Sinking the U-550

Cutter Resources

Cutter History Bibliography
Cutter Record of Movements (1790-1933)
1848 Specifications for Six Schooners U.S. Revenue Service ...
SPECIFICATIONS FOR SIX SCHOONERS FOR THE U.S. REVENUE SERVICE UNITED STATES TREASURY DEPARTMENT, SEPTEMBER 6, 1848 -- Transcribed from Daily National Intelligencer (September 6, 1848) & published as “Appendix One” in James P. Delgado; Larry Murphy & Roger E. Kelly, Ph.D., Shipwreck Survey of a Portion of Ocean Beach Golden Gate National Recreation Area San Francisco, California to Locate the Remains of the United States Revenue Cutter C. W. Lawrence (Number Two in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area Maritime Archeological Publication Series); San Francisco, CA: United States Department of the interior, National Park Service, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, February, 1984; pp. 45-48.
1889 - Fire, Watch & Station, & Quarter Bills, USRMS ...
1889 - Fire, Watch & Station, & Quarter Bills, USRMS
1895 - "Specifications for Triple-Expansion Single-Screw Propelling Engine. . ." [RCS McCulloch] ...
Specifications for propulsion and other machinery aboard USRC McCulloch, 1895
1896 - "Launching Cutter 'No. 3'" [RCS McCulloch] ...
Newspaper article describing the launching ceremony for RCS No. 3, USRCS McCulloch, December, 1896.
1910 - Specifications for Building Single-Screw Steel Vessels for the RCS (RCs Miami-Tampa & Unalga) ...
USRCS Publication describing the specifications of Revenue Cutters No. 22 & No. 23 (Miami-Tampa & Unalga). Published by GPO in 1910
1915 - Memo Renaming CGC Miami to Tampa
1941-1990 - Cutter Design History ...
Article covering the USCG's cutter design history from 1941 to 1990
Patrol Craft, 100'-150’ 1915-2012 ...
Illustrated 2-part overview article of CG WPBs, 100-feet & over, 1915-2012, by HMC James T. Flynn, USNR (Ret.)
Small Cutters & Patrol Boats 1915-2012 ...
Illustrated overview of small cutters & patrol boats (less than 100-feet in length, by HMC James T. Flynn, Jr., USNR (Ret).
FRC (154') Overview ...
Sentinel Class Fast Response Cutters -- The FRC -- 154-Feet Long and Full of Fight, by James Flynn, USNR (Ret.)
210' WMEC Org & Reg Manual (CG-260) ...
Organization and Regulations Manual for Medium Endurance Cutter (CG-260-5); 11 January 1970
378' WHEC Org & Reg Manual (CG-260) ...
378-foot WHEC Organization & Regulations Manual (CG 260-7); 1973-1981
1975 - Cutter Plan, CG-380-4
1981 - WHEC 378' Org & Reg Manual (CG 260-7) ...
Organization & Regulations Manual for 378-foot High Endurance Cutters, 1981
A Brief History of Arctic Icebreakers
POLAR Class Icebreaker Design ...
Bruce Barber, Luis Baez & Gary North, “Structural Considerations in the Design of the POLAR Class of Coast Guard Icebreakers”; SNAME (1975)
1987 - Polar Icebreaker Replacement Plan ...
(COMDTINST M16155.3), 1987
A History of Buoys and Tenders
Cutter Nicknames
Cutter Accidents
Cutter, Tender & Lightship Losses
1916 - Regs for Painting of Cutters & Boats
1952 - Coating and Color Manual
2005 - Coating and Color Manual

Cutter Listing by Class

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420' Healy Class Icebreaker (WAGB)

USCGC HEALY (WAGB-20)

399' Polar Class Icebreaker (WAGB)

USCGC POLAR STAR (WAGB-10)
USCGC POLAR SEA (WAGB-11)

378' High Endurance Cutter (WHEC)

USCGC HAMILTON (WHEC-715)
USCGC DALLAS (WHEC-716)
USCGC MELLON (WHEC-717)
USCGC CHASE (WHEC-718)
USCGC BOUTWELL (WHEC-719)
USCGC SHERMAN (WHEC-720)
USCGC GALLATIN (WHEC-721)
USCGC MORGENTHAU (WHEC-722)
USCGC RUSH (WHEC-723)
USCGC MUNRO (WHEC-724)
USCGC JARVIS (WHEC-725)
USCGC MIDGETT (WHEC-726)

338' Alamosa Class Cutter (WAK)

USCGC KUKUI (WAK-186)

327' Treasury Class Cutter (WPG)

311' Casco Class Cutter (WAVP)

USCGC CASCO (WAVP-370)
USCGC MATAGORDA (WAVP-373)
USCGC HUMBOLDT (WAVP-372)
USCGC MACKINAC (WAVP-371)
USCGC ABSECON (WAVP-374)
USCGC CHINCOTEAGUE (WAVP-375)
USCGC COOS BAY (WAVP-376)
USCGC ROCKAWAY (WAVP-377)
USCGC HALF MOON (WAVP-378)
USCGC UNIMAK (WAVP-379)
USCGC YAKUTAT (WAVP-380)
USCGC BARATARIA (WAVP-381)
USCGC BERING STRAIT (WAVP-382)
USCGC CASTLE ROCK (WAVP-383), LATER BRP FRANCISCO DAGOHOY (PF-10)
USCGC COOK INLET (WAVP-384)
USCGC DEXTER (WAVP-385)
USCGC MCCULLOCH (WAVP-386)
USCGC GRESHAM (WAVP-387)

309' Icebreaker (WAGB)

USCGC GLACIER (WAGB-4)

418' Legend Class National Security Cutter, Large (WMSL)

USCGC BERTHOLF (WMSL-750)
USCGC WAESCHE (WMSL-751)
USCGC STRATTON (WMSL-752)
USCGC HAMILTON (WMSL-753)
USCGC JAMES (WMSL-754)
USCGC MUNRO (WMSL-755)
USCGC KIMBALL (WMSL-756)
USCGC MIDGETT (WMSL-757)
USCGC STONE (WMSL-758)
USCGC CALHOUN (WMSL-759)

