Norfolk Naval Shipyard
Portsmouth VA
Most recent update: May 21, 2011.
Norfolk Naval Shipyard was established in 1767 and remains active today, maintaining the ships of the Atlantic Fleet. See it from the air on Google here.
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Name | Type | LOA | Tons | Delivered | Notes | |
Chesapeake | frigate | 1,244 | Jan 1800 | captured by the British 1813 | ||
Ferret | schooner | 148 | 18-Apr-1809 | captured by the British 1813 | ||
Delaware | ship of the line | 2,633 | 10-Feb-1828 | burned 1863 by evacuating Confederate forces | ||
New York | ship of the line | 2,633 | cancelled and burned | |||
St. Lawrence | frigate | 1,708 | 17-Aug-1848 | sold 1875 | ||
Natchez | sloop | 691 | 1827 | scrapped 1840 | ||
Macedonian | frigate | 1,341 | 1836 | sold 1875 | ||
Yorktown | sloop | 566 | 15-Nov-1840 | grounded in the Cape Verde I. 1950 and lost | ||
Germ | paddlewheeler | 1841 | experimental vessel | |||
Union | schooner | 956 | 1843 | sold 1858 | ||
Truxtun | brig | 331 | 18-Feb-1843 | grounded in Mexico 1846 and lost | ||
Southampton | stores ship | 567 | 27-May-1845 | sold 1855 | ||
Perry | brig | 280 | 13-Oct-1843 | sold 1865 | ||
Jamestown | sloop | 1,150 | 12-Dec-1844 | destroyed by fire at Norfolk NSY 1913 | ||
Powhatan | bark | 2,415 | 2-Sep-1852 | scrapped 1887 | ||
Constellation | corvette | 1,278 | 28-Jul-1855 | museum in Baltimore MD | ||
Roanoke | frigate | 3,400 | 4-May-1857 | scrapped 1883 | ||
Colorado | frigate | 3,400 | 13-Mar-1858 | sold 1885 | ||
Dacotah | sloop | 998 | 1-May-1860 | sold 1873 | ||
Richmond | sloop | 2,700 | 1860 | scrapped 1919 | ||
Richmond | ram | 2,750 | 1862 | scuttled 1865 | ||
Nansemond | gunboat | 80 | 1862 | |||
Hampton | gunboat | 80 | 1862 | |||
Norfolk | gunboat | 80 | burned on the stocks 1863 by evacuating Confederate forces | |||
Portsmouth | gunboat | 80 | burned on the stocks 1863 by evacuating Confederate forces | |||
Escambia | gunboat | 80 | burned on the stocks 1863 by evacuating Confederate forces | |||
Elizabeth | gunboat | 80 | burned on the stocks 1863 by evacuating Confederate forces | |||
Yadkin | gunboat | 80 | burned on the stocks 1863 by evacuating Confederate forces | |||
Huron/Alliance | bark | 1,375 | 18-Jan-1877 | struck 1911 | ||
Galena | sloop | 1,900 | 26-Aug-1880 | grounded on Martha's Vineyard 1890 and scrapped 1892 | ||
Daisy | ferry | 1885 | ||||
C-8 | Raleigh | cruiser | 3,213 | 17-Apr-1894 | scrapped 1921 | |
ACR-1 | Texas | cruiser | 6,315 | 15-Aug-1895 | later San Marcos, sunk as target 1911 | |
Courier | ferry | 1897 | ||||
AT-5 | Samoset | tugboat | 93 | 225 | 1897 | later YT-5, then YTM-5, sold 1947 |
YW-21 | water barge | 50 | 1899 | |||
YFB-8 | Navy Yard | ferry boat | 80 | 1901 | ex-Steam Cutter No. 291, scrapped 1929 | |
