USCG Cruising Cutters Built or Acquired Since WWII

(WHEC, WMEC, WMSL, WMSM)

Most recent update: December 18, 2020.

This table attempts to list all the gunboats and cruising cutters built or acquired by the US Coast Guard since WWII.

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Name Builder Location LDT LOA Delivered Notes
18 Seaplane Tenders Converted to High-Endurance Cutters (WHEC)
WHEC-370 Casco Puget Sound NSY Bremerton WA 2,610 312 1941 ex-AVP-12, from USN 1949, sunk as target 1969
WHEC-371 Mackinac Puget Sound NSY Bremerton WA 2,610 312 1942 ex-AVP-13, from USN 1949, sunk as target 1969
WHEC-372 Humboldt Boston NSY Charlestown MA 2,610 312 1941 ex-AVP-21, from USN 1949, scrapped 1969
WHEC-373 Matagorda Boston NSY Charlestown MA 2,610 312 1941 ex-AVP-22, from USN 1949, sunk as target 1968
WHEC-374 Absecon Lake Washington SY Houghton WA 2,610 312 1943 ex-AVP-23, from USN 1948, to Vietnam 1972 as Tham Ngu Lao (HQ-15)
WHEC-375 Chincoteague Lake Washington SY Houghton WA 2,610 312 1943 ex-AVP-24, from USN 1948, to Vietnam 1972 as Ly Thoung Kiet (HQ-16), to the Philippines 1975 as Andres Bonifacio (PF-7), struck 1986
WHEC-376 Coos Bay Lake Washington SY Houghton WA 2,610 312 1943 ex-AVP-25, from USN 1948, sunk as target 1968
WHEC-377 Rockaway Associated Shipbuilders Seattle WA 2,610 312 1943 ex-AVP-29, from USN 1948, scrapped 1973
WHEC-378 Halfmoon Lake Washington SY Houghton WA 2,610 312 1943 ex-AVP-26, from USN 1948, scrapped 1970
WHEC-379 Unimak Associated Shipbuilders Seattle WA 2,610 312 1943 ex-AVP-31, from USN 1949, scuttled as reef 1989
WHEC-380 Yakutat Associated Shipbuilders Seattle WA 2,610 312 1943 ex-AVP-32, from USN 1949, to Vietnam 1971 as Tran Nhat Duat (HQ-16)
WHEC-381 Barataria Lake Washington SY Houghton WA 2,610 312 1944 ex-AVP-33, from USN 1948, scrapped 1971
WHEC-382 Bering Strait Lake Washington SY Houghton WA 2,610 312 1944 ex-AVP-34, from USN 1948, to Vietnam 1971 as Tran Quang Khai (HQ-2), to the Philippines 1976 as Diego Silang (PF-9), discarded 1990
WHEC-383 Castle Rock Lake Washington SY Houghton WA 2,610 312 1944 ex-AVP-35, from USN 1948, to Vietnam 1971 as Tran Binh Trong (HQ-5), to the Philippines 1976 as Francisco Dagohoy (PF-10), discarded 1993
WHEC-384 Cook Inlet Lake Washington SY Houghton WA 2,610 312 1944 ex-AVP-36, from USN 1948, to Vietnam 1971 as Tran Quoc Toan (HQ-02), to the Philippines 1976 for parts, scrapped 1982
WHEC-386 Dexter Puget Sound NSY Bremerton WA 2,610 312 1941 ex-AVP-11, from USN 1946, sunk as target 1968
WHEC-386 McCullough Lake Washington SY Houghton WA 2,610 312 1944 ex-AVP-56, from USN 1948, to Vietnam 1972 as Ngo Kuyen (HQ-17), to the Philippines 1976 as Gregorio del Pilar (PF-8), discarded 1990
WHEC-387 Gresham Lake Washington SY Houghton WA 2,610 312 1944 ex-AVP-57, from USN 1948, scrapped 1973
12 Hamilton-Class High-Endurance Cutters (WHEC)
WHEC-715 Hamilton Avondale Shipyards New Orleans LA 1062 2,700 378 20 Feb 1967 to the Philippines 2011 as Gregorio del Pilar (FF 15)
WHEC-716 Dallas Avondale Shipyards New Orleans LA 1101 2,700 378 1 Oct 1967 to the Philippines 2012 as Ramon Alcaraz (FF 16)
