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Class: Van Amstel Steel Minesweeper Launched: 22 September 1936 At: Gusto Shipyard, Schiedam, The Netherlands Commissioned: 26 May 1937 Length: 186 feet Beam: 25 feet, 6 inches Draft: 6 feet, 11 inches Displacement: 460 tons Armament: (After WW II) one 40 mm gun, five 20 mm machine guns Add... read more
Class: Lobo Submarine Commissioned: 1 Feb 1954 At: Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, Connecticut Length: 243 feet Beam: 22 feet Draft: 14 feet Displacement: 825 tons surface, 1,400 tons submerged Armament: Four 21 inch tubes forward, two aft. One 5" 2... read more
Class: Attack Patrol Boat Launched: 16 August 1967 At: Walkers of Maryborough, Queensland Length: 107 feet 6 inches (32.8 m) Beam: 20 feet (6.1 m) Draft: 7 feet 4 inches (2.2 m) Displacement: 149 tons Engines: Two Paxman V16 turbo-charged diesels, 2611 kW, twin screws Armament: 40/60 mm Bo... read more
Class: LCT(2), Tank Landing Craft, then LCT(R)(2) LCT Rocket Launched: 23 Sep 1941 At: Stockton Construction Co. on Thornaby, Briton Length: 48.5m, 159' 11" Beam: 9.1m, 30' Displacement: empty 300 ton, loaded 700 ton Armament: 2-2 lb. pom-pom AA, a few machine guns. Propulsion: 3 diesel eng... read more
Class: South Dakota Type: Battleship Launched: February 16, 1942 At: Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia Commissioned: August 16, 1942 Length: 680 feet Beam: 108 feet Draft: 36 feet Displacement: 35,000 tons Armament: Nine 16-inch/45 caliber, twenty 5-inch/38 caliber, forty-eight 40mm... read more
Class: Albacore Type: Experimental Submarine Launched: August 1, 1953 At: Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Commissioned: December 5, 1953 Length: 205 feet, 5 inches Beam: 27 feet, 4 inches Draft: 19 feet (forward) Displacement: 1,692 tons (surfaced) Complement: 5 officers, 50 enlisted Address... read more
Class: A-Class Launched: 28 July 1945 At: Vickers & Amrstrong Ltd., Barrows-in-Furness Commissioned: 11 March 1947 Length: 281 feet 9 inches Beam: 22 feet, 3 in. Draft: 16 feet 9 in. Displacement: 1,120 tons surfaced, 1,620 tons submerged (after 1960: 1,380 surfaced, 1,620 submerged) A... read more
Class: Sauda Coastal Minesweeper Launched: January 31, 1953 At: Hodgdon Brothers, Gowdy & Stevens, East Boothbay, Maine Length: 144 feet Beam: 28 feet Draft: 8.5 feet Displacement: 333 tons Armament: One twin 20 mm Oerlikon gun Minesweeping equipment: Magnetic, Acoustic and Mechanical ... read more
Class: VC2-S-AP2 Launched: June 20, 1945 At: California Shipbuilding Corporation, Los Angeles, California Length Overall: 455 feet Beam: 62 feet Draft: 28 feet Gross Volume: 7612 tons Displacement: 10.750 tons Armament: One 5-inch 38 caliber gun, one 3-inch/50 caliber gun; eight 20 mm guns... read more
Type: Arctic Survey Boat Launched: 1965 At: Bellingham, Washington Length: 39 feet Beam: 11 feet, 3 inches Draft: 4 feet Displacement: 12 tons Address for Visiting: Brewer Pilots Point Marina 63 Pilots Point Drive Westbrook, CT 06498 Organization Address: The Glacier Society P.O. Bo... read more
Class: Pegasus Guided Missile Hydrofoil Gunboat Launched: November 5, 1981 At: Boeing Marine Systems, Seattle, Washington Commissioned: September 18, 1982 Length: 133 feet Beam: 28 feet Draft: 6 feet Displacement: 214 tons Address for inquiries: USS Aries Hydrofoil Memorial Mr. Eliot J... read more
Class: Pennsylvania Battleship Launched: June 19, 1915 At: New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York Commissioned: October 17, 1916 Length: 608 feet Beam: 106 feet, 2 inches Draft: 28 feet, 10 inches Displacement: 34,207 tons Address: World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument Na... read more
Launched: 1889 At: Portland, Oregon for the Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co. Length: 129 feet Beam: 28 feet, 7 inches Draft: 12 feet, 6 inches Address: Northwest Seaport 1002 Valley Street Seattle, WA 98109-4332 (206) 447-9800 Fax: (206) 447-0598 Email: seaport@o... read more
Class: a Pallada First Rate Cruiser Launched: May 24, 1900 At: New Admiralty Shipyard, St. Petersburg Commissioned: July 29, 1903 Length: 416 feet (126.8 meters) Beam: 55 feet (16.8 meters) Draft: 21 feet (6.4 meters) Displacement: 6,731 tons Speed: 19.2 knots Complement: 570 ratings, 20 ... read more
Type: Project 641/Foxtrot Launched: 15 April 1967 Commissioned: 28 Dec 1967 At: Admiralty Shipyard, Leningrad Length: 89.9 meters Beam: 7.4 meters Draft: 5.9 meters Displacement: 1952 tons surfaced, 2475 tons submerged Powerplant: three Kolomna 2D42M 2000 hp diesel engines, three electric ... read more
Type: Diesel-electric Submarine Class: Project 641 (NATO designation Foxtrot) Launched: 7 September 1968 At: Novoadmiralteysky Shipyard, Leningrad, Russia Commissioned: 24 November 1968 Length: 299 feet, 6 inches (91.3 meters) Beam: 27 feet, 11 inches (8.5 meters) Draft: 16 feet, 5 inches (... read more
Class: Forrest Sherman Destroyer Launched: October 1, 1955 At: Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine Commissioned: September 7, 1956 Length: 424 feet Beam: 45 feet Draft: 22 feet Displacement: 4,050 tons Armament: Three 5-inch/54 caliber guns; one 8-tube ASROC launcher and six torpedo tubes Addr... read more
Class: Balao Submarine Launched: May 5, 1943 At: Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, New Hampshire Commissioned: August 21, 1943 Length: 311 feet, 8 inches Beam: 27 feet, 3 inches Draft: 15 feet, 3 inches Displacement: 1,525 tons (surfaced) Armament: Ten 21-inch torpedo tubes; one 40 mm gun; o... read more
Class: Balao Submarine Launched: 30 January 1944 At: Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut Commissioned: May 27, 1944 Length: 311 feet, 8 inches Beam: 27 feet, 2 inches Draft: 17 feet (surface trim) Displacement: 1,525 tons Armament: Ten 21-inch torpedo tubes Address: Independence... read more
Class: Edinburgh Class (Modified Southampton Class) Cruiser Launched: March 17, 1938 (St. Patrick's Day) At: Harland & Wolff Shipyard, Belfast Northern Ireland Commissioned: August 5, 1939 Length: 613 feet, 6 inches Beam: 69 feet Draft: 19 feet, 9 inches Displacement: 11,553 tons Armam... read more
Type: Medium Submergence Vessel Length: 50 feet Displacement: 130 tons Design Depth: 2,000 feet (max. operational depth) Displacement: 130 tons Operating Crew: 2 crew and 4 scientists Submerged Endurance: 10 hours at 4 knots Buoyancy Control: Steel shot and water ballast Address: Vancouve... read more
Class: Barbel Submarine Launched: May 16, 1959 At: Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation, Pascagoula, Mississippi Commissioned: October 15, 1959 Length: 219 feet Beam: 29 feet Displacement: 2,158 tons (surfaced) Armament: Six 21-inch torpedo tubes Address: Oregon Museum of Science and Indust... read more
Class: Balao Submarine Launched: December 7, 1942 At: Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, New Hampshire Commissioned: May 1, 1943 Length: 311 feet, 8 inches Beam: 27 feet, 2 inches Draft: 17 feet (surface trim) Displacement: 1,525 tons Armament: Ten 21-inch torpedo tubes, one 5-inch/25 caliber gun,... read more
Class: Arholma Class Minesweeper Launched: 1940 At: Eriksbergs Mekaniska Verkstad, Gothenburg, Sweden Commissioned: 1940 Decommissioned: 1966 Length: 55 meters at waterline Beam: 7.6 meters Draft: 2.1 meters Displacement: 450 tons Machinery: 2 de Laval steam turbines, 1,600 H.P. Speed: 1... read more
