ANGELS GATE (ex-ST-695, ex- L.A.H.D. #10) Class: US Army Small Tug Built: Decatur Iron and Steel, Decatur Alabama Accepted by the Army 27 December 1944 Acquired: By City of Los Angeles Harbor Department (Port of Los Angeles) 1946 Transferred to Los Angeles Maritime Museum (City of LA Depa... read more
Class: German Seehund Midget Submarine Length: 39 feet Beam: 5 feet Displacement: 15 tons Complement: 2 men Armament: Two 21-inch torpedoes mounted externally Propulsion: One 60 hp diesel engine, one 25 hp electric motor; 6 knots Address: United State... read more
Type: LCS(L)(3)-1 Class Landing Craft Support (Large)(Mark 3) Launched: 13 Feb 1945 At: Commercial Iron Works, Portland, OR Commissioned: 17 February 1945 Length: 158.5 feet Beam: 23.25 feet Draft: 4.75 feet forward, 6.5 feet aft full load Displacement: ... read more
Class: Des Moines Heavy Cruiser Launched: March 25, 1947 At: Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Quincy, Massachusetts Commissioned: May 14, 1949 Length: 718 feet Beam: 77 feet Draft: 22 feet Displacement: 21,970 tons Armament: Nine 8-inch/55 cali... read more
Class: South Dakota Type: Battleship Launched: February 16, 1942 At: Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia Commissioned: August 16, 1942 Length: 680 feet Beam: 108 feet Draft: 36 feet Displacement: 35,000 tons Armament: Nine 16-inch/45 caliber, twenty 5-inch/38 caliber, forty-eight 40mm... read more
Class: Albacore Type: Experimental Submarine Launched: August 1, 1953 At: Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Commissioned: December 5, 1953 Length: 205 feet, 5 inches Beam: 27 feet, 4 inches Draft: 19 feet (forward) Displacement: 1,692 tons (surfaced) Complement: 5 officers, 50 enlisted Address... read more
Class: VC2-S-AP2 Launched: June 20, 1945 At: California Shipbuilding Corporation, Los Angeles, California Length Overall: 455 feet Beam: 62 feet Draft: 28 feet Gross Volume: 7612 tons Displacement: 10.750 tons Armament: One 5-inch 38 caliber gun, one 3-inch/50 caliber gun; eight 20 mm guns... read more
Type: Arctic Survey Boat Launched: 1965 At: Bellingham, Washington Length: 39 feet Beam: 11 feet, 3 inches Draft: 4 feet Displacement: 12 tons Address for Visiting: Brewer Pilots Point Marina 63 Pilots Point Drive Westbrook, CT 06498 Organization Address: The Glacier Society P.O. Bo... read more
Class: Pegasus Guided Missile Hydrofoil Gunboat Launched: November 5, 1981 At: Boeing Marine Systems, Seattle, Washington Commissioned: September 18, 1982 Length: 133 feet Beam: 28 feet Draft: 6 feet Displacement: 214 tons Address for inquiries: USS Aries Hydrofoil Memorial Mr. Eliot J... read more
Type: Project 641/Foxtrot Launched: 15 April 1967 Commissioned: 28 Dec 1967 At: Admiralty Shipyard, Leningrad Length: 89.9 meters Beam: 7.4 meters Draft: 5.9 meters Displacement: 1952 tons surfaced, 2475 tons submerged Powerplant: three Kolomna 2D42M 2000 hp diesel engines, three electric ... read more
Class: Balao Submarine Launched: May 5, 1943 At: Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, New Hampshire Commissioned: August 21, 1943 Length: 311 feet, 8 inches Beam: 27 feet, 3 inches Draft: 15 feet, 3 inches Displacement: 1,525 tons (surfaced) Armament: Ten 21-inch torpedo tubes; one 40 mm gun; o... read more
Class: Balao Submarine Launched: 30 January 1944 At: Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut Commissioned: May 27, 1944 Length: 311 feet, 8 inches Beam: 27 feet, 2 inches Draft: 17 feet (surface trim) Displacement: 1,525 tons Armament: Ten 21-inch torpedo tubes Address: Independence... read more
Class: Barbel Submarine Launched: May 16, 1959 At: Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation, Pascagoula, Mississippi Commissioned: October 15, 1959 Length: 219 feet Beam: 29 feet Displacement: 2,158 tons (surfaced) Armament: Six 21-inch torpedo tubes Address: Oregon Museum of Science and Indust... read more