WHEC-717 Mellon Avondale Shipyards New Orleans LA 1102 2,700 378 22 Dec 1967
WHEC-718 Chase Avondale Shipyards New Orleans LA 1103 2,700 378 1 Mar 1968 to Nigeria 2011 as Thunder (F-90)
WHEC-719 Boutwell Avondale Shipyards New Orleans LA 1137 2,700 378 14 Jun 1968 to the Philippines 2016 as Andres Bonifacio (PF-17)
WHEC-720 Sherman Avondale Shipyards New Orleans LA 1138 2,700 378 23 Aug 1968 to Sri Lanka 2018
WHEC-721 Gallatin Avondale Shipyards New Orleans LA 1139 2,700 378 20 Dec 1968 to Nigeria 2014 as Okpabana (F-93)
WHEC-722 Morgenthau Avondale Shipyards New Orleans LA 1177 2,700 378 14 Feb 1969 to Vietnam 2017 as CSB 8020
WHEC-723 Rush Avondale Shipyards New Orleans LA 1183 2,700 378 3 Jul 1969 to Bangladesh 2015 as Somudra Avijan
WHEC-724 Munro Avondale Shipyards New Orleans LA 1560 2,700 378 10 Sep 1971
WHEC-725 Jarvis Avondale Shipyards New Orleans LA 1561 2,700 378 30 Dec 1971 to Bangladesh 2013 as Somudra Joy (F-28)
WHEC-726 Midgett Avondale Shipyards New Orleans LA 1562 2,700 378 17 Mar 1972
14 Small Naval Auxiliaries Converted to Medium-Endurance Cutters (WMEC)
WMEC-3 Vindicator Tacoma boat Tacoma WA 2,250 224 1984 ex-AGOS 3, from USN 1993, to NOAA 2001
WMEC-6 Escape Basalt Rock Co. Napa CA 1,897 213 1943 ex-ARS-6, from USN 1946 as WAT-6, WMEC-6, scrapped 2009
WMEC-39 Alex Haley Brooke Marine Lowestoft, England 2,592 283 1971 ex-ATS 1, from USN 1999
WMEC-76 Ute United Engineering Alameda CA 1,641 205 1943 ex-ATF 76, from USN 1981, sunk as target 1988
WMEC-85 Lipan United Engineering Alameda CA 1,641 205 1943 ex-ATF 85, from USN 1980, sunk as target 1990
WMEC-150 Avoyel Charleston SB Charleston SC 1,641 205 1945 ex-ATF 150, from USN 1956, sold 1969
WMEC-153 Chilula Charleston SB Charleston SC 1,641 205 1945 ex-ATF 153, from USN 1956, returned 1993
WMEC-165 Cherokee Bethlehem Steel Staten Island NY 1,641 205 1940 ex-ATF 66, from USN 1946, sunk as target 1993
WMEC-166 Tamaroa Commercial Iron Works Portland OR 1,641 205 1943 ex-ATF 95, from USN 1946, reefed off DE 2017
WMEC-167 Acushnet Basalt Rock Co. Napa CA 1,756 213 1944 ex-ARS-9, from USN 1946, sold 2011
WMEC-168 Yocona Basalt Rock Co. Napa CA 1,756 213 1944 ex-ARS-26, from USN 1946, returned 1996
WMEC-194 Modoc Levingston SB Orange TX 361 754 143 1944 ex-ATA-194, from USN 1959, 1979
WMEC-202 Comanche Gulfport Boiler Port Arthur TX 247 754 143 1944 ex-ATA-202, from USN 1959, 1980
16 Reliance-Class Medium-Endurance Cutters (WMEC)
WMEC-615 Reliance Todd Houston Houston TX 1,000 210 20 Jun 1964
WMEC-616 Diligence Todd Houston Houston TX 1,000 210 26 Aug 1964
WMEC-617 Vigilant Todd Houston Houston TX 1,000 210 3 Oct 1964
WMEC-618 Christy Corp. Sturgeon Bay WI 420 1,000 210 17 Sep 1966
WMEC-619 Confidence USCG Yard Baltimore MD 1,000 210 19 Feb 1966
WMEC-620 Resolute AmShip Lorain Lorain OH 881 1,000 210 8 Dec 1966
WMEC-621 Valiant AmShip Lorain Lorain OH 882 1,000 210 28 Oct 1967
WMEC-622 Courageous AmShip Lorain Lorain OH 883 1,000 210 10 Apr 1968 to Sri Lanka 2005 as Samudura (P-621)
WMEC-623 Steadfast AmShip Lorain Lorain OH 884 1,000 210 25 Sep 1968
WMEC-624 Dauntless AmShip Lorain Lorain OH 885 1,000 210 10 Jun 1968
