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List of patrol vessels of the United States Navy

 

List of patrol vessels of the United States Navy
Ships of the
United States Navy

This is a list of patrol vessels of the United States Navy.

PC, Patrol Craft Coastal

By hull number
By name

Hydrofoil Vessels

PHM, Patrol Missile Hydrofoil

PGH, Patrol Gunboat Hydrofoil

PCH, Submarine Chaser Hydrofoil

PC, Submarine Chaser

These submarine chasers were 173 feet long and used the PC designation. The large missing sections of numbers in designation for the most part come from sharing the same number set as the other much smaller 110-foot submarine chasers that used the SC designation.

497-507 used by SC submarine chasers

511 to 522 used by SC submarine chasers

524-539 used by SC submarine chasers

PCE, Patrol Craft Escort, and PCER, Patrol Craft Rescue Escort

PCS, Patrol Craft Sweeper

PE, Eagle-Class Patrol Craft

Of 112 Eagle class patrol craft planned 60 of these WWI era ships were completed, being given numbers from 1 to 60.

Designation Keel Laid Launched Commissioned Disposition
PE-1 7 May 1918 11 July 1918 27 October 1918 Sold 11 June 1930
PE-2 10 May 1918 19 August 1918 11 July 1918 Sold 11 June 1930
PE-3 16 May 1918 11 September 1918 11 November 1918 Sold 11 June 1930
PE-4 21 May 1918 15 September 1918 14 November 1918 Sold 11 June 1930
PE-5 28 May 1918 28 September 1918 19 November 1918 Sold 11 June 1930
PE-6 3 June 1918 16 October 1918 21 November 1918 Destroyed as target 30 November 1934
PE-7 8 June 1918 5 October 1918 24 November 1918 Destroyed as target 30 November 1934
PE-8 10 June 1918 11 November 1918 31 October 1919 Sold 1 April 1931
PE-9 17 June 1918 8 November 1918 27 October 1919 Sold 26 May 1930
PE-10 6 July 1918 9 November 1918 31 October 1919 Destroyed 19 August 1937
PE-11 13 July 1918 14 November 1918 29 May 1919 Sold 16 January 1935
PE-12 13 July 1918 12 November 1918 6 November 1919 Sold 30 December 1935
PE-13 15 July 1918 9 January 1919 2 April 1919 Sold 26 May 1930
PE-14 20 July 1918 23 January 1919 17 June 1919 Destroyed as target 22 November 1934
PE-15 21 July 1918 25 January 1919 11 June 1919 Sold 14 June 1934
PE-16 22 July 1918 11 January 1919 5 June 1919 Transferred to the Coast Guard late 1919
PE-17 3 August 1918 1 February 1919 3 July 1919 Wrecked off Long Island, New York 22 May 1922
PE-18 5 August 1918 10 February 1919 7 August 1919 Sold 11 June 1930
PE-19 6 August 1918 30 January 1919 25 June 1919 Destroyed 6 August 1946
PE-20 26 August 1918 15 February 1919 28 July 1919 Transferred to USCG late 1919
PE-21 31 August 1918 15 February 1919 31 July 1919 Transferred to USCG late 1919
PE-22 5 September 1918 10 February 1919 17 July 1919 Transferred to USCG late 1919
PE-23 11 September 1918 20 February 1919 19 June 1919 Sold 11 June 1930
PE-24 13 September 1918 24 February 1919 12 July 1919 Sold 11 June 1930
PE-25 17 September 1918 19 February 1919 30 June 1919 Lost 11 June 1930
PE-26 25 September 1918 1 March 1919 1 October 1919 Sold 29 August 1938
PE-27 22 October 1918 1 March 1919 14 July 1919 Sold 4 June 1946
PE-28 23 October 1918 1 March 1919 28 July 1919 Sold 11 June 1930
PE-29 18 November 1918 8 March 1919 20 August 1919 Sold 11 June 1930
PE-30 19 November 1918 8 March 1919 14 August 1919 Transferred to USCG late 1919
PE-31 19 November 1918 8 March 1919 14 August 1919 Sold 18 May 1923
PE-32 30 November 1918 15 March 1919 4 September 1919 Sold 3 March 1947
PE-33 14 February 1918 15 March 1919 4 September 1919 Sold 11 June 1930
PE-34 8 January 1919 15 March 1919 3 September 1919 Sold 9 June 1932
PE-35 13 January 1919 22 March 1919 22 August 1919 Sold 7 June 1938
PE-36 22 January 1919 22 March 1919 20 August 1919 Sold 27 February 1936
PE-37 27 January 1919 25 March 1919 30 September 1919 Sold 11 June 1930
PE-38 31 January 1919 29 March 1919 30 July 1919 Sold 3 March 1947
PE-39 3 February 1919 29 March 1919 20 September 1919 Sold 7 June 1938
PE-40 7 February 1919 5 April 1919 1 October 1919 Destroyed as target 19 November 1934
PE-41 20 February 1919 5 April 1919 26 September 1919 Sold 11 June 1930
PE-42 13 February 1919 17 May 1919 3 October 1919 Sold 11 June 1930
PE-43 17 February 1919 17 May 1919 2 October 1919 Sold 26 May 1930
PE-44 20 February 1919 24 May 1919 30 September 1919 Disposed of 14 May 1938
PE-45 20 February 1919 17 May 1919 2 October 1919 Sold 11 June 1930
PE-46 24 February 1919 24 May 1919 3 October 1919 Sold 10 December 1936
PE-47 3 March 1919 19 June 1919 4 October 1919 Sold 30 December 1935
PE-48 3 March 1919 24 May 1919 8 October 1919 Sold 10 October 1946
PE-49 4 March 1919 14 June 1919 10 October 1919 Sold 20 September 1930
PE-50 10 March 1919 18 July 1919 6 October 1919 Sold 11 June 1930
PE-51 10 March 1919 14 June 1919 2 October 1919 Sold 29 August 1938
PE-52 10 March 1919 9 July 1919 10 October 1919 Sold 29 August 1938
PE-53 17 March 1919 13 August 1919 20 October 1919 Sold 26 August 1938
PE-54 17 March 1919 17 July 1919 10 October 1919 Sold 26 May 1930
PE-55 17 March 1919 22 July 1919 10 October 1919 Sold 3 March 1947
PE-56 25 March 1919 15 August 1919 26 October 1919 Exploded off Portland, Maine, on 23 April 1945
after being torpedoed by U-853
PE-57 25 March 1919 29 July 1919 15 October 1919 Sold March 5, 1947
PE-58 25 March 1919 2 August 1919 20 October 1919 Disposed of 30 June 1940
PE-59 31 March 1919 12 April 1919 19 September 1919 Sold 29 August 1938
PE-60 31 March 1919 13 August 1919 27 October 1919 Sold 29 August 1938