Class: Balao Submarine Launched: December 7, 1942 At: Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, New Hampshire Commissioned: May 1, 1943 Length: 311 feet, 8 inches Beam: 27 feet, 2 inches Draft: 17 feet (surface trim) Displacement: 1,525 tons Armament: Ten 21-inch torpedo tubes, one 5-inch/25 caliber gun,... read more
Class: City Ironclad River Gunboat Launched: December 1861 At: Mound City, Illinois Commissioned: January 15, 1862 Length: 175 feet Beam: 51 feet, 2 inches Draft: 6 feet Displacement: 512 tons Armament: three Army 42-pounder rifles; three Navy smoothbore 64-pounders; 6 Navy smoothbore 32-p... read more
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
Class: Gato Submarine Launched: November 14, 1943 At: Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut Commissioned: February 29, 1944 Converted: 1952 Length: 307 feet Beam: 27 feet Draft: 18 feet (surface trim) Displacement: 1,820 tons Armament: Ten 21-inch torpedo tubes, one 4-inch/50 caliber... read more
Class: LV-100 Lightship Built: 1930 At: Charleston Drydock and Machine Company, Charleston, South Carolina Length: 133 feet Beam: 30 feet Draft: 13 feet Displacement: 633 tons Complement: 5 officers, 1 cook, 10 seaman Signals: 375mm, 13,000 candlepower electric lens lantern at each masthea... read more
Type: Railroad Car & Passenger Ferry Launched: November 25, 1930 At: Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company, Wisconsin Length: 347.9 feet Beam:56.2 feet Draft: 19.2 feet Displacement: 2,942 tons Capacity: 30 railroad cars Address for inquiries: SS City of Milwaukee National Historic Landmar... read more
Class: Balao Submarine Launched: February 25, 1945 At: Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut Modified: 1947 and 1962 (Guppy III) Commissioned: June 28, 1945 Length:(original) 311 feet, 8 inches; (Guppy III) 325 feet, 6 inches Beam: 27 feet, 2 inches Draft: 17 feet Displacement: (origi... read more
Class: Gato Submarine Launched: November 28, 1943 At: Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut Commissioned: March 29, 1944 Length: 311 feet, 9 inches Beam: 27 feet, 3 inches Draft: 15 feet, 3 inches (mean surface trim) Displacement: 1,525 tons Armament: Ten 21-inch torpedo tubes, one 3-... read more
Class: Gato Submarine Launched: March 21, 1943 At: Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut Commissioned: June 21, 1943 Length: 311 feet, 8 inches Beam: 27 feet, 2 inches Draft: 17 feet (surface trim) Displacement: 1,525 tons (surfaced) Armament: Ten 21-inch torpedo tubes, one 5-inch/25 ... read more
Type: ATA-170-class tug Built At: Gulfport Boiler & Welding Works, Port Arthur, Texas Commissioned: 8 December 1944 Length: 143 feet Beam: 33 feet, 10 inches Displacement: 860 tons Draft: 13 feet, two inches Speed: 13 knots Propulsion: 2 - Cleveland V12 278A diesel-electric engines, 4-... read more
Type: Sloop of War Launched: August 26, 1854 At: Gosport Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia Commissioned: July 28, 1855 Length: 176 feet (between perpendiculars) Beam: 40 feet, 6 inches (molded beam) Draft: 21 feet Displacement: 1,400 tons Armament (1862): Gun Deck (Main battery): Sixteen 8 i... read more
Type: Sailing Frigate (44 guns) Launched: October 21, 1797 At: Edmond Hartt Shipyard, Boston, Massachusetts Most Recent Dry-docking: 2015-2017 Length: 305’ (overall); 207’ (billet-head to taffrail) Beam: 43 feet, 6 inches Draft: 22 feet, 6 inches (aft, today) Displacement: 1,900 tons (t... read more