YC-65 | open lighter | 86 | 100 | 1902 | ||
YC-66 | open lighter | 86 | 100 | 1902 | ||
YC-67 | open lighter | 86 | 100 | 1902 | sold 1920 | |
YC-74 | open lighter | 108 | 1902 | |||
YF-8 | closed lighter | 86 | 1902 | |||
YF-10 | closed lighter | 50 | 1903 | |||
YF-11 | closed lighter | 50 | 1903 | |||
YD-7 | derrick barge | 70 | 1903 | later YNG-74 | ||
YD-10 | derrick barge | 61 | 1903 | |||
YD-12 | derrick barge | 55 | 1903 | sunk 1917 | ||
YCF-1 | car float | 102 | 1904 | ex-ammunition lighter No. 6, YTT-8 | ||
YCF-2 | car float | 103 | 100 | 1904 | ex-ammunition lighter No. 9, sold 1948 | |
YC-118 | open lighter | 110 | 170 | 1905 | ||
YC-119 | open lighter | 110 | 170 | 1905 | ||
YC-120 | open lighter | 110 | 170 | 1905 | ||
YC-121 | open lighter | 110 | 170 | 1905 | ||
YC-124 | open lighter | 86 | 100 | 1905 | ||
YC-125 | open lighter | 110 | 170 | 1905 | ||
YW-12 | water barge | 120 | 555 | 1905 | ||
YA-16 | ash lighter | 50 | 30 | 1906 | ||
YF-41 | closed lighter | 110 | 138 | 1906 | ||
Indian | ferry | 1906 | ||||
YC-135 | open lighter | 110 | 170 | 1907 | ||
YC-136 | open lighter | 110 | 170 | 1907 | ||
YC-137 | open lighter | 110 | 170 | 1907 | ||
YCF-3 | car float | 103 | 100 | 1907 | ex-ammunition lighter No. 12, disposed-of 1946 | |
YA-22 | ash lighter | 50 | 30 | 1908 | ||
YC-150 | open lighter | 65 | 1908 | |||
YC-151 | open lighter | 110 | 170 | 1908 | dismantled 1920 | |
YC-208 | open lighter | 110 | 170 | 1908 | ||
YC-209 | open lighter | 110 | 170 | 1908 | ||
YC-210 | open lighter | 110 | 170 | 1908 | ||
YC-211 | open lighter | 110 | 170 | 1908 | ||
YC-212 | open lighter | 110 | 170 | 1908 | ||
YC-213 | open lighter | 110 | 170 | 1908 | ||
YC-214 | open lighter | 110 | 170 | 1908 | ||
YPD-11 | pile driver | 51 | ||||
YPD-12 | pile driver | 45 | ||||
YPD-14 | pile driver | 50 | 1911 | destroyed 1947 | ||
YPD-15 | pile driver | 65 | 1908 | to MARAD 1947 | ||
AT-11 | Patuxent | tugboat | 148 | 755 | 4 May 2009 | scrapped 1939 |
YA-33 | ash lighter | 36 | 1910 | |||
YF-31 | closed lighter | 36 | 1911 | |||
YF-32 | closed lighter | 36 | 1911 | |||
YE-25 | ammunition barge | 110 | 1913 | ex-YC-208 | ||
YC-300 | open lighter | 110 | 170 | 1914 | ||
YC-301 | open lighter | 110 | 170 | 1914 | ||
YR-6 | repair barge | 50 | ||||
YR-7 | repair barge | 50 | ||||
YR-23 | repair barge | 110 | 1914 | ex-YC-701, sunk as target 1978 | ||
YA-45 | ash lighter | 36 | 1915 | |||
YC-302 | open lighter | 110 | 170 | 1915 | destroyed 1947 | |
YC-303 | open lighter | 110 | 170 | 1915 | ||
YSP-1 | seaplane pontoon | 32 | 1915 | |||
YSP-2 | seaplane pontoon | 32 | 1915 | |||
YSP-3 | seaplane pontoon | 32 | 1915 | |||
YSP-4 | seaplane pontoon | 32 | 1915 | |||
YO-7 | tank barge | 166 | 335 | 1915 | ex-Oil Barge No. 7 | |
YE-26 | ammunition barge | 110 | 1917 | ex-YC-135 | ||
