{"id":539,"date":"2014-05-02T17:05:47","date_gmt":"2014-05-02T22:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/\/?page_id=539"},"modified":"2014-06-22T11:32:11","modified_gmt":"2014-06-22T16:32:11","slug":"coastal-convoys","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.coastguardmodeling.com\/index.php\/cutters\/by-era\/world-war-ii-2\/white-hulls\/coastal-convoys\/","title":{"rendered":"Coastal Convoys"},"content":{"rendered":"

These cutters fought the u-boat war just off the US East Coast
\nguarding convoys headed to New York,
\nthe jumping off port for the Atlantic Convoys
\nThey include the civilian boats of the Hooligan Navy
\n<\/strong>
\n205′ Algonquin Class Steam Brigantine WPG
\n<\/strong>Commissioned as Revenue Cutters without hull numbers
\nLast RC class rigged with sails
\nThough Gresham was the lead ship, design changes
\ncommon to the other 4 caused the class to be named after Algonquin
\nClassified Cruising Cutters in 1915
\nReclassified First Class Cruising Cutters in 1925
\nDecommissioned in 1935
\nGresham was re-acquired for WWII service
\nHull numbers assigned in 1939, classified Patrol Gunboat
\nDecommissioned in 1947
\nModel: No<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Designation<\/td>\nName<\/td>\nClass<\/td>\nHull<\/td>\nService<\/td>\nComments<\/td>\nPictures<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USRC\/USCGC<\/td>\nGresham<\/td>\nWPG<\/td>\n85<\/td>\n1897 \u2013 1944<\/td>\nGresham had been sold for scrap in 1935
\nReacquired in 1943 due to wartime needs
\nAssigned to EASTSEAFRON
\nDecommissioned permanently on 7 April 1944<\/td>\n		CGH<\/a>
\nNS<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

190′ Miami Class Patrol Gunboat
\n<\/strong>Commissioned as Revenue Cutters without hull numbers
\nClassified Cruising Cutters in 1915
\nMiami was renamed Tampa and was lost in WWI
\nUnalga was reclassified First Class Cruising Cutters in 1925
\nHull numbers were assigned in 1939 and reclassified Patrol Gunboat
\nDecommissioned in 1945
\nModel: No<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Designation<\/td>\nName<\/td>\nClass<\/td>\nHull<\/td>\nService<\/td>\nComments<\/td>\nPictures<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USRC\/USCGC<\/td>\nUnalga<\/td>\nWPG<\/td>\n53<\/td>\n1912 – 1945<\/td>\nUnalga survived WWI and had a long Coast Guard career
\nAssigned to the Caribbean Theater in WWII
\nFought through WWII doing ASW patrols
\nFinally decommissioned in 1945<\/td>\n		CGH<\/a>
\nNS<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

165′ Tallapoosa Class Patrol Gunboat
\n<\/strong>The last cutters designed by the Revenue Cutter Service
\nDelivered to the Coast Guard
\nCommissioned as Cruising Cutters without hull numbers
\nReclassified as First Class Cruising Cutters in 1925
\nHull numbers were assigned in 1939 and reclassified
\nOne became a Patrol Gunboat, the other a River Patrol Boat
\nNumbers were assigned alphabetically, not by date of commission
\nTallapoosa was lead ship but Ossipee had the lower number
\nThe 165s were officially referred to as the Tallapoosa Class
\nBoth were decommissioned in 1945
\nModel: No<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Designation<\/td>\nName<\/td>\nClass<\/td>\nHull<\/td>\nService<\/td>\nComments<\/td>\nPictures<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nTallapoosa<\/td>\nWPG<\/td>\n52<\/td>\n1915 \u2013 1945<\/td>\nClassified a WPG in WWII
\nHer sister was classified a WPR<\/td>\n		CGH<\/a>
\nNS<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

165′ Tallapoosa Class River Patrol Boat
\n<\/strong>The last cutters designed by the Revenue Cutter Service
\nDelivered to the Coast Guard
\nCommissioned as Cruising Cutters without hull numbers
\nReclassified as First Class Cruising Cutters in 1925
\nHull numbers were assigned in 1939 and reclassified
\nOne became a Patrol Gunboat, the other a River Patrol Boat
\nNumbers were assigned alphabetically, not by date of commission