Class: Gato Submarine Launched: December 19, 1943 At: Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut Commissioned: April 21, 1944 Length: 311 feet, 7 inches Beam: 27 feet, 2 inches Draft: 17 feet (surface trim) Displacement: 1,525 tons (surfaced) Armament: Eight Mk-44 torpedo tubes Address:... read more
Class: One of a kind, Dolphin class Launched: 6 August 1968 At: Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, New Hampshire Commissioned: 17 August 1968 Length: 165 feet Beam: 18 feet Draft: 17 feet (surface trim) Displacement: 800 tons surfaced, 950 tons submerged Operating Depth: Greater than 3... read more
Class: Gato Type: Submarine Launched: May 12, 1941 At: Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, New Hampshire Commissioned: November 1, 1941 Length: 312 feet Beam: 27 feet Draft: 17 feet (surface trim) Displacement: 1,525 tons (surfaced), 2,415 tons (submerged) Armament: Ten 21-inch torpedo tube... read more
Type: 3-Masted Barque Launched: 1936 At: Blohm & Voss Shipyard, Hamburg, Germany Length: 295 feet Beam: 39 feet Draft: 17 feet Displacement: 1,862 tons Address: Commanding Officer, USCGC Eagle U.S. Coast Guard Academy 45 Mohegan Avenue New London, Connecticut 06320 (860) 444-8595... read more
Class: Forrest Sherman Destroyer Launched: January 4, 1958 At: Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine Commissioned: November 7, 1958 Length: 418 feet Beam: 45 feet Draft: 22 feet Displacement: 3,990 tons Max Speed: 32.5 Crew: 17 Officers, 218 Enlisted Armament: Three 5-inch/54 caliber guns; four 3... 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: Grayback/Regulus II Submarine Launched: April 5, 1958 At: Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, New Hampshire Commissioned: August 30, 1958 Length: 317 feet, 7 inches Beam: 27 feet, 2 inches Draft: 19 feet (surface trim) Displacement: 2,768 tons (surfaced) Armament: Regulu... read more
Class: Type "A" Midget Submarine Launched: 1938 At: Kure Naval Dockyard, Japan Length: 78 feet, 5 inches Beam: 6 feet Draft: 6 feet Displacement: 46 tons (submerged) Armament: Two 18-inch torpedo tubes Address: National Museum of the Pacific War 340 East Main Street Fredericksburg, Te... read more
Class: Type "A", Ko-Hyoteki Built: Kure, Japan Length: 79 feet Beam: 6 feet Displacement: 46 tons Complement: 2 men Armament: Two 18-inch torpedo tubes Propulsion: One 600 hp electric motor; 20 knots Address: Historic Ship Nautilus & Submarine Force Museum 1 Crystal... read more
Class: Admirable Minesweeper Launched: May 21, 1944 At: Winslow Marine Railway & Shipbuilding Company, Winslow, Washington Commissioned: October 31, 1944 Length: 184 feet, 6 inches Beam: 33 feet, 1 inch Draft: 9 feet Displacement: 850 ton Armament: One 3-inch/50 caliber gun; six 20mm g... 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: Woban Class District Harbor Tug Keel Laid: July 25, 1940 Launched: December 31, 1940 At: Consolidated Shipbuilding Corporation, Morris Heights, New York Acquired: May 22, 1941 Length: 100 feet Beam: 25 feet Draft: 9 feet, 7 inches Displacement: 218 tons Armament: None ... read more
Class: Essex Aircraft Carrier Launched: August 30, 1943 At: Newport News Shipbuilding Co., Newport News, Virginia Commissioned: November 29, 1943 Modernized and re-commissioned: September 11, 1953 at New York Naval Shipyard, Brooklyn, New York. Length: 894 feet Beam: 101 ft. at wat... read more
Type: Early Operational Submarine Launched: 1863 At: Mobile, Alabama Length: 39 feet, 5 inches Beam: 3 feet, 10 inches Operating crew: 8 men Displacement: 2 tons Submerged endurance: 2 hours Armament: 90-pound charge of black powder rammed into a copper cylinder and mounted o... read more
