Collection

Ships

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

Showing 15,401–15,450

Name	Type	Hull Num	Class	Status	Comm Is Date	Decom Sunk Or Reclass	Reclass Num	Builder	Built City	Built State	Home Port	Historynotes
Sagadahoc				Sunk		1941-12-03 00:00:00.000						Merchant ship WW II Dec 3 1941, torpedoed and sunk in Sou… Merchant ship WW II Dec 3 1941, torpedoed and sunk in South Atlantic (May or may not be the same Sagadahoc that was a Navy ship in World War I *** )
Sagadahoc	Str			Decom	1918-07-09 00:00:00.000	1918-08-18 00:00:00.000		Texas Shipbuilding Co.	Bath	ME		Built 1918 WW I - Naval Overseas Transportation Service D… Built 1918 WW I - Naval Overseas Transportation Service Decommissioned and returned to Shipping Board Aug 18 1919 (May or may not be the same Sagadahoc that was sunk in World War II, qv. *** )
Sagadahoc County	LST	1091	LST-511	Transferred				American Bridge Co.	Ambridge	PA		Originally LST-1091, no name, qv Renamed Sagadahoc County J… Originally LST-1091, no name, qv Renamed Sagadahoc County Jul 1 1955, after decommissioning Transferred to Taiwan Oct 1958 Renamed Chung Chih Struck Feb 6 1959
Sagahadoc	Freighter			Sunk		1941-12-03 00:00:00.000						WW II Sunk by torpedo at approach to Mediterranean. 1 crew… WW II Sunk by torpedo at approach to Mediterranean. 1 crew member lost
Sagamore	ScGbt			Decom	1861-12-07 00:00:00.000	1864-12-01 00:00:00.000		A & GT Sampson and Atlantic Works	Boston	MA		1st Sagamore Civil War 7/12/1862, East Gulf Blockading Squ… 1st Sagamore Civil War 7/12/1862, East Gulf Blockading Squadron, LT Comdg. A. J. Drake Jan 8 1863, captured English blockade runner Julia, qv, north of Jupiter Inlet, FL Nov 1864, East gulf Blockading Squadron, LCDR C. E. Fleming Decommissioned Dec 1 1864 Sold Jun 13 1865
Sagamore	AT	20	Bagaduce	Reclas	1918-06-18 00:00:00.000			Buffalo Dry Dock Co.	Buffalo	NY		2nd Sagamore Ex ComancheRenamed Sagamore Oct 30 1917 Trans… 2nd Sagamore Ex ComancheRenamed Sagamore Oct 30 1917 Transferred to Navy Dec 5 1917 WW I - Naval Overseas Transportation Service WW II Reclassified ATO-20, qv
Sagamore	ATO	20		Decom		1946-08-31 00:00:00.000		Buffalo Dry Dock Co.	Buffalo	NY		2nd Sagamore Ex AT-20, qv Reclassified ATO-20 sometime dur… 2nd Sagamore Ex AT-20, qv Reclassified ATO-20 sometime during World War II WW II Decommissioned Aug 31 1946 Struck Jan 28 1947 Transferred to Maritime Administration Dec 24 1947
Sagamore	ATA	208	ATA-174	Decom	1948-07-16 00:00:00.000			Gulfport Boiler and Welding Works	Port Arthur	TX		3rd Sagamore Ex ATA-208, no name, qv Named Sagamore Jul 16… 3rd Sagamore Ex ATA-208, no name, qv Named Sagamore Jul 16 1948 Active until Feb 1972 Transferred to Dominican Republic via lease Feb 1 1972 Renamed Caonabo
Sagaporack	Hog Islander							American International Shipbuilding	Philadelphia	PA		WW I - Built for the war but not completed in time to parti… WW I - Built for the war but not completed in time to participate
Sagawamick	YTB	522	Hisada	Reclas	1945-07-22 00:00:00.000			Gibbs Gas Engine Co.	Jacksonville	FL		In service Jul 22 1945 11th Naval District Reclassified YT… In service Jul 22 1945 11th Naval District Reclassified YTM-522, qv, in Feb 1962
