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 December: Pinaud Yachts, Peterson Builders, Pusey & Jones, Rogers & Son, Abbott SB, Clooney Const., Deliveries of Ships, Boats and Oceangoing Barges in 2020, Deliveries of Inland Barges in 2020

Major Updates in January: Gibbs Gas Engine Co., Drilling Rigs Built in U.S. Shipyards

Major Updates in February: DESCO Hulls 1-800, Marine Inland Fabricators (SISCO),

U.S. SHIPYARD CONSTRUCTION RECORDS

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

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

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

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

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

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