Class: Secretary Cutter Launched: June 3, 1936 At: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Commissioned: September 17, 1936 Length: 327 feet Beam: 41 feet, 2 inches Draft: 15 feet, 3 inches Displacement: 2,656 tons Present Armament: One 5-inch/38 caliber gun Address: USCGC Ingham Me... read more
Class: Essex (short hull group) Aircraft Carrier Launched: April 26, 1943 At: Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newport News, Virginia Commissioned: August 16, 1943 Modernized: in 1954 and 1959 Length: 898 feet, as converted Beam: 103 feet Draft: 32 feet Displace... read more
Class: Iowa Battleship Launched: 27 August 1942 At: New York Naval Shipyard, Brooklyn, New York Commissioned: 22 February 1943 Length: 887 feet, 3 inches Beam: 108 feet Draft: 38 feet Displacement: 58,000 tons Armament: Three 16"/50 triple main gun turrets (9 guns total). Eac... read more
Class: EC2-S-C1 Liberty Ship Launched: June 19, 1943 At: New England Shipbuilding Corporation, South Portland, Maine Length: 441 feet, 7 inches Beam: 57 feet Draft: 27 feet, 9 inches Displacement: 14,245 tons Gross:7,176 tons Net: 4,380 tons Armament: originally two 3-inch/50 calibe... read more
Class: EC2-S-C1 Type Liberty Ship Launched: September 7, 1942 At: Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland Length: 441 feet, 7 inches Beam:57 feet Draft: 27 feet, 9 inches Displacement: 14,245 tons Gross Tonnage: 7,176 tons Deadweight Tonnage: 10,920 long tons Armament: Three 3-i... 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: Type 4 "Human Torpedo" Length: 54 feet Diameter: 4 feet, 5 inches Weight: 18.37 tons Warhead: 1.98 tons of TNT Crew: 1 man Address: USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park 11 Arizona Memorial Drive Honolulu, HI 96818 (808) 423-1341 Fax: (808) 422-5201 Ema... read more
Class: Fletcher Type: Destroyer Launched: 28 February 1943 At: Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey Commissioned: 23 April 1943 Length: 376 feet, 5 inches Beam: 39 feet, 7 inches Draft: 18 feet Displacement: 2,952 tons Armament: Five 5-inch/38 cal... read more
Class: Allen M. Sumner Destroyer Launched: November 21, 1943 At: Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine Commissioned: February 8, 1944 Length: 377 feet Beam: 41 feet Draft: 19 feet Displacement: 2,200 tons Armament: Six 5-inch/38 caliber guns; six 21-inch torpedo tubes Address: P... read more
Type: Landing Craft Infantry (Large) Launched At: George Lawley & Son, Neponset (Quincy), MA. Commissioned: 18 September 1944 Length: 158' 5 1/2" Beam: 23' 3" Draft Light Landing: 2' 8" forward, 4' 10" aft Draft Loaded Landing: 5' 4" forward, 5' 11" aft Displacement: 387 ton... 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
Type: 36' Higgins (wood) Capacity: 39 persons Length: 35 feet, 9 inches Beam: 10 feet, 6 inches Draft: 3 feet, 5 inches Displacement: 26,600 pounds Address: National Museum of the United States Navy 805 Kidder Breese St., SE Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5060 (202) 433... read more
Class: Essex Aircraft Carrier Launched: September 23, 1942 At: Bethlehem Steel Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts Commissioned: February 17, 1943 Length: 910 feet Beam: 142 feet Draft: 30 feet Displacement: 33,000 tons Armament: (original): 90 aircraft, twelve 5-inch/38 caliber ... read more
Class: Lighthouse Tender, Buoy Tender Launched: 1933 At: Pusey & Jones Shipyard in Wilmington, Delaware Length: 173 feet, 4 inches Beam: 32 feet Draft: 11 feet, 3 inches Displacement: 1,012 tons Propulsion:Two 500 HP triple expansion engines supplied by two oil-fired Babcock... 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: Cleveland Class Cruiser, later converted to Little Rock Class Guided Missile Cruiser Launched: August 27, 1944 At: Cramp Shipbuilding Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Commissioned: June 17, 1945 Converted: 1960 at New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey Length:... read more