\nTallapoosa was lead ship but Ossipee had the lower number
\nThe 165s were officially referred to as the Tallapoosa Class
\nBoth were decommissioned in 1945
\nModel: No<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Designation<\/td>\nName<\/td>\nClass<\/td>\nHull<\/td>\nService<\/td>\nComments<\/td>\nPictures<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nOssipee<\/td>\nWPR<\/td>\n50<\/td>\n1915 \u2013 1945<\/td>\nClassified a WPR in WWII
\nHer sister was classified a WPG<\/td>\n		CGH<\/a>
\nNS<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

125 Active Class “Buck and a Quarters” Subchasers
\n<\/strong>Part of a massive expansion by ADM Frederick Billard
\nCommissioned as Second Class Cruising Cutters without hull numbers
\nHull numbers were assigned in 1939, reclassified as Subchasers
\nNumbers were assigned alphabetically, not by date of commission
\nActive was the lead ship and was assigned the lowest hull number
\nThe 125s were officially referred to as the Active Class
\nReclassified as Coastal Patrol Boats after the war
\nReclassified as Medium Endurance Cutters in 1967
\nMorris was the last operational 125 – decommissioned in 1970
\nCuyahoga was an OCS training cutter until 1978
\nModel: Yes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Designation<\/td>\nName<\/td>\nClass<\/td>\nHull<\/td>\nService<\/td>\nComments<\/td>\nPictures<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nActive<\/td>\nWPC<\/td>\n125<\/td>\n1927 \u2013 1963<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nAgassiz<\/td>\nWPC\/WMEC<\/td>\n126<\/td>\n1927 \u2013 1969<\/td>\n<\/td>\nCGH<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nAlert<\/td>\nWPC\/WMEC<\/td>\n127<\/td>\n1927 \u2013 1969<\/td>\n<\/td>\nCGH<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nBedloe<\/td>\nWPC<\/td>\n128<\/td>\n1927 \u2013 1944<\/td>\nLost in storm<\/td>\nCGP<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nBonham<\/td>\nWPC<\/td>\n129<\/td>\n1926 \u2013 1959<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nBoutwell<\/td>\nWPC<\/td>\n130<\/td>\n1927 \u2013 1964<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nCahoone<\/td>\nWPC\/WMEC<\/td>\n131<\/td>\n1927 \u2013 1968<\/td>\n<\/td>\nCGH<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nCartigan<\/td>\nWPC\/WMEC<\/td>\n132<\/td>\n1927 \u2013 1968<\/td>\n<\/td>\nCGH<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nColfax<\/td>\nWPC<\/td>\n133<\/td>\n1927 \u2013 1954<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nCrawford<\/td>\nWPC<\/td>\n134<\/td>\n1927 \u2013 1947<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nDiligence<\/td>\nWPC<\/td>\n135<\/td>\n1927 \u2013 1961<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nDix<\/td>\nWPC<\/td>\n136<\/td>\n1927 \u2013 1948<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nEwing<\/td>\nWPC\/WMEC<\/td>\n137<\/td>\n1927 \u2013 1969<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nFaunce<\/td>\nWPC<\/td>\n138<\/td>\n1927 \u2013 1948<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nFrederick Lee<\/td>\nWPC<\/td>\n139<\/td>\n1927 \u2013 1964<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nGeneral Greene<\/td>\nWPC\/WMEC<\/td>\n140<\/td>\n1927 \u2013 1968<\/td>\nSold off – later seized by CG smuggling drugs<\/td>\nCGH<\/a>
\nCGP<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nHarriet Lane<\/td>\nWPC<\/td>\n141<\/td>\n1927 \u2013 1946<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nJackson<\/td>\nWPC<\/td>\n142<\/td>\n1927 \u2013 1944<\/td>\nLost in a storm<\/td>\nCGP<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nKimball<\/td>\nWPC\/WMEC<\/td>\n143<\/td>\n1927 \u2013 1968<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nLegare<\/td>\nWPC\/WMEC<\/td>\n144<\/td>\n1927 \u2013 1968<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nMarion<\/td>\nWPC<\/td>\n145<\/td>\n1927 \u2013 