U.S. NAVY NAMED SHIPS
1 September 1939
This post lists the (1) commissioned ships, (2) decommissioned ships and (3)
ships under construction on 1 September 1939. TheUSNhad 361 ships in
commission, 198 ships not in commissions and 57 ships under construction. The
black shoe Navy still ruled; there were 16 battleships and 5 aircraft carriers
in commission and 4 battleships and 1 aircraft carrier under construction.
Ships with a hash sign (#) preceding the name were lost during World War II.
I. COMMISSIONED SHIPS - 361 Ships
A. WARSHIPS - 221 Ships
1. BATTLESHIP - 16 Ships
#Arizona (BB-39)
Arkansas (BB-33)
California (BB-44)
Colorado (BB-45)
Idaho (BB-42)
Maryland (BB-46)
Mississippi (BB-41)
Nevada (BB-36)
New Mexico (BB-40)
New York (BB-34)
Oklahoma (BB-37)
Pennsylvania (BB-38)
#Tennessee (BB-43)
Texas (BB-35)
West Virginia (BB-48)
Wyoming (BB-32)
2. AIRCRAFT CARRIER (CV) - 5 Ships
Enterprise (CV-6)
#Lexington (CV-2)
Ranger (CV-4)
Saratoga (CV-3)
#Yorktown (CV-5)
3. HEAVY CRUISER (CA) - 18 Ships
#Astoria (CA-34)
Augusta (CA-31)
Chester (CA-27)
#Chicago (CA-29)
#Houston (CA-30)
#Indianapolis (CA-35)
Louisville (CA-28)
Minneapolis (CA-36)
New Orleans (CA-32)
#Northampton (CA-26)
Pensacola (CA-24)
Portland (CA-33)
#Quincy (CA-39)
Salt Lake City (CA-25)
San Francisco (CA-38)
Tuscaloosa (CA-37)
#Vincennes (CA-44)
Wichita (CA-45)
4. LIGHT CRUISER (CL) - 18 Ships
Boise (CL-47)
Brooklyn (CL-40)
Cincinnati (CL-6)
Concord (CL-10)
Detroit (CL-8)
Honolulu (CL-48)
Marblehead (CL-12)
Memphis (CL-13)
Milwaukee (CL-5)
Nashville (CL-43)
Omaha (CL-4)
Philadelphia (CL-41)
Phoenix (CL-46)
Raleigh (CL-7)
Richmond (CL-9)
Savannah (CL-42)
St. Louis (CL-49)
Trenton (CL-11)
5. DESTROYER (DD) -104 Ships
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Alden (DD-211)
Anderson (DD-411)
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Aylwin (DD-355)
Babbitt (DD-128)
Badger (DD-126)
Bagley (DD-386)
Balch (DD-363)
Barker (DD-213)
#Barry (DD-248)
#Benham (DD-397)
#Blue (DD-387)
#Borie (DD-215)
Broome (DD-210)
Bulmer (DD-222)
Case (DD-370)
Cassin (DD-372)
Chandler (DD-206)
Clark (DD-361)
Claxton (DD-140)
Conyngham (DD-371)
Craven (DD-382)
Cummings (DD-365)
#Cushing (DD-376)
Dahlgren (DD-187)
Dale (DD-353)
Davis (DD-395)
Decatur (DD-341)
Dent (DD-116)
Dewey (DD-349)
#Dickerson (DD-157)
Dorsey (DD-117)
Downes (DD-375)
Dunlap (DD-384)
#Edsall (DD-219)
Ellet (DD-398)
Elliot (DD-146)
Fanning (DD-385)
Farragut (DD-348)
Flusser (DD-368)
Goff (DD-247)
Gridley (DD-380)
Hamilton (DD-141)
#Hammann (DD-412)
Helm (DD-388)
#Henley (DD-391)
Herbert (DD-160)
Hopkins (DD-249)
#Hovey (DD-208)
#Hull (DD-350)
#Jacob Jones (DD-130)
#Jarvis (DD-393)
J. Fred Talbott (DD-156)
