Ships' Characteristics and Data Archive

NAVSHIPS 18-1-11: Naval Vessel Register (1 January 1949) (43.1 MB PDF) – This lists the location, etc of every ship in the USN inventory as of January 1949.

Ships' Data (1911-1922)

Note: These were found on Google Books, and thus are not as good quality as my scans; e.g. some have pages out of focus or cut off.

Ships' Data – 1911 (8.9 MB PDF)

Ships' Data – 1912 (6.9 MB PDF)

Ships' Data – 1914 (5.9 MB PDF)

Ships' Data – 1916 (6.6 MB PDF)

Ships' Data – 1920 (28.6 MB PDF)

Ships' Data – 1921 (27.4 MB PDF)

Ships' Data – 1922 (28.3 MB PDF)

NAVSHIPS 250-010 – Ship's Data U.S. Naval Vessels, Volume I – BB, CA, CB, CL, CV, CVL, CVB, CVE, DD, DE, SS, CM, DM (15 April 1945)

Introduction

(Pages 0 to 16)

(22.57 MB PDF)

Battleships

(Pages 18 to 25)

(2.47 MB PDF)

Heavy Cruisers

(Pages 26 to 41)

(4.26 MB PDF)

Large Cruisers

(Pages 42 to 43)

(584.34 KB PDF)

Light Cruisers

(Pages 44 to 67)

(6.32 MB PDF)

Aircraft Carriers

(Pages 68 to 113)

(13.16 MB PDF)

Destroyers

(Pages 114 to 233)

(41.43 MB PDF)

Destroyer Escorts

(Pages 234 to 265)

(10.88 MB PDF)

Submarines

(Pages 266 to 337)

(21.96 MB PDF)

Cruiser-Minelayers

(Pages 338 to 339)

(560.24 KB PDF)

Destroyer-Minelayers

(Pages 340 to 345)

(1.78 MB PDF)

Stricken Ships

(Pages 346 to 347)

(585.87 KB PDF)

Lend Lease

(Pages 348 to end)

(1.48 MB PDF)

NAVSHIPS 250-011 – Ship's Data U.S. Naval Vessels, Volume II – Mine Vessels (Less CM & DM) Patrol Vessels, Landing Ships and Craft) (15 April 1945)

Introduction

(Pages 000 to 015)

(21.39 MB PDF)

DMS, CMc, ACM, AM, AMc

(Pages 016 to 059)

(14.08 MB PDF)

SC

(Pages 060 to 079)

(6.22 MB PDF)

PCS

(Pages 080 to 083)

(828.92 KB PDF)

PC

(Pages 084 to 101)

(4.94 MB PDF)

PCE, PE

(Pages 102 to 105)

(1.16 MB PDF)

PF

(Pages 106 to 113)

(1.89 MB PDF)

PG, PGM

(Pages 114 to 121)

(1.94 MB PDF)

PT

(Pages 122 to 135)

(3.85 MB PDF)

PTC

(Pages 136 to 137)

(328.45 KB PDF)

PY

(Pages 138 to 145)

(1.96 MB PDF)

LSD

(Pages 146 to 149)

(881.54 KB PDF)

LSM

(Pages 150 to 167)

(5.99 MB PDF)

LST

(Pages 168 to 191)

(8.17 MB PDF)

LSV

(Pages 192 to 193)

(617.23 KB PDF)

LCFF, LCI, LCS, LCT, Stricken Ships

(Pages 194 to 261)

(21.97 MB PDF)

Lend Lease

(Pages 262 to End)

(8.79 MB PDF)

NAVSHIPS 250-012 – Ship's Data U.S. Naval Vessels, Volume III – Auxiliary, District Craft and Unclassified Vessels (15 April 1945)

Introduction

(Pages 000 to 015)

(20.58 MB PDF)

AB, AD, AE, AF

(Pages 016 to 041)

(7.35 MB PDF)

AG, AGC, AGP, AGS, AH

(Pages 042 to 075)

(8.11 MB PDF)

AK

(Pages 076 to 111)

(10.99 MB PDF)

AKA, AKN

(Pages 112 to 141)

(9.23 MB PDF)

AKS, AKV, AN

(Pages 142 to 157)

(3.38 MB PDF)

AO

(Pages 158 to 181)

(7.01 MB PDF)

AOG

(Pages 182 to 199)

(5.10 MB PDF)

AP

(Pages 200 to 223)

(7.33 MB PDF)

APA

(Pages 224 to 275)

(16.91 MB PDF)

APB, APc

(Pages 276 to 285)

(2.62 MB PDF)

APD

(Pages 286 to 315)

(8.64 MB PDF)

APH, APL, APV

(Pages 316 to 323)

(1.45 MB PDF)

AR, ARB, ARG, ARH, ARL

(Pages 324 to 349)

(5.00 MB PDF)

ARS, ARV, AS, ASR

(Pages 350 to 383)

(7.94 MB PDF)

ATA, ATF, ATO

(Pages 384 to 413)

(8.25 MB PDF)

ATR, AV, AVC, AVD, AVP, AVS, AW

(Pages 414 to 445)

(8.10 MB PDF)

IX

(Pages 446 to 481)

(10.57 MB PDF)

YA, YAG, YC, YCF

(Pages 482 to 501)

(6.74 MB PDF)

YCK, YCV, YD, YDG, YDT, YF, YFB, YFT, YG, YHB, YHT, YM

(Pages 502 to 535)

(11.98 MB PDF)

YMS, YNg, YNT, YO, YOG, YOS

(Pages 536 to 559)

(8.47 MB PDF)

YP, YPD, YPK, YR, YRD, YS, YSD, YSP, YSR, YTB, YTL, YTM, YTT, YW

(Pages 560 to 601)

(15.30 MB PDF)

Dry Docks

(Pages 602 to 611)

(3.90 MB PDF)

Naval Railroad, Stricken Ships, Lend Lease

(Pages 612 to End)

(6.24 MB PDF)