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List of ships of the line of the United States Navy

Ships of the
United States Navy
Ships Grouped Alphabetically
  • A–B
  • C
  • D–F
  • G–H
  • I–K
  • L
  • M
  • N–O
  • P
  • Q–R
  • S
  • T–V
  • W–Z
Ships Grouped By Type
  • Amphibious warfare ships
  • Destroyers
  • Destroyer escorts
  • Torpedo boats
  • Unclassified miscellaneous

This is a list of ships of the line of the United States Navy. Because of the operating expense, a number of these were never launched. These ships were maintained on the stocks, sometimes for decades, in case of an urgent need.[1]

Continental Navy

  • USS America (given to France upon launching, 1782)[1][2]
  • Unnamed class
    • Unnamed, Boston (canceled, 1778)[2]
    • Unnamed, Philadelphia (abandoned with the capture of Philadelphia, 1777)[1][2]
    • Unnamed, Poughkeepsie, New York (canceled, unknown date)[2]

United States Navy

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Ships of the Line Appendix". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Bauer, Karl Jack; Roberts, Stephen S. (1991). Register of ships of the U.S. Navy, 1775–1990. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-313-26202-9.
  3. ^ a b c d New York Journal of Commerce (December 19). December 1932.
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