John D. Edwards (DD-216)
John D. Ford (DD-228)
Jouett (DD-396)
Lamson (DD-367)
Lang (DD-399)
Litchfield (DD-336)
#Long (DD-209)
MacDonough (DD-351)
#Mahan (DD-364)
Maury (DD-401)
McCall (DD-400)
McDougal (DD-358)
Moffett (DD-362)
#Monaghan (DD-354)
Mugford (DD-389)
#Parrott (DD-218)
Patterson (DD-392)
Paul Jones (DD-230)
#Peary (DD-226)
#Perkins (DD-377)
#Perry (DD-340)
Phelps (DD-360)
#Pillsbury (DD-227)
#Pope (DD-225)
#Porter (DD-356)
#Preston (DD-379)
Ralph Talbot (DD-390)
Rathburne (DD-113)
#Reid (DD-369)
#Reuben James (DD-245)
Roper (DD-147)
Sampson (DD-394)
Selfridge (DD-357)
Shaw (DD-373)
Simpson (DD-221)
#Sims (DD-409)
Smith (DD-378)
Somers (DD-381)
Southard (DD-207)
Sterett (DD-407)
Stewart (DD-224)
Talbot (DD-114)
Tattnall (DD-125)
Trever (DD-339)
#Truxton (DD-229)
#Tucker (DD-374)
#Warrington (DD-383)
#Wasmuth (DD-338)
Waters (DD-115)
Whipple (DD-217)
Wilson (DD-408)
Winslow (DD-359)
#Worden (DD-352)
Zane (DD-337)
6. SUBMARINE (SS) - 60 Ships
Argonaut (SS-166)
Cachalot (SS-170)
Cuttlefish (SS-171)
Dolphin (SS-169)
Narwhal (SS-167)
Nautilus (SS-168)
#Perch (SS-176)
Permit (SS-178)
#Pickerel (SS-177)
Pike (SS-172)
Plunger (SS-179)
Pollack (SS-180)
#Pompano (SS-181)
Porpoise (SS-172)
R-2 (SS-79)
R-4 (SS-81)
R-10 (SS-87)
R-11 (SS-88)
R-13 (SS-90)
R-14 (SS-91)
S-18 (SS-124)
S-20 (SS-125)
S-21 (SS-126)
S-22 (SS-127
S-23 (SS-128)
S-24 (SS-129)
S-25 (SS-130)
#S-26 (SS-131)
#S-27 (SS-132)
#S-28 (SS-133)
S-29 (SS-134)
S-30 (SS-135)
S-34 (SS-139)
S-35 (SS-140)
#S-36 (SS-141)
S-37 (SS-142)
S-38 (SS-143)
#S-39 (SS-144)
S-40 (SS-145)
S-41 (SS-146)
S-42 (SS-153)
S-43 (SS-154)
#S-44 (SS-155)
S-45 (SS-156)
S-46 (SS-157)
S-47 (SS-158)
Salmon (SS-182)
Sargo (SS-188)
Saury (SS-189)
#Sculpin (SS-191)
Seal (SS-183)
#Shark (SS-174)
Skipjack (SS-184)
Snapper (SS-185)
Spearfish (SS-190)
Squalus (SS-192)
Stingray (SS-186)
Sturgeon (SS-187)
#Swordfish (SS-193)
Tarpon (SS-175)
B. MINE WARFARE SHIPS - 27 Ships
1. LIGHT MINELAYER (DM) - 4 Ships
Preble (DM-20)
Pruitt (DM-22)
Sicard (DM-21)
Tracy (DM-19)
2. MINELAYER (CM) - 1 Ship
Oglala (CM-4)
3. MINE SWEEPER (AM) - 22 Ships
#Bittern (AM-36)
Bobolink (AM-20)
Brant (AM-24)
Cormorant (AM-20)
#Finch (AM-9)
Grebe (AM-43)
Kingfisher (AM-25)
Lark (AM-21)
Oriole (AM-7)
Owl (AM-2)
Partridge (AM-16)
#Penguin (AM-33)
#Quail (AM-15)
Rail (AM-26)
Robin (AM-3)
Seagull (AM-30)
#Tanager (AM-5)
Tern (AM-31)
Turkey (AM-13)
Vireo (AM-52)
Whippoorwill (AM-35)
Woodcock (AM-14)
C. PATROL SHIPS - 33 Ships
1. EAGLE BOAT (PE) - 9 Ships
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Eagle No. 19 (PE-19)
Eagle No. 27 (PE-27)
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Eagle No. 32 (PE-32)
Eagle No. 38 (PE-38)
