Cutters, Craft & Coast Guard-Manned Army & Navy Vessels
The following is a list of named vessels of the Revenue Marine, Revenue Cutter Service, Coast Guard and Lighthouse Service. The Historian's Office maintains a file on most of the following vessels. Please note that decommissioned cutters' and tenders' logbooks, patrol reports, war diaries, action reports and other official documentation are held by the National Archives, not the Coast Guard Historian's Office.
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The vessels are listed alphabetically. Scroll through the list and click on the vessel's name to access its official history or click on the letters listed above to move through the list more quickly. (The date in parentheses is the date a vessel was commissioned into Revenue, Lighthouse, or Coast Guard service; no date is given to commissioned US Navy warships or US Army vessels manned by Coast Guard crews--such manning practices only occurred during World War II):
ABEL P. UPSHUR (1931-USCG); CG DESTROYER CG-15
ABSECON (1949-USCG); WAVP-374; WHEC-374
ADMIRAL W. L. CAPPS, USS; AP-121
ADMIRAL E. W. EBERLE, USS; AP-123
ADMIRAL C. F. HUGHES, USS; AP-124
ADMIRAL H. T. MAYO, USS; AP-125
AGASSIZ (1926); WSC / WMEC-126
ALEX HALEY (2000); WMEC-39
ALEXANDER HAMILTON (1921-USCG); ex-USS VICKSBURG; later-BETA
ALEXANDER HAMILTON (1937); WPG-34; later-HAMILTON
AMMEN (1925-USCG); CG DESTROYER CG-8
ANDROSCOGGIN (1946); WPG / WHEC-68
ANTHONY PETTIT (1999); WLM-558
APACHE (1891); former-GALVESTON
ARBUTUS (1933); WAGL / WLM-203
ATTU (1988); WPB-1317 (Forthcoming)
BADGER (GEORGE E.; 1931-USCG); CG DESTROYER CG-16
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND (1991); WPB-1343
BALSAM (1942); WAGL-62; WLB-62
BARATARIA (1949-USCG); WAVP / WHEC-381
BARBARA MABRITY (1999); WLM-559
BARBERRY (1943); WLI / WAGL-294
BASSWOOD (1944); WAGL-388; WLB-388
BEALE (1924-USCG); CG DESTROYER CG-9
BEDLOE (1946); WPC-121; ex-USS PCE-(R)-860
BELLEFONTE; (1944-USCG); WYP-373
BERING STRAIT (1949-USCG); WAVP / WHEC-382
BETA (1921-USCG); WIX-272; ex-ALEXANDER HAMILTON; ex-VICKSBURG
BIBB (GEORGE M. BIBB; 1937); WPG / WAGC / WHEC-31
BIG HORN, USS; WAO-124; IX-207; ex-GULF DAWN
BITTERSWEET (1944); WAGL-389; WLB-389
BLACKHAW (1944); WAGL-390; WLB-390
BLACKROCK; (1943-USCG); WAGL-367
BLACKTHORN (1944); WAGL / WLB-391
BLANCHARD (1942-USCG); WPYc-369
BLUEBELL (1945); WLI / WAGL-313
BLUE BONNET (1939); WAGL / WLI-257
BONNEVILLE (1919; 1943); WIX-375
BRAMBLE (1944); WAGL-392; WLB-392
BRANT (2002); WPB-87348
