:00:00.000			Southeastern Shipbuilding Corp.	Savannah	GA		Maritime Commission E Hull 344 Merchant ship Original oper… Maritime Commission E Hull 344 Merchant ship Original operator, Merch. & Miners WW II
George Washington	AP			Returned	1917-09-06 00:00:00.000	1947-04-21 00:00:00.000	*	Vulcan Works	Stettin	GE		2nd George Washington Built 1908 Taken by U.S. Navy Apr 6 … 2nd George Washington Built 1908 Taken by U.S. Navy Apr 6 1917 WW I - Carried President Wilson to Paris Peace Conferences Dec 1918 and mid-1919 Decommissioned Nov 28 1919 Transferred to U.S. Shipping Board Jan 28 1920 Reacquired by Navy Jan 28 1941 WW II Renamed Catlin (AP-19), qv, but found unsuitable for service Loaned to Great Britain under lend lease as George Washington. Returned to War Shipping Administration Apr 17 1942 Operated commercially Chartered to Navy by the Army in 1943 Out of service and returned to Maritime Commission Apr 21 1947 Damaged by fire at Baltimore Jan 16 1951 Sold for scrap Feb 13 1951
George Washington	Slp			Sold					Providence	RI		1st George Washington Built 1793 Purchased for Navy 1798 … 1st George Washington Built 1793 Purchased for Navy 1798 Quasi-War with France CPT Patrick Fletcher Apr 29 1799, recaptured to American ships, Fair and Francis, from the French 1801, carried tribute to Barbary pirates. Sold May 1802
George Washington	SSBN	598	George Washington	Decom	1959-12-30 00:00:00.000			Electric Boat Div., General Dynamics Corp.	Groton	CT		3rd George Washington Ex Scorpion Modified before commissi… 3rd George Washington Ex Scorpion Modified before commissioning to Polaris missile boat and renamed George Washington
George Washington	CVN	73	Nimitz	Active	1992-07-04 00:00:00.000			Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.	Newport News	VA	Norfolk	4th George Washington Named for President Washington, qv O… 4th George Washington Named for President Washington, qv Oct, 1994, in Red Sea, in response to Iraqi buildup on Kuwaiti border
George Washington Carver					1943-05-24 00:00:00.000			Permanente Metals Corp., Richmond #1	Richmond	CA		Maritime Commission E Hull 542 Merchant ship Original oper… Maritime Commission E Hull 542 Merchant ship Original operator, American South African Lines WW II
George Washington Carver	SSBN	656	Benjamin Franklin	Decom	1966-06-15 00:00:00.000			Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.	Newport News	VA
George Washington Parke C	Barge											Coal barge Built mig-1850s Purchased by Navy Aug 1861 Mod… Coal barge Built mig-1850s Purchased by Navy Aug 1861 Modified for use as balloon boat Civil War
George Weems												Merchant ship WW II
George Weems	SwStr											Civil War 1864, to be used for moving Union troops up the J… Civil War 1864, to be used for moving Union troops up the James River
George Westinghouse					1942-10-31 00:00:00.000			Permanente Metals Corp., Richmond #2	Richmond	CA		Maritime Commission E Hull 423 Merchant ship Original oper… Maritime Commission E Hull 423 Merchant ship Original operator, Seas Shipping WW II
George Whitefield					1943-08-24 00:00:00.000			Southeastern Shipbuilding Corp.	Savannah	GA		May be Whitfield Maritime Commission E Hull 1057 Merchant … May be Whitfield Maritime Commission E Hull 1057 Merchant ship Original operator, Bull Line WW II Jun 1944, Operation Overlord, Invasion of Normandy
George Wythe					1942-05-09 00:00:00.000			Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Inc.	Baltimore	MD		Maritime Commission E Hull 24 Merchant ship Original opera… Maritime Commission E Hull 24 Merchant ship Original operator, Agwi Lines WW II Jun 1944, Operation Overlord, Invasion of Normandy
