Collection

Ships

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

Showing 19,301–19,350

Name	Type	Hull Num	Class	Status	Comm Is Date	Decom Sunk Or Reclass	Reclass Num	Builder	Built City	Built State	Historynotes
Wilson	DD	408	Benham	Decom	1939-07-05 00:00:00.000	1946-08-29 00:00:00.000		Puget Sound Navy Yard	Bremerton	WA	Named for Boatswain Charles Wilson, qv 1940, Pacific Jun 1… Named for Boatswain Charles Wilson, qv 1940, Pacific Jun 1941, to Atlantic WW II Neutrality Patrol Dec 1941, crisis with Vichy French at Martinique Aug 1942, Operation Watchtower, invasion of Guadalcanal, LCDR Walter H. Price Aug 9 1942, Battle of Savo Island, LCDR Walter H. Price Jan 1943, bombardment of Japanese positions on Guadalcanal Feb ? 1943, assault on Russell Islands Nov 1943, battle with Japanese aircraft near Rabaul Nov-Dec 1943, Operation Galvanic, Gilbert Islands operation, LCDR C. K. Duncan Feb 1944, Invasion of Marshall Islands Jun-Aug 1944, Invasion of Marianas Islands June 19-20 1944, Battle of the Philippine Sea, LCDR C. J. McKenzie Dec 28-29, under frequent attack from Japanese aircraft while on convoy duty in the Philippines Jan 1945, Invasion at Lingayen Gulf Apr-Jun 1945, Operation Iceberg, Okinawa Campaign 1946, Operation Crossroads, as bombing target Decommissioned 8/29/1946 Sunk by scuttling Mar 8 1945 Struck 4/05/1948 11 Battle Stars WW II
Wilson B. Keane					1944-10-26 00:00:00.000			New England Shipbuilding Corp.	South Portland	ME	Maritime Commission E Hull 3067 Merchant ship Original ope… Maritime Commission E Hull 3067 Merchant ship Original operator, Lykes Bros. WW II
Wilson P. Hunt					1943-06-09 00:00:00.000			Oregon Shipbuilding Corp.	Portland	OR	Maritime Commission E Hull 2023 Merchant ship Original ope… Maritime Commission E Hull 2023 Merchant ship Original operator, Weyerhaeuser Steamship WW II
Wilson Victory	Troopship		Boulder Victory	Renamed	1945-08-06 00:00:00.000	1947-10-31 00:00:00.000	*	Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Inc.	Baltimore	MD	Maritime Commission Victory Hull 836 Merchant ship Origina… Maritime Commission Victory Hull 836 Merchant ship Original operator, Cosmopolitan Shipping Co. Atlantic Transferred to Army Aug 21 1946 Named Private Sadao S. Munemori, qv, Oct 31 1947
Wilson's Creek					1944-04-17 00:00:00.000			Alabama Drydock & Shipbuilding Co.	Mobile	AL	Maritime Commission Hull 1499 Merchant ship Original opera… Maritime Commission Hull 1499 Merchant ship Original operator, Tankers Company WW II
Wiltsie	DD	716	Gearing	Decom	1946-01-12 00:00:00.000	1976-01-23 00:00:00.000		Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.	Kearny	NJ	Named for CPT Irving D. Wiltsie, qv Apr 1949, evacuation of… Named for CPT Irving D. Wiltsie, qv Apr 1949, evacuation of Shanghai Korean War Sep 1950, Inchon Landings Korea 1950-53, in three tours Vietnam War Operation Market Time 1969, Yankee Station Decommissioned Jan 23 1976 and simultaneously struck Sold to Pakistan and transferred Apr 29 1977 Renamed Triq (D.165) 8 Battle Stars Korean War 7 Battle Stars Vietnam War
