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

Showing 13,601–13,650

Name	Type	Hull Num	Class	Status	Comm Is Date	Decom Sunk Or Reclass	Reclass Num	Builder	Built City	Built State	Home Port	Historynotes
Petersburg	LT	2088										Army vessel In service 1954 1996, Fort Eustis
Petersburg Victory					1945-10-03 00:00:00.000			California Shipbuilding Corp.	Los Angeles	CA		Maritime Commission Victory Hull 885 Merchant ship Origina… Maritime Commission Victory Hull 885 Merchant ship Original operator, J. H. Winchester
Peterson	DE	152	Edsall		1943-09-29 00:00:00.000			Consolidated Steel Corp.	Orange	TX		Named for CWT Oscar V. Peterson, qv WW II Atlantic Decomm… Named for CWT Oscar V. Peterson, qv WW II Atlantic Decommissioned May 1 1946 Recommissioned May 2 1952 Oct 1962, Cuban Missile Crisis 1 Battle Star WW II
Peterson	DD	969	Spruance	Active	1977-07-09 00:00:00.000			Ingalls Shipbuilding Co.	Pascagoula	MS	Norfolk
Petit Monan					1943-10-16 00:00:00.000			Avondale Marine Ways, Inc.				Maritime Commission Hull 1013 Merchant ship Original opera… Maritime Commission Hull 1013 Merchant ship Original operator, Moran Towing Co. WW II
Peto	SS	265	Gato	Decom	1942-11-21 00:00:00.000	1946-06-25 00:00:00.000		Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co.	Manitowoc	WI		First U.S. Navy submarine constructied on an inland waterway… First U.S. Navy submarine constructied on an inland waterway WW II Oct 1 1943, sank Japanese freighters Tonei Maru and Kinkasan Maru, probably near Admiralty Islands Dec 1 1943, sank Japanese ship Konei Maru, probably in Solomon Islands area Mar 4 1944, sank Japanese cargo ship Kayo Maru Mar 25 1944, at Midway Island May 2 1944, at Midway Island again Oct 27 1944, at Midway Island Nov 12 1944, sank Japanese ship Tatsuaki Maru Nov 18 1944, sank Japanese cargo ships Aisakasan Maru and Chinkai Maru Decommissioned Jun 25 1946 1956, became Naval Reserve training ship Struck Aug 1 1960 Sold Nov 10 1960 for scrapping 8 Battle Stars WW II
Petoskey	PC	569	PC-461	Decom	1942-05-09 00:00:00.000	1947-03-25 00:00:00.000		Albina Engine & Machinery Works, Inc.	Portland	OR		WW II Western Sea Frontier Decommissioned Mar 25 1947 Str… WW II Western Sea Frontier Decommissioned Mar 25 1947 Struck Jul 1 1960 Sold
Petrel	Launch								Paducah	KY		Built 1940 Army vessel WW II
Petrel	Sch			Sunk		1861-07-28 00:00:00.000						Ex Eclipse Ex William Aiken, qv Taken by South Carolina De… Ex Eclipse Ex William Aiken, qv Taken by South Carolina Dec 1860 and renamed Petrel Civil War Sold by South Carolina to private individuals who were issued a letter of marque Jul 10 1861 On first cruise, sunk by USS St. Lawrence Jul 28 1861 Survivors in crew tried as pirates
Petrel	Sch			Transferred	1846-06-09 00:00:00.000				New York	NY		1st Petrel Purchased by Navy Jun 9 1846 Mexican War Oct 1… 1st Petrel Purchased by Navy Jun 9 1846 Mexican War Oct 15 1846, attack on Alvarado Nov 15 1846, assault on Tampico Apr 18 1847, attack on Tuxpan Transferred to Coast Survey following the war
Petrel	Str			Captured	1862-12-22 00:00:00.000	1864-04-22 00:00:00.000						2nd Petrel Ex Duchess Purchased by Navy Dec 22 1862 and re… 2nd Petrel Ex Duchess Purchased by Navy Dec 22 1862 and renamed Petrel Civil War Mississippi Squadron Feb 3 1864, shelling of Liverpool MS Apr 24 1864, at Yazoo City MS, disabled, captured, stripped of valuables, and destroyed by burning