BURROWS (1925-USCG); CG DESTROYER CG-10
CALUMET (1894); later-TIOGA; WYT-74
CAMPBELL (1849); later-JOE LANE
CAMPBELL (1853); a.k.a.-JAMES CAMPBELL
CAMPBELL (1936); GEORGE W. CAMPBELL, 1936; WPG / WAGC / WHEC-32
CASCO (1949-USCG); WAVP / WHEC-370
CASS (1855); a.k.a. LEWIS CASS
CASSIN; (1924-USCG); CG DESTROYER CG-1
CASTLE ROCK (1948-USCG); WAVP / WHEC-383
CAYUGA (1932); Later-HMS TOTLAND, Y-88; Later-MOCOMA, WPG-163
CHALLENGE (1856); later-LAMPLIGHTER
CHAMBERS (1952-USCG) DE-391; WDE-491
CHAMPLAIN (1929); Later-HMS SENNEN, Y-21; Later-WPG-319
CHANDLER (1866); ex-JASMINE; WILLIAM E. CHANDLER
CHASE (1865); a.k.a. SALMON P. CHASE
CHASE (1871); a.k.a. SALMON P. CHASE
CHASE (1934); CG-9277; ex-KIRK AND SWEENEY; ex-GEORGE AND EARL
CHASE (1968); WHEC-718 (Forthcoming)
CHAUTAUQUA (1945); WPG-41; WHEC-41
CHELAN (1928); Later-HMS LULWORTH, Y-60
CHEROKEE, USS, (1946 USCG); ATF-66; WAT / WMEC-165
CHILULA (1956-USCG); ATF / WAT / WMEC-153
CHINCOTEAGUE (1949-USCG); WAVP / WHEC-375
CIMARRON (1960); WLR-65502
CITRUS (1943); WAGL-300; WLB-300; WMEC-300
CITY OF CHATTANOOGA (1942), WIX
CITY POINT (Floating Base, 1924)
CLAMP (1964); WLIC-75306
CLOVER (1942); WAGL 292; WLB-292; WMEC-292
COBB (1943); WPG-181; ex-GOVERNOR COBB
COEUR DE LEON (1857); ex-VAN SANTVOORT
COLUMBINE (1931); WAGL / WLI-208
COMANCHE (1896); formally-WINDOM
COMANCHE (1959); WMEC-202; ex-WAMPANOAG
CONFIDENCE (1966); WPC / WMEC-619
CONIFER (1943); WAGL / WLB-301
CONYNGHAM (1925-USCG); CG DESTROYER CG-2
COOK INLET (1949-USCG); WAVP-384; WHEC-384
COOS BAY (1949-USCG); WAVP-376; WHEC-376
COSMOS (1942); WLI-293; WAGL-293
COURAGEOUS (1968); WPC-622; WMEC-622
COURIER (1952); AK-176; WAGR-410; WTR-410
COWSLIP (1942); WAGL-277; WLB-277
CUMMINGS (1925-USCG); CG DESTROYER CG-3
DAUNTLESS (1968); WPC-624; WMEC-624
DAVIS (1926-USCG); CG DESTROYER CG-21
DECISIVE (1968); WPC-629; WMEC-629
DEPENDABLE (1968); WPC-626; WMEC-626
DEXTER (1946 USCG); WAVP-385; WHEC-385; ex-BISCAYNE
DILIGENCE (1964); WPC-616; WMEC-616
DIX (1873); a.k.a. JOHN A. DIX, ex-WILDERNESS
DOBBIN (1853); JAMES C. DOBBIN
DOGWOOD (1941); WAGL-259; WLR-259
DOUGLAS A. MUNRO, USS; DE-422 (not-USCG)
DOWNES (1924 USCG); CG DESTROYER CG-4
DUANE (1841); WILLIAM J. DUANE
DUANE (1849); WILLIAM J. DUANE
DUANE (1936); WPG-33; WHEC-33; WILLIAM J. DUANE
E. A. STEVENS (1862); a.k.a. NAUGATUCK
EAGLE (1946-USCG); WIX-327; ex-SNS HORST WESSEL
EAST BREEZE (1944); formerly-SNS EXTERNSTEINE
EASTWIND (1944); WAG-279; WAGB-281
EDISTO (1965-USCG); AG-89; AGB-2; WAGB-284
ELM (1938); WAGL-260; WLI-72260
