Deliveries From U.S. Shipyards
1813 to 1922
Source: USSB, 1926
| Year | Average Annual Deadweight Tonnage |
| 1813-1819 | 131,730 |
| 1820-1829 | 132,983 |
| 1830-1839 | 169,042 |
| 1840-1849 | 254,254 |
| 1850-1859 | 559,572 |
| 1860-1869 | 440,079 |
| 1870-1879 | 398,631 |
| 1880-1889 | 309,787 |
| 1890-1899 | 338,596 |
| 1900-1909 | 635,025 |
| 1910 | 513,102 |
| 1911 | 436,743 |
| 1912 | 349,003 |
| 1913 | 519,232 |
| 1914 | 474,375 |
| 1915 | 337,683 |
| 1916 | 488,119 |
| 1917 | 996,718 |
| 1918 | 1,951,302 |
| 1919 | 4,989,931 |
| 1920 | 5,694,567 |
| 1921 | 2,863,465 |
| 1922 | 895,395 |