List of bulk carriers

This is a list of bulk carriers, both those in service and those which have ceased to operate. Bulk carriers are a type of cargo ship that transports unpackaged bulk cargo. For ships that have sailed under multiple names, their most recent name is used and former names are listed in the Notes section.

Name	Type	Country	Owner	Year built	Tonnage	Notes	Status
Adriatica		Moldova	Interglobal Shipping 3001	1981		Formerly Marvel K	Sank in the Mediterranean on 12 December 2010^[1]
Antenor		United Kingdom	Alfred Holt and Company	1972	16,128		Scrapped in Chittagong in 2001^[2]
Apollo Sea		China	CP Ships	1973	69,904	Caused a major oil spill^[3]	Sank off Cape Town in June 1994^[3]
Banglar Samriddhi	LR-class	Bangladesh	Bangladesh Shipping Corporation	2018	25,818	Damaged during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine^[4]	Abandoned in Ukraine^[5]
Birgo		Norway	Sameiet Birgo	1967	880		Scuttled for insurance fraud in July 1978^[6]
Danica White		Denmark	Partrederiet Invest Vi	1985	997	Hijacked by Somali pirates in June 2007^[7]
Delight	Grain carrier	Hong Kong	Starry Shine International	1985		Hijacked by Somali pirates in November 2008^[8]	Scrapped
Federal Rideau		Marshall Islands	Fednav	2000	20,659		In operation
Kuzma Minin		Russia	Murmansk Shipping Company	1980			Scrapped 3 June 2020^[9]
Matros Pozynich		Russia	Wakoh Panama SA	2010	17,025	Previously Shunwa, Tramontana	In operation
Mount Norefjell	Newcastlemax	Liberia	Himalaya Shipping	2022	210,000		In operation
Nunavik		Marshall Islands	Fednav	2012	22,622		In operation
Tundra		Cyprus	Navarone SA	2009	30,930		In operation
Umiak I		Canada	Fednav	2006	22,462		In operation
U-Sea Saskatchewan		Canada	Seavance Shipping	2010	34,795		In operation
Yasa Jupiter		Turkey	Mirror Ventures S.A.	2019	34,508	Damaged during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine^[10]	In operation
Zhibek Zholy		Russia	KTZ Express JSC	2016	5,686		In operation

Name	Type	Country	Owner	Year built	Tonnage	Notes	Status
CSL Tecumseh	Trillium-class	Bahamas	Canada Steamship Lines	2012	43,691		In operation
Namura Queen		Japan	Nissen Kaiun	2020	47,146	Damaged during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine^[11]	In operation
U-Sea Colonsay		Canada	Seavance Shipping	2011	34,778		In operation

