WWII Construction Records

U.S. Coast Guard Cutters (WAG, WPG, WAGL, WYT)

Only 86 Coast Guard cutters were built new during WWII, in 16 shipyards.

 

Shipbuilder Name Original Type Later Type Pennant # Cost ($000) Tons Delivery Disposition

1 290-foot Great Lakes Icebreaker
Toledo Shipbuilding Mackinaw WAG WAGB 83 8,830 5,320 20-Dec-44 Active, based in Cheboygan MI

5 269-foot "Wind"-Class Icebreakers
Western Pipe & Steel Northwind WAG WAGB 278 9,892 6,515 26-Feb-44 To USSR 1944 as Severni Veter, to USN 1951 as Staten Island, to USCG 1966, sold 1975
Western Pipe & Steel Eastwind WAG WAGB 279 9,892 6,515 3-Jun-44 Sold 1972
Western Pipe & Steel Southwind WAG WAGB 280 9,892 6,515 15-Jul-44 To USSR 1945 as Kapitan Belusov, to USN 1950 as Atka, to USCG 1966 as Southwind, sold 1976
Western Pipe & Steel Westwind WAG WAGB 281 9,892 6,515 18-Sep-44 To USSR 1945 as Severni Pulius, to USCG 1950 as Westwind, sold 1988
Western Pipe & Steel Northwind WAG WAGB 282 9,892 6,515 28-Jul-45 NDRF 1989, sold 1998

13 255-foot "Indian Tribes"-Class Gunboats
Western Pipe & Steel Owasco WPG WHEC 39 4,240 1,978 18-May-45 Scrapped 1974
Western Pipe & Steel Winnebago WPG WHEC 40 4,240 1,978 21-Jun-45 Scrapped 1974
Western Pipe & Steel Chautauqua WPG WHEC 41 4,240 1,978 4-Aug-45 Scrapped 1974
Western Pipe & Steel Sebago WPG WHEC 42 4,240 1,978 20-Sep-45 Scrapped 1974
Western Pipe & Steel Iroquois WPG WHEC 43 4,240 1,978 9-Feb-46 Scrapped 1965
Western Pipe & Steel Wachusett WPG WHEC 44 4,240 1,978 23-Mar-46 Scrapped 1974
Western Pipe & Steel Escanaba WPG WHEC 64 4,240 1,978 20-Mar-46 Scrapped 1974
Western Pipe & Steel Winona WPG WHEC 65 4,240 1,978 19-Apr-46 Scrapped 1974
Western Pipe & Steel Klamath WPG WHEC 66 4,240 1,978 19-Jun-46 Scrapped 1974
Western Pipe & Steel Minnetonka WPG WHEC 67 4,240 1,978 11-Jul-46 Scrapped 1974
Western Pipe & Steel Androscroggin WPG WHEC 68 4,240 1,978 26-Sep-46 Scrapped 1974
U.S. Coast Guard Yard Mendota WPG WHEC 69 4,240 1,978 2-Jun-45 Scrapped 1974
U.S. Coast Guard Yard Pontchartrain WPG WHEC 70 4,240 1,978 28-Jul-45 Scrapped 1974

1 91-foot Inland Tender
Dubuque Boat & Boiler Bluebonnet WAGL WLI 257 132 184 4-Nov-39 Sold 1966

2 175-foot Coastwise Tenders
Moore Dry Dock Walnut WAGL WLM 252 390 825 27-Jun-39 To Honduras 1982 as Yojoa
Moore Dry Dock Fir WAGL WLM 212 390 825 1-Oct-40 Held for donation as memorial

1 104-foot River Tender
Dubuque Boat & Boiler Poplar WAGL WLR 241 123 170 1939 To NSF 1973

2 73-foot Bay and Sound Tenders
John H. Mathis Narcissus WAGL WLI 238 220 355 1939 To Guayana 1971
John H. Mathis Zinnia WAGL WLI 255 220 355 1939 To USAF 1972

1 122-foot Inland Tender
Marine Iron & Shipbuilding Maple WAGL WLI 234 190 342 15-Jun-39 To USN 1973

1 _72-foot Inland Tender
General Ship Birch WAGL WLI 256 74 137 1939 Sold 1964

1 177-foot Seagoing Buoy Tender
John H. Mathis Juniper WAGL WLM 224 na 790 1-Oct-40 Sold 1975

3 114-foot River Tenders
Dubuque Boat & Boiler Dogwood WAGL WLR 259 159 230 17-Sep-41 In storage in Memphis 1989
Dubuque Boat & Boiler Sycamore WAGL WLR 268 159 230 9-Sep-41 Decommissioned 1977
Avondale Marine Ways Forsythia WAGL WLR 63 167 230 15-Feb-43 Decommissioned 1977

1 73-foot River Tender
JeffBoat Oleander WAGL WLR 264 66 80 20-Sep-41 Decommissioned 1977

