Commercial vessels built in U.S. shipyards in wartime
Each entry in the left-hand column of this table is hyperlinked to a table that gives details of the ships built: just click on the ship type. Note that Ship Design Codes are given as used by the U.S. Maritime Commission. Please send comments to info@navalmarinearchive.com.
| Ship types |
# of ships |
Revised |
| Vessels Built for the U.S. Shipping Board in WWI (14 tables) |
| General Cargo Ships Built in Atlantic Coast Shipyards |
540 |
Aug 2008 |
| General Cargo Ships Built in Gulf Coast Shipyards |
38 |
Aug 2008 |
| General Cargo Ships Built in Great Lakes Shipyards |
368 |
Aug 2008 |
| General Cargo Ships Built in Pacific Coast Shipyards |
422 |
Aug 2008 |
| General Cargo Ships Built Overseas |
49 |
Aug 2008 |
| Tankers and Navy Oilers |
153 |
Aug 2008 |
| Lakers and Colliers |
75 |
Aug 2008 |
| Refrigerated Cargo Ships |
19 |
Aug 2008 |
| Passenger Ships, Transports and Troopships |
48 |
Aug 2008 |
| Steel Tugs |
126 |
Jul 2014 |
| Steel Barges |
9 |
Jul 2014 |
| Wooden Ships, Tugs and Barges |
513 |
Jul 2014 |
| Concrete and Composite Ships and Barges |
30 |
Aug 2008 |
| Barges Built for the I.W.C. |
75 |
Nov 2015 |
| Total |
2,474 |
|
| Vessels Built for the U.S. Maritime Commission in WWII (25 tables) |
| EC2 (Liberty) Cargo Ships Part 1: EMC #s 1 thru 417 |
362 |
Apr 2008 |
| EC2 (Liberty) Cargo Ships Part 2: EMC #s 418 thru 767 |
329 |
Apr 2008 |
| EC2 (Liberty) Cargo Ships Part 3: EMC #s 768 thru 1098 |
307 |
Apr 2008 |
| EC2 (Liberty) Cargo Ships Part 4: EMC #s 1099 thru 1551 |
138 |
Apr 2008 |
| EC2 (Liberty) Cargo Ships Part 5: EMC #s 1552 thru 1915 |
325 |
Apr 2008 |
| EC2 (Liberty) Cargo Ships Part 6: EMC #s 1916 thru 2292 |
377 |
Apr 2008 |
| EC2 (Liberty) Cargo Ships Part 7: EMC #s 2293 thru 2683 |
391 |
Apr 2008 |
| EC2 (Liberty) Cargo Ships Part 8: EMC #s 2684 thru 3148 |
451 |
Apr 2008 |
| Sub-Total, Liberty Ships |
2,680 |
|
| VC2 (Victory) Cargo Ships |
550 |
Nov 2009 |
| C1 Cargo Ships |
493 |
Aug 2009 |
| C2 Cargo Ships |
328 |
Mar 2010 |
| C3 Cargo Ships |
237 |
Apr 2008 |
| C4 Cargo Ships |
75 |
Apr 2008 |
| C5 (Dry Bulk) Cargo Ships |
8 |
Apr 2008 |
| L6 (Dry Bulk) Cargo Ships (Lakers) |
16 |
May 2008 |
| N (Coastal Cargo) Ships |
109 |
Apr 2008 |
| P (Passenger) Ships |
30 |
Apr 2008 |
| R (Refrigerated Cargo) Ships |
41 |
Apr 2008 |
| S (Special-Purpose, i.e., Naval) Ships |
286 |
Apr 2008 |
| V Ships (Tugs) |
147 |
Apr 2010 |
| B Ships (Barges and Other Types) |
149 |
Apr 2008 |
| T1 Tankers |
113 |
Jun 2008 |
| T2 Tankers |
533 |
Apr 2008 |
| T3 Tankers |
63 |
Apr 2008 |
| Sub-Total, All Other Types |
3,178 |
|
| Total |
5,858 |
|
