Gunboats
(PG, PGM) Built During WWII
Most recent update: April 30, 2015.
The Navy built only two true gunboats before WWII, PG-50 and PG-51, concentrating its efforts in the littoral battle space on patrol frigates and sub chasers. During the war, it added ten boats built in Britain in 1940, 15 boats built in Canada in 1942-43, 8 converted SCs and 24 converted PCs.
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| Name | Customer | Builder | Location | LDT | LOA | Built | Notes | |
| PG-62 | Temptress | Royal Navy | Smith's Dock | Middlesborough, England | 1,375 | 205 | 1940 | acquired 1942, returned 1945 |
| PG-63 | Surprise | Royal Navy | Crown & Sons | Sunderland, England | 1,375 | 205 | 1940 | acquired 1942, returned 1945 |
| PG-64 | Spry | Royal Navy | Harland & Wolff | Belfast, N. Ireland | 1,375 | 205 | 1940 | acquired 1942, returned 1945 |
| PG-65 | Saucy | Royal Navy | Harland & Wolff | Belfast, N. Ireland | 1,375 | 205 | 1940 | acquired 1942, returned 1945 |
| PG-66 | Restless | Royal Navy | Harland & Wolff | Belfast, N. Ireland | 1,375 | 205 | 1940 | acquired 1942, returned 1945 |
| PG-67 | Ready | Royal Navy | Harland & Wolff | Belfast, N. Ireland | 1,375 | 205 | 1940 | acquired 1942, returned 1945 |
| PG-68 | Impulse | Royal Navy | Cook, Welton & Gemmell | Hull, England | 1,375 | 205 | 1940 | acquired 1942, returned 1945 |
| PG-69 | Fury | Royal Navy | Fleming & Ferguson | Paisley, Scotland | 1,375 | 205 | 1940 | acquired 1942, returned 1945 |
| PG-70 | Courage | Royal Navy | Harland & Wolff | Belfast, N. Ireland | 1,375 | 205 | 1940 | acquired 1942, returned 1945 |
| PG-71 | Tenacity | Royal Navy | Grangemouth DY | Grangemouth, Scotland | 1,375 | 205 | 1940 | acquired 1942, returned 1945 |
| PG-72 | included in table of Gunboats Built Before WWII | |||||||
| PG-85 | included in table of Gunboats Built Before WWII | |||||||
| PG-86 | Action | Royal Navy | Collingwood SY | Collingwood ON | 1,375 | 205 | 1942 | acquired 1942, sold 1946 |
| PG-87 | Alacrity | Royal Navy | Collingwood SY | Collingwood ON | 1,375 | 205 | 1942 | acquired 1942, sold 1946 |
| PG-88 | Beacon | Royal Navy | Collingwood SY | Collingwood ON | 1,375 | 205 | 1942 | acquired 1942, sold 1946 |
| PG-89 | Brisk | Royal Navy | Kingston SB | Kingston ON | 1,375 | 205 | 1942 | acquired 1942, sold 1946 |
| PG-90 | Caprice | Royal Navy | Kingston SB | Kingston ON | 1,375 | 205 | 1942 | acquired 1942, sold 1946 |
| PG-91 | Clash | Royal Navy | Midland SY | Midland ON | 1,375 | 205 | 1942 | acquired 1942, sold 1946 |
| PG-92 | Haste | Royal Navy | Morton Eng. | Quebec City QC | 1,375 | 205 | 1942 | acquired 1942, sold 1946 |
| PG-93 | Intensity | Royal Navy | Morton Eng. | Quebec City QC | 1,375 | 205 | 1942 | acquired 1942, sold 1946 |