Sagawamick	YTM	522						Gibbs Gas Engine Co.	Jacksonville	FL		Ex YTB-522, qv Reclassified YTM-522 Feb 1962
Sage	AM	111	Auk	Reclas	1943-08-23 00:00:00.000	1955-02-07 00:00:00.000		Winslow Marine Railway & Shipbuilding Co	Seattle	WA		WW II Oct 1944, Invasion of Leyte, LCDR F. K. Zinn Jan 194… WW II Oct 1944, Invasion of Leyte, LCDR F. K. Zinn Jan 1945, Invasion at Lingayen Gulf, LCDR F. K. Zinn Inactivated Feb 1947 Recommissioned Mar 16 1951 Reclassified MSF-111, qv, Feb 7 1955 8 Battle Stars WW II
Sage	MSF	111		Decom	1955-02-07 00:00:00.000	1955-04-19 00:00:00.000		Winslow Marine Railway & Shipbuilding Co	Seattle	WA		Ex AM-111, qv Reclassified MSF-111 Feb 7 1955 Decommission… Ex AM-111, qv Reclassified MSF-111 Feb 7 1955 Decommissioned Apr 19 1955 Struck Jul 1 1972 Sold to Mexico Nov 4 1973 Renamed Hermenegildo Galeana (G-19)
Sagebrush	WLB	399	Balsam					Zenith Dredge Co.	Duluth	MN
Saginaw	SwStr			Grounded	1860-01-05 00:00:00.000	1870-10-29 00:00:00.000		Mare Island Navy Yard	Vallejo	CA		1st Saginaw First ship built by Mare Island Navy Yard East… 1st Saginaw First ship built by Mare Island Navy Yard East India Squadron Decommissioned Jan 3 1862 Recommissioned Dec 3 1862 Civil War Pacific Coast Grounded near Ocean Island Oct 29 1870. Crew evacuated to the island
Saginaw	LST	1188	Newport	Active	1971-01-23 00:00:00.000			National Steel & Shipbuilding Corp.	San Diego	CA	Little Creek	2nd Saginaw Atlantic Fleet
Saginaw	WLIC	803	Pamlico					Coast Guard Yard	Curtis Bay	MD		Launched 1976
Saginaw Bay	CVE	82	Casablanca	Decom	1944-03-02 00:00:00.000	1946-06-19 00:00:00.000		Kaiser Shipbuilding Co., Inc.	Vancouver	WA		Maritime Commission Hull 1119 WW II Oct 1944, Invasion of … Maritime Commission Hull 1119 WW II Oct 1944, Invasion of Leyte, CPT F. C. Sutton Jan 1945, Invasion at Lingayen Gulf, CPT F. C. Sutton Feb 1945, Invasion of Iwo Jima Mar-Apr 1945, Operation Iceberg, Okinawa operations Decommissioned Jun 19 1946 Reclassified CVHE-82, qv, Jun 12 1955, but never converted 5 Battle Stars WW II
Saginaw Bay	CVHE	82		Struck		1959-03-01 00:00:00.000		Kaiser Shipbuilding Co., Inc.	Vancouver	WA		Ex CVE-82, qv Reclassified CVHE-82 Jun 12 1955, but never c… Ex CVE-82, qv Reclassified CVHE-82 Jun 12 1955, but never converted Struck Mar 1 1959 Sold Nov 27 1959
Saginaw II	Scow			Sunk		1945-01-10 00:00:00.000						WW II Foundered and sunk in Alaska
Saginaw Victory					1945-02-09 00:00:00.000			Oregon Shipbuilding Corp.	Portland	OR		Maritime Commission Victory Hull 152 Merchant ship Origina… Maritime Commission Victory Hull 152 Merchant ship Original operator, Pacific-Atlantic Steamship WW II Apr 10-26 1945, Operation iceberg, Okinawa Campaign
Sagitta	AK	87	Enceladus					Penn-Jersey Shipbuilding Co.	Camden	NJ		Army vessel WW II Transferred to Navy Apr 26 1952 Militar… Army vessel WW II Transferred to Navy Apr 26 1952 Military Sea Transportation Service Transferred to Army Apr 25 1966
Sagittarius	AKN	2	Indus	Decom	1944-03-18 00:00:00.000	1946-01-16 00:00:00.000		Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Inc.	Baltimore	MD		Ex J. Fred Essary, qv Renamed Sagittatius (AKN-2) before co… Ex J. Fred Essary, qv Renamed Sagittatius (AKN-2) before commissioning WW II Apr-May 1945, Operation Iceberg, Okinawa operations Decommissioned Jan 16 1946 Returned to Maritime Commission Jan 19 1946 Struck Feb 7 1947 2 Battle Stars WW II