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Eagle No. 48 (PE-48)
Eagle No. 55 (PE-55)
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Eagle No. 56 (PE-56)
Eagle No. 57 (PE-57)
Eagle No. 58 (PE-58)
2. GUNBOAT (PG) - 5 Ships
#Asheville (PG-21)
Charleston (PG-51)
#Erie (PG-50)
Sacramento (PG-19)
Tulsa (PG-22)
3.RIVER GUNBOAT (PR) - 5 Ships
#Guam (PR-3)
#Luzon (PR-7)
#Mindanao (PR-8)
#Oahu (PR-6)
Tutuila (PR-4)
4. SUBMARINE CHASER (SC) - 13 Ships
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SC-64
SC-102
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SC-103
SC-185
-
SC-192
SC-229
-
SC-231
SC-330
-
SC-412
SC-431
-
SC-432
SC-437
SC-440
5. YACHT (PY) - 1 Ship
Isabel (PY-10)
D. AUXILIARY SHIPS - 80 Ships
1. AMMUNITION SHIP (AE) - 1 Ship
Nitro (AE-2)
2. CARGO SHIP (AK) - 3 Ships
Capella (AK-13)
Sirius (AK-15)
Vega (AK-17)
3. DESTROYER TENDER (AD) - 6 Ships
Altair (AD-11)
Black Hawk (AD-9)
Dobbin (AD-3)
Melville (AD-2)
Rigel (AD-13)
Whitney (AD-4)
4. HOSPITAL SHIP (AH) - 1 Ship
Relief (AH-1)
5. MISCELLANEOUS (AG) - 13 Ships
Antares (AG-10)
Boggs (AG-19)
Cuyahoga (AG-26)
Gold Star (AG-12)
Hannibal (AG-1)
Lamberton (AG-21)
Manley (AG-28)
Potomac (AG-25)
#Robert L. Barnes (AG-27)
Semmes (AG-24)
Sequoia (AG-23)
#Utah (AG-16)
Wyoming (AG-17)
6. OCEAN-GOING TUG (AT) - 17 Ships
Acushnet (AT-63)
Algorma (AT-34)
Allegheny (AT-19)
Bagaduce (AT-21)
#Genesee (AT-55)
Kalmia (AT-23)
Keosanqua (AT-48)
Kewaydin (AT-24)
Mahopac (AT-29)
Montcalm (AT-39)
Ontario (AT-13)
Pinola (AT-33)
Sagamore (AT-20)
Sonoma (AT-12)
Tatnuck (AT-27)
Umpqua (AT-25)
Wandank (AT-26)
7. OILER (AO) - 10 Ships
Brazos (AO-4)
Cimarron (AO-22)
Cuyama (AO-3)
#Kanawha (AO-1)
#Neches (AO-5)
#Neosho (AO-23)
#Pecos (AO-6)
Ramapo (AO-12)
Salinas (AO-19)
Trinity (AO-13)
8. REPAIR SHIP (AR) - 2 Ships
Medusa (AR-1)
Vestal (AR-4)
9. SEAPLANE TENDER (AV) - 2 Ships
#Langley (AV-3)
Wright (AV-1)
10. SMALL SEAPLANE TENDER (AVP) - 11 Ships
Avocet (AVP-4)
Childs (AVP-14)
#Gannet (AVP-8)
Heron (AVP-2)
Lapwing (AVP-1)
Pelican (AVP-6)
Sandpiper (AVP-9)
Swan (AVP-7)
Teal (AVP-5)
Thrush (AVP-3)
Williamson (AVP-15)
11. STORE SHIP (AF) - 2 Ships
Arctic (AF-7)
Bridge (AF-1)
12. SUBMARINE RESCUE SHIP (ASR) - 5 Ships
Falcon (ASR-2)
Mallard (ASR-4)
Ortolan (ASR-5)
#Pigeon (ASR-6)
Widgeon (ASR-1)
13. SUBMARINE TENDER (AS) - 5 Ships
Argonne (AS-10)
Beaver (AS-5)
Bushnell (AS-2)
#Canopus (AS-9)
Holland (AS-3)
14. TRANSPORT (AP) - 2 Ships
Chaumont (AP-5)
Henderson (AP-1)
II. DECOMMISSIONED SHIPS - 198 Ships
A. WARSHIPS - 144 Ships
1. DESTROYER (DD) - 108 Ships
Aaron Ward (DD-132)
Abbot (DD-184)
Abel P. Upshur (DD-193)
Allen (DD-66)
Aulick (DD-258)
Ex-Bagley (DD-185)
Bailey (DD-269)
