Collection

Ships

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

Showing 11,651–11,700

Name	Type	Hull Num	Class	Status	Comm Is Date	Decom Sunk Or Reclass	Reclass Num	Builder	Built City	Built State	Historynotes
Mill Spring	Tanker				1943-10-23 00:00:00.000			Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.	Chester	PA	Maritime Commission Hull 378 Merchant ship Original operat… Maritime Commission Hull 378 Merchant ship Original operator, Keystone Shipping (ownre, Charles Kurz) WW II
Millard County	LST	987	LST-511	Struck	1955-07-01 00:00:00.000	1960-06-01 00:00:00.000		Boston Navy Yard	Boston	MA	Originally LST-987, no name, qv Decommissioned Sep 3 1946 … Originally LST-987, no name, qv Decommissioned Sep 3 1946 Named Millard County Jul 1 1955, after decommissioning Struck Jun 1 1960 Sold to West German Navy Aug 1961 Scrapped in Germany Nov 1968
Milledgeville	PC	1263	PC-461	Decom	1943-07-28 00:00:00.000	1959-02-16 00:00:00.000		Leathem D. Smith Shipbuilding Co.	Sturgeon Bay	WI	2nd Milledgeville Ex PC-1263, no name, qv Named Milledgevi… 2nd Milledgeville Ex PC-1263, no name, qv Named Milledgeville Feb 15 1956 Decommissioned Feb 16 1959 Transferred to Nationalist China Jul 1 1959 Renamed To Kiang ((PC-125) (Note that this second Milledgeville was commissioned before the first Milledgeville, qv, but did not bear the name until well after the first vessel had been decommissioned)
Milledgeville	PF	94	Tacoma	Decom	1945-01-18 00:00:00.000	1946-08-21 00:00:00.000		American Shipbuilding Co.	Lorain	OH	1st Milledgeville Originally to be classified PG-202 Recla… 1st Milledgeville Originally to be classified PG-202 Reclassified PF-94 Apr 15 1943 Named Sitka Oct 11 1943 Renamed Milledgeville Feb 7 1944, before launching Placed in service Nov 16 1944 Placed out of service Nov 24 1944 Converted to weather station ship Commissioned Jan 18 1945 WW II North Atlantic Decommissioned Aug 21 1946 Sold Apr 9 1946, for scrap Struck Apr 23 1947
Millen Griffith					1943-12-28 00:00:00.000			Permanente Metals Corp, Yard 1	Richmond	CA	Maritime Commission E Hull 2129 Merchant ship Original ope… Maritime Commission E Hull 2129 Merchant ship Original operator, Burns Steamship WW II
Miller	DE	1091	Knox	Reclas	1973-06-30 00:00:00.000			Avondale Shipyards	Westwego	LA	2nd Miller Namved for CK3 Doris Miller, qv Atlantic Fleet … 2nd Miller Namved for CK3 Doris Miller, qv Atlantic Fleet Reclassified FF-1091, qv, July 1975
Miller	FF	1091		Decom		1991-10-15 00:00:00.000		Avondale Shipyards	Westwego	LA	2nd Miller Named for CK3c Doris Miller, qv Ex DD-1091 Rec… 2nd Miller Named for CK3c Doris Miller, qv Ex DD-1091 Reclassified FF-1091 July 1975 Atlantic To Reserve January 1982 Decommissioned October 15 1991 To Turkey July 19 1999
Miller	DD	535	Fletcher	Decom	1943-08-31 00:00:00.000	1964-06-30 00:00:00.000		Bethlehem Shipbuilding Co.	San Francisco	CA	1st Miller Named for Acting Master's Mate James Miller, qv … 1st Miller Named for Acting Master's Mate James Miller, qv WW II June 19-20 1944, Battle of the Philippine Sea Sep 1944, Invasion of Palau Islands Oct 1944, Invasion of Leyte, LCDR D. L. Johnson Oct 25 1944, Battle of Leyte Gulf Apr-Jun 1945, Operation Iceberg, Okinawa Campaign, LCDR D. L. Johnson Decommissioned Dec 19 1945 Recommissioned May 19 1951 Korean War 1952-53, Korea area Decommissioned Jun 30 1964
