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Online Library of Selected Images:
CIVILIAN SHIPS
The Civilian Ships section of the Online Library
provides ready access to pictures of civilian-owned and operated
ships, including merchant vessels, yachts and other pleasure craft
and other types of ships not owned or operated by navies and naval-type
government agencies.
This page lists all civilian ships whose photos are available
in the Online Library.
If the ship you want is not listed on this page, contact the
Photographic Section
concerning other research options.
Civilian ships are listed below in alphabetical order. Scan
down the list until you find the ship you want, then click its
entry to access appropriate image pages.
- Abalone
(Motor Boat, 1913)
- Absaroka (Freighter, 1917)
- Absegami
(Motor Boat, 1916)
- Acoma
(Motor Boat, 1917)
- Actus (Steam Yacht, 1907). Previously named Halawa
- Addie & Carrie (Salvage Barge, 1884)
- Adelante (Tug, ex-Yacht, 1883). Previously named Utowana and Oneida
- Adirondack (River Passenger Steamship, 1896)
- Admiral (Steam Yacht, 1892)
- Alacrity (Motor Yacht, 1910)
- Alert (Motor Boat, 1913)
- Alvarado (Bark, destroyed in August 1861)
- Argus
(Small Motor Boat), at Boston, Mass., circa 1917
- Armstrong (Blockade
Running Steamer, 1864)
- Augusta (Steamship, 1852-1877). Later USS Augusta and S.S. Magnolia
- Boston (Motor Boat, 1907). Later named Mary
- Calhoun (Steamer, 1851)
- California
(Steam Yacht, built 1903). Originally named Hauoli
- Cambridge (Fishing
Trawler, 1928). Originally named Georgetown
- Cape Kumukaki (Cargo
Ship, 1944-1952), renamed Flying Enterprise in 1947
- Cavalier (Steam
Yacht, 1907). Later named Joyance
- Charleston (Steamship,
1867)
- Charnasilla
(English Barque, destroyed by tidal wave, 13 August 1868)
- Chesapeake
(Steamship, 1853). Originally named Totten
- Colonel Lamb (Blockade
Running Steamer, 1864)
- Darlington
(Steamship, 1849)
- Dawn
(Steamship, built 1856-7). Later USS Dawn and civilian steamship Eutaw
- Daylight
(Steamship, built 1859-60). Later USS Daylight and civilian steamship Santee
- Dick Keys (Steamship, active in 1861)
- Dida (Motor Boat, 1907). Later named Mary
- Eagle (Steamship,
1861)
- Edithena
(Motor Boat, 1914)
- El Dia (Passenger-Cargo
Ship, 1901-19??)
- Ellen (Motor Boat,
1917)
- Eleanor (Yacht,
1894). Later named Wacouta
- Elsie III
(Motor Boat, 1912)
- Enchantress (Schooner, captured July 1861)
- Etolin (Passenger Steamer, 1913). Originally named Matsonia
- Euphrates (Whaling Ship, destroyed 22 June 1865 by CSS Shendandoah)
- Eutaw
(Steamship, 1865-1869). Originally S.S. Dawn (built 1856-57)
- Flying Enterprise
(Cargo Ship, 1944-1952), originally named Cape Kumukaki
- Frances II (Motor
Boat, 1915). Later renamed Jimetta
- Franconia
(Austrian Cargo Ship, 1903). Later USS Keresaspa (ID # 1484)
- Fulton, Leslie J. (Fishing Boat, 1936)
- G.H. McNeal
(Menhaden Fishing Boat, 1911)
- Georgetown (Fishing
Trawler, 1928). Later named Cambridge
- Georgia
(Steamship, 1869-1878)
- Gibraltar (Blockade
Running Steamship). Originally named Habana
- Greene, Howard (Tug,
1917). Properly called Howard Greene
- Habana (Steamship,
launched 1857). Also called Havana
- Halawa (Steam Yacht, 1907). Later renamed Actus
- Hanover (River Passenger Steamer, 1914). Later renamed Mandeville
- Harriet N. Eldridge
(Fishing Dragger, 1940)
- Hatteras (Cargo Ship,
1917)
- Hauoli (Steam
Yacht, 1902). Later named Seminole and Kajeruna
- Hauoli (Steam
Yacht, built 1903). Later named California
- Helenita (Steam
Yacht, built 1902)
- Helvetia
(Schooner, built 1905)
- Hiawatha (Tug,
1903)