Bainbridge (DD-246)
Ballard (DD-267)
Bancroft (DD-256)
Barney (DD-149)
#Belknap (DD-251)
Bernadou (DD-153)
Biddle (DD-151)
Blakeley (DD-150)
Branch (DD-197)
Breckinridge (DD-148)
#Brooks (DD-232)
Buchanan (DD-131)
Chew (DD-106)
Clemson (DD-186)
Cole (DD-135)
#Colhoun (DD-85)
Conner (DD-72)
Cowell (DD-167)
Crane (DD-109)
Ex-Craven (DD-70)
Crosby (DD-164)
Crowninshield (DD-134)
Dallas (DD-199)
DuPont (DD-152)
Edwards (DD-265)
Ellis (DD-154)
Evans (DD-78)
Fairfax (DD-93)
Foote (DD-169)
Fox (DD-234)
George E. Badger (DD-196)
Gillis (DD-260)
Gilmer (DD-233)
Goldsborough (DD-188)
Greene (DD-266)
Greer (DD-145)
#Gregory (DD-82)
Hale (DD-133)
Haraden (DD-183)
Hatfield (DD-231)
Herndon (DD-198)
Hogan (DD-178)
Hopewell (DD-181)
Howard (DD-179)
Hulbert (DD-342)
Humphreys (DD-236)
Hunt (DD-194)
Kalk (DD-170)
Kane (DD-235)
Kennison (DD-138)
Kilty (DD-137)
King (DD-242)
Laub (DD-263)
Lawrence (DD-250)
Lea (D-118)
#Leary (DD-158)
#Little (DD-79)
MacKenzie (DD-175)
MacLeish (DD-220)
Maddox (DD-168)
Mason (DD-191)
McCalla (DD-253)
McCook (DD-252)
McCormick (DD-223)
McFarland (DD-237)
#McKean (DD-90)
McLanahan (DD-264)
Meade (DD-274)
#Noa (DD-343)
Osmond Ingram (DD-255)
Overton (DD-239)
#Palmer (DD-161)
Philip (DD-76)
Ringgold (DD-89)
Robinson (DD-88)
Rodgers (DD-264)
Sands (DD-243)
Satterlee (DD-190)
Schenck (DD-159)
Schley (DD-103)
Shubrick (DD-268)
Sigourney (DD-81)
Stansbury (DD-180)
Stockton (DD-73)
Stringham (DD-83
#Sturtevant (DD-240)
Swasey (DD-273)
Tarbell (DD-142)
Thatcher (DD-162)
Thomas (DD-182)
Thornton (DD-270)
Tillman (DD-135)
Twiggs (DD-127)
Upshur (DD-144)
#Ward (DD-139)
- Welborn C. Wood (DD-195)
Welles (DD-257)
Wickes (DD-75)
William B. Preston (DD-344)
Williams (DD-108)
Yarnall (DD-143)
2. SUBMARINE (SS) - 36 Ships
Barracuda (SS-163)
Bass (SS-164)
Bonita (SS-165)
O-2 (SS-63)
O-3 (SS-64)
O-4 (SS-65)
O-6 (SS-67)
O-7 (SS-68)
O-8 (SS-69)
O-9 (SS-70)
O-10 (SS-71)
R-1 (SS-78)
R-3 (SS-80)
R-5 (SS-82)
R-6 (SS-83)
R-7 (SS-84)
R-9 (SS-86)
#R-12 (SS-89)
R-15 (SS-92)
R-16 (SS-93)
R-17 (SS-94)
R-18 (SS-95)
R-19 (SS-96)
R-20 (SS-97)
S-1 (SS-105)
S-11 (SS-116)
S-12 (SS-117)
S-13 (SS-118)
S-14 (SS-119)
S-15 (SS-120)
S-16 (SS-121)
S-17 (SS-122)
S-31 (SS-137)
S-32 (SS-137)
S-33 (SS-138)
S-48 (SS-159)
B. MINE WARFARE SHIPS - 9 Ships
1. LIGHT MINELAYER (DM) - 4 Ships
Breese (DM-18)
#Gamble (DM-15)
#Montgomery (DM-17)
Ramsay (DM-16)
2. MINELAYER (CM) - 1 Ship
Aroostook (CM-3)
3. MINESWEEPER (AM) - 4 Ships
Eider (AM-17)
Peacock (AM-46)
Warbler (AM-53)
Willet (AM-54)
C. AUXILIARY SHIPS - 25 Ships
1. AMMUNITION SHIP (AE) - 1 Ship
Pyro (AE-1)
2. CARGO SHIP (AK) - 2 Ships
Regulus (AK-14)
Spica (AK-16)
3. COLLIER (AC) - 2 Ships
Nereus (AC-10)
Proteus (AC-9)