306' Edsall Class (WDE)

USCGC NEWELL (WDE-322)
USCGC FALGOUT (WDE-324)
USCGC LOWE (WDE-325)
USCGC FINCH (WDE-328)
USCGC KOINER (WDE-331)
USCGC FORSTER (WDE-334)
USCGC RAMSDEN (WDE-382)
USCGC RICHEY (WDE-385)
USCGC VANCE (WDE-387)
USCGC DURANT (WDE-389)
USCGC CHAMBERS (WDE-391)

295' Training Barque Eagle (WIX)

USCGC EAGLE (WIX-327)

290' Medium Great Lakes Icebreaker (WAGB)

USCGC MACKINAW (WAGB-83)

282' Medium Endurance Cutter (WMEC)

USCGC ALEX HALEY (WMEC-39)

270' Medium Endurance Cutter (WMEC)

USCGC BEAR (WMEC-901)
USCGC TAMPA (WMEC-902)
USCGC HARRIET LANE (WMEC-903)
USCGC NORTHLAND (WMEC-904)
USCGC SPENCER (WMEC-905)
USCGC SENECA (WMEC-906)
USCGC ESCANABA (WMEC-907)
USCGC TAHOMA (WMEC-908)
USCGC CAMPBELL (WMEC-909)
USCGC THETIS (WMEC-910)
USCGC FORWARD (WMEC-911)
USCGC LEGARE (WMEC-912)
USCGC MOHAWK (WMEC-913)

269' Wind Class Icebreaker (WAGB)

USCGC STATEN ISLAND (WAGB-278) EX-USS STATEN ISLAND (AGB-5)
USCGC EASTWIND (WAGB-279)
USCGC SOUTHWIND (WAGB-280) EX-USS ATKA (AGB-3)
USCGC WESTWIND (WAGB 281)
USCGC NORTHWIND (WAGB-282)
USCGC BURTON ISLAND (WAGB-283) EX-USS BURTON ISLAND (AG-88)
USCGC EDISTO (WAGB-284) EX-USS EDISTO (AGB-2)

255' Owasco Class Cutter (WPG/WHEC)

USCGC OWASCO (WHEC-39)
USCGC WINNEBAGO (WHEC-40)
USCGC CHAUTAUQUA (WHEC-41)
USCGC SEBAGO (WHEC-42)
USCGC IROQUOIS (WHEC-43)
USCGC WACHUSETT (WHEC-44)
USCGC ESCANABA (WHEC-64)
USCGC WINONA (WHEC-65)
USCGC KLAMATH (WHEC-66)
USCGC MINNETONKA (WHEC-67)
USCGC ANDROSCOGGIN (WHEC-68)
USCGC MENDOTA (WHEC-69)
USCGC PONTCHARTRAIN (WHEC-70)

250' Lakes Class Cutter

USCGC CAYUGA (1932); LATER-HMS TOTLAND (Y88); USCGC MOCOMA (WPG-163)
USCGC CHAMPLAIN (1929); LATER-HMS SENNEN (Y21); USCGC CHAMPLAIN (WPG-319)
USCGC CHELAN (1928); LATER-HMS LULWORTH (Y60)
USCGC ITASCA (1929); LATER-HMS GORLESTON (Y92); USCGC ITASCA (WPG-321)
USCGC MENDOTA (1929); LATER-HMS CULVER (Y87)
USCGC PONTCHARTRAIN (1928); LATER-HMS HARTLAND (Y00)
USCGC SARANAC (1930); LATER-HMS BANFF (Y43); USCGC SEBEC (WPG-164); USCGC TAMPA (WPG-164)
USCGC SEBAGO (1930); LATER-HMS WALNEY (Y04)
USCGC SHOSHONE (1931); LATER-HMS LANDGUARD (Y56)
USCGC TAHOE (1928); LATER-HMS FISHGUARD (Y59)

240' Tampa Class Cutter

USCGC HAIDA (WPG-45)
USCGC MODOC (WPG-46)
USCGC MOJAVE (WPG-47)
USCGC TAMPA (WPG-48)

240' Seagoing Buoy Tender Breaker (WLBB)

USCGC MACKINAW (WLBB-30)

230' Medium Endurance Cutter (WMEC)

USCGC STORIS (WMEC-38)

225' Juniper Class USCG Seagoing Buoy Tenders (WLB)

USCGC JUNIPER (WLB-201)
USCGC WILLOW (WLB-202)
USCGC KUKUI (WLB-203)
USCGC ELM (WLB-204)
USCGC WALNUT (WLB-205)
USCGC SPAR (WLB-206)
USCGC MAPLE (WLB-207)
USCGC ASPEN (WLB-208)
USCGC SYCAMORE (WLB-209)
USCGC CYPRESS (WLB-210)
USCGC OAK (WLB-211)
USCGC HICKORY (WLB-212)
USCGC FIR (WLB-213)
USCGC HOLLYHOCK (WLB-214)
USCGC SEQUOIA (WLB-215)
USCGC ALDER (WLB-216)

213' Medium Endurance Cutter (WMEC)

USCGC ACUSHNET (WMEC-167)
USCGC YOCONA (WMEC-168) (EX-SEIZE)
USCGC ESCAPE (WMEC-6)

210' Medium Endurance Cutter (WMEC)

USCGC RELIANCE (WMEC-615)
USCGC DILIGENCE (WMEC-616)
USCGC VIGILANT (WMEC-617)
USCGC ACTIVE (WMEC-618)
USCGC CONFIDENCE (WMEC-619)
USCGC RESOLUTE (WMEC-620)
USCGC VALIANT (WMEC-621)
USCGC COURAGEOUS (WMEC-622)
USCGC STEADFAST (WMEC-623)
USCGC DAUNTLESS (WMEC-624)
USCGC VENTUROUS (WMEC-625)
USCGC DEPENDABLE (WMEC-626)
USCGC VIGOROUS (WMEC-627)
USCGC DURABLE (WMEC-628)
USCGC DECISIVE (WMEC-629)
USCGC ALERT (WMEC-630)

