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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| U.S. Shipbuilding Today | Construction Records of 150 Active U.S. Shipbuilders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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6
Major Shipbuilders
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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 |
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Construction Records of 415 Inactive U.S. Shipbuilders
Summary of U.S. Shipbuilding
Deliveries, 2000-2008 |
6
Major Shipbuilders
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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 |
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Worldwide Construction of High-Value Ships
Plus: ~1400 Other Yards That Have Occasionally
Built Ships or Boats |
LNG Carriers
- 5 tables - Updated 29-Jun |
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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 |
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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 |
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Other Historical Information
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Historical U.S. Shipbuilding
Statistics - 24 tables |
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U.S. Maritime Memorials and
Museums |
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Canadian Maritime Memorials and
Museums |
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Sources of Data |
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