Passenger Liners Built in U.S. Shipyards Since WWII
(listed by shipbuilder and by hull number)
| Shipbuilder | Hull # |
Original Name |
Original Owner | USMC or MARAD Hull # | USMC or MARAD Design | GT | DWT | Delivery | Disposition |
| Beth Quincy |
1618 |
Independence |
American Export Lines |
2912 |
P3-S2-DL2 |
20,200 |
7,200 |
Dec-50 |
Sold several times, most recently to Norwegian Cruise Line 2003 for service between USWC and Hawaii, but still laid up in San Francisco |
| Beth Quincy |
1619 |
Constitution |
American Export Lines |
2913 |
P3-S2-DL2 |
20,200 |
7,200 |
May-51 |
Sold several times, sold for scrap 1997 but sank en route to the scrapyard |
| Ingalls |
467 |
Brasil | Moore-McCormack Lines | 49 | P2-S2-9a |
18,200 |
10,170 |
4-Sep-58 |
Sold several times, scrapped 2004 |
| Ingalls |
468 |
Argentina | Moore-McCormack Lines | 50 | P2-S2-9a |
18,200 |
10,170 |
9-Dec-58 |
Sold several times, scrapped 2003. |
| New York Ship |
485 |
President Jackson | Maritime Administration | 2914 | P2-S1-DN3 |
10,500 |
13,319 |
21-May-52 |
To USN as Barrett (AP 196), to NYS Maritime 1973 as Empire State V, scrapped 2007 |
| New York Ship |
486 |
President Adams | Maritime Administration | 2915 | P2-S1-DN3 |
10,500 |
13,319 |
13-Sep-52 |
To USN as Geiger (AP 197), to NDRF 1971 |
| New York Ship |
487 |
President Hayes | Maritime Administration | 2916 | P2-S1-DN3 |
10,500 |
13,319 |
20-Dec-52 |
To USN as Upshur (AP 198), to Maine Maritime 1973 as State of Maine, to NDRF 1990 |
| Newport News | 488 | United States | U.S. Lines | 2917 | P6-S4-DS1 | 39,000 | 13,000 | 29-Jun-52 | Sold several times, most recently to Norwegian Cruise Line 2003 for service between USWC and Hawaii, but still laid up in Philadelphia |
| Newport News | 521 | Santa Rosa | Grace Lines | 51 | P2-S2-11a | 26,000 | 8,000 | 12-Jun-58 | Later "Diamond Island", "Regent Rainbow", "Emerald" and "The Emerald", laid up in Seattle |
| Newport News | 522 | Santa Paula | Grace Lines | 52 | P2-S2-11a | 26,000 | 8,000 | 9-Oct-58 | Later "Stella Polaris", beached as hotel in Kuwait 1978, scrapped 1981 |