"EM" WORLD WAR II EMERGENCY CLASS VESSELS
ERICSSON (1925-USCG); CG DESTROYER CG-5
ESCANABA (1946); WPG-64; WHEC-64
ESCAPE (1980-USCG); ARS / WMEC-6
EVERGREEN (1943); WAGL-292; WAGO-295; WLB-295; WMEC-295
FALGOUT (1951-USCG) DE-324; WDE-424
FANNING (1925-USCG); CG DESTROYER CG-11
FESSENDEN (1865); WILLIAM P. FESSENDEN
FIREBUSH (1944); WAGL-393; WLB-393
FLAGSTAFF (1977-USCG); PGH / WPGH-1
FORSYTHIA (1943); WAGL-63; WLR-63
FORWARD (1842); a.k.a. WALTER P. FORWARD
FOXGLOVE (1945); WAGL / WLR-285
GALLATIN (1871); a.k.a.ALBERT GALLATIN)
GALVESTON (1891; later-APACHE)
GALVESTON ISLAND (1992); WPB-1349
GENERAL A. W. BREWSTER, USS; AP-155
GENERAL A. W. GREELY, USS; AP-141
GENERAL C. H. MUIR, USS; AP-142
GENERAL D. E. AULTMAN, USS; AP-156
GENERAL GEORGE RANDALL, USS; AP-115
GENERAL H. B. FREEMAN, USS; AP-143
GENERAL H. F. HODGES, USS; AP-144
GENERAL H. L. SCOTT, USS; AP-136
GENERAL J. C. BRECKINRIDGE, USS; AP-176
GENERAL M. C. MEIGS, USS; AP-116
GENERAL R. L. HOWZE, USS; AP-134
GENERAL W. H. GORDON, USS; AP-117
GENERAL W. M. BLACK, USS; AP-135
GENERAL WILLIAM MITCHELL, USS; AP-114
GENERAL W. P. RICHARDSON, USS; AP-118
GENERAL WILLIAM WEIGEL, USS; AP-119
GENTIAN (1942); WAGL-290; WLB-290
GEORGE E. BADGER (1931-USCG); CG DESTROYER CG-16
GEORGE M BIBB (1865); ex-MOCCASIN
GEORGE M BIBB (BIBB; 1937); WPG-31; WAGC-31; WHEC-31
GEORGE W. CAMPBELL (CAMPBELL, 1936); WPG-32; WAGC-32; WHEC-32
GLACIER (1966-USCG); AGB-4; WAGB-4
GOLDENROD (1938); WAGL-213; WLR-213
GOVERNOR COBB (1944); a.k.a. COBB; WPG-181
GOVERNORS ISLAND FERRIES (1966-1997)
HACKBERRY (1945); ex-USA T-187; CG-65024D
HALFMOON (1948-USCG); WAVP-378; WHEC-387
HAMILTON (1921 USCG); ALEXANDER HAMILTON; ex-USS VICKSBURG
HAMILTON (1937); ALEXANDER HAMILTON; WPG-34
HAMILTON (1967); WHEC-715 (Forthcoming)
HARRY CLAIBORNE (1999); WLM-561
HATCHET (1966); WLIC-75309
HEATHER (1947-USCG); ACM-7; WAGL-331; WLB-331
HENLEY (1924-USCG); CG DESTROYER CG-12
HENRY DODGE (1855) a.k.a. DODGE)
HERNDON; USS; (1931-USCG); CG DESTROYER CG-17
HICKORY (1933); WAGL-291; WLI-219
HOLLYHOCK (1937); WAGL-220; WLM-220
HORNBEAM (1944); WAGL-394; WLB-394
HUGH McCULLOCH (1877); ex-MOSSWOOD
HUMBOLDT (1949-USCG); WAVP-372; WHEC-372
INGHAM (SAMUEL D. INGHAM, 1936); WPG-35; WAGC-35; WHEC-35
INVINCIBLE II (1960); CG-52313
IRIS (1944); WAGL-395; WLB-395
IRONWOOD (1943); WAGL-297; WLB-297
IROQUOIS (1946) WPG-43; WHEC-43
ITASCA (1906); Ex-USS BANCROFT
JACKSON (1946); WPC-120; ex-USS PCE-858
JASMINE (1866); later-WILLIAM E. CHANDLER
JASMINE (1935); WAGL-261; WLI-261