Type: Landing Ship Tank Launched: October 27, 1942 At: Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Commissioned: February 1, 1943 Length: 328 feet Beam: 50 feet Draft: 10 feet aft, 3.5 feet forward Bow door ramp: 14 feet Displacement: 3,310 tons Armament: two twin 40 mm, four si... read more
Type: Landing Ship Tank Launched: November 11, 1942 At: Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company, Newport News, Virginia Commissioned: December 11, 1942 Length: 328 feet Beam: 50 feet Draft: 10 feet aft, 3.5 feet forward Bow door ramp: 14 feet Displacement: 3,310 tons ... read more
Class: Large Tug Type: Ocean-going Tug, later used as a Harbor Tug Launched: November 22, 1943 At: Jakobson Shipyard, Oyster Bay Long Island, New York Commissioned: Major Elisha K. Henson Length: 115 feet Beam: 28 feet Draft: 14 feet Displacement: 305 long tons Armament: Two 50-caliber ma... read more
Class: Aggressive Class Minesweeper Ocean Laid down: 16 March 1953 as AM-458 at Higgins Shipyard, Inc., New Orleans, LA Launched: 14 November 1953 Redesignated: MSO-458, 7 February 1955 Commissioned: USS Lucid (MSO-458), 4 May 1955 Stricken: 15 May 1976 Original cost: $9,000,000 Len... read more
Class: Mackinaw Class Icebreaker Commisioned: 20 Dec 1944 At: Toledo Shipbuilding Co. Length: 290 feet Beam: 74.5 feet Draft: 19 feet Displacement: 5,252.4 tons Address: Icebreaker Mackinaw Maritime Museum 131 South Huron Street Post Office Box 39 Mackinaw City, MI 4... read more
Class: Mackerel Submarine Launched: October 14, 1953 At: Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, Connecticut Commissioned: November 20, 1953 Length: 131 feet Beam: 13 feet, 5 inches Draft: 17 feet (surface trim) Displacement: 300 tons Mailing Address: USS Marlin O... 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
Type: Patrol Craft Built At: American Brown Boveri Electric Corporation, Camden, New Jersey Commissioned: April 6, 1927 Length: 125 feet Beam: 24 feet Displacement: 282 tons Address: Great Lakes Naval Memorial and Museum 1346 Bluff Street Muskegon, Michigan 49441 (231) ... read more
Type: WW I Convoy escort gunboat, WW II Barrage balloon vessel and accommodation ship Launched: August 29, 1904 At: Alexander Stephon & Sons, Ltd., Linthouse on the Clyde, Scotland Length: 109.7 feet (waterline), 140 feet (overall) Beam: 16.65 feet Draft: 9.4 feet Gross Tonnage... read more
Class: Midway Aircraft Carrier Launched: 20 March 1945 At: Newport News Shipbuilding Co., Newport News, Virginia Commissioned: 10 September 1945 Modernized: 1955-57; 1966-70 Length: 1,001 feet Extreme Width: 258 feet Draft: 34 feet Displacement: 70,000 tons Address: USS... read more
Class: Coastal Passenger Steamer Launched: 1905 At: American Shipbuilding Company, Cleveland, Ohio Length: 361 feet Beam: 45 feet Draft: 16 feet Displacement: 4,272 tons Address: SS Milwaukee Clipper Preservation, Inc. P.O. Box 1370 Muskegon, MI 49443-1370 (231) 755-0990 Fax: (231) 722... read more
Class: Iowa Battleship Launched: January 29, 1944 At: New York Naval Shipyard, Brooklyn, New York Commissioned: June 11, 1944 Length: 887 feet, 3 inches Beam: 108 feet, 2 inches Draft: 37 feet, 9 inches Displacement: 57,500 tons Armament: (1988) Nine 16-inch/50 caliber guns; twelve 5-inch/38... read more
Class: Monitor turreted warship Launched: January 30, 1862 At: Greenpoint, New York Commissioned: February 25, 1862 Length: 172 feet Beam: 41.4 feet Draft: 9.5 feet Displacement: 1,038 tons Armament: Two eleven-inch Dahlgren guns Address: The Mariners' Museum 100 Mus... read more