4. DESTROYER TENDER (AD) - 2 Ships
Bridgeport (AD-10)
Denebola (AD-12)
5. OCEAN-GOING TUG (AT) - 4 Ships
Bay Spring (AT-60)
Iuka (AT-37)
#Napa (AT-32)
Sciota (AT-30)
6. OILER (AO) - 9 Ships
Kaweah (AO-15)
Laramie (AO-16)
Mattole (AO-17)
Maumee (AO-2)
Patoka (AO-9)
Rapidan (AO-18)
Sapelo (AO-11)
Sepulga (AO-20)
Tippecanoe (AO-21)
7.7. REPAIR SHIP (AR) - 1 Ship
Prometheus (AR-3)
8. STORE SHIP (AF) - 2 Ships
Boreas (AF-8)
Yukon (AF-9)
9. SUBMARINE RESCUE SHIP (ASR) - 1 Ship
Chewink (ASR-9)
10. SUBMARINE TENDER (AS) - 1 Ship
Camden (AS-6)
D. UNCLASSIFIED - 20 Ships
America
Annapolis
Boston
Constellation
Constitution
Dubuque
Empire State
Hartford
Hawk
Illinois
Kearsarge
Nantucket
Olympia
Oregon
Paducah
Reina Mercedes
Seattle
Wheeling
Wilmette
Wilmington
III. SHIPS BUILDING - 57 Ships
A. WARSHIPS - 45 Ships
1. BATTLESHIP (BB) - 4 Ships
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Massachusetts (BB-59)
North Carolina (BB-55)
-
South Dakota (BB-57)
Washington (BB-56)
2. AIRCRAFT CARRIER (CV) - 1 Ship
#Wasp (CV-7)
3. LIGHT CRUISER (CL) - 1 Ship
#Helena (CL-50)
4. DESTROYER (DD) - 29 Ships
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Benson (DD-421)
#Buck (DD-420)
Charles F. Hughes (DD-428) Eberle (DD-430)
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Gleaves (DD-423)
Grayson (DD-435)
-
Hilary P. Jones (DD-427)
Hughes (DD-410)
-
Kearny (DD-432)
#Lansdale (DD-426)
-
Livermore (DD-429)
Madison (DD-425)
-
Mayo (DD-422)
Mayrant (DD-402)
-
#Meredith (DD-434)
#Monssen (DD-436)
-
Morris (DD-417)
Mustin (DD-413)
-
Niblack (DD-424)
#OBrien (DD-415)
-
Plunkett (DD-431)
Rhind (DD-404)
-
Roe (DD-418)
#Rowan (DD-405)
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Russell (DD-414)
Stack (DD-406)
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Trippe (DD-403)
Wainwright (DD-419)
#Walke (DD-416)
5. SUBMARINE (SS) - 10 Ships
Seadragon (SS-194)
#Sealion (SS-195)
-
Searaven (SS-196)
#Seawolf (SS-197)
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Tambor (SS-198)
Tautog (SS-199)
-
Thresher (SS-200)
#Triton (SS-201)
-
#Trout (SS-202)
Tuna (SS-203)
B. MINE WARFARE SHIPS - 2 Ships
1. MINE SWEEPER (AM) - 2 Ships
#Osprey (AM-56)
Raven (AM-55)
C. PATROL SHIPS - 2 Ships
1. SUBMARINE CHASER (SC) - 2 Ships
SC-449 (SC-449)
SC-450 (SC-450)
D. AUXILIARY SHIPS - 8 Ships
1. DESTROYER TENDER (AD) - 2 Ships
Dixie (AD-15)
Prairie (AD-15)
2. OCEAN-GOING TUG (AT) - 3 Ships
Cherokee (AT-66)
#Navajo (AT-64)
#Seminole (AT-65)
3. OILERS (AO - 1 Ship
Platte (AO-24)
4. SEAPLANE TENDER (AV) - 2 Ships
Albemarle (AV-5)
Curtiss (AV-4)
5. SUBMARINE TENDER (AS) - 1 Ship
Fulton (AS-11)
1 September 1939
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