205' Cherokee/Navajo Class Auxiliary Tug (WAT)

USCGC UTE (WMEC-76)
USCGC LIPAN (WMEC-85)
USCGC AVOYEL (WMEC-150)
USCGC CHILULA (WMEC-153)
USCGC CHEROKEE (WMEC-165)
USCGC TAMAROA (WMEC-166)

204' Seneca Class

USCGC SENECA (1908)

200' Eagle Class

USCGC MCGOURTY (EX-EAGLE 16)
USCGC SCALLY (EX-EAGLE 20)
USCGC BOTHWELL (EX-EAGLE 21)
USCGC EARP (EX-EAGLE 22)
USCGC CARR (EX-EAGLE 30)

190' Miami Class

USCGC TAMPA (1912)

189' USCG Seagoing Buoy Tenders

USCGC MAGNOLIA (WLB-328)
USCGC IVY (WLB-329), FORMER USCGC IVY (WAGL-329), FORMER USS BARBICAN
USCGC JONQUIL (WLB-330)
USCGC HEATHER (WLB-331)
USCGC WILLOW (WLB-332)
USCGC YAMACRAW (WLB-333)

187' Auxiliary Tug (WAT)

USCGC REDWING WAT-48 FORMER USN LAPWING CLASS MINESWEEPER

180' USCG Seagoing Buoy Tenders (Class A (Cactus), Class B (Mesquite), Class C (Iris))

Class A (Cactus):

USCGC BALSAM (WLB-62)
USCGC CACTUS (WLB-270)
USCGC COWSLIP (WLB-277)
USCGC WOODBINE (WLB-289)
USCGC GENTIAN (WLB-290)
USCGC LAUREL (WLB-291)
USCGC CLOVER (WLB-292)
USCGC EVERGREEN (WLB-295)
USCGC SORREL (WLB-296)
USCGC CITRUS (WLB-300)
USCGC CONIFER (WLB-301)
USCGC MADRONA (WLB-302)
USCGC TUPELO (WLB-303)

Class B (Mesquite):

USCGC IRONWOOD (WLB-297)
USCGC MESQUITE (WLB-305)
USCGC BUTTONWOOD (WLB-306)
USCGC PLANETREE (WLB-307)
USCGC PAPAW (WLB-308)
USCGC SWEETGUM (WLB-309)

Class C (Iris):

USCGC BASSWOOD (WLB-388)
USCGC BITTERSWEET (WLB-389)
USCGC BLACKHAW (WLB-390)
USCGC BLACKTHORN (WLB-391)
USCGC BRAMBLE (WLB-392)
USCGC FIREBUSH (WLB-393)
USCGC HORNBEAM (WLB-394)
USCGC IRIS (WLB-395)
USCGC MALLOW (WLB-396)
USCGC MARIPOSA (WLB-397)
USCGC REDBUD (WLB-398)
USCGC SAGEBRUSH (WLB-399)
USCGC SALVIA (WLB-400)
USCGC SASSAFRAS (WLB-401)
USCGC SEDGE (WLB-402)
USCGC SPAR (WLB-403)
USCGC SUNDEW (WLB-404)
USCGC SWEETBRIER (WLB-405)
USCGC ACACIA (WLB-406)
USCGC WOODRUSH (WLB-407)

180' Oceanographic Vessel (WAGO)

USCGC EVERGREEN (WAGO-295)

179' Patrol Coastal (WPC)

USCGC TEMPEST (WPC-2)
USCGC MONSOON (WPC-4)
USCGC ZEPHYR (WPC-8)
USCGC SHAMAL (WPC-13)
USCGC TORNADO (WPC-14)

176' Cargo Vessel (WAK)

USCGC NETTLE (WAK-169)
USCGC TRILLIUM (WAK-170)

175' Buoy Tender Hollyhock Class (WLM)

USCGC FIR (WLM-212)
USCGC HOLLYHOCK (WLM-220)
USCGC WALNUT (WLM-252)

175' Keeper Class Coastal Buoy Tender (WLM)

USCGC IDA LEWIS (WLM-551)
USCGC KATHERINE WALKER (WLM-552)
USCGC ABBIE BURGESS (WLM-553)
USCGC MARCUS HANNA (WLM-554)
USCGC JAMES RANKIN (WLM-555)
USCGC JOSHUA APPLEBY (WLM-556)
USCGC FRANK DREW (WLM-557)
USCGC ANTHONY PETIT (WLM-558)
USCGC BARBARA MABRITY (WLM-559)
USCGC WILLIAM TATE (WLM-560)
USCGC HARRY CLAIBORNE (WLM-561)
USCGC MARIA BRAY (WLM-562)
USCGC HENRY BLAKE (WLM-563)
USCGC GEORGE COBB (WLM-564)

173' Magnolia Class Bay and Sound Tender (WAGL)

USCGC KUKUI (WAGL-225)
USCGC MAGNOLIA (WAGL-231)
USCGC MISTLETOE (WAGL-237)

165' Algonquin Class Patrol Boat (WPG)

USCGC ALGONQUIN (WPG-75)
USCGC COMANCHE (WPG-76)
USCGC ESCANABA (WPG-77)
USCGC MOHAWK (WPG-78)
USCGC ONONDAGA (WPG-79)
USCGC TAHOMA (WPG-80)

165' Thetis Class Patrol Boat (WPC)

