Merchant Ships


 

MERCHANT SHIP CONSTRUCTION SINCE WWII

Type

# of Vessels
Barge Carriers 25
Break-Bulk Cargo Ships 179
Dry Bulk Carriers 69
Containerships 43
Conventional Ferries 194
Dredges 38
Drilling Rigs 390
LNG Carriers 16
Passenger Ships 4
Research Vessels 70
Ro-Ro Ships 38
Tankers 369
Other Merchant Ships 23

Total

1,458

Ships Built to U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) Designs

 

MERCHANT SHIP CONSTRUCTION IN WWII

Ships Built for the U.S. Maritime Commission (USMC)

Type

# of Vessels
EC2 (Liberty) Cargo Ships Part 1: EMC #s 1 thru 767 2,718
EC2 (Liberty) Cargo Ships Part 2: EMC #s 768 thru 1551
EC2 (Liberty) Cargo Ships Part 3: EMC #s 1552 thru 2292
EC2 (Liberty) Cargo Ships Part 4: EMC #s 2293 thru 3148
VC2 (Victory) Cargo Ships 550
C1 Cargo Ships 493
C2 Cargo Ships 328
C3 Cargo Ships 237
C4 Cargo Ships 75
C5 (Dry Bulk) Cargo Ships 8
L6 (Dry Bulk) Cargo Ships (Lakers) 16
N (Coastal Cargo) Ships 109
P (Passenger) Ships 30
R (Refrigerated Cargo) Ships 41
S (Special-Purpose, i.e., Naval) Ships 286
V Ships (Tugs) 147
B Ships (Barges and Other Types) 149
T1 Tankers 113
T2 Tankers 533
T3 Tankers 63

Total

5,926

Table of the U.S. Maritime Commission's Design Codes

 

MERCHANT SHIP CONSTRUCTION IN WWI

Ships Built for the U.S. Shipping Board (USSB) - tables still being developed

Type

# of Vessels

Cargo Ships

1,086

Tankers

73

Tankers (Navy)

12

Transports

13

Refrigerated Cargo Ships

8

Passenger/Cargo Ships

23

Barges

6

Tugs

54

Sub-Total, Steel Ships and Barges

1,275

Wooden Ships and Barges

589

Composite Ships and Barges

18

Concrete Ships and Barges

12

Sub-Total, Non-Steel Ships and Barges

619

Total

1,894

 


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