Collection

Ships

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

Showing 7,751–7,800

Name	Type	Hull Num	Class	Status	Comm Is Date	Decom Sunk Or Reclass	Reclass Num	Builder	Built City	Built State	Home Port	Historynotes
Henry C. Payne					1943-09-30 00:00:00.000			Permanente Metals Corp, Yard 2	Richmond	CA		Maritime Commission E Hull 2154 Merchant ship Original ope… Maritime Commission E Hull 2154 Merchant ship Original operator, American-Hawaiian Steamship WW II
Henry C. Wallace					1943-09-08 00:00:00.000			California Shipbuilding Corp.	Los Angeles	CA		Maritime commission E Hull 1881 Merchant ship Original ope… Maritime commission E Hull 1881 Merchant ship Original operator, Los Angeles Tanker Operators WW II
Henry Clay					1942-06-30 00:00:00.000			Alabama Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Co.	Mobile	AL		Maritime Commission E Hull 3 Merchant ship Original operat… Maritime Commission E Hull 3 Merchant ship Original operator, Lykes Bros. WW II
Henry Clay	Sch											Civil War Confederate schooner
Henry Clay	SSBN	625	Lafayette	Decom	1964-02-20 00:00:00.000			Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co.	Newport News	VA		Named for Senator Henry Clay, qv
Henry County	IX	34		Decom	1930-05-27 00:00:00.000	1930-08-22 00:00:00.000		American Ship Building Co.	Cleveland	OH		1st Henry County Decommissioned Aug 22 1930 Loaned to Stat… 1st Henry County Decommissioned Aug 22 1930 Loaned to State of California the same day Renamed California State Jan 23 1931 Transferred to Maritime Commission Jun 30 1940
Henry County	LST	824		Decom	1959-09-05 00:00:00.000			Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.	Evansville	IN		2nd Henry County Ex LST-824, no name, qv Named Henry Count… 2nd Henry County Ex LST-824, no name, qv Named Henry County Jul 1 1955, while decommissioned Recommissioned Sep 5 1959 Sep 1962, Operation Dominic Vietnam War Decommissioned Transferred to Malaysia Renamed Sri Banggi (A-1501) 4 Battle Stars Vietnam War
Henry D. Lindsley					1944-05-15 00:00:00.000			Todd-Houston Shipbuilding Corp.	Houston	TX		Maritime Commission E Hull 2927 Merchant ship Original ope… Maritime Commission E Hull 2927 Merchant ship Original operator, Marine Transport WW II
Henry D. Thoreau					1942-05-13 00:00:00.000			Oregon Shipbuilding Corp.	Portland	OR		Maritime Commission E Hull 191 Merchant ship Original oper… Maritime Commission E Hull 191 Merchant ship Original operator, Luckenbach Steamship Line WW II
Henry Dearborn					1942-10-18 00:00:00.000			Oregon Shipbuilding Corp.	Portland	OR		Maritime Commission E Hull 579 Merchant ship Original oper… Maritime Commission E Hull 579 Merchant ship Original operator, American-Hawaiian Steamship WW II
Henry Dodge					1943-07-07 00:00:00.000			Permanente Metals Corp, Shipbuilding Div.	Richmond	CA		Maritime Commission E Hull 1581 Merchant ship Original ope… Maritime Commission E Hull 1581 Merchant ship Original operator, Waterman Steamship WW II January 4-18 1945 Lingayen Gulf Landing
Henry Durant					1943-07-13 00:00:00.000			Marinship Corp.	Sausalito	CA		Maritime Commission E Hull 1236 Merchant ship Original ope… Maritime Commission E Hull 1236 Merchant ship Original operator, Norton Lilly Co. WW II
Henry E. Huntington					1944-02-12 00:00:00.000			California Steamship Corp.	Los Angeles	CA		Maritime Commission E Hull 2560 Merchant ship Original ope… Maritime Commission E Hull 2560 Merchant ship Original operator, United States Lines WW II
Henry Eckford	T-AO	192	Henry J. Kaiser	Inactive								Launched 1989 Never completed. Only 84 percent done Decla… Launched 1989 Never completed. Only 84 percent done Declared not needed In James River reserve fleet waiting to be scrapped
Henry Eckford	T-AO-192	192	Henry J. Kaiser	Scrapped								Named for shipbuilder Henry Eckford. Launched 1989. Work d… Named for shipbuilder Henry Eckford. Launched 1989. Work discontinued when 84 percane completed. Scrapped in 2011
Henry Failing					1943-04-15 00:00:00.000			Oregon Shipbuilding Corp.	Portland	OR		Maritime Commission E Hull 1620 Merchant ship Original ope… Maritime Commission E Hull 1620 Merchant ship Original operator, Alaska Steamship WW II
Henry Fitzhugh	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)
