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Ro-Ro Ships Built in U.S. Shipyards

Most recent update: March 7, 2011.


Of the 35 large ro-ro ships built in the U.S. since WWII, 16 were built with CDS for foreign trading and 19 were built without CDS for domestic trading.

Year

Original Name

Original Owner Shipbuilder Hull # MARAD Hull # MARAD Design GT DWT Price ($mm) Notes
Built with CDS for Foreign Trading

1958

Comet

U.S. Maritime Administration

Sun

601

42 C3-ST-14a

13,800

10,300

AKR 7 1985

1967

Sea Lift

U.S. Navy

Lockheed

124

167

C4-ST-67a

16,500

12,500

16.2 

RRF Meteor
1969 Mormacsea Moore-McCormack Lines Ingalls 1157 221 C5-S-78a 11,750 16,000 15.9 Scrapped
1968 Mormacsky Moore-McCormack Lines Ingalls 1158 222 C5-S-78a 11,750 16,000 15.9 T-AVB 2 Curtiss
1969 Mormacstar Moore-McCormack Lines Ingalls 1159 223 C5-S-78a 11,750 16,000 15.9 NDRF Cape Nome
1970 Mormacsun Moore-McCormack Lines Ingalls 1160 224 C5-S-78a 11,750 16,000 15.9 T-AVB 1 Wright
1976

Maine

States Line Bath 366 279 C7-S-95a 15,000 14,500 38.0

RRF Cape Inscription

1976

Arizona

States Line Bath 367 280 C7-S-95a 15,000 14,500 38.0

RRF Cape Intrepid

1976

Nevada

States Line Bath 368 281 C7-S-95a 15,000 14,500 38.0

RRF Cape Isabel

1977

Illinois

States Line Bath 369 295 C7-S-95a 15,000 14,500 38.0

RRF Cape Island

1979

America

American Atlantic Shipping

Equitable  

332

C1-M-122a

 

6,660

9.9

Now Island Enterprise

1980

Amazonia

American Atlantic Shipping

Equitable  

333

C1-M-122a

 

6,660

9.9

Now Geysir

1980

Antillia

American Atlantic Shipping

Equitable  

334

C1-M-122a

 

6,660

9.9

Now R.M. Thorstenson

1983

John B. Waterman

Waterman Line

Sun

679

346 C7-S-133a

18,500

23,500

68.5 AKR 3005 SGT Matej Kocak

1983

Thomas Heyward

Waterman Line

Sun

680

347 C7-S-133a

18,500

23,500

68.5 AKR 3006 PFC Eugene A. Obregon

1983

Charles Carroll

Waterman Line

GD Quincy

86

351 C7-S-133a

18,500

23,500

68.5 AKR 3007 MAJ Stephen W.Pless
Built without CDS for Domestic Trading

1967

ADM Wm. M. Callaghan

Sunexport Holdings

Sun

646

   

24,500

13,700

  AKR 1001 1987

1968

Ponce de Leon

Navieras de P.R.

Sun

647

   

15,200

14,500

Scrapped

1971

Eric K. Holzer

Transamerica Trailer Ferries

Sun

650

   

15,200

14,500

18.0 NDRF Bayamon

1973

Lurline

Matson Navigation

Sun

662

   

15,200

14,500

30.0 Active

1972

Fortaleza

Navieras de P.R.

Sun

663

   

15,200

14,500

30.0 Scrapped

1973

Matsonia

Matson Navigation

Sun

664

   

15,200

14,500

30.0 Active

1974

El Taino

Navieras de P.R.

Sun

666

   

15,200

14,500

30.0 Now Sea Star Line's El Morro

1975

Puerto Rico

Navieras de P.R.

Sun

670

   

18,000

17,300

30.0 Now Sea Star Line's El Faro

1975

Great Land

TOTE

Sun

673

   

18,000

17,300

30.0 Chartered to Matson as a car carrier

1976

Atlantic Bear

Pacific Far East Line

Sun

674

   

18,000

17,300

30.0 Now Sea Star Line's El Yunque

1977

Westward Venture

TOTE

Sun

675

   

18,000

17,300

30.0 Scrapped 2011

1985

2LT John P. Bobo

AMSEA

GD Quincy

61

   

46,000

124.0 Built commercially for long-term charter to MSC.  All active.

1985

PFC Dewayne T. Williams

AMSEA

GD Quincy

62

   

46,000

124.0

1985

1LT Baldomero Lopez

AMSEA

GD Quincy

63

   

46,000

124.0

1986

1LT Jack Lummus

AMSEA

GD Quincy

64

   

46,000

124.0

1986

SGT William R. Button

AMSEA

GD Quincy

65

   

46,000

124.0

2003

Midnight Sun

TOTE NASSCO

490

   

61,000

27,900

175.0

Active

2003

North Star

TOTE NASSCO

491

   

61,000

27,900

175.0

Active

2005

Jean Anne

Pasha Hawaiian Transport

Halter

B105

   

37,000

12,500

70.0

Active