Name	Country	Owner	Year built	Tonnage	Notes	Status
Algogulf	Canada	Algoma Central	1961	17,592	Formerly J.N. McWatters, Scott Misener	Scrapped at Port Colborne in 2002
Algorail	Canada	Algoma Central	1967	16,157		Scrapped at Port Colborne in 2018
Algolake	Canada	Algoma Central	1977	22,851		Sold for scrapping 2018
Algosoo	Canada	Algoma Central	1975	21,716		Scrapped at Port Colborne in 2016
Algosteel	Canada	Algoma Central	1966	17,955	Formerly A.S. Glossbrenner, Algogulf	Scrapped in Turkey in 2018^[12]
Algoma Buffalo	Canada	Algoma Central	1978	11,619	Formerly Buffalo	In operation
Algoma Compass	Canada	Algoma Central	1973	18,639	Formerly Roger M.Kyes, Adam E. Cornelius	In operation
Algoma Equinox	Canada	Algoma Central	2012	23,895		In operation
Algoma Mariner	Canada	Algoma Central	2011	24,535		In operation
Algoma Progress	Canada	Algoma Central	1968	21,436	Formerly Canadian Progress	Broken up 2014
Arthur M. Anderson	United States	The Great lakes Fleet	1952	26,525		In operation
American Century	United States	American Steamship Company	1981	35,923	Formerly Columbia Star	In operation
American Courage	United States	Grand River Navigation	1978	11,688	Formerly Fred R. White Jr	In operation
American Integrity	United States	American Steamship Company	1978	35,652	Formerly Lewis Wilson Foy, Oglebay Norton	In operation
American Mariner	United States	Grand River Navigation	1979	15,396		In operation
Argus	United States	Interlake Steamship Company	1905	4,707	Formerly Lewis Woodruff	Sank in the Great Lakes Storm of 1913
Appomattox	United States	Boston Coal Dock & Wharf Company	1896	2,643		Ran aground and sank on November 2, 1905
Augustus B. Wolvin	United States	Labrador Steamship Company	1904	6,585		Scrapped in Santander, Spain in 1967
Baie Comeu	Canada	Canadian Steamship Line	2013	24,430		In operation
Baie St Paul	Canada	Canadian Steamship Line	2012	24,430		In operation
Burns Harbor	United States	American Steamship Company	1980	35,652		In operation
Carl D. Bradley	United States	U.S. Steel	1927	10,028		Sank in a storm on November 18, 1958
Cedarville	United States	U.S. Steel	1927	8,575	Formerly A.F. Harvey	Sank after a collision on May 7, 1965
Charles S. Price	United States	Interlake Steamship Company	1910	6,322		Sank in the Great Lakes Storm of 1913
Chester A. Congdon	United States	Continental Steamship Company	1907	6,530	Formerly Salt Lake City	Ran aground and sank November 5, 1918
CSL Tadoussac	Canada	Canadian Steamship Line	1969	20,634		In operation
D. R. Hanna	United States	Pioneer Steamship Company	1906	7,023		Rammed by the steamer Quincy A. Shaw on May 16, 1919.
Daniel J. Morrell	United States	Bethlehem Transportation Company	1906	7,239		Sank in a storm on November 29, 1966
D.G. Kerr	United States	Provident Steamship Company	1903			Sank on way to be scrapped in 1960^[13]
Edward L. Ryerson	United States	Inland Steamship management	1960	12,170		Laid up in Superior Wisconsin since 2009
*Edmund Fitzgerald*	United States	Columbia Transportation Division	1958	13,632		Sank on November 10, 1975
Edwin H. Gott	United States	The Great Lakes Fleet	1979	35,592		In operation
Emperor	Canada	Canada Steamship Lines	1911	7,031		Ran aground and sank at Isle Royale on June 4, 1947.
Henry B. Smith	United States	Acme Transit Company	1906	6,631		Sank in the Great Lakes Storm of 1913
*Henry Steinbrenner*	United States	Kinsman Transit Co.	1901			Sank on May 11, 1953.
Hesper	United States	Ship Owners Dry Dock Company	1890	1,540		Sank on May 4, 1905
H Lee. White	United States	Grand River Navigation	1974	14,449		In operation
Hydrus	United States	Interlake Steamship Company	1903	4,713	Formerly R.E. Schuck	Sank in the Great Lakes Storm of 1913
Indiana Harbor	United States	American Steamship Company	1979	35,923		In operation
Isaac M. Scott	United States	Virginia Steamship Co.	1909	6,372		Sank in the Great Lakes Storm of 1913
James Carruthers	Canada	St. Lawrence & Chicago Steam and Navigation Company	1913	7,862		Sank in the Great Lakes Storm of 1913
James R. Barker	United States	Interlake Steamship Company	1976	34,728		In operation
John A. McGeen	United States	Hutchinson & Company	1908	5,100		Sank in Great Lakes storm of 1913
John J. Boland	United States	Grand River Navigation	1973	13,862	Formerly Charles E. Wilson	In operation
Kaye E. Barker	United States	Interlake Steamship Company	1952	11,726	Formerly Edward B Greene, Benson Ford (II)	In operation
Lafayette	United States	Pittsburgh Steamship Company	1900	5,113		Sank in the Mataafa Storm.
Leafield	Canada	Strand Stepway Company	1892	1,452		Sank in the Great Lakes storm of 1913
Lee A. Tregurtha	United States	Interlake Steamship Company	1942	14,671	Formerly USS Chiwawa, Walter A. Sterling, William Clay Ford. originally built as a US Navy tanker	In operation
Louisiana	United States		1887			Ran aground and burned in the Great Lakes Storm of 1913.
Mark W. Barker	United States	Interlake Steamship Company	2022	26,000		In Operation
Mesabi Miner	United States	Interlake Steamship Company	1977	34,729		In operation
Mississagi	Canada	Lower Lakes Towing	1943	15,336	Formerly Hill Annex, George A. Sloan	Scrapped at Sault Ste Marie in 2021
Michipicoten	Canada	Lower Lakes Towing	1952	15,336	Formerly Elton Hoyt II	In operation
Parkdale	United Kingdom	Redwood Enterprises Ltd	1916		Formerly Sir Trevor Dawson, Charles L. Hutchinson, Gene C. Hutchinson	Scrapped in Cartagena, Spain in 1980
Paul R. Tregurtha	United States	Interlake Steamship Company	1981	36,360	Formerly Willam J. Delancey largest lake freighter ever built	In operation
R. J. Hackett	United States	Vulcan Transportation Company	1869	1,129	First lake freighter	Burned and sank on November 12, 1905
Radcliffe R. Latimer	Canada	Algoma Central	1978	22,465	Formerly Algobay, Atlantic Trader	In operation
Regina	Canada	Canadian Steamship Lines	1907	1,956		Sank in the Great Lakes Storm of 1913
Roger Blough	United States	The Great Lakes fleet	1972	22,041		Laid up in sturgeon Bay Wisconsin after a fire in 2021
Saginaw	Canada	Lower Lakes Towing	1953	12,557	Formerly John J. Boland	In operation
Sam Laud	United States	Grand River Navigation	1973	11,619		In operation
Scotiadoc	Canada	Paterson Steamships, Ltd	1904	4,432	Formerly Martin Mullen	Sank after being rammed by the freighter Burlington in a storm on June 20, 1953.
Tim S. Dool	Canada	Algoma Central	1967	18,845	Formerly Senneville, Algoville	In operation
Thunder bay	Canada	Canadian Steamship Line	2013	24,300		In operation
Walter J. McCarthy Jr	United States	American Steamship Company	1977	35,923		In operation
Wexford	France	Western Steamship Company	1888	2,077		Sank in the Great Lakes storm of 1913
William B. Davock	United States	Vulcan Steamship Company	1907	4,468		Foundered on Lake Michigan on November 11, 1940
William C. Moreland	United States	Interstate Steamship Company	1910	7,514	The stern of the Moreland was salvaged and reused as the stern of the Sir Trevor Dawson.	Ran aground and sank on Sawtooth Reef October 18, 1910
Whitefish bay	Canada	Canadian Steamship Line	2012	24,300		In operation