AT-18 | Pocahontas | tugboat | 122 | 575 | 14 Mar 2017 | later YT-124, scrapped 1937 |
SC-116 | subchaser | 14 Nov 2017 | sold 1921 | |||
SC-117 | subchaser | 20 Nov 2017 | lost 1917 | |||
SC-118 | subchaser | 26 Nov 2017 | sold 1921 | |||
SC-119 | subchaser | 19 Nov 2017 | sold 1921 | |||
SC-120 | subchaser | 4 Oct 2017 | sold 1921 | |||
SC-121 | subchaser | 16 Oct 2017 | sold 1921 | |||
SC-122 | subchaser | 21 Oct 2017 | sold 1921 | |||
SC-123 | subchaser | 5 Nov 2017 | sold 1921 | |||
SC-124 | subchaser | 11 Dec 2017 | sold 1921 | |||
SC-125 | subchaser | 27 Dec 2017 | sold 1921 | |||
SC-126 | subchaser | 14 Jan 2018 | sold 1921 | |||
SC-127 | subchaser | 15 Jan 2018 | sold 1921 | |||
SC-128 | subchaser | 18 Jan 2018 | sold 1921 | |||
SC-129 | subchaser | 17 Jan 2018 | sold 1921 | |||
SC-130 | subchaser | 21 Dec 2017 | sold 1921 | |||
SC-131 | subchaser | 19 Jan 2018 | sold 1921 | |||
SC-132 | subchaser | 2 Feb 2018 | lost 1918 | |||
SC-133 | subchaser | 13 Mar 2018 | sold 1921 | |||
SC-134 | subchaser | 13 Mar 2018 | sold 1921 | |||
SC-135 | subchaser | 13 Mar 2018 | sold 1921 | |||
SC-136 | subchaser | 19 Mar 2018 | sold 1921 | |||
DD-70 | Craven | destroyer | 1,125 | 19 Oct 2018 | to Britain 1940 as HMS Lewes (G-68), scuttled in Australia 1946 | |
AM-40 | Cormorant | minesweeper | 195 | 950 | 15 May 2019 | later ATA-133, struck 1947 |
DD-342 | Hulbert | destroyer | 1,215 | 27 Oct 2020 | later AVP-19 and AVD 6, scrapped 1946 | |
DD-343 | Noa | destroyer | 1,215 | 15 Feb 2021 | later APD-24, sunk in collision off Palau 1944 | |
DD-344 | William B. Preston | destroyer | 1,215 | 23 Aug 2020 | later AVP-20 and AVD 7, scrapped 1946 | |
CV-1 | Langley | aircraft carrier | 11,050 | 20 Mar 2022 | conversion from Jupiter (AC-3), lost 1942 | |
BB-52 | North Carolina | battleship | 43,200 | cancelled and scrapped 1922 | ||
YA-64 | ash lighter | 36 | 20 | 1924 | equipment 1948 | |
YSP-31 | seaplane pontoon | 32 | 1929 | |||
YSP-32 | seaplane pontoon | 32 | 1929 | |||
YSP-33 | seaplane pontoon | 32 | 1929 | |||
YSP-34 | seaplane pontoon | 32 | 1929 | |||
YSP-35 | seaplane pontoon | 32 | 1929 | |||
YSP-36 | seaplane pontoon | 32 | 1929 | |||
YSR-1 | sludge removal barge | 95 | 75 | 1932 | scrapped 1980 | |
YW-53 | water barge | 110 | 712 | 1933 | ||
YA-68 | ash lighter | 50 | 30 | 1934 | equipment 1948 | |
YCK-1 | special cargo lighter | 50 | 24 | 1936 | lost 1942 | |
DD-374 | Tucker | destroyer | 1,500 | 30 Mar 1937 | sunk by mine off Espiritu Santu 1942 | |
DD-375 | Downes | destroyer | 1,500 | 26 Mar 1937 | scrapped 1948 | |
DD-386 | Bagley | destroyer | 1,500 | 10 Aug 1938 | scrapped 1948 | |
DD-387 | Blue | destroyer | 1,500 | 10 Aug 1938 | sunk by Japanese gunfire off Guadalcanal 1942 | |
DD-388 | Helm | destroyer | 1,500 | 16 Sep 1938 | scrapped 1948 | |