Petrel	ASR	14	Chanticleer		1946-09-24 00:00:00.000			Savannah Machine Foundry Co.	Savannah	GA		5th Petrel Feb 1950, assisted in refloating USS Missouri af… 5th Petrel Feb 1950, assisted in refloating USS Missouri after she had run aground Early 1966, assisted in recovering nuclear weapon from the sea off Spain after mid-air collision of B-52 and KC-135
Petrel	PG	2		Decom	1889-12-10 00:00:00.000	1919-07-15 00:00:00.000		Columbia Iron Works & Dry Dock Co.	Baltimore	MD		3rd Petrel Spanish-American War Manila Philippines May 1 1… 3rd Petrel Spanish-American War Manila Philippines May 1 1898 May 2 1898, forced surrender of Cavite by Spanish forces, and took two tugs, Rapido and Hercules, plus three other launches Feb 11 1899, shelling of Panay Island Commander in 1899-01 was LCDR Jesse M. Roper, qv Cavite Philippines Mar 1901 Decommissioned after the war Recommissioned May 9 1910 1912-1915, Mecixan and West Indian area WW I - Boston Decommissioned Jul 15 1919 Struck Apr 16 1920 Sold Nov 1 1920
Petrel	WSES	4	Sea Bird	Active				Bell Halter Co., Inc.	New Orleans	LA	Key West
Petrel	SP	59		Renamed	1917-05-22 00:00:00.000	1918-08-02 00:00:00.000	*	Murray & Tregurtha	South Boston	MA		4th Petrel Motor boat Acquired by Navy May 14 1917 WW I -… 4th Petrel Motor boat Acquired by Navy May 14 1917 WW I - 1st Naval District Renamed Thrasher, qv, Aug 2 1918. (Entry for Thrasher says it was SP-546) (DANFS Vol V says it was returned to owner Apr 17 1918 *** )
Petrelita	Tug			Struck	1899-01-17 00:00:00.000	1902-01-01 00:00:00.000						Acquired by Navy Jan 17 1899 Asiatic Station Struck Jan 1 … Acquired by Navy Jan 17 1899 Asiatic Station Struck Jan 1 1902
Petrita	SwStr			Lost	1846-10-23 00:00:00.000							American built steamer owned by someone in Mexico Mexican W… American built steamer owned by someone in Mexico Mexican War Captured by Commodore Perry's squadron Oct 23 1846 Added to Perry's squadron Inactive for much of the war Lost in 1848 off Alvarado
Petrof Bay	CVE	80	Casablanca	Decom	1944-02-18 00:00:00.000	1946-07-31 00:00:00.000		Kaiser Shipbuilding Co.	Vancouver	WA		Maritime Commission Hull 1117 WW II Sep 1944, Invasion of … Maritime Commission Hull 1117 WW II Sep 1944, Invasion of Palau Islands Oct 1944, Invasion of Leyte, CPT Joseph L. Kane Jan 1945, Invasion at Lingayen Gulf, CPT R. S. Clarke Feb-Mar 1945, Invasion of Iwo Jima Mar-May 1945, Operation Iceberg, Okinawa operations Decommissioned Jul 31 1946 Reclassified CVU-80 Jun 12 1955 Struck Jun 27 1958 Sold Jul 30 1959, and scrapped
Petrolite	AO	164	Suamico	Struck		1957-09-05 00:00:00.000		Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.	Chester	PA		Ex Hanging rock, qv Activated from Maritime Commission Rese… Ex Hanging rock, qv Activated from Maritime Commission Reserve Fleet Nov 1956 Renamed Petrolite (T-AO-164) Chartered to Military Sea Transportation Service with civilian crew Struck Sep 5 1957 sold Apr 18 1969
Pettit	DE	253	Edsall	Decom	1943-09-23 00:00:00.000	1946-05-06 00:00:00.000		Brown Shipbuilding Co.	Houston	TX		Named for RM1c Robert L. Pettit, qv WW II Atlantic Jun 19… Named for RM1c Robert L. Pettit, qv WW II Atlantic Jun 1945, to pacific Decommissioned May 6 1946 To Atlantic Reserve Fleet
Pettus	Dredge								Gulfport	MS		Built 1909 Self-propelled cutterhead pipeline dredge Army … Built 1909 Self-propelled cutterhead pipeline dredge Army vessel WW II
