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Table 1-28. U.S. Flag Vessels by Type and Age (Number of vessels)

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Age^a	Vessel type
Age^a	Dry cargo	Tanker	Towboat	Passenger^b	Offshore support/crewboats^c	Dry barge	Tank/ liquid barge^d	Total^e
1990-91
<=5	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
Total^e	900	257	5,210	721	1,168	27,110	3,874	39,342
1992
<=5	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
Total^e	497	249	5,203	1,201	1,205	26,981	3,864	39,313
1993
<=5	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
Total^e	470	205	5,219	1,243	1,197	26,982	3,970	39,306
1994
<=5	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
Total^e	778	202	5,179	928	1,236	26,757	3,966	39,064
1995
<=5	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
Total^e	726	178	5,127	954	1,288	27,375	3,985	39,641
1996
<=5	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
Total^e	713	161	5,177	967	1,274	28,775	4,036	41,104
1997
<=5	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
Total^e	692	147	5,173	1,025	1,369	29,040	3,971	41,419
1998
<=5	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
Total^e	714	135	5,237	1,011	1,423	29,557	3,952	42,032

^a Age is based on the year the vessel was built or rebuilt.
^b Includes passenger excursion/sightseeing, combination passenger and dry cargo vessels, and ferries.
^c In 1992, offshore supply boats were designated as crewboats.
^dIn 1992, tank barges were designated as liquid barges.
^e Totals may be greater than sum of columns because of unclassified vessels and vessels of unknown age; figures include vessels available for operation.

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 1998 and similar tables in previous years; also available on Internet site www.wrsc.usace.army.mil/ndc/wtlusvl1.pdf as of June 21, 2000.

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