Ships Constructed at the Brooklyn Navy Yard

Note: This was the ship yard's unofficial, popular name. At different
times in its history it has been officially designated by the Navy as: 
New York Navy Yard; 
United States Navy Yard, New York;
New York Naval Shipyard.

NAME         TYPE             Commenced   Launched      Commissioned  

OHIO         74 Gun Ship of 
              the Line; 
              2257 tons            1817   30 May 1820   n.d.
SAVANNAH     44 Gun Frigate        1820    5 May 1842   n.d.
SABINE       44 Gun Frigate        1822    3 Feb 1855   23 Aug 1858
VINCENNES    18 Gun Sloop
              of War; 700 tons     1825   27 Apr 1826   26 Aug 1826 
FAIRFIELD    18 Gun Sloop
              of War               1826   28 Jun 1828   n.d.
LEXINGTON    18 Gun Sloop
              of War; 691 tons     1825    9 Mar 1826   11 Jun 1826
PEACOCK      18 Gun, 2nd class
              Sloop of War                30 Dec 1828   n.d.   
MORRIS       Revenue Cutter        1831   30 Jun 1831   n.d.
ENTERPRISE   10 Gun Schooner
              194 tons             1831   26 Oct 1831   15 Dec 1831
DOLPHIN      10 Gun Brig, 224 tons 1836   17 Jun 1836    6 Sep 1836
PILOT        2 Gun Schooner        1836      Sep 1836   n.d.
FULTON       9 Gun Paddle
              Wheel Steamer        1835   18 May 1837   13 Dec 1837
LEVANT       18 Gun Sloop of War   1837   28 Dec 1837   17 Mar 1838
DECATUR      16 Gun Sloop of War   1838    9 Apr 1839   n.d.
MISSOURI     10 Gun Paddle Wheel
              Steamer; 1700 tons   1839    7 Jan 1841   early 1842
SOMERS       10 Gun Brig           1842   16 Apr 1842   12 May 1842
SAN JACINTO  6 Gun Sloop of War    1847   16 Apr 1850   n.d.
ALBANY       20 Gun Sloop of 
              War; 1064 tons       1843   27 Jun 1846    6 Nov 1946 
FULTON       9 Gun Paddle Wheel
              Steamer                     30 Aug 1851   25 Jan 1852
NIAGARA      40 Gun Steamer 
              Frigate              1854   23 Feb 1853    6 Apr 1857
IROQUOIS     6 Gun Sloop of War    1858   12 Apr 1859   24 Nov 1859
ONEIDA       9 Gun Sloop of War    1861   20 Nov 1861   28 Feb 1862
OCTORORA     6 Gun Side Wheel
              Double Ender         1861    7 Dec 1861   28 Feb 1862
ADIRONDACK   9 Gun Steam Sloop 
              of War               1861   22 Feb 1862   30 Jun 1862
LACKAWANNA   9 Gun Steam Sloop 
              of War               1862    9 Aug 1862    8 Jan 1863
TICONDEROGA  9 Gun Steam Sloop
              of War               1861   16 Oct 1862   12 May 1863
SHAMROCK     8 Gun Side Wheeler    
              Double Ender         1862   17 Mar 1863   13 Jun 1864
MACKINAW     8 Gun Side Wheeler
              Double Ender         1862   22 Apr 1863   23 Apr 1864
PEORIA       8 Gun Side Wheeler
              Double Ender         1862   29 Oct 1863   26 Dec 1866
TULLAHOMA    8 Gun Side Wheeler
              Double Ender         1863   28 Nov 1863   
ALGONQUIN    12 Gun Side Wheeler
              Double Ender         1863   21 Dec 1863   not comm'd   
MAUMEE       7 Gun Steam Sloop
              of War; 593 tons     1862    2 Jul 1863   29 Sep 1864
NYACK        3 Gun Steam Sloop 
              of War               1862    6 Oct 1863   28 Sep 1864
KALAMAZOO    Double Turreted
              Monitor              1863   not launched
ONTARIO      Screw Steam Sloop     1863   not launched
MADAWASKA    15 Gun Steam Sloop
              of War               1863    8 Jul 1865   n.d.
WAMPANOAG    Screw Steam Sloop     1863   15 Dec 1864   17 Sep 1867
QUINNEBAUG   10 Gun Steam Sloop
              of War               1864   31 Mar 1866   19 Jul 1867
MOSHOLU/     13 Gun Steam Sloop
 SEVERN       of War               1864          1865   27 Aug 1869 
JAVA         Screw Steam Sloop     1864   not launched 
KENOSHA      Screw Steamer         1867    8 Aug 1868   20 Jan 1869
ALARM        Torpedo Boat          1872   13 Nov 1873   1874
SWATARA      6 Gun Steam Sloop
              of War                      17 Sept 1873  11 May 1874


NAME           TYPE                  Keel Laid   Launched     Commisioned

TRENTON        19 Gun Steam Frigate       1875   1 Jan 1876   14 Feb 1877
MAINE          Battleship, 2nd class
                10 Gun Main Battery
                Steel Twin Screw; 
                6682 tons          18 Oct 1888  18 Nov 1890   17 Sep 1895
CINCINNATI     Protected Cruiser
                Steel Twin-Screw      Jan 1890  10 Nov 1892   16 Jun 1894
TERROR         Double Turreted 
                Monitor                         24 Mar 1883   15 Apr 1896
MIANTONOMOH    D.T. Monitor                      5 Dec 1876   27 Oct 1891
PURITAN        D.T. Monitor                      6 Dec 1882   10 Dec 1896
PENACOOK       Steel Yard Tug       8 Feb 1898  29 Oct 1898    7 May 1899
CONNECTICUT    Battleship, BB18; 
                  16,000 tons      10 Mar 1903  29 Sep 1904   29 Sep 1906
VESTAL         Fleet Collier; 
                  12,000 tons      25 Mar 1907  19 May 1908    4 Oct 1909
FLORIDA        Battleship, BB30; 
                  22,000 tons       9 Mar 1909  12 May 1910   15 Sep 1911
NEW YORK       Battleship, BB34;
                  27,000 tons      11 Sep 1911  30 Oct 1912   15 Apr 1914
ARIZONA        Battleship, BB39;
                  31,400 tons      16 Mar 1914  19 Jun 1915   17 Nov 1916
NEW MEXICO     Battleship, BB40; 
                  32,000 tons      14 Oct 1915  23 Apr 1917   20 May 1918