Pevensey												Civil War Confederate blockade runner Destroyed Jun 9 1864… Civil War Confederate blockade runner Destroyed Jun 9 1864 by USS Dacotah near Beaufort NC afer being chased to ground by New Berne
PFC Eugene A. Obregon	TAK	3006										1994, Military Sealift Command
PFC James Anderson Jr.	TAK	3002										1994, Military Sealift Command
PFC William B. Baugh	TAK	3001										1994, Military Sealift Command
Phalarope	Yacht			Decom	1917-12-06 00:00:00.000				East Boston	MA		Built 1881 Taken by Navy May 19 1917 Commissioned Dec 6 19… Built 1881 Taken by Navy May 19 1917 Commissioned Dec 6 1917 WW I - Wood's Hole Decommissioned following the war Returned to Bureau of Fisheries Aug 2 1919
Phantom	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)
Phantom	AM	273	AM-214	Decom	1944-05-17 00:00:00.000	1946-10-10 00:00:00.000		Gulf Shipbuilding Co.	Chickasaw	MS		WW II Atlantic Apr 1945, to Pacific Jun 1945, Operation I… WW II Atlantic Apr 1945, to Pacific Jun 1945, Operation Iceberg, Okinawa operations Decommissioned Oct 10 1946 Transferred to Nationalist China Jun 15 1948 Struck Jul 13 1948 Renamed Yung Ming 3 Battle Stars WW II
Phaon	ARB	3	Aristaeus	Decom	1943-08-05 00:00:00.000			Tampa Shipbuilding Co.	Tampa	FL		Laid down as LST-15, qv. Reclassified ARB-3 and named Phaon… Laid down as LST-15, qv. Reclassified ARB-3 and named Phaon 1/25/43, before commissioning WW II Nov-Dec 1943, Operation Galvanic, Gilbert Islands operation, LT G. F. Watson Jun-Aug 1944, Operation Forager, Invasion of Saipan and Tinian Decommissioned, probably Jan 1947 Struck 7/01/1961 Sold Jul 8 1962 3 Battle Stars WW II
Pharris	FF	1094	Knox		1974-01-26 00:00:00.000			Avondale Shipyards	New Orleans	LA
Pheasant	AM	61	Auk	Decom	1942-12-12 00:00:00.000		*	Defoe Shipbuilding Co	Bay City	MI		WW II Jun 1944, Operation Overlord, Invasion of Normandy. D… WW II Jun 1944, Operation Overlord, Invasion of Normandy. Damaged 6/71944 by collision Jun 25 1944, Cherbourg Bombardment Aug 1944, Operation Dragoon, Invasion of Southern France Decommissioned, probaby Dec 1945 Reclassified MSF-61, qv, Feb 7 1955 2 Battle Stars WW II
Pheasant	MSF	61		Struck		1966-12-01 00:00:00.000		Defoe Shipbuilding Co	Bay City	MI		Ex AM-61, qv Reclassified MSF-61 Feb 7 1955, after decommis… Ex AM-61, qv Reclassified MSF-61 Feb 7 1955, after decommissioning Struck Dec 1 1966 Sunk as target
Phelps	DD	360	Porter	Decom	1936-02-26 00:00:00.000	1945-11-06 00:00:00.000		Bethlehem Shipbuilding Co.	Quincy	MA		Named for RADM Thomas S. Phelps, qv WW II Dec 7 1941, at P… Named for RADM Thomas S. Phelps, qv WW II Dec 7 1941, at Pearl Harbor during attack on Pearl Harbor May 1942, Battle of Coral Sea, LCDR Edward L. Beck Jun 1942, Battle of Midway, LCDR Edward L. Beck Aug 1942, Operation Watchtower, invasion of Guadalcanal, LCDR Edward L. Beck Aug 23-25 1942, Battle of Eastern Solomons, LCDR Edward L. Beck May 1943, landings on Attu Nov-Dec 1943, Operation Galvanic, Gilbert Islands operation, LCDR J. E. Edwards Feb 1944, Invasion of Marshall Islands Jun-Aug 1944, Operation Forager, Invasion of Saipan and Tinian, LCDR D. L. Martineau Late 1944, Atlantic Decommissioned 11/06/1945 Struck 1/28/47 Sold for scrap 8/1947 12 Battle Stars WW II