USCGC ARGO (WPC-100)
USCGC ARIADNE (WPC-101)
USCGC ATALANTA (WPC-102)
USCGC AURORA (WPC-103)
USCGC CALYPSO (WPC-104)
USCGC CYANE (WPC-105)
USCGC DAPHNE (WPC-106)
USCGC DIONE (WPC-107)
USCGC ELECTRA (WPC-187)
USCGC GALATEA (WPC-108)
USCGC HERMES (WPC-109)
USCGC ICARUS (WPC-110)
USCGC NEMESIS (WPC-111)
USCGC NIKE (WPC-112)
USCGC PANDORA (WPC-113)
USCGC PERSEUS (WPC-114)
USCGC THETIS (WPC-115)
USCGC TRITON (WPC-116)

160' Inland Construction Tender (WLIC)

USCGC PAMLICO (WLIC-800)
USCGC HUDSON (WLIC-801)
USCGC KENNEBEC (WLIC-802)
USCGC SAGINAW (WLIC-803)

158' Auxiliary Tug (WAT)

USCGC SHAWNEE (WAT-54)

157' Red Class Coastal Buoy Tender (WLM)

USCGC RED WOOD (WLM-685)
USCGC RED BEECH (WLM-686)
USCGC RED BIRCH (WLM-687)
USCGC RED CEDAR (WLM-688)
USCGC RED OAK (WLM-689)

154' Sentinel Class Fast Response Cutter (WPC)

USCGC BERNARD C. WEBBER (WPC-1101)
USCGC RICHARD ETHERIDGE (WPC-1102)
USCGC WILLIAM FLORES (WPC-1103)
USCGC ROBERT YERED (WPC-1104)
USCGC MARGARET NORVELL (WPC-1105)
USCGC PAUL CLARK (WPC-1106)
USCGC CHARLES DAVID (WPC-1107)
USCGC CHARLES W. SEXTON (WPC-1108)
USCGC KATHLEEN MOORE (WPC-1109)
USCGC RAYMOND EVANS (WPC-1110)
USCGC WILLIAM TRUMP (WPC-1111)
USCGC ISAAC MAYO (WPC-1112)
USCGC RICHARD DIXON (WPC-1113)
USCGC HERIBERTO HERNANDEZ (WPC-1114)
USCGC JOSEPH NAPIER (WPC-1115)
USCGC WINSLOW W. GRIESSER (WPC-1116)
USCGC DONALD HORSLEY (WPC-1117)
USCGC JOSEPH TEZANOS (WPC-1118)
USCGC ROLLIN A. FRITCH (WPC-1119)
USCGC LAWRENCE O. LAWSON (WPC-1120)
USCGC JOHN F. MCCORMICK (WPC-1121)
USCGC BAILEY T. BARCO (WPC-1122)
USCGC BENJAMIN B. DAILEY (WPC-1123)
USCGC OLIVER F. BERRY (WPC-1124)
USCGC JACOB POROO (WPC-1125)
USCGC JOSEPH GERCZAK (WPC-1126)
USCGC RICHARD SNYDER (WPC-1127)
USCGC NATHAN BRUCKENTHAL (WPC-1128)
USCGC FORREST REDNOUR (WPC-1129)
USCGC ROBERT WARD (WPC-1130)
USCGC TERRELL HORNE (WPC-1131)
USCGC BENJAMIN BOTTOMS (WPC-1132)
USCGC JOSEPH DOYLE (WPC-1133)
USCGC WILLIAM HART (WPC-1134)
USCGC ANGELA MCSHAN (WPC-1135)
USCGC DANIEL TARR (WPC-1136)
USCGC EDGAR CULBERTSON (WPC-1137)
USCGC HAROLD MILLER (WPC-1138)
USCGC MYRTLE HAZARD (WPC-1139)
USCGC OLIVER HENRY (WPC-1140)
USCGC CHARLES MOULTHROPE (WPC-1141)
USCGC ROBERT GOLDMAN (WPC-1142)
USCGC FREDERICK HATCH (WPC-1143)
USCGC GLENN HARRIS (WPC-1144)
USCGC EMLEN TUNNELL (WPC-1145)
USCGC JOHN SCHEUERMAN (WPC-1146)
USCGC CLARENCE SUTPHIN (WPC-1147)
USCGC PABLO VALENT (WPC-1148)
USCGC DOUGLAS DENMAN (WPC-1149)
USCGC WILLIAM CHADWICK (WPC-1150)
USCGC WARREN DEYAMPERT (WPC-1151)
USCGC MAURICE JESTER (WPC-1152)
USCGC JOHN PATTERSON (WPC-1153)
USCGC WILLIAM SPARLING (WPC-1154)
USCGC MELVIN BELL (WPC-1155)
USCGC DAVID DUREN (WPC-1156)

143' Auxiliary Tug (WATA)

USCGC MODOC (WATA-194) - REDESIGNATED USCGC MODOC (WMEC-194)
USCGC COMANCHE (WATA-202) - REDESIGNATED USCGC COMANCHE (WMEC-202)

140' Bay Class Icebreaking Tug (WTGB)

USCGC KATMAI BAY (WTGB-101)
USCGC BRISTOL BAY (WTGB-102)
USCGC MOBILE BAY (WTGB-103)
USCGC BISCAYNE BAY (WTGB-104)
USCGC NEAH BAY (WTGB-105)
USCGC MORRO BAY (WTGB-106)
USCGC PENOBSCOT BAY (WTGB-107)
USCGC THUNDER BAY (WTGB-108)
USCGC STURGEON BAY (WTGB-109)

133' White Class Coastal Buoy Tender (WAGL/WLM)

USCGC WHITE SUMAC (WLM-540)
USCGC WHITE ALDER (WLM-541)
USCGC WHITE BUSH (WLM-542)
USCGC WHITE HOLLY (WLM-543)
USCGC WHITE SAGE (WLM-544)
USCGC WHITE HEATH (WLM-545)
USCGC WHITE LUPINE (WLM-546)
USCGC WHITE PINE (WLM-547)

125' Active Class Patrol Boat (WSC)

