BTS | Table 1-31: U.S. Flag Vessels by Type and Age

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Table 1-31: U.S. Flag Vessels by Type and Age

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Age^a	Vessel type
Age^a	Dry cargo	Tanker	Towboat	Passenger^c	Offshore support / crewboats^d	Dry barge	Tank / liquid barge^e	Total^b
1990-91, total^b	900	257	5,210	721	1,168	27,110	3,874	39,342
<6	80	6	132	151	85	2,335	162	2,951
6-10	161	38	706	120	318	4,570	316	6,229
11-15	212	50	1,029	110	474	7,639	829	10,343
16-20	141	35	844	80	144	6,374	750	8,368
21-25	82	38	750	65	84	2,607	759	4,385
>25	196	86	1,718	188	51	3,372	1,049	6,660
1992, total^b	497	249	5,203	1,201	1,205	26,981	3,864	39,313
<6	36	5	134	219	93	3,224	296	4,012
6-10	73	28	398	198	208	1,783	121	2,829
11-15	135	54	1,137	203	567	9,114	902	12,150
16-20	73	33	926	169	189	6,696	740	8,853
21-25	31	42	716	122	91	2,475	677	4,167
>25	124	82	1,874	287	53	3,496	1,123	7,049
1993, total^b	470	205	5,219	1,243	1,197	26,982	3,970	39,306
<6	25	3	135	207	103	3,558	325	4,356
6-10	67	22	205	221	107	1,070	68	1,764
11-15	135	43	1,221	211	597	8,810	869	11,894
16-20	70	33	968	164	218	6,772	791	9,019
21-25	41	31	674	129	106	2,904	655	4,543
>25	128	73	2,008	311	64	3,713	1,256	7,555
1994, total^b	778	202	5,179	928	1,236	26,757	3,966	39,064
<6	46	4	146	157	107	3,630	399	4,489
6-10	103	12	151	185	61	1,171	36	1,719
11-15	200	36	1,135	123	540	7,903	754	10,691
16-20	130	44	966	122	309	6,314	799	8,684
21-25	90	32	664	82	130	3,873	638	5,509
>25	206	74	2,107	259	86	3,706	1,327	7,765
1995, total^b	726	178	5,127	954	1,288	27,375	3,985	39,641
<6	38	5	168	149	119	3,975	489	4,943
6-10	90	8	134	195	58	1,483	46	2,014
11-15	168	34	959	133	463	6,387	611	8,760
16-20	135	38	988	121	412	6,507	736	8,939
21-25	80	29	726	91	141	4,897	697	6,661
>25	213	64	2,146	263	92	3,966	1,403	8,148
1996, total^b	713	161	5,177	967	1,274	28,775	4,036	41,104
<6	43	7	205	153	123	5,189	573	6,293
6-10	74	8	118	188	61	2,041	87	2,577
11-15	141	29	715	142	351	4,505	346	6,229
16-20	155	36	1,036	119	460	7,234	840	9,881
21-25	79	23	842	87	155	5,416	723	7,325
>25	229	62	2,386	290	144	4,766	1,576	9,453
1997, total^b	692	147	5,173	1,025	1,369	29,040	3,971	41,419
<6	52	8	227	150	122	5,515	519	6,593
6-10	66	2	118	187	94	2,582	181	3,230
11-15	96	27	396	152	223	1,800	137	2,831
16-20	183	36	1,173	131	588	8,943	928	11,982
21-25	84	21	918	102	177	5,772	727	7,801
>25	209	53	2,332	302	159	4,284	1,477	8,816
1998, total^b	714	135	5,237	1,011	1,423	29,557	3,952	42,032
<6	56	12	247	150	163	5,877	485	6,991
6-10	55	3	124	168	105	3,117	267	3,839
11-15	105	19	196	166	111	1,113	72	1,782
16-20	179	31	1,198	129	634	8,591	865	11,626
21-25	88	22	979	106	211	5,909	763	8,076
>25	230	48	2,487	292	195	4,817	1,499	9,573
1999, total^b	695	142	5,098	970	1,470	29,414	3,973	41,766