Class: Brig Launched:1813 Rebuilt In: 1913, 1933, 1988 At: Erie, Pennsylvania Length: 198 feet overall, 111 feet at the waterline Beam: 31 feet Draft: 10 feet, 6 inches Displacement: 295 tons Foremast: 113 feet, 4 inches above waterline Mainmast: 118 feet, 4 inches above waterline Crew: ... read more
Class: Buffel ironclad turret-ram Launched: 1868 At: Robert Napier & Sons, Glasgow, Scotland Commissioned: 23 July 1868 Length: 205 feet, 9 inches Beam: 40 feet, 3 inches Draft: 15 feet, 6 inches Displacement: 2,261 tons Armament: two 9.2 inch guns, ram bow, four 30 pounders Address... read more
Class: City Ironclad River Gunboat Launched: December 1861 At: Mound City, Illinois Commissioned: January 15, 1862 Length: 175 feet Beam: 51 feet, 2 inches Draft: 6 feet Displacement: 512 tons Armament: three Army 42-pounder rifles; three Navy smoothbore 64-pounders; 6 Navy smoothbore 32-p... read more
Class: Fletcher Destroyer Launched: September 9, 1943 At: Bethlehem Steel Corporation Yard, San Pedro, California Commissioned: December 31, 1943 Length: 376 feet, 6 inches Beam: 39 feet, 6 inches Draft: 17 feet, 9 inches Displacement: 2,050 tons Armament: (1950s) Five 5-inch/38 caliber gu... read more
Type: Australian Minesweeper (Corvette), Bathurst Class. Laid Down: 17 February 1941. Launched: 7 August 1941. Commissioned: 17 June 1942. Builders: Melbourne Harbor Trust, Williamstown Displacement: 660 tonnes (650 tons). Length: 56.73 metres (186 feet). Beam: 9.44 metres (31 feet). Draft... read more
Type: Navy Pilot Vessel (Boat) Year built: 1950 At: Gebroeders Pot, Bolnes, The Netherlands Length: 45.87 m, 150.49 ft Beam: 8.43 m, 27.66 ft Draft: 3.50 m, 11.48 ft Displacement: 500 tonnes (metric) Engine: 750 HP Smit M.A.N. 6 cyl. Diesel Speed: 13.2 knots Range: 7,000 nm Crew: 52 (whe... read more
Class: CA Destroyer Launched: 1944 Built at: Isle of Wight Length: 350 feet at waterline Beam: 35 feet, 8 inches Draft: 13 feet (standard), 14.5 (full) Complement: 16 officers, 247 ratings Tonnage: 2,106 (standard), 2,530 (full) Shaft Horse Power: 40,000 on two shafts Speed: 30 knots End... read more
Class: Gato Submarine Launched: November 14, 1943 At: Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut Commissioned: February 29, 1944 Converted: 1952 Length: 307 feet Beam: 27 feet Draft: 18 feet (surface trim) Displacement: 1,820 tons Armament: Ten 21-inch torpedo tubes, one 4-inch/50 caliber... read more
Type: Civil War Gunboat Launched: 1862 At: David S. Johnston Shipyard, Saffold, Georgia Commissioned: January 1, 1863 Length: 141 feet Beam: 30 feet, 8 inches Draft: 7 feet, 3 inches Armament: Four 32 pounders, one 9-inch Dahlgren; one rifled and banded 32 pounder Address: National Civi... read more
Class: LV-100 Lightship Built: 1930 At: Charleston Drydock and Machine Company, Charleston, South Carolina Length: 133 feet Beam: 30 feet Draft: 13 feet Displacement: 633 tons Complement: 5 officers, 1 cook, 10 seaman Signals: 375mm, 13,000 candlepower electric lens lantern at each masthea... read more
Type: Railroad Car & Passenger Ferry Launched: November 25, 1930 At: Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company, Wisconsin Length: 347.9 feet Beam:56.2 feet Draft: 19.2 feet Displacement: 2,942 tons Capacity: 30 railroad cars Address for inquiries: SS City of Milwaukee National Historic Landmar... read more
Class: Balao Submarine Launched: February 25, 1945 At: Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut Modified: 1947 and 1962 (Guppy III) Commissioned: June 28, 1945 Length:(original) 311 feet, 8 inches; (Guppy III) 325 feet, 6 inches Beam: 27 feet, 2 inches Draft: 17 feet Displacement: (origi... read more
Class: Gato Submarine Launched: November 28, 1943 At: Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut Commissioned: March 29, 1944 Length: 311 feet, 9 inches Beam: 27 feet, 3 inches Draft: 15 feet, 3 inches (mean surface trim) Displacement: 1,525 tons Armament: Ten 21-inch torpedo tubes, one 3-... read more
Class: Gato Submarine Launched: March 21, 1943 At: Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut Commissioned: June 21, 1943 Length: 311 feet, 8 inches Beam: 27 feet, 2 inches Draft: 17 feet (surface trim) Displacement: 1,525 tons (surfaced) Armament: Ten 21-inch torpedo tubes, one 5-inch/25 ... read more
Type: ATA-170-class tug Built At: Gulfport Boiler & Welding Works, Port Arthur, Texas Commissioned: 8 December 1944 Length: 143 feet Beam: 33 feet, 10 inches Displacement: 860 tons Draft: 13 feet, two inches Speed: 13 knots Propulsion: 2 - Cleveland V12-228A diesel-electric engines, 4-... read more
Type: Shipyard Support Vessel Launched: 1917 At: Beele Wallace Shipyard, Morehead, North Carolina Commissioned: January 3, 1918 Length: 70 feet Beam: 30 feet Draft: 5 feet Displacement: 70 tons Address: Hudson Highlands Cruises, Inc. P.O. Box 355 Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY 12520 (845) 53... read more
Type: Sloop of War Launched: August 26, 1854 At: Gosport Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia Commissioned: July 28, 1855 Length: 176 feet (between perpendiculars) Beam: 40 feet, 6 inches (molded beam) Draft: 21 feet Displacement: 1,400 tons Armament (1862): Gun Deck (Main battery): Sixteen 8 i... read more
Type: Frigate (44 guns) Launched: October 21, 1797 At: Edmond Hartt Shipyard, Boston, Massachusetts Major Overhaul: 1992-1996 Length: 204 feet (overall) Beam: 43 feet, 5 inches Draft: 22 feet, 6 inches Displacement: 2,200 tons Armament: Twenty 32 pounder carronades, thirty 24 pounder long ... read more
Class: Gato Submarine Launched: December 19, 1943 At: Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut Commissioned: April 21, 1944 Length: 311 feet, 7 inches Beam: 27 feet, 2 inches Draft: 17 feet (surface trim) Displacement: 1,525 tons (surfaced) Armament: Eight Mk-44 torpedo tubes Address:... read more
Type: Extreme Clipper Launched: 22 Nov 1869 At: Dennys of Dumbarton shipyard on the Clyde Length: 280 feet (overall) Beam: 35 feet Draft: 22.5 feet Displacement: 963 tons gross Height of Main Mast: 152 feet main deck to truck Address: Cutty Sark Trust 2 Greenwich Church Street Greenwi... read more
Class: Dabur patrol boat Launched: 1970 At: Swiftships, Morgan City, LA, U.S.A. Length: 19.8m Beam: 5.5m Displacement: 38 tons Crew: 9 men Armament: two 20mm, two .5 inch browning machine guns Propulsion: Two GM diesel engines driving two propellers. 29 knot max speed. Address: Clandes... read more
Type: Research Submersible Length: 40 feet Beam: 19 feet Design Depth: 8,000 feet Displacement: 52 tons Operating Crew: Two pilots and two-three scientist/observers Submerged Endurance: 12 hours at 3 knots or 18 hours at 2 knots Buoyancy Control: Buoyancy provided by syntactic foam an... read more
Class: River Frigate Launched: 6 April 1944 At: Walkers of Maryborough, Queensland Commissioned: 27 April 1945 Length: 301 feet, 6 inches Beam: 36 feet, 6 inches Draft: 12 feet Displacement: 2,220 tons full load Complement: 140 men Armament: Two 4 inch H.A./L.A. guns, three 40 mm Bofors a... read more
Class: One of a kind, Dolphin class Launched: 6 August 1968 At: Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, New Hampshire Commissioned: 17 August 1968 Length: 165 feet Beam: 18 feet Draft: 17 feet (surface trim) Displacement: 800 tons surfaced, 950 tons submerged Operating Depth: Greater than 3... read more
