Class: Fletcher Destroyer Launched: September 9, 1943 At: Bethlehem Steel Corporation Yard, San Pedro, California Commissioned: December 31, 1943 Length: 376 feet, 6 inches Beam: 39 feet, 6 inches Draft: 17 feet, 9 inches Displacement: 2,050 tons Armament: (1950s) Five 5-inch/38 caliber gu... read more
Type: Frigate (44 guns) Launched: October 21, 1797 At: Edmond Hartt Shipyard, Boston, Massachusetts Major Overhaul: 1992-1996 Length: 204 feet (overall) Beam: 43 feet, 5 inches Draft: 22 feet, 6 inches Displacement: 2,200 tons Armament: Twenty 32 pounder carronades, thirty 24 pounder long ... read more
Type: Office of Strategic Services, covert spy vessel Length: 19 feet, 2 inches Beam: 5 feet, 3.5 inches Complement: One pilot, two passengers Propulsion: Gray Marine Light Four Engine, 16 Horse Power, engine encased in a watertight steel enclosure. Construction: Plywood hull with met... read more
Class: Tarantul I Class Type: Missile Corvette Launched: 1984 At: Petrovsky Shipyard 01714 in Leningrad, Russia Commissioned: 1985 Length: 185 feet Beam: 36 feet, 2 inches Draft: 12 feet, 5 inches Displacement: 455 tons Armament: One AK-176 76mm gun - 120 rpm Two AK-630... read more
Class: Gearing (FRAM 1) Type: Destroyer Launched: July 26, 1945 At: Bethlehem Steel Company, Quincy, Massachusetts. Commissioned: December 15, 1945 Length: 391 feet Beam: 41 feet Draft: 19 feet Displacement: 2,616 tons Armament: four 5-inch/38 caliber guns; ten 21-inch, Mk... read more
Class: Higgins LCM (6) - LCM (3) with six feet added to the tank deck Type: Landing craft, mechanized Launched: 1950s At: Higgins Industries, New Orleans, LA Length: 56 feet Beam: 14 feet, 4 inches Draft: 4 feet, 3 inches Displacement: 52 tons (fully loaded) Armament: two .50... read more
Class: Balao Type: Submarine Launched: 7 November 1943 At: Cramp Shipbuilding Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Commissioned: 13 October 1944 Length: 311 feet, 8 inches Beam: 27 feet, 2 inches Draft: 17 feet (surface trim) Displacement: 1,525 tons (surfaced) Armament: Te... read more
Class: South Dakota Type: Battleship Launched: September 23, 1941 At: Bethlehem Steel Company, Quincy, Massachusetts Commissioned: May 12, 1942 Length: 680 feet Beam: 108 feet, 2 inches Draft: 36 feet Displacement: 35,000 tons Armament: Nine 16-inch/45 caliber guns; twenty... read more
Class: LV 112 Lightship Built: 1936 At: Pusey and Jones, Wilmington, Delaware Length: 148 feet 10 inches Beam: 32 feet Draft: 16 feet 3 inches Displacement: 1,050 tons Illumination Apparatus: Foremast - Duplex 500mm lens lantern; Mainmast - 400,000 candlepower high intensity rev... read more
Class: 565-624 Series Type: Motor Torpedo (PT) Boat Launched: July 28, 1945 At: Elco Naval Division, Bayonne, New Jersey Placed in Service: September 21, 1945 Length: 80 feet, 3 inches Beam: 20 feet, 7 inches Draft: 5 feet Displacement: 54 tons Armament: Four roll-off racks for Mark XIII ... read more
Class: 791 Series Type: Motor Torpedo (PT) Boat Launched: June 23, 1945 At: Higgins Industries, New Orleans, LA Completed: October 26, 1945 Length: 78 feet, 9 inches Beam: 20 feet, 1 inch Draft: 5 feet, 3 inches Displacement: 48 tons Armament: Two 22.4-inch diameter Mk13 torpedoes on roll... read more