- Hippocampus (Motor
Boat, 1913)
- H.M.C. Smith (Harbor Tug, 1891). Later named Jack Scully
- Honolulu (Cargo
Ship, 1905). Formerly named Setos and Itasca
- Hopestill (Motor
Yacht, 1916)
- Hopkins (Fishing
Boat, 1917-1918)
- Hoqua (Motor Yacht,
1914)
- Howard C. Moore (Harbor Tug, 1913)
- Howard Greene (Tug,
1917)
- Howick Hall (Cargo
Ship, 1910)
- Hurst (Motor Boat,
1918)
- Hyac (Motor Boat, 1915)
- Hydraulic (Steam
Yacht, 1900)
- I.J. Merritt
(Salvage Ship, 1919)
- Independence
(Freighter, 1918)
- Ionita (Motor Boat,
1914)
- Isaac L. Rice (Accomodation
Barge)
- Isle of Surry (Freight
Boat, 1911)
- Itasca (Cargo Ship,
1905). Formerly named Setos and later renamed Honolulu
- Itasca (Motor Boat,
1908)
- Itty E (Motor Boat,
1916)
- Jack Scully (Harbor Tug, 1891). Previously named H.M.C. Smith
- Jackstar
(Cargo Ship, 1918-1955). Originally named Santa Olivia
- James S. Lowell
(Schooner, collided with USS Tallapoosa in August
1884)
- Jaydee III (Motor
Boat, 1916)
- Jerah Swift (Whaling Ship or Bark, destroyed 22 June 1865 by CSS Shendandoah)
- Jessamine (Motor
Boat, 1907)
- Jimetta (Motor
Boat, 1915). Originally named Frances II
- Joanna (Motor Boat,
1917)
- John G. Murley (Fishing Vessel, 1939)
- John G. Olsen (Harbor
Tug, 1916)
- John P. King (Steamship,
1860)
- Josephine (Motor
Yacht, 1905)
- Josephine (Motor
Boat, 1913)
- Josephine
(Motor Boat, 1916)
- Josephus (Seagoing
Barge, 1876)
- Joseph M. Clark
(Harbor Tug, 1899)
- Joseph Park
(Brig, destroyed by CSS Sumter,
September 1861)
- Joyance (Steam
Yacht, 1907). Previously named Cavalier
- Julia Eleanor (Fishing Vessel, 1937)
- Kajeruna
(Steam Yacht, 1902). Previously named Hauoli and Seminole
- Kanised
(Motor Boat, 1909). Previously named Tuscanola and Nahmeoka
- Kansan
(Cargo Ship, 1918-1955). Originally named Santa Olivia
- Karibou
(Motor Boat, 1913). Previously named Lebanon
- Katherine K.
(Harbor Tug, 1894)
- Katie
(Motor Boat, 1916)
- Katrina
(Steam Yacht, 1913).
- Katrina Luckenbach
(Freighter, 1918)
- Kestrel II
(Motor Boat, 1912)
- Kettering, Robin (Freighter, 1941). Properly called Robin Kettering
- Keystone State
(Steamship, 1853-1879). Later USS Keystone State and S.S. San Francisco
- Killarney
(Motor Boat, 1910)
- Knickerbocker
(Harbor Tug, 1873)
- Kronprinz Wilhelm
(German Passenger Liner, 1901)
- Kopara
(New Zealand Cargo Ship, 1938)
- Lady Godiva (Steam Yacht, 1890). Later named Norseman and Mohican
- Lake Catherine (Cargo Ship, 1918)
- Lake Champlain (Cargo Ship, 1917). Originally named War Chant
- Lake Dymer (Cargo Ship, 1918)
- Lake Erie (Cargo Ship, 1917). War Beaver
- Lake Ontario (Cargo Ship, 1917). Originally named War Castle
- Lake Pepin (Cargo Ship, 1918)
- Lake St. Regis (Cargo Ship, 1918)
- Lake Shore (Cargo Ship, 1917). Originally named War Shell
- Lake Superior (Cargo Ship, 1917). Originally named War Bayonet
- Laura Reed (Auxilary
Schooner, 1895)
- Laurena (Motor Boat, 1899). Previously named Verano and later named Maysie
- Lebanon
(Motor Boat, 1913). Later renamed Karibou
- Legonia II (Steam Yacht, 1909). Also named Walucia and Lydonia
- Leon Nuct
(Tug, from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, circa 1918-19). Correct name may possibly be Leon Muct
- Leslie J. Fulton (Fishing Boat, 1936)
- Letter B (Motor Boat, 1912)
- Lewis (Steamship, active in 1861)
- Liberator (Cargo Ship, 1918)
- Liberty # 3 (Pilot Boat Schooner, 1896)
- Lillian II
(Motor Boat, 1907). Later renamed Miramar
- Linta
(Steam Yacht, 1905)
- Long Island (Steam Trawler, 1912)
- Lookout
(Small Steamer, active 1881)
- Louise # 2 (Pilot Boat Schooner, 1900)
- Lowell, James S
(Schooner, collided with USS Tallapoosa in August
