This is a list of patrol vessels of the United States Navy.
Ship status is indicated as either currently active [A] (including ready reserve), inactive [I], or precommissioning [P]. Ships in the inactive category include only ships in the inactive reserve, ships which have been disposed from US service have no listed status. Ships in the precommissioning category include ships under construction or on order.
Assault Support Patrol Boat (ASPB)
Eighty-six Assault Support Patrol Boats were built for use in the Vietnam War.
Patrol air cushion vehicle (PACV)
The Navy used 3 Patrol Air Cushion Vehicle hovercraft in Vietnam.
Hydrofoil vessels
Patrol craft hydrofoil (PCH) (Boeing)
Patrol gunboat hydrofoil (PGH) (Grumman experimental class) (Boeing, JetFoil predecessor)
Patrol missile hydrofoil (PHM)
, ex-Delphinus
Patrol boat, river (PBR)
The Patrol Boat, River was acquired for the Vietnam War: 718 of these 31/32-foot long boats were purchased with a peak of 250 used in Vietnam.
Patrol craft coastal (PC)
The original PC hull number sequence ended in 1964, and was then restarted with '1' for this class.
Cyclone-class
[I]
Patrol craft (PC)
, ex-SP-104, later PYc-46 , later PYc-47 , later PYc-48 , sunk in collision 14 August 1941 , later PYc-49 , later PY-18 , later PYc-50 , later PYc-51 , later YP-105 , later YP-77
The following submarine chasers were 173/174 feet long and used the PC designation. The large missing sections of these numbers for the most part come from the sharing of the same number sequence with the 110-foot submarine chasers that used the SC designation and the 134-foot patrol craft sweepers that used the PCS designation. This number sequence would end in 1964, and then restart with '1' for the Cyclone-class coastal patrol craft.
(experimental ship) (experimental ship), later IX-211
USS Paragould (PC-465)
USS PC-467 to Norway as
USS Antigo (PC-470)
, later IX-221
, sunk by torpedo 4 June 1943, 5 killed
497-507, 511 to 522, and 524-539 were used by SC submarine chasers
, later PCC-549
, later PCC-555
, sunk by torpedo 9 May 1944, approx. 35 killed
, later PCC-563
USS Gilmer (PC-565)
USS Altus (PC-568)
, later PCC-578
, later PCC-582
USS Patchogue (PC-586)
, later PCC-588 , later PCC-589
, later PCC-598
, later YW-120
to Republic of Korea as Kum Gang San (PC-702)
, later PCC-802, to Republic of Korea as Sam Gak San (PC-703) , later PCC-803
, later PGM-10 , later PGM-11
to Republic of Korea as Jiri San (PC-704)
, sunk in collision 11 September 1945, 1 killed
USS Welch (PC-817)
to Republic of Korea as Pak Tu San (PC-701)
USS PC-826, later PYc-52 , later SC-1039
, later PGM-12 , later PGM-13 , later PGM-14 , later PGM-15 USS Greencastle (PC-1119)
, later PCC-1126
USS Galena (PC-1136), later PCC-1136 USS Worthington (PC-1137), later PCC-1137 USS Lapeer (PC-1138) USS Glenwood (PC-1140) USS Pierre (PC-1141) USS Hanford (PC-1142)
, later PGM-16
, later PCC-1169
, later PCC-1177 , later PCC-1178 USS Morris (PC-1179)
USS Wildwood (PC-1181)
USS PC-1189, later PGM-17
USS Abingdon (PC-1237)
, later PCC-1244
to France as Sabre (W11) to France as Pique (W13) to France as Cimeterre (W12) , later PCC-1251
USS PC-1255, later PGM-18
, sunk by shore gunfire 6 June 1944
, one of 2 USN ships with a nearly all African-American crew in WW2
1376 to 1465 used by PCS patrol minesweepers, a few did hold the PC designation at times
, later PCS-1427 USS PC-1465, later PCS-1465, AMc-204 as Minah, AMCU-14, MHC-14 , Operation Castle nuclear test participant
, later PGM-9
, later PGM-19 , later PGM-20 , later PGM-21 , later PGM-22 , later PGM-23 , later PGM-24 , later PGM-25 , later PGM-26 , later PGM-27 , later PGM-28 to France as Coutelas (W22)
to France as Javelot (W23)
PC-1565, later PGM-29 PC-1566, later PGM-30 PC-1567, later PGM-31 PC-1568, later PGM-32
PC-1570 to PC-1585 canceled
The Adroit class was a group of PC-461 class submarine chasers completed as minesweepers (AM-82 through AM-99). However, they were considered unsatisfactory in this role, and were all eventually converted back into submarine chasers.
, ex-AM-82 , ex-AM-83 , ex-AM-84 , ex-AM-85 , ex-AM-86 , ex-AM-87 , ex-AM-88 , ex-AM-89 , ex-AM-90 , ex-AM-91 , ex-AM-92 , ex-AM-93 , ex-AM-94 , ex-AM-95, later PCC-1599 , ex-AM-96 , ex-AM-97, later PCC-1601 , ex-AM-98, later PCC-1602 , ex-AM-99
to France as Le Fougueux (P641) to France as L'Opiniatre (P642) to France as L'Agile (P643) to Portugal as Maio (P587) to Portugal as Porto Santo (P 588) to Yugoslavia as Udarnik (PBR 51) to Ethiopia as Zerai Deres, then to Italy as Vedetta F597 to Portugal as Sao Nicolus (P 589) to France as P-7 to Italy as Albatros (F 543) to Italy as Alcione (F 544) to Italy as Airone (F 545) to Denmark as Bellona (F 344) to Denmark as Diana (F 345) to Denmark as Flora (F 346) to Denmark as Triton (F 347) to Italy as Aquila (F 542) to Portugal as Brava (P 590) to Portugal as Fogo (P 591) to Portugal as Boavista (P 592) to Turkey as Sultanhisar (P 111) to Turkey as Demirhisar (P 112) to Turkey as Yarhisar (P 113) to Turkey as Akhisar (P 114) to Turkey as Sivrihisar (P 115) to Turkey as Kochisar (P 116) built in Denmark as Peder Skram (F 352) built in Denmark as Herluf Trolle (F 353) built in Chile as Papudo (P 37) canceled
Patrol craft, control (PCC)
Thirty-five submarine chasers (PC) were converted into amphibious landing control vessels during World War II and reclassified as Patrol Craft, Control after the war.