Wimbee	IX	88		oos	1942-09-11 00:00:00.000	1943-03-17 00:00:00.000			Bremen	GE	Ex Condor Built 1938 Auxiliary yawl Acquired by Navy Aug … Ex Condor Built 1938 Auxiliary yawl Acquired by Navy Aug 1942 Renamed Wimbee Placed in service Sep 11 1942 WW II 7th Naval District Antisubmarine patrols in Gulf of Mexico Placed out of service Mar 17 1943 Struck Jun 28 1944 Transferred to Maritime Commissione Sold Feb 7 1945
Winamac	YTB	394	Sassaba	Reclas	1944-09-12 00:00:00.000		*	Gibbs Gas Engine Co.	Jacksonville	FL	Ex YT-394 Reclassified YTB-394 May 15 1944, while building … Ex YT-394 Reclassified YTB-394 May 15 1944, while building Placed in service Sep 12 1944 WW II 11th Naval District Reclassified YTM-394, qv, Feb 1962
Winamac	YTM	394						Gibbs Gas Engine Co.	Jacksonville	FL	Ex YTB-394, qv Reclassified YTM-394 Feb 1962 11th Naval Di… Ex YTB-394, qv Reclassified YTM-394 Feb 1962 11th Naval District
Winchester	Tanker				1943-09-25 00:00:00.000			Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.	Chester	PA	Maritime Commission Hull 361 Merchant ship Original operat… Maritime Commission Hull 361 Merchant ship Original operator, Barber Asphalt WW II
Winchester	SP	156		Decom	1917-09-03 00:00:00.000	1919-12-19 00:00:00.000		Bath Iron Works	bath	ME	Steel-hulled yacht Built 1916 Acquired by Navy May 30 1917… Steel-hulled yacht Built 1916 Acquired by Navy May 30 1917 Commissioned Sep 5 1917 WW I - 2nd Naval District To 5th Naval District Jan 1918 Decommissioned Dec 19 1919 Sold Mar 24 1921
Winchester Victory					1945-03-30 00:00:00.000			Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard, Inc.	Baltimore	MD	Maritime Commission Victory Hull 640 Merchant ship Origina… Maritime Commission Victory Hull 640 Merchant ship Original operator, J. H. Winchester WW II
Wind Rush											Merchant ship WW II
Winder	PCS	1376	PCS-1376	Struck		1957-09-05 00:00:00.000		Wheeler Shipbuilding Corp.	Whitestone	NY	Ex PCS-1376, no name, qv Named Winder Feb 15 1956, after be… Ex PCS-1376, no name, qv Named Winder Feb 15 1956, after being placed out of service Struck Sep 5 1957 Sold Apr 15 1958 for scrapping
Windham Bay	CVE	92	Casablanca	Reclas	1944-05-03 00:00:00.000	1955-06-12 00:00:00.000	*	Kaiser Shipbuilding Co., Inc.	Vancouver	WA	Maritime Commission Hull 1129 WW II Pacific, as aircraft f… Maritime Commission Hull 1129 WW II Pacific, as aircraft ferry Feb 1945, Invasion of Iwo Jima Apr-Jun 1945, Operation Iceberg, Okinawa operations Decommissioned Aug 23 1946 Recommissioned Oct 28 1950 Korean War Reclassified CVU-92, qv, Jun 12 1955 3 Battle Stars WW II
Windham Bay	CVU	92		Decom	1955-06-12 00:00:00.000			Kaiser Shipbuilding Co., Inc.	Vancouver	WA	Ex CVE-92, qv Reclassified CVE-92 Jun 12 1955 Pacific Dec… Ex CVE-92, qv Reclassified CVE-92 Jun 12 1955 Pacific Decommissioned Jan 1959 Struck Feb 1 1959 Sold Scrapped Feb 1961
Windham County	LST	1170	LST-1156	Decom	1955-07-01 00:00:00.000	1973-06-01 00:00:00.000		Christy Shipbuilding Corp.	Sturgeon Bay	WI	Originally LST-1170, no name, qv Renamed Windham County (LS… Originally LST-1170, no name, qv Renamed Windham County (LST-1170), Jul 1 1955 1960 lift of Malayan troops to Congo for UN Vietnam War Nov 1967, Operation Badger Hunt Decommissioned Jun 1 1973 Transferred to Turkey. Renamed Ertugrul (L401) Presidential Unit Citation, 3 Navy Unit Commendations, 3 Meritorious Unit Commendations, and 14 Battle Stars (per DANFS Vol 7, or 10, per DANFS Vol 8) Vietnam War