Georgetown	AG	165		Reclas	1963-11-09 00:00:00.000	1964-04-01 00:00:00.000	*	New England Shipbuilding Corp.	South Portland	ME		Ex Robert W. Hart, qv Acquired by Navy Aug 10 1962 Renamed… Ex Robert W. Hart, qv Acquired by Navy Aug 10 1962 Renamed Georgetown (AG-165) Mar 3 1963 Commissioned Nov 9 1963 Reasearch ship Reclassified AGTR-2, qv, Apr 1 1964
Georgetown	AGTR	2			1964-04-01 00:00:00.000			New England Shipbuilding Corp.	South Portland	ME		Ex Robert W. Hart, qv Ex Georgetown (AG-165), qv Reclassif… Ex Robert W. Hart, qv Ex Georgetown (AG-165), qv Reclassified AGTR-2 Apr 1 1964 Electronics research Battle Effeciency "E" 1966
Georgetown Victory				Sunk	1945-05-22 00:00:00.000			Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard, Inc.	Baltimore	MD		Maritime Commission Victory Hull 653 Merchant ship Origina… Maritime Commission Victory Hull 653 Merchant ship Original operator, American Export WW II
Georgia	Ironclad											Civil War In Savannah area, probably
Georgia	ScStr			Sold	1863-04-09 00:00:00.000	1864-06-01 00:00:00.000						Built 1862 Ex Japan Purchased by Confederate Government Ma… Built 1862 Ex Japan Purchased by Confederate Government Mar 1863 Commissioned CSS Georgoa Apr 9 1863, commanded by CDR W. L. Maury Captured 9 prizesSold Jun 1 1864
Georgia	BB	15	Virginia	Decom	1906-09-24 00:00:00.000	1920-07-15 00:00:00.000		Bath Iron Works	Bath	ME		1907-09, Great White Fleet Decommissioned Jan 27 1916 Comm… 1907-09, Great White Fleet Decommissioned Jan 27 1916 Commissioned Apr 6 1917 WW I - Decommissioned Jul 15 1920 Sold for scrap Nov 1 1923 Struck Nov 10 1923
Georgia	SSBN	729	Ohio	Active	1984-02-11 00:00:00.000			General Dynamics-Electric Boat Div	Groton	CT	Kings Bay	2003. being modified to carry Tomahawk guided missiles and s… 2003. being modified to carry Tomahawk guided missiles and special operations troops
Georgia Packet	Sch											Revolutionary War 1776-1777,at least Carried messages and … Revolutionary War 1776-1777,at least Carried messages and supplies between Philadelphia and Georgia
Georgiana	Ship			Captured	1813-05-08 00:00:00.000							War of 1812 British whaler captured by boats from Essex off… War of 1812 British whaler captured by boats from Essex off talapagos Islands Apr 29 1813 Commissioned in U.S. Navy May 8 1813 Captured Catherine and rose May 28 1813 Recaptured by British off East Coast early in 1814
Georgiana III	yacht			Decom	1917-05-11 00:00:00.000	1918-11-30 00:00:00.000		Harlan & Hollingsworth Corp.	Wilmington	DE		Built 1916 Acquired by Navy May 3 1917 SP-83 WW I - 4th … Built 1916 Acquired by Navy May 3 1917 SP-83 WW I - 4th Naval District Decommissioned Nov 30 1918 Returned to owner
Georgiana McCaw	steamer											Civil War Destroyed Jun 5 1864 by Union vessel Mackinaw, qv… Civil War Destroyed Jun 5 1864 by Union vessel Mackinaw, qv, in James River
Gerald R. Ford	CVN	78	Gerald R. Ford	Under construction				Northrop Grumman	Newport News	VA		To be named for President Gerald R. Ford, qv Planned to be … To be named for President Gerald R. Ford, qv Planned to be commissioned Mar 2016
Geraldine	patrol boat			Struck	1917-09-13 00:00:00.000	1918-12-17 00:00:00.000		George Lawley & Sons	Neponset	MA		Ex Albion Built 1916 Acquired by Navy Jul 24 1917 WW I - … Ex Albion Built 1916 Acquired by Navy Jul 24 1917 WW I - 9th Naval District Struck Dec 17 1918 Returned to owner Jan 7 1919
Geranium	SwTug			Decom	1863-10-15 00:00:00.000	1865-07-15 00:00:00.000			Newburgh	NY		Ex John A. Dix Built 1863 Purchased by Navy Sep 5 1863 Ci… Ex John A. Dix Built 1863 Purchased by Navy Sep 5 1863 Civil War South Atlantic Blockading Squadron Decommissioned Jul 15 1865 Sold Oct 18 1865 to Treasury Department for use in Lighthouse Service

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.