Type: Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle Launched: January 24, 1970 Inactivated: February 13, 2009 Length: 49.7 feet Beam: 8.2 feet Operating Depth: 5,000 feet Displacement: 65 tons submerged Operating Crew: 3–4 crew members, 24 rescuees Submerged Endurance: 12 hours at 3 knots A... 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 revolving light b... read more
Class: Nautilus Type: Nuclear Submarine Launched: January 21, 1954 At: Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut Commissioned: September 30, 1954 Length: 319 feet Beam: 27 feet Draft: 22 feet (surface trim) Displacement: 2,975 tons (surfaced) Armament: Six 21-inch torpedo... read more
Class: Iowa Battleship Launched: 7 December 1942 At: Philadelphia Naval Shipyard Commissioned: 23 May 1943 Length: 887 feet, 7 inches Beam: 108 feet, 1 inch Draft: 38 feet Displacement: 57,200 tons Armament: Nine 16"/50 caliber guns; 12 5"/38 caliber guns; 32 Tomahawk missile launchers; 16... read more
Class: North Carolina Launched: June 13, 1940 At: New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York Commissioned: April 9, 1941 Length: 728 feet, 9 inches Beam: 108 feet, 3 inches Draft: 35 feet Displacement: 36,600 tons Armament: Nine 16-inch/45 caliber guns; twenty 5-inch/38 caliber guns; sixty 40mm ... read more
Class: Olympia Cruiser Launched: November 5, 1892 At: Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California Commissioned: February 5, 1895 Length: 344 feet Beam: 53 feet Draft: 21 feet, 6 inches Displacement: 5,870 tons Armament: Four 8-inch guns; ten 5-inch guns; fourteen 6 pounder guns Address:... read more
Class: Gearing Destroyer (FRAM 1) Launched: 12 May 1945 At: Consolidated Steel Corp. of Texas, Orange, Texas Commissioned: 15 September 1945 Length: 390 feet, 6 inches Beam: 41 feet, 1 inch Draft: 18 feet, 6 inches Displacement: 2,425 tons Armament: four 5"/38 cal. guns; ten 212" Mk 32 tor... read more
Type: Lightship Launched: 1938 At: Rice Brothers Shipyard, East Boothbay, Maine Length: 114 feet, 9 inches Beam: 26 feet Draft: 13 feet, 4 inches Weight: 422 tons Light: Dual 375 mm electric lens lanterns, 15,000 candle power (1,000 watts). 12 Mile range. Fog Horn: Dual air diaphones, swit... read more
Class: Balao Launched: July 12, 1943 At: Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, New Hampshire Commissioned: November 6, 1943 Length: 311 feet, 8 inches Beam: 27 feet, 4 inches Draft: 17 feet (surface trim) Displacement: 1,525 tons Armament: Ten 21-inch torpedo tubes; one 4-inch/50 caliber ... read more
Length: 31 feet Beam: 11 feet, 9 inches Draft: 1 foot, 1 inch Displacement: 9 tons Speed: 35 knots Armament: Three .50-cal machine guns (two twinned, one single), one M60A machine gun and one MK-79 grenade launcher Address: USS Alabama Battleship Commission Battleship Memorial Park 2703 Ba... read more
Class: PCF Mark I Launched: 1965 At: Sewart Seacraft, Berwick, LA Length: 50 feet, 1.5 inches Beam: 13 feet, 1 inch Draft: 3 feet, 6 inches Displacement: 19 tons, 22.5 full load Speed: 32 knots Complement: 6 (1 officer) Armament: Three .50 caliber machine guns (two twinned, one single); o... read more
Class: PCF, Patrol Craft Fast Launched: 1968 At: Sewart Seacraft Ltd., Berwick, LA Length: 50 feet, 1.5 inches Beam: 13 feet, 1 inch Draft: 3 feet, 6 inches Displacement: 19 tons, 22.5 full load Speed: 32 knots Complement: 6 (1 officer) Armament: Three .50 caliber machine guns (two twinne... read more
Type: Gondola Built: 1776 at Whitehall, New York Length: 53.3 feet Beam: 15.5 feet Draft: 2 feet Armament: One 12 pounder, two 9 pounders, four 3/4-pound swivel guns Address: National Museum of American History Smithsonian Institution 12th Street and Constitution Ave., NW Washington, D... read more
