Coastal Patrol Ships Built Since WWII
(PCE, PCH, PGH, PHM, PC)
Most recent update: December 12, 2020.
After WWII, most of the Navy's huge fleet of coastal patrol ships (formerly known as sub chasers) was transferred to other navies and coast guards: within only a few years, however, it became apparent that more were needed and a new program was funded, producing 44 corvette-sized anti-submarine warfare ships, 30 of which were built in foreign shipyards. In the 1960s, the surface-effect ship was developed and the Navy started investigating the application of this technology to patrol ships, building several prototypes and then a class of six PHMs: these were not a great success, however, and the follow-on program reverted to a proven monohull design from the U.K. This design was supposed to be a large patrol craft but the Navy reconfigured it as a small patrol ship, with the result that it was larger and more expensive than had been planned, and only 14 were built.
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| Name | Builder | Location | LDT | LOA | Delivered | Notes | |
| Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Ships | |||||||
| PCE-1604 | Fret (F-818) | General ship | East Boston MA | 400 | 175 | 4 May 1954 | to the Netherlands, scrapped 1988 |
| PCE-1605 | Hermelijn (F-819) | General ship | East Boston MA | 400 | 175 | 5 Aug 1954 | to the Netherlands, scrapped 1987 |
| PCE-1606 | Vos (F-820) | General ship | East Boston MA | 400 | 175 | 2 Dec 1954 | to the Netherlands, scrapped 1988 |
| PCE-1607 | Wolf (F-817) | Avondale | New Orleans LA | 400 | 175 | 26 Mar 1954 | to the Netherlands, scrapped 1985 |
| PCE-1608 | Panter (F-821) | Avondale | New Orleans LA | 400 | 175 | 11 Jun 1954 | to the Netherlands, scrapped 1987 |
| PCE-1609 | Jaguar (F-822) | Avondale | New Orleans LA | 400 | 175 | 11 Jun 1954 | to the Netherlands, scrapped 1988 |
| PCE-1610 | Le Fougueux (P-641) | Dubigeon | France | 400 | 175 | 21 Jul 1955 | to France, sold for scrap 1978 but now a museum ship in Dordrecht, near Rotterdam |
| PCE-1611 | L'Opiniatre (P-642) | Mediterranee | France | 400 | 175 | 3 Nov 1955 | to France, scrapped 1978 |
| PCE-1612 | L'Agile (P-643) | Provence | France | 400 | 175 | 10 Sep 1955 | to France, scrapped 1978 |
| PCE-1613 | Maio (P-587) | Dubigeon | France | 400 | 175 | 27 Sep 1954 | to Portugal, struck |
| PCE-1614 | Porto Santo (P-588) | Normandie | France | 400 | 175 | 9 Feb 1955 | to Portugal, struck |
| PCE-1615 | Udarnik (PBR-51) | Mediterranee | France | 400 | 175 | Jan 1956 | to Yugoslavia, struck 1988 |
| PCE-1616 | UW 11 | Brest | France | 400 | 175 | 23 Aug 1955 | to Germany, to Ethiopia 1957 as Belay Deress, to Italy 1959 as Vedetta (F-597), struck 1977 |
| PCE-1617 | Sao Nicolau (P-589) | Normandie | France | 400 | 175 | 7 Jun 1955 | to Portugal, struck |