Windigo	YTB	421	Sassaba	Reclas	1945-04-06 00:00:00.000		*	Coast Guard Yard	Curtis Bay	MD	Ex YT-421 WW II Pacific Reclassified YTM-421, qv, Feb 196… Ex YT-421 WW II Pacific Reclassified YTM-421, qv, Feb 1962
Windigo	YTM	421		Struck				Coast Guard Yard	Curtis Bay	MD	Ex YTB-421, qv Reclassified YTM-421 Feb 1962 Placed out of… Ex YTB-421, qv Reclassified YTM-421 Feb 1962 Placed out of service Oct 1971 Struck Jun 1976 Sold, probably 1977 or 1978
Winding Gulf	Id	3379		Decom	1918-08-19 00:00:00.000	1919-03-26 00:00:00.000		New York Shipbuilding Corp.	Camden	NJ	Built 1918 Taken over by Navy Aug 19 1918 and commissioned … Built 1918 Taken over by Navy Aug 19 1918 and commissioned the same day WW I - Naval Overseas Transportation Service Decommissioned, struck, and turned over to U.S. Shipping Board Mar 26 1919
Windlass	ARS(D)	4	Gypsy	Decom	1946-04-09 00:00:00.000	1965-11-23 00:00:00.000	*	Brown Shipbuilding Co.	Houston	TX	Planned as LSM-522, but built as Windlass (ARS(D)-4) Atlant… Planned as LSM-522, but built as Windlass (ARS(D)-4) Atlantic 1948, helped salvage German submarine U-1105 1950, helped refloat the grounded USS Missouri Reclassified YMLC-4, qv, Oct 16 1967
Windlass	YMCL	4		Struck	1967-10-16 00:00:00.000	1972-08-01 00:00:00.000		Brown Shipbuilding Co.	Houston	TX	Ex ARS(D)-4, qv ReclassifiedYMLC-4 Oct 16 1967 In service,… Ex ARS(D)-4, qv ReclassifiedYMLC-4 Oct 16 1967 In service, Pacific Struck Aug 1 1972 Sold Mar 6 1973 Scrapped
Windom	Rev. Cutter			Decom	1896-06-30 00:00:00.000	1915-01-15 00:00:00.000	*	Iowa Iron Works	Dubuque	IA	Named for Secretary of the Treasury William Windom, qv Orig… Named for Secretary of the Treasury William Windom, qv Originally revenue cutter Windom Spanish-American War North Atlantic Squadron, but not part of Navy Decommissioned Jan 15 1915 Renamed Comanche, qv, Dec 13 1915
Windsor	ARD	22	ARD-12	Decom	1957-05-09 00:00:00.000			Pacific Bridge Co.	Alameda	CA	2nd Windsor Ex ARD-22, no name, qv Named Windsor May 9 196… 2nd Windsor Ex ARD-22, no name, qv Named Windsor May 9 1967 Philippines Decommissioned late 1970 Leased to Taiwan Jun 1 1971 Sold and struck May 19 1976
Windsor	APA	55	Windsor	Decom	1943-06-17 00:00:00.000	1946-03-04 00:00:00.000		Bethlehem-Sparrows Point Shipyard Co.	Sparrows Point	MD	1st Windsor ex SS Excelsior, Maritime Commission Hull 589. … 1st Windsor ex SS Excelsior, Maritime Commission Hull 589. Originally classified by Navy as AP-100 and renamed Windsor Reclassified APA-55 before commissioning WW II Feb 1944, Invasion of Marshall Islands Apr 1944, landing at Hollandia Jul 1944, Invasion of Marianas (Guam) Sep 1944, Invasion of Palau Islands Oct 1944, Invasion of Leyte, CPT D. C. Woodward Decommissioned Mar 4 1946 Delivered to War Shipping Administration Aug 1 1946 for disposition 5 Battle Stars WW II
Windward	Bark										Civil War Captured Jun 6 1863 by Confederate half brig Clar… Civil War Captured Jun 6 1863 by Confederate half brig Clarence, qv
Winfield S. Cahill				Renamed			*	M. M. Davis	Solomons	MD	Screw steamer Cahill, qv, was sometimes called Winfield S. C… Screw steamer Cahill, qv, was sometimes called Winfield S. Cahill, her original name in commercial service
