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U.S. Navy Auxiliary Ships and French Warships

With histories and photos of all U.S. naval auxiliaries, 1835-1980, plus U.S. naval and merchant shipbuilding programs, etc.

USS Salisbury Sound (AV-13) between 21 November 1966 and 28 February 1967, NHHC 'L' File.

USS Salisbury Sound (AV-13) between 21 November 1966 and 28 February 1967, NHHC 'L' File.

1. U.S. Navy Auxiliary Ships, 1835-1980.

Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy: Auxiliary Ships 1835-1945

A large digital reference work, complete for 1835-1945.

Alaskan Radio Expedition, 1912 (USS Nero)
Alaskan Radio Expedition, 1914 (USS Buffalo)

Click here for ship name index.

U. S. Navy Temporary Auxiliary Ships of World War I, 1917-1919

Ship pages from the U.S. Navy's discontinued Online Library of Selected Images with occasional updates.

Click here for ship name index.

Auxiliary Ships Supplement
1946-1980

This supplement extends the coverage of the Register into 1980.
It is under construction and all contents are subject to change.

SCB Design Numbers, 1946-1979
Auxiliary ship classes, 1980-2022

Click here for ship name index.

2. French Warships.

French Warships, 1626-1914

by Rif Winfield (1-2) and Stephen S. Roberts (1-3)

Volume 1: Age of Sail, 1626-1786, published 2017.
Volume 2: Age of Sail, 1786-1861, published 2015.
Volume 3: Age of Steam, 1859-1914, published 2021.

This page includes info on the three books and post-publication additions and modifications for them.

French Navy Ships, 1816-1859: From Sail to Steam

Legacy data from the French naval archives. More complete data are now available in the books above, but the data here remain valid.

Click here for ship name index.

3. References on U.S. Merchant Ships.

Norman L. McKellar

Steel Shipbuilding under the U. S. Shipping Board, 1917-1921

A major shipslist from The Belgian Shiplover, 1962-1963. Also includes wood and concrete shipbuilding.

Other References on U. S. Merchant Ships

Ship registers, 1917 & 1920.
Wartime EFC and MC standard ship building programs.

4. References on U.S. Naval Ships.

U.S. Navy "Spring Styles"
1911-1925 and 1939-1944

Preliminary design drawings by the Bureau of Construction and Repair and the Bureau of Ships.

The Cochrane Collection
Photographs of American Shipyards, 1943-1945

Aerial photos of the shipyards that built and repaired the world's largest navy.

Other References on U. S. Naval Ships

Cruising ship movements 1869-1897.
Lists of Navy SP and ID numbers during and after World War I.
World War II naval shipbuilding programs.
NEW! SCB Design Numbers, 1946-1979

5. Miscellany.

Online Library Photos of USS Rich (DD-820)
Online Library Photos of USS Bradley (DE-1041)
Thai Navy Ships at Bangkok, February 1970

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U.S. Navy Auxiliary Ships and French Warships

1. U.S. Navy Auxiliary Ships, 1835-1980.

Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy: Auxiliary Ships 1835-1945

U. S. Navy Temporary Auxiliary Ships of World War I, 1917-1919

Auxiliary Ships Supplement
1946-1980

2. French Warships.

French Warships, 1626-1914

French Navy Ships, 1816-1859: From Sail to Steam

3. References on U.S. Merchant Ships.

Norman L. McKellar

Steel Shipbuilding under the U. S. Shipping Board, 1917-1921

Other References on U. S. Merchant Ships

4. References on U.S. Naval Ships.

U.S. Navy "Spring Styles"
1911-1925 and 1939-1944

The Cochrane Collection
Photographs of American Shipyards, 1943-1945

Other References on U. S. Naval Ships

5. Miscellany.

6. About Shipscribe.

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Shipscribe site

Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy: Auxiliary Ships 1835-1945 A large digital reference work, complete for 1835-1945. Alaskan Radio Expedition, 1912 (USS Nero) Alaskan Radio Expedition, 1914 (USS Buffalo) *Click here for ship name index.*
U. S. Navy Temporary Auxiliary Ships of World War I, 1917-1919 Ship pages from the U.S. Navy's discontinued Online Library of Selected Images with occasional updates. *Click here for ship name index.*
Auxiliary Ships Supplement 1946-1980 This supplement extends the coverage of the Register into 1980. It is under construction and all contents are subject to change. SCB Design Numbers, 1946-1979 Auxiliary ship classes, 1980-2022 *Click here for ship name index.*

Norman L. McKellar Steel Shipbuilding under the U. S. Shipping Board, 1917-1921 A major shipslist from The Belgian Shiplover, 1962-1963. Also includes wood and concrete shipbuilding.
Other References on U. S. Merchant Ships Ship registers, 1917 & 1920. Wartime EFC and MC standard ship building programs.

U.S. Navy "Spring Styles" 1911-1925 and 1939-1944 Preliminary design drawings by the Bureau of Construction and Repair and the Bureau of Ships.
The Cochrane Collection Photographs of American Shipyards, 1943-1945 Aerial photos of the shipyards that built and repaired the world's largest navy.
Other References on U. S. Naval Ships Cruising ship movements 1869-1897. Lists of Navy SP and ID numbers during and after World War I. World War II naval shipbuilding programs. NEW! SCB Design Numbers, 1946-1979