<6	60	12	302	144	245	6,640	565	7,968
6-10	49	3	140	146	114	3,192	298	3,943
11-15	97	12	146	183	61	1,231	39	1,769
16-20	146	35	1,101	120	571	7,414	742	10,129
21-25	99	30	953	95	283	5,302	760	7,522
>25	243	50	2,447	282	191	5,491	1,560	10,267
2000, total^b	737	135	4,995	918	1,414	29,141	4,011	41,354
<6	66	11	325	134	246	6,721	582	8,085
6-10	50	4	143	118	106	3,051	329	3,802
11-15	113	8	142	178	58	1,565	48	2,112
16-20	136	34	929	124	454	5,846	602	8,125
21-25	105	30	954	90	332	5,365	712	7,588
>25	263	48	2,497	271	214	6,461	1,714	11,470
2001, total^b	966	120	5,150	733	1,573	28,920	4,122	41,588
<6	114	12	369	84	305	6,830	623	8,337
6-10	76	3	167	81	111	2,815	388	3,641
11-15	132	5	125	138	68	2,043	85	2,596
16-20	139	32	692	110	372	4,241	329	5,916
21-25	154	28	972	77	452	6,126	805	8,614
>25	347	40	2,818	240	262	6,712	1,884	12,306
2002, total^b	989	108	5,180	750	1,591	28,313	4,068	41,002
<6	113	13	369	70	322	6,117	595	7,599
6-10	86	3	185	92	96	3,416	419	4,298
11-15	130	2	142	136	89	2,499	172	3,170
16-20	114	22	381	117	228	1,669	134	2,665
21-25	175	35	1,091	75	547	7,702	843	10,468
>25	368	33	3,004	256	305	6,731	1,904	12,603
2003, total^b	969	104	5,172	789	1,609	27,304	4,031	39,983
<6	114	9	362	69	314	4,909	604	6,381
6-10	93	7	217	89	126	4,155	396	5,085
11-15	110	3	148	122	93	2,976	260	3,712
16-20	127	15	198	133	111	1,054	71	1,709
21-25	168	32	1,135	84	584	7,135	774	9,912
>25	354	38	3,105	287	378	6,884	1,923	12,972
2004, total^b	987	103	5,314	834	1,746	27,227	4,069	40,290
<6	126	11	367	72	279	4,556	676	6,087
6-10	112	10	272	97	198	4,840	453	5,983
11-15	95	3	166	119	109	3,057	296	3,846
16-20	132	8	157	144	64	1,169	35	1,709
21-25	130	31	1,083	92	580	6,240	639	8,795
>25	390	40	3,262	308	512	7,152	1,970	13,642
2005, total^b	969	100	5,290	841	1,768	27,901	4,151	41,028
<6	115	11	336	62	244	4,140	743	5,651
6-10	106	13	321	96	262	5,611	512	6,921
11-15	74	4	157	114	107	3,120	333	3,911
16-20	137	3	155	150	59	1,507	43	2,054
21-25	116	30	907	98	464	5,174	535	7,324
>25	419	39	3,406	321	629	8,113	1,985	14,918

^aAge is based on the year the vessel was built or rebuilt.

^bTotals may be greater than sum of columns because of unclassified vessels and vessels of unknown age; figures include vessels available for operation.

^c Includes passenger excursion/sightseeing, combination passenger and dry-cargo vessels, and ferries.

^d In 1992, offshore supply boats were designated as crewboats.

^eIn 1992, tank barges were designated as liquid barges.

SOURCE

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Transportation Lines of the United States, Volume 1, National Summaries (New Orleans, LA: Annual issues), table 4 in 2005 and similar tables in previous years; also available at Internet site http://www.iwr.usace.army.mil as of June 2007.