JEFFERSON (THOMAS JEFFERSON; 1802)
JEFFERSON (1833); later-CRAWFORD
JEFFERSON ISLAND (1991); WPB-1340
J. N. SEYMOUR (1869; later-TULIP)
JOHN A. DIIX (1873); a.k.a. DIX; ex-WILDERNESS
JOHN C. SPENCER (SPENCER, 1937); WPG-36, WAGC-36, WHEC-36
JOHNSON (ANDREW JOHNSON, 1865)
JONQUIL (1946-USCG); ACM-6; WAGL-330; WLB-330
JOSEPH CONRAD (1939-USCG)l WIX
JOSEPH HENRY (1972); WHEO-701; a.k.a. CGC NEVER BUILT
JOSHUA APPLEBY (1998); WLM-556
JOUETT; USS; (1924-USCG); CG DESTROYER CG-13
KATHERINE WALKER (1997); WLM-552
KIMBALL (1927); WSC / WMEC-143
KLAMATH (1946); WPG-66; WHEC-66
KNIGHT ISLAND (1991); WPB-1348
KODIAK ISLAND (1991); WPB-1341
KOINER, USS (1951-USCG); WDE-431; DE-331
LA CRETE A PIERROT (1955); WPB-95315
LAMAR (1964-USCG); PCE / WTR-899
LAMPLIGHTER (1856); ex-CHALLENGE
LANSING, USS, (1952-USCG); DE-388; WDE-488
LAUREL (1942); WAGL-291; WLB-291
LCI(L); LANDING CRAFT, INFANTRY, LARGE
LEVI WOOBURY (1863); Formerly MAHONING
LIEUTENANT SAMUEL S. COURSEN, 1966
LILAC (1933); WAGL-227; WLM-227
LINDEN (1931); WAGL-228; WLI-228
LIPAN (1980-USCG); AT-ATF-85; WMEC-85
LOT M MORRILL (1889; a.k.a MORRILL)
LOWE, USS, (1951-USCG) DE-325; WDE-425
LST (LANDING SHIP, TANK; World War II)
MACKINAC (1949); WAVP-371; WHEC-371
MADRONA (1943); WAGL-302; WLB-302
MAGNOLIA (1946-USCG); ACM-3; WAGL-328; WLB-328
MAHONING (1863); renamed LEVI WOODBURY
MALLOW (1944); WAGL-396; WLB-396
MANASQUAN, USS; WAG-273 (On loan from USN)
MANITOU (1943); WYT-60; WYTM-60
MANITOU (1986); WPB 1302 (Forthcoming)
MAPLE (1939); WAGL-234; WLI-234
MARIPOSA (1944); WAGL-397; WLB-397
MARITA (1943--USCG; formerly HMS); WPY-175
MATAGORDA (1949-USCG); WAVP-373; WHEC-373
MATAGORDA (1986); WPB-1303 (Forthcoming)
MAYFLOWER (1897); later-HYDRANGEA
McCALL; USS; (1925-USCG); CG DESTROYER CG-14
McCLELLAND (ROBERT McCLELLAND, 1853)
McCULLOCH (1946-USCG); WAVP-386; WHEC-386; ex-WACHAPREAGUE
McDOUGAL; USS; (1925-USCG); CG DESTROYER CG-6
MENDOTA (1929); Later-HMS CULVER, Y-87
MENDOTA (1945); WPG-69; WHEC-69
MENEMSHA, USS; WAG-274 (On loan from USN)
MESQUITE (1943); WAGL / WLB-305
METOMPKIN (1989); WPB-1325 (Forthcoming)
MIGNONETTE (1871); ex-NARRAGANSETT
MINNETONKA (1946); WPG-67; WHEC-67
MISTLETOE (1939); WAGL-237; WLM-237
MOCCASIN (1865); later-GEORGE M. BIBB
MOCCASIN (Floating Base, 1924)
MOCOMA (1932); ex-CAYUGA, WPG-163; ex-HMS TOTLAND
MONAGHAN; USS; (1925-USCG); CG DESTROYER CG-15
MONHEGAN (1986); WPB-1305 (Forthcoming)
MONSOON (2004); WPC-4 (Forthcoming)
MORRO BAY (1981); WYTM / WTGB-106
NANSEMOND (1865); later-W. H. CRAWFORD