Class: Gato Type: Submarine Launched: May 12, 1941 At: Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, New Hampshire Commissioned: November 1, 1941 Length: 312 feet Beam: 27 feet Draft: 17 feet (surface trim) Displacement: 1,525 tons (surfaced), 2,415 tons (submerged) Armament: Ten 21-inch torpedo tube... read more
Type: 3-Masted Barque Launched: 1936 At: Blohm & Voss Shipyard, Hamburg, Germany Length: 295 feet Beam: 39 feet Draft: 17 feet Displacement: 1,862 tons Address: Commanding Officer, USCGC Eagle U.S. Coast Guard Academy 45 Mohegan Avenue New London, Connecticut 06320 (860) 444-8595... read more
Class: Forrest Sherman Destroyer Launched: January 4, 1958 At: Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine Commissioned: November 7, 1958 Length: 418 feet Beam: 45 feet Draft: 22 feet Displacement: 3,990 tons Max Speed: 32.5 Crew: 17 Officers, 218 Enlisted Armament: Three 5-inch/54 caliber guns; four 3... read more
Esra was built at the Chatham (England) Naval Shipyard in 1888 and served for a period as a steam pinnace on an unspecified cruiser of the Royal Navy. Later, she was converted into a gasoline-powered excursion boat and used on inland waters. Purchased by Rahmi M. Koç in 1988 as a wreck, she was ... read more
Type: Experimental Submarine Launched: 1881 At: Paterson, New Jersey Length: 31 feet Beam: 6 feet Displacement: 19 tons Crew: 3 men Address: Paterson Museum 2 Market Street Paterson, NJ 07501-1704 (973) 321-1260 Fax:(973) 881-3435 Email: [email protected] http://patersonmu... read more
Type: Ocean-going tug Launched: November 20, 1925 At: Alexander Stephen & Sons, Ltd., Glasgow, Scotland Commissioned: February 16, 1942 Length: 121 feet Beam: 27 feet, 1 inch Draft: 13 feet, 5 inches Displacement: 288 tons Armament during commissioned service: One 20mm Oerlikon anti-airc... read more
Class: Gal class Launched: 1975 At: Vickers at Barrow in Furness, UK Length: 48.9m, pressure hull 33m Beam: 4.9m Height: 8.8m Displacement: Surface 600 tons, Submerged 660 tons Crew: 32 Propulsion: One shaft with a 2.85MW sustained power motor Two MTU 16V 396 SE 84 diesel ... read more
Class: Osprey/Doterel class sloop Length: 190 ft overall (57.91 m), 170 ft perpendiculars Beam: 36 ft (58.81m) Draught: 16 ft maximum Displacement: 1,130 tons Machinery: Single shaft two cylinder horizontal compound expansion steam engine. Three cylindrical boilers Speed: 15 knots ... read more
Type: Armored Cruiser Launched: March 12, 1910 At: Cantieri Orlando Shipyard in Livorno, Italy Commissioned: May 16, 1911 Length: 459.3 feet (140 meters) Beam: 68.9 feet (21 meters) Draft: 24.6 feet Displacement: 10,200 tons Armament: Two twin 234 mm turrets, four twin 190 mm... read more
Type: Office of Strategic Services, covert spy vessel Length: 19 feet, 2 inches Beam: 5 feet, 3.5 inches Complement: One pilot, two passengers Propulsion: Gray Marine Light Four Engine, 16 Horse Power, engine encased in a watertight steel enclosure. Construction: Plywood hull with met... read more
Despite much research, the origins of GONCA (which means “Rosebud”) are shrouded in mystery. She was built in a Northern European shipyard probably between 1907 and 1909. Identification marks showed that she had an engine manufactured in Britain. Turkish naval historians, referring to Ottoman na... read more
Class: Grayback/Regulus II Submarine Launched: April 5, 1958 At: Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, New Hampshire Commissioned: August 30, 1958 Length: 317 feet, 7 inches Beam: 27 feet, 2 inches Draft: 19 feet (surface trim) Displacement: 2,768 tons (surfaced) Armament: Regulu... read more
Class: Type "A" Midget Submarine Launched: 1938 At: Kure Naval Dockyard, Japan Length: 78 feet, 5 inches Beam: 6 feet Draft: 6 feet Displacement: 46 tons (submerged) Armament: Two 18-inch torpedo tubes Address: National Museum of the Pacific War 340 East Main Street Fredericksburg, Te... read more
Class: Type "A", Ko-Hyoteki Built: Kure, Japan Length: 79 feet Beam: 6 feet Displacement: 46 tons Complement: 2 men Armament: Two 18-inch torpedo tubes Propulsion: One 600 hp electric motor; 20 knots Address: Historic Ship Nautilus & Submarine Force Museum 1 Crystal... read more
Class: Tribal Destroyer Launched: August 25, 1942 At: Vickers-Armstrong, Newcastle-on-Tyne, England Commissioned: August 30, 1943 Modernized: 1950-52 Recommissioned: March 15, 1952 as DDE-215 Length: 377 feet Beam: 37 feet, 6 inches Draft: 9 feet, 6 inches Displacement: 2,... read more
Class: Holland type Launched: 1904, modified in 1916 At: Örlogsvarvet, (Navy Yard), Stockholm, Sweden Commissioned: 1904 Decommissioned: 1922 Length: 23.3 meters Beam: 3.6 meters Draft: 1.4 meters Hull: Single hull Displacement: 111 tons Armament: 1-45 cm torpedo tube.... read more
Class: Admirable Minesweeper Launched: May 21, 1944 At: Winslow Marine Railway & Shipbuilding Company, Winslow, Washington Commissioned: October 31, 1944 Length: 184 feet, 6 inches Beam: 33 feet, 1 inch Draft: 9 feet Displacement: 850 ton Armament: One 3-inch/50 caliber gun; six 20mm g... read more
Class: Tarantul I Class Type: Missile Corvette Launched: 1984 At: Petrovsky Shipyard 01714 in Leningrad, Russia Commissioned: 1985 Length: 185 feet Beam: 36 feet, 2 inches Draft: 12 feet, 5 inches Displacement: 455 tons Armament: One AK-176 76mm gun - 120 rpm Two AK-630... read more
Class: Holland 1 class Launched: 1901 At: Barrows-in-Furness Length: 63.44 feet Beam: 11.9 feet Displacement: 105 tons submerged Armament: Up to three 18 inch torpedoes, one torpedo tube. Crew: Eight men. Armament: 18 inch torpedo in the tube, two reloads Address: Royal... read more
Type Type: Experimental Submarine Launched: 1878 At: Paterson, New Jersey Length: 14 feet Beam: 3 feet Displacement: 2.25 tons Address: Paterson Museum 2 Market Street Paterson, NJ 07501-1704 (973) 321-1260 Fax: (973) 881-3435 Email: [email protected] ... read more
Class: Essex Aircraft Carrier Launched: August 30, 1943 At: Newport News Shipbuilding Co., Newport News, Virginia Commissioned: November 29, 1943 Modernized and re-commissioned: September 11, 1953 at New York Naval Shipyard, Brooklyn, New York. Length: 894 feet Beam: 101 ft. at wat... read more
Type: Early Operational Submarine Launched: 1863 At: Mobile, Alabama Length: 39 feet, 5 inches Beam: 3 feet, 10 inches Operating crew: 8 men Displacement: 2 tons Submerged endurance: 2 hours Armament: 90-pound charge of black powder rammed into a copper cylinder and mounted o... read more
Class: Secretary Cutter Launched: June 3, 1936 At: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Commissioned: September 17, 1936 Length: 327 feet Beam: 41 feet, 2 inches Draft: 15 feet, 3 inches Displacement: 2,656 tons Present Armament: One 5-inch/38 caliber gun Address: USCGC Ingham Me... read more
Class: Essex (short hull group) Aircraft Carrier Launched: April 26, 1943 At: Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newport News, Virginia Commissioned: August 16, 1943 Modernized: in 1954 and 1959 Length: 898 feet, as converted Beam: 103 feet Draft: 32 feet Displace... read more
Class: Iowa Battleship Launched: 27 August 1942 At: New York Naval Shipyard, Brooklyn, New York Commissioned: 22 February 1943 Length: 887 feet, 3 inches Beam: 108 feet Draft: 38 feet Displacement: 58,000 tons Armament: Three 16"/50 triple main gun turrets (9 guns total). Eac... read more
