Collection

Ships

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

Showing 7,651–7,700

Name	Type	Hull Num	Class	Status	Comm Is Date	Decom Sunk Or Reclass	Reclass Num	Builder	Built City	Built State	Specifications	Historynotes
Hayter	DE	212	Buckley	Reclas	1944-03-16 00:00:00.000	1945-06-01 00:00:00.000	*	Charleston Navy Yard	Charleston	SC		Named for LCDR Hubert M. Hayter, qv Originally commissioned… Named for LCDR Hubert M. Hayter, qv Originally commissioned DE-212 WW II Atlantic Reclassified APD-80 6/01/1945
Hayter	APD	80		Decom	1945-06-01 00:00:00.000	1946-03-19 00:00:00.000		Charleston Navy Yard	Charleston	SC		Named for LCDR Hubert M. Hayter, qv Originally commissioned… Named for LCDR Hubert M. Hayter, qv Originally commissioned DE-212, qv Reclassified APD-80 6/01/1945 WW II Atlantic Decommissioned Mar 19 1946 Struck Dec 1 1966
Hazard	AM	240	Admirable	Decom	1944-10-31 00:00:00.000	1946-07-27 00:00:00.000	*	Winslow Marine Railway & Shipbuilding Co.	Seattle	WA		WW II Mar-Jun 1945, Operation Iceberg, Okinawa operations … WW II Mar-Jun 1945, Operation Iceberg, Okinawa operations Decommissioned Jul 27 1946 Reclassified MSF-240, qv, Feb 7 1955 3 Battle Stars WW II
Hazard	MSF	240						Winslow Marine Railway & Shipbuilding Co.	Seattle	WA		Ex AM-240, qv Reclassified MSF-240 Feb 7 1955, after decomm… Ex AM-240, qv Reclassified MSF-240 Feb 7 1955, after decommissioning
Hazel	SP	1207		Returned	1917-06-01 00:00:00.000	1919-01-16 00:00:00.000						1st Hazel Acquired by Navy for World War I Commissioned Ju… 1st Hazel Acquired by Navy for World War I Commissioned Jun 1 1917 WW I - 5th Naval District Returned to owner Jan 16 1919
Hazel	YN	24	Aloe	Reclas	1941-08-27 00:00:00.000	1944-01-20 00:00:00.000	*	American Shipbuilding Co.	Lorain	OH		2nd Hazel Laid down as Poplar. Renamed Hazel before launch… 2nd Hazel Laid down as Poplar. Renamed Hazel before launching WW II Naval Net Depot, Melville RI Redesignated AN-29, qv, Jan 20 1944
Hazel	AN	29		Decom	1944-01-20 00:00:00.000	1958-02-11 00:00:00.000		American Shipbuilding Co.	Lorain	OH		2nd Hazel Ex YN-24, qv Reclassified AN-29 Jan 20 1944 WW … 2nd Hazel Ex YN-24, qv Reclassified AN-29 Jan 20 1944 WW II Naval Net Depot, Melville RI To Canal Zone Apr 1945 Decommissioned Feb 11 1958 Struck Sep 1 1962
Hazel B #2	ST	467						Marine Construction	Seattle	WA		Built 1932 Army vessel WW II
Hazel Dell	Steamer											Civil War March 1862, used to transport Union troops for th… Civil War March 1862, used to transport Union troops for the Battle of Shiloh. (Hurst List)
Hazelton	SP	1770		Returned	1918-08-25 00:00:00.000	1918-12-10 00:00:00.000		GreatLakes Boat Building Corp.	Milwaukee	WI		Built 1917 Chartered by Navy Sep 19 1917 WW I - 2nd Naval… Built 1917 Chartered by Navy Sep 19 1917 WW I - 2nd Naval District Returned to owner Dec 10 1918
Hazelwood	DD	107	Wickes	Decom	1919-02-20 00:00:00.000	1930-11-15 00:00:00.000		Union Iron Works	San Francisco	CA		1st Hazelwood Named for Commodore John Hazelwood, qv Decom… 1st Hazelwood Named for Commodore John Hazelwood, qv Decommissioned Jul 7 1922 Recommissioned Apr 1 1925 Decommissioned Nov 15 1930 Sold Aug 30 1935 Scrapped Apr 4 1936
