List of United States Navy ships is a comprehensive listing of all ship

Ship

Since the end of the age of sail a ship has been any large buoyant marine vessel. Ships are generally distinguished from boats based on size and cargo or passenger capacity. Ships are used on lakes, seas, and rivers for a variety of activities, such as the transport of people or goods, fishing,...

s that have been in service to the United States Navy

United States Navy

The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...

 during the history of that service. The US Navy maintains its official list of ships past and present at the Naval Vessel Register, although it does not include early vessels. The Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships

Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships

The Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships is the official reference work for the basic facts about ships used by the United States Navy...

includes much detail on historical ships, and was used as the basis for many of Wikipedia's ship articles.

Due to the large number of entries, the list has been divided by the first letter of the ship's name:

See also

• List of current ships of the United States Navy for only a listing of ships currently in service to the US Navy
• List of U.S. military vessels named after living Americans
• List of U.S. military vessels named after women
• List of U.S. Navy losses in World War II
• List of ships of the United States Army

Primary

• Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships Index
• Naval Vessel Register Index

Secondary

• navy.mil: List of homeports and their ships
• NavSource Naval History