Type: Ironclad Ram Launched: December 22, 1864 At: Confederate States Yard, Columbus, Georgia Length: 223 feet, 6 inches Beam: 56 feet, 6 inches Draft: 8 feet Armament: Four 7-inch Brooke Rifles; two 6.4-inch Brooke Rifles; two 12 pounder boat howitzers. Address: National Civ... read more
Launched: 1900 At: Örlogsvarvet (Navy Yard), Karlskrona, Sweden Commissioned: 1900 Decommissioned: 1950 Length: 33.2 meters at waterline Beam: 8.4 meters Draft: 3.3 meters Displacement: 350 tons Sail Area: 1,002 square meters Foremast: 24 meters from deck Mainmast: 25.... read more
Class: EC2-S-C1 Liberty Ship Launched: June 19, 1943 At: New England Shipbuilding Corporation, South Portland, Maine Length: 441 feet, 7 inches Beam: 57 feet Draft: 27 feet, 9 inches Displacement: 14,245 tons Gross:7,176 tons Net: 4,380 tons Armament: originally two 3-inch/50 caliber gu... read more
Class: EC2-S-C1 Type Liberty Ship Launched: September 7, 1942 At: Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland Length: 441 feet, 7 inches Beam:57 feet Draft: 27 feet, 9 inches Displacement: 14,245 tons Gross Tonnage: 7,176 tons Deadweight Tonnage: 10,920 long tons Arm... read more
Class: Gearing (FRAM 1) Type: Destroyer Launched: July 26, 1945 At: Bethlehem Steel Company, Quincy, Massachusetts. Commissioned: December 15, 1945 Length: 391 feet Beam: 41 feet Draft: 19 feet Displacement: 2,616 tons Armament: four 5-inch/38 caliber guns; ten 21-inch, Mk... read more
Class: Type 1 "Human Torpedo" Length: 45 feet Beam: 4 feet, 6 inches Crew: 2 men Propulsion: 550 HP Range: 14 miles at top speed of 35 MPH. Armament: 3,417 pounds of high explosives Address: Submarine Memorial Association 78 River Street Hackensack, NJ 07601-7110 (... read more
Class: Type 4 "Human Torpedo" Length: 54 feet Diameter: 4 feet, 5 inches Weight: 18.37 tons Warhead: 1.98 tons of TNT Crew: 1 man Address: USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park 11 Arizona Memorial Drive Honolulu, HI 96818 (808) 423-1341 Fax: (808) 422-5201 Ema... read more
Class: Fletcher Type: Destroyer Launched: 28 February 1943 At: Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey Commissioned: 23 April 1943 Length: 376 feet, 5 inches Beam: 39 feet, 7 inches Draft: 18 feet Displacement: 2,952 tons Armament: Five 5-inch/38 cal... read more
Type: Commando Boat Built: 1934 in Japan Length: 70 feet Beam: 11 feet Draft: 5 feet Displacement: 68 tons Speed: 6.5 knots Address: Australian National Maritime Museum GPO Box 5131 Sydney, NSW 2001 Australia +61 2 9298 3777 Fax: +61 2 9298 3780 http://www.a... read more
Type: Icebreaker Built: 1916-1917 At: Armstrong-Whitworth & Co., Newcastle Upon Tyne, England Length: 323 feet (98.5 meters) Beam: 70 feet, 6 inches (21.5 meters) Draft: 26 feet (7.9 meters) Displacement: 8,730 tons Armament: (in World War II) four 76mm guns, seven 20mm AA g... read more
Class: Allen M. Sumner Destroyer Launched: November 21, 1943 At: Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine Commissioned: February 8, 1944 Length: 377 feet Beam: 41 feet Draft: 19 feet Displacement: 2,200 tons Armament: Six 5-inch/38 caliber guns; six 21-inch torpedo tubes Address: P... read more
Class: VC2-AP2 Victory Ship Launched: May 31, 1945 At: California Shipbuilding Corp., Los Angeles, California Length: 455 feet Beam: 62 feet Draft: 28 feet Displacement: 10,750 tons Armament: One 5-inch/38 caliber gun; one 3-inch/50 caliber gun, and eight 20 mm guns Address: ... read more
Type: Landing Craft Infantry (Large), LCI-351 Class Launched: 14 September 1944 At: Defoe Shipbuilding Co., Bay City, MI Commissioned: 21 September 1944 Length: 158' 5 1/2" Beam: 23' 3" Draft Light Landing: 2' 8" forward, 4' 10" aft Draft Loaded Landing: 5' 4" forward, 5' 11" af... read more
Type: Landing Craft Infantry (Large) Launched At: George Lawley & Sons Shipyards in Neponset, MA Commissioned: 18 September 1944 Length: 158' 5 1/2" Beam: 23' 3" Draft Light Landing: 2' 8" forward, 4' 10" aft Draft Loaded Landing: 5' 4" forward, 5' 11" aft Displacement: 387 ... read more
Class: Higgins LCM (6) - LCM (3) with six feet added to the tank deck Type: Landing craft, mechanized Launched: 1950s At: Higgins Industries, New Orleans, LA Length: 56 feet Beam: 14 feet, 4 inches Draft: 4 feet, 3 inches Displacement: 52 tons (fully loaded) Armament: two .50... read more
Type: LCS(L)(3)-1 Class Landing Craft Support (Large)(Mark 3) Launched: 13 Feb 1945 At: Commercial Iron Works, Portland, OR Commissioned: 17 February 1945 Length: 158.5 feet Beam: 23.25 feet Draft: 4.75 feet forward, 6.5 feet aft full load Displacement: 250 tons light, 387 tons ... read more
Type: 36' Higgins (wood) Capacity: 39 persons Length: 35 feet, 9 inches Beam: 10 feet, 6 inches Draft: 3 feet, 5 inches Displacement: 26,600 pounds Address: National Museum of the United States Navy 805 Kidder Breese St., SE Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5060 (202) 433... read more
Class: Essex Aircraft Carrier Launched: September 23, 1942 At: Bethlehem Steel Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts Commissioned: February 17, 1943 Length: 910 feet Beam: 142 feet Draft: 30 feet Displacement: 33,000 tons Armament: (original): 90 aircraft, twelve 5-inch/38 caliber ... read more
Class: Lighthouse Tender, Buoy Tender Launched: 1933 At: Pusey & Jones Shipyard in Wilmington, Delaware Length: 173 feet, 4 inches Beam: 32 feet Draft: 11 feet, 3 inches Displacement: 1,012 tons Propulsion:Two 500 HP triple expansion engines supplied by two oil-fired Babcock... read more
Class: Balao Submarine Launched: August 15, 1943 At: Cramp Shipbuilding Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Commissioned: June 8, 1945 Length: 311 feet, 8 inches Beam: 27 feet, 2 inches Draft: 17 feet (surface trim) Displacement: 1,525 tons (surfaced) Armament: Ten 21-inch to... read more
Class: Balao Type: Submarine Launched: 7 November 1943 At: Cramp Shipbuilding Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Commissioned: 13 October 1944 Length: 311 feet, 8 inches Beam: 27 feet, 2 inches Draft: 17 feet (surface trim) Displacement: 1,525 tons (surfaced) Armament: Te... read more
Class: Cleveland Class Cruiser, later converted to Little Rock Class Guided Missile Cruiser Launched: August 27, 1944 At: Cramp Shipbuilding Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Commissioned: June 17, 1945 Converted: 1960 at New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey Length:... read more
Type: Landing Ship Tank Launched: October 27, 1942 At: Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Commissioned: February 1, 1943 Length: 328 feet Beam: 50 feet Draft: 10 feet aft, 3.5 feet forward Bow door ramp: 14 feet Displacement: 3,310 tons Armament: two t... read more
Type: Landing Ship Tank Launched: November 11, 1942 At: Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company, Newport News, Virginia Commissioned: December 11, 1942 Length: 328 feet Beam: 50 feet Draft: 10 feet aft, 3.5 feet forward Bow door ramp: 14 feet Displacement: 3,310 tons ... read more
Class: Large Tug Type: Ocean-going Tug, later used as a Harbor Tug Launched: November 22, 1943 At: Jakobson Shipyard, Oyster Bay Long Island, New York Commissioned: Major Elisha K. Henson Length: 115 feet Beam: 28 feet Draft: 14 feet Displacement: 305 long tons Armament: Two 50-caliber ma... read more
