WWII Construction of U.S. Army Vessels


In World War II, more than 275 shipbuilders, boat builders and steel fabricators produced more than 12,300 vessels for the U.S. Army.  Click on the column headings to go to the tables of individual boats.

Boatbuilder Location Cargo Ships (FS) Tankers (Y) Ocean Tugs (LT and ST) Yard Tugs (MT and MTL) Mine Craft (MP, M and L) Corps of Engrs. Defense Plant Corp. (DPC) Small Craft Barges
Aberdeen Shipyards Aberdeen WA 3
Ackerman Boat Newport Beach CA 6 15
Adams Boat Works Seattle WA 3
Alexander, L. F. New Orleans LA 4 7
Allen Boat Harvey IL 8 4 66
American Car & Foundry Wilmington DE 88
American Bridge Pittsburgh PA 376
American Machinery Orlando FL 29 50
American Ship Building Buffalo NY 8
American Steel Dredge Wayne IN 1 242
Ashbridge Boat Works Los Angeles CA               20  
Astoria Marine Construction Astoria OR       15          
Baird, J. T. Shreveport LA 40
Barbee Marine Seattle WA     10           8
Barbour Metal Boat Works Valley Park MO 4
Berkeley Steel Construction Berkeley CA 1
Bethlehem Fabricators Bethlehem PA 28
Bethlehem Steel Cincinnati OH 198
Birchfield Boiler Tacoma WA 14 6
Boespflug Construction Seattle WA 34
Boland Machine Works New Orleans LA 16
Brewster Shipyard Bay Shore NY 9 10
Blanchard Boat Seattle WA 7
Brownsville Shipbuilding Brownsville TX 20 17 20
Brownback, H. L. Morristown PA