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Small naval and other governmental vessels

Most recent update: October 27, 2012.

This section of the web site provides 102 tables of the smaller ships, boats and craft operated by the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Coast Guard, the U.S. Army and other federal government agencies.  The month of each table's most recent update is shown in the right-hand column. If anyone has any corrections or additions to this table, please send them to info@navalmarinearchive.com.

U.S. Navy Small Combatants
Sub Chasers/Coastal Patrol Vessels (SC) built during WWI Apr 2015
Sub Chasers/Coastal Patrol Vessels (SC, PC, PCE, PCER, PCS) built during WWII Mar 2020
Sub Chasers/Coastal Patrol Vessels (PCE, PCH, PCEH, PHM, PC) built since WWII Dec 2020
Eagle Boats (PE) built during WWI Apr 2015
Patrol Frigates (PF) built during and after WWII Apr 2015
Gunboats (PG) built before WWII May 2015
Gunboats (PG, PGM) built during WWII Apr 2015
Gunboats (PG, PGM, PFMM, PGG, PCG) built after WWII Apr 2015
Torpedo Boats (PT, PTF) built during and after WWII Apr 2015
Small Torpedo Boats (PTC, RPC) built during WWII Apr 2015
Patrol Yachts (PY, PYc) acquired or chartered during WWI and WWII Apr 2015
U.S. Navy Mine-Warfare Vessels
Ocean Minesweepers (AM) built before or during WWII Apr 2018
Coastal Minesweepers (AMc) built during WWII Apr 2018
Base Minesweepers (AMb) acquired during WWII May 2016
Yard Minesweepers (YMS) built during WWII Apr 2015
Mine-Warfare Vessels (AM/MSO, AMS/MSC, MSI, AMCU/MHC, MCM) built since WWII Jul 2018
Minesweeping Boats (MSB, MSL) built since WWII Jul 2018
U.S. Navy Landing Ships and Craft
Landing Ships, Tank (LST 1 through LST 400) Nov 2017
Landing Ships, Tank (LST 401 through LST 796) Nov 2017
Landing Ships, Tank (LST 797 through LST 1155) Nov 2017
Landing Ships, Tank (LST 1156 through LST 1198) built since WWII Nov 2017
Landing Ships, Medium (LSM) - formerly LCT(7)s Jan 2018
Landing Craft, Tank (LCT(6)) - also called Tank Lighters Nov 2017
Landing Craft, Tank (LCT(5)) - also called Tank Lighters Nov 2017
Landing Craft, Infantry, Large (LCIL) Feb 2017
Landing Craft, Support, Large (LCSL) Apr 2017
Landing Craft, Other (LCM, LCC, LCP, LCV, LCVP) Feb 2017
Landing Craft, Other (LCM, LCVP, LCPL) built since WWII Feb 2017
Landing Craft, Utility (LCU) built since WWII Aug 2020
Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) built since WWII Jun 2020
U.S. Navy Small Auxiliaries
Floating Docks (AFDB, AFDM, AFDL, ARD, ARDM, YFD) Jun 2019
Oceanographic Research Ships (AGOR) Oct 2016
Ocean Surveillance Ships (AGOS) Aug 2020
Hydrographic Survey Ships (AGS) Aug 2020
Coastal Transports (APc) Apr 2015
Barracks Ships and Barges (APB, APL) Aug 2020
Rescue and Salvage Ships (ARS, ARSD, ARST, ASR, ATS) Aug 2020
Ocean Tugs (AT, ATA, ATF, ATO, ATR) Apr 2015
U.S. Navy Yard Craft
Ferry Boats and Launches (YFB) Aug 2015
Utility Boats (YFU) Apr 2011
Salvage Craft (YLC, YHLC, YMLC, YLLC, YRST, YSD, YSP) Apr 2011
Minesweepers (YMS) Apr 2015
Net Layers and Tenders (YN, YNT, YNG) Jan 2012
Patrol and Training Craft (YP) Sep 2018
Tugs (YT, YTB, YTM, YTL) built before WWII May 2011
Tugs (YT, YTB, YTM, YTL) built during WWII May 2011
Tugs (YT, YTB, YTM, YTL) built since WWII Aug 2020