USCGC ACTIVE (WSC-125)
USCGC AGASSIZ (WSC-126)
USCGC ALERT (WSC-127)
USCGC BEDLOE (WSC-128)
USCGC BONHAM (WSC-129)
USCGC BOUTWELL (WSC-130)
USCGC CAHOONE (WSC-131)
USCGC CARTIGAN (WSC-132)
USCGC COLFAX (WSC-133)
USCGC CRAWFORD (WSC-134)
USCGC DILIGENCE (WSC-135)
USCGC DIX (WSC-136)
USCGC EWING (WSC-137)
USCGC FAUNCE (WSC-138)
USCGC FREDERICK LEE (WSC-139)
USCGC GENERAL GREENE (WPC-140)
USCGC HARRIET LANE (WSC-141)
USCGC JACKSON (WSC-142)
USCGC KIMBALL (WSC-143)
USCGC LEGARE (WSC-144)
USCGC MARION (WSC-145)
USCGC MCLANE (WSC-146)
USCGC MORRIS (WSC-147)
USCGC NEMAHA (WSC-148)
USCGC PULASKI (WSC-149)
USCGC RELIANCE (WSC-150)
USCGC RUSH (WSC-151)
USCGC TIGER (WSC-152)
USCGC TRAVIS (WSC-153)
USCGC VIGILANT (WSC-154)
USCGC WOODBURY (WSC-155)
USCGC YEATON (WSC-156)
USCGC CUYAHOGA (WIX-157)

123' Patrol Boat (WPB)

USCGC MANITOU (WPB-1302)
USCGC MATAGORDA (WPB-1303)
USCGC MONHEGAN (WPB-1305)
USCGC NUNIVAK (WPB-1306)
USCGC VASHON (WPB-1308)
USCGC ATTU (WPB-1317)
USCGC METOMPKIN (WPB-1325)
USCGC PADRE (WPB-1328)

113' Sycamore Class (WAGL)

USCGC DOGWOOD (WAGL-259)
USCGC FORSYTHIA (WAGL-63)
USCGC SYCAMORE (WAGL-268)

110' Surface Effect Ship (WSES)

USCGC DORADO (WSES-1)
USCGC SEA HAWK (WSES-2)
USCGC SHEARWATER (WSES-3)
USCGC PETREL (WSES-4)

110' Island Class Patrol Boat (WPB)

USCGC FARALLON (WPB-1301)
USCGC MANITOU (WPB-1302)
USCGC MATAGORDA (WPB-1303)
USCGC MAUI (WPB-1304)
USCGC OCRACOKE (WPB-1307)
USCGC AQUIDNECK (WPB-1309)
USCGC MUSTANG (WPB-1310)
USCGC NAUSHON (WPB-1311)
USCGC SANIBEL (WPB-1312)
USCGC EDISTO (WPB-1313)
USCGC SAPELO (WPB-1314)
USCGC MATINICUS (WPB-1315)
USCGC NANTUCKET (WPB-1316)
USCGC BARANOF (WPB-1318)
USCGC CHANDELEUR (WPB-1319)
USCGC CHINCOTEAGUE (WPB-1320)
USCGC CUSHING (WPB-1321)
USCGC CUTTYHUNK (WPB-1322)
USCGC DRUMMOND (WPB-1323)
USCGC KEY LARGO (WPB-1324)
USCGC METOMPKIN (WPB-1325)
USCGC MONOMOY (WPB-1326)
USCGC ORCAS (WPB-1327)
USCGC SITKINAK (WPB-1329)
USCGC TYBEE (WPB-1330)
USCGC WASHINGTON (WPB-1331)
USCGC WRANGELL (WPB-1332)
USCGC ADAK (WPB-1333)
USCGC LIBERTY (WPB-1334)
USCGC ANACAPA (WPB-1335)
USCGC KISKA (WPB-1336)
USCGC ASSATEAGUE (WPB-1337)
USCGC GRAND ISLE (WPB-1338)
USCGC KEY BISCAYNE (WPB-1339)
USCGC JEFFERSON ISLAND (WPB-1340)
USCGC KODIAK ISLAND (WPB-1341)
USCGC LONG ISLAND (WPB-1342)
USCGC BAINBRIDGE ISLAND (WPB-1343)
USCGC BLOCK ISLAND (WPB-1344)
USCGC STATEN ISLAND (WPB-1345)
USCGC ROANOKE ISLAND (WPB-1346)
USCGC PEA ISLAND (WPB-1347)
USCGC KNIGHT ISLAND (WPB-1348)
USCGC GALVESTON ISLAND (WPB-1349)
USCGC ATTU (WPB 1317) (FIRST OF THE "B" CLASS)

110' Calumet Class Harbor Tug (WYTM/WYT)

USCGC CALUMET (WYT-86)
USCGC HUDSON (WYT-87)
USCGC NAVESINK (WYT-88)
USCGC TUCKAHOE (WYT-89)

110' Arundel Class Harbor Tug (WYTM/WYT)

USCGC ARUNDEL (WYT-90)
USCGC MAHONING (WYT-91)
USCGC NAUGHATUCK (WYT-92)
USCGC RARITAN (WYT-93)

110' Manitou Class Harbor Tug (WYTM/WYT)

USCGC MANITOU (WYTM-60)
USCGC KAW (WYTM-61)

110' Apalachee Class Harbor Tug (WYT)

USCGC APALACHEE (WYT-71)
USCGC YANKTON (WYT-72)
USCGC MOHICAN (WYT-73)
USCGC CHINOOK (WYTM-96)
USCGC OJIBWA (WYT-97)
USCGC SNOHOMISH (WYT-98)
USCGC SAUK (WYT-99)

100' Inland Buoy Tender (WLI)

USCGC BLUEBELL (WLI-313)
USCGC BUCKTHORN (WLI-642)

100' Inland Construction Tender (WLIC)

USCGC Smilax (WLIC-315)

