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