DD-405 | Rowan | destroyer | 1,500 | 23 Sep 1939 | sunk by German MTBs off Salerno 1943 | |
DD-406 | Stack | destroyer | 1,500 | 20 Nov 1939 | scuttled 1948 | |
DD-417 | Morris | destroyer | 1,570 | 5 Mar 1940 | scrapped 1947 | |
DD-419 | Wainwright | destroyer | 1,570 | 15 Apr 1940 | sunk as target 1948 | |
YT-140 | Wahtah | tugboat | 237 | 14 Dec 1939 | later YTM-140, scrapped 1975 | |
AM-55 | Raven | minesweeper | 810 | 11/11/1940 | sunk as target 1967 | |
AM-56 | Osprey | minesweeper | 810 | 12/16/1940 | sunk by mine off Normandy 1944 | |
AM-57 | Auk | minesweeper | 810 | 1/15/1942 | scrapped 1959 | |
YC-696 | open lighter | 110 | 170 | 1939 | ||
YF-257 | closed lighter | 137 | 300 | 1940 | later YFRT-257, scrapped 1974 | |
YFN-260 | closed lighter | 110 | 170 | 1940 | ||
YFN-263 | closed lighter | 110 | 170 | 1941 | ||
YF-287 | closed lighter | 133 | 300 | 1941 | later YFRT-287, sold 2001 | |
YW-59 | water barge | 110 | 712 | 1941 | ex-YOG-32, scrapped 1975 | |
YC-814 | open lighter | 55 | 31 | 1942 | equipment 1948 | |
YC-815 | open lighter | 55 | 31 | 1942 | equipment 1948 | |
YC-816 | open lighter | 55 | 31 | 1942 | equipment 1948 | |
YC-817 | open lighter | 55 | 31 | 1942 | equipment 1948 | |
YC-906 | open lighter | 55 | 31 | 1942 | equipment 1947 | |
YC-907 | open lighter | 55 | 31 | 1942 | equipment 1947 | |
YC-908 | open lighter | 55 | 31 | 1942 | ex-YSD-4, YNG-36 | |
YC-909 | open lighter | 55 | 31 | 1942 | to MARAD 1947 | |
YSD-38 | seaplane derrick | 104 | 240 | 1943 | lost | |
YSD-39 | seaplane derrick | 104 | 240 | 1943 | scrapped 1993 | |
YSD-40 | seaplane derrick | 104 | 240 | 1943 | ||
YSD-41 | seaplane derrick | 104 | 240 | 1943 | ||
YR-54 | repair barge | 150 | 530 | 1943 | later YRDM-3, YRR-13, struck 1994 | |
YR-57 | repair barge | 150 | 530 | 1943 | later YRDH-3, YRR-11 | |
YR-58 | repair barge | 150 | 530 | 1943 | ||
YRDH-4 | repair barge | 151 | 460 | 1944 | ex-YR-?, YRR-12, sold 1966 | |
YRDH-5 | repair barge | 151 | 460 | 1944 | ||
YRDM-4 | repair barge | 151 | 490 | 1944 | later YRR-14, struck 2007 | |
YRDM-5 | repair barge | 151 | 490 | 1944 | ||
BB-60 | Alabama | battleship | 35,000 | 8/16/1942 | struck 1962, memorial in Mobile AL 1964 | |
DD-638 | Herndon | destroyer | 1,630 | 12/20/1942 | sunk as target 1973 | |
DD-639 | Shubrick | destroyer | 1,630 | 2/7/1943 | scrapped 1947 | |
LST-333 | landing ship | 1,625 | 11/20/1942 | sunk by u-boat off Algeria 1943 | ||
LST-334 | landing ship | 1,625 | 11/29/1942 | scrapped 1947 | ||
LST-335 | landing ship | 1,625 | 12/6/1942 | scrapped 1947 | ||
LST-336 | landing ship | 1,625 | 12/11/1942 | to Britain 1943, scrapped 1947 | ||
LST-337 | landing ship | 1,625 | 12/16/1942 | to Britain 1943, scrapped 1947 | ||
LST-338 | landing ship | 1,625 | 12/20/1942 | sold private 1947 | ||