100' Corwin Class Patrol Boats (YN)

USCGC CORWIN (YN-80)
USCGC DALLAS (YN-81)
USCGC DEXTER (YN-82)
USCGC EAGLE (YN-83)
USCGC FORWARD (YN-84)
USCGC GALLATIN (YN-85)
USCGC MAHONING (YN-86)
USCGC NANSEMOND (YN-87)
USCGC NAUGATUCK (YN-88)
USCGC PATRIOT (YN-89)
USCGC PERRY (YN-90)
USCGC PETREL (YN-91)
USCGC WOLCOTT (YN-92)

95' Cape Class Cutter (WPB)

USCGC CAPE SMALL (WPB-95300)
USCGC CAPE CORAL (WPB-95301)
USCGC CAPE HIGGON (WPB-95302)
USCGC CAPE UPRIGHT (WPB-95303)
USCGC CAPE GULL (WPB-95304)
USCGC CAPE HATTERAS (WPB-95305)
USCGC CAPE GEORGE (WPB-95306)
USCGC CAPE CURRENT (WPB-95307)
USCGC CAPE STRAIT (WPB-95308)
USCGC CAPE CARTER (WPB-95309)
USCGC CAPE WASH (WPB-95310)
USCGC CAPE HEDGE (WPB-95311)
USCGC CAPE KNOX (WPB-95312)
USCGC CAPE MORGAN (WPB-95313)
USCGC CAPE FAIRWEATHER (WPB-95314)
USCGC LA CRETE A PIERROT (WPB-95315)
USCGC CAPE FOX (WPB-95316)
USCGC CAPE JELLISON (WPB-95317)
USCGC CAPE NEWAGEN (WPB-95318)
USCGC CAPE ROMAIN (WPB-95319)
USCGC CAPE STARR (WPB-95320)
USCGC CAPE CROSS (WPB-95321)
USCGC CAPE HORN (WPB-95322)
USCGC CAPE DARBY (WPB-95323)
USCGC CAPE SHOALWATER (WPB-95324)
USCGC CAPE FLORIDA (WPB-95325)
USCGC CAPE CORWIN (WPB-95326)
USCGC CAPE PORPOISE (WPB-95327)
USCGC CAPE HENLOPEN (WPB-95328)
USCGC CAPE KIWANDA (WPB-95329)
USCGC CAPE FALCON (WPB-95330)
USCGC CAPE TRINITY (WPB-95331)
USCGC CAPE YORK (WPB-95332)
USCGC CAPE ROSIER (WPB-95333)
USCGC CAPE SABLE (WPB-95334)

USCGC CAPE PROVIDENCE (WPB-95335)

87' Marine Protector Class Coastal Patrol Boat (WPB)

USCGC BARRACUDA (WPB-87301)
USCGC HAMMERHEAD (WPB-87302)
USCGC MAKO (WPB-87303)
USCGC MARLIN (WPB-87304)
USCGC STINGRAY (WPB-87305)
USCGC DORADO (WPB-87306)
USCGC OSPREY (WPB-87307)
USCGC CHINOOK (WPB-87308)
USCGC ALBACORE (WPB-87309)
USCGC TARPON (WPB-87310)
USCGC COBIA (WPB-87311)
USCGC HAWKSBILL (WPB-87312)
USCGC CORMORANT (WPB-87313)
USCGC FINBACK (WPB-87314)
USCGC AMBERJACK (WPB-87315)
USCGC KITTIWAKE (WPB-87316)
USCGC BLACKFIN (WPB-87317)
USCGC BLUEFIN (WPB-87318)
USCGC YELLOWFIN (WPB-87319)
USCGC MANTA (WPB-87320)
USCGC COHO (WPB-87321)
USCGC KINGFISHER (WPB-87322)
USCGC SEAHAWK (WPB-87323)
USCGC STEELHEAD (WPB-87324)
USCGC BELUGA (WPB-87325)
USCGC BLACKTIP (WPB-87326)
USCGC PELICAN (WPB-87327)
USCGC RIDLEY (WPB-87328)
USCGC COCHITO (WPB-87329)
USCGC MANOWAR (WPB-87330)
USCGC MORAY (WPB-87331)
USCGC RAZORBILL (WPB-87332)
USCGC ADELIE (WPB-87333)
USCGC GANNET (WPB-87334)
USCGC NARWHAL (WPB-87335)
USCGC STURGEON (WPB-87336)
USCGC SOCKEYE (WPB-87337)
USCGC IBIS (WPB-87338)
USCGC POMPANO (WPB-87339)
USCGC HALIBUT (WPB-87340)
USCGC BONITO (WPB-87341)
USCGC SHRIKE (WPB-87342)
USCGC TERN (WPB-87343)
USCGC HERON (WPB-87344)
USCGC WAHOO (WPB-87345)
USCGC FLYINGFISH (WPB-87346)
USCGC HADDOCK (WPB-87347)
USCGC BRANT (WPB-87348)
USCGC SHEARWATER (WPB-87349)
USCGC PETREL (WPB-87350)
USCGC SEA LION (WPB-87352)
USCGC SKIPJACK (WPB-87353)
USCGC DOLPHIN (WPB-87354)
USCGC HAWK (WPB-87355)
USCGC SAILFISH (WPB-87356)
USCGC SAWFISH (WPB-87357)
USCGC SWORDFISH (WPB-87358)
USCGC TIGER SHARK (WPB-87359)
USCGC BLUE SHARK (WPB-87360)
USCGC SEA HORSE (WPB-87361)
USCGC SEA OTTER (WPB-87362)
USCGC MANATEE (WPB-87363)
USCGC AHI (WPB-87364)
USCGC PIKE (WPB-87365)
USCGC TERRAPIN (WPB-87366)
USCGC SEA DRAGON (WPB-87367)
USCGC SEA DEVIL (WPB-87368)
USCGC CROCODILE (WPB-87369)
USCGC DIAMONDBACK (WPB-87370)
USCGC REEF SHARK (WPB-87371)
USCGC ALLIGATOR (WPB-87372)