Type: Harbor Pilot Launched: August 7, 1914 At: Goularte Boatyard, San Diego, CA Length on deck: 54 foot Address: Maritime Museum of San Diego 1306 N. Harbor Drive San Diego, CA 92101 (619) 234-9153 Fax: (619) 234-8345 Email: info@sdmaritime.org http://www.sdmaritime.org Latitude: 32... read more
Built: 1915 At: Pusey & Jones, Wilmington, DE Length: 101 feet 10 inches Beam: 25 feet Draft: 11 feet 4 inches Displacement: 360 tons Illumination Apparatus: 500mm lens with six flash panels Fog Signal: 6" air siren, submarine bell, hand operated bell Propulsion: One 200 HP Meitz & W... read more
The National World War II Museum 945 Magazine Street New Orleans, LA 70130 Coordinates: 30.04107, -90.01307 read more
Class: Higgins Motor Torpedo (PT) Boat Launched: 1944 At: Higgins Industries, New Orleans, Louisiana Commissioned: January 1944 Length: 78 feet Beam: 20 feet Draft: 5 feet, 6 inches Displacement: 56 tons Armament: Two 20mm guns; one 40mm gun; two single and two twin 50 cal. machine guns; t... 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: PT-625 Series Type: Motor Torpedo (PT) Boat Launched: July 30, 1945 At: Higgins Industries Boatyard, New Orleans, LA Completed: October 26, 1945 Length: 78 feet, 6 inches Beam: 20 feet, 1 inch Draft: 5 feet, 3 inches Displacement: 48 tons Crew Complement: 2 officers, 14 enlisted A... 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
Class: Trumpy Fast Patrol Boat Launched: 1968 At: Annapolis, Maryland Length: 80 feet, 4 inches Beam: 24 feet, 7 inches Draft: 6 feet, 10 inches Displacement: 69 tons Armament: one 40mm gun; two 20mm guns; one 50 caliber machine gun Address: Buffalo & Erie County Naval & Militar... read more
Class: Osprey Fast Patrol Boat Launched: 1968 At: Sewart Seacraft in Berwick, Louisiana Length: 94 feet, 8 inches Beam: 23 feet, 2 inches Draft: 7.5 feet Displacement: 123 tons Armament: 50 cal/81mm mortar forward, 2-20 mm on wings, 40 mm aft Address: Liberty Maritime, PTF-26 1272 Gran... read more
Class: Fast Patrol Boat Built: Westermoen/Boatservice Company, Mandal, Norway 1962 as KNM Skrei Torpedo Commissioned: U.S. Navy PTF 3 1963 Length: 80 feet, 4 inches Beam: 24 feet, 5 inches Draft: 6 feet, 10 inches Displacement: 69 tons Speed: 43+ knots Construction: Double planked Honduran... read more
Type: Ocean-going Tug, Design #1035, Army Classification: Large Tug (LT) Launched: 1919 Registry Number: US 218244, Hull Number 2130 At: Bethlehem Steel Company, Elizabeth, N.J. Length: 149 feet Beam: 27 feet, 8 inches Draft: 15 feet Displacement: 436 gross tons, 296 net Power: Originally ... read more
Class: Balao Submarine Launched: January 27, 1944 At: Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine Commissioned: April 3, 1944 Modified: 1952 to Guppy IIA-class Length: 311 feet, 7 inches Beam: 27 feet Draft: 17 feet Displacement: (original) 1,525 tons; (Guppy IIA) 1,870 tons Armament: Ten 2... read more
Class: VC2-S-AP2 Victory Ship Built: Kaiser Shipyard #1, Richmond, California Commissioned: USS Red Oak Victory (AK-235) December 5, 1944 Length: 455 feet Beam: 62 feet Draft: 28 feet Displacement: 15,200 tons Armament: One 5-inch/38 caliber gun; one 3-inch/50 caliber gun, and eight 20 mm g... read more
Class: Tench Submarine Launched: January 1, 1945 At: Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, New Hampshire Commissioned: April 28, 1945 Length: 311 feet, 7 inches Beam: 27 feet, 2 inches Draft: 17 feet (surface trim) Displacement: 1,800 tons (surfaced) Armament: six 21-inch torpedo tubes ... read more
Class: Gato Submarine Launched: August 26, 1941 At: Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California Commissioned: December 15, 1941 Length: 311 feet, 8 inches Beam: 27 feet, 3 inches Draft: 17 feet Displacement: 1,526 tons Armament: Ten 21-inch torpedo tubes, one 4-inch/50 caliber gun, one 40mm... read more