WMEC-625 Venturous USCG Yard Baltimore MD 1,000 210 16 Aug 1968
WMEC-626 Dependable AmShip Lorain Lorain OH 886 1,000 210 27 Nov 1968
WMEC-627 Vigorous AmShip Lorain Lorain OH 887 1,000 210 2 May 1969
WMEC-628 Durable USCG Yard Baltimore MD 1,000 210 8 Dec 1967 to Colombia 2003 as Valle del Cauca (PO-44)
WMEC-629 Decisive USCG Yard Baltimore MD 1,000 210 23 Aug 1968
WMEC-630 Alert AmShip Lorain Lorain OH 888 1,000 210 4 Aug 1969
13 Bear-Class Medium-Endurance Cutters (WMEC)
WMEC-901 Bear Tacoma boat Tacoma WA 1,200 270 4 Feb 1983
WMEC-902 Tampa Tacoma boat Tacoma WA 1,200 270 16 Mar 1984
WMEC-903 Harriet Lane Tacoma boat Tacoma WA 1,200 270 20 Sep 1984
WMEC-904 Northland Tacoma boat Tacoma WA 1,200 270 17 Dec 1984
WMEC-905 Spencer Derecktor Middletown RI 1,200 270 28 Jun 1986
WMEC-906 Seneca Derecktor Middletown RI 1,200 270 4 May 1987
WMEC-907 Escanaba Derecktor Middletown RI 1,200 270 27 Aug 1987
WMEC-908 Tahoma Derecktor Middletown RI 1,200 270 6 Apr 1988
WMEC-909 Campbell Derecktor Middletown RI 1,200 270 19 Aug 1988
WMEC-910 Thetis Derecktor Middletown RI 1,200 270 30 Jun 1989
WMEC-911 Forward Derecktor Middletown RI 1,200 270 4 Aug 1990
WMEC-912 Legare Derecktor Middletown RI 1,200 270 4 Aug 1990
WMEC-913 Mohawk Derecktor Middletown RI 1,200 270 23 Jul 1990
11 Legend-Class Maritime Security Cutters - Large (WMSL) (also known as National Security Cutters (NSC))
WMSL-750 Bertholf Ingalls Sbldg. Pascagoula MS 4911 4,200 418 8 May 2008
WMSL-751 Waesche Ingalls Sbldg. Pascagoula MS 4912 4,200 418 6 Nov 2009
WMSL-752 Stratton Ingalls Sbldg. Pascagoula MS 4913 4,200 418 2 Sep 2011
WMSL-753 Hamilton Ingalls Sbldg. Pascagoula MS 4914 4,200 418 15 Sep 2014
WMSL-754 James Ingalls Sbldg. Pascagoula MS 4915 4,200 418 5 Jun 2015
WMSL-755 Munro Ingalls Sbldg. Pascagoula MS 4916 4,200 418 18 Dec 2016
WMSL-756 Kimball Ingalls Sbldg. Pascagoula MS 4917 4,200 418 19 Sep 2018
WMSL-757 Midgett Ingalls Sbldg. Pascagoula MS 4918 4,200 418 1 May 2019
WMSL-758 Stone Ingalls Sbldg. Pascagoula MS 4919 4,200 418 9 Nov 2020
WMSL-759 Calhoun Ingalls Sbldg. Pascagoula MS 4920 4,200 418 2022
WMSL-760 Ingalls Sbldg. Pascagoula MS 4921 4,200 418 2023
25 Heritage-Class Maritime Security Cutters - Medium (WMSM) (also known as Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPC))
WMSM-915 Argus Eastern Shipbuilding Panama City FL 300 360 265 2022
WMSM-916 Chase Eastern Shipbuilding Panama City FL 301 360 265 2023
WMSM-917 Ingham Eastern Shipbuilding Panama City FL 302 360 265 2024
WMSM-918 Pickering Eastern Shipbuilding Panama City FL 303 360 265 2025 option
WMSM-919 Rush Eastern Shipbuilding Panama City FL 304 360 265 2026 option
WMSM-920 Icarus Eastern Shipbuilding Panama City FL 305 360 265 2027 option
WMSM-921 Eastern Shipbuilding Panama City FL 306 360 265 2028 option
WMSM-922 Diligence Eastern Shipbuilding Panama City FL 307 360 265 2029 option
WMSM-923 Alert Eastern Shipbuilding Panama City FL 308 360 265 2030 option
WMSM-924 Vigilant 360 265 2031 planned
WMSM-925 Reliance 360 265 2032 planned
WMSM 926-939 360 planned

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