U.S. Navy Over-Age List of Capital Ships (Pre-WWII)

U.S. Navy Over-Age List of Capital Ships (Pre-WWII)

The Third Vinson Act, as well as earlier Naval Armaments Limitations treaties defined “overage” as:

Battleships: 26 Years (9,490 days)
Aircraft Carriers/Cruisers: 20 Years (7,300 days)
Other Surface Ships: 16 Years (5,840 days)
Submarines: 13 Years (4,745 days)

The following lists are included to help you figure out for “postponed” WWII scenarios what would be in the reserve fleet. I have used a commissioning date of around 7 December 1941 as a cut off point.

Battleships

Hull No.	Ship Name	Class	Commissioned	Over-Age
BB 1	Indiana	Indiana	November 20, 1895	November 14, 1921
BB 2	Massachusetts	Indiana	June 10, 1896	June 5, 1922
BB 3	Oregon	Indiana	July 15, 1896	July 10, 1922
BB 4	Iowa	Iowa	June 16, 1897	June 11, 1923
BB 5	Kearsarge	Kearsarge	February 20, 1900	February 14, 1926
BB 6	Kentucky	Kearsarge	May 16, 1900	May 10, 1926
BB 7	Illinois	Illinois	September 16, 1901	September 10, 1927
BB 8	Alabama	Illinois	October 16, 1900	October 10, 1926
BB 9	Wisconsin	Illinois	February 4, 1901	January 29, 1927
BB 10	Maine	Maine	December 29, 1902	December 22, 1928
BB 11	Missouri	Maine	December 1, 1903	November 24, 1929
BB 12	Ohio	Maine	October 4, 1904	September 28, 1930
BB 13	Virginia	Virginia	May 7, 1906	April 30, 1932
BB 14	Nebraska	Virginia	July 1, 1907	June 24, 1933
BB 15	Georgia	Virginia	September 24, 1906	September 17, 1932
BB 16	New Jersey	Virginia	May 12, 1906	May 5, 1932
BB 17	Rhode Island	Virginia	February 19, 1906	February 13, 1932
BB 18	Connecticut	Connecticut	September 29, 1906	September 22, 1932
BB 19	Louisiana	Connecticut	June 2, 1906	May 26, 1932
BB 20	Vermont	Connecticut	March 4, 1907	February 25, 1933
BB 21	Kansas	Connecticut	April 18, 1907	April 11, 1933
BB 22	Minnesota	Connecticut	March 9, 1907	March 2, 1933
BB 23	Mississippi	Mississippi	February 1, 1908	January 25, 1934
BB 24	Idaho	Mississippi	April 1, 1908	March 26, 1934
BB 25	New Hampshire	Connecticut	March 19, 1908	March 13, 1934
BB 26	South Carolina	South Carolina	March 1, 1910	February 23, 1936
BB 27	Michigan	South Carolina	January 4, 1910	December 29, 1935
BB 28	Delaware	Delaware	April 4, 1910	March 28, 1936
BB 29	North Dakota	Delaware	April 11, 1910	April 4, 1936
BB 30	Florida	Florida	September 15, 1911	September 8, 1937
BB 31	Utah	Florida	August 31, 1911	August 24, 1937
BB 32	Wyoming	Wyoming	September 25, 1912	September 19, 1938
BB 33	Arkansas	Wyoming	September 17, 1912	September 11, 1938
BB 34	New York	New York	April 15, 1914	April 8, 1940
BB 35	Texas	New York	March 12, 1914	March 5, 1940
BB 36	Nevada	Nevada	March 11, 1916	March 5, 1942
BB 37	Oklahoma	Nevada	May 2, 1916	April 26, 1942
BB 38	Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	June 12, 1916	June 6, 1942
BB 39	Arizona	Pennsylvania	October 17, 1916	October 11, 1942
BB 40	New Mexico	New Mexico	May 20, 1918	May 13, 1944
BB 41	Mississippi	New Mexico	December 18, 1917	December 12, 1943
BB 42	Idaho	New Mexico	March 24, 1919	March 17, 1945
BB 43	Tennessee	Tennessee	June 3, 1920	May 28, 1946
BB 44	California	Tennessee	August 10, 1921	August 4, 1947
BB 45	Colorado	Colorado	August 30, 1923	August 23, 1949
BB 46	Maryland	Colorado	July 21, 1921	July 15, 1947
BB 48	West Virginia	Colorado	December 1, 1923	November 24, 1949
BB 55	North Carolina	North Carolina	April 9, 1941	April 3, 1967
BB 56	Washington	North Carolina	May 15, 1941	May 9, 1967

Aircraft Carriers

Hull No.	Ship Name	Class	Commissioned	Over-Age
CV 1	Langley	Langley	March 20, 1922	March 15, 1942
CV 2	Lexington	Lexington	December 14, 1927	December 9, 1947
CV 3	Saratoga	Lexington	November 16, 1927	November 11, 1947
CV 4	Ranger	Ranger	June 4, 1934	May 30, 1954
CV 5	Yorktown	Yorktown	September 30, 1937	September 25, 1957
CV 6	Enterprise	Yorktown	May 12, 1938	May 7, 1958
CV 7	Wasp	Wasp	April 25, 1940	April 20, 1960
CV 8	Hornet	Yorktown	October 20, 1941	October 15, 1961

Cruisers

Hull No.	Ship Name	Class	Commissioned	Overage
CL-1	Chester	Chester	April 25, 1908	April 20, 1928
CL-2	Birmingham	Chester	April 11, 1908	April 6, 1928
CL-3	Salem	Chester	August 1, 1908	July 27, 1928
CL 4	Omaha	Omaha	February 24, 1923	February 19, 1943
CL 5	Milwaukee	Omaha	June 20, 1923	June 15, 1943
CL 6	Cincinnati	Omaha	January 1, 1924	December 27, 1943
CL 7	Raleigh	Omaha	February 6, 1924	February 1, 1944
CL 8	Detroit	Omaha	July 31, 1923	July 26, 1943
CL 9	Richmond	Omaha	July 2, 1923	June 27, 1943
CL 10	Concord	Omaha	November 3, 1923	October 29, 1943
CL 11	Trenton	Omaha	April 19, 1924	April 14, 1944
CL 12	Marblehead	Omaha	September 8, 1924	September 3, 1944
CL 13	Memphis	Omaha	February 4, 1925	January 30, 1945
CA 15 CL 15	Olympia	Olympia	February 5, 1895	February 1, 1915
CL 16	Denver	Denver	May 17, 1904	May 12, 1924
CL 17	Des Moines	Denver	March 5, 1904	February 29, 1924
CL 18	Chattanooga	Denver	October 11, 1904	October 6, 1924
CL 19	Galveston	Denver	February 15, 1905	February 10, 1925
CL 20	Tacoma	Denver	January 30, 1904	January 25, 1924
CL 21	Cleveland	Denver	November 2, 1903	October 28, 1923
CL 22	New Orleans	New Orleans	March 18, 1898	March 14, 1918
CL 23	Albany	New Orleans	May 29, 1900	May 24, 1920
CA 24	Pensacola	Pensacola	February 6, 1930	February 1, 1950
CA 25	Salt Lake City	Pensacola	December 11, 1929	December 6, 1949
CA 26	Northampton	Northampton	May 17, 1930	May 12, 1950
CA 27	Chester	Northampton	June 24, 1930	June 19, 1950
CA 28	Louisville	Northampton	January 15, 1931	January 10, 1951
CA 29	Chicago	Northampton	March 9, 1931	March 4, 1951
CA 30	Houston	Northampton	June 17, 1930	June 12, 1950
CA 31	Augusta	Northampton	January 30, 1931	January 25, 1951
CA 32	New Orleans	New Orleans	February 15, 1934	February 10, 1954
CA 33	Portland	Portland	February 23, 1933	February 18, 1953
CA 34	Astoria	New Orleans	April 28, 1934	April 23, 1954
CA 35	Indianapolis	Portland	November 15, 1932	November 10, 1952
CA 36	Minneapolis	New Orleans	May 19, 1934	May 14, 1954
CA 37	Tuscaloosa	New Orleans	August 17, 1934	August 12, 1954
CA 38	San Francisco	New Orleans	February 10, 1934	February 5, 1954
CA 39	Quincy	New Orleans	June 9, 1936	June 4, 1956
CL 40	Brooklyn	Brooklyn	September 30, 1937	September 25, 1957
CL 41	Philadelphia	Brooklyn	January 9, 1951	January 4, 1971
CL 42	Savannah	Brooklyn	March 10, 1938	March 5, 1958
CL 43	Nashville	Brooklyn	June 6, 1938	June 1, 1958
CA 44	Vincennes	New Orleans	February 24, 1937	February 19, 1957
CA 45	Wichita	Wichita	February 16, 1939	February 11, 1959
CL 46	Phoenix	Brooklyn	October 3, 1938	September 28, 1958
CL 47	Boise	Brooklyn	August 12, 1938	August 7, 1958
CL 48	Honolulu	Brooklyn	June 15, 1938	June 10, 1958
CL 49	St. Louis	St. Louis	May 19, 1939	May 14, 1959
CL 50	Helena	St. Louis	September 18, 1939	September 13, 1959
CL 51	Atlanta	Atlanta	December 24, 1941	December 19, 1961