Class: Cannon Type: Destroyer Escort Launched: February 13, 1944 At: Tampa Shipbuilding, Tampa, Florida Commissioned: May 1, 1944 Length: 306 feet Beam: 36 feet, 10 inches Draft: 12 feet Displacement: 1,440 tons Armament: Three 3-inch/50 caliber guns, three twin 40 mm guns, nine twin 20 m... read more
Class: Edsall Destroyer Escort Launched: November 22, 1942 At: Brown Shipbuilding Company, Houston, Texas Commissioned: May 31, 1943 Length: 307 feet Beam: 37 feet Draft: 12 feet Displacement: 1,490 tons Armament: Three 3 inch/50 caliber guns, two quad 40mm guns, ten twin 20mm guns, hedgeh... read more
Class: Secretary Cutter Launched: June 3, 1936 At: Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Length: 327 feet Beam: 41 feet, 2 inches Draft: 15 feet, 3 inches Displacement: 2,560 tons Armament: One 5-inch/38 caliber gun (1986) Address: Historic Ships in Baltimore Pier 1, 301 ... read more
Class: New York Battleship Launched: May 18, 1912 At: Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company, Newport News, Virginia Commissioned: March 12, 1914 Length: 573 feet Beam: 106 feet Normal Draft: 28 feet, 6 inches Displacement: 34,000 tons Speed: 21 knots Crew: 1,810 Armament: (Dece... read more
Class: Fletcher Destroyer Launched: April 4, 1943 At: Bethlehem Steel Corporation, San Francisco, California Commissioned: September 30, 1943 Length: 376 feet, 5 inches Beam: 39 feet, 5 inches Draft: 19 feet Displacement: 2,100 tons Armament: four 5-inch/38 caliber guns; one 3-inch/50 cali... read more
Class: Tench Submarine Launched: September 6, 1944 At: Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, New Hampshire Commissioned: December 16, 1944 Length: 311 feet, 8 inches Beam: 27 feet, 3 inches Draft: 17 feet (surface trim) Displacement: 1,800 tons (surfaced) Armament: Ten 21-inch torpedo tubes ... read more
Type: Deep Submergence Vessel Length: 59.5 feet Beam: 11.5 feet Draft: 18 feet (loaded) Displacement: 50 tons without gasoline; 150 tons with gasoline Operating Crew: One crew member and one scientist Buoyancy Control: Water buoyancy control; compressed air for positive buoyancy, sea water for... read more
Type: Deep Submergence Vessel Length: 78 feet Beam: 15 feet; 18+ feet at propeller pods Design Depth: 20,000 feet Displacement: 85 tons on the surface (empty); 336 tons submerged Operating Crew: Two crew members and one scientist Submerged Endurance: 12 hours at 2 knots Buoyancy Control: Us... read more
Class: Forrest Sherman Destroyer Launched: May 5, 1958 At: Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Company, Seattle, Washington Commissioned: August 3, 1959 Length: 418 feet Beam: 45 feet Draft: 22 feet Displacement: 2,800 tons Armament:Three 5-inch/54 caliber guns and two Mark 32 torpedo ... read more
Class: Iowa Battleship Launched: 7 December 1943 At: Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Commissioned: 16 April 1944 Length: 887 feet, 3 inches Beam: 108 feet, 2 inches Draft: 36 feet, Max. Displacement: 57,500 tons (1988 Full Load) Armament: (1988) Nine 16"/50 cal. guns; tw... read more
Type: Midget Submarine Launched: September 7, 1955 At: Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York Commissioned: October 7, 1955 Length: 49 feet, 7 inches Beam: 7 feet Draft: 6 feet, 2 inches Displacement: 36.3 tons (submerged), 31.5 tons (surfaced) Armament: none Address: Historic Ship Nautilus... read more
Class: Essex Aircraft Carrier Launched: January 21, 1943 At: Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company Commissioned: April 15, 1943 Length: 856 feet Beam:93 feet Draft: 30 feet Displacement: 33,292 tons Armament: 90 aircraft; twelve 5-inch/38 caliber guns (original); reduced to four ... read more