| PCE-1618 | UW 12 | Dubigeon | France | 400 | 175 | 12 Mar 1957 | to Germany, to Tunisia 1970 as Sakiet Sidi Youssef (P-313), scrapped 1988 |
| PCE-1619 | Albatros (F-543) | Castellamare | Italy | 800 | 250 | 1 Jun 1955 | to Italy, struck 1989 |
| PCE-1620 | Alcione (F-544) | Castellamare | Italy | 800 | 250 | 23 Oct 1955 | to Italy, struck 1991 |
| PCE-1621 | Airone (F-545) | Castellamare | Italy | 800 | 250 | 29 Dec 1955 | to Italy, struck 1991 |
| PCE-1622 | Bellona (F-344) | Castellamare | Italy | 800 | 250 | 31 Jan 1957 | to Denmark, struck 1981 |
| PCE-1623 | Diana (F-345) | Tirreno | Italy | 800 | 250 | 30 Jul 1955 | to Denmark, struck 1974 |
| PCE-1624 | Flora (F-346) | Tirreno | Italy | 800 | 250 | 28 Aug 1956 | to Denmark, struck 1979 |
| PCE-1625 | Triton (F-347) | Taranto | Italy | 800 | 250 | 10 Aug 1955 | to Denmark, struck 1981 |
| PCE-1626 | Lynx (P-801) | Breda Marghera | Italy | 800 | 250 | 2 Oct 1956 | to the Netherlands, to Italy 1961 as Aquila (F-542), struck 1991 |
| PCE-1627 | Balder (P-802) | Willemsoord | Netherlands | 169 | 119 | 6 Aug 1954 | to the Netherlands, scrapped 1985 |
| PCE-1628 | Bulgia (P-803) | Willemsoord | Netherlands | 169 | 119 | 9 Aug 1954 | to the Netherlands, training ship 1986 |
| PCE-1629 | Freyr (P-804) | Willemsoord | Netherlands | 169 | 119 | 1 Dec 1954 | to the Netherlands, struck 1986 |
| PCE-1630 | Hadda (P-805) | Willemsoord | Netherlands | 169 | 119 | 3 Feb 1955 | to the Netherlands, struck 1986 |
| PCE-1631 | Hefring (P-806) | Willemsoord | Netherlands | 169 | 119 | 23 Mar 1955 | to the Netherlands, struck 1985 |
| PCE-1632 | SC-31 | South Coast | Newport Beach CA | 169 | 119 | 1 Mar 1955 | to Thailand, scrapped 1973 |
| PCE-1633 | SC-32 | South Coast | Newport Beach CA | 169 | 119 | 29 Apr 1955 | to Thailand, scrapped 1973 |
| PCE-1634 | SC-33 | South Coast | Newport Beach CA | 169 | 119 | 27 May 1955 | to Thailand, scrapped 1962 |
| PCE-1635 | Brava (P-590) | Viana do Castelo | Portugal | 366 | 170 | 27 Dec 1956 | to Portugal |
| PCE-1636 | Fago (P-591) | Viana do Castelo | Portugal | 366 | 170 | 11 Apr 1957 | to Portugal |
| PCE-1637 | Boavista (P-592) | Viana do Castelo | Portugal | 366 | 170 | 17 May 1957 | to Portugal |
| PCE-1638 | Sultanhisar (P-111) | Gunderson | Portland OR | 280 | 175 | 9 May 1964 | to Turkey, decommissioned 2002 |
| PCE-1639 | Demirhisar (P-112) | Gunderson | Portland OR | 280 | 175 | 17 Mar 1965 | to Turkey, decommissioned 2000 |
| PCE-1640 | Yarhisar (P-113) | Gunderson | Portland OR | 280 | 175 | 27 Aug 1964 | to Turkey, museum 2005 |
| PCE-1641 | Akhisar (P-114) | Gunderson | Portland OR | 280 | 175 | 29 Oct 1964 | to Turkey, decommissioned 2005 |
| PCE-1642 | Sivrihisar (P-115) | Gunderson | Portland OR | 280 | 175 | 19 May 1965 | to Turkey, decommissioned 2000 |
| PCE-1643 | Kochisar (P-116) | Golcuk NSY | Turkey | 280 | 175 | July 1965 | to Turkey |