1884)
- Luckenbach # 3
(Tug, 1899)
- Luckenbach # 4 (Tug, 1913)
- Lydonia (Steam Yacht, 1909). Also named Walucia and Legonia II
- Lykens (Tug, 1899)
- Lynx (Motor Boat, 1916)
- Lynx II
(Motor Boat, 1917)
- Maartensdijk (Cargo Ship, 1902)
- Machigonne (Steam
Yacht, 1909)
- Madge
(Motor Boat, 1915). Previously named Manitee & later renamed Mary Pope
- Magnolia (Steamship, 1852-1877). Originally named Augusta
- Malay (Steam
Yacht, 1898)
- Malvern (Harbor Tug, 1900)
- Malvern Hill (Harbor Tug, 1900)
- Mandeville (River Passenger Steamer, 1914). Originally named Hanover
- Manitee
(Motor Boat, 1915). Later renamed Madge and Mary Pope
- Manhattan (Coastal Passenger Steamship, 1913)
- Manta (Freighter, 1916)
- Margaret (Auxiliary Schooner, 1903). Originally named Savarona I
- Margaret (Menhaden Fishing Tawler, 1912)
- Margaret (Steam Yacht, 1913)
- Margarita
(Steam Yacht, 1889). Previously named Semiramis and later renamed Narada
- Margin (Motor Boat, 1917)
- Marguerite (Motor Boat, 1916)
- Mariner (Tug, 1906-19??)
- Marjorie M. (Motor Boat, 1912)
- Mary (Motor Boat, 1907). Previously named Dida and possibly Boston
- Mary Pope
(Motor Boat, 1915). Previously named Manitee and Madge
- Matsonia (Passenger Steamship, 1913). Later renamed Etolin
- Maud
(Motor Boat, circa 1913)
- Maui (Passenger Steamship, 1917)
- Mauna Loa
(Motor Boat, 1916)
- May (Steam Yacht, 1891)
- Maysie (Motor Boat, 1899). Previously named Verano and Laurena
- McNeal, G.H.
(Menhaden Fishing Boat, 1911)
- Melville
(Steam Tug, 1903)
- Merauke
(Dutch Freighter, 1911)
- Mercedita
(Steamship, 1861-1901). Served as USS Mercedita in 1861-65
- Mercer
(Cargo Ship, 1918)
- Merchant
(Harbor Passenger Steamer, 1904)
- Merry Queen
(Steamer, in service 1942)
- Mikawe
(Motor Boat, 1916)
- Milo (Whaling Ship, captured 22 June 1865 by CSS Shendandoah)
- Minerva
(Motor Boat, 1914)
- Minnemac II
(Motor Boat, 1914)
- Miramar
(Motor Boat, 1907). Originally named Lillian II
- Miss Toledo
(Motor Boat, 1917)
- Mist (Steam Launch, 1904)
- Moccasin
(Passenger-Cargo Steamer, 1903). Originally named Prinz Joachim
- Mohican (Steam Yacht, 1890). Previously named Lady Godiva and Norseman
- Montclair
(Refrigerator Ship, 1918). Originally named War Speed
- Moore, Howard C. (Harbor Tug, 1913). Properly called Howard C. Moore
- Moosehead
(Coastal Passenger Steamer, 1911)
- Mormaclark
(Freighter, 1939)
- Mount Sidney
(Cargo Ship, 1906. Renamed 1922). Previously USS Kerlew (ID # 1325)
- Myrtle (Motor Boat, 1915)
- Mystery (Motor Boat, 1916)
- Mystery (Motor Boat, 1917)
- Mystery
(Fishing Boat, 1886)
- Nahma
(Steam Yacht, 1897)
- Nahmeoka
(Motor Boat, 1909). Previously named Tuscanola. Later renamed Kanised
- Nahunta
(Barge, 1866). Previously named West Point
- Nansemond
(Passenger-Cargo Ship, 1896). Previously named Pennsylvania
- Nantahala
(Freighter, 1918). Originally named Wautahala
- Narada
(Steam Yacht, 1889). Previously named Semiramis and Margarita
- Narragansett
(Ferry Boat, 1905)
- Narragansett (Coastal Passenger Steamship, 1913)
- Natalia
(Motor Boat, 1909)
- Natoya
(Motor Boat, 1909)
- Nautilus II (Motor Boat, 1917)
- Nellie Jackson
(Schooner, 1896)
- Nokomis
(Steam Yacht, 1914)
- Norseman (Steam Yacht, 1890). Previously named Lady Godiva. Later renamed Mohican
- Oneida (Yacht, 1883). Previously named Utowana and later renamed Adelante
- Paloma
(Motor Boat, 1914)
- Pannonia
(Cargo Ship, 1903. Renamed 1922). Previously USS Keresaspa (ID # 1484)
- Pennsylvania
(German Passenger-Cargo Ship, 1896). Later renamed Nansemond
- Pennsylvania Sun
(Motor Tanker, 1938-ca.1965). Renamed Stephanitor in 1955.
