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Online Library of Selected Images:
SHIPS of the UNITED STATES ARMY
The Ships of the United States Army section of the
Online Library provides ready access to pictures of ships and
named craft which have served in the U.S. Army.
This page lists all Named ships of the U.S. Army
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.
Ships of the U.S. Army 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.
- Admiral H.T. Mayo (Transport, 1946-1950). Later renamed General Nelson M. Walker
- Admiral W.S. Sims (Transport, 1946-1950). Later renamed General William O. Darby
- Agwileon (Transport, 1942-1943). Later renamed Shamrock (Hospital Ship, 1943-1946)
- Aleshire, General (Harbor Tug, in service circa the 1930s). Properly called General Aleshire
- Amackassin
(Ferry Lighter, in service 1919). Possibly a U.S. Army vessel
- America (Transport, 1919-1920)
- Amphion (Transport, 1917-1919)
- Ancon
(Transport, 1942)
- Artemis (Transport, 1917-1919)
- A.T.S. No. 3 (Harbor Tug, in service 1918)
- Bridgeport (Transport, 1946). Previously Hospital Ship Larkspur (1944-1946)
- Buford (Transport, 1898)
- Cantigny (Transport, 1920-1946)
- Charles A. Stafford (Hospital Ship, 1944-1946). Previously named Siboney (Transport, 1941-1944)
- Colonel Kinsman (Gunboat, 1862). Also called Kinsman
- Darlington
(Transport, 1862 - circa 1866)
- David C. Shanks (Transport, 1943-1950)
- Dogwood
(Hospital Ship, 1944-1946). Later renamed George Washington Carver (Transport, 1946)
- Edmund B. Alexander (Transport, 1940-1957)
- Ernest Hinds
(Transport and Hospital Ship, 1941, 1942-1946)
- Etolin
(Transport, 1940-1946)
- FP-343
(Cargo Ship, 1944-1950). Later renamed FS-343
- FP-344
(Cargo Ship, 1944-1966). Later renamed FS-344
- Fred C. Ainsworth
(Transport, 1943-1950)
- FS-343
(Cargo Ship, 1944-1950). Originally named FP-343
- FS-344
(Cargo Ship, 1944-1966). Originally named FP-344
- General Aleshire (Harbor Tug, in service circa the 1930s). Possibly a U.S. Army Tug
- General Nelson M. Walker (Transport, 1946-1950). Originally named Admiral H.T. Mayo
- General Sedgewick (Steamship, 1864-1865)
- General Simon B. Buckner (Transport, 1946-1950). Originally named Admiral E.W. Eberle
- General W.C. Gorgas (Transport, 1941-1945)
- General William O. Darby (Transport, 1946-1950). Originally named Admiral W.S. Sims
- George S. Simonds (Transport, 1942-1946). Was also USAT Great Northern in 1919-1921
- George Washington (Transport, 1919-1921 and 1943-1947)
- George Washington Carver (Transport, 1946). Previously named Dogwood (Hospital Ship, 1944-1946)
- Great Northern (Transport, 1919-1921). Was also USAT George S. Simonds in 1942-1942
- Hancock (Transport, 1898-1902)
- Hunter Liggett (Transport, 1939-1941)
- Irvin L. Hunt (Transport, 1941-1948)
- James O'Hara (Transport, 1942-1943 and 1946-1950)
- John L. Clem (Transport and Hospital Ship, 1941-1946)
- Kinsman (Gunboat, 1862). Also called Colonel Kinsman
- Knickerbocker
(Ferry Lighter, in service 1919). Possibly a U.S. Army vessel
- Lancaster (Ram, 1862-1863)
- Larkspur (Hospital Ship, 1944-1946). Later Transport Bridgeport (1946)
- Liberty (Cargo Ship, 1940-1942)
- Lioness (Ram, 1862-1865)
- Madawaska (Transport, 1919-1941). Renamed U.S. Grant, 1922
- Marica (Transport, 1919)
- Maui
(Transport, 1941-1946)
- McClellan (Transport, 1898-1919)
- Meigs
(Transport, circa 1923-1942)
- Mingo (Ram, 1862-1862)
- Monarch (Ram, 1862-1864)
- Mount Vernon (Transport, 1919)
- Northern Pacific (Transport, 1919-1921)
- Orizaba (Transport, 1919 and 1941)
- Otsego (Transport, 1941-1944)
- Ourcq
(Transport, 1920)
- Planter
(Steamship, 1862-1865?)
- Private Elden H. Johnson
(Transport, 1947-1950)
- Queen of the West
(Ram, 1862-1863)
- Relief (Hospital Ship, 1898-1902)
- Republic (Transport, 1919-1921, 1931-1941 and 1946. Hospital Ship, 1945-1946)
- Samson (Steamship, 1862-1865)
- Shamrock (Hospital Ship, 1943-1946). Previously named Agwileon (Transport, 1942-1943)
- Siboney (Transport, 1941-1944). Later renamed Charles A. Stafford (Hospital Ship, 1944-1946)
- Sol Navis (Transport, possibly in service in 1919)
- Switzerland (Ram, 1862-1865)
- Tug No. 5 (Harbor Tug, in service 1919)
- U.S. Grant (Transport, 1919-1941). Named Madawaska until 1922
- No. 856 (Covered Barge, in service 1919)
NOTES:
To the best of our knowledge, the pictures referenced here
are all in the Public Domain, and can therefore be freely downloaded
and used for any purpose.
Some images linked from this page may bear obsolete credit lines
citing the organization name: "Naval Historical Center".
Effective 1 December 2008 the name should be cited as: "Naval
History and Heritage Command".
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