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 | ||||||