| PG-94 | Might | Royal Navy | Morton Eng. | Quebec City QC | 1,375 | 205 | 1942 | acquired 1942, sold 1946 |
| PG-95 | Pert | Royal Navy | Morton Eng. | Quebec City QC | 1,375 | 205 | 1942 | acquired 1942, sold 1946 |
| PG-96 | Prudent | Royal Navy | Morton Eng. | Quebec City QC | 1,375 | 205 | 1942 | acquired 1942, sold 1946 |
| PG-97 | Splendor | Royal Navy | Kingston SB | Kingston ON | 1,375 | 205 | 1942 | acquired 1942, sold 1946 |
| PG-98 | Tact | Royal Navy | Collingwood SY | Collingwood ON | 1,375 | 205 | 1942 | acquired 1942, sold 1946 |
| PG-99 | Vim | Royal Navy | Collingwood SY | Collingwood ON | 1,375 | 205 | 1942 | acquired 1942, sold 1946 |
| PG-100 | Vitality | Royal Navy | Midland SY | Midland ON | 1,375 | 205 | 1942 | acquired 1942, sold 1946 |
| PG-101 | Asheville | US Navy | Canadian Vickers | Montreal QC | 2,360 | 301 | 1942 | later PF-1, to Argentina 1946 as Hercules (P-31) |
| PG-102 | Natchez | US Navy | Canadian Vickers | Montreal QC | 2,360 | 301 | 1942 | later PF-2, to Dom. Rep. 1948 as Juan Pablo Duarte (F-102), yacht Moineau |
| PG-103 | Barle | US Navy | Canadian Vickers | Montreal QC | 2,360 | 301 | 1943 | to Britain, returned 1946, sold |
| PG-104 | Cuckmere | US Navy | Canadian Vickers | Montreal QC | 2,360 | 301 | 1943 | to Britain, returned 1946, sold |
| PG-105 | Evenlode | US Navy | Canadian Vickers | Montreal QC | 2,360 | 301 | 1943 | to Britain, returned 1946, sold |
| PG-106 | Findhorn | US Navy | Canadian Vickers | Montreal QC | 2,360 | 301 | 1943 | to Britain, returned 1946, sold |
| PG-107 | Inver | US Navy | Canadian Vickers | Montreal QC | 2,360 | 301 | 1943 | to Britain, returned 1946, sold |
| PG-108 | Lossie | US Navy | Canadian Vickers | Montreal QC | 2,360 | 301 | 1943 | to Britain, returned 1946, sold |
| PG-109 | Parrett | US Navy | Canadian Vickers | Montreal QC | 2,360 | 301 | 1943 | to Britain, returned 1946, sold |
| PG-110 | Shiel | US Navy | Canadian Vickers | Montreal QC | 2,360 | 301 | 1943 | to Britain, returned 1946, sold |
| PGM-1 | US Navy | Julius Peterson | Nyack NY | 95 | 110 | 16 Oct 1942 | ex-SC-644, to the USSR 1945 | |
| PGM-2 | US Navy | Robinson Marine | Benton Harbor MI | 95 | 110 | 12 Aug 1943 | ex-SC-757 | |
| PGM-3 | US Navy | Peterson Boat Works | Sturgeon Bay WI | 95 | 110 | 17 May 1943 | ex-SC-1035 | |
| PGM-4 | US Navy | Wilmington Boat Works | Wilmington CA | 95 | 110 | 17 Mar 1943 | ex-SC-1053 | |
| PGM-5 | US Navy | Wilmington Boat Works | Wilmington CA | 95 | 110 | 15 Jun 1943 | ex-SC-1056 | |
| PGM-6 | US Navy | Mathis Yacht Building | Camden NJ | 95 | 110 | 8 Jun 1943 | ex-SC-1072, lost 1944 | |
| PGM-7 | US Navy | Mathis Yacht Building | Camden NJ | 95 | 110 | 8 Jun 1943 | ex-SC-1071 | |
| PGM-8 | US Navy | Wilmington Boat Works | Wilmington CA | 95 | 110 | 12 Aug 1943 | ex-SC-1366 | |
