Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

Coast Guard Cutters & Craft

At the time a part of the US Treasury Department,
the US Coast Guard operates as a part of the US Navy during time of war.

Other Resources:


Cutters (WPG, WPC, WSC)

WPG -- Gunboats

Click on "WPG-##" for link to page with specifications, history, photographs (where available).

Miscellaneous Cutters:

No. Name                               Comm. Notes (: Lost)                                  
WPG-181 Cobb 20 Jul 1943 (ex-Governor Cobb)
WPG-85 Gresham 30 May 1897(RCS)
25 Mar 1943 (USCG)
 
WPG-183 Mayflower 24 Mar 1898  
WPG-59 North Star 14 May 1941
15 Jan 1944
Transferred from the DoI
Transferred to US Navy as IX-148
WPG-49 Northland 7 May 1927  
WPG-122 Nourmahal 17 Jun 1928 (ex-USN PG-72)
WPG-52 Tallapoosa 12 Aug 1915  
WPG-53 Unalga 1912  

Haida/Tampa Class:

No. Name                               Comm. Notes (: Lost)                                  
WPG-45 Haida 26 Oct 1921  
WPG-46 Modoc 1 Jan 1922  
WPG-47 Mojave 12 Dec 1921  
WPG-48 Tampa 15 Sep 1921  


Chelan Class:

No. Name                               Comm. Notes (: Lost)                                  
CGC-54 Cayuga 1932 To UK, 12 May 41
CGC-48 Champlain 1929 To UK, 12 May 41
CGC-45 Chelan 1928 To UK, 2 May 41
CGC-50 Itasca 1930 To UK, 30 May 41
CGC-49 Mendota 1929 To UK, 30 Apr 41
CGC-46 Pontchartrain 1928 To UK, 30 Apr 41
CGC-52 Saranac 1930 To UK, 30 Apr 41
CGC-51 Sebago 1930 To UK, 12 May 41
CGC-53 Shoshone 1931 To UK, 20 May 41
CGC-47 Tahoe 1928 To UK, 30 Apr 41


Algonquin Class:

No. Name                               Comm. Notes (: Lost)                                  
WPG-75 Algonquin 20 Oct 1934  
WPG-76 Comanche 1 Dec 1934  
WPG-77 Escanaba 23 Nov 1932 : 13 Jun 1943; explosion off Ivigtut, Greenland
WPG-78 Mohawk 19 Jan 1935  
WPG-79 Onondaga 11 Sep 1934  
WPG-80 Tahoma 22 Oct 1934  


Bibb/Treasury Class:

No. Name                               Comm. Notes (: Lost)                                  
WPG-34 Alexander Hamilton 4 Mar 1937 : 29 Jan 1942, off Iceland; torpedoed by U-132
WPG-31 Bibb 10 Mar 1937 Converted to Amphibious Force Flagship WAGC-31
WPG-32 Campbell 16 Jun 1936  
WPG-33 Duane 1 Aug 1936
1944
Converted to Amphibious Force Flagship WAGC-33
WPG-35 Ingham 17 Sep 1936  
WPG-36 Spencer 1 Mar 1937 Converted to Amphibious Force Flagship WAGC-36
WPG-37 Taney 24 Oct 1936  


Owasco Class:

No. Name                               Comm. Notes (: Lost)                                  
WPG-41 Chautaqua 2 Aug 1945  
WPG-69 Mendota 2 Jun 1945  
WPG-39 Owasco 18 May 1945 (ex-Oneida)
WPG-70 Ponchartrain 28 Jul 1945 (ex-Okeechobee)
WPG-40 Winnebago 21 Jun 1945  


WPC -- Patrol Cutters

Click on "WPC-##" for link to page with specifications, history, photographs (where available).

