List of patrol vessels of the United States Navy
This is a list of patrol vessels of the United States Navy.
PC, Patrol Craft Coastal
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Hydrofoil Vessels
PHM, Patrol Missile Hydrofoil
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PGH, Patrol Gunboat Hydrofoil
- USS Flagstaff (PGH-1) (Grumman experimental class)
- USS Tucumcari (PGH-2) (Boeing, JetFoil predecessor)
PCH, Submarine Chaser Hydrofoil
- USS High Point (PCH-1) (Boeing)
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
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PCE, Patrol Craft Escort, and PCER, Patrol Craft Rescue Escort
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PCS, Patrol Craft Sweeper
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PE, Eagle-Class Patrol Craft
Of 112 Eagle class patrol craft planned 60 of these World War I era ships were completed, being given numbers from 1 to 60.
Designation | Keel Laid | Launched | Commissioned | Disposition |
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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
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PR, River Gunboat
All built in Shanghai to serve on the Yangtze Patrol.
- USS Palos (PR-1), ex-PG-16
- USS Monacacy (PR-2), ex-PG-20
- USS Wake (PR-3), ex-Guam (PG-43)
- USS Tutuila (PR-4), ex-PG-44
- USS Panay (PR-5), ex-PG-45
- USS Oahu (PR-6), ex-PG-46
- USS Luzon (PR-7), ex-PG-47
- USS Mindanao (PR-8), ex-PG-48
PT, Patrol Torpedo Boat
- USS PT-1
- USS PT-41
- USS PT-59
- USS PT-109
- USS PT-309
PY, Patrol Yacht
PYc, Coastal Patrol Yacht
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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)
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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
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776-976 used by PC submarine chasers
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1077-1265 used by PC submarine chasers
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SC-1474 to SC-1626
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(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)
References
Add; USS SEE W SEE SP-740