Class: Aggressive Class Minesweeper Ocean Laid down: 16 March 1953 as AM-458 at Higgins Shipyard, Inc., New Orleans, LA Launched: 14 November 1953 Redesignated: MSO-458, 7 February 1955 Commissioned: USS Lucid (MSO-458), 4 May 1955 Stricken: 15 May 1976 Original cost: $9,000,000 ... read more
Type: Harbor Tug Launched: 1930 At: M.M. Davis Shipyard, Solomons, Maryland Length: 98 feet Beam: 27 feet Draft: 13 feet Displacement: 425 tons Address for Inquiries: Luna Preservation Society P.O. Box 1866 Brookline, MA 02446 Email: [email protected] http://www.tugboatluna.org L... read more
Class: Mackinaw Class Icebreaker Commisioned: 20 Dec 1944 At: Toledo Shipbuilding Co. Length: 290 feet Beam: 74.5 feet Draft: 19 feet Displacement: 5,252.4 tons Address: Icebreaker Mackinaw Maritime Museum 131 South Huron Street Post Office Box 39 Mackinaw City, MI 4... read more
Class: Royal Dutch Navy van Straelen-class. Type: Inshore minesweeper. Launched: 15 March 1960 At: Bouwwerf “de Noord,” Alblasserdam, The Netherlands. Commissioned: 6 October 1961 Length: 33.08 meters. Beam: 6.65 meters. Draft: 1.80 meters. Displacement: 171 tons. ... read more
The Admiral’s Barge (or Pinnace), built in 1905 for the Royal Navy, was the first “bell funnel” barge with diesel power. The barge served HMS RODNEY, HMS NELSON and HMS HOOD in 1941 when the latter was sunk by the BISMARCK. For the remainder of the war, she served as a Flag Officer barge in Ma... read more
Class: Mackerel Submarine Launched: October 14, 1953 At: Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, Connecticut Commissioned: November 20, 1953 Length: 131 feet Beam: 13 feet, 5 inches Draft: 17 feet (surface trim) Displacement: 300 tons Mailing Address: USS Marlin 1... read more
Class: English carrack Launched: 1511 At: Portsmouth, Hampshire, England Length: keel 32m, stem to stern 40.9m, total length 45m Beam: 11.66m Draft: 4.6m Displacement: 500 tons in 1512, 700 tons 1536 Armament: 69 total, 15 heavy cast bronze muzzle loaders, 24 heavy wrought iron ... read more
Class: South Dakota Type: Battleship Launched: September 23, 1941 At: Bethlehem Steel Company, Quincy, Massachusetts Commissioned: May 12, 1942 Length: 680 feet Beam: 108 feet, 2 inches Draft: 36 feet Displacement: 35,000 tons Armament: Nine 16-inch/45 caliber guns; twenty... read more
Type: Officers' Launch Built: 1937 At: Naval Dockyard, Garden Island, Sydney Length: 39 feet Beam: 11 feet 5 inches Draft: 4 feet Displacement: 10 tons Construction: Carvel, spotted gum planking and ribbing, teak cabin Engine: 6-cylinder TAMD 41 Volvo Penta C diesel 147 kW ... read more
Type: Patrol Craft Built At: American Brown Boveri Electric Corporation, Camden, New Jersey Commissioned: April 6, 1927 Length: 125 feet Beam: 24 feet Displacement: 282 tons Address: Great Lakes Naval Memorial and Museum 1346 Bluff Street Muskegon, Michigan 49441 (231) ... read more
Type: WW I Convoy escort gunboat, WW II Barrage balloon vessel and accommodation ship Launched: August 29, 1904 At: Alexander Stephon & Sons, Ltd., Linthouse on the Clyde, Scotland Length: 109.7 feet (waterline), 140 feet (overall) Beam: 16.65 feet Draft: 9.4 feet Gross Tonnage... read more
Class: U.S. Navy MSO-483/AM-483 Type: Non-magnetic minesweeper Launched: 1953 At: Peterson Builders, Inc., Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin Length: 172 feet Beam: 36 feet Draft: 10 feet Displacement: 735 tons Address: Netherlands Maritime Trust Schokkerweg (2e Binnenhaven) ... read more
Class: Midway Aircraft Carrier Launched: 20 March 1945 At: Newport News Shipbuilding Co., Newport News, Virginia Commissioned: 10 September 1945 Modernized: 1955-57; 1966-70 Length: 1,001 feet Extreme Width: 258 feet Draft: 34 feet Displacement: 70,000 tons Address: USS... read more
Class: Coastal Passenger Steamer Launched: 1905 At: American Shipbuilding Company, Cleveland, Ohio Length: 361 feet Beam: 45 feet Draft: 16 feet Displacement: 4,272 tons Address: SS Milwaukee Clipper Preservation, Inc. P.O. Box 1370 Muskegon, MI 49443-1370 (231) 755-0990 Fax: (231) 722... read more
Class: Iowa Battleship Launched: January 29, 1944 At: New York Naval Shipyard, Brooklyn, New York Commissioned: June 11, 1944 Length: 887 feet, 3 inches Beam: 108 feet, 2 inches Draft: 37 feet, 9 inches Displacement: 57,500 tons Armament: (1988) Nine 16-inch/50 caliber guns; ... read more
Class: Missile Boat Launched: 11 April 1967 At: Cherbourg, France Length: 45m Beam: 7m Displacement: 240 tons Crew: 45 Armament: Phase 1 (1967): Three 40mm guns (L-70) controlled by optic director (Galileo). Phase 2 (1974): Two 40mm guns, 5 Gabriel missiles, 4 ASW torpedo ... read more
Class: Monitor turreted warship Launched: January 30, 1862 At: Greenpoint, New York Commissioned: February 25, 1862 Length: 172 feet Beam: 41.4 feet Draft: 9.5 feet Displacement: 1,038 tons Armament: Two eleven-inch Dahlgren guns Address: The Mariners' Museum 100 Mus... read more
Class: LV 112 Lightship Built: 1936 At: Pusey and Jones, Wilmington, Delaware Length: 148 feet 10 inches Beam: 32 feet Draft: 16 feet 3 inches Displacement: 1,050 tons Illumination Apparatus: Foremast - Duplex 500mm lens lantern; Mainmast - 400,000 candlepower high intensity re... read more
Class: Nautilus Type: Nuclear Submarine Launched: January 21, 1954 At: Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut Commissioned: September 30, 1954 Length: 319 feet Beam: 27 feet Draft: 22 feet (surface trim) Displacement: 2,975 tons (surfaced) Armament: Six 21-inch torpedo... read more
Class: Iowa Battleship Launched: 7 December 1942 At: Philadelphia Naval Shipyard Commissioned: 23 May 1943 Length: 887 feet, 7 inches Beam: 108 feet, 1 inch Draft: 38 feet Displacement: 57,200 tons Armament: Nine 16"/50 caliber guns; 12 5"/38 caliber guns; 32 Tomahawk missile launchers; 16... read more
Class: North Carolina Launched: June 13, 1940 At: New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York Commissioned: April 9, 1941 Length: 728 feet, 9 inches Beam: 108 feet, 3 inches Draft: 35 feet Displacement: 36,600 tons Armament: Nine 16-inch/45 caliber guns; twenty 5-inch/38 caliber g... read more
Specifications: Length: 290ft (90m) Width: 26ft (8.1m) Draft: 16 ft (5m) Displacement: 2,410 tons Range: 9,000 miles Compliment: 68 men Speed submerged: 17knots (20 mph) Address: Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust The Historic Dockyard Chatham Kent, ME4 4TZ United Kingdom Tel: 44 163 48... read more
HMCS OJIBWA Class: Oberon Submarine; Keel Laid Down: 27 September 1962; Launched: 29 February 1964; Builder: Chatham Dockyard, Chatham, Kent, UK; Commissioned: 23 September 1965; Decommissioned: May 1998; Length: 295.25 ft (89.99 m); Beam: 26.5 ft (8.1 m); Draft: 18 ft (5.5 m); Displacement, ... read more
Class: Olympia Cruiser Launched: November 5, 1892 At: Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California Commissioned: February 5, 1895 Length: 344 feet Beam: 53 feet Draft: 21 feet, 6 inches Displacement: 5,870 tons Armament: Four 8-inch guns; ten 5-inch guns; fourteen 6 pounder guns Address:... read more
Class: Oberon Submarine At: Royal Dockyard at Chatham, England Launched: 25 September 1965 Commission: 22 June 1967 - 28 July 2000 Length: 290 feet, 4 inches Beam: 26 feet, 6 inches Draft: 19 feet, surfaced Displacement: 1,610 tons surfaced, 2,410 submerged Propulsion: 2 shafts, two 3680 h... read more