Millicoma	AO	73	Suamico		1943-03-05 00:00:00.000			Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.	Chester	PA	Maritime Commission Hull 336 Laid down as King's Mountain … Maritime Commission Hull 336 Laid down as King's Mountain Renamed Conestoga while building Launched as Millicoma Acquired by Navy Jan 30 1943 WW II Feb 1944, Invasion of Marshall Islands Jul-Aug 1944, Invasion of Marianas Islands Oct 1944, Invasion of Leyte, CDR George E. Ely Feb 1945, Invasion of Iwo Jima Apr-Jun 1945, Operation Iceberg, Okinawa operations Decommissioned Feb 21 1946 Struck Mar 12 1946and transferred to Maritime Commission in June Recquired by Navy Feb 1948 Transferred to Military Sea Transportation Service Oct 1 1949 Reinstated on Navy list Apr 28 1950 Korean War 8 Battle Stars WW II
Millidgeville	PF	94			1944-10-16 00:00:00.000			American Shipbuilding Co.	Lorain	OH	Maritime Commission Hull 1966 WW II
Millinocket	Freighter			Sunk		1942-06-17 00:00:00.000					WW II Sunk by torpedo in Caribbean. 8 crewmen and 3 Armed … WW II Sunk by torpedo in Caribbean. 8 crewmen and 3 Armed Guard lost
Mills	DE	383	Edsall		1943-10-12 00:00:00.000			Brown Shipbuilding Co.	Houston	TX
Mills Victory	Cargo		Boulder Victory	Renamed	1945-04-21 00:00:00.000		*	Permanente Metals Corp., Richmond Two	Richmond	CA	Maritime Commission Victory Hull 741 Merchant ship Origina… Maritime Commission Victory Hull 741 Merchant ship Original operator, American-Hawaiian Steamship WW II Transferred to Army Renamed Sgt. Morris E. Crain, qv
Milton B. Medary					1944-08-26 00:00:00.000			Delta Shipbuilding Co.	New Orleans	LA	Maritime Commission E Hull 2798 Merchant ship Original ope… Maritime Commission E Hull 2798 Merchant ship Original operator, Standard Fruit WW II
Milton H. Smith					1944-09-12 00:00:00.000			Delta Shipbuilding Co.	New Orleans	LA	Maritime Commission E Hull 2803 Merchant ship Original ope… Maritime Commission E Hull 2803 Merchant ship Original operator, Mississippi Shipping Co. WW II
Milton J. Foreman					1944-11-04 00:00:00.000			Southeastern Shipbuilding Corp.	Savannah	GA	Maritime Commission E Hull 2882 Merchant ship Original ope… Maritime Commission E Hull 2882 Merchant ship Original operator, International Freighting WW II
Milton Lewis	DE	772	Cannon	Scrapped				Tampa Shipbuilding Co.	Tampa	FL	Named for CPL Milton Lewis, qv Laid down as Rogers Renamed… Named for CPL Milton Lewis, qv Laid down as Rogers Renamed Milton Lewis Jul 18 1944 Launched Aug 6 1944 Contract cancelled Sep 11 1944 Placed in service Oct 25 1944, towed to Charleston SC, and scrapped
Milwaukee	Mon		Milwaukee	Sunk	1864-08-27 00:00:00.000	1865-02-28 00:00:00.000		James B. Eads	Carondelet	MO	1st Milwaukee Civil War Sunk Fewb 28 1865 (or maybe Mar 28… 1st Milwaukee Civil War Sunk Fewb 28 1865 (or maybe Mar 28, DANFS gives both months for the attack) near Mobile AL Raised in 1868 Her materials used in construction of a bridge across the Mississippi at St. Louis
Milwaukee	AOR	2	Wichita	Active				General Dynamics	Quincy	MA	4th Milwaukee