Sagoland	Freighter			Sunk		1941-12-10 00:00:00.000						WW II Sunk by bombing in Philippines
Sagua												Merchant ship WW II May be the same as the World War I Sag… Merchant ship WW II May be the same as the World War I Sagua, qv
Sagua	ScStr			Decom	1918-08-12 00:00:00.000	1919-05-19 00:00:00.000		Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson	Newcastle-on-Tyne	EN		Built 1914 Refrigerator ship Taken by Navy for Army accoun… Built 1914 Refrigerator ship Taken by Navy for Army account Aug 9 1918 WW I - Decommissioned May 19 1919 and simultaneously returned to the Shipping Board. May be the same as the World War II Sagua, qv
SAguache	Hog Islander							American International Shipbuilding	Philadelphia	PA		WW I - Built for the war but not completed in time to parti… WW I - Built for the war but not completed in time to participate
Saguanash	YTB	288	Onockatin	Lost	1944-07-26 00:00:00.000	1946-11-07 00:00:00.000		Everett Marine Ways	Everett	WA		Ex YT-288 Reclassified YTB-288 before launching Built 1943… Ex YT-288 Reclassified YTB-288 before launching Built 1943-44 WW II Fleet Lost by accident Nov 7 1946 off Northwest coast Struck Nov 21 1946
Saguaro	Tanker				1945-01-26 00:00:00.000			Kaiser Co., Inc., Swan Island	Portland	OR		Maritime Commission Hull 2402 Merchant ship Original opera… Maritime Commission Hull 2402 Merchant ship Original operator, Keystone Shipping WW II
Sahale	Hog Islander			Sunk		1944-07-26 00:00:00.000		American International Shipbuilding	Philadelphia	PA		WW I - Built for the war but not completed in time to parti… WW I - Built for the war but not completed in time to participate Merchant ship WW II Detained by British in Mediterranean Feb 21 1940. Released after two days Jun 1944, deliberately sunk as Mulberry breakwater at Normandy
Saidor	CVE	117	Commencement Bay	Decom	1945-09-04 00:00:00.000	1947-09-12 00:00:00.000	*	Todd Pacific Shipyards, Inc.	Tacoma	WA		ex Saltery Bay Renamed Saidor before building 1946, Operat… ex Saltery Bay Renamed Saidor before building 1946, Operation Crossroads Decommissioned Sep 12 1947 Reclassified CVHE-117, qv, Jun 12 1955
Saidor	CVHE	117		Reclas		1959-05-07 00:00:00.000	*	Todd Pacific Shipyards, Inc.	Tacoma	WA		Ex CVE-117, qv Reclassified CHVE-117 Jun 12 1955, after dec… Ex CVE-117, qv Reclassified CHVE-117 Jun 12 1955, after decommissioning Reclassified AKV-17, qv, May 15 1959
Saidor	AKV	17		Struck		1970-12-01 00:00:00.000		Todd Pacific Shipyards, Inc.	Tacoma	WA		Ex CVE-117, qv Ex CVHE-117, qv Reclassified AKV-17 May 7 1… Ex CVE-117, qv Ex CVHE-117, qv Reclassified AKV-17 May 7 1959, after decommissioning Struck Dec 1 1970 Sold Oct 22 1971
Sailfish	SS	192	Sargo	Decom	1940-05-15 00:00:00.000	1945-10-27 00:00:00.000		Portsmouth Navy Yard	Portsmouth	NH		1st Sailfish Originally commissioned USS Squalus (q.v.) als… 1st Sailfish Originally commissioned USS Squalus (q.v.) also SS 192. After accidental sinking, was raised and recommissioned USS Sailfish on 5/15/40 WW II Dec 8 1941, in Philippines, LCDR Morton C. Mumma, Jr. Jun 15 1943, sank Japanese cargo ship Shinju Maru Jun 25 1943, sank Japanese passenger cargo ship Iburi Maru Dec 21 1943, sank Japanese cargo ship Uyo Maru Decommissioned Oct 27 1945 Struck Apr 30 1948 Hulk sold Jun 18 1948 for scrap 9 Battle Stars and Presidential Unit Citation WW II