SC-1 Class:

No. Name                               Comm. Notes (: Lost)                                  
WPC-372 Belleville 28 Nov 1917  
WPC-336 Blaze 18 Feb 1918 (ex-SC-231)
WPC-335 Boone 28 Jan 1918 (ex-SC-229)
WPC-365 Bowstring 12 Mar 1918 (ex-SC-238)


Argo Class:

No. Name                               Comm. Notes (: Lost)                                  
WPC-100 Argo 6 Jan 1933  
WPC-101 Ariadne 9 Oct 1934  
WPC-102 Atalanta 20 Sep 1934  
WPC-103 Aurora 21 Dec 1931  
WPC-104 Calypso 16 Jan 1932  
WPC-105 Cyane 25 Oct 1934  
WPC-106 Daphne 12 Feb 1932  
WPC-107 Dione 5 Oct 1934  
WPC-108 Galatea 3 Feb 1933  
WPC-109 Hermes 7 Mar 1932  
WPC-110 Icarus 1 Apr 1932  
WPC-111 Nemesis 10 Oct 1934  
WPC-112 Nike 24 Oct 1934  
WPC-113 Pandora 1 Nov 1934  
WPC-114 Perseus 27 Apr 1932  
WPC-115 Thetis 1 Dec 1931  
WPC-116 Triton 20 Nov 1934  


WSC -- Submarine Chasers

Click on "WSC-##" for link to page with specifications, history, photographs (where available).

Active Class:

No. Name                               Comm. Notes (: Lost)                                  
WSC-125 Active 1927  
WSC-126 Agassiz 1927  
WSC-127 Alert 1927  
WSC-128 Bedloe 1926 : 14 Sep 1944; hurricane off Cape Hatteras, N.C.
WSC-129 Bonham 1927  
WSC-130 Boutwell 1927  
WSC-131 Cahoone 1927  
WSC-132 Cartigan 1927  
WSC-133 Colfax 1927  
WSC-134 Crawford 1927  
WSC-157 Cuyahoga 1941 Transferred from US Navy
WSC-135 Diligence 1927  
WSC-136 Dix 1927  
WSC-137 Ewing 1927  
WSC-138 Faunce 1927  
WSC-139 Frederick Lee 1927  
WSC-140 General Greene 1927  
WSC-141 Harriet Lane 1927  
WSC-142 Jackson 1927 14 Sep 1944; hurricane off Cape Hatteras, N.C.
WSC-143 Kimball 1927  
WSC-144 Legare 1927  
WSC-145 Marion 1927  
WSC-146 McLane 1927  
WSC-147 Morris 1927  
WSC-148 Nemaha 1927  
WSC-149 Pulaski 1926  
WSC-150 Reliance 1927  
WSC-151 Rush 1927  
WSC-152 Tiger 1927  
WSC-153 Travis 1927  
WSC-154 Vigilant 1927  
WSC-155 Woodbury 1927  
WSC-156 Yeaton 1927  


Patrol Types (WPR WPY, WPYc, WYP)

WPR -- River Gunboats

Click on "WPR-##" for link to page with specifications, history, photographs (where available).
No. Name                               Comm. Notes (: Lost)                                  
WPR-50 Ossipee 1915  
WPR-57 Pamlico 1906  

WPY -- Yachts

Click on "WPY-##" for link to page with specifications, history, photographs (where available).

Kil Class:

No. Name                               Comm. Notes (: Lost)                                  
WPY-175 Marita 30 Jan 1943  


WPYc -- Coastal Yachts

Click on "WPYc-##" for link to page with specifications, history, photographs (where available).
No. Name                               Comm. Notes (: Lost)                                  
WPYc-3 Amethyst 10 Mar 1944  
WPYc-345 Madalan 1 Apr 1943  
WPYc-337 Nellwood 26 Mar 1943  
WPYc-348 Thalassa 5 Feb 1943  
WPYc-386 Gertrude L. Thebaud 24 Dec 1942  
WPYc-352 Boulder 4 Dec 1942  
WPYc-158 Wicomico 14 Oct 1942  
[WPYc] Blackstone 2 Sep 1942  
WPYc-369 Blanchard 2 Aug 1942  
WPYc-343 Blanco 20 Aug 1942  
[WPYc] Pilgrim Aug 1942  
WPYc-346 Bedford 28 Jul 1942  
WPYc-159 Micawber 8 Jul 1942  

WYP -- District Patrol Vessels

Click on "WYP-##" for link to page with specifications, history, photographs (where available).
No. Name                               Comm. Notes (: Lost)                                  
WPR-50 Ossipee 28 Jul 1915  
WPR-57 Pamlico 26 Jul 1907  

Miscellaneous Types (WAG, WAK, WAO)

WAG -- Miscellaneous Auxiliaries

Click on "WAG-##" for link to page with specifications, history, photographs (where available).