| PCE-1644 | Peder Skram (F-352) | Helsingor | Denmark | 2,425 | 370 | 30 Jun 1966 | to Denmark, struck 1990, museum in Copenhagen |
| PCE-1645 | Herluf Trolle (F-353) | Helsingor | Denmark | 2,425 | 370 | 16 Apr 1967 | to Denmark, scrapped 1995 |
| PCE-1646 | Papudo (P-37) | ASMAR | Chile | 280 | 175 | 27 Nov 1971 | to Chile, struck 1993 |
| PCE-1647 | Pisagua (P-38) | ASMAR | Chile | 280 | 175 | to Chile, cancelled | |
| Hydrofoil Craft | |||||||
| PCH-1 | High Point | Martinac/Boeing | Tacoma WA | 110 | 115 | 15 Aug 1963 | to USCG 1975 as WMEH 1, to Boeing 1985, sold 1991, laid up in Tongue Point OR |
| PGEH 1 | Plainview | Lockheed | Seattle WA | 310 | 220 | 3 Mar 1969 | scrapped 1979 |
| PGH-1 | Flagstaff | Grumman | Stuart FL | 67 | 82 | 9 Jan 1968 | to USCG 1974 as WPBH-1, scrapped 1978 |
| PGH-2 | Tucumcari | Boeing | Renton WA | 57 | 80 | 15 Jul 1967 | wrecked off Vieques 1972 and scrapped |
| SES-100A | Aerojet-General | Jacksonville FL | 100 | 80 | 1975 | prototype | |
| SES-100B | Bell Aerospace | New Orleans LA | 100 | 80 | 1975 | prototype | |
| PHM-1 | Pegasus | Boeing | Renton WA | 178 | 133 | 9 Jul 1977 | scrapped 1996 |
| PHM-2 | Hercules | Boeing | Renton WA | 178 | 133 | 13 Mar 1983 | scrapped 1996 |
| PHM-3 | Taurus | Boeing | Renton WA | 178 | 133 | 7 Oct 1981 | scrapped 1996 |
| PHM-4 | Aquila | Boeing | Renton WA | 178 | 133 | 19 Dec 1981 | scrapped 1996 |
| PHM-5 | Aries | Boeing | Renton WA | 178 | 133 | 18 Sep 1982 | scrapped 1996 |
| PHM-6 | Gemini | Boeing | Renton WA | 178 | 133 | 13 Mar 1983 | scrapped 1996 |
| Coastal Patrol Ships | |||||||
| PC-1 | Cyclone | Bollinger | Lockport LA | 328 | 170 | 7 Aug 1993 | to USCG 2000, to the Philippines 2004 as General Mariano Alvares (PS-38) |
| PC-2 | Tempest | Bollinger | Lockport LA | 328 | 170 | 21 Aug 1993 | to USCG 2005 as WPC-2, returned 2008 |
| PC-3 | Hurricane | Bollinger | Lockport LA | 328 | 170 | 15 Oct 1993 | |
| PC-4 | Monsoon | Bollinger | Lockport LA | 328 | 170 | 22 Jan 1994 | to USCG 2004 as WPC-4, returned 2008 |
| PC-5 | Typhoon | Bollinger | Lockport LA | 328 | 170 | 12 Feb 1994 | |
| PC-6 | Scirocco | Bollinger | Lockport LA | 328 | 170 | 11 Jun 1994 | |
| PC-7 | Squall | Bollinger | Lockport LA | 328 | 170 | 4 Jul 1994 | |
| PC-8 | Zephyr | Bollinger | Lockport LA | 328 | 170 | 15 Oct 1994 | to USCG 2004 as WPC-8, returned 2011 |
| PC-9 | Chinook | Bollinger | Lockport LA | 328 | 170 | 26 Jan 1995 | |
| PC-10 | Firebolt | Bollinger | Lockport LA | 328 | 170 | 10 Jun 1995 | |
| PC-11 | Whirlwind | Bollinger | Lockport LA | 328 | 170 | 1 Jul 1995 | |
| PC-12 | Thunderbolt | Bollinger | Lockport LA | 328 | 170 | 7 Oct 1995 | to USCG 1998 as WPC-12, returned 1998 |
| PC-13 | Shamal | Bollinger | Lockport LA | 328 | 170 | 27 Jan 1996 | to USCG 2004 as WPC-13, returned 2011 |
| PC-14 | Tornado | Bollinger | Lockport LA | 328 | 170 | 30 Apr 2000 | to USCG 2004 as WPC-14, returned 2011 |