83' Patrol Craft

230 Hulls, not named

82' Point Class Patrol Boat (WPB)

USCGC POINT ARDEN (WPB-82309)
USCGC POINT ARENA (WPB-82346)
USCGC POINT BAKER (WPB-82342)
USCGC POINT BANKS (WPB-82327)
USCGC POINT BARNES (WPB-82371)
USCGC POINT BARROW (WPB-82348)
USCGC POINT BATAN (WPB-82340)
USCGC POINT BENNETT (WPB-82351)
USCGC POINT BONITA (WPB-82347)
USCGC POINT BRIDGE (WPB-82338)
USCGC POINT BROWER (WPB-82372)
USCGC POINT BROWN (WPB-82362)
USCGC POINT CAMDEN (WPB-82373)
USCGC POINT CARREW (WPB-82374)
USCGC POINT CAUTION (WPB-82301)
USCGC POINT CHARLES (WPB-82361)
USCGC POINT CHICO (WPB-82339)
USCGC POINT CLEAR (WPB-82315)
USCGC POINT COMFORT (WPB-82317)
USCGC POINT COUNTESS (WPB-82335)
USCGC POINT CYPRESS (WPB-82326)
USCGC POINT DIVIDE (WPB-82337)
USCGC POINT DORAN (WPB-82375)
USCGC POINT DUME (WPB-82325)
USCGC POINT ELLIS (WPB-82330)
USCGC POINT ESTERO (WPB-82344)
USCGC POINT EVANS (WPB-82354)
USCGC POINT FRANCIS (WPB-82356)
USCGC POINT FRANKLIN (WPB-82350)
USCGC POINT GAMMON (WPB-82328)
USCGC POINT GARNET (WPB-82310)
USCGC POINT GLASS (WPB-82336)
USCGC POINT GLOVER (WPB-82307)
USCGC POINT GRACE (WPB-82323)
USCGC POINT GREY (WPB-82324)
USCGC POINT HANNON (WPB-82355)
USCGC POINT HARRIS (WPB-82376)
USCGC POINT HERRON (WPB-82318)
USCGC POINT HEYER (WPB-82369)
USCGC POINT HIGHLAND (WPB-82333)
USCGC POINT HOBART (WPB-82377)
USCGC POINT HOPE (WPB-82302)
USCGC POINT HUDSON (WPB-82322)
USCGC POINT HURON (WPB-82357)
USCGC POINT JACKSON (WPB-82378)
USCGC POINT JEFFERSON (WPB-82306)
USCGC POINT JUDITH (WPB-82345)
USCGC POINT KENNEDY (WPB-82320)
USCGC POINT KNOLL (WPB-82367)
USCGC POINT LEAGUE (WPB-82304)
USCGC POINT LEDGE (WPB-82334)
USCGC POINT LOBOS (WPB-82366)
USCGC POINT LOMAS (WPB-82321)
USCGC POINT LOOKOUT (WPB-82341)
USCGC POINT MARONE (WPB-82331)
USCGC POINT MARTIN (WPB-82379)
USCGC POINT MAST (WPB-82316)
USCGC POINT MONROE (WPB-82353)
USCGC POINT NOWELL (WPB-82363)
USCGC POINT ORIENT (WPB-82319)
USCGC POINT PARTRIDGE (WPB-82305)
USCGC POINT RICHMOND (WPB-82370)
USCGC POINT ROBERTS (WPB-82332)
USCGC POINT SAL (WPB-82352)
USCGC POINT SLOCUM (WPB-82313)
USCGC POINT SPENCER (WPB-82349)
USCGC POINT STEELE (WPB-82359) (EX-POINT BUCHON)
USCGC POINT STUART (WPB-82358)
USCGC POINT SWIFT (WPB-82312)
USCGC POINT THATCHER (WPB-82314)
USCGC POINT TURNER (WPB-82365) (EX-POINT HOUGHTON)
USCGC POINT VERDE (WPB-82311)
USCGC POINT WARDE (WPB-82368)
USCGC POINT WELCOME (WPB-82329)
USCGC POINT WELLS (WPB-82343)
USCGC POINT WHITE (WPB-82308)
USCGC POINT WHITEHORN (WPB-82364)
USCGC POINT WINSLOW (WPB-82360)
USCGC POINT YOUNG (WPB-82303)

80' Inland Buoy Tender (WLI)

USCGC TERN (WLI-80801)

75' Gasconade Class River Buoy Tender (WLR)

USCGC GASCONADE (WLR-75401)
USCGC MUSKINGUM (WLR-75402)
USCGC WYACONDA (WLR-75403)
USCGC CHIPPEWA (WLR-75404)
USCGC CHEYENNE (WLR-75405)
USCGC KICKAPOO (WLR-75406)
USCGC KANAWHA (WLR-75407)
USCGC PATOKA (WLR-75408)
USCGC CHENA (WLR-75409)

75' Kankakee Class River Buoy Tender (WLR)

USCGC KANKAKEE (WLR-75500)
USCGC GREENBRIER (WLR-75501)

75' Inland Construction Tender (WLIC)

USCGC ANVIL (WLIC-75301)
USCGC HAMMER (WLIC-75302)
USCGC SLEDGE (WLIC-75303)
USCGC MALLET (WLIC-75304)
USCGC VISE (WLIC-75305)
USCGC CLAMP (WLIC-75306)
USCGC WEDGE (WLIC-75307)
USCGC SPIKE (WLIC-75308)
USCGC HATCHET (WLIC-75309)
USCGC AXE (WLIC-75310)

75' Patrol craft "Six-Bitters"

203 Hulls, not named

73' Hydrofoil (WPGH)

USCGC FLAGSTAFF (WPBH-1)

65' River Buoy Tender (WLR)

