Privately Owned U.S. Merchant Fleet, 1946-1999
Most recent update: November 7, 2009.
(vessels of at least 1000 gross register tons)
Source: MARAD (but MARAD stopped reporting these data in 1998)
|
Year |
# of Ships |
Gross Tons (000) |
Dwt Tons (000) |
|
1946 |
644 |
4,627 |
6,989 |
|
1947 |
980 |
7,605 |
11,281 |
|
1948 |
1,169 |
9,250 |
13,850 |
|
1949 |
1,189 |
9,450 |
14,214 |
|
1950 |
1,087 |
8,795 |
13,195 |
|
1951 |
1,268 |
10,148 |
15,232 |
|
1952 |
1,265 |
10,236 |
15,301 |
|
1953 |
1,256 |
10,272 |
15,327 |
|
1954 |
1,197 |
10,074 |
14,999 |
|
1955 |
1,095 |
9,351 |
13,874 |
|
1956 |
1,062 |
9,155 |
13,506 |
|
1957 |
1,014 |
8,930 |
13,079 |
|
1958 |
1,005 |
9,068 |
13,210 |
|
1959 |
1,020 |
9,432 |
13,827 |
|
1960 |
1,003 |
9,491 |
13,898 |
|
1961 |
980 |
9,572 |
14,017 |
|
1962 |
991 |
9,958 |
14,533 |
|
1963 |
978 |
10,029 |
14,508 |
|
1964 |
960 |
10,040 |
14,477 |
|
1965 |
952 |
10,171 |
14,689 |
|
1966 |
961 |
10,337 |
14,867 |
|
1967 |
975 |
10,420 |
15,053 |
|
1968 |
970 |
10,613 |
15,269 |
|
1969 |
947 |
10,668 |
15,447 |
|
1970 |
793 |
9,782 |
14,404 |
|
1971 |
711 |
9,459 |
13,887 |
|
1972 |
658 |
9,266 |
13,625 |
|
1973 |
603 |
9,299 |
13,458 |
|
1974 |
587 |
9,646 |
14,071 |
|
1975 |
583 |
9,934 |
14,630 |
|
1976 |
579 |
10,467 |
15,834 |
|
1977 |
579 |
10,970 |
16,916 |
|
1978 |
589 |
11,970 |
18,733 |
|
1979 |
577 |
12,720 |
20,034 |
|
1980 |
578 |
13,467 |
21,103 |
|
1981 |
581 |
13,703 |
21,561 |
|
1982 |
567 |
13,352 |
21,353 |
|
1983 |
553 |
13,553 |
21,800 |
|
1984 |
501 |
13,161 |
21,121 |
|
1985 |
491 |
13,506 |
21,388 |
|
1986 |
465 |
13,147 |
20,718 |
|
1987 |
457 |
13,467 |
21,026 |
|
1988 |
428 |
13,722 |
21,417 |
|
1989 |
413 |
13,357 |
20,705 |
|
1990 |
406 |
13,085 |
20,529 |
|
1991 |
393 |
12,710 |
19,693 |
|
1992 |
386 |
12,593 |
19,531 |
|
1993 |
371 |
12,168 |
17,867 |
|
1994 |
359 |
11,514 |
16,558 |
|
1995 |
322 |
10,716 |
15,259 |
|
1996 |
319 |
10,600 |
15,052 |
|
1997 |
302 |
10,043 |
13,944 |
|
1998 |
283 |
9,600 |
13,314 |
|
1999 |
281 |
9,544 |
13,213 |