NARCISSUS (1939); WAGL-238; WLI-238
NARRAGANSETT (1867); later-MIGNONETTE
NAUGATUCK (1862); a.k.a. E. A. STEVENS
NAVIGATION (1942 USCG); WIX-338
NETTLE (Ex-FS-396); (1945-AUS); (1947-USCG); WAK-169
NEVER BUILT (1972); WHEO-701; a.k.a. JOSEPH HENRY
NEWELL (1951-USCG) DE-322; WDE-422
NOURMAHAL (1940-USCG); WPG-72; WPG-122
NUNIVAK (1986); WPB-1306 (Forthcoming)
NUSUNGINYA (2005)
OBION (1962); WLR-65503
OLEANDER (1941); WAGL-264; WLR-73264
OSAGE (1962); WLR-65505
OUACHITA (1960); WLR-65501
PADRE (1989); WPB-1328 (Forthcoming)
PAPAW (1943); WAGL-308; WLB-308
PATTERSON (1924-USCG); CG DESTROYER CG-16
PAULDING (1925-USCG); CG DESTROYER CG-17
PENOBSCOT BAY (1985); WTGB-107
PHILIP ALLEN (1855); a.k.a. ALLEN
PICKERING (Floating Base, 1924)
PLANETREE (1943); WAGL-307; WLB-307
PONTCHARTRAIN (1928); later-HMS HARTLAND, Y-00
PONTCHARTRAIN (1945); WPG-70; WHEC-70
POPLAR (1939); WAGL-241; WLR-21
PORTER (1925-USCG); CG DESTROYER CG-7
RAMBLER (1943); WLI-298; WAGL-298
RAMSDEN (1952-USCG) DE-382; WDE-482
RELIANCE (1964); WPC-615; WMEC-615
RESOLUTE (1966); WPC-620; WMEC-620
RICHARD RUSH (1831); a.k.a.-RUSH
RICHEY (1952-USCG) DE-385; WDE-485
ROANOKE ISLAND (1992); WPB-1346
ROBERT J. WALKER (1847); WALKER
ROCKAWAY (1948-USCG); WAVP-377; WHEC-377
ROE (1925-USCG); CG DESTROYER CG-18
ROGER B. TANEY (1834); a.k.a. TANEY
ROGER B. TANEY (1936); WPG-37; WHEC-37; TANEY
RUSH (1828); a.k.a.-BENJAMIN RUSH
SAGEBRUSH (1944); WAGL-399; WLB-399
SALVIA (1944); WAGL-400; WLB-400
SAMUEL D. INGHAM (1936); WPG-35; WAGC-35; WHEC-35; INGHAM
SARANAC (1930); later-HMS BANFF, Y-43; later-SEBEC, WPG-164; later-TAMPA
SASSAFRAS (1944); WAGL-401; WLB-401
SEBAGO (1930); LATER-HMS WALNEY, Y-04;
SEBAGO (1945); WPG-42; WHEC-42
SEDGE (1944); WAGL-402; WLB-402
SEMMES (1932-USCG); CG DESTROYER CG-20
SENECA (1987); WMEC-906; ex-PICKERING
SEWARD (1864); a.k.a.-WILLIAM H. SEWARD
SEYMOUR (1867); ex-ISAAC N. SEYMOUR; ex-J. N. SEYMOUR; later-TULIP
SHADBUSH (1944); WAGL / WLI-286
SHAMAL (2004); WPC-13 (Forthcoming)
SHAW (1926-USCG); CG DESTROYER CG-22
SHOSHONE (1931); LATER-HMS LANGUARD, Y-56
SKYLARK (1856); later-WATCHFUL
SMILAX (1944); WLI-315; WAGL-315
SORREL (1943); WAGL-296; WLB-296
SOUTHWIND (1944 & 1966 USCG); (transferred to USSR 1945); ABG-280; WAGB-280
SPAR (1944); WAGL-403; WLB-403
SPENCER (1937); WPG / WAGC / WHEC-36; JOHN C. SPENCER
SPENCER (1986); WMEC-906; ex-SENECA
SPRUCE (1947); WAK-246; ex-FS-222
STATEN ISLAND (1944-USSR); (1965-USCG); WAG-278; AGB-278; WAGB-278
STATEN ISLAND (1991); WPB-1345
STEADFAST (1968); WPC-623; WMEC-623