Class: Oberon Submarine Launched: 3 December 1968 At: Scotts Shipbuilding, Greenock, Scotland Length: 295 feet, 5 inches Beam: 26 feet, 6 inches Draft: 19 feet, surfaced Displacement: 2,186 tons, surfaced Propulsion: 2 shafts, two 3680 hp Admiralty Standard Range diesels, two 12,000 hp Engl... read more
Class: Gearing Destroyer (FRAM 1) Launched: 12 May 1945 At: Consolidated Steel Corp. of Texas, Orange, Texas Commissioned: 15 September 1945 Length: 390 feet, 6 inches Beam: 41 feet, 1 inch Draft: 18 feet, 6 inches Displacement: 2,425 tons Armament: four 5"/38 cal. guns; ten 212" Mk 32 tor... read more
Class: Oberon Submarine Launched: December 1967 At: Scotts Shipbuilding, Greenock, Scotland Commissioned: April 1969 Length: 295 feet, 5 inches Beam: 26 feet, 6 inches Draft: 19 feet, surfaced Displacement: 2,186 tons, surfaced Armament: Six torpedo tubes for firing anti-ship and submarine... read more
Type: Lightship Launched: 1938 At: Rice Brothers Shipyard, East Boothbay, Maine Length: 114 feet, 9 inches Beam: 26 feet Draft: 13 feet, 4 inches Weight: 422 tons Light: Dual 375 mm electric lens lanterns, 15,000 candle power (1,000 watts). 12 Mile range. Fog Horn: Dual air diaphones, swit... read more
Class: 7332 SK-5, PACV (Patrol Air Cushion Vehicle) Launched:1965 At: British Hovercraft Corp./Bell Aerosystems Co. Length: 38' 10" Beam: 23' 9" Range: 165 nautical miles Speed: max 60 knots over land or calm water, cruising 50 MPH Weight: loaded 15,66 pounds Complement: 4 Armament: .50 c... read more
Class: Balao Launched: July 12, 1943 At: Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, New Hampshire Commissioned: November 6, 1943 Length: 311 feet, 8 inches Beam: 27 feet, 4 inches Draft: 17 feet (surface trim) Displacement: 1,525 tons Armament: Ten 21-inch torpedo tubes; one 4-inch/50 caliber ... read more
Length: 31 feet Beam: 11 feet, 9 inches Draft: 1 foot, 1 inch Displacement: 9 tons Speed: 35 knots Armament: Three .50-cal machine guns (two twinned, one single), one M60A machine gun and one MK-79 grenade launcher Address: USS Alabama Battleship Commission Battleship Memorial Park 2703 Ba... read more
Length: 31 feet, 11 inches Beam: 11 feet, 8 inches Displacement: 9 tons Speed: 35 knots Armament: Three .50-cal machine guns, one M60A machine gun and one MK-79 grenade launcher Address: Mare Island Historic Park Foundation 328 Seawind Dr. Vallejo, CA 94590 (707) 557-1538 Email: kenzad01... read more
Length: 31 feet Beam: 11 feet, 9 inches Displacement: 9 tons Speed: 35 knots Armament: Three .50-cal machine guns (two twinned, one single), one M60A machine gun and one MK-79 grenade launcher Address: National Vietnam War Museum 3400 North Tanner Road Orlando, FL 32826-3433 (407) 601-286... read more
Length: 31 feet, 11 inches Beam: 11 feet, 8 inches Displacement: 9 tons Speed: 35 knots Armament: Three .50 caliber machine guns (two twinned, one single), one M60 7.62 caliber gun and one grenade launcher Address: Submarine Memorial Association 78 River Street Hackensack, NJ 07601-7110 ... read more
Length: 31 feet, 11 inches Beam: 11 feet, 8 inches Displacement: 9 tons Speed: 35 knots Armament: Three .50 caliber machine guns (two twinned, one single), one M60 7.62 caliber gun and one grenade launcher Address: Bellingham International Maritime Museum 800 Cornwall Avenue Bellingham, WA... read more
Class: PCF Mark I Launched: 1965 At: Sewart Seacraft, Berwick, LA Length: 50 feet, 1.5 inches Beam: 13 feet, 1 inch Draft: 3 feet, 6 inches Displacement: 19 tons, 22.5 full load Speed: 32 knots Complement: 6 (1 officer) Armament: Three .50 caliber machine guns (two twinned, one single); o... read more
Class: PCF, Patrol Craft Fast Launched: 1968 At: Sewart Seacraft Ltd., Berwick, LA Length: 50 feet, 1.5 inches Beam: 13 feet, 1 inch Draft: 3 feet, 6 inches Displacement: 19 tons, 22.5 full load Speed: 32 knots Complement: 6 (1 officer) Armament: Three .50 caliber machine guns (two twinne... read more
Type: Gondola Built: 1776 at Whitehall, New York Length: 53.3 feet Beam: 15.5 feet Draft: 2 feet Armament: One 12 pounder, two 9 pounders, four 3/4-pound swivel guns Address: National Museum of American History Smithsonian Institution 12th Street and Constitution Ave., NW Washington, D... read more
Type: Harbor Pilot Launched: August 7, 1914 At: Goularte Boatyard, San Diego, CA Length on deck: 54 foot Address: Maritime Museum of San Diego 1306 N. Harbor Drive San Diego, CA 92101 (619) 234-9153 Fax: (619) 234-8345 Email: [email protected] http://www.sdmaritime.org Latitude: 32... read more
Type: Sounding Boat Launched: 8 July 1954 At: Marine Industries Ltd., Sorel, Québec Length: 36 feet, 1 inch Beam: 12 feet, 2 inches Draft: 3 feet, 7 inches Displacement: 9 tons Complement: 6 men (2 officers) Address for Information: NLC - Outaouais Branch P.O. Box 79203 Gatineau, QC,... read more
Built: 1915 At: Pusey & Jones, Wilmington, DE Length: 101 feet 10 inches Beam: 25 feet Draft: 11 feet 4 inches Displacement: 360 tons Illumination Apparatus: 500mm lens with six flash panels Fog Signal: 6" air siren, submarine bell, hand operated bell Propulsion: One 200 HP Meitz & W... read more
Class: Potomac Presidential Yacht Launched: June 30, 1934 At: Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co., Manitowoc, Wisconsin Commissioned: March 2, 1936 Length: 165 feet Beam: 23 feet, 9 inches Draft: 8 feet, 1 inch Displacement: 416 tons Address: Potomac Association 540 Water Street P.O. Box 2064 ... read more
Class: Higgins Motor Torpedo (PT) Boat Launched: 1944 At: Higgins Industries, New Orleans, Louisiana Commissioned: January 1944 Length: 78 feet Beam: 20 feet Draft: 5 feet, 6 inches Displacement: 56 tons Armament: Two 20mm guns; one 40mm gun; two single and two twin 50 cal. machine guns; t... read more
Class: ELCO 80 foot. Type: Motor Torpedo (PT) Boat Launched: 18 July 1945 At: Electric Launch Company Ltd. (ELCO), Bayonne, New Jersey Commissioned: 17 Sep 1945 Length: 80 feet Beam: 20 feet, 8 inches Draft: 5 feet Displacement: 56 tons Complement: 17 men Armament: Two twin .50 cal Brown... read more
Class: 565-624 Series Type: Motor Torpedo (PT) Boat Launched: July 28, 1945 At: Elco Naval Division, Bayonne, New Jersey Placed in Service: September 21, 1945 Length: 80 feet, 3 inches Beam: 20 feet, 7 inches Draft: 5 feet Displacement: 54 tons Armament: Four roll-off racks for Mark XIII ... read more
Class: PT-625 Series Type: Motor Torpedo (PT) Boat Launched: July 30, 1945 At: Higgins Industries Boatyard, New Orleans, LA Completed: October 26, 1945 Length: 78 feet, 6 inches Beam: 20 feet, 1 inch Draft: 5 feet, 3 inches Displacement: 48 tons Crew Complement: 3 officers, 14 enlisted A... read more
Class: 791 Series Type: Motor Torpedo (PT) Boat Launched: June 23, 1945 At: Higgins Industries, New Orleans, LA Completed: October 26, 1945 Length: 78 feet, 9 inches Beam: 20 feet, 1 inch Draft: 5 feet, 3 inches Displacement: 48 tons Armament: Two 22.4-inch diameter Mk13 torpedoes on roll... read more
Class: Trumpy Fast Patrol Boat Launched: 1968 At: Annapolis, Maryland Length: 80 feet, 4 inches Beam: 24 feet, 7 inches Draft: 6 feet, 10 inches Displacement: 69 tons Armament: one 40mm gun; two 20mm guns; one 50 caliber machine gun Address: Buffalo & Erie County Naval & Militar... read more