USCGC OUACHITA (WLR-65501)
USCGC CIMARRON (WLR-65502)
USCGC OBION (WLR-65503)
USCGC SCIOTO (WLR-65504)
USCGC OSAGE (WLR-65505)
USCGC SANGAMON (WLR-65506)

65' Inland Buoy Tender (WLI)

USCGC BAYBERRY (WLI-65400)
USCGC ELDERBERRY (WLI-65401)
USCGC BLUEBERRY (WLI-65402)
USCGC BLACKBERRY (WLI-65303)
USCGC CHOKEBERRY (WLI-65304)
USCGC LOGANBERRY (WLI-65305)

65' Small Harbor Tug (WYTL)

USCGC CAPSTAN (WYTL-65601)
USCGC CHOCK (WYTL-65602)
USCGC SWIVEL (WYTL-65603)
USCGC TACKLE (WYTL-65604)
USCGC TOWLINE (WYTL-65605)
USCGC CATENARY (WYTL-65606)
USCGC BRIDLE (WYTL-65607)
USCGC PENDANT (WYTL-65608)
USCGC SHACKLE (WYTL-65609)
USCGC HAWSER (WYTL-65610)
USCGC LINE (WYTL-65611)
USCGC WIRE (WYTL-65612)
USCGC BITT (WYTL-65613)
USCGC BOLLARD (WYTL-65614)
USCGC CLEAT (WYTL-65615)

First Ten Revenue Cutters

1) Vigilant - Launched in March of 1791, Vigilant may have been the first cutter hull to enter the water. She was built at New York for service in New York waters. Her first master was Patrick Dennis. She was sold in November, 1798.

2) Active - Launched on 9 April 1791 at Baltimore, Maryland. She patrolled the waters of the Chesapeake under the command of Master Simon Gross. She was sold in 1800.

3) General Green - Launched on 7 July 1791 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was assigned to the Pennsylvania station under the command of Master James Montegomery. She was sold in December, 1797.

4) Massachusetts - Launched on 15 July 1791. She was built at Newburyport, Massachusetts. Her first master was John Foster Williams. She was sold on 9 October 1792.

5) Scammel - Launched on 24 August 1791. She was built at Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Her first master was Hopley Yeaton. She was sold on 16 August 1798.

6) Argus - Launched sometime in 1791. She was built at New London, Connecticut. Her first master was Jonathan Maltbie. She was sold in 1804.

7) Virginia - Launched sometime in 1791. She was built at Norfolk, Virginia. Her first master was Richard Taylor. She was sold in 1798.

8) Diligence - Launched sometime in June or July of 1792. She was built at Washington, North Carolina. Her first master was William Cook. She was sold in 1798..

9) South Carolina - Launched in 1792. She was built at Charleston, South Carolina for service in South Carolina and nearby waters. Her first master was Robert Cochrane. She was sold on 5 June 1798.

10) Eagle - Launched sometime in 1793. She was built in Savannah, Georgia for service in Georgia's waters. Her first master was John Howell. She was sold on 14 September 1799.

US Coast Guard Cutter Fact Sheets (alphabetical)

Oct. 29, 2019

Aaron V. Brown, 1861

Oct. 29, 2019

AB Class, 1913-1938

March 31, 2020

Abbie Burgess, 1998 (WLM 553)

March 31, 2020

Abel P. Upshur, 1931; CG Destroyer CG-15

March 31, 2020

Aberdeen, 1943, CG-95003

Oct. 29, 2019

Absecon, 1949 (WHEC 374)

Oct. 29, 2019

Acacia, 1927 (WAGL 200)

March 31, 2020

Acacia, 1944 (WLB 406)

An image of the official seal of the Revenue Cutter Service, circa 1910

Jan. 10, 2020

Active, 1791

April 13, 2020

Active, 1812

Cutter Image Gallery

1944: April 16: Sinking of German U-boat, U-550
Joining USS Gandy (DE-764), USS Joyce (DE-317) and USS Peterson (DE-152) intentionally rammed German (Type IXC) U-boat, U-550, in the North Atlantic east of New York on April 16, 1944. The destroyer escorts then subsequently deployed depth-charges and gunfire to sink the submarine. Previously, U-550 sank the U.S. merchant tanker, SS Pan Pennsylvania, on the same day. Joyce and Peterson picked-up the survivors. During the action, shells from the destroyer escorts set afire Pan Pennsylvania's abandoned wreck.

Sinking the U-550

1944: April 16: Sinking of German U-boat, U-550 "Official Coast Guard Photo" No. 2553. Original Caption reads: "NAZI SEAMAN BURIED UNDER THE AMERICAN FLAG[:] A German sailor is buried at sea, under the American flag and with services read by a Coast Guard officer [Joyce's Commanding Officer, Robert Wilcox, USCG], from the deck of a Coast Guard-Manned Destroyer Escort. . . " Joining USS Gandy (DE-764), USS Joyce (DE-317) and USS Peterson (DE-152) intentionally rammed German (Type IXC) U-boat, U-550, in the North Atlantic east of New York on April 16, 1944. The destroyer escorts then subsequently deployed depth-charges and gunfire to sink the submarine. Previously, U-550 sank the U.S. merchant tanker, SS Pan Pennsylvania, on the same day. Joyce and Peterson picked-up the survivors. During the action, shells from the destroyer escorts set afire Pan Pennsylvania's abandoned wreck. Here U-550 survivors are shown aboard USS Joyce after being rescued.

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Tags: Convoy, Victory, POWs, Combat, ASW, Escort, Destroyer Escort, U-550, Joyce, Pan Pennsylvania

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Cutters, Craft, & U.S. Coast Guard Manned Army & Navy Vessels

The following is an alphabetical 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 these vessels.

The date in parentheses is the date a vessel was commissioned in Revenue, Lighthouse, or Coast Guard service; no date is given to commissioned U.S. Navy warships or U.S. Army vessels manned by Coast Guard crews as such manning practices only occurred during World War II.