Hazelwood	DD	531	Fletcher	Decom	1943-06-18 00:00:00.000	1965-03-19 00:00:00.000		Bethlehem Shipbuilding Co.	San Francisco	CA		2nd Hazelwood Named for Commodore John Hazelwood, qv WW II… 2nd Hazelwood Named for Commodore John Hazelwood, qv WW II Nov-Dec 1943, Operation Galvanic, Gilbert Islands operation, CDR H. Wood Jan-Feb 1944, Invasion of Marshall Islands Sep 1944, Invasion of Palau Islands Oct 1944, Invasion of Leyte, CDR V. P. Douw Feb 1945, Invasion of Iwo Jima Mar-Apr 1945, Operation Iceberg, Okinawa Campaign, TG 58.4, CDR V.P. Douw. Severely damaged 4/29 by Japanese air attack and sent to Navy yard for repair. 69 killed, including CDR Douw Repaired at Ulithi and Mare Island Decommissioned Jan 18 1946 Recommissioned Sep 12 1951 Atlantic Fleet 1956. Suez Crisis 1962, Cuban Missile Crisis Decommissioned Mar 19 1965 and placed in reserve 10 Battle Stars WW II
Healy	WAGB	20		Active	1999-11-10 00:00:00.000			Avondale Shipyards, Inc.	New Orleans	LA	Named for CPT. Michael A. Healy	To be launched Sep 20 1997
Healy	DD	672	Fletcher	Decom	1943-09-03 00:00:00.000	1958-03-11 00:00:00.000		Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.	Kearny	NJ		Named for CDR Howard R. Healy, qv WW II June 19-20 1944, B… Named for CDR Howard R. Healy, qv WW II June 19-20 1944, Battle of the Philippine Sea Oct 1944, Invasion of Leyte, CDR J. C. Atkeson Oct 25 1944, Battle off Samar Feb 1945, Invasion of Iwo Jima Decommissioned Jul 11 1946 Recommissioned Aug 3 1951 Decommissioned Mar 11 1958 8 Battle Stars WW II
Heath Hen	AMc	6		Reclas	1941-01-20 00:00:00.000		*	A. D. Storey	Fairhaven	MA		Built 1936 as Noreen Acquired by Navy Oct 18 1940 Renamed … Built 1936 as Noreen Acquired by Navy Oct 18 1940 Renamed Heath Hen WW II 5th Naval District Mar 1944, Naval Mine Test Facility Redesignated small boat C-13538, no name, qv, sometime during World War II
Heather	LHT			Returned	1917-04-11 00:00:00.000	1919-07-01 00:00:00.000						Taken by Navy from Lighthouse Service Apr 11 1917 WW I - W… Taken by Navy from Lighthouse Service Apr 11 1917 WW I - Washington coast Returned to Lighthouse Service Jul 1 1919
Heavy Moon												YP-573, qv, was named Heavy Moon at some point
Hebe	SP	966		Returned	1917-08-01 00:00:00.000	1918-12-14 00:00:00.000		George Bishop	Long Island	NY		Motor boat built 1912 Leased by Navy May 19 1917 WW I - 3… Motor boat built 1912 Leased by Navy May 19 1917 WW I - 3rd Naval District Returned to owner Dec 14 1918
Heber												WW II Apr 17-23 1945, Mindanao Island landings Also see He… WW II Apr 17-23 1945, Mindanao Island landings Also see Heber M. Creel
Heber M. Creel					1943-12-22 00:00:00.000			Permanente Metals Corp, Yard 1	Richmond	CA		Maritime Commission E Hull 2128 Merchant ship Original ope… Maritime Commission E Hull 2128 Merchant ship Original operator, Olympic Steamship WW II Also see Creel and Heber
Hecate	monitor			Renamed					St. Louis	MO		Ex Etlah, qv A light draft monitor, never finished Renamed… Ex Etlah, qv A light draft monitor, never finished Renamed Hecate Jun 15 1969 Again renamed Etlah Aug 10 1969
Hecla							*					YF-547, qv, was named Hecla at some point
Hecla	brig			Decom	1847-03-09 00:00:00.000	1848-09-09 00:00:00.000						1st Hecla Purchased by Navy 1846 Commissioned Mar 9 1847 … 1st Hecla Purchased by Navy 1846 Commissioned Mar 9 1847 Mexican War Decommissioned Sep 9 1848 Sold
