U.S. Navy Amphibious and Training Aircraft Carrier Statistics

Hull	Name	Builder *Note 2	Date Commission	Date Decommission or Loss	Designation & Change Date	Remarks
AMPHIBIOUS CARRIERS
LPH 2	Iwo Jima	PSNY	26 Aug 1961	14 July 1993		Stricken, 25 Sept 1993
LPH 3	Okinawa	PHNY	14 Apr 1962	17 Dec 1992		Stricken, 17 Dec 1992 Target?
LPH 7	Guadalcanal	PHNY	20 Jul 1963	31 Aug 1994		Stricken, 31 Aug 1994 Maritime Admin, 16 Mar 2001
LPH 9	Guam	PHNY	16 Jan 1965	25 Aug 1998		Stricken, 25 Aug 1998 Sunk as target, 16 Oct 2001
LPH 10	Tripoli	ING	6 Aug 1966	8 Sept 1995		Stricken, 15 Sept 1995 Leased, US Army, 26 June 1997
LPH 11	New Orleans	PHNY	16 Nov 1968	1 Oct 1997		Held for donation, Suisun Bay CA
LPH 12	Inchon	ING	20 Jun 1970	20 Jun 2002	MCS-12, 1996	Inactive, Philadelphia PA
LHA 1	Tarawa	LITT	29 May 1976			Active, San Diego
LHA 2	Saipan	LITT	15 Oct 1977			Active, Norfolk
LHA 3	Belleau Wood	LITT	23 Sep 1978			Active, San Diego
LHA 4	Nassau	LITT	28 Jun 1979			Active, Norfolk
LHA 5	Peleliu	LITT	3 May 1980			Active, San Diego
LHD 1	Wasp	LITT	29 Jul 1989			Active, Norfolk
LHD 2	Essex	LITT	17 Oct 1992			Active, Sasebo
LHD 3	Kearsarge	LITT	16 Oct 1993			Active, Norfolk
LHD 4	Boxer	LITT	11 Feb 1995			Active, San Diego
LHD 5	Bataan	LITT	20 Sep 1997			Active, Norfolk
LHD 6	Bonhomme Richard	LITT	15 Aug 1998			Active, San Diego
LHD 7	Iwo Jima	LITT	30 Jun 2001			Active, Norfolk
LHD 8	Makin Island	LITT	(2007/2008?)			Contract award, 19 Apr 2002
TRAINING CARRIERS
IX 64	Wolverine	DET	12 Aug 1942 *Note 3	7 Nov 1945		Former Seeandbee, paddle steamer built 1912 Acquired 12 Mar 42 Stricken 28 Nov 1945
IX 81	Sable	ASB	8 Mar 1943 *Note 3	7 Nov 1945		Former Greater Buffalo, paddle steamer built 1923 Acquired 7 Aug 1942 Stricken 28 Nov 1945

Notes:

1. LPH-1 ex Block Island (CVE-106), LPH-4 ex Boxer (CV-21), LPH-5 ex Princeton (CV-37), LPH-6 ex Thetis Bay (CVE-90), LPH-8 ex Valley Forge (CV-45).

2. Building Shipyard:

ASB	American Shipbuilding Corp., Philadelphia PA	NN	Newport News Shipbuiling, VA
BETHQ	Bethlehem, Quincy (Fore River) MA	NORNY	Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth VA
BETHSI	Bethlehem, Staten Island NY	NYNY	New York Naval Shipyard, Brooklyn Navy Yard, NY
CIW	Commercial Iron Works, Portland OR	NYSB	New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden NJ
DET	Detroit Shipbuilding, Detroit MI	PHNY	Philadelphia Navy Yard, PA
FED	Federal, Kearny NJ	PSNY	Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton WA
ING	Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula MS	SEATAC	Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding, Seattle WA
K	Kaiser, Vancouver WA	SUN	Sun Shipbuilding, Chester PA
LITT	Litton, (former Ingalls Shipbuilding) Pascagoula MS	TODD	Todd Pacific (former Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding), Seattle WA
MINY	Mare Island Navy Yard, Mare Island CA	WILL	Williamette Iron & Steel, Portland OR
		WP	Western Pipe & Steel, San Francisco CA

3. Conversion completions at Erie Plant, American Shipbuilding, Buffalo, NY, are shown as commissioning dates. Sable fitted with steel deck vice wooden deck of Wolverine and other carriers.

References:

Print:
Chesneau, Roger (ed.); Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1922-1946; Annapolis MD, Naval Institute Press, 1988.
Fahey; The Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet; Annapolis MD, Naval Institute Press, various years.
Friedman, Norman; U.S. Aircraft Carriers, An Illustrated Design History; Annapolis MD, Naval Institute Press, 1983
Polmar, Norman; The Naval Institute Guide to the Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet, Annapolis MD, Naval Institute Press, various editions.
Silverstone, Paul H.; US Warships of World War 2, Annapolis MD, Naval Institute Press, 1988.
US Navy Office of Naval Intelligence; US Naval Vessels 1943; Naval Institute Press, 1986.
US Navy; Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Washington DC, Government Printing Office, various years.

Web pages:
United States Navy Aircraft Carriers December 07, 1941
Carrier Images
Carrier Insignia
Private shipyards in WW2 Off Site
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships Off Site
Inventory of Naval Vessels Off Site
Where are the carriers? Off Site

AMPHIBIOUS AIRCRAFT CARRIERS & TRAINING AIRCRAFT CARRIERS

Class		Hull
Iwo Jima	LPH	2-3, 7, 9-12 *Note 1
Tarawa	LHA	1-5
Wasp	LHD	1-8
Training	IX	64, 81