STEVENS (1862); a.k.a.-E. A. STEVENS; a.k.a.-NAUGATUCK
SUNDEW (1944); WAGL-404; WLB-404
SWEETBRIER (1944); WAGL-405; WLB-405
SWEETGUM (1943); WAGL-309; WLB-309
SWIFTSURE (1825); later-CRAWFORD
TAHOE (1928); Later-HMS FISHGUARD, Y-59
TAHOMA (1988); WMEC-908; ex-LEGARE
TAMARACK (1934); WAGL-248; WLI-248
TAMAROA (1946-USCG); ATF-95; WAT-166; WMEC-166; ex-ZUNI
TAMPA (1947); WPG-164; ex-SARANAC; ex-SEBEC
TANAGER (1964-USCG); AM / MSF / WTR-885
TANEY (1834); a.k.a.-ROGER B. TANEY
TANEY (1936); WPG / WHEC-37; ROGER B. TANEY
TEMPEST (2005); WPC-2 (Forthcoming)
TERRY (1925-USCG); CG DESTROYER CG-19
THISTLE (1946); BSP-1049; WAGL-409)
THUNDERBOLT (2004); WPC-12 (Forthcoming)
TIOGA (1894); ex-CALUMET; WYT-74
TORNADO (2004); WPC-14 (Forthcoming)
TRILLIUM (1945-AUS); (1946-USCG); WAK-170
TRIPPE (1924-USCG); CG DESTROYER CG-20
TUCKER (1926-USCG); CG DESTROYER CG-23
TULIP (1869); ex-J. N. SEYMOUR
TUPELO (1943); WAGL-303; WLB-303
UNALGA (1946-USCG); AKA-215; WAK-185; ex-TIPTON
UNIMAK (1948-USCG); WAVP / WHEC-379
VALIANT (1967); WPC / WMEC-621
VAN SANTVOORT (1857); later-COEUR DE LEON
VANCE (1952-USCG) DE-387; WDE-487
VASHON (1986); WPB-1308 (Forthcoming)
VENTUROUS (1968); WPC / WMEC-625
VERBENA (1944); WLI / WAGL-317
VIGILANT (1927); WSC / WPC-154
VIGILANT (1964); WPC / WMEC-617
WACHUSETT (1946); WPG / WHEC-44
WAINWRIGHT (1926-USCG); CG DESTROYER CG-24
WALKER (1847); a.k.a. ROBERT J. WALKER
WESTWIND (1944 & 1952 USCG); (transferred to USSR 1945); WAG-281; WAGB-281
WHITE ALDER (1947-USCG); WAGL / WLM-541
WHITE BUSH (1947-USCG); WAGL / WLM-542
WHITE HEATH (1947-USCG); WAGL / WLM-545
WHITE HOLLY (1947-USCG); WAGL / WLM-543
WHITE LUPINE (1947-USCG); WAGL / WLM-546
WHITE PINE (1948-USCG); WAGL / WLM-547
WHITE SAGE (1947-USCG); WAGL / WLM-544
WHITE SUMAC (1947-USCG); WAGL / WLM-540
WILDERNESS (1865); a.k.a. JOHN A. DIX,
WILKES (1926-USCG); CG DESTROYER CG-25
WILLIAM E. CHANDLER (1866); ex-JASMINE
WILLIAM H. SEWARD (1864); a.k.a.-SEWARD
WILLIAM J. DUANE (1841); a.k.a.-DUANE
WILLIAM J. DUANE (1849); a.k.a.-DUANE
WILLIAM J. DUANE (1936); WPG / WHEC-33; later-DUANE
WILLOW (1947-USCG); ACM-8; WAGL / WLB-332
WINNEBAGO (1945); WPG / WHEC-40
WISTARIA (1933); WAGL / WLI-254 (a.k.a.-WISTERIA)
WOOD, (WELBORN C.); (1931-USCG); CG DESTROYER CG-19
WOODBINE (1942); WAGL / WLB-289
WOODBURY (1863) [a.k.a.-LEVI WOODBURY; formerly-MAHONING]
YAKUTAT (1948-USCG); WAVP / WHEC-380
YAMACRAW (1947-USCG) ACM-9; ARC-5; WAGL / WARC / WLB-333
ZEPHYR (2004); WPC-8 (Forthcoming)
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