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US Ships in Commission, Under Construction, and in Mothballs 1 September 1939 US Ships in Commission, Under Construction, and in Mothballs 1 September 1939 Ships in commission (Total 339 ships) Battleships USS Arizona (BB-39) USS Arkansas (BB-33) USS California (BB-44) USS Colorado (BB-45) USS Idaho (BB-42) USS Maryland (BB-46) USS Mississippi (BB-41) USS Nevada (BB-36) USS New Mexico (BB-40, ex-California) USS New York (BB-34) USS Oklahoma (BB-37) USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) USS Tennessee (BB-43) USS Texas (BB-35) USS West Virginia (BB-48) Aircraft Carriers USS Enterprise (CV-6) USS Lexington (CV-2, ex CC-1, ex Constitution) USS Ranger (CV-4) USS Saratoga (CV-3, ex CC-3) USS Yorktown (CV-5) Heavy Cruisers USS Astoria (CA-34, ex CL-34) USS Augusta (CA-31, ex CL-31) USS Chester (CA-27, ex CL-27) USS Chicago (CA-29, ex CL-29) USS Houston (CA-30, ex CL-30) USS Indianapolis) (CA-35, ex CL-35) USS Lousiville (CA-28, ex CL-28) USS Minneapolis (CA-36, ex CL-36) USS New Orleans (CA-32, ex CL-32) USS Northampton (CA-26, ex CL-26) USS Pensacola (CA-24, ex CL-24) USS Portland (CA-33, ex CL-33) USS Quincy (CA-39, ex CL-39) USS Salt Lake City (CA-25, ex CL-25) USS San Francisco (CA-38, ex CL-38) USS Tuscaloosa (CA-37, ex CL-37) USS Vincennes (CA-44, CL-44) USS Wichita (CA-45) Light Cruisers USS Boise (CL-47) USS Brooklyn (CL-40) USS Cincinnati (CL-6, ex CS-6) USS Concord (CL-10, ex CS-10) USS Detroit (CL-8, ex CS-8) USS Honolulu (CL-48) USS Marblehead (CL-12, ex CS-12) 1 USS Memphis (CL-13, ex CS-13) USS Milwaukee (CL-5, ex CS-5) USS Nashville (CL-43) USS Omaha (CL-4, ex CS-4) USS Philadelphia (CL-41) USS Phoenix (CL-46) USS Raleigh (CL-7, ex CS-7) USS Richmond (CL-9, ex CS-9) USS St. Louis (CL-49) USS Savannah (CL-42) USS Trenton (CL-11, ex CS-11) Destroyers USS Alden (DD-211) USS Anderson (DD-411) USS Aylwin (DD-355) USS Babbitt (DD-128) USS Badger (DD-126) USS Bagley (DD-386) USS Balch (DD-363) USS Barker (DD-213) USS Barry (DD-248) USS Benham (DD-397) USS Blue (DD-387) USS Borie (DD-215) USS Broome (DD-210) USS Bulmer (DD-222) USS Case (DD-370) USS Cassin (DD-372) USS Chandler (DD-206) USS Clark (DD-361) USS Claxton (DD-140) USS Conyngham (DD-371) USS Craven (DD-382) USS Cummings (DD-365) USS Cushing (DD-376) USS Dahlgren (DD-187) USS Dale (DD-353) USS Davis (DD-395) USS Decatur (DD-341) USS Dent (DD-116) USS Dewey (DD-349, ex Phelps) USS Dickerson (DD-157) USS Dorsey (DD-117) USS Downes (DD-375) USS Dunlap (DD-384) USS Edsall (DD-219) USS Ellet (DD-398) USS Elliot (DD-146) USS Fanning (DD-385) USS Farragut (DD-348, ex Smith) USS Flusser (DD-368) USS Goff (DD-247) USS Gridley (DD-380) USS Hamilton (DD-141) USS Hammann (DD-412) 2 USS Helm (DD-388) USS Henley (DD-391) USS Herbert (DD-160) USS Hopkins (DD-249) USS Hovey (DD-208) USS Hull (DD-350) USS Jacob Jones (DD-130) USS Jarvis (DD-393) USS J. Fred Talbott (DD-156) USS John D. Edwards (DD-216, ex Stewart) USS John D. Ford (DD-228, ex Ford) USS Jouett (DD-396) USS Lamson (DD-367) USS Lang (DD-399) USS Litchfield (DD-336) USS Long (DD-209) USS MacDonough (DD-351) USS Mahan (DD-364) USS Maury (DD-401) USS McCall (DD-400) USS McDougal (DD-358) USS Moffett (DD-362) USS Monaghan (DD-354) USS Mugford (DD-389) USS Parrott (DD-218) USS Patterson (DD-392) USS Paul Jones (DD-230) USS Peary (DD-226) USS Perkins (DD-377) USS Perry (DD-340) USS Phelps (DD-360) USS Pillsbury (DD-227) USS Pope (DD-225) USS Porter (DD-356) USS Preston (DD-379) USS Ralph Talbot (DD-390) USS Rathburne (DD-113) USS Reid (DD-369) USS Reuben James (DD-245) USS Roper (DD-147) USS Sampson (DD-394) USS Selfridge (DD-357) USS Shaw (DD-373) USS Simpson (DD-221) USS Sims (DD-409) USS Smith (DD-378) USS Somers (DD-381) USS Southard (DD-207) USS Sterett (DD-407) USS Stewart (DD-224) USS Talbot (DD-114) USS Tattnall (DD-125) USS Trever (DD-339) USS Truxton (DD-229) USS Tucker (DD-374) 3 USS Warrington (DD-383) USS Wasmuth (DD-338) USS Waters (DD-115) USS Whipple (DD-217) USS Wilson (DD-408) USS Winslow (DD-359) USS Worden (DD-352) USS Zane (DD-337) E. Submarines Minelaying Submarine (SM) USS Argonaut (SM-1) Submarine (SS) USS Cachalot (SS-170, ex V-8, ex SF-11, ex SC-4) USS Cuttlefish (SS-171, ex V-9, ex SF-12, ex SC-5) USS Dolphin (SS-169, ex V-7, ex SF-10, ex SC-3) USS Narwhal (SS-167, ex SC-1) USS Nautilus (SS-168, ex SC-2) USS Perch (SS-176) USS Permit (SS-178, ex Pinna) USS Pickeerel (SS-177) USS Pike (SS-173) USS Plunger (SS-179) USS Pollack (SS-180) USS Pompano (SS-181) USS Porpoise (SS-172) USS R-2 (SS-79) USS R-4 (SS-81) USS R-10 (SS-87) USS R-11 (SS-88) USS R-13 (SS-90) USS R-14 (SS-91) USS S-18 (SS-123) USS S-20 (SS-125) USS S-21 (SS-126) USS S-22 (SS-127) USS S-23 (SS-128) USS S-24 (SS-129) USS S-25 (SS-130) USS S-26 (SS-131) USS S-27 (SS-132) USS S-28 (SS-133) USS S-29 (SS-134) USS S-30 (SS-135) USS S-34 (SS-139) USS S-35 (SS-140) USS S-36 (SS-141) USS S-37 (SS-142) USS S-38 (SS-143) USS S-39 (SS-144) USS S-40 (SS-145) USS S-41 (SS-146) USS S-42 (SS-153) USS S-43 (SS-154) USS S-44 (SS-155) 4 USS S-45 (SS-156) USS S-46 (SS-157) USS S-47 (SS-158) USS Salmon (SS-182) USS Sargo (SS-188) USS Saury (SS-189) USS Sculpin (SS-191) USS Seal (SS-183) USS Shark (SS-174) USS Skipjack (SS-184) USS Snapper (SS-185) USS Spearfish (SS-190) USS Squalus (SS-192) USS Stingray (SS-186) USS Sturgeon (SS-187) USS Swordfish (SS-193) USS Tarpon (SS-175) Minelayer USS Oglala (CM-4, ex