- Planter (Steamship,
1860-1876)
- Prinz Joachim
(Passenger-Cargo Steamer, 1903). Renamed Moccasin in 1917
- Rattlesnake
(Confederate Privateer, 1862-63). Formerly CSS Nashville
- Robin Kettering (Freighter, 1941)
- Royal Arrow (Tanker, in service 1941)
- S.J. Waring (Schooner, in service 1861)
- San Francisco
(Steamship, 1853-1879). Originally named Keystone State
- Santa Olivia
(Cargo Ship, 1918-1955). Later renamed Kansan and Jackstar
- Santee
(Steamship, 1865-ca.1886). Originally civilian steamship Daylight (built 1859-60)
- Savarona I (Auxiliary Schooner, 1903). Later renamed Margaret
- Sea Fox (Harbor Tug). In use at San Francisco, California, 1918
- Seminole
(Steam Yacht, 1902). Later named Kajeruna
- Semiramis
(Steam Yacht, 1889). Later renamed Margarita and Narada
- Setos (Cargo Ship,
1905). Later renamed Itasca and Honolulu
- Skink (Motor Boat, 1917)
- Solgar (Steam Yacht, 1891). Later renamed Zara
- Sophia Thornton (Whaling Ship or Bark, destroyed 22 June 1865 by CSS Shendandoah)
- South Carolina
(Steamship, 1869-1891)
- Stephanitor (Motor
Tanker & Ore Carrier, 1938-ca.1965). Named Pennsylvania Sun
until 1955
- Susan Abigail (Merchant Brig, destroyed 22 June 1865 by CSS Shendandoah)
- Tavernilla (Tug,
1915)
- Tennessee (Steamship,
1869-70)
- Thomas
L. Wragg (Confederate Blockade Runner, 1862). Formerly
CSS Nashville
- "Toey-Wan" (Side-wheel Steamer, chartered by U.S. Navy in China, 1859)
- Totten
(Steamship, 1853). Later renamed Chesapeake
- Tuscanola
(Motor Boat, 1909). Later renamed Nahmeoka and Kanised
- Utowana (Yacht, 1883). Later renamed Oneida and Adelante
- Verano (Motor Boat, 1899). Later renamed Laurena and Maysie
- Virginia
(Austrian Cargo Ship, 1906). Later USS Kerlew (ID # 1325)
- Wacouta (Yacht,
1894). Originally named Eleanor
- Walucia (Steam Yacht, 1909). Also named Lydonia and Legonia II
- War Bayonet (Cargo Ship, 1917). Later renamed Lake Superior
- War Beaver (Cargo Ship, 1917). Later renamed Lake Erie
- War Castle (Cargo Ship, 1917). Later renamed Lake Ontario
- War Chant (Cargo Ship, 1917). Later renamed Lake Champlain
- War Rifle
(Cargo Ship, 1917). Later USS Lake Bridge (ID # 2990)
- War Shell (Cargo Ship, 1917). Later renamed Lake Shore
- War Speed
(British Refrigerator Ship, 1918). Renamed Montclair in 1918
- Waring, S.J. (Schooner, in service 1861). Properly called S.J. Waring
- Wautahala
(Freighter, 1918). Renamed Nantahala in 1918
- West Maximus (Cargo
Ship, 1918)
- West Point
(Barge, 1866). Later renamed Nahunta
- Whistler (Motor Boat, 1917)
- William Thompson (Whaling Ship, destroyed 22 June 1865 by CSS Shendandoah)
- Yorktown (Steamship, 1853)
- Zara (Steam Yacht, 1891). Previously named Solgar
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