| PGM-9 | US Navy | Consolidated Shipbuilding | Morris Heights NY | 280 | 174 | 1 Jul 1944 | ex-PC-1548, destroyed 1945 | |
| PGM-10 | US Navy | Commercial Iron Works | Portland OR | 280 | 174 | 29 Nov 1944 | ex-PC-805 | |
| PGM-11 | US Navy | Commercial Iron Works | Portland OR | 280 | 174 | 13 Dec 1944 | ex-PC-806 | |
| PGM-12 | US Navy | George S. Lawley & Sons | Neponset MA | 280 | 174 | 24 Apr 1945 | ex-PC-1088, to China 1948 | |
| PGM-13 | US Navy | George S. Lawley & Sons | Neponset MA | 280 | 174 | 14 Jun 1945 | ex-PC-1089, to China 1948 | |
| PGM-14 | US Navy | George S. Lawley & Sons | Neponset MA | 280 | 174 | 16 Aug 1945 | ex-PC-1090, to China 1948 | |
| PGM-15 | US Navy | George S. Lawley & Sons | Neponset MA | 280 | 174 | 11 Oct 1945 | ex-PC-1091, to China 1948 | |
| PGM-16 | US Navy | Defoe Shipbuilding | West Bay City MI | 280 | 174 | 25 Oct 1944 | ex-PC-1148, to Greece 1947 | |
| PGM-17 | US Navy | Gibbs Gas Engine Co. | Jacksonville FL | 280 | 174 | 24 Nov 1944 | ex-PC-1189, destroyed 1945 | |
| PGM-18 | US Navy | Luders Marine | Stamford CT | 280 | 174 | 28 Nov 1944 | ex-PC-1255, lost 1945 | |
| PGM-19 | US Navy | Consolidated Shipbuilding | Morris Heights NY | 280 | 174 | 1 Dec 1944 | ex-PC-1550 | |
| PGM-20 | US Navy | Consolidated Shipbuilding | Morris Heights NY | 280 | 174 | 2 Dec 1944 | ex-PC-1551, to China 1948 | |
| PGM-21 | US Navy | Consolidated Shipbuilding | Morris Heights NY | 280 | 174 | 22 Nov 1944 | ex-PC-1552, to Greece 1947 | |
| PGM-22 | US Navy | Consolidated Shipbuilding | Morris Heights NY | 280 | 174 | 23 Dec 1944 | ex-PC-1553, to Greece 1947 | |
| PGM-23 | US Navy | Consolidated Shipbuilding | Morris Heights NY | 280 | 174 | 5 Dec 1944 | ex-PC-1554 | |
| PGM-24 | US Navy | Consolidated Shipbuilding | Morris Heights NY | 280 | 174 | 18 Jan 1945 | ex-PC-1555 | |
| PGM-25 | US Navy | Consolidated Shipbuilding | Morris Heights NY | 280 | 174 | 3 Feb 1945 | ex-PC-1556, to Greece 1947 | |
| PGM-26 | US Navy | Consolidated Shipbuilding | Morris Heights NY | 280 | 174 | 24 Feb 1945 | ex-PC-1557, to China 1948 | |
| PGM-27 | US Navy | Consolidated Shipbuilding | Morris Heights NY | 280 | 174 | 19 Mar 1945 | ex-PC-1558, destroyed 1945 | |
| PGM-28 | US Navy | Consolidated Shipbuilding | Morris Heights NY | 280 | 174 | 19 Apr 1945 | ex-PC-1559, to Greece 1947 | |
| PGM-29 | US Navy | Leathem D. Smith SB | Sturgeon Bay WI | 280 | 174 | 29 Nov 1944 | ex-PC-1565, to Greece 1947 | |
| PGM-30 | US Navy | Leathem D. Smith SB | Sturgeon Bay WI | 280 | 174 | 27 Dec 1944 | ex-PC-1566 | |
| PGM-31 | US Navy | Leathem D. Smith SB | Sturgeon Bay WI | 280 | 174 | 17 Jan 1945 | ex-PC-1567, to China 1948 | |
| PGM-32 | US Navy | Leathem D. Smith SB | Sturgeon Bay WI | 280 | 174 | 9 Feb 1945 | ex-PC-1568 |