The tables in this section document all the large, ocean-going, self-propelled ships and submarines built for the US Navy since the 1890s, listed by hull code and number, also known as pennant number. Small naval vessels are listed here.
| Surface Combatants |
| Battleships and Monitors (BB, BM) |
| Aircraft Carriers (CV, CVA, CVB, CVL, CVN) |
| Cruisers (C, CA, CB, CC, CL, CG, CGN) |
| Torpedo Boats (TB) |
| Destroyers built before WWII (DD) |
| Destroyers built during WWII (DD) |
| Destroyers built since WWII (DD, DDG) |
| Destroyer Escorts built during WWII (DE) |
| Destroyer Escorts and Frigates built since WWII (DE, FF) |
| Guided-Missile Frigates (DEG, FFG) |
| Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) |
| Expeditionary-Warfare Ships |
| Amphibious-Warfare Ships (LHA, LHD, LPH, LPD, LSD, LSV) |
| High-Speed Transports and Bases (HSV, HST, JHSV/EPF, ESD, ESB) |
| Submarines |
| Submarines built before WWII (SS) |
| Submarines built during WWII (SS) |
| Submarines built since WWII (SS, SSN, SSBN) |
| Large Auxiliaries |
| Combat Logistics Force Ships (AC, AE, AF, AFS, AKE, AOE, AOR) |
| Cargo Ships (AK, AKA, AKN, AKR, AKS) |
| Oilers (AO) |
| Gasoline Tankers (AOG) |
| Destroyer Tenders (AD) |
| Submarine Tenders (AS) |
| Repair Ships (AR, ARB, ARC, ARG, ARH, ARL, ARV) |
| Aviation Support Ships (AV, AVB, AVP, AVS) |
| Troop Transports (AP) |
| Attack and Other Transports (APA, APD, APH, APV) |
| Hospital Ships (AH) |
| Miscellaneous Types (AG) |
| Other Types (AGB, AGC, AGDS, AGEH, AGER, AGF, AGM, AGMD, AGP, AGR, AGTR) |