Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Philadelphia PA

Philadelphia Naval Shipyard was established in 1801 and closed in 1996.  Part of the shipyard, including Docks 4 and 5, is now Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, and another part, including Docks 2 and 3 is leased to a private-sector ship repair firm.  Visit the shipyard here and see it from the air on Google here.

Navy Type Pennant # Original Name Type Tons Delivered Disposition
LV 35 Martins Industry Light Vessel nk 1855 Sold 1868
LV 9 Relief LS Light Vessel 181 1857 Sold 1925
LV 33 Relief LS Light Vessel 150 1857 Sold 1873
AP 1 Henderson Transport 7,750 24-May-17 Later Bountiful (AH 9), scrapped 1948
AH 1 Relief Hospital Ship 9,800 28-Dec-20 Scrapped 1948
AM 51 Sandpiper Minesweeper 950 9-Oct-19 AVP 9, scrapped 1946
AM 52 Vireo Minesweeper 950 16-Oct-19 ATO 144, scrapped 1946
AM 53 Warbler Minesweeper 950 22-Dec-19 ARS 11, scrapped 1947
AM 54 Willet Minesweeper 950 29-Jan-20 ARS 12, scrapped 1947
CC 5 Constitution Cruiser 43,500   Cancelled 1923
CC 6 United States Cruiser 43,500   Cancelled 1923
AD 3 Dobbin Destroyer Tender 12,500 22-Jul-24 Scrapped 1947
CA 36 Minneapolis Cruiser 9,950 20-Jun-34 Scrapped 1959
DD 355 Aylwin Destroyer 1,375 1-May-35 Scrapped 1948
WPG 32 Campbell Gunboat 2,750 16-Jun-36 To USN 1982, sunk as target 1984
WPG 33 Duane Gunboat 2,750 1-Aug-36 To USN 1944 but never commissioned and returned, scuttled 1987
WPG 35 Ingham Gunboat 2,750 17-Sep-36 To City of Charleston SC 1989 as memorial
WPG 37 Taney Gunboat 2,750 24-Oct-36 To City of Baltimore MD 1986 as memorial
DD 372 Cassin Destroyer 1,500 6-Apr-37 Scrapped 1948
DD 373 Shaw Destroyer 1,500 20-Apr-37 Scrapped 1948
CL 41 Philadelphia Cruiser 9,700 27-Aug-38 To Brazil 1951 as Barroso (C 11), scrapped 1974
CA 45 Wichita Cruiser 10,000 16-Feb-39 Scrapped 1959
DD 404 Rhind Destroyer 1,500 16-Nov-39 Scuttled 1948
DD 420 Buck Destroyer 1,500 15-May-40 Sunk by u-boat off Salerno Oct-43
BB 56 Washington     5/15/41 Scrapped 1961
CM 5 Terror     7/15/42 Scrapped 1971
BB 62 New Jersey     5/23/43 Struck 1995, memorial in Camden NJ
BB 64 Wisconsin     4/16/44 Struck 2006, memorial in Norfolk VA
DD 636 Butler     8/15/42 DMS 29: scrapped 1948
DD 637 Gherardi     9/15/42 DMS 30: sunk as target 1973
DE 45 Andres     3/15/43 Scrapped 1946
DE 46 Drury     4/20/43 To Britain 1943 as HMS Cockburn (K 316), returned 1945, scrapped 1947
DE 47 Decker     5/3/43 To China as Tai Ping, to Taiwan, sunk by Chinese sub 1954
DE 48 Dobler     5/17/43 Scrapped 1946
DE 49 Doneff     6/10/43 Scrapped 1947
DE 50 Engstrom     6/21/43 Scrapped 1946
LST 319 No Name     12/15/42 To Britain, sold private 1948
LST 320 No Name     12/31/42 To Britain, scrapped 1946
LST 321 No Name     12/31/42 To Britain, scrapped 1947
LST 322 No Name     1/9/43 To Britain, to Greece 1947
LST 323 No Name     1/18/43 To Britain, scrapped 1946
LST 324 No Name     1/23/43 To Britain, scrapped 1946
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