LNG Carriers Built in U.S. Shipyards
Of the 16 LNG carriers that have been built in U.S. shipyards, 11 were built with CDS and five without CDS, but all 16 were built for foreign trading.
| Year | Name | Customer | Builder | O/N | MA # | MA Design | GT | DWT | Price ($M) | Notes | |
| 1977 | Aquarius | Energy Transportation | GD-Quincy | 41 | 582506 | 289 | LG8-S-102a | 90,000 | 63,600 | 82.0 | later LNG Aquarius (Marshall I.) |
| 1977 | Aries | Energy Transportation | GD-Quincy | 42 | 588005 | 290 | LG8-S-102a | 90,000 | 63,600 | 111.0 | later LNG Aries (Marshall I.) |
| 1978 | Gemini | Energy Transportation | GD-Quincy | 44 | 595752 | 291 | LG8-S-102a | 90,000 | 63,600 | 109.0 | later LNG Gemini (Malawi) |
| 1978 | Methane Alpha | El Paso Nat. Gas | Newport News | 608 | 591902 | 292 | LG9-S-94a | 58,800 | 63,460 | 101.0 | later LNG Delta, Delta (IOM), scrapped 2012 |
| 1978 | Methane Beta | El Paso Nat. Gas | Newport News | 609 | 598727 | 293 | LG9-S-94a | 58,800 | 63,460 | 101.0 | later Galeomma (Marshall I), scrapped 2012 |
| 1979 | Methane Gamma | El Paso Nat. Gas | Newport News | 610 | 598730 | 294 | LG9-S-94a | 58,800 | 63,460 | 101.0 | later Matthew (Bahamas) |
| 1978 | Capricorn | Energy Transportation | GD-Quincy | 46 | 588006 | LG8-S-102a | 90,000 | 63,600 | 109.0 | later LNG Capricorn(Marshall I.) | |
| 1978 | Leo | Energy Transportation | GD-Quincy | 47 | 595753 | LG8-S-102a | 90,000 | 63,600 | 108.0 | later LNG Leo (Marshall I.) | |
| 1979 | Taurus | Energy Transportation | GD-Quincy | 48 | 595754 | LG8-S-102a | 90,000 | 63,600 | 107.0 | later LNG Taurus (Malawi) | |
| 1979 | Virgo | Energy Transportation | GD-Quincy | 49 | 595755 | LG8-S-102a | 90,000 | 63,600 | 108.0 | later LNG Virgo (Marshall I.) | |
| 1979 | Libra | Energy Transportation | GD-Quincy | 50 | 595756 | LG8-S-102a | 90,000 | 63,600 | 111.0 | later LNG Libra (Marshall I.) | |
| 1979 | Methane Delta | El Paso Nat. Gas | Avondale | 2266 | 598728 | 296 | LG9-S-107a | 60,000 | 63,170 | 103.3 | not accepted by owner, wrecked and scrapped 1987 |
| 1979 | Methane Epsilon | El Paso Nat. Gas | Avondale | 2267 | 598731 | 297 | LG9-S-107a | 60,000 | 63,170 | 103.3 | not accepted by owner, converted to OBO, scrapped 2000 |
| 1979 | Methane Zeta | El Paso Nat. Gas | Avondale | 2268 | 598729 | 298 | LG9-S-107a | 60,000 | 63,170 | 103.3 | not accepted by owner, converted to OBO, Nordic Apollo (Liberia) |
| 1980 | Lake Charles | Lachmar | GD-Quincy | 53 | 619531 | 327 | LG8-S-102a | 87,000 | 68,600 | 133.0 | later LNG Edo (Bahamas) |
| 1980 | Louisiana | Lachmar | GD-Quincy | 54 | 619532 | 328 | LG8-S-102a | 87,000 | 68,600 | 131.0 | later LNG Abuja (Bahamas) |