List of ships of the line of the United States Navy

This is a list of ships of the line of the United States Navy. Because of the operating expense, a number of these were never launched. These ships were maintained on the stocks, sometimes for decades, in case of an urgent need.^[1][2][3]

Ships of the United States Navy
Ships in current service
Current ships
Ships grouped alphabetically
A–B C D–F G–H I–K L M N–O P Q–R S T–V W–Z
Ships grouped by type
Aircraft carriers Airships Amphibious warfare ships Auxiliaries Battlecruisers Battleships Cruisers Destroyers Destroyer escorts Destroyer leaders Escort carriers Frigates Hospital ships Littoral combat ships Mine warfare vessels Monitors Oilers Patrol vessels Registered civilian vessels Sailing frigates Steam frigates Steam gunboats Ships of the line Sloops of war Submarines Torpedo boats Torpedo retrievers Unclassified miscellaneous Yard and district craft
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USS Pennsylvania

Continental Navy

• USS America (given to France upon launching, 1782)^[1][4]
• Unnamed class
  • Unnamed, Boston (canceled, 1778)^[4]
  • Unnamed, Philadelphia (abandoned with the capture of Philadelphia, 1777)^[1][4]
  • Unnamed, Poughkeepsie, New York (canceled, unknown date)^[4]

United States Navy

• Columbus class
  • Columbus (canceled, 1800)^[4]
  • Unnamed, Boston Navy Yard (canceled, 1800)^[4]
  • Unnamed, New York Navy Yard (canceled, 1800)^[4]
  • Franklin (canceled, 1800)^[4]
  • Unnamed, Washington Navy Yard (canceled, 1800)^[4]
  • Unnamed, Norfolk Navy Yard (canceled, 1800)^[4]
• Independence-class^[1]
  • USS Independence (1814–1912, razeed 1836)^[1]
  • USS Washington (1814–1843)^[1]
  • USS Franklin (1815–1852)^[1]
  • USS Columbus (1819–1861)^[1][5]
• Chippewa-class
  • USS Chippewa (laid down 1815, never completed)^[1]
  • USS New Orleans (laid down 1815, never completed)^[1]
  • USS Pennsylvania (1837–1861)^[1][2][5]
• Delaware-class
  • USS Delaware (1820–1861)^[1][2][5]
  • USS Vermont (1848–1901)^[1][2]
  • USS New Hampshire (launched as depot ship, 1864; training ship, 1892–1921)^[1][2]
  • USS Virginia (laid down 1822, never launched)^[1][2]
  • USS New York (laid down 1820; never launched; burnt on ways, 1861)^[1][2][5]
  • USS Ohio (1820–1861)^[1][2]
  • USS North Carolina (1820–1866)^[1][2]
• Unnamed class
  • Not built, Boston Navy Yard (frames on hand, 1832; not built)^[4][6]
  • Not built, Boston Navy Yard (frames on hand, 1832; not built)^[4][6]
  • Not built, Norfolk Navy Yard (frames on hand, 1832; not built)^[4][6]
  • Not built, Norfolk Navy Yard (frames on hand, 1832; not built)^[4][6]