1962<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nMcLane<\/td>\nWPC<\/td>\n146<\/td>\n1927 \u2013 1968<\/td>\nSank RO-32 on 9 July 1942<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nMorris<\/td>\nWPC<\/td>\n147<\/td>\n1927 \u2013 1970<\/td>\nTo Sea Scout Program<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nNemaha<\/td>\nWPC<\/td>\n148<\/td>\n1927 \u2013 1948<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nPulaski<\/td>\nWPC<\/td>\n149<\/td>\n1927 \u2013 1948<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nReliance<\/td>\nWPC<\/td>\n150<\/td>\n1927 \u2013 1947<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nRush<\/td>\nWPC<\/td>\n151<\/td>\n1927 \u2013 1947<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nTiger<\/td>\nWPC<\/td>\n152<\/td>\n1927 \u2013 1947<\/td>\n<\/td>\nCGH<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nTravis<\/td>\nWPC<\/td>\n153<\/td>\n1927 \u2013 1962<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nVigilant<\/td>\nWPC<\/td>\n154<\/td>\n1927 \u2013 1956<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nWoodbury<\/td>\nWPC<\/td>\n155<\/td>\n1927 \u2013 1946<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nYeaton<\/td>\nWPC\/WMEC<\/td>\n156<\/td>\n1927 \u2013 1969<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nCuyahoga<\/td>\nWPC\/WMEC<\/td>\n157<\/td>\n1927 – 1978<\/td>\nTypical operations until 1957
\n1957 to 1959: OCS training cutter in New London
\n1959: Transferred to Yorktown as OCS training cutter
\n20 October 1978: Lost in collision with MV Santa Cruz II<\/td>\n		CGH<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nElectra<\/td>\nWPC<\/td>\n187<\/td>\n1934 \u2013 1936<\/td>\n1936 – Decommissioned
\n1936 – 1945 USS Potomac (AG-25) – President Roosevelt’s yacht
\n1945 – Decommissioned as CGC Electra
\n1946 – Maryland Tidewater Fisheries Commission
\n1960 – Privately owned
\n1980 – Seized as a drug runner
\nCurrently owned by the Potomac Association in Oakland<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

165’B Thetis Class Coastal Patrol Boat
\n<\/strong>Part of a massive expansion by ADM Frederick Billard
\nCommissioned as Second Class Cruising Cutters without hull numbers
\nHull numbers were assigned in 1939, reclassified Coastal Patrol Boats
\nNumbers were assigned alphabetically, not by date of commission
\nThetis was the lead ship, but Argo was assigned the lowest hull number
\nThe 165Bs were officially referred to as the Thetis Class
\nAriadne was decommissioned in 1967
\nModel: Yes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Designation<\/td>\nName<\/td>\nClass<\/td>\nHull<\/td>\nService<\/td>\nComments<\/td>\nPictures<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nArgo<\/td>\nWPC<\/td>\n100<\/td>\n1933 – 1948<\/td>\n<\/td>\nCGH<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nAriadne<\/td>\nWPC\/WMEC<\/td>\n101<\/td>\n1934 – 1969<\/td>\n<\/td>\nWiki<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nAtalanta<\/td>\nWPC<\/td>\n102<\/td>\n1934 – 1950<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nAurora<\/td>\nWPC\/WMEC<\/td>\n103<\/td>\n1931 – 1968<\/td>\n<\/td>\nCGH<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nCalypso<\/td>\nWPC<\/td>\n104<\/td>\n1942 – 1947<\/td>\n<\/td>\nLink<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nCyane<\/td>\nWPC<\/td>\n105<\/td>\n1934 – 1950<\/td>\n<\/td>\nCGH<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nDaphne<\/td>\nWPC<\/td>\n106<\/td>\n1934 \u2013 1946<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nDione<\/td>\nWPC<\/td>\n107<\/td>\n1934 – 1963<\/td>\n<\/td>\nCGH<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nGalatea<\/td>\nWPC<\/td>\n108<\/td>\n1933 – 1948<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nHermes<\/td>\nWPC<\/td>\n109<\/td>\n1932 – 1948<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nIcarus<\/td>\nWPC<\/td>\n110<\/td>\n1932 – 1946<\/td>\nSank U-352 – To Dominican