List of Empire ships built in the United States

A list of Empire ships that were of United States origin. See Lists of Empire ships for references.

4 Ships built prior to the establishment of the United States Shipping Board

Chicago Shipbuilding Company
- Empire Newt (built 1903)
American Shipbuilding Company, Cleveland Ohio
- Empire Stickleback (built 1895)
Toledo Shipbuilding Company, Toledo, Ohio
- Empire Taj
New York Shipbuilding, Camden, New Jersey
- Empire Woodlark (built 1913)

93 Ships built for the USSB, approximately between 1917 and 1920. The majority of these ships were of standard designs of 7,500dwt, 8,800dwt, 9,400dwt and 9,600dwt. Plus 4 ships shortly after the USSB reign.

Skinner & Eddy, Seattle, Washington
Ames Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Seattle, Washington
American International Shipbuilding, Hog Island, Pennsylvania
- Empire Barracuda
- Empire Dolphin
- Empire Falcon
- Empire Flamingo
- Empire Hawk
- Empire Mahseer
- Empire Ortolan
- Empire Razorbill
- Empire Shearwater
- Empire State, launched as Shaume was not an Empire ship.
Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey
- Empire Kangaroo
- Empire Kudu
- Empire Magpie
- Empire Peacock
- Empire Redshank
- Empire Reindeer
- Empire Thrush
- Empire Toucan (1920, but not for the USSB)
- Empire Whale
Moore Dry Dock Company, Oakland, California
Todd Dry Dock and Construction Company, Tacoma, Washington
Columbia River Shipbuilding, Portland, Oregon
- Empire Miniver
- Empire Moorhen
- Empire Oryx, later Empire Robin
- Empire Panther
- Empire Turnstone
Northwest Steel, Portland, Oregon
G. M. Standifer Construction, Vancouver, Washington
- Empire Kingfisher
- Empire Ptarmigan
- Empire Sambar, later Empire Beaver
Merchant Shipbuilding Corporation, Chester, Pennsylvania
- Empire Kite, later Empire Seal (1922, not for USSB)
- Empire Lapwing (Bristol yard)
- Empire Swan (1922, not for USSB, sister ship of Kite, both early motor ship designs)
Southwestern Shipbuilding, San Pedro, California
- Empire Bison
- Empire Hawksbill
Atlantic Corporation, Portsmouth, New Hampshire
- Empire Dabchick
- Empire Dorado
J. F. Duthie & Company, Seattle, Washington
- Empire Adur (1920, not for the USSB)
- Empire Gannet (I)
Virginia Shipbuilding Corporation, Alexandria Virginia
- Empire Impala
- Empire Moose
Pusey & Jones, Gloucester, New Jersey
- Empire Puma
- Empire Steelhead
various others (1 ship per yard)

21 Ships built for the United States Maritime Commission, approximately after 1939