Winfield S. Stratton					1943-08-31 00:00:00.000			Permanente Metals Corp., S/B Div, Yd 1	Richmond	CA	Maritime commission E Hull 1703 Merchant ship Original ope… Maritime commission E Hull 1703 Merchant ship Original operator, Coastwise (PFE) Line WW II
Winfield Scott					1942-06-22 00:00:00.000			Houston Shipbuilding Corp.	Houston	TX	Maritime Commission Hull 98 Merchant ship Original operato… Maritime Commission Hull 98 Merchant ship Original operator, Bull Lines WW II Jul 1943, Operation Husky, Invasion of Sicily
Winfred L. Smith					1943-04-17 00:00:00.000			Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Inc.	Baltimore	MD	Maritime Commission E Hull 967 Merchant ship Original oper… Maritime Commission E Hull 967 Merchant ship Original operator, American Export Lines WW II
Winged Arrow	AP	170	La Salle	Decom	1944-04-21 00:00:00.000	1946-08-12 00:00:00.000		Moore Drydock Co.	Oakland	CA	Maritime Commission Hull 1156 Acquired by Navy Apr 21 1944 … Maritime Commission Hull 1156 Acquired by Navy Apr 21 1944 WW II Jun-Aug 1944, Operation Forager, Invasion of Saipan and Tinian, CDR J. E. Shomier Jan 1945, invasion at Lingayen Gulf, CDR J. E. Shomier Jun 1945, Operation Iceberg, Okinawa operations Decommissioned 8/12/1946 and transferred to Maritime Commission Struck 8/28/1946 Sold 1948 Renamed Susan Renamed Noordzee Renamed Fairhope Renamed Green Bay 4 Battle Stars WW II
Wingfield	DE	194	Cannon	Decom	1944-01-28 00:00:00.000	1946-06-15 00:00:00.000		Federal Shipbuilding Co.	Newark	NJ	Named for ENS John D. Wingfield, qv WW II May 1944, Convoy… Named for ENS John D. Wingfield, qv WW II May 1944, Convoy UGS-42 Sep 1944, Convoy UGS-49 Decommissioned Jun 15 1946 Transferred to French Navy Sep 10 1950 under Military Assistance Program Renamed Sakalave (F-720)
Wingina	YTB	395	Sassaba	Reclas	1944-12-15 00:00:00.000		*	Gibbs Gas Engine Co.	Jacksonville	FL	Ex YT-395 Reclassified YTB-395 while building Placed in se… Ex YT-395 Reclassified YTB-395 while building Placed in service Dec 15 1944 WW II 13th Naval District Placed in reserve Mar 1946 Reactivated Jul 1947 Reclassified YTM-395, qv, Feb 1962
Wingina	YTM	395						Gibbs Gas Engine Co.	Jacksonville	FL	Ex YTB-395, qv Reclassified YTM-395 Feb 1962 13th Naval Di… Ex YTB-395, qv Reclassified YTM-395 Feb 1962 13th Naval District
Winifred	Id	1319		Decom	1918-06-21 00:00:00.000	1919-03-13 00:00:00.000		Bath Iron Works	Bath	ME	Built 1898 WW I - Operated first as commercial vessel, but… Built 1898 WW I - Operated first as commercial vessel, but Navy armed guard put aboard Oct 17 1917 commissioned Jun 21 1918 Naval Overseas Transportation Service Decommissioned Mar 13 1919 and simultaneously struck Transferred to U.S. Shipping Board the same day
Winjah	CVE	54	Prince William	Struck		1946-07-08 00:00:00.000		Seattle-Tacoma shipbuilding Co.	Tacoma	WA	Ex ACV-54 Reclassified CVE-54 Jul 15 1943, while building … Ex ACV-54 Reclassified CVE-54 Jul 15 1943, while building Launched Nov 22 1943 Delivered to British Feb 18 1944 Renamed Reaper (D 82) by British Returned to U. S. custody May 20 1946 Authorized for disposal Struck Jul 8 1946 Sold Feb 12 1947
Winkler											Merchant ship WW II
Winnebago	Launch								Dubuque	IA	Built 1935 Army vessel WW II