Other Special-Purpose Craft (YCV, YDG, YDT, YE, YFT, YH, YHB, YTT, YV) Jan 2012
Harbor Defense Marine Launches (HDML) Jan 2017
Open Cargo Lighters (YC) built before WWII Jan 2012
Open Cargo Lighters (YC) built during WWII May 2011
Open Cargo Lighters (YC) built since WWII May 2011
Closed Cargo Lighters (YF, YFN, YFR, YFRN, YFRT) built before WWII Jan 2012
Closed Cargo Lighters (YF, YFN, YFR, YFRN, YFRT) built during WWII May 2011
Closed Cargo Lighters (YF, YFN, YFR, YFRN, YFRT) built since WWII May 2011
Specialized Cargo Lighters (YCD, YCF, YCK, YFNB, YFNX, YPK) May 2011
Oil Tankers and Barges (YO, YON, YOS) - including some that are self-propelled Jan 2012
Gasoline Tankers and Barges (YOG, YOGN) - including some that are self-propelled Apr 2011
Water Tankers and Barges (YW, YWN) - including some that are self-propelled Jan 2012
Utility Barges and Scows (YA, YG, YMD, YSR) Jan 2012
Repair Barges (YR, YRB, YRBM, YRDH, YRDM, YRR) Jan 2012
Derrick Barges (YD) Dec 2018
Other Working Barges (YFP, YHT, YM, YMN, YPD, YS) May 2011
Miscellaneous (YAG) Jan 2012
U.S. Coast Guard
Gunboats and Cruising Cutters (WPG) built before 1915 Feb 2016
Gunboats and Cruising Cutters (WPG, WPF, WDE) built 1915 through WWII Feb 2016
Gunboats and Cruising Cutters (WHEC, WMEC, WMSL [NRC], WMSM [OPC]) built since WWII Aug 2020
Patrol Craft (Six-Bitters, WPC, WSC) built before WWII Jan 2016
Patrol Craft (WPC, WYP) built during WWII Jan 2016
Patrol Craft (WPB, WSES, WPC [FRC]) built since WWII Aug 2020
Tenders (WAGL) built before 1915 Apr 2019
Tenders (WAGB, WAGL, WLB, WLM, WLR, WLI, WLIC, WIX) built 1915 through WWII Apr 2019
Tenders (WAGB, WLB, WLM, WLR, WLI) built since WWII Apr 2019
Tugs (WAT, WYT, WYTL, WTGB) Feb 2016
Light Vessels (LV, WAL) Feb 2016
Air-Sea-Rescue Boats (WAVR) Aug 2020
Anchorage and Boarding Boats (AB) Dec 2012
Response Boats, Medium (RB(M)) Aug 2020
Small Craft Aug 2020
U.S. Army
Coastal Freighters (F, FS) Dec 2020
Ocean Tugs (LT, ST) built during WWII Mar 2014
Ocean Tugs (LT, ST) built since WWII Aug 2012
Mine Craft (MP, JMP) built before WWII Apr 2017
Mine Craft (MP, L, M) built during WWII Dec 2016
Marine Tractors (MT, MTL) Dec 2016
Rescue Boats (P) Mar 2017
Quick-Supply Boats (QS) Jul 2011
Small Transports (T) built during WWII Aug 2018
Small Transports (T) built since WWII Nov 2012
Coastal Tankers (Y) Jan 2011
Small Craft Jul 2011
Barges Oct 2012
Derrick Barges (BD) built during WWII Dec 2016
Derrick Barges (BD) built since WWII. Oct 2012
Defense Plant Corporation (DPC) Vessels Jun 2013
Corps of Engineers - Dredges Dec 2016
Corps of Engineers - Towboats Dec 2016
Other Ships and Craft (LSV, HSV, TSV, FB) built since WWII Dec 2016
NOAA and Other Research and Survey Ships
NOAA Research and Survey Ships Jan 2021
Pre-NOAA Research and Survey Ships (C&GS) Sep 2015
Pre-NOAA Research and Survey Ships (F&WS) Sep 2015
Other Gov't. Research Ships (NSF, EPA, USGS, UNOLS, etc.) Sep 2015

 

These shipbuilding pages are part of an ongoing project; new material and data is added regularly.

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USN Landing ships
USN Small auxiliaries
USN Yard craft
US Coast Guard
US Army
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Revised: 1 March 2023