Republic<\/td>\nCGH<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nNemesis<\/td>\nWPC<\/td>\n111<\/td>\n1934 – 1964<\/td>\n<\/td>\nWiki<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nNike<\/td>\nWPC<\/td>\n112<\/td>\n1934 – 1964<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nPandora<\/td>\nWPC<\/td>\n113<\/td>\n1934 – 1959<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nPerseus<\/td>\nWPC<\/td>\n114<\/td>\n1932 – 1959<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nThetis<\/td>\nWPC<\/td>\n115<\/td>\n1931 – 1947<\/td>\nSank U-157<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nTriton<\/td>\nWPC\/WMEC<\/td>\n116<\/td>\n1934 – 1967<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nElectra<\/td>\nWPC<\/td>\n187<\/td>\n1934 – 1936<\/td>\n1936 – Decommissioned
\n1936 – 1945 USS Potomac (AG-25) – President Roosevelt’s yacht
\n1945 – Decommissioned as CGC Electra
\n1946 – Maryland Tidewater Fisheries Commission
\n1960 – Privately owned
\n1980 – Seized as a drug runner
\nCurrently owned by the Potomac Association in Oakland<\/td>\n		NS<\/a>
\nCGP<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Misc Patrol Gunboat
\n<\/strong>Model: No<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Designation<\/td>\nName<\/td>\nClass<\/td>\nHull<\/td>\nService<\/td>\nComments<\/td>\nPictures<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USS\/USCGC<\/td>\nNourmahal<\/td>\nWPG<\/td>\n72<\/td>\n1940 – 1946<\/td>\nWilliam Vincent Astor’s personal yacht
\nVoluntarily turned over to the Coast Guard in 1940
\nTransferred to the Navy in 1943 with Coast Guard crew
\nTransferred back to Coast Guard in 1944
\nServed as OWS vessel, Flagship of EASTSEAFRON
\nand as a harbor tow vessel at Coast Guard Yard
\nReturned to Astor in 1946<\/td>\n		NS<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nMayflower
\n(ex USS Butte)<\/td>\n		WPG<\/td>\n183<\/td>\n1943 \u2013 1946<\/td>\nBuilt in 1896 as a luxury yacht for Ogden Goelet and named for him
\nAcquired by the Navy in 1898 as USS Mayflower
\nServed in the Spanish America War
\nServed as Commodore Dewey’s Flagship in the Asiatic Fleet
\nServed as Presidential yacht from 1906 to 1929<
\nTreaty ending the Russo-Japanese War was negotiated on board
\nDecommissioned by Hoover as an economic savings
\nSeries of commercial owners through the Great Depression
\nAcquired by the Navy in 1942 as USS Butte
\nDecommissioned CGC Mayflower in 1943
\nEASTSEAFRON
\nInvolved in smuggling Jews into Israel in 1948
\nUltimate fate unknown<\/td>\n		NS<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

83′ Patrol Boat
\n<\/strong>Designed for convoy duty along the Gulf and East Coasts
\nKnown as the Matchbox Fleet – they had wooden hulls
\n60 went to Normandy as Rescue Fleet 1
\nRescued 1,437 men and 1 woman from the Normandy surf
\n54 served in the Pacific
\nThe surrender of the last Japanese bastion in the Marianas,
\nthe island of Aquijan, was held on the deck of CG 83525
\nAfter the war the 83s were used as SAR boats
\nDuring the Cold War they were harbor guards
\nThey were replaced by the 95s and 82s
\nThe last 83, WPB 83484, was decommissioned on 15 April 1963
\nThough never specifically mentioned,
\nHomer Hickam’s novel the Keepers’ Son is set aboard an 83
\nYou can tell from the picture on the cover
\nModel: Yes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Designation<\/td>\nName<\/td>\nClass<\/td>\nHull<\/td>\nService<\/td>\nComments<\/td>\nPictures<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nUn-named<\/td>\nWPB<\/td>\n83300
\n83530<\/td>\n		1940 \u2013 1963<\/td>\nGreat info on and pictures of 83 footers can be
\nfound at this\u00a0Link<\/a>\u00a0and at this\u00a0Link<\/a><\/td>\n		CGH<\/a>
\nLink<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

110′ SC-1 Class Coastal Patrol Boat
\n<\/strong>Acquired from the Navy
\nAssigned to the CARIBSEAFRON