Sailfish	SSR	572	Sailfish		1956-04-14 00:00:00.000			Portsmouth Naval Shipyard	Portsmouth	NH		2nd Sailfish
Sailor's Splice	Cargo				1945-04-21 00:00:00.000			Consolidated Steel corp. (Craig Yard)	Long Beach	CA		Maritime Commission Hull 2324 Merchant ship Original opera… Maritime Commission Hull 2324 Merchant ship Original operator, Moore-McCormack WW II
Saint Clair	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)
Saint Croix	APA	231	Haskell	Decom	1944-12-01 00:00:00.000	1947-04-07 00:00:00.000		Kaiser Co., Inc.	Vancouver	WA		Maritime Commission "Victory" Hull 677 WW II 1946, Operati… Maritime Commission "Victory" Hull 677 WW II 1946, Operation Crossroads Decommissioned Apr 7 1947
Saint Croix River	LSM(R)	524	LSMR-501	Struck		1958-10-01 00:00:00.000		Brown Shipbuilding Co.	Houston	TX		Ex LSM(R)-524, no name, qv Named Saint Croix River Oct 1 19… Ex LSM(R)-524, no name, qv Named Saint Croix River Oct 1 1955, after end of active service Struck Oct 1 1958
Saint Francis River	LSMR	525										Vietnam War
Saint John	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)
Saint Louis	Transport											Civil War Army Transport Early 1863, carried troops to Col… Civil War Army Transport Early 1863, carried troops to Coldwater River
Saint Louis	LKA	116	Charleston	Decom				Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.	Newport News	VA		Decommisssioned in 1993
Saint Mihiel	Tanker				1945-03-19 00:00:00.000			Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co.	Chester	PA		Maritime Commission Hull 1796 Merchant ship Original opera… Maritime Commission Hull 1796 Merchant ship Original operator, War Emergency Tankers WW II Probably sunk Apr 9 1945
Saint Patrick	Steamboat											Civil War Used by Army January 1865, Ohio River
Saint Paul	Str		St. Louis	Decom	1898-04-20 00:00:00.000	1898-09-02 00:00:00.000		William Cramp & Sons	Philadelphia	PA		1st Saint Paul Built 1895 as commercial passenger liner Ac… 1st Saint Paul Built 1895 as commercial passenger liner Acquired by Navy 1898 Spanish-American War WW I Operated by US Shipping Board as transport for War Department
Saint Paul	CA	73	Baltimore	Decom	1945-02-17 00:00:00.000	1971-02-01 00:00:00.000		Bethlehem Steel Co.	Quincy	MA		ex Rochester WW II Jul-Aug 1945, Task Force 38 in bombing … ex Rochester WW II Jul-Aug 1945, Task Force 38 in bombing and shelling of Japan Korean War Vietnam War Decommissioned Apr 30 1971 1 Battle Star WW II 8 Battle Stars Korean War 8 Battle Stars, Navy Unit Commendation and two Meritorious Unit Commendations Vietnam War
Sainte Genevieve	Dredge								Pittsburgh	PA		Built 1932 Self-propelled Cutterhead Pipeline Dredge Army … Built 1932 Self-propelled Cutterhead Pipeline Dredge Army vessel WW II
Saipan	LCU	1534	LCU-1500									1996, Ford Island
Saipan	LHA	2	Tarawa	Active				Ingalls Shipbuilding Co.	Pascagoula	MS	Norfolk	2nd Saipan

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.