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, but were maintained on the stocks, sometimes for decades, in case of an urgent need.

• Alabama - laid down 1819, renamed and launched as New Hampshire in 1864
• America - given to France upon launching in 1782
• Chippewa - laid down 1814, but never launched
• Columbus - 1819 to 1861
• Delaware - 1820 to 1861
• Franklin - 1815 to 1852
• Independence - 1814 to 1912, razeed 1836
• New Hampshire - originally Alabama, launched 1864 as stores and depot ship, then a training ship to 1892
• New Orleans - incomplete on ways until 1883
• New York - laid down 1820, burnt on ways 1861
• North Carolina - 1820 to 1866
• Ohio - 1820 to 1875
• Pennsylvania - 120 guns, the largest sailing ship of the Navy; 1837 to 1861
• Vermont - 1848 to 1901
• Virginia - laid down 1822, broken up on ways 1874
• Washington - 1814 to 1843