\nModel: Yes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Designation<\/td>\nName<\/td>\nClass<\/td>\nHull<\/td>\nService<\/td>\nComments<\/td>\nPictures<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nBoone<\/td>\nWPC<\/td>\n335<\/td>\n1943 – 1945<\/td>\nCARIBSEAFRON<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nBlaze<\/td>\nWPC<\/td>\n336<\/td>\n1943 – 1945<\/td>\nCARIBSEAFRON<\/td>\nCGH<\/a>
\nNS<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nBowstring<\/td>\nWPC<\/td>\n365<\/td>\n1943 – 1945<\/td>\nCARIBSEAFRON<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nBellville<\/td>\nWPC<\/td>\n372<\/td>\n1943 – 1945<\/td>\nCARIBSEAFRON<\/td>\nCGH<\/a>
\nNS<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Patrol Yacht
\n<\/strong>Mostly commercial fishing vessels in emergency service
\nGertrude L. Thebaud\u00a0was a Gloucester fishing\/racing schooner
\nThey patrolled in three main areas:
\nAlaska, Greenland, and SEAFRONTIER Patrol
\nModel: Yes<\/a>
\nAlaskan Patrol<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Designation<\/td>\nName<\/td>\nClass<\/td>\nHull<\/td>\nService<\/td>\nComments<\/td>\nPicture<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nKodiak<\/td>\nWYP<\/td>\n173<\/td>\n1943 – 1944<\/td>\nPatrol Whaler
\nAlaska<\/td>\n		CGH<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

SEAFRONTIER Patrol<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Designation<\/td>\nName<\/td>\nClass<\/td>\nHull<\/td>\nService<\/td>\nComments<\/td>\nPicture<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nBedford 164′<\/td>\nWYPc<\/td>\n346<\/td>\n1942 \u2013 1943<\/td>\nPatrol Sailing Yacht
\nCARIBSEAFRON<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nBlackstone<\/td>\nWPYc<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1942 \u2013 Unk<\/td>\nCARIBSEAFRON<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nBlanchard<\/td>\nWYPc<\/td>\n369<\/td>\n1942 \u2013 1943<\/td>\nPatrol Sailing Yacht
\nCARIBSEAFRON<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nBlanco<\/td>\nWYPc<\/td>\n343<\/td>\n1942 \u2013 1945<\/td>\nPatrol Schooner
\nCARIBSEAFRON<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nBoulder<\/td>\nWYPc<\/td>\n352<\/td>\n1942 \u2013 Unk<\/td>\nUnknown<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nGertrude L. Thebaud<\/td>\nWYPc<\/td>\n386<\/td>\n1942 – 1945<\/td>\nEASTSEAFRON
\nFinanced by Louis Thebaud and named for his wife
\nBuilt in Gloucester, MA in 1930
\nLast if the Gloucester-built Grand Banks fishing schooners
\nDesigned and built to capture the International Fisherman’s Trophy
\nfrom the Nova Scotian fleet
\n1931: Lost two straight races to the Canadian schooner Bluenose
\n1933: Carried a delegation to Washington on behalf of the fishing industry
\nFDR toured the ship at that time
\n1933: Part of the Chicago World’s Fair
\n1937: Part of the Donald McMillan Arctic Expedition to Frobisher Bay
\n1938 (last year of the competition): Lost 3 out of 5 races to Bluenose
\nServed the Coast Guard in WWII
\n20 May 1945: Left Gloucester for the Caribbean trade
\nFebruary 1948: Driven onto a breakwater in Venezuela and broke up<\/td>\n		Link<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nGlobe Eight<\/td>\nWYP<\/td>\n380<\/td>\n1942 \u2013 1943<\/td>\nPatrol Whaler
\nWESTSEAFRON<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nHoly Cross
\n(later USS Kite)<\/td>\n		WYP<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1942 \u2013 1942<\/td>\nPatrol Yacht
\nSaw no CG service in 5 months as USCGC<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nGlobe Eight<\/td>\nWYP<\/td>\n380<\/td>\n1942 \u2013 1943<\/td>\nPatrol Whaler
\nWESTSEAFRON<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nHoly Cross
\n(later USS Kite)<\/td>\n		WYP<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1942 \u2013 1942<\/td>\nPatrol Yacht
\nSaw no CG service in 5 months as USCGC<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nMicawber 110′<\/td>\nWYPc<\/td>\n159<\/td>\n1942 \u2013 1945<\/td>\nPatrol Yacht