Henry Flad	Dredge								Grafton	IL		Built 1901 Self-propelled cutterhead pipeline dredge Army … Built 1901 Self-propelled cutterhead pipeline dredge Army vessel WW II
Henry George					1942-10-05 00:00:00.000			Oregon Shipbuilding Corp.	Portland	OR		Maritime Commission E Hull 574 Merchant ship Original oper… Maritime Commission E Hull 574 Merchant ship Original operator, American-Hawaiian Steamship WW II Jun 13 1945, Operation Iceberg, Okinawa Campaign
Henry Gibbins	Cargo			Reclas	1943-02-27 00:00:00.000	1950-03-01 00:00:00.000	*	Ingalls Shipbuilding Co.	Pascagoula	MS		Maritime Commission Hull 164 Ex Biloxi Acquired by Army an… Maritime Commission Hull 164 Ex Biloxi Acquired by Army and renamed Henry Gibbins, for MGEN Henry Gibbins, qv WW II Acquired by Navy from Army Mar 1 1950 and classified T-AP-183, qv
Henry Gibbins	T-AP	183		Transferred	1950-03-01 00:00:00.000	1959-12-02 00:00:00.000		Ingalls Shipbuilding Co.	Pascagoula	MS		Ex Army vessel Henry Gibbins, qv Named for MGEN Henry Gibb… Ex Army vessel Henry Gibbins, qv Named for MGEN Henry Gibbins, qv Transferred to Navy Mar 1 1950 and reclassified T-AP-183 Military Sea Transportation Service Korean War Transferred to Maritime Administration Dec 2 1959
Henry Gilbert Costin					1943-03-23 00:00:00.000			Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Inc.	Baltimore	MD		Maritime Commission E Hull 950 Merchant ship Original oper… Maritime Commission E Hull 950 Merchant ship Original operator, Cosmopolitan Steamship WW II
Henry Groves Connors					1943-04-30 00:00:00.000			Delta Shipbuilding Co., Inc.	Baltimore	MD		Maritime Commission E Hull 1037 Merchant ship Original ope… Maritime Commission E Hull 1037 Merchant ship Original operator, Standard Fruit Co. WW II
Henry H. Blood					1943-10-27 00:00:00.000			Permanente Metals Corp, Yard 2	Richmond	CA		Maritime Commission E Hull 2170 Merchant ship Original ope… Maritime Commission E Hull 2170 Merchant ship Original operator, A. L. Burbank WW II
Henry H. Richardson					1943-03-27 00:00:00.000			Permanente Metals Corp., Richmond #1	Richmond	CA		Maritime Commission E Hull 528 Merchant ship Original oper… Maritime Commission E Hull 528 Merchant ship Original operator, Mormack Lines WW II
Henry H. Sibley					1943-03-31 00:00:00.000			California Shipbuilding Corp.	Los Angeles	CA		Maritime Commission E Hull 728 Merchant ship Original oper… Maritime Commission E Hull 728 Merchant ship Original operator, American Foreign Steamship WW II
Henry Hadley					1944-08-22 00:00:00.000			St. Johns River Shipbuilding Co., Inc.	Jacksonville	FL		Maritime Commission E Hull 2489 Merchant ship Original ope… Maritime Commission E Hull 2489 Merchant ship Original operator, T. J. Stevenson WW II
Henry II												YM-27 was named Henry IV at some time
Henry J. Kaiser	T-AO	187	Henry J. Kaiser	Active	1984-08-22 00:00:00.000			Avondale Shipyard	New Orleans	LA	Pacific	Named for industrialist Henry J. Kaiser, qv Decommissioned … Named for industrialist Henry J. Kaiser, qv Decommissioned Jan 1995 Active as T-AO-187 in Military Sealift Command
Henry J. King	Str			Captured		1865-04-14 00:00:00.000						Also known as H. J. Kin and as King Civil War Used by Conf… Also known as H. J. Kin and as King Civil War Used by Confederacy as transport between Selma and Mobile AL during 1864 Captured Apr 14 1864. Sent to Montgomery as prize
Henry J. Raymond					1942-12-26 00:00:00.000			Permanente Metals Corp., Richmond #2	Richmond	CA		Maritime Commission E Hull 442 Merchant ship Original oper… Maritime Commission E Hull 442 Merchant ship Original operator, American President Lines WW II May 3-Jun 30 1945, Operation Iceberg, Okinawa Campaign
Henry J. Waters					1944-05-08 00:00:00.000			Permanente Metals Corp., Yard 2	Richmond	CA		Maritime Commission E Hull 2278 Merchant ship Original ope… Maritime Commission E Hull 2278 Merchant ship Original operator, War Shipping Administration WW II
Henry James												Mortar Schooner Civil War Sep 24 1862, Battle of Sabine Pa… Mortar Schooner Civil War Sep 24 1862, Battle of Sabine Pass
Henry Janes	Sch			Decom	1862-01-30 00:00:00.000	1865-07-12 00:00:00.000						Purchased by Navy Sep 27 1861 Civil War West Gulf Blockadi… Purchased by Navy Sep 27 1861 Civil War West Gulf Blockading Squadron Apr 1862, bombardment of Forts Jackson and St. Phillip 1864, North Atlantic Blockading Squadron Decommissioned Jul 12 1865 Sold Jul 20 1865