Phenakite	PYc	25		oos	1942-07-01 00:00:00.000	1945-10-02 00:00:00.000		Pusey & Jones Co.	Wilmington	DE		Yacht built 1902 Ex Sachem Acquired by Navy Feb 17 1942 R… Yacht built 1902 Ex Sachem Acquired by Navy Feb 17 1942 Renamed Phenakite Mar 3 1942 Commissioned Jul 1 1942 WW II Key West as training ship Decommissioned Nov 17 1944 and placed in service Placed out of service Oct 2 1945 Returned to Maritime Commission Nov 8 1945 Renamed Sachem Struck Feb 7 1946 Sold
Philadelphia	Fr			Burned	1800-04-05 00:00:00.000	1804-02-16 00:00:00.000			Philadelphia	PA		2nd Philadelphia Originally City of Philadelphia Built for… 2nd Philadelphia Originally City of Philadelphia Built for U.S. Government by the citizens of the city Commissioning Commander was CPT Stephen Decatur, Sr. Quasi-war with France Captured 5 French armed vessels and 6 merchant ships in West Indies that had fallen into French hands Decommissioned May 11 1802 Recommissioned May 21 1803 CPT William Bainbridge War with Tripoli pirates Ran aground Oct 31 1803 in Tripoli Harbor Surrendered Boarded and burned Feb 16 1803 by party from USS Intrepid led by LT Stephen Decatur, Jr. Adm Nelson is said to have called this "the most daring act of the age."
Philadelphia	Gond			Sunk		1776-10-11 00:00:00.000			Skenesboro	NY		1st Philadelphia Army vessel, but listed in DANFS Built 17… 1st Philadelphia Army vessel, but listed in DANFS Built 1776 Revolutionary War Sunk Oct 11 1776 duing Battle of Valcour Bay, on Lake Champlain Raised in 1935 On display in Smithsonian Institution's Museum of History and Technology
Philadelphia	Steamer											Civil War Used to transport Gen. Sherman's troops in early … Civil War Used to transport Gen. Sherman's troops in early 1865 Also see other Philadelphia
Philadelphia	SwStr			Decom	1862-04-21 00:00:00.000	1865-08-31 00:00:00.000						3rd Philadelphia Civil War Seized by Union forces near Was… 3rd Philadelphia Civil War Seized by Union forces near Washington Apr 21 1862 Outfitted for Naval service Potomac River Oct 1862, to North Atlantic Blockading Squadron 1863-5, South Atlantic Blockading Squadron Decommissioned Aug 31 1865 Sold Sep 15 1865 Also see other Philadelphia
Philadelphia	C	4		Struck	1890-07-28 00:00:00.000	1926-11-24 00:00:00.000		William Cramp & Sons	Philadelphia	PA		4th Philadelphia North Atlantic Squadron Decomissioned Dec… 4th Philadelphia North Atlantic Squadron Decomissioned Dec 18 1897 Recommissioned Jul 9 1898 Mar-May 1899, Samoa incident Philippine Insurrection Jul 19 1901, Samoa, Philippines Decommissioned Sep 22 1902 1904, receiving ship atPuget Sound 1912-15, prison ship 1916-26, receiving ship Struck Nov 24 1926 Sold 1927
Philadelphia	CL	41	Brooklyn	Decom	1937-09-23 00:00:00.000	1947-02-03 00:00:00.000		Philadelphia Navy Yard	Philadelphia	PA		5th Philadelphia WW II Jun 1941, Neutrality Patrol in Atla… 5th Philadelphia WW II Jun 1941, Neutrality Patrol in Atlantic Aug 5 1942, Atlantic Fleet, CPT C. J. Moore Nov 1942, Operation Torch, Invasion of North Africa, CPT Paul Hendren Jul 1943, Operation Husky, invasion of Sicily, CPT Paul Hendren Sep 1943, Operation Avalanche, invasion at Salerno, CPT Paul Hendren Feb 1944, Invasion at Anzio Aug 1944, Operation Dragoon, Invasion of Southern France, CPT Walter C. Ansel (DANFS says Walter A.) Decommissioned Feb 3 1947 Struck Jan 9 1951 Sold to Brazil Renamed Barroso (C-11) 5 Battle Stars WW II
Philadelphia	SSN	690	Los Angeles	Active	1977-06-25 00:00:00.000			Electricx Boat Div., General Dynamics	Groton	CT	Groton	6th Philadelphia