Milwaukee	C	21	St. Louis	Decom	1906-12-10 00:00:00.000	1917-03-06 00:00:00.000		Union Iron Works	San Francisco	CA	2nd Milwaukee Decommissioned May 3 1910 Recommissioned Jun… 2nd Milwaukee Decommissioned May 3 1910 Recommissioned Jun 17 1913 Pacific Reserve Fleet Grounded in breakers Jan 13 1917 off Eureka CA while attemting to float submarine H-3. Could not be slavaged Decommissioned Mar 6 1917 Broken up by storm Nov 1918 Struck Jun 23 1919 Hulk sold Aug 5 1919
Milwaukee	CL	5	Omaha	Transferred	1923-06-20 00:00:00.000	1944-04-20 00:00:00.000		Seattle Construction & Drydock Co.	Seattle	WA	3rd Milwaukee ex CS 5 Feb 14 1939, discovered the greatest… 3rd Milwaukee ex CS 5 Feb 14 1939, discovered the greatest depth yet known in the Atlantic, 30, 246 feet, designated "Milwaukee Depth" noth of Puerto Rico WW II Aug 5 1942, Atlantic Fleet, CPT Forrest B. Royal Mar 1944, British Convoy JW58 to Murmansk Transferred on loan to USSR Apr 20 1944 Returned to U.S. custody Mar 16 1949 Sold for scrapping Dec 10 1949
Milwaukee	LCS	5	Freedom	Launched					Marinette	WI	Launched Dec 2013 To be commissioned 2015
Mimac	YTB	507	Cholocco	Reclas	1945-07-17 00:00:00.000	1966-04-01 00:00:00.000	*	Commercial Iron Works	Portland	OR	Placed in service Jul 17 1945 13th Naval District Reclassi… Placed in service Jul 17 1945 13th Naval District Reclassified YTM-770, qv, Apr 1 1966
Mimac	YTM	770			1966-04-01 00:00:00.000			Commercial Iron Works	Portland	OR	Ex YTB-507, qv Reclassified YTM-770 Apr 1 1966
Mimosa	YN	21	Aloe	Reclas	1941-10-28 00:00:00.000	1944-01-20 00:00:00.000	*	American Shipbuilding Co.	Cleveland	OH	Placed in service Oct 28 1941 WW II Caribbean area Commis… Placed in service Oct 28 1941 WW II Caribbean area Commissioned Dec 10 1942 Redesignated AN-26, qv, Jan 20 1944
Mimosa	AN	26		Decom	1944-01-20 00:00:00.000	1946-09-27 00:00:00.000		American Shipbuilding Co.	Cleveland	OH	Ex YN-21, qv Reclassified AN-26 Jan 20 1944 WW II Jun-Jul… Ex YN-21, qv Reclassified AN-26 Jan 20 1944 WW II Jun-Jul 1944, Invasion of Marianas Islands Decommissioned Sep 27 1946 Transferred to Maritime Commission Jul 13 1961 2 Battle Stars WW II
Minah	AMCU	14		Reclas	1952-03-07 00:00:00.000	1955-02-07 00:00:00.000	*	Astoria Maine Construction Co.	Astoria	OR	Ex AMc-204, qv Reclassified AMCU-14 Mar 7 1952 Atlantic Fl… Ex AMc-204, qv Reclassified AMCU-14 Mar 7 1952 Atlantic Fleet Reclassified MHC-14, qv, Feb 7 1955
Minah	MHC	14		Struck	1955-02-07 00:00:00.000	1959-11-01 00:00:00.000		Astoria Maine Construction Co.	Astoria	OR	Ex AMCU-14, qv Reclassified MHC-14 Feb 7 1955 6th Naval Di… Ex AMCU-14, qv Reclassified MHC-14 Feb 7 1955 6th Naval District Decommissioned Sep 1959 Struck Nov 1 1959 Sold Removed from Naval custody Sep 8 1960
Minah	AMc	204		Reclas	1945-01-10 00:00:00.000	1952-03-07 00:00:00.000	*	Astoria Maine Construction Co.	Astoria	OR	Ex PCS-1465, qv Reclassified and named Minah (AMc-204) Jan … Ex PCS-1465, qv Reclassified and named Minah (AMc-204) Jan 10 1945 WW II 1946, Operation Crossroads Reclassified AMCU-14, qv, Mar 7 1952 1 Battle Star WW II
Mindanao	PG			Struck	1899-01-17 00:00:00.000	1905-02-11 00:00:00.000		Cavite Navy Yard	Cavite	PI	Built for Spanish navy Captured by U.S. Army May 1 1898 whi… Built for Spanish navy Captured by U.S. Army May 1 1898 while under construction Spanish-American War Acquired by Navy Jan 17 1899 Never commissioned and never completed Struck Feb 11 1905 Sold for scrap