Subchasers     SC5 - SC64          Built 1917 through 1918      

TENNESSEE      Battleship, BB43;
                  32,000 tons      14 May 1917  30 Apr 1919    3 Jun 1920
S DAKOTA       Battleship 
                  43,200 tons      15 Mar 1920  scrapped before launch
INDIANA        Battleship 
                  43,200 tons       1 Nov 1920  scrapped before launch
PENSACOLA      Heavy Cruiser, CL24; 
                  10,000 tons      27 Oct 1926  25 Apr 1929    6 Feb 1930
YSD-7          Seaplane Wrecking 
                Derrick                         28 Apr 1931     
VF 221         Covered Freight 
                Lighter            16 Apr 1932  28 Sep 1932   10 Apr 1933
NEW ORLEANS    Heavy Cruiser, CA32; 
                  10,000 tons      14 Mar 1931  12 Apr 1933   15 Feb 1934
HULL           Destroyer, DD350; 
                   1395 tons        7 Mar 1933  31 Jan 1934   11 Jan 1935
DALE           Destroyer, DD353; 
                   1395 tons       10 Feb 1934  23 Jan 1935   17 Jun 1935
ERIE           Gunboat, PG50; 
                   2,000 tons      17 Dec 1934  29 Jan 1936    1 Jul 1936
BROOKLYN       Light Cruiser, CL40; 
                  10,000 tons      12 Mar 1935  30 Nov 1936   30 Sep 1937
ALEXANDER
 HAMILTON
      Coast Guard Cutter  11 Sep 1935   6 Jan 1937    4 Mar 1937
                   2,000 tons
JOHN C
 SPENCER       Coast Guard Cutter  11 Sep 1935   6 Jan 1937    1 Mar 1937
                   2,000 tons
HONOLULU       Light Cruiser, CL48; 
                  10,000 tons      10 Sep 1935  26 Aug 1937   15 Jun 1938
HELENA         Light Cruiser, CL50; 
                  10,000 tons       9 Dec 1936  27 Aug 1938   18 Sep 1939
NORTH
 CAROLINA
      Battleship, BB55; 
                  35,000 tons      27 Oct 1937  13 Jun 1940    9 Apr 1941
IOWA           Battleship, BB61; 
                  45,000 tons      27 Jun 1940  27 Aug 1942   22 Feb 1943
MISSOURI       Battleship, BB63; 
                  45,000 tons       6 Jan 1941  29 Jan 1944   11 Jun 1944
MAINE          Battleship, BB;  
                  55,000 tons      SUSPENDED 20 May 1942; no keel laying
NEW HAMPSHIRE  Battleship, BB;
                  55,000 tons      SUSPENDED 20 May 1942; no keel laying

YR34-35        Floating Workshops  18 Aug 1941  25 Nov 1941
LST 311 -
 314
           Landing Ship, Tanks  7 Sep 1942  30 Dec 1942     
LST 315 -
 318
           Landing Ship, Tanks 14 Oct 1942  23 Jan 1943
                  carried 2100 ton load
BENNINGTON     Aircraft Carrier, 
                CV20; 27,100 tons  13 Dec 1942  26 Feb 1944    6 Aug 1944
BON HOMME
 RICHARD
       A. Carrier, CV31; 
                  27,100 tons       1 Feb 1943  29 Apr 1944   26 Nov 1944
FRANKIN D
 ROOSEVELT
     A. Carrier, CVB42; 
                  45,000 tons       1 Dec 1943  29 Apr 1945   27 Oct 1945
KEARSARGE      A. Carrier, CV33; 
                  27,000 tons       1 Mar 1944   5 May 1945    2 Mar 1946
ORISKANY       A. Carrier, CV34; 
                 37,000 tons        1 May 1944  13 Oct 1945   24 Sep 1950
SARATOGA       A. Carrier, CVA60; 
                 56,000 tons       16 Dec 1952   8 Oct 1955   14 Apr 1956
INDEPENDENCE   A. Carrier, CVA62; 
                 56,300 tons        1 Jul 1955   6 Jun 1958   10 Jan 1959
CONSTELLATION  A. Carrier, CVA64; 
                 60,000 tons       14 Sep 1957   8 Oct 1960   27 Oct 1961
RALEIGH        Amphibious 
                Transport, Dock
                LPD1               23 Jun 1960  17 Mar 1962    8 Sep 1962
VANCOUVER      ATD, LPD2           19 Nov 1960  15 Sep 1962   11 May 1963
LA SALLE       ATD, LPD3            2 Apr 1962   3 Aug 1963   22 Feb 1964
AUSTIN         ATD, LPD4            4 Feb 1963  27 Jun 1964    2 Mar 1965
OGDEN          ATD, LPD5            4 Feb 1963  27 Jun 1964   19 Jun 1965
DULUTH         ATD, LPD6           18 Dec 1963  14 Aug 1965   16 Dec 1965


Compiled by John R. Stobo    ©  August 2004; February 2010.
jrs9@columbia.edu