Mackinaw Class:

No. Name                               Comm. Notes (: Lost)                                  
WAG-83 Mackinaw 20 Dec 1944  


Wind Class -- Weather Patrol Ships

No. Name                               Comm. Notes (: Lost)                                  
WAG-279 Eastwind 3 Jun 1944  
WAG-278 Northwind 26 Feb 1944 Transferred to USSR
WAG-282 Northwind II 28 Jul 1945  
WAG-280 Southwind 15 Jul 1944 Transferred to USSR, 23 Mar 45
WAG-281 Westwind 18 Sep 1944 Transferred to USSR, 21 Feb 45


Muskeget Class -- Weather Patrol Ship

No. Name                               Comm. Notes (: Lost)                                  
WAG-276 Manhasset 1943  
WAG-48 Muskeget 3 Jan 1942 (ex-AG-48)


Lake Class -- Weather Patrol Ships

No. Name                               Comm. Notes (: Lost)                                  
WAG-273 Manasquan 11 Oct 41  
WAG-274 Menemsha 19 Sep 41  
WAG-275 Monomoy 24 Dec 41  


Big Horn Class -- Weather Patrol Ship

No. Name                               Comm. Notes (: Lost)                                  
WAG-207 Big Horn 1944
1945
 
Transferred to USN: IX-127


WAG -- Icebreakers

Click on "WAG-##" for link to page with specifications, history, photographs (where available).

Mackinaw Class:

No. Name                               Comm. Notes (: Lost)                                  
WAG-83 Mackinaw 20 Dec 1944  


WAK -- Cargo Ships

Click on "WAK-##" for link to page with specifications, history, photographs (where available).
No. Name                               Comm. Notes (: Lost)                                  
WAK-123 Asterion 17 Sep 1942
12 Jan 1944
USN comm.
USCG comm.

WAO -- Oilers

Click on "WAO-##" for link to page with specifications, history, photographs (where available).
No. Name                               Comm. Notes (: Lost)                                  
WAO-124 Big Horn 1944
1945
 
Transferred to USN: IX-127

Aids-to-Navigation Types (WAGL, WARC, WAL)

WAGL -- Lighthouse Tenders

Click on "WAGL-##" for link to page with specifications, history, photographs (where available).

Basswod Class

No. Name                               Comm. Notes (: Lost)                                  
WAGL-406 Acacia 1 Sep 1944  
WAGL-388 Basswood 12 Jan 1944  
WAGL-389 Bittersweet 11 May 1944  
WAGL-390 Blackhaw 17 Feb 1944  
WAGL-381 Blackthorn 27 Mar 1944  
WAGL-392 Bramble 22 Apr 44  
WAGL-393 Firebush 20 Jul 1944  
WAGL-394 Hornbeam 14 Apr 1944  
WAGL-395 Iris 11 Aug 1944  
WAGL-396 Mallow 6 Jun 1944  
WAGL-397 Mariposa 1 Jul 1944  
WAGL-398 Redbud 2 May 1944  
WAGL-399 Sagebrush 1 Apr 1944  
WAGL-400 Salvia 19 Feb 1944  
WAGL-401 Sassafras 23 May 1944  
WAGL-402 Sedge 5 Jul 1944  
WAGL-403 Spar 12 Jun 1944 USCG Spar Museum
WAGL-404 Sundew 24 Aug 1944  
WAGL-405 Sweetbrier 26 Jul 1944  
WAGL-407 Woodbrush 22 Sep 1944  


Mesquite Class

No. Name                               Comm. Notes (: Lost)                                  
WAGL-306 Buttonwood 24 Sep 1943  
WAGL-297 Ironwood 4 Aug 1943  
WAGL-305 Mesquite 27 Aug 1943  
WAGL-308 Papaw 12 Oct 4193  
WAGL-307 Planetree 4 Nov 1943  
WAGL-309 Sweetgum 20 Nov 1943  