\nGULFSEAFRON<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nPilgrim<\/td>\nWYP<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1942 \u2013 Unk<\/td>\nUnknown<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nThorgaut<\/td>\nWYP<\/td>\n377<\/td>\n1942 \u2013 1943<\/td>\nPatrol Whaler
\nWESTSEAFRON<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nWicomico<\/td>\nWYPc<\/td>\n158<\/td>\n1942 \u2013 1945<\/td>\nPatrol Yacht
\nCARIBSEAFRON<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nGlobe<\/td>\nWYP<\/td>\n381<\/td>\n1943 \u2013 1943<\/td>\nPatrol Whaler
\nWESTSEAFRON<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nKodiak<\/td>\nWYP<\/td>\n173<\/td>\n1943 \u2013 1944<\/td>\nPatrol Whaler
\nAlaska<\/td>\n		CGH<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nMadalan<\/td>\nWYPc<\/td>\n345<\/td>\n1943 \u2013 1945<\/td>\nPatrol Brigantine
\nEASTSEAFRON<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nOttern<\/td>\nWYP<\/td>\n379<\/td>\n1943 \u2013 1943<\/td>\nPatrol Whaler
\nWESTSEAFRON<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nThalassa<\/td>\nWYPc<\/td>\n348<\/td>\n1943 \u2013 Unk<\/td>\nUnknown<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nThorfinn<\/td>\nWYP<\/td>\n383<\/td>\n1943 \u2013 1943<\/td>\nPatrol Whaler
\nWESTSEAFRON<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nThorfjell<\/td>\nWYP<\/td>\n384<\/td>\n1943 \u2013 1943<\/td>\nPatrol Whaler
\nWESTSEAFRON<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nThoris<\/td>\nWYP<\/td>\n378<\/td>\n1943 \u2013 1943<\/td>\nPatrol Whaler
\nWESTSEAFRON<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nColleen<\/td>\nWYPc<\/td>\n27<\/td>\n1945 \u2013 1945<\/td>\nPatrol Yacht
\nUnseaworthy – Not used<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Emergency Vessel
\n<\/strong>Similar to the WYPs but were designated EM instead of USCGC
\nThey patrolled in three main areas:
\nAlaska, Greenland, and SEAFRONTIER Patrol
\nModel: Yes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Designation<\/td>\nName<\/td>\nClass<\/td>\nHull<\/td>\nService<\/td>\nComments<\/td>\nPicture<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nEM Margaret<\/td>\nWYP<\/td>\n323<\/td>\n1942 – 1943<\/td>\nPatrol Trawler
\nCARIBSEAFRON<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nEM Brusstar<\/td>\nWYP<\/td>\n312<\/td>\n1943 – 1943<\/td>\nPatrol Trawler
\nCARIBSEAFRON<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nEM Caddo<\/td>\nWYP<\/td>\n174<\/td>\n1943 – 1944<\/td>\nPatrol Whaler
\nAlaska<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nEM Connant<\/td>\nWYP<\/td>\n320<\/td>\n1943 – 1943<\/td>\nPatrol Trawler
\nCARIBSEAFRON<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nEM Covington<\/td>\nWYP<\/td>\n314<\/td>\n1943 – 1943<\/td>\nPatrol Trawler
\nCARIBSEAFRON<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nEM Dow<\/td>\nWYP<\/td>\n353<\/td>\n1943 – 1943<\/td>\nPatrol Trawler
\nCARIBSEAFRON<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nEM Edwards<\/td>\nWYP<\/td>\n357<\/td>\n1943 – 1944<\/td>\nPatrol Trawler
\nCARIBSEAFRON<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nEM Euphane<\/td>\nWYP<\/td>\n360<\/td>\n1943 – 1944<\/td>\nPatrol Trawler
\nCARIBSEAFRON<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nEM Humphreys<\/td>\nWYP<\/td>\n325<\/td>\n1943 – 1944<\/td>\nPatrol Trawler
\nCARIBSEAFRON<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nEM Joe<\/td>\nWYP<\/td>\n356<\/td>\n1943 – 1944<\/td>\nPatrol Trawler
\nCARIBSEAFRON<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nEM Northumberland<\/td>\nWYP<\/td>\n361<\/td>\n1943 – 1944<\/td>\nPatrol Trawler
\nCARIBSEAFRON<\/td>\n		CGH<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nEM Pelican<\/td>\nWYP<\/td>\n329<\/td>\n1943 – 1943<\/td>\nPatrol Trawler
\nCARIBSEAFRON<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nEM Pocahantas<\/td>\nWYP<\/td>\n362<\/td>\n1943 – 1943<\/td>\nPatrol Trawler
