U.S. Coast Guard ASR Boats WAVR

U.S.C.G. Air-Sea-Rescue Cutters (WAVR)

By arrangement with the Navy, 71 Air-class cutters were delivered directly to the Coast Guard, modified for service as air-sea-rescue boats. These were SC 497-class wooden sub chasers, 111 feet long and 135 tons displacement, mostly built by yacht yards. As it turned out, few actually saw any service, which explains the lack of information on what happened to them. If anyone can add to the table below, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.

Most recent update: 19 August 2012.

SC #	WAVR #	Name	Shipbuilder	Location	Delivery	Disposition
453	411	Air Avocet	Fisher Boatworks	Detroit MI	12-Aug-41	Prototype, to Haiti 1947 as 16 Aout 1946, sold 1957
499	412	Air Brandt	Fisher Boatworks	Detroit MI	18-Mar-42	Later Lynn II
511	413	Air Cardinal	American Cruiser	Detroit MI	29-Jun-42	Fate unknown
512	414	Air Condor	American Cruiser	Detroit MI	10-Jul-42	Fate unknown
536	415	Air Cormorant	Peterson BW	Sturgeon Bay WI	23-Apr-42	Sold 1951 as Moonlight Maid, active?
539	416	Air Crow	Peterson BW	Sturgeon Bay WI	30-May-42	Sold 1948 as Linda, in Canada 1951
540	417	Air Curlew	Robinson Marine Const.	Benton Harbor MI	22-Apr-42	Sold 1952 as Barbara Jo, Savitar 1958, in Panama 1966
541	418	Air Drake	Robinson Marine Const.	Benton Harbor MI	6-May-42	Fate unknown
635	419	Air Eider	Mathis Yacht Building	Camden NJ	23-Oct-42	Sold 1945 as Yank, Bronx Queen 1958, sank 1989
642	420	Air Egret	Peterson BW	Sturgeon Bay WI	4-Aug-42	Fate unknown
653	421	Air Falcon	Petersen, Julius	Nyack NY	8-Jul-42	Sold 1949 as Falcon, Americana 1959
656	422	Air Finch	Snow Shipyards	Rockland ME	11-Aug-42	Sold 1949 as Blue Bird
659	423	Air Gannet	American Cruiser	Wilmington DE	7-Oct-42	Air Gannet 1959, burnt 1963
662	424	Air Goose	Fisher Boatworks	Detroit MI	10-Jun-42	Sold 1949 as Neptune
665	425	Air Grayleg	Dachel-Carter SB	Benton Harbor MI	10-Aug-42	Transfer cancelled
670	426	Air Grebe	Inland Waterways	Duluth MN	2-Sep-42	Sold 1949 as Grebe
672	427	Air Gull	Knutson SB	Halesite NY	22-Jun-42	Sold 1959 as fishing vessel Ensign
682	428	Air Hawk	American Cruiser	Wilmington DE	9-Nov-42	Air Hawk 1959
684	429	Air Heron	American Cruiser	Wilmington DE	21-Nov-42	Fate unknown
710	430	Air Ibis	Dooley's Basin & DD	Fort Lauderdale FL	7-Nov-42	Fate unknown
711	431	Air Jay	Dooley's Basin & DD	Fort Lauderdale FL	2-Jan-43	North Sea 1959, later Cap'n Johnnie, deleted 1983
714	432	Air Kestrel	Fisher Boatworks	Detroit MI	20-Nov-42	Fate unknown
715	433	Air Killdeer	Fisher Boatworks	Detroit MI	4-Dec-42	Sold 1946 as Cape Pine, active
717	434	Air Lapwing	Fisher Boatworks	Detroit MI	14-May-43	Sold as Lindsay C. Warren, Victory 1959
753	435	Air Linnet	Robinson Marine Const.	Benton Harbor MI	14-Apr-43	Halcyon II 1959
758	436	Air Loon	Robinson Marine Const.	Benton Harbor MI	14-Sep-43	Sold 1949 as Loon
772	437	Air Mallard	Peyton Co.	Newport Beach CA	15-Apr-43	Sold 1947 as Lady Goodiver, now B&B in Scapoose OR
775	438	Air Martin	Peyton Co.	Newport Beach CA	30-Jul-43	Milmar 1959
985	439	Air Merlin	John E. Matton	Cohoes NY	19-Dec-42	Miss Morehead 1959, abandoned 1964
987	440	Air Oriole	John E. Matton	Cohoes NY	7-Jun-43	Later fishing vessel Empress, Lillian B 1959, CTL 1976
988	441	Air Owl	John E. Matton	Cohoes NY	14-Jul-43	Fate unknown
989	442	Air Parakeet	John E. Matton	Cohoes NY	2-Aug-43	Sold 1949 as Milbon
996	443	Air Parrot	Island Dock	Kingston NY	6-Nov-42	Fate unknown