Philander C. Knox					1943-03-31 00:00:00.000			Delta Shipbuilding Co., Inc.	New Orleans	LA		Maritime Commission E Hull 1028 Merchant ship Original ope… Maritime Commission E Hull 1028 Merchant ship Original operator, Wessel Duval & Co. WW II
Philip	DD	498	Fletcher	Decom	1942-11-21 00:00:00.000	1968-09-30 00:00:00.000	*	Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.	Kearny	NJ		2nd Philip Named for RADM John W. Philip, qv WW II Jun 30… 2nd Philip Named for RADM John W. Philip, qv WW II Jun 30 1943, bombardment of Shortland Islands Aug 15 1943, Landing at Vella Lavella, LCDR William H. Groverman Oct 27 1943, bombardment of Mono Island, solomons Jan 8 1944, bombardment of Choiseul Bay Jan 18 1944, bombardment of Bougainville Island Feb 1944, Invasion of Bougainville Mar 14 1944, bombardment of Empress Augusta Bay Jun-Jul 1944, Operation Forager, Invasion of Saipan and Tinian, LCDR J. B. Rutter Dec 1944, Invasion of Mindoro Jan 1945, Invasion at Lingayen Gulf Mar 1945, occupation of Zamboanga Peninsula May 1945, landings on Sauau, Borneo Jul 1945, landing at Balikpapan, Borneo Decommissioned early 1947 Reclassified DDE-498, qv, Mar 26 1949 Again reclassified DD-498 Jul 1 1962 Vietnam War Yankee Station Decommissioned Sep 30 1968 Struck Oct 1 1968 9 Battle Stars WW II
Philip	DDE	498		Reclas	1950-06-30 00:00:00.000	1962-07-01 00:00:00.000		Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.	Kearny	NJ		2nd Philip Named for RADM John W. Philip, qv Ex DD-498, qv… 2nd Philip Named for RADM John W. Philip, qv Ex DD-498, qv Reclassified DDE-498Mar 26 1949, while decommissioned Recaommissioned Jun 30 1950 Korean War Reclassified DD-498, qv, Jul 1 1962 5 Battle Stars Korean War
Philip	DD	76	Wickes	Decom	1918-08-24 00:00:00.000	1940-10-23 00:00:00.000		Bath Iron Works	Bath	ME		1st Philip Named for RADM John W. Philip, qv WW I - Sep 1… 1st Philip Named for RADM John W. Philip, qv WW I - Sep 1918, Convoy HX-47 Oct-Nov 1918, Convoy HX-54 Decommissioned May 29 1922 Recommissioned Feb 25 1930 Decommissioned Apr 2 1937 Recommissioned Sep 30 1939 Decommissioned Oct 23 1940 Transferred to UK as part of the "50 destroyers" deal Renamed Lancaster Struck Jan 8 1941
Philip B. Barbour					1942-11-12 00:00:00.000			California Shipbuilding Corp.	Los Angeles	CA		Maritime Commission E Hull 660 Merchant ship Original oper… Maritime Commission E Hull 660 Merchant ship Original operator, Grace Line WW II
Philip C. Shera					1943-12-28 00:00:00.000			California Shipbuilding Corp.	Los Angeles	CA		Maritime Commission E Hull 2545 Merchant ship Original ope… Maritime Commission E Hull 2545 Merchant ship Original operator, American-Hawaiian Steamship WW II
Philip Doddridge					1943-05-19 00:00:00.000			North Carolina Shipbuilding Co.	Wilmington	NC		Maritime Commission E Hull 1971 Merchant ship Original ope… Maritime Commission E Hull 1971 Merchant ship Original operator, Marine Transp. WW II
Philip F. Thomas					1943-09-16 00:00:00.000			Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Inc.	Baltimore	MD		Maritime commission E Hull 1781 Merchant ship Original ope… Maritime commission E Hull 1781 Merchant ship Original operator, Calmar Steamship WW II
Philip H. Sheridan					1942-09-29 00:00:00.000			Permanente Metals Corp, Richmond #2	Richmond	CA		Maritime Commission E Hull 326 Named for GEN Philip Sherid… Maritime Commission E Hull 326 Named for GEN Philip Sheridan, qv Merchant ship Original operator, Shepard Steamship 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.