Henry Jocelyn					1943-08-28 00:00:00.000			New England Shipbuilding Corp.	South Portland	ME		Maritime Commission E Hull 812 Merchant ship Original oper… Maritime Commission E Hull 812 Merchant ship Original operator, Calmar Steamship WW II
Henry Keswick	Tug			Sunk		1942-04-09 00:00:00.000		Hong Kong & Whangpoa Dock	Hong Kong	HK		WW II Philippine vessel in Army service (USAT) Shelled and… WW II Philippine vessel in Army service (USAT) Shelled and sunk in Philippines Apr 9 1942
Henry Knox					1942-05-13 00:00:00.000			California Shipbuilding Corp.	Los Angeles	CA		Named for Revolutionary War General Henry Knox, qv Maritime… Named for Revolutionary War General Henry Knox, qv Maritime Commission E Hull 74 Merchant ship Original operator, Matson Navigation WW II
Henry L. Abbott				Renamed	1943-08-19 00:00:00.000	1945-07-14 00:00:00.000	*	Oregon Shipbuilding Corp.	Portland	OR		Maritime Commission E Hull 2063 Merchant ship Original ope… Maritime Commission E Hull 2063 Merchant ship Original operator, Alaska Transp. WW II Acquired by Navy Jul 30 1945 for used as floating storage Renamed Gamage (IX-227) Jul 14 1945 Found unfit for service and acquisition cancelled (Also see William B. Allison and Gamage)
Henry L. Benning					1943-03-09 00:00:00.000			Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Inc.	Baltimore	MD		Maritime Commission E Hull 946 Merchant ship Original oper… Maritime Commission E Hull 946 Merchant ship Original operator, Cosmopolitan S WW II
Henry L. Ellsworth					1943-11-12 00:00:00.000			Delta Shipbuilding Co., Inc.	New Orleans	LA		Maritime commission E Hull 1744 Merchant ship Original ope… Maritime commission E Hull 1744 Merchant ship Original operator, Republic Oil Refining Corp. WW II
Henry L. Gantt					1944-01-18 00:00:00.000			California Shipbuilding Corp.	Los Angeles	CA		Maritime Commission E Hull 2552 Merchant ship Original ope… Maritime Commission E Hull 2552 Merchant ship Original operator, American-Hawaiian Steamship WW II
Henry L. Hoyt					1943-07-11 00:00:00.000			Oregon Shipbuilding Corp.	Portland	OR		Maritime Commission E Hull 2041 Merchant ship Original ope… Maritime Commission E Hull 2041 Merchant ship Original operator, General Steamship WW II
Henry L. Pittock					1943-07-02 00:00:00.000			Oregon Shipbuilding Corp.	Portland	OR		Maritime Commission E Hull 2036 Merchant ship Original ope… Maritime Commission E Hull 2036 Merchant ship Original operator, War Shipping Administration WW II
Henry L. Stimson	SSBN	655	Lafayette	Decom	1966-08-20 00:00:00.000	1992-01-01 00:00:00.000		Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics	Groton	CT		Named for Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson, qv Decommissio… Named for Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson, qv Decommissioned Jan 1 1992
Henry Lomb					1943-09-20 00:00:00.000			Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Inc.	Baltimore	MD		Maritime commission E Hull 1784 Merchant ship Original ope… Maritime commission E Hull 1784 Merchant ship Original operator, Bull Line WW II
Henry M. Jackson	SSBN	730	Ohio	Active	1984-10-06 00:00:00.000			General Dynamics-Electric Boat Div	Groton	CT	Bangor
Henry M. Rice					1943-03-31 00:00:00.000			California Shipbuilding Corp.	Los Angeles	CA		Maritime Commission E Hull 729 Merchant ship Original oper… Maritime Commission E Hull 729 Merchant ship Original operator, Alcoa Steamship WW II Jun 1944, Operation Overlord, Invasion of Normandy
Henry M. Robert					1944-04-15 00:00:00.000			Todd-Houston Shipbuilding Corp.	Houston	TX		Maritime Commission E Hull 2921 Merchant ship Original ope… Maritime Commission E Hull 2921 Merchant ship Original operator, Dich. Wright & Pugh WW II
Henry M. Robinson					1943-08-21 00:00:00.000			California Shipbuilding Corp.	Los Angeles	CA		Maritime commission E Hull 1865 Merchant ship Original ope… Maritime commission E Hull 1865 Merchant ship Original operator, War Shipping Administration WW II
Henry M. Stephens					1944-03-11 00:00:00.000			Permanente Metals Corp, Yard 2	Richmond	CA		Maritime Commission E Hull 2762 Merchant ship Original ope… Maritime Commission E Hull 2762 Merchant ship Original operator, Alaska Transp. 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.