Class: Osprey Fast Patrol Boat Launched: 1968 At: Sewart Seacraft in Berwick, Louisiana Length: 94 feet, 8 inches Beam: 23 feet, 2 inches Draft: 7.5 feet Displacement: 123 tons Armament: 50 cal/81mm mortar forward, 2-20 mm on wings, 40 mm aft Address: Liberty Maritime, PTF-26 1272 Gran... read more
Class: Fast Patrol Boat Built: Westermoen/Boatservice Company, Mandal, Norway 1962 as KNM Skrei Torpedo Commissioned: U.S. Navy PTF 3 1963 Length: 80 feet, 4 inches Beam: 24 feet, 5 inches Draft: 6 feet, 10 inches Displacement: 69 tons Speed: 43+ knots Construction: Double planked Honduran... read more
Type: Ocean-going Tug, Design #1035, Army Classification: Large Tug (LT) Launched: 1919 Registry Number: US 218244, Hull Number 2130 At: Bethlehem Steel Company, Elizabeth, N.J. Length: 149 feet Beam: 27 feet, 8 inches Draft: 15 feet Displacement: 436 gross tons, 296 net Power: Originally ... read more
Class: Balao Submarine Launched: January 27, 1944 At: Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine Commissioned: April 3, 1944 Modified: 1952 to Guppy IIA-class Length: 311 feet, 7 inches Beam: 27 feet Draft: 17 feet Displacement: (original) 1,525 tons; (Guppy IIA) 1,870 tons Armament: Ten 2... read more
Class: VC2-S-AP2 Victory Ship Built: Kaiser Shipyard #1, Richmond, California Commissioned: USS Red Oak Victory (AK-235) December 5, 1944 Length: 455 feet Beam: 62 feet Draft: 28 feet Displacement: 15,200 tons Armament: One 5-inch/38 caliber gun; one 3-inch/50 caliber gun, and eight 20 mm g... read more
Class: WAL-189 Lightship Built: 1950 At: Rice Brothers Shipyard, East Boothbay, Maine Commissioned: February 1951 Length: 128 feet Beam: 30 feet Draft: 11 feet Displacement: 617 tons Address for visiting: Jack London Square Oakland, California Address for inquiries: U.S. Lighthouse S... read more
Class: Tench Submarine Launched: January 1, 1945 At: Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, New Hampshire Commissioned: April 28, 1945 Length: 311 feet, 7 inches Beam: 27 feet, 2 inches Draft: 17 feet (surface trim) Displacement: 1,800 tons (surfaced) Armament: six 21-inch torpedo tubes Ad... read more
Built in 1873 as DEN BRIEL, she was a steam tug for the Dutch Ministry of War, serving the Torpedo Corps in Brielle, Holland, until 1922. Sold several times to various owners and badly damaged by Allied aircraft on the River Maas in 1944, she was rescued from scrapping and renamed the ROSALIE in 1... read more
Class: Long Forecastle Flower Corvette Launched: December 30, 1941 At: St. John Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., St. John, New Brunswick Commissioned: December 30, 1941 Length: 205 feet Beam: 33 feet Draft: 14 feet, 10 inches Displacement: 1,170 tons Complement: 80 officers and men Enduran... read more
Class: Des Moines Heavy Cruiser Launched: March 25, 1947 At: Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Quincy, Massachusetts Commissioned: May 14, 1949 Length: 718 feet Beam: 77 feet Draft: 22 feet Displacement: 21,970 tons Armament: Nine 8-inch/55 caliber guns; twelve 5-inch/38 caliber guns; and eight... read more
Type: Ironclad Ram Ship Launched: 1868 At: Societe des Forges et Chantiers, Toulon, France Commissioned: 1868 Length: 205 feet Beam: 39 feet Draft: 16 feet Displacement: 2,175 tons Armament: 2 rifled muzzle loading 9 inch guns, ram bow, two spar torpedoes, eleven breech loaders and two bro... read more
Type: Midget Submarine Length: 39 feet Beam: 5 feet 6 inches Displacement: 16 tons Complement: 2 men Armament: Two 21-inch torpedoes mounted externally Propulsion: One 60 hp diesel engine, one 25 hp electric motor; 6 knots Address: Submarine Memorial Association 78 River Street Hackensac... read more
Class: German Seehund Midget Submarine Length: 39 feet Beam: 5 feet Displacement: 15 tons Complement: 2 men Armament: Two 21-inch torpedoes mounted externally Propulsion: One 60 hp diesel engine, one 25 hp electric motor; 6 knots Address: United States Naval Shipbuilding Museum Massachu... read more
Class: Siluro San Bartolomeo (SSB) Length: 23 feet Beam: 2.5 feet Complement: 2 men Armament: One explosive charge (up to 300 kg) attached to the nose of the craft Propulsion: One 2 hp electric motor; 4 knots Address: Historic Ship Nautilus & Submarine Force Museum 1 Crystal Lake Roa... read more
Class: Gato Submarine Launched: August 26, 1941 At: Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California Commissioned: December 15, 1941 Length: 311 feet, 8 inches Beam: 27 feet, 3 inches Draft: 17 feet Displacement: 1,526 tons Armament: Ten 21-inch torpedo tubes, one 4-inch/50 caliber gun, one 40mm... read more
Class: Cannon Type: Destroyer Escort Launched: February 13, 1944 At: Tampa Shipbuilding, Tampa, Florida Commissioned: May 1, 1944 Length: 306 feet Beam: 36 feet, 10 inches Draft: 12 feet Displacement: 1,440 tons Armament: Three 3-inch/50 caliber guns, three twin 40 mm guns, nine twin 20 m... read more
Class: Spica Patrol/Torpedo Boat Launched: 1966 At: Götaverken AB Goteborg, Sweden Decommissioned: 1987 Length: 42.5 m Beam: 7.1 m Draft: 2.6 m Displacement: 210 tons Machinery: 3 Bristol-Siddeley gas-turbine engines Speed: Maximum speed above 40 knots Armament: One 57 mm Bofors Dual Pu... read more
Class: Auxiliary Police Schooner Launched: May 7, 1928 At: Burrard Shipbuilding & Drydock Company, North Vancouver, B.C. Length: 104 feet, 3 inches Beam: 24 feet, 9 inches Depth of Hold: 11 feet Draft: 12 feet, 6 inches Displacement: 323 tons Rig: Originally schooner, now ketch Addr... read more
Class: Edsall Destroyer Escort Launched: November 22, 1942 At: Brown Shipbuilding Company, Houston, Texas Commissioned: May 31, 1943 Length: 307 feet Beam: 37 feet Draft: 12 feet Displacement: 1,490 tons Armament: Three 3 inch/50 caliber guns, two quad 40mm guns, ten twin 20mm guns, hedgeh... read more
Launched: 1904 At: Camden, New Jersey Length: 135 feet, 9 inches Beam: 28 feet, 6 inches Draft: 12 feet, 6 inches Displacement: 668 tons Armament: (WW II) foredeck, bridge and stern guns Address: Northwest Seaport PO Box 9744 Seattle, WA 98109 (206) 447-9800 Fax: (206) 447-0598 Emai... read more
Class: Patrol/Torpedo Boat Launched: 1942 At: Kockums Shipyard, Sweden Commissioned: 1943 Decommissioned: 1957 Length: 20 meters Beam: 5 meters Displacement: 27 tons Machinery: Isotta Fraschini, 1500 hp each, 18 cyl each, 57 liter Speed: 51.5 knots Crew: 11 Men Armament: 2 Torpedoes 57 ... read more
Class: T32 Class Torpedo Boat Launched: 1951 At: Kockums Mekaniska Verkstad, Malmö, Sweden Commissioned: 1951 Decommissioned: 1975 Length: 23 meters Beam: 5.9 meters Draft: 1.4 meters Displacement: 40 tons Armament: Tubes/mines 2 - 53 cm torpedoes or 4 mines and depth charges. Guns 1 Bo... read more
Class: Patrol/Torpedo Boat Launched At: Kockums Shipyard, Sweden Commissioned: 1946 Decommissioned: 1975 Length: 23 meters Beam: 5.9 meters Draft: 1.5 meters Displacement: 43 tons Machinery: 3 Isotta Fraschini, 1500 hp each, 18 cyl each, 57 liters Speed: 48 knots Crew: 16 men Armament: ... read more
Class: Patrol/Torpedo Boat Launched At: Kockums Shipyard, Sweden Commissioned: 1957 Decommissioned: 1973 Length: 23 meters Beam: 5.9 meters Draft: 1.5 meters Displacement: 43 tons Machinery: 3 CRM 18D/SS Speed: 48 knots Crew: 16 men Armament: 2 torpedoes (53 cm), 1 40mm Bofors, 2 m/36 m... read more