\nCARIBSEAFRON<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nEM Reed<\/td>\nWYP<\/td>\n322<\/td>\n1943 – 1943<\/td>\nPatrol Coastal Freighter
\nCARIBSEAFRON<\/td>\n		CGH<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nEM Rowe<\/td>\nWYP<\/td>\n328<\/td>\n1943 – 1943<\/td>\nPatrol Trawler
\nCARIBSEAFRON<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nEM Seabird<\/td>\nWYP<\/td>\n330<\/td>\n1943 – 1943<\/td>\nPatrol Trawler
\nCARIBSEAFRON<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nEM Stephan McKeever<\/td>\nWYP<\/td>\n363<\/td>\n1943 – 1943<\/td>\nPatrol Trawler
\nCARIBSEAFRON<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nEM Vernon McNeal<\/td>\nWYP<\/td>\n318<\/td>\n1943 – 1943<\/td>\nPatrol Trawler
\nCARIBSEAFRON<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nEM Warren Edwards<\/td>\nWYP<\/td>\n354<\/td>\n1943 – 1943<\/td>\nPatrol Trawler
\nCARIBSEAFRON<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nEM Wilcox<\/td>\nWYP<\/td>\n333<\/td>\n1943 – 1943<\/td>\nPatrol Trawler
\nCARIBSEAFRON<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nEM Messick<\/td>\nWYP<\/td>\n358<\/td>\n1944 – 1944<\/td>\nPatrol Trawler
\nCARIBSEAFRON<\/td>\n		CGH<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Misc Acquisition
\n<\/strong>Similar to the WYPs but classified otherwise
\nExample, an ex-Army tug was classified a WYT instead of WYP
\nThey patrolled in three main areas:
\nAlaska, Greenland, and SEAFRONTIER Patrol
\nModel: Yes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Designation<\/td>\nName<\/td>\nClass<\/td>\nHull<\/td>\nService<\/td>\nComments<\/td>\nPictures<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nBeverly<\/td>\nWYT<\/td>\n371<\/td>\n1942 \u2013 1944<\/td>\nFormer Army Tug
\nCARIBSEAFRON<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nBozo<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1942 \u2013 1943<\/td>\nPatrol Yacht
\nEASTSEAFRON<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nBlackrock
\n(ex The Boys)<\/td>\n		WAGL<\/td>\n367<\/td>\n1943 \u2013 1954<\/td>\nPatrol Fishing Vessel
\nCARIBSEAFRON<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nAberdeen 95′<\/td>\nCG<\/td>\n95300<\/td>\n1944 \u2013 1944<\/td>\nWESTSEAFRON<\/td>\nCGH<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nEast Breeze 183
\n(ex SNS Externsteine)<\/td>\n		WIX<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1944 – 1944<\/td>\n<\/a>German supply ship in Greenland
\nCaptured by CGC Eastwind on 15 October 1944
\nThe only German surface ship captured in WWII
\nTaken into Service as USCGC East Breeze
\nServed as a Greenland transport cutter
\nTurned over to the Navy on 24 January 1945 as USS Callao<\/td>\n		NS<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nNavigation<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1944 \u2013 1946<\/td>\nPatrol Yacht
\nEASTSEAFRON<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Coast Guard Reserve Cutter
\n<\/strong>These were civilian yachts of the Coast Guard Auxiliary
\nThe Coast Guard armed them and their owners crewed them
\nOfficially referred to as the Coastal Picket Force
\nThe CG often called it the Corsair Fleet
\nAffectionately called the Hooligan Navy
\nPerformed ASW patrols along the Gulf and East Coasts
\nOn at least one occasion drove a submarine from the area
\nThe only units to report a mock bombing attack on the US by Army bombers
\nModel: Yes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Designation<\/td>\nName<\/td>\nClass<\/td>\nClass<\/td>\nHull<\/td>\nService<\/td>\nComments<\/td>\nPicture<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGCR<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nCGR<\/td>\nVarious<\/td>\n1942 \u2013 1943<\/td>\nCivilian yachts of the CG Auxiliary<\/td>\nCGH<\/a>
\nCGP<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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