13 A-Class 180-foot Seagoing Buoy Tenders
Zenith Dredge Balsam WAGL WLB 62 916 935 14-Oct-42 Sold 1977
Marine Iron & Shipbuilding Cactus WAGL WLB 270 782 935 1-Sep-42 Sold 1973
Marine Iron & Shipbuilding Cowslip WAGL WLB 277 919 935 17-Oct-42 To Nigeria 2003 as Ologbo (A 502), active
Zenith Dredge Woodbine WAGL WLB 289 907 935 17-Nov-42 Disposition unknown
Zenith Dredge Gentian WAGL WLB 290 912 935 3-Nov-42 Decommissioned 2002
Zenith Dredge Laurel WAGL WLB 291 903 935 24-Nov-42 Decommissioned 1999, in storage at Curtis Bay
Marine Iron & Shipbuilding Clover WAGL WLB 292 907 935 8-Nov-42 To USN 1990, sunk as target 1992
Marine Iron & Shipbuilding Evergreen WAGL WLB 295 872 935 30-Apr-43 To USN 1990, sunk as target 1992
Zenith Dredge Sorrel WAGL WLB 296 952 935 15-Apr-43 Sold 1996
Marine Iron & Shipbuilding Citrus WAGL WLB 300 854 935 30-May-43 To Dom. Rep. 1995 as Almirante Juan Alejandro Acosta (C 456), active
Marine Iron & Shipbuilding Conifer WAGL WLB 301 854 935 1-Jul-43 Training hulk in Seattle
Zenith Dredge Madrona WAGL WLB 302 949 935 30-May-43 To El Salvador 2002 as Manuel Jose Arce (BL-01), active
Zenith Dredge Tupelo WAGL WLB 303 949 935 30-Aug-43 Sold 1977

6 B-Class 180-foot Seagoing Buoy Tenders
U.S. Coast Guard Yard Ironwood WAGL WLB 297 1,388 935 4-Aug-43 To Nigeria 2000
Marine Iron & Shipbuilding Mesquite WAGL WLB 305 895 935 27-Aug-43 Wrecked 1989
Marine Iron & Shipbuilding Buttonwood WAGL WLB 306 880 935 24-Sep-43 To Dominican Republic 2001
Marine Iron & Shipbuilding Planetree WAGL WLB 307 873 935 4-Nov-43 Decommissioned 1999, in storage at Suisun Bay
Marine Iron & Shipbuilding Papaw WAGL WLB 308 871 935 12-Aug-43 To Estonia 1999 as PVL 110, active
Marine Iron & Shipbuilding Sweetgum WAGL WLB 309 872 935 20-Nov-43 To Panama 2002 as Independencia (401)

20 C-Class 180-foot Seagoing Buoy Tenders
Marine Iron & Shipbuilding Basswood WAGL WLB 388 896 935 12-Jan-44 Sold 2000
Zenith Dredge Bittersweet WAGL WLB 389 927 935 11-May-44 To Estonia 1997 as Valvas (PVL 109), active
Marine Iron & Shipbuilding Blackhaw WAGL WLB 390 872 935 17-Feb-44 Decommissioned 1993, sunk as target
Marine Iron & Shipbuilding Blackthorn WAGL WLB 391 876 935 27-Mar-44 Sunk after collision in Tampa Bay 1980
Zenith Dredge Bramble WAGL WLB 392 925 935 22-Apr-44 Retired 2003: to be museum in Port Huron MI
Zenith Dredge Firebush WAGL WLB 393 926 935 20-Jul-44 To Nigeria 2003 as Nwanba (A-503), active
Marine Iron & Shipbuilding Hornbeam WAGL WLB 394 864 935 14-Apr-44 To Great Lakes Historical Society 1999
Zenith Dredge Iris WAGL WLB 395 926 935 11-Aug-44 Decommissioned 1995, in storage at Suisun Bay
Zenith Dredge Mallow WAGL WLB 396 926 935 6-Jun-44 Decommissioned 1997, in storage in Curtis Bay
Zenith Dredge Mariposa WAGL WLB 397 926 935 1-Jul-44 To USN 2000 as training hulk
Marine Iron & Shipbuilding Redbud WAGL WLB 398 926 935 2-May-44 To Philippines 1972 as Kalinga (AG 89), active
Zenith Dredge Sagebrush WAGL WLB 399 925 935 1-Apr-44 Reefed 1998
Zenith Dredge Salvia WAGL WLB 400 924 935 19-Feb-44 Decommissioned 1991, sunk as target
Marine Iron & Shipbuilding Sassafras WAGL WLB 401 864 935 23-May-44 To Nigeria 2003 as Obula (A-504), active
Marine Iron & Shipbuilding Sedge WAGL WLB 402 865 935 5-Jul-44 To Nigeria 2003 as Kyanwa (A-501), active
Marine Iron & Shipbuilding Spar WAGL WLB 403 866 935 12-Jun-44 In storage in Curtis Bay 1997
Marine Iron & Shipbuilding Sundew WAGL WLB 404 862 935 24-Aug-44 Decommissioned 2004
Marine Iron & Shipbuilding Sweetbrier WAGL WLB 405 866 935 26-Jul-44 To Ghana 2001
Zenith Dredge Acacia WAGL WLB 406 927 935 1-Sep-44 Active, based in Charlevoix MI
Zenith Dredge Woodrush WAGL WLB 407 926 935 22-Sep-44 To Ghana 2001

1 230-foot Icebreaking Supply Ship
Toledo Shipbuilding Eskimo WAGL WMEC 38 2,073 1,715 30-Sep-42 Now Storis, active, based in Kodiak AK

1 115-foot River Tender
Peterson Haecker Fern WAGL WLR 304 256 350 19-Nov-42 Sold 1972

8 100-foot Inland Tenders
Dubuque Boat & Boiler Cosmos WAGL WLI 293 172 178 5-Dec-42 Decommissioned 1985
Dubuque Boat & Boiler Barberry WAGL WLI 294 173 178 3-Jan