1003	444	Air Partridge	Fellows & Stewart	Wilmington CA	24-Dec-42	Sold 1949 as Mickey Lee
1004	445	Air Peacock	Fellows & Stewart	Wilmington CA	21-Jan-43	Sold 1949 as San Juanderer
1009	446	Air Pelican	Fellows & Stewart	Wilmington CA	25-Jun-43	Pelican 1959
1010	447	Air Penguin	Fellows & Stewart	Wilmington CA	15-Jul-43	Fate unknown
1013	448	Air Petrel	Luders Marine	Stamford CT	21-Sep-42	Sold 1947 as Mount Independence, sank 2005
1015	449	Air Pheasant	Luders Marine	Stamford CT	20-Oct-42	Sold 1948 to Morton Salt as a mail boat in the Bahamas, active as Air Pheasant until scuttled in 1982
1016	450	Air Phoebe	Luders Marine	Stamford CT	15-Dec-42	Fate unknown
1017	451	Air Pigeon	Luders Marine	Stamford CT	29-Dec-42	Fate unknown
1022	452	Air Piper	Luders Marine	Stamford CT	9-Jun-43	Sold 1949 as Evelyn L. Willis
1023	453	Air Plover	Mathis Yacht Building	Camden NJ	18-Dec-42	Fate unknown
1027	454	Air Puffin	Mathis Yacht Building	Camden NJ	2-Feb-43	Fate unknown
1028	455	Air Quail	Mathis Yacht Building	Camden NJ	27-Mar-43	Air Quail 1959, Cajun Queen, deleted 1991
1032	456	Air Raven	Peterson BW	Sturgeon Bay WI	18-Feb-43	Sold 1949 as Sheila, wrecked 1963
1033	457	Air Redwing	Peterson BW	Sturgeon Bay WI	5-Apr-43	Sold 1950 as Hunter, wrecked 1962
1037	458	Air Robin	Peterson BW	Sturgeon Bay WI	7-Jul-43	Sold 1947 as Robin, Emerald Pacific 1977
1038	459	Air Rook	Peterson BW	Sturgeon Bay WI	16-Jul-43	Sold 1948 as Rande A
1054	460	Air Ruff	Wilmington BW	Wilmington CA	6-Apr-43	Sold 1949 as Ida-M
1055	461	Air Sheldrake	Wilmington BW	Wilmington CA	10-May-43	DeEtta 1959
1062	462	Air Shrike	Harris & Parsons	East Greenwich RI	27-Feb-43	Sold 1949 as Mary Jane
1063	463	Air Skimmer	Victory SB	Holland MI	13-Feb-43	Perry L 1959
1064	464	Air Skylark	Victory SB	Holland MI	4-May-43	To Haiti 1947 as Toussaint L'Ouverture (GC 3), sold 1959
1068	465	Air Snipe	Mathis Yacht Building	Camden NJ	13-Apr-43	Sold 1948 as Air Snipe
1069	466	Air Sparrow	Mathis Yacht Building	Camden NJ	26-Apr-43	Get Along 1959
1070	467	Air Starling	Mathis Yacht Building	Camden NJ	24-May-43	Sold 1949 as Reefer Clipper, Coastal Researcher I
1296	468	Air Stork	W. A. Robinson	Ipswich MA	16-Sep-43	George R. Wallace 1959
1297	469	Air Swallow	W. A. Robinson	Ipswich MA	8-Oct-43	Sold 1948
1307	470	Air swan	Daytona Beach BW	Daytona Beach FL	2-Oct-43	Tejena III 1959
1329	471	Air swift	Simms Bros.	Dorchester MA	8-May-43	Sold 1947 as Elmar, samk 1979
1347	472	Air Tanager	Fisher Boatworks	Detroit MI	3-Sep-43	Tanager 1950
1348	473	Air Teal	Fisher Boatworks	Detroit MI	1-Oct-43	To Haiti 1947 as Amiral Killick (GC 4), discarded 1954
1355	474	Air Tern	Luders Marine	Stamford CT	10-Jul-43	Sold 1949 as Chief, Mount Independence 1981, deleted 2008
1356	475	Air Thrush	Luders Marine	Stamford CT	18-Aug-43	Sold 1949 as Marge
1357	476	Air Toucan	Luders Marine	Stamford CT	31-Aug-43	Sold 1949 as Claire Ellin, J. D. Harrington 1959
1362	477	Air Warbler	Peyton Co.	Newport Beach CA	6-Sep-43	Warbler 1959
1367	478	Air Waxwing	Wilmington BW	Wilmington CA	10-Sep-43	Fate unknown
1369	479	Air Willet	Wilmington BW	Wilmington CA	12-Nov-43	Gleaner 1959
1373	480	Air Wren	Fellows & Stewart	Wilmington CA	1-Nov-43	Fate unknown
1339	481	Air Scaup	Knutson SB	Halesite NY	8-Nov-43	Sold 1949 as Houston Pilot No. 3
1340	482	Air Scoter	Knutson SB	Halesite NY	4-Dec-43	Sold 1949 as Elmar, sank 1979

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