Cactus Class

No. Name                               Comm. Notes (: Lost)                                  
WAGL-62 Balsam 14 Oct 1942  
WAGL-270 Cactus 1 Sep 1942  
WAGL-300 Citrus 30 May 1943  
WAGL-292 Clover 8 Nov 1942  
WAGL-301 Conifer 1 Jul 1943  
WAGL-277 Cowslip 17 Oct 1942  
WAGL-295 Evergreen 30 Apr 1943  
WAGL-290 Gentian 3 Nov 1942  
WAGL-291 Laurel 24 Nov 1942  
WAGL-302 Madrona 30 May 1943  
WAGL-296 Sorrel 15 Apr 1943  
WAGL-303 Tupelo 30 Aug 1943  
WAGL-289 Woodbine 17 Nov 1942  


Sycamore Class

No. Name                               Comm. Notes (: Lost)                                  
WAGL-259 Dogwood 17 Sep 1941  
WAGL-63 Forsythia 15 Feb 1943  
WAGL-268 Sycamore 9 Sep 1941  


Clematis Class

No. Name                               Comm. Notes (: Lost)                                  
WAGL-286 Clematis 28 Jul 1944  
WAGL-287 Shadbush 28 Jul 1944  


Linden Class

No. Name                               Comm. Notes (: Lost)                                  
WAGL-208 Columbine 21 Oct 1931  
WAGL-228 Linden 22 Jul 1931  
WAGL-254 Wisteria Mar 1933  


Violet Class

No. Name                               Comm. Notes (: Lost)                                  
WAGL-227 Lilac 1933  
WAGL-237 Misteltoe 15 Sep 1939  
WAGL-250 Violet 1930  


Lupine Class

No. Name                               Comm. Notes (: Lost)                                  
WAGL-200 Acacia 1920 : 15 Mar 1942; gunfire from U-161
WAGL-222 Ilex 1919  
WAGL-229 Lotus 1920  
WAGL-230 Lupine 1918  
WAGL-245 Speedwell 1920  
WAGL-246 Spruce 1920  


Manzanita Class

No. Name                               Comm. Notes (: Lost)                                  
WAGL-202 Anemone 1908  
WAGL-211 Cypress 1908  
WAGL-218 Hibiscus 1908  
WAGL-225 Hukui 1908  
WAGL-233 Manzanita 1908  
WAGL-240 Orchid 1908  
WAGL-243 Sequuoia 1908  
WAGL-249 Tulip 1908  


Miscellaneous

No. Name                               Comm. Notes (: Lost)                                  
WAGL-216 Alder 1930  
WAGL-223 Althea 30 Apr 1930  
WAGL-201 Amaranth 14 Apr 1892  
WAGL-203 Arbutus 1933  
WAGL-204 Aspen 8 May 1906  
WAGL-269 Aster 17 Jan 1922  
WAGL-262 Azalea 14 Nov 1940  
WAGL-205 Beech Jan1928  
WAGL-256 Birch 1939  
WAGL-257 Bluebonnet 4 Nov 1939  
WAGL-206 Camellia 13 Jul 1911  
WAGL-207 Cedar 30 Jun 1917  
WAGL-258 Cherry 19 May 1932  
WAGL-209 Cottonwood 1915  
WAGL-210 Crocus 26 Jul 1905  
WAGL-288 Dahlia Aug 1933  
WAGL-260 Elm 1 Apr 1938  
WAGL-212 Fir 1 Oct 1940  
WAGL-160 Forward 14 Nov 1925  
WAGL-285 Foxglove 1 Oct 1945  
WAGL-213 Goldenrod 2 Jun 1938  
WAGL-214 Greenbrier 20 Jun 1924  
WAGL-215 Hawthorn 28 Dec 1921  
[WAGL] Heather 10 Jun 1903  
WAGL-217 Hemlock 1934  
WAGL-219 Hickory Mar 1933  
WAGL-220 Hollyhock 7 Aug 1937  
WAGL-221 Hyacinth 26 Jun 1903  
WAGL-236 Hydrangea Nov 1897  
[WAGL] Ivy 9 May 1904  
WAGL-261 Jasmine May 1935  
WAGL-224 Juniper 1 Oct 1940  
WAGL-56 Kickapoo 1922  
WAGL-310 Lantana 6 Nov 1943  
WAGL-226 Larkspur 24 Feb 1903  
WAGL-231 Magnolia 5 May 1904  
WAGL-232 Mangrove 1 Dec 1897  
WAGL-234 Maple Jun 1939  
WAGL-235 Marigold 4 Oct 1890  
WAGL-263 Myrtle 1932  
WAGL-238 Narcissus 1939  
WAGL-239 Oak 31 Dec 1921  
WAGL-264 Oleander 20 Sep 1941  
WAGL-265 Palmetto 19 Mar 1917  
WAGL-161 Phlox 1 Jun 1926  
WAGL-162 Pine 16 Jul 1926  
WAGL-266 Poinciana 8 Jul 1930  
WAGL-241 Poplar 1939  
WAGL-267 Rhoododendron 12 APr 1935  
WAGL-242 Rose 8 Aug 1916  
WAGL-244 Shrub 20 Jun 1917  
WAGL-311 Sumac 11 Nov 1944  
WAGL-247 Sunflower 23 Mar 1907  
WAGL-248 Tamarack 1934  
WAGL-251 Wakerobin 15 apr 1927  
WAGL-252 Walnut 27 Jun 1939  
WAGL-253 Willow 4 Oct 1927  
WAGL-255 Zinnia 1939  


