Patrol Ships PC PCE Post-War

Coastal Patrol Ships Built Since WWII (PCE, PCH, PGH, PHM, PC)

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. Comments or queries, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.

Most recent update: 12 December 2020.

Type	#	Name	Shipbuilder	Location	LDT	LOA	Delivery	Disposition
Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Ships
PCE	1604	Fret (F 818)	General Ship	East Boston MA	400	175	4-May-54	To the Netherlands, scrapped 1988
PCE	1605	Hermelijn (F 819)	General Ship	East Boston MA	400	175	5-Aug-54	To the Netherlands, scrapped 1987
PCE	1606	Vos (F 820)	General Ship	East Boston MA	400	175	2-Dec-54	To the Netherlands, scrapped 1988
PCE	1607	Wolf (F 817)	Avondale	New Orleans LA	400	175	26-Mar-54	To the Netherlands, scrapped 1985
PCE	1608	Panter (F 821)	Avondale	New Orleans LA	400	175	11-Jun-54	To the Netherlands, scrapped 1987
PCE	1609	Jaguar (F 822)	Avondale	New Orleans LA	400	175	11-Jun-54	To the Netherlands, scrapped 1988
PCE	1610	Le Fougueux (P 641)	Dubigeon	France	400	175	21-Jul-55	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-55	To France, scrapped 1978
PCE	1612	L'Agile (P 643)	Provence	France	400	175	10-Sep-55	To France, scrapped 1978
PCE	1613	Maio (P 587)	Dubigeon	France	400	175	27-Sep-54	To Portugal, struck
PCE	1614	Porto Santo (P 588)	Normandie	France	400	175	9-Feb-55	To Portugal, struck
PCE	1615	Udarnik (PBR 51)	Mediterranee	France	400	175	Jan-56	To Yugoslavia, struck 1988
PCE	1616	UW 11	Brest	France	400	175	23-Aug-55	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-55	To Portugal, struck
PCE	1618	UW 12	Dubigeon	France	400	175	12-Mar-57	To Germany, to Tunisia 1970 as Sakiet Sidi Youssef (P 313), scrapped 1988
PCE	1619	Albatros (F 543)	Castellamare	Italy	800	250	1-Jun-55	To Italy, struck 1989
PCE	1620	Alcione (F 544)	Castellamare	Italy	800	250	23-Oct-55	To Italy, struck 1991
PCE	1621	Airone (F 545)	Castellamare	Italy	800	250	29-Dec-55	To Italy, struck 1991
PCE	1622	Bellona (F 344)	Castellamare	Italy	800	250	31-Jan-57	To Denmark, struck 1981
PCE	1623	Diana (F 345)	Tirreno	Italy	800	250	30-Jul-55	To Denmark, struck 1974
PCE	1624	Flora (F 346)	Tirreno	Italy	800	250	28-Aug-56	To Denmark, struck 1979
PCE	1625	Triton (F 347)	Taranto	Italy	800	250	10-Aug-55	To Denmark, struck 1981
PCE	1626	Lynx (P 801)	Breda Marghera	Italy	800	250	2-Oct-56	To the Netherlands, to Italy 1961 as Aquila (F 542), struck 1991
PCE	1627	Balder (P 802)	Willemsoord	Netherlands	169	119	6-Aug-54	To the Netherlands, scrapped 1985
PCE	1628	Bulgia (P 803)	Willemsoord	Netherlands	169	119	9-Aug-54	To the Netherlands, training ship 1986
PCE	1629	Freyr (P 804)	Willemsoord	Netherlands	169	119	1-Dec-54	To the Netherlands, struck 1986
PCE	1630	Hadda (P 805)	Willemsoord	Netherlands	169	119	3-Feb-55	To the Netherlands, struck 1986
PCE	1631	Hefring (P 806)	Willemsoord	Netherlands	169	119	23-Mar-55	To the Netherlands, struck 1985
PCE	1632	SC 31	South Coast	Newport Beach CA	169	119	1-Mar-55	To Thailand, scrapped 1973
PCE	1633	SC 32	South Coast	Newport Beach CA	169	119	29-Apr-55	To Thailand, scrapped 1973
