ShipbuildingHistory.com

Shipyard construction records, maritime industry statistics and other maritime stuff.

This web site is primarily concerned with the history of the U.S. shipbuilding industry.  In the right-hand column below are links to 565 tables that document the construction records of individual U.S. shipbuilders and boatbuilders, 137 tables that document the construction of different types of ships and boats in U.S. yards, and 24 tables of historical statistics.  In the left-hand column are links to 79 tables that document current activities in the U.S. shipbuilding and shipping industries and 36 tables that document the more interesting activities in international shipbuilding.  Please send any additions and corrections to TimColton@aol.com.

Latest addition: a table of Canadian Maritime Museums and Memorials

Shipbuilding Today Shipbuilding History
U.S. Shipbuilding Today Construction Records of 150 Active U.S. Shipbuilders
Directory of U.S. Shipyards - Updated 30-Jun 6 Major Shipbuilders
Current U.S. Shipbuilding Contracts - Updated 14-Jun 21 Mid-Sized Shipbuilders
Current Major Commercial Shipbuilding Programs - Updated 12-Jun 18 Small Shipbuilders with Significant Construction Records
Current Major Naval Shipbuilding Programs - Updated 12-Jun 71 Other Small Shipbuilders and Boatbuilders
U.S. Shipbuilding Deliveries in 2009 - Updated 30-Jun 16 Megayacht Builders
U.S. Shipbuilding Deliveries in 2008 18 Aluminum Boatbuilders
U.S. Shipbuilding Deliveries in 2007

Construction Records of 415 Inactive U.S. Shipbuilders
Summary of U.S. Shipbuilding Deliveries, 2000-2008 6 Major Shipbuilders
U.S. Shipbuilding Statistics - 21 tables 65 Other Significant Shipbuilders
U.S. Shipbuilders' Financial Data - 4 tables 14 Publicly-Owned Shipyards
U.S. Shipping Today 85 World War Two Emergency Shipbuilders
US-Flag Fleets by Type - 17 tables 33 World War One Emergency Shipbuilders
Directory of US-Flag Ship Operators by Type - 11 tables 185 Small Shipbuilders and Boatbuilders
Current U.S. Shipping Statistics - 16 tables 27 Former Yacht Builders That Built Naval Vessels in Wartime

Worldwide Construction of High-Value Ships

 Plus: ~1400 Other Yards That Have Occasionally Built Ships or Boats
LNG Carriers - 5 tables - Updated 29-Jun

Construction of Ships in U.S. Yards by Type
Fully Refrigerated LPG Carriers - 3 tables - Updated 3-Jun U.S. Navy Ships and Submarines - 22 tables
Large Cruise Ships - 5 tables - Updated 2-Jun U.S. Navy Boats and Craft - 48 tables
Offshore Drilling Rigs - 6 tables - Updated 29-Jun U.S. Coast Guard Ships, Boats and Craft - 7 tables
Large Warships - 1 table - Updated 2-Jun U.S. Army Ships, Boats and Craft - 10 tables
Floating Prod, Storage & Offload Systems (FPSOs) - 1 table - Updated 24-Mar N.O.A.A. and Other U.S. Government Research Vessels - 2 tables

Other International Shipbuilding Data

 Oceangoing Merchant Ships Built in World War One - 12 tables
International Shipbuilding Statistics - 9 tables Oceangoing Merchant Ships Built in World War Two - 21 tables
International Shipbuilders' Financial Data - 6 tables Oceangoing Merchant Ships Built Since World War Two - 15 tables
 

Other Historical Information
  Historical U.S. Shipbuilding Statistics - 24 tables
  U.S. Maritime Memorials and Museums
  Canadian Maritime Memorials and Museums
  Sources of Data

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