Mindanao	ARG	3	Luzon	Decom	1943-11-06 00:00:00.000	1947-05-17 00:00:00.000		Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Inc.	Baltimore	MD	2nd Mindanao Ex Elbert Hubbard, qv, Maritime Commission E H… 2nd Mindanao Ex Elbert Hubbard, qv, Maritime Commission E Hull 983 Acquired by Navy May 20 1943 Commissioned Nov 6 1943 WW II Nov 10 1944, damaged at Seeadler Harbor by explosion o USS Mount Hood. 180 of crew killed or wounded Decommissioned 5/17/1947 Transferred to Maritime Commission 1961 Transferred to National Defense Reserve Fleet Sep 1962
Mindanao	BD	6658									In service 1955 Army vessel 1996, Tacoma
Mindanao	PR	8		Sunk	1928-07-10 00:00:00.000	1942-05-02 00:00:00.000		Kiangnan Dock & Engineering Co.	Shanghai	CH	1st Mindanao 1920s-1941, in China Dec 8 1941, en route fro… 1st Mindanao 1920s-1941, in China Dec 8 1941, en route from China to Luzon, LCDR A. R. McCracken WW II Dec 9 1941, intercepted and sank small Japanese trawler. Took 10 prisoners, the first taken by Americans in World War II Arrived Manila Bay Dec 10 1941 Sunk May 2 1942 by U.S. personnel to prevent capture 1 Battle Star WW II
Minden	PC	1176	PC-461	Struck		1960-07-01 00:00:00.000		Leatham D. Smith Shipyards	Sturgeon Bay	WI	Ex PC-1176, no name, qv Named Minden Feb 1 1956, after deco… Ex PC-1176, no name, qv Named Minden Feb 1 1956, after decommissioning Struck Jul 1 1960
Mindoro	Gbt			Decom	1899-06-12 00:00:00.000	1911-04-11 00:00:00.000		Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co.	Hong Kong	CH	1st Mindoro Built 1886 Purchased by Army 1899 Transferred… 1st Mindoro Built 1886 Purchased by Army 1899 Transferred to Navy. Commissioned Jun 12 1899 Decommissioned Apr 23 1900 Recommissioned Oct 31 1900 Philippine Insurrection Decommissioned Sep 26 1901 Recommissioned Aug 10 1904 Decommissioned Jan 17 1906 Loaned to Army Mar 31 1906 Recommissioned May 10 1909 Asiatic Fleet Decommissioned Apr 11 1911 Struck Jun 19 1911 Sold Apr 19 1912
Mindoro	CVE	120	Commencement Bay	Decom	1945-12-04 00:00:00.000	1955-08-04 00:00:00.000	*	Todd Pacific Shipyards, Inc.	Tacoma	WA	3rd Mindoro Atlantic Decommissioned Aug 4 1955 Reclassifi… 3rd Mindoro Atlantic Decommissioned Aug 4 1955 Reclassified AKV-20, qv, May 7 1959
Mindoro	YAG	15		Renamed	1943-01-06 00:00:00.000	1945-03-01 00:00:00.000	*	Krupp Germania Werft	Kiel	GE	2nd Mindoro Built 1921 as SS Kallisto Renamed Fisherman II… 2nd Mindoro Built 1921 as SS Kallisto Renamed Fisherman II Acquired by Navy Jul 30 1942 Renamed MindoroAug 22 1942 Commisisoned Jan 6 1943 WW II 11th Naval District Southwest Pacific Name cancelled Mar 1 1945. Called YAG-15, no name, qv
Mindoro	AKV	20		Struck		1959-12-01 00:00:00.000		Todd Pacific Shipyards, Inc.	Tacoma	WA	3rd Mindoro Ex CVE-120, qv Reclassified AKV-20 May 7 1959,… 3rd Mindoro Ex CVE-120, qv Reclassified AKV-20 May 7 1959, after decommissioning Struck Dec 1 1959Sold Jun 1960 Scrapped later in 1960
Mineral County	LST	988	LST-511	Decom	1955-07-01 00:00:00.000	1957-10-11 00:00:00.000		Boston Navy Yard	Boston	MA	Ex LST-988, no name, qv Named Mineral County (LST-988) Jul … Ex LST-988, no name, qv Named Mineral County (LST-988) Jul 1 1955 Navy Hydrographic Office Decommissioned Oct 11 1957 Destroyed as target vessel for Atlantic Fleet