PCE	1634	SC 33	South Coast	Newport Beach CA	169	119	27-May-55	To Thailand, scrapped 1962
PCE	1635	Brava (P 590)	Viana do Castelo	Portugal	366	170	27-Dec-56	To Portugal, disposition unknown
PCE	1636	Fago (P 591)	Viana do Castelo	Portugal	366	170	11-Apr-57	To Portugal, disposition unknown
PCE	1637	Boavista (P 592)	Viana do Castelo	Portugal	366	170	17-May-57	To Portugal, disposition unknown
PCE	1638	Sultanhisar (P 111)	Gunderson	Portland OR	280	175	9-May-64	To Turkey, decommissioned 2002
PCE	1639	Demirhisar (P 112)	Gunderson	Portland OR	280	175	17-Mar-65	To Turkey, decommissioned 2000
PCE	1640	Yarhisar (P 113)	Gunderson	Portland OR	280	175	27-Aug-64	To Turkey, museum 2005
PCE	1641	Akhisar (P 114)	Gunderson	Portland OR	280	175	29-Oct-64	To Turkey, decommissioned 2005
PCE	1642	Sivrihisar (P 115)	Gunderson	Portland OR	280	175	19-May-65	To Turkey, decommissioned 2000
PCE	1643	Kochisar (P 116)	Golcuk NSY	Turkey	280	175	Jul-65	To Turkey, active
PCE	1644	Peder Skram (F 352)	Helsingor	Denmark	2,425	370	30-Jun-66	To Denmark, struck 1990, now museum in Copenhagen
PCE	1645	Herluf Trolle (F 353)	Helsingor	Denmark	2,425	370	16-Apr-67	To Denmark, scrapped 1995
PCE	1646	Papudo (P 37)	ASMAR	Chile	280	175	27-Nov-71	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-63	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-69	Scrapped 1979
PGH	1	Flagstaff	Grumman	Stuart FL	67	82	9-Jan-68	To USCG 1974 as WPBH 1, scrapped 1978
PGH	2	Tucumcari	Boeing	Renton WA	57	80	15-Jul-67	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-77	Scrapped 1996
PHM	2	Hercules	Boeing	Renton WA	178	133	13-Mar-83	Scrapped 1996
PHM	3	Taurus	Boeing	Renton WA	178	133	7-Oct-81	Scrapped 1996
PHM	4	Aquila	Boeing	Renton WA	178	133	19-Dec-81	Scrapped 1996
PHM	5	Aries	Boeing	Renton WA	178	133	18-Sep-82	Scrapped 1996
PHM	6	Gemini	Boeing	Renton WA	178	133	13-Mar-83	Scrapped 1996
Coastal Patrol Ships
PC	1	Cyclone	Bollinger	Lockport LA	328	170	7-Aug-93	To USCG 2000, to the Philippines 2004 as General Mariano Alvares (PS 38)
PC	2	Tempest	Bollinger	Lockport LA	328	170	21-Aug-93	To USCG 2005 as WPC 2, returned 2008
PC	3	Hurricane	Bollinger	Lockport LA	328	170	15-Oct-93	Active
PC	4	Monsoon	Bollinger	Lockport LA	328	170	22-Jan-94	To USCG 2004 as WPC 4, returned 2008
PC	5	Typhoon	Bollinger	Lockport LA	328	170	12-Feb-94	Active
PC	6	Scirocco	Bollinger	Lockport LA	328	170	11-Jun-94	Active
PC	7	Squall	Bollinger	Lockport LA	328	170	4-Jul-94	Active
PC	8	Zephyr	Bollinger	Lockport LA	328	170	15-Oct-94	To USCG 2004 as WPC 8, returned 2011
PC	9	Chinook	Bollinger	Lockport LA	328	170	26-Jan-95	Active
PC	10	Firebolt	Bollinger	Lockport LA	328	170	10-Jun-95	Active
PC	11	Whirlwind	Bollinger	Lockport LA	328	170	1-Jul-95	Active
PC	12	Thunderbolt	Bollinger	Lockport LA	328	170	7-Oct-95	To USCG 1998 as WPC 12, returned 1998
PC	13	Shamal	Bollinger	Lockport LA	328	170	27-Jan-96	To USCG 2004 as WPC 13, returned 2011
PC	14	Tornado	Bollinger	Lockport LA	328	170	30-Apr-00	To USCG 2004 as WPC 14, returned 2011

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