Patrol craft escort, and patrol craft escort rescue (PCE, PCER) The Patrol Craft Escort Rescue (PCER), which were intended to rescue crews from ships attacked in convoys, were originally intended to be designated as Convoy Rescue Craft (APR), but this was designation was abandoned.
PCE-827 to PCE-841
to UK as HMS Kilbernie (BEC 1) to UK as HMS Kilbride (BEC 2) to UK as HMS Kilchatten (BEC 3) to UK as HMS Kilchrenan (BEC 4) to UK as HMS Kildary (BEC 5) to UK as HMS Kildwick (BEC 6) to UK as HMS Kilham (BEC 7) to UK as HMS Kilkenzie (BEC 8) to UK as HMS Kilhampton (BEC 9) to UK as HMS Kilmacolm (BEC 10) to UK as HMS Kilmarnok (BEC 11) to UK as HMS Kilmartin (BEC 12) to UK as HMS Kilmelford (BEC 13) to UK as HMS Kilmington (BEC 14) to UK as HMS Kilmore (BEC 15)
PCE-842 to PCE-904
PCE-861 to PCE-866 canceled
, later YDG-8 USS PCE(C)-877, later PCE-877 , later ACM-4 , later YDG-9
, later YDG-10
PCE-887 to PCE-890 canceled
USS PCE-901, later AG-72
PCE-905 to PCE-960
USS PCE-905, later AM-232 USS PCE-906, later AM-233 USS PCE-907, later AM-363 USS PCE-908, later AM-235 USS PCE-909, later AM-236 PCE-910 cancelled June 6, 1944 USS PCE-911, later AM-351 USS PCE-912, later AM-352 USS PCE-913, later AM-353 USS PCE-914, later AM-354 USS PCE-915, later AM-355 USS PCE-916, later AM-356 USS PCE-917, later AM-357 USS PCE-918, later AM-358 USS PCE-919, later AM-359 PCE-920 to PCE-934 canceled November 1, 1945 PCE(R)-935 to PCE(R)-946 canceled PCE-947 to PCE-960 canceled
PCE-1604 to PCE-1609 to Netherlands as Fret (F 818) to Netherlands as Hermelijn (F 819) to Netherlands as Vos (F 820) to Netherlands as Wolf (F 817) to Netherlands as Panter (F 821) to Netherlands as Jaguar (F 822)
Patrol craft fast (PCF)
The Patrol Craft Fast, also known as the Swift Boats, were acquired for the Vietnam War; 193 of these 50 foot boats were purchased.
Patrol craft sweeper (PCS) At least 90 134-foot hulls were completed as patrol craft. These were judged to not be successful, and many were converted to sonar school ships or back to minesweepers.
, sonar school ship , sonar school ship , later PCSC-1379
, sonar school ship , sonar school ship , sonar school ship , sonar school ship , sonar school ship , later AGS-7 , later PCSC-1389 , later PCSC-1390 , later PCSC-1391 , sonar school ship , later YMS-446 , later YMS-447 , later YMS-448 , later AGS-8 , sonar school ship , later YMS-449 , sonar school ship, later YMS-450 , ex-AMS-59, sonar school ship , ex-YMS-452, sonar school ship , later PCSC-1402 , later PCSC-1403 , later AGS-9
, later YMS-453 , later YMS-454 , later YMS-455 , later YMS-456 , later YMS-457 , later YMS-458 , later YMS-459
, later YMS-460 , later YMS-461 , sonar school ship , later PCSC-1418
, sonar school ship , later PCSC-1421
, sonar school ship , sonar school ship
, sonar school ship , ex-PC-1427, later YMS-462 , later YMS-463 , later PCSC-1429
, later YMS-464 , later YMS-465 , later YMS-466 , later YMS-467 , later YMS-468 , later YMS-469 , later YMS-470 , later YMS-471 , later YMS-472 , sonar school ship , sonar school ship , later YMS-473 , ex-YMS-474, sonar school ship , sonar school ship , sonar school ship , later YMS-475 , sonar school ship, later YMS-476 , sonar school ship
, later PCSC-1452 , later YMS-477 , later YMS-478 , later PCSC-1455 , later YMS-479 , later AGS-10 , later AGS-6
, later PCSC-1460 , later PCSC-1461 , later YMS-480 , later YMS-481 , later AMc-203 , ex-PC-1465, later AMc-204
Patrol craft sweeper, control (PCSC)
Thirteen patrol craft sweepers (PCS) were converted into amphibious landing control vessels during World War II and reclassified as Patrol Craft Sweeper, Control.
Patrol escort (PE) Of 112 planned 60 of these World War I era ships were completed, being given numbers from 1 to 60. Only three were commissioned prior to the Armistice which ended World War I and only eight saw service in World War II of which PE-56 was sunk by a U-boat.