Shawmut, ex SP-1255, ex SS Massachusetts) Mine Sweeper USS Bittern (AM-36) USS Bobolink (AM-20) USS Brant (AM-24) USS Cormorant (AM-40) USS Finch (AM-9) USS Grebe (AM-43) USS Kingfisher (AM-25) USS Lark (AM-21) USS Oriole (AM-7) USS Owl (AM-2) USS Partridge (AM-16) USS Penguin (AM-33) USS Quail (AM-15) USS Rail (AM-26) USS Robin (AM-3) USS Seagull (AM-30) USS Tanager (AM-5) USS Tern (AM-31) USS Turkey (AM-13) USS Vireo (AM-52) USS Whippoorwill (AM-35) USS Woodcock (AM-14) Light Minelayer USS Preble (DM-20, ex DD-345) USS Pruitt (DM-22, ex DD-347) USS Sicard (DM-21, ex DD-346) USS Tracy (DM-19, ex DD-214) Eagle Patrol Ships USS Eagle Number 19 (PE-19) USS Eagle Number 27 (PE-27) USS Eagle Number 32 (PE-32) USS Eagle Number 38 (PE-38) USS Eagle Number 48 (PE-48) USS Eagle Number 55 (PE-55) USS Eagle Number 56 (PE-56) 5 USS Eagle Number 57 (PE-57) Gunboats USS Asheville (PG-21) USS Charleston (PG-51) USS Erie (PG-50) USS Sacramento (PG-19) USS Tulsa (PG-22) River Gunboats USS Guam (PR-3, ex PG-43) USS Luzon (PR-7, ex PG-47) USS Mindanao (PR-8, ex PG-48) USS Oahu (PR-6, ex PG-46) USS Tutuila (PR-4, ex PG-44) Yachts USS Isabel (PY-10) Ammunition Ship USS Nitro (AE-2) Cargo Ship USS Capella (AK-13, ex SS Comerant) USS Sirius (AK-15, ex SS Saluda) USS Vega (AK-17, ex SS Lebanon) Destroyer Tender USS Altair (AD-11, ex SS Edisto) USS Black Hawk (AD-9, ex Tender to Mine Force, ex SS Santa Catalina) USS Dobbin (AD-3) USS Melville (AD-2) USS Rigel (AD-13, ex ARB-1, ex Edgecombe) USS Whitney (AD-4) Floating Dry Dock ARD-1 Hospital Ship USS Relief (AH-1) Miscellaneous USS Antares (AG-10, ex SS Nedmac) USS Boggs (AG-19, ex DD-136) USS Cuyahoga (AG-26, ex USCG vessel) USS Gold Star (AG-12, ex AK-12, ex Arcturus) USS Hannibal (AG-1, ex Collier, ex Joseph Holland) USS Lamberton (AG-21, ex DD-119) USS Manley (AG-28, ex DD-74) USS Potomac (AG-25, ex Electra, USCG vessel) USS Robert L. Barnes (AG-27, ex AO-14, AK-11, SP-3088) USS Semmes (AG-24, ex DD-189) USS Sequoia (AG-23, ex Deptarment of Commerce vessel) USS Utah (AG-16, ex BB-31) USS Wyoming (AG-17, ex BB-32) Ocean-Going Tugs USS Acushnet (AT-63, ex USCG vessel) USS Algorma (AT-34) USS Allegheny (AT-19, ex Huron) USS Bagaduce (AT-21, ex Ammonoosuc) USS Genesee (AT-55, ex SP-1116, ex Monacacy) USS Kalmia (AT-23) USS Keosanqua (AT-38) USS Kewaydin (AT-24) 6 USS Mahopac (AT-29, ex Kickapoo) USS Montcalm (AT-39, ex Kineo) USS Ontario (AT-13) USS Pinola (AT-33, ex Nipsic) USS Sagamore (AT-20, ex Comanche) USS Sonoma (AT-12) USS Tatnuck (AT-27, ex Iosco) USS Umpqua (AT-25) USS Wandank (AT-26) Oiler USS Brazos (AO-4) USS Cimarron (AO-22) USS Cuyama (AO-3) USS Kanawha (AO-1, ex Fuel Ship No.
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