Ro-Ro Ships Built in U.S. Shipyards


(listed by shipbuilder and by hull number)

Year

Original Name

Original Owner Shipbuilder Hull # MARAD Hull # MARAD Design GT DWT Price ($mm) Notes
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"

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

1983

Charles Carroll

Waterman

GD Quincy

86

351 C7-S-133a

18,500

23,500

68.5 AKR 3007 "MAJ Stephen W.Pless"

1979

America

American Atlantic Shipping

Halter  

332

C1-M-122a

 

6,660

9.9

Now "Island Hope"

1980

Amazonia

American Atlantic Shipping

Halter  

333

C1-M-122a

 

6,660

9.9

Now "Rainbow Hope"

1980

Antillia

American Atlantic Shipping

Halter  

334

C1-M-122a

 

6,660

9.9

Now "Island Mariana"

2000

Delta Mariner

Foss Maritime

Halter

M257

8,677

5,000

35.0

Active

2005

Jean Anne

Pasha Hawaiian Transport

Halter

B105

37,000

12,500

70.0

Active

TBD

Unnamed

Pasha Hawaiian Transport

Halter

B106

37,000

12,500

69.0

Pending Title XI

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"

1967

Sea Lift

U.S. Navy

Lockheed

124

167

C4-ST-67a

16,500

12,500

16.2 

RRF "Meteor"

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

1978

John Henry

American Heavy Lift

Peterson

9411

329 C1-MT-123a

3,000

4,500

17.0

NDRF

1979

Paul Bunyan

American Heavy Lift

Peterson

9412

330 C1-MT-123a

3,000

4,500

17.0

NDRF "James McHenry"

1958

Comet

U.S. Maritime Administration

Sun

601

42 C3-ST-14a

13,800

10,300

AKR 7 1985

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