Hecla	monitor			Broken up			*	Philadelphia Navy Yard	Philadelphia	PA		Ex Shakamaxon, qv REnamed Hecla Jun 15 1869, while still on… Ex Shakamaxon, qv REnamed Hecla Jun 15 1869, while still on ways Never completed Renamed Nebraska, qv, Aug 10 1869
Hecla	AR	19			1944-08-16 00:00:00.000		*	Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard, Inc.	Baltimore	MD		Maritime Commission E Hull 2664 Renamed Xanthus, qv, before… Maritime Commission E Hull 2664 Renamed Xanthus, qv, before commissioning
Hector				Decom	1898-06-22 00:00:00.000	1898-09-17 00:00:00.000						1st Hector Built 1883 for Spain Spanish-American War Take… 1st Hector Built 1883 for Spain Spanish-American War Taken as prize from Spain Commissioned Jun 22 1898 Decommissioned Sep 17 1898 Sold Oct 10 1899
Hector	AC	7		Sank	1909-10-22 00:00:00.000	1916-07-17 00:00:00.000		Maryland Steel Co.	Sparrows Point	MD		2nd Hector Atlantic Wrecked off Atlantic coast Jul 14 1916… 2nd Hector Atlantic Wrecked off Atlantic coast Jul 14 1916 and sank 3 days later
Hector	AR	7	Vulcan		1944-02-07 00:00:00.000			Los Angeles Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.				3rd Hector WW II Pacific Korean War
Hecuba	AKS	12	Acubens	Decom	1945-04-21 00:00:00.000	1946-03-26 00:00:00.000		Delta Shipbuilding Co.	New Orleans	LA		Maritime Commission E Hull 2821 Ex George W. Cable Acquire… Maritime Commission E Hull 2821 Ex George W. Cable Acquired by Navy and renamed Hecuba before commissioning WW II Pacific Decommissioned Mar 26 1946 Sold for scrapping Oct 19 1964
Heed	AM	100	Auk	Decom	1943-02-27 00:00:00.000	1954-01-27 00:00:00.000	*	General Engineering & Drydock Co.	Alameda	CA		WW II Alaska Jan-Feb 1944, Invasion of Marshall Islands J… WW II Alaska Jan-Feb 1944, Invasion of Marshall Islands Jun-Aug 1944, Operation Forager, Invasion of Saipan and Tinian, LT Magruder Dent Mar-Jun 1945, Operation Iceberg, Okinawa operations Decommissioned Jan 15 1947 Recommissioned Mar 5 1952 Atlantic Decommissioned Jan 27 1954 Reclassified MSF-100, qv, Feb 7 1955
Heed	MSF	100		Struck		1967-03-01 00:00:00.000		General Engineering & Drydock Co.	Alameda	CA		Ex AM-100, qv Reclassified MSF-100 Feb 7 1955, after decomm… Ex AM-100, qv Reclassified MSF-100 Feb 7 1955, after decommissioning Struck Mar 1 1967
Heekon	YT	141		Reclas	1940-03-22 00:00:00.000	1944-05-15 00:00:00.000	*	Charleston Navy Yard	Charleston	SC		WW II Washington NY Reclassified YTB-141, qv, May 15 1944
Heekon	YTB	141		Reclas	1944-05-15 00:00:00.000		*	Charleston Navy Yard	Charleston	SC		Ex YT-141, qv Reclassified YTB-141 May 15 1944 WW II Wash… Ex YT-141, qv Reclassified YTB-141 May 15 1944 WW II Washington navy Yard Reclassified YTM-141, qv, Feb 1962
Heekon	YTN	141		Sold				Charleston Navy Yard	Charleston	SC		Ex YT-141, qv Ex YTB-141, qv Reclassified YTM-141 1962 Wa… Ex YT-141, qv Ex YTB-141, qv Reclassified YTM-141 1962 Washington Navy Yard Sold Early 1963
