U.S. Shipbuilding History, Shipbuilding Records, Tim Colton

Shipbuilding History

Construction records of U.S. and Canadian shipbuilders and boatbuilders

The primary mission of this web site is to document the construction records of U.S. and Canadian shipbuilders and boatbuilders. It also includes data on the construction of ships in U.S. and Canadian yards by type and provides some industry statistics. Most of the data come from authoritative sources, but nobody's perfect and there are bound to be errors as well as omissions: please send corrections and additions to TimColton@aol.com.

Major Updates in June: Deliveries of Ships, Boats and Large Barges in 2020; Deliveries of Inland Barges in 2020;

Major Updates in July:

U.S. SHIPYARD CONSTRUCTION RECORDS

Click here for the Index to the U.S. Shipyards which have Construction Records on this Web Site

U.S. Builders of Large Ships, Rigs and Floating Structures (10 companies operating 25 active shipyards, 61 inactive shipyards)

U.S. Builders of Small Ships, Boats and Barges (125 active shipyards, 241 low-volume and inactive shipyards)

U.S. Builders of Large Custom Yachts (8 active, 13 inactive)

U.S. Builders of Small Yachts who built small craft in WWI and WWII (35, all now inactive)

U.S. Emergency Shipbuilders in WWI and WWII (166, all now inactive)

U.S. Emergency Boatbuilders in WWI and WWII (107, all now inactive)

U.S. Shipbuilders from Before WWI (85, all now inactive)

U.S. Naval Ship Yards and Bases (22, all now inactive as shipbuilders)