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.
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