Winnebago	Mon		Milwaukee	Sold	1864-04-27 00:00:00.000	1874-09-12 00:00:00.000	*	Union Iron Works	Carondelet	MO	1st Winnebago Civil War Mississippi Squadron Jun 15 1864,… 1st Winnebago Civil War Mississippi Squadron Jun 15 1864, shelling at Ratliff's Landing Jul 1864, to West Gulf Blockading Squadron Aug 5 1864, Battle of Mobile Bay Apr 1865, carried Union troops to Selma and Montgomery AL Together with Sebago, qv, blockaded CSS Nashvilleand CSS Morgan up the Tombigbee River Laid up Sep 27 1865 Renamed Tornado, qv., Jun 15 1869 Renamed Winnebago again Aug 10 1869 Sold Sep 12 1874 Later renamed Manco Capac by Peruvian Navy
Winnebago	Id.	2353		Returned	1918-03-06 00:00:00.000	1918-06-11 00:00:00.000		Craig, Taylor, & Co.	Stockton	EN	2nd Winnebago Built 1900.. Freighter Ex Haugarland, ex Ham… 2nd Winnebago Built 1900.. Freighter Ex Haugarland, ex Hampton, ex Heatheraig Taken over by Navy Feb 9 1918 WW I - Naval Overseas Transportation Service Returned to previous owner Jun 11 1918 and struck Renamed Fie Jensen Renamed Ontario
Winnebago	WHEC	40									Vietnam War
Winnebago	WPG	40	Owasco					Western Pipe & Steel Co.	San Pedro	CA	Commissioned 1945
Winnemucca	PC	1145	PC-461	Struck		1960-06-01 00:00:00.000		Defoe Shipbuilding Corp.	Bay City	MI	1st Winnemucca Ex PC-1145, no name, qv Named Winnemucca Fe… 1st Winnemucca Ex PC-1145, no name, qv Named Winnemucca Feb 15 1956, after decommissioning Struck Jun 1 1960 Transferred to Republic of Korea Nov 1 1960
Winnemucca	YTB	785	Natick					Marinette Marine Corp.	Marinette	WI	2nd Winnemucca Placed in service Jun 1966 Vietnam War Tas… 2nd Winnemucca Placed in service Jun 1966 Vietnam War Tasl Force 117 2 Presidential Unit Civations, 4 Navy Unit Citations, adn 13 Battle Stars, Vietnam War
Winnetka	YTB	376	Allaquippa	Struck	1944-06-28 00:00:00.000	1946-07-19 00:00:00.000		Gulfport B & W Works	Port Arthur	TX	Ex YT-376. Reclassified YTB before active service Placed i… Ex YT-376. Reclassified YTB before active service Placed in service Jun 28 1944 WW II Jan 1946, ran aground at Iwo Jima. Damaged beyond economic repair Struck Jul 19 1946
Winnipec	SwGbt			Sold	1864-08-20 00:00:00.000	1869-06-17 00:00:00.000		Harrison Loring	Boston	MA	Launched Aug 20 1864 No record of service during Civil War … Launched Aug 20 1864 No record of service during Civil War 1866-67, at Naval Academy as practice ship Placed in ordinary 1868 Sold Jun 17 1869
Winnisimmet	CGC										WW I -
Winona	SwGbt			Decom	1861-12-11 00:00:00.000			C, & R. Poillon	New York	NY	1st Winona Civil War Gulf Blockading Squadron Jun 1862, S… 1st Winona Civil War Gulf Blockading Squadron Jun 1862, Seige of Vicksburg Aug 1862, Union blockading squadron off Mobile Bay Apr 1863, campaign against Port Hudson MS Jun 1863, Confederate attack on Donaldsonville MS Jul 1863, Seige of Vicksburg Jan 1864, to South Atlantic Blockading Squadron Attacks on Forts Rosedon and Beaulieu Appraently decommissiond Jun 9 1865 Sold Nov 22 1865
Winona	WHEC	65	Owasco		1946-08-15 00:00:00.000			Western Pipe & Steel	San Pedro	CA
Winonah	SwStr										Civil War 1864, to be used for moving Union troops up the J… Civil War 1864, to be used for moving Union troops up the James River

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.