Class: Secretary Cutter Launched: June 3, 1936 At: Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Length: 327 feet Beam: 41 feet, 2 inches Draft: 15 feet, 3 inches Displacement: 2,560 tons Armament: One 5-inch/38 caliber gun (1986) Address: Baltimore Maritime Museum 802 S. Carolin... read more
Class: New York Battleship Launched: May 18, 1912 At: Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company, Newport News, Virginia Commissioned: March 12, 1914 Length: 573 feet Beam: 106 feet Normal Draft: 28 feet, 6 inches Displacement: 34,000 tons Speed: 21 knots Crew: 1,810 Armament: (Dece... read more
Class: Fletcher Destroyer Launched: April 4, 1943 At: Bethlehem Steel Corporation, San Francisco, California Commissioned: September 30, 1943 Length: 376 feet, 5 inches Beam: 39 feet, 5 inches Draft: 19 feet Displacement: 2,100 tons Armament: four 5-inch/38 caliber guns; one 3-inch/50 cali... read more
Class: Potvis (Sperm Whale) Three-cylinder Submarine Launched: 14 June 1965 At: Wilton-Feyenoord, Scheidam, The Netherlands Commissioned: 24 February 1966 Length: 257 feet Beam: 25 feet, 6 inches Draft: 16 feet Displacement: 1,509 tons (surfaced) Armament: Eight 21 inch torpedo tubes, 18 M... read more
Class: Tench Submarine Launched: September 6, 1944 At: Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, New Hampshire Commissioned: December 16, 1944 Length: 311 feet, 8 inches Beam: 27 feet, 3 inches Draft: 17 feet (surface trim) Displacement: 1,800 tons (surfaced) Armament: Ten 21-inch torpedo tubes ... read more
Type: Deep Submergence Vessel Length: 59.5 feet Beam: 11.5 feet Draft: 18 feet (loaded) Displacement: 50 tons without gasoline; 150 tons with gasoline Operating Crew: One crew member and one scientist Buoyancy Control: Water buoyancy control; compressed air for positive buoyancy, sea water for... read more
Type: Deep Submergence Vessel Length: 78 feet Beam: 15 feet; 18+ feet at propeller pods Design Depth: 20,000 feet Displacement: 85 tons on the surface (empty); 336 tons submerged Operating Crew: Two crew members and one scientist Submerged Endurance: 12 hours at 2 knots Buoyancy Control: Us... read more
Class: Forrest Sherman Destroyer Launched: May 5, 1958 At: Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Company, Seattle, Washington Commissioned: August 3, 1959 Length: 418 feet Beam: 45 feet Draft: 22 feet Displacement: 2,800 tons Armament:Three 5-inch/54 caliber guns and two Mark 32 torpedo laun... read more
Class: IX-C German Submarine Launched: May 24, 1941 At: Deutsche Werft, Hamburg, Germany Commissioned: August 26, 1941 Length: 252 feet Beam:22 feet, 4 inches Draft: 15 feet, 5 inches Displacement: 1,152 tons (surfaced) Armament: Six 530mm torpedo tubes; one 105mm gun (lost during British ... read more
Class: Tench Submarine Launched: July 7, 1944 At: Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, New Hampshire Commissioned (USN): October 13, 1944 Decommissioned (USN): July 20, 1946 Modified: 1953 (Guppy IIA) at Charleston, South Carolina Commissioned (USN): October 2, 1953 (as Guppy IIA) Decommiss... read more
Class: Florida Battleship, modified to Auxiliary Ship in 1931 Launched: December 23, 1909 At: New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey Commissioned: August 31, 1911 Length: 521 feet, 6 inches Beam:88 feet, 3 inches Draft: 28 feet, 4 inches Displacement: 21,825 tons Armament: T... read more
Class: Daring Destroyer Launched: 1956 At: Cockatoo Island Dockyard, Sydney Commissioned: 1959 Length: 389 feet Beam: 43 feet Draft: 18 feet Displacement: 3,950 tons full load Speed: 34 knots (designed) Complement: 320 Armament: Six 4.5 inch dual-purpose guns, two single and two twin 40/... read more
Class: Sailing Vessel Launched: 1628 At: Stockholm, Sweden Length: 158 foot at the waterline, 201 feet to perpendiculars, 228 including bowsprit. Beam: 38' 4". Draft: 15' 5". Displacement: 1,210 tons Rig: 2 masts square-rigged with main mast of 190 feet. Armament: 48 twenty four-pounder ca... read more
Class: Norrköping torpedo boat Launched: 1974 as Torpedo Boat, converted into Missile Boat in 1982 At: Karlskronavarvet, Karlskrona, Sweden Commissioned: 1975 Decommissioned: 1998 Length: 41.3 meters at waterline Beam: 7.1 meters Draft: 2.4 meters Displacement: 240 tons Armament: (origin... read more
Class: ST Army Tug Launched: 1944 At: Continental Shipbuilding, Brooklyn, NY Length: 86 feet Beam: 24 feet Draft: 11 feet Gross Tonnage: 141.3 tons Engine: 650 hp Clark diesel Address: Rahmi M. Koç Museum Hasköy Cad. No: 27 Hasköy 34445 Istanbul, Turkey Tel: +90 212 369 6600 Fax... read more
Class: First Rate Ship of the Line Launched: May 1765 At: Chatham, Kent England Commissioned: February 1778 Length: 277 feet 6 inches Beam: 52 feet Draft: 25 feet Displacement: 2,162 tons Armament: 100 Guns (Cannon and Carronade) Complement: 850 Address: HMS Victory HM Naval Base Po... read more
Class: Warrior Class Sail & Steam Launched: 29 Dec 1860 At: Thames Iron Works & Shipbuilding Company, London, England Commissioned: 1861 Length: 418 feet Beam: 58 feet Draft: 26 feet Displacement: 9,210 tons Maximum Speed: 13 knots under sail, 14.5 knots under steam Armament: 26 m... read more
Type: Antisubmarine & Minesweeping Vessel, Bathurst Class Launched: 12 May 1941 Commissioned: 8 January 1942. Displacement: 650 tons. Length: 56.73 m. Beam: 9.44 m. Depth: 4.72 m. Armament: 4" caliber, cartridge, Mark IV; two 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns; one 40 mm Bofors anti-airc... read more
Type: Great Lakes Straight Deck Bulk Carrier Built: 1925, Ecorse, Michigan Launched: May 23, 1925 At: Great Lakes Engineering Works, for Cleveland Cliffs Steamship Company Length: 618 feet Beam: 62 feet Draft: 32 feet (loaded) Gross Tonnage: 8,662 tons Cargo Capacity: 14,000 tons Crew: (1... read more
Class: Iowa Battleship Launched: 7 December 1943 At: Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Commissioned: 16 April 1944 Length: 887 feet, 3 inches Beam: 108 feet, 2 inches Draft: 36 feet, Max. Displacement: 57,500 tons (1988 Full Load) Armament: (1988) Nine 16"/50 cal. guns; tw... read more
Type: Midget Submarine Launched: September 7, 1955 At: Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York Commissioned: October 7, 1955 Length: 49 feet, 7 inches Beam: 7 feet Draft: 6 feet, 2 inches Displacement: 36.3 tons (submerged), 31.5 tons (surfaced) Armament: none Address: Historic Ship Nautilus... read more
Class: X-class Completed: 1943 At: Marshall, Gainsborough Length: 51.25 feet Beam: 5.75 foot Draft: 5.3 foot Displacement: 27 tons surface, 30 tons submerged Armament: Two 4,400 pound detachable explosives. Crew: Four men. Armament: Two 4,400 lb. detachable explosive charges Max Depth: 3... read more
Class: Essex Aircraft Carrier Launched: January 21, 1943 At: Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company Commissioned: April 15, 1943 Length: 856 feet Beam:93 feet Draft: 30 feet Displacement: 33,292 tons Armament: 90 aircraft; twelve 5-inch/38 caliber guns (original); reduced to four ... read more
Type: Yung Feng-class Gunboat. Built: 1910, Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Nagasaki Dockyard, Japan. Launched: 1912. Commissioned: March 1913. Length: 65.873 m (216.12 ft). Beam: 8.8 m (29 ft). Draft: 3.048 m (10.00 ft). Speed: 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph). Complement: 140. … Originally called Yong ... read more