WARC -- Cable-Laying Ships

Click on "WAGL-##" for link to page with specifications, history, photographs (where available).

No. Name                               Comm. Notes (: Lost)                                  
WARC-58 Pequot 1 May 1922  


WAL -- Lightships

Click on "LS-##" for link to page with specifications, history, photographs (where available).

133-foot Class

No. Name                               Comm. Notes (: Lost)                                  
LS-100 LS-100 10 Feb 1930  
LS-113 LS-113 15 Jun 1930  
LS-114 LS-114 1930  
LS-115 LS-115 14 Jul 1930  
LS-116 LS-116 14 Aug 1930  
LS-117 LS-117 1930  


132-foot Class

No. Name                               Comm. Notes (: Lost)                                  
LS-106 LS-106 14 Jun 1923  
LS-107 Winter Quarter 22 Feb 1924  
LS-108 Five Fathom Banks 17 Sep 1923  
LS-109 LS-109 10 Nov 1923  
LS-110 Pollock Rip 22 Jan 1924  
LS-111 Ambrose Channel 20 Dec 1926  


135-foot Class

No. Name                               Comm. Notes (: Lost)                                  
LS-84 St. John's River 1907  
LS-85 LS-85 1907  
LS-96 Hen and Chickens 1907  
LS-87 Scotland 1907  
LS-88 Umatilla Reef 1908  
LS-89 LS-89 1908  
LS-90 Portland 1908  
LS-91 LS-91 1908  
LS-92 LS-92 1908  
LS-93 Columbia River 1908  


129-foot Class

No. Name                               Comm. Notes (: Lost)                                  
LS-76 LS-76 26 May 1904  
LS-77 Pestigo Reef 1906  
LS-78 LS-78 1904  
LS-79 Barnegat 1904  
LS-80 Cape Charles 1904  
LS-81 Boston 1904  
LS-82 LS-82 12 Jul 1912  
LS-83 San Francisco 1904  


Miscellaneous Class

No. Name                               Comm. Notes (: Lost)                                  
LS-53 Stone Horse Shoal 1892  
LS-54 LS-54 1892  
LS-73 Vineyard Sound 1901  
LS-90 LS-90 21 Jul 1921  
LS-94 Savannah 13 Jun 1911  
LS-95 LS-95 30 Nov 1912  
LS-96 Cross Rip 24 Apr 1915  
LS-98 Handkerchief 12 Jun 1915  
LS-101 Overfalls 25 Sep 1916  
LS-102 Brenton Reef 3 Jan 1917  
LS-103 Lake Huron 22 Dec 1920  
LS-105 Diamond Shoals 8 Apr 1922  
LS-112 LS-112 1936  
LS-118 LS-118 11 Sep 1938  

Tugs (WAT, WYT)

WAT -- Oceangoing Tugs

Click on "WAT-##" for link to page with specifications, history, photographs (where available).

