Passenger Liners Built in U.S. Shipyards Since WWII
Most recent update: April 16, 2020.
Of the ten large passenger liners built in U.S. shipyards since WWII, six were originally authorized by MARCOM and only the last four by MARAD.
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| Year | Name | Customer | Builder | O/N | MARCOM or MARAD # | Design | GT | DWT | Delivered | Notes | |
| 1950 | Independence | American Export Lines | Beth Quincy | 1618 | 261147 | 2912 | passenger (P3) | 20,200 | 7,200 | Dec 1950 | sold several times, most recently to Norwegian Cruise Line 2003 for service between USWC and Hawaii, sent to Alang 2009 and abandoned, scrapped |
| 1951 | Constitution | American Export Lines | Beth Quincy | 1619 | 262027 | 2913 | passenger (P3) | 20,200 | 7,200 | May 1951 | sold several times, sold for scrap 1997 but sank en route |
| 1952 | President Jackson | Maritime Administration | New York Ship | 485 | 2914 | passenger (P2) | 10,500 | 13,319 | 21 May 1952 | to USN as Barrett (AP-196), to NYS Maritime 1973 as Empire State V, scrapped 2007 | |
| 1952 | President Adams | Maritime Administration | New York Ship | 486 | 2915 | passenger (P2) | 10,500 | 13,319 | 13 Sep 1952 | to USN as Geiger (AP-197), to Mass. Maritime 1979 as Bay State, burned 1981 | |
| 1952 | President Hayes | Maritime Administration | New York Ship | 487 | 2916 | passenger (P2) | 10,500 | 13,319 | 20 Dec 1952 | to USN as Upshur (AP-198), to Maine Maritime 1973 as State of Maine, to USCG Mobile 1995, scrapped c2012 | |
| 1952 | United States | U.S. Lines | Newport News | 488 | 263934 | 2917 | passenger (P6) | 39,000 | 13,000 | 29 Jun 1952 | sold several times, most recently to Norwegian Cruise Line 2003 for service between USWC and Hawaii, but still laid up in Philadelphia |
| 1958 | Brasil | Moore-McCormack Lines | Ingalls | 467 | 277363 | 49 | passenger (P2) | 18,200 | 10,170 | 4 Sep 1958 | sold several times, scrapped 2004 |
| 1958 | Argentina | Moore-McCormack Lines | Ingalls | 468 | 277850 | 50 | passenger (P2) | 18,200 | 10,170 | 9 Dec 1958 | sold several times, scrapped 2003. |
| 1958 | Santa Rosa | Grace Lines | Newport News | 521 | 276598 | 51 | passenger (P2) | 26,000 | 8,000 | 12 Jun 1958 | later Diamond Island, Regent Rainbow, Emerald, The Emerald, scrapped 2013 |
| 1958 | Santa Paula | Grace Lines | Newport News | 522 | 277482 | 52 | passenger (P2) | 26,000 | 8,000 | 9 Oct 1958 | later Stella Polaris, beached as hotel in Kuwait 1978, scrapped 1981 |