PE-61 through PE-112 were cancelled on November 30, 1918. PE-5, PE-15, PE-25, PE-45, PE-65, PE-75, PE-86, PE-95, PE-105, and PE-112 were allotted for transfer to Italy, though this plan was cancelled and none were ever delivered.

PF, Patrol Frigate

PG, Gunboat

PGM/PG, Motor Gunboat

PR, River Gunboat

All built in Shanghai to serve on the Yangtze Patrol.

PT, Patrol Torpedo Boat

  • USS PT-1
  • USS PT-2
  • USS PT-3
  • USS PT-4
  • USS PT-5
  • USS PT-6
  • USS PT-7
  • USS PT-8
  • USS PT-9
  • USS PT-109
  • USS PT-305
  • USS PT-309

PY, Patrol Yacht

By hull number
By name

PYc, Coastal Patrol Yacht

By hull number
By name

SC, Submarine Chaser

These submarine chasers were 110 feet long and used the SC designation. The large missing sections of numbers in designation for the most part come from sharing the same number set as the other bigger 173 foot subchasers that used the PC designation.

SC-1 Class (SC-1 to SC-448)

SC 497 Class

Mainly SC-497 to 775, SC-977 to 1076, SC-1267 to 1367, SC-1474 to 1626. Also several were modified to be SCC's a command versions.

509 and 510 used by PC submarine chasers

523 used by PC submarine chaser

776-976 used by PC submarine chasers

1077-1265 used by PC submarine chasers

SC-1474 to SC-1626

(incomplete listing)

World War I Section Patrol (SP) and Identification Number (ID) Series

Incomplete listing of civilian boats and ships commissioned during World War I for use as section patrol (SP) craft and civilian cargo ships, tankers, transports, etc., commissioned for U.S. Navy use during World War and given non-"SP" identification numbers (ID) in the "SP" numbering series.

Identification Numbers (ID)

Section Patrol (SP)

Add to SP list: USS See W. See SP-740 was built in 1915 at the yards of Willard F. Downs that was located in Bay Shore, NY. She was built as the See W. See (Official No. 213242) for Charles W. Cushman of New York. Measuring 65.5' in length, she was of a Bridge Deck cruiser design typical of the time. In 1917 like many other privately owned yachts, she became part of the US naval fleet. She served at the US Naval Reserve Force Section Base No. 5 located in West Sayville, NY (Today West Sayville Boat Basin). She was part of a three vessel fleet, the USS Sunbeam SP-251 and the USS Nemesis SP-343. They patrolled the waters in and off shore of Fire Island, NY. All took part in the search and rescue effort for the sunken USS San Diego ACR-6 off Fire Island in 1918. The See W. See was sold in what looks to be December 1918 to S. Kent Morris of Belvedere, NJ who took her to Ruddock Yacht Works in New York City for refurbishment back into a yacht. She has under gone many modifications since. She survives today as the Mar-Sue and is one of the few survivors (Only found one) from the many SP classified vessels of WWI.

Current owner, William L. Baxter

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