Miscellaneous Tugs

No. Name                               Comm. Notes (: Lost)                                  
WAT-55 Carrabasset 1920  
WAT-48 Redwing 17 Oct 1919 Returned to USN (AM-48) 29 Aug 1941
WAT-54 Shawnee 1922  

WYT -- Yard Tugs

Click on "WYT-##" for link to page with specifications, history, photographs (where available).

Apalachee Class:

No. Name                               Comm. Notes (: Lost)                                  
WYT-71 Apalachee 26 Nov 1943  
WYT-96 Chinook 24 Mar 1944  
WYT-73 Mohican 29 Feb 1944  
WYT-97 Ojibwa 7 Apr 1944  
WYT-99 Sauk 25 May 1944  
WYT-98 Snohomish 2 May 1944  
WYT-72 Yankton 26 Jan 1944  

Raritan Class:

No. Name                               Comm. Notes (: Lost)                                  
WYT-90 Arundel 6 Jul 1939  
WYT-91 Mahoning 7 Aug 1939  
WYT-92 Naugatuck 12 Apr 1939  
WYT-93 Raritan 11Apr 1939  

Hudson Class:

No. Name                               Comm. Notes (: Lost)                                  
WYT-86 Calumet 3 Dec 1934  
WYT-87 Hudson 31 Oct 1934  
WYT-88 Navesink 5 Jan 1935  
WYT-89 Tuckahoe 30 Jan 1935  

Manitou Class:

No. Name                               Comm. Notes (: Lost)                                  
WYT-61 Kaw 1 Mar 1943  
WYT-60 Manitou 15 Feb 1943  

Miscellaneous:

No. Name                               Comm. Notes (: Lost)                                  
WYT-371 Beverly 6 Oct 1942
4 Aug 1944
 
Xfer to USN
WYT-81 Davey 14 Mar 1908  
WYT-94 Golden Gate 17 Jun 1897  
[WYT] Guard 9 Dec 1913  
[WYT] Guthrie 13 May 1882  
WYT-95 Manhattan 15 Apr 1921  
[WYT] Shearwater 17 Oct 1941  
WYT-74 Tioga 18 Oct 1894  
WYT-84 Winnisimmet 30 Jul 1903  

Unclassified Miscellaneous (WIX)

No. Name                               Comm. Notes (: Lost)                                  
WIX-184 Alexander Graham Bell 7 Oct 1944  
[WIX] Alleghany 21 May 1942  
[WIX] American Mariner 30 Dec 1941  
[WIX] American Sailor 24 Jul 1941  
[WIX] American Seaman 6 May 1939  
[WIX] Annapolis 15 May 1941  
WIX-271 Atlantic 1 Apr 1941  
[WIX] Bay State 1941  
[WIX] Berkshire 1 May 1942  
WIX-272 Beta 1 Jul 1921  
WIX-375 Bibbeville 1 Nov 1919  
WIX-347 Bison 3 Feb 1943  
[WIX] Boston 23 Dec 1941  
[WIX] City of Chattanooga 1 Jul 1942  
[WIX] Curlew 31 Jan 1940  
[WIX] Delta Queen 15 Dec 1941  
WIX-283 Denmark 1933  
[WIX] East Breeze 1944  
[WIX] El Cano 1939  
[WIX] Empire State 27 Aug 1941  
[WIX] Felix Reisenberg ?  
[WIX] Joseph Conrad 30 Nov 1939  
[WIX] Keystone State 6 Nov 1908  
WIX-180 MacNichol 5 Jul 1942  
[WIX] Mayfair 13 May 1942  
WIX-338 Navigation 19 Jan 1942  
[WIX] Nenemoosha 1942  
[WIX] New York 19 Dec 1941  
[WIX] Queen of Peace 14 Jan 1942  
[WIX] Resolution 17 Aug 1942  
[WIX] Tusitala 14 May 1940  
[WIX] Vema 26 Jul 1941  

Return to Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945: Coast Guard Cutters & Craft

Return to HyperWar: U.S. Navy in World War II


Last updated: 19 May 2003

Compiled and formatted by Patrick Clancey, HyperWar Foundation
(see the Main Page for sources and methodology)