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Shipbuilding History

U.S. Army Logistics and Other Ships Built or Acquired Since WWII

Most recent update: 1 December 2016.

If anyone has any information about the Army's post-war construction of landing craft, please e-mail info@navalmarinearchive.com.

Class # Ship Name Shipbuilder Hull# Tons Price ($mm) FY Delivery Disposition
Logistics Support Vessels
LSV 1 GEN Frank S. Besson, Jr. Moss Point Marine C095 1,600 10.2 86 19-Sep-87 Active
LSV 2 CW3 Harold C. Clinger Moss Point Marine C096 1,600 10.2 86 18-Dec-87 Active
LSV 3 GEN Brehon B. Somervell Moss Point Marine C097 1,600 10.2 86 01-Feb-88 US Army Reserve
LSV 4 LTG William B. Bunker Moss Point Marine C098 1,600 10.2 86 18-Mar-88 Active
LSV 5 MG Charles P. Gross Halter Moss Point M240 1,600 10.2 89 30-Apr-91 Active
LC 550 Bacalod City Halter Moss Point M243 1,600 10.2   3-Dec- 93 For the Philippine Navy, active
LC 551 Dagupan City Halter Moss Point M244 1,600 10.2   23-Jun- 94 For the Philippine Navy, active
LSV 6 SP/4 James A. Loux Halter Moss Point M245 1,600 10.2 93 30-Sep-94 Active
LSV 7 SSGT Robert T. Kuroda VTHM Moss Point 1945 1,600 27.0 01 15-Jul-05 Active
LSV 8 MG Robert Smalls VTHM Moss Point 1952 1,600 27.0 02 21-Jun-06 Active
LSV 9   VTHM Moss Point   1,600 27.0 03   Cancelled
Floating Machine Shops
FMS 786   Beth Staten Island 8332 1,160 Aug-54 Later Athena, retired
FMS 787   Beth Staten Island 8333 1,160 Aug-54 Now Warm Seas Engineering
FMS 788   Beth Staten Island 8334 1,160 Jun-54 Later Ares, retired
FMS 789   Beth Staten Island 8335 1,160 Sep-54 Later Vulcan, r etired
FMS 790   Beth Staten Island   1,160   Later Virginia, retired 1987
Other Logistics Vessels
BDL   LTC John U. D. Page NASSCO 311 1,900 25-Nov-58 Active
FB 814 Unnamed Marinette 1958 Active
FB 816 Jera Nichols Bros. 87 64 Apr-88 N ow Rachel Marie
FB 817 Jelang Nichols Bros. 90 64 Oct-88 N ow Melissa Ann
HSV X1 Joint Venture InCat Australia 50 Nov-98 Chartered
TSV 1X Spearhead InCat Australia 60 Nov-02 Chartered
FB 222 PVT Sorenson NQEA Australia   2004 Chartered
FB 223 PVT Anderson NQEA Australia   2005 Chartered
FS 313 Betsy Ross Retired 1988
Mine-Warfare Ships
C 12738   NASSCO 298      1956  
C 12739   NASSCO 299      1956  
C 12740   NASSCO 300      1956  
C 12741   NASSCO 301      1956  
C 12742   NASSCO 302      1956  
C 12743   NASSCO 303      1956  
Coastal Tankers
Y 210 Design7014       222     Is this the only one?
                   

 

These shipbuilding pages are part of an ongoing project; new material and data is added regularly.

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