LST-339 | landing ship | 1,625 | 12/23/1942 | scrapped 1947 | ||
LST-340 | landing ship | 1,625 | 12/26/1942 | Spark (IX-196) | ||
LST-341 | landing ship | 1,625 | 12/28/1942 | sold private 1947 | ||
LST-342 | landing ship | 1,625 | 12/31/1942 | sunk by Japanese sub off New Georgia 1943 | ||
LST-343 | landing ship | 1,625 | 1/9/1943 | to Korea 1947 as Dan Yang | ||
LST-344 | landing ship | 1,625 | 1/14/1943 | later Blanco County, scrapped 1975 | ||
LST-345 | landing ship | 1,625 | 1/21/1943 | sold 1948 to Shell Venezuela, converted to tanker Luisa, scrapped 1957 | ||
LST-346 | landing ship | 1,625 | 1/25/1943 | to Britain 1943, scrapped 1947 | ||
LST-347 | landing ship | 1,625 | 2/7/1943 | to Britain 1943, to France 1948 as Vire (L-9003), scrapped 1957 | ||
LST-348 | landing ship | 1,625 | 2/9/1943 | sunk by u-boat off Anzio 1944 | ||
LST-349 | landing ship | 1,625 | 2/11/1943 | wrecked and sunk off Ponza 1944 | ||
LST-350 | landing ship | 1,625 | 2/13/1943 | scrapped 1947 | ||
LST-351 | landing ship | 1,625 | 2/24/1943 | to Britain 1943, to the Netherlands 1947 | ||
LST-352 | landing ship | 1,625 | 2/26/1943 | to Britain 1943, to Greece 1947 | ||
DE-153 | Reuben James | destroyer escort | 1,400 | 4/1/1943 | sunk as target 1971 | |
DE-154 | destroyer | destroyer escort | 1,400 | 4/24/1943 | scrapped 1961 | |
DE-155 | Hopping | destroyer escort | 1,400 | 5/21/1943 | scrapped 1966 | |
DE-156 | Reeves | destroyer escort | 1,400 | 6/09/1943 | to Ecuador 1961 as power barge | |
DE-157 | Fechteler | destroyer escort | 1,400 | 7/1/1943 | sunk by u-boat off Algeria 1944 | |
DE-158 | Chase | destroyer escort | 1,400 | 7/18/1943 | scrapped 1946 | |
DE-159 | Laning | destroyer escort | 1,400 | 8/1/1943 | scrapped 1975 | |
DE-160 | Loy | destroyer escort | 1,400 | 9/12/1943 | scrapped 1966 | |
DE-161 | Barber | destroyer escort | 1,400 | 10/10/1943 | to Mexico 1969 as Coahuila, Vicente Guerrero 1994 | |
DE-198 | Lovelace | destroyer escort | 1,400 | 11/7/1943 | sunk as target 1968 | |
BB-66 | Kentucky | battleship | cancelled 1945, scrapped 1958 | |||
BB-71 | Louisiana | battleship | cancelled 1943 | |||
CV-38 | Shangri-La | aircraft carrier | 27,100 | 9/15/1944 | scrapped 1988 | |
CV-39 | Lake Champlain | aircraft carrier | 27,100 | 6/3/1945 | scrapped 1972 | |
CV-40 | Tarawa | aircraft carrier | 27,100 | 12/8/1945 | scrapped 1968 | |
CV-54 | aircraft carrier | cancelled 1945 | ||||
CV-55 | aircraft carrier | cancelled 1945 | ||||
YRB-29 | repair barge | 124 | 500 | 1947 | ex-YF-1092, YFN-1092, YFNX-13, YRST-5, sold 2000 | |
LCM(8) | 26715 | landing craft | 67 | 1950 | scrapped | |
LCM(8) | 26716 | landing craft | 67 | 1950 | scrapped | |
MSO-424 | Bold | minesweeper | 620 | 25 Sep 1953 | scrapped 1981 | |
MSO-425 | Bulwark | minesweeper | 620 | 25 Sep 1953 | scrapped 1980 |