Minerva	Mon			Renamed		1869-08-10 00:00:00.000		Tomlinson, Hartupee and Morrow			Ex Sandusky, qv Never commissioned Named Minerva Jun 15 18… Ex Sandusky, qv Never commissioned Named Minerva Jun 15 1869 Renamed Sandusky Aug 10 1869
Minerva	SP	425		Decom	1917-07-20 00:00:00.000	1919-01-14 00:00:00.000		Luders Marine Construction Co.	Stamford	CT	1st Minerva Motor yacht built 1914 Acquired by Navy May 7 … 1st Minerva Motor yacht built 1914 Acquired by Navy May 7 1917 Commissioned Jul 20 1917 WW I - 3rd Naval District as section patrol boat Decommissioned and returned to owner Jan 14 1919
Minerva	ARL	47		Reclas		1945-09-11 00:00:00.000		Boston Navy Yard	Boston	MA	Ex LST-374, qv Reclassifed and named Minerva (ARL-47) May 2… Ex LST-374, qv Reclassifed and named Minerva (ARL-47) May 29 1945, while decommissioned Conversion to ARL cancelled Again reclassified LST-374, qv, Sep 11 1945
Mingo	Crane barge								Baltimore	MD	Built 1912 Army vessel WW II Cincinnati District
Mingo	StwRam			Sank					California	PA	1st Mingo Built 1859 Purchased for Army in Apr 1862 Civil… 1st Mingo Built 1859 Purchased for Army in Apr 1862 Civil War Mississippi River Sank accidentally Nov 1862 at Cape Girardeau MO
Mingo	SS	261	Gato	Decom	1943-02-12 00:00:00.000	1966-03-31 00:00:00.000		Electric Boat Co.	Groton	CT	2nd Mingo WW II 7/7/1944, sank Japanese destroyer Tamanami… 2nd Mingo WW II 7/7/1944, sank Japanese destroyer Tamanami in South China Sea Dec 25 1944, sank Japanese tanker Manila Maru betewwn Singapore and Brunei Borneo Decommissioned Jan 1947 Recommissioned May 20 1955 Transferred to Japan on loan under Military Assistance Program Renamed Juroshio (SS-501) Decommissioned Mar 31 1966 5 Battle Stars WW II
Mingo Seam					1945-09-24 00:00:00.000			Delta Shipbuilding Co.	New Orleans	LA	Maritime Commission E Hull 2861 Merchant ship Original ope… Maritime Commission E Hull 2861 Merchant ship Original operator, American Hawaiian Co.
Mingoe	SwStGbt			Sold	1864-07-29 00:00:00.000	1867-10-03 00:00:00.000		D. S. Mainthon	Bordentown	NJ	Civil War south Atlantic Blockading Squadron Sold Oct 3 18… Civil War south Atlantic Blockading Squadron Sold Oct 3 1867
Minguas	Steamer										Civil War Used to transport Gen. Sherman's troops in early … Civil War Used to transport Gen. Sherman's troops in early 1865
Minidoka	AK	196		Renamed				Walter Butler Shipbuilding Co., Inc.	Superior	WI	Maritime Commission Hull No. 2127 Ex Coastal Harald, qv A… Maritime Commission Hull No. 2127 Ex Coastal Harald, qv Assigned to Navy and renamed Minidoka (AK-196). To be converted for Navy use Conversion cancelled Aug 25 1945 Returned to Maritime Commission Renamed Coastal Harold, qv, operated by Waterman Steamship Co.
Minivet	AMCU	32		Reclas				Consolidated Steel Corp.	Orange	TX	2nd Minivet Ex LCI(L)-969, no name, qv Renamed and reclass… 2nd Minivet Ex LCI(L)-969, no name, qv Renamed and reclassified Minivet (AMCU-32) Mar 7 1952, while decommissioned Probably commissioned Jun 1952 4th Naval District Decommissioned Jul 1 1954 and again designated LCI(L)-969, qv

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.