Name	Type	Country	Owner	Year built	Tonnage	Notes	Status
Arctic		Canada	Fednav	1978	19,420	Has a special bow for ice breaking	Scrapped at Aliaga in April 2021
Berge Istra		Liberia	Sig.ö Bergesen d.y.	1972			Disappeared in the Pacific on 30 December 1975^[14]
Berge Vanga		Liberia	Sig.ö Bergesen d.y.	1974	115,426		Disappeared in the South Atlantic on 29 October 1979^[14]
Derbyshire	Bridge-class	United Kingdom	Bibby Line	1976	91,655	Previously Liverpool Bridge	Lost with all hands on 9 September 1980 during Typhoon Orchid^[15]
Kowloon Bridge	Bridge-class	Hong Kong	Helinger	1972	89,438	Previously English Bridge	Wrecked off Ireland in December 1986^[16]

Name	Type	Country	Owner	Year built	Tonnage	Notes	Status
Berge Fjord			BW Fleet Management	1985	159,534	Previously Docefjord	Scrapped 18 February 2017
Berge Stahl	Valemax	Comoros	Berge Bulk	1986	175,720	Largest bulk carrier in the world until 2011^[17]	Scrapped at Gadani in July 2020
Ore Brasil	Valemax	Singapore	Vale Shipping Holding Pte. Ltd.	2011	198,980	Previously Vale Brasil	In operation
Stellar Daisy		South Korea	VP-14 Shipping Inc	1993	148,431	Largest ship to be lost at sea^[18]	Sank in the South Atlantic on 31 March 2017^[18]
Vale Rio de Janeiro	Valemax	Singapore	Vale Shipping Holding Pte. Ltd.	2011	198,980		In operation

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Name	Hull number	Class	Year built	Tonnage	Status
USNS Lewis and Clark	T-AKE-1	Lewis and Clark	2005	41,000	In operation
USNS Sacagawea	T-AKE-2	Lewis and Clark	2006	40,298	In operation
USNS Alan Shepard	T-AKE-3	Lewis and Clark	2006	40,298	In operation
USNS Richard E. Byrd	T-AKE-4	Lewis and Clark	2007	40,298	In operation
USNS Robert E. Peary	T-AKE-5	Lewis and Clark	2007	40,298	In operation
USNS Amelia Earhart	T-AKE-6	Lewis and Clark	2008	40,298	In operation
USNS Carl Brashear	T-AKE-7	Lewis and Clark	2008	40,298	In operation
USNS Wally Schirra	T-AKE-8	Lewis and Clark	2009	40,298	In operation
USNS Matthew Perry	T-AKE-9	Lewis and Clark	2009	40,298	In operation
USNS Charles Drew	T-AKE-10	Lewis and Clark	2010	40,298	In operation
USNS Washington Chambers	T-AKE-11	Lewis and Clark	2010	40,298	In operation
USNS William McLean	T-AKE-12	Lewis and Clark	2011	40,298	In operation
USNS Medgar Evers	T-AKE-13	Lewis and Clark	2011	40,298	In operation
USNS Cesar Chavez	T-AKE-14	Lewis and Clark	2012	40,298	In operation