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Shipbuilding History
Construction
records of U.S. and Canadian shipbuilders and boatbuilders. |
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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 February: Inactive Canadian
Shipbuilders,
Inactive Canadian Boatbuilders,
Emergency Canadian
Boatbuilders
Major updates
in March:
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U.S. SHIPYARD CONSTRUCTION RECORDS |
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Click here for the Index to the 780 U.S. Shipyards with Construction Records |
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83 Large Shipbuilders:
22 Active,
61
Inactive |
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314 Small Shipbuilders and Boatbuilders:
88
Active, 226 Inactive |
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22 Builders of Large Custom Yachts:
9 Active, 13 Occasional or Inactive |
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35 Builders of Small Custom Yachts Who Were Mobilized in Wartime:
15 from WWI, 35 from WWII |
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15 U.S. Navy and Coast Guard Yards Which Built Ships:
5 Active (as Repair Yards), 10 Inactive |
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75 Emergency Shipbuilders:
45
from WWI, 30 from WWII |
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96 Emergency Boatbuilders:
15
from WWI, 81 from WWII |
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97 Emergency Builders of Wood and Concrete Vessels:
73 from WWI, 24 from WWII |
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40 Significant Shipbuilders from Before WWI |
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Plus: ~1500
Other Yards Which Have Occasionally Built Ships or Boats |
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CONSTRUCTION OF
SHIPS IN THE U.S. BY TYPE |
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U.S.
Navy Ships and Submarines
- 26 tables |
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U.S.
Navy Small Ships, Boats and Craft
- 64 tables |
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U.S. Coast Guard
Cutters
and
Craft
- 13 tables |
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U.S. Army Small
Ships, Boats
and
Craft
- 18 tables |
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N.O.A.A. and Other Government Research Vessels
- 3 tables |
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Ships Built for the U.S. Shipping Board in WWI
- 12 tables |
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Ships Built for the U.S. Maritime Commission in WWII
- 26 tables |
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Ships Built in the U.S. Since WWII
- 16 tables |
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CANADIAN SHIPYARD CONSTRUCTION RECORDS |
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Click here for the Index to the 126
Canadian Shipyards with Construction Records |
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20 Large
Shipbuilders: 3 Active, 17 Inactive |
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51 Small Shipbuilders
and Boatbuilders: 12 Active,
39 Inactive |
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21 Emergency Shipbuilders: 19
from WWI, 2 from WWII |
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34 Emergency Boatbuilders:
All from WWII |
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Plus: ~300 Other
Yards
Which Have Occasionally Built Boats |
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CONSTRUCTION OF
SHIPS IN CANADA BY TYPE |
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Canadian Naval Ships
and
Boats
- 12 tables |
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Canadian
Coast Guard and RCMP Ships and Boats
- 4 tables |
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Merchant
Ships Built in Canada in Wartime
- 2 tables |
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Ships and Rigs Built in Canada Since WWII
- 9 tables |
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OTHER SHIPBUILDING DATA |
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U.S. and Canadian Shipbuilding
Contracts in 2015
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U.S. and Canadian Shipbuilding
Deliveries in 2015
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U.S. and Canadian Shipbuilding Statistics
- 44
tables
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U.S. and Canadian Maritime Memorials and Museums
- listed both by name and by location |
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High-Value
Shipbuilding
- LNGCs, VLGCs, Cruise Ships, Drilling Rigs - for info only, no
longer updated
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Principal Sources of Data
My Résumé
My Clients
My Publications |
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And if you're really bored, read Staying
Afloat, the story of my life in shipbuilding. |
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else, but please
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