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List of unclassified miscellaneous vessels of the United States Navy

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List of unclassified miscellaneous vessels of the United States Navy
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The IX (unclassifiedmiscellaneous) hull classification symbol is used for ships of the United States Navy that do not fit into one of the standard categories.[1][2] Similar lists of 'miscellaneous' ships can found at

List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy § Miscellaneous ships (AG, T-AG)

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USS Constitution in 1997, formerly (IX-21) from 1941 to 1975

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List of yard and district craft of the United States Navy § District auxiliary, miscellaneous (YAG).

Ship status is indicated as either currently active [A] (including ready reserve), inactive [I], or precommissioning [P]. Ships in the inactive category include only ships in the inactive reserve, ships which have been disposed from US service have no listed status. Ships in the precommissioning category include ships under construction or on order; IX ships are generally not ordered as such, but are rather converted from other roles.

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Historical overview

These vessels usually fall into these categories:

Currently only one ship, USS Prevail (IX-537), actively carries an IX hull symbol.

World War II

See also

List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships § World War II
List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy § World War II

During the naval build-up for World War II at least 45 vessels of Maritime Commission (MarCom, later MarAd) standard designs were converted to US Navy unclassified miscellaneous vessels (several after suffering heavy damage in commercial service):

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Unclassified miscellaneous vessels (IX)

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USS Dispatch (IX-2) as Boston
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USS Hartford (IX-13)
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USS Constellation (IX-20)
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USS Olympia (IX-40) as (C-6)
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Future USS Bowdoin (IX-50) frozen in Arctic ice with igloo habitats (1923)
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USS Black Douglas (IX-55)
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USS Wolverine (IX-64)
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USS Kailua (IX-71) as Dickenson
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USS Sable (IX-81)
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USS Irene Forsyte (IX-93)
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USS Moosehead (IX-98) as (DD-259)
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USS Ocelot (IX-110)
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USS Porcupine (IX-126)

Armadillo-class: MC type Z-ET1-S-C3 hulls, mobile base storage tankers[16]

Other unknown classes

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USS City of Dalhart (IX-156)
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USS Trefoil (IX-149) as Midnight

Trefoil-class: MarCom B7-D1 concrete barges

Other unknown classes

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USS President Warfield (IX-169) as SS Exodus
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USS Callao (IX-205) as Externsteine
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USS Big Horn (IX-207)

IX-236 through IX-299 unused

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USS Prinz Eugen (IX-300)
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USNS New Bedford (IX-308) as FS-289

IX-328 through IX-500 unused

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Baylander (IX-514)
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Sea Shadow (IX-529)
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Joint Venture (IX-532)
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USNS Prevail (IX-537) as (T-AGOS-8)
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USS Neodesha (IX-540) as (YTB-815)
  • Elk River (IX-501), ex-LSM-501, ex-LSMR-501, barracks ship
  • Mercer (IX-502), ex-APB-39
  • Nueces (IX-503), ex-APB-40
  • Echols (IX-504), ex-APL-37, ex-APB-37
  • IX-505, ex-YTM-759
  • IX-506, ex-YFU-82
  • General Hugh J. Gaffey (IX-507), ex-AP-121
  • Orca (IX-508), ex-LCU-1618, ROV/AUV test support
  • USS Underwater Explosives Barge Number 1 (IX-509)
  • USS IX-510, ex-T-AP-127, barracks hulk
  • USS IX-511, ex-LST-399
  • IX-512, ex-US Army BD 6651
  • IX-513, EMPRESS II (Electromagnetic Pulse Environment Simulator for Ships)
  • Baylander (IX-514), ex-YFU-79, 1986 conversion to a helicopter Landing Ship for pilot training, nicknamed the "world's smallest aircraft carrier"[29]
  • IX-515, ex-WSES-1 (surface effect ship)
  • IX-516, 3-story classroom Trident missile training barge
  • Gosport (IX-517), ex-Pacific Escort, ex-Thomas G. Thompson
  • Proteus (IX-518), ex-AS-19, berthing craft
  • USS IX-519, ex-YC-1643, boat landing stage
  • USS IX-520, ex-APL-19
  • USS IX-521, ex-AFDB-1, section D
  • USS IX-522, ex-ABSD-2, ex-AFDB-2, section D, target support barge
  • USS IX-523, ex-YOG-93, training hulk (boarding party tactics)
  • USS IX-524, ex-ABSD-2, ex-AFDB-2, section F, target support barge
  • USS IX-525, ex-AFDB-1, section C
  • USS IX-526, ex-YRST-1, later YR-94
  • USS IX-527, ex-YFN-1259, submarine test support barge
  • USS IX-528, ex-YR-55, ex-YRDH-1, submarine test support barge
  • Sea Shadow (IX-529), radar stealth technology demonstrator[30]
  • USS IX-530, ex-YFN-268, ex-YFND-5
  • USS IX-531, ex-YP-679
  • Joint Venture (IX-532), experimental high speed transport[31]
  • USS IX-533, ex-US Army BD 6652, ex-YD-222
  • USS IX-534, ex-ABSD-2, ex-AFDB-2, section B
  • USS IX-535, ex-ABSD-2, ex-AFDB-2, section H
  • USS IX-536
  • Prevail (IX-537) [A], ex-AGOS-8, Training Support Vessel[32]
  • USS IX-538
  • USS IX-539
  • Neodesha (IX-540), ex-YTB-815, non-operational training hulk[33]
  • USS IX-541
  • USS White Bush (IX-542), ex-YF-339, ex-WLM-542[34]
  • USS IX-543
  • USS IX-544
  • USS IX-545, ex-YTB-814, reusable target vehicle
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Unclassified miscellaneous submarines (IXSS)

A number of submarines were briefly given the IXSS hull symbol in 1971 prior to their disposal, nearly all had previously held the AGSS designation.[35]

Gato class

Balao class

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USS Perch as (ASSP-313)

Tench class

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