Large naval ships and submarines
The tables in this section document all the large, oceangoing, self-propelled ships and submarines built for the U.S. Navy since the 1890s, listed by hull code and number, also known as pennant number. The date of each table's most recent update is shown in the right-hand column. Also see the tables of small naval vessels. Please send comments to info@navalmarinearchive.com.
| Table description |
Revised |
| Surface Combatants |
| Battleships and Monitors (BB, BM) |
Oct 2020 |
| Aircraft Carriers (CV, CVA, CVB, CVL, CVN) |
Nov 2020 |
| Cruisers (C, CA, CB, CC, CL, CG, CGN) |
Nov 2020 |
| Torpedo Boats (TB) |
Dec 2017 |
| Destroyers built before WWII (DD) |
Dec 2017 |
| Destroyers built during WWII (DD) |
Jun 2020 |
| Destroyers built since WWII (DD, DDG) |
Dec 2020 |
| Destroyer Escorts built during WWII (DE) |
Dec 2017 |
| Destroyer Escorts and Frigates built since WWII (DE, FF) |
Dec 2017 |
| Guided-Missile Frigates (DEG, FFG) |
Nov 2020 |
| Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) |
Dec 2020 |
| Expeditionary-Warfare Ships |
| Amphibious-Warfare Ships (LHA, LHD, LPH, LPD, LSD, LSV) |
Dec 2020 |
| High-Speed Transports and Bases (HSV, HST, JHSV/EPF, ESD, ESB) |
Dec 2020 |
| Submarines |
| Submarines built before WWII (SS) |
Jan 2018 |
| Submarines built during WWII (SS) |
Feb 2017 |
| Submarines built since WWII (SS, SSN, SSBN) |
Dec 2020 |
| Large Auxiliaries |
| Combat Logistics Force Ships (AC, AE, AF, AFS, AKE, AOE, AOR) |
Dec 2020 |
| Cargo Ships (AK, AKA, AKN, AKR, AKS) |
Feb 2017 |
| Oilers (AO) |
Dec 2020 |
| Gasoline Tankers (AOG) |
Feb 2017 |
| Destroyer Tenders (AD) |
Feb 2017 |
| Submarine Tenders (AS) |
Feb 2017 |
| Repair Ships (AR, ARB, ARC, ARG, ARH, ARL, ARV) |
Feb 2017 |
| Aviation Support Ships (AV, AVB, AVP, AVS) |
Feb 2017 |
| Troop Transports (AP) |
Feb 2017 |
| Attack and Other Transports (APA, APD, APH, APV) |
Feb 2017 |
| Hospital Ships (AH) |
Feb 2017 |
| Miscellaneous Types (AG) |
Feb 2017 |
| Other Types (AGB, AGC, AGDS, AGEH, AGER, AGF, AGM, AGMD, AGP, AGR, AGTR) |
Feb 2017 |