Heermann	DD	532	Fletcher	Decom	1943-07-06 00:00:00.000	1957-12-20 00:00:00.000		Bethlehem Shipbuilding Co.	San Francisco	CA		Named for Navy surgeon Lewis Heermann, qv WW II Nov-Dec 19… Named for Navy surgeon Lewis Heermann, qv WW II Nov-Dec 1943, Operation Galvanic, Gilbert Islands operation, CDR D. M. Agnew Mar-Apr 1944, occupation of Emirau Island Jun 11 1944, bombardmend of tank farm on Fangelawa Bay, New Ireland Sep 1944, Invasion of Palau Islands Oct 1944, Invasion of Leyte, CDR A. T. Hathaway Oct 25 1944, Battle off Samar Feb 1945, Invasion of Iwo Jima Mar-Jun 1945, Operation Iceberg, Okinawa Campaign, TG 58.4 Decommissioned Jun 12 1946 Recommissioned Sep 12 1951 Atlantic Decommissioned Dec 20 1957 Loaned to Argentina Aug 14 1961 under Military Assistance Program Renamed Brown (D-20) 9 Battle Stars, Presidential Unit Citation, and Philippine Republic Unit Citation, WW II
Heffron	Freighter			Sunk		1942-07-05 00:00:00.000						Merchant vessel WW II Hit mine and sunk on Murmansk route … Merchant vessel WW II Hit mine and sunk on Murmansk route Jul 5 1942. I killed
Hegira												Merchant ship WW II Mar-May 1942, Convoy PQ-15
Hegra					1944-03-31 00:00:00.000			Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co.	Chester	PA		Maritime Commission Hull 646 Merchant ship Original operat… Maritime Commission Hull 646 Merchant ship Original operator, War Shipping Administration WW II
Heldenfelds Barge 10							*					YC-1036, qv, was named Heldenfelds Barge 10 at some point
Helen	Cargo							Terry & Tench	Long Island City	NY		Built 1920 Army vessel WW II
Helen	Sch			Lost								Purchased by Navy Sep 1813 War of 1812 East coast Lost in… Purchased by Navy Sep 1813 War of 1812 East coast Lost in delaware Bay 1815
Helen B.	Yacht						*					YP-92, qv, was named Helen B. at some point
Helen Baughman	SP	1292		Returned		1918-11-27 00:00:00.000		Bowns	Nanticoke	MD		Built 1894 Taken by Navy Aug 1917 WW I - 5th Naval Distri… Built 1894 Taken by Navy Aug 1917 WW I - 5th Naval District Returned to owner Nov 27 1918
Helen C.	Yacht						*					YP-470 was named Helen C. at some point
Helen C.	TP	238										Army vessel WW II
Helen Euphane	SP	403		Sold	1917-06-05 00:00:00.000	1919-04-15 00:00:00.000		E. J. Tull	Pocomoke City	MD		Built 1902 Purchased by Navy May 23 1917 WW I - 5th Naval… Built 1902 Purchased by Navy May 23 1917 WW I - 5th Naval District Minesweeper and patrol boat Sold back to owners Apr 15 1919
Helen Getty	Steamer											Civil War Used to transport Gen. Sherman's troops in early … Civil War Used to transport Gen. Sherman's troops in early 1865
Helen Hunt Jackson					1942-12-12 00:00:00.000			California Shipbuilding Corp.	Los Angeles	CA		Maritime Commission E Hull 673 Merchant ship Original oper… Maritime Commission E Hull 673 Merchant ship Original operator, Parry Shipping WW II
Helen Lykes												Korean War Sep 1950, Operation Chromite, Invasion at Inchon… Korean War Sep 1950, Operation Chromite, Invasion at Inchon, Task Force 90
Helena	Gbt			Decom	1897-07-08 00:00:00.000	1932-05-27 00:00:00.000		Newport News Shipbuilding Co.	Newport News	VA		1st Helena Spanish-American War Cuban area Phillipine Ins… 1st Helena Spanish-American War Cuban area Phillipine Insurrection Asiatic Station Decommissioned Apr 19 1905 Recommissioned Jul 16 1906 Asiatic Station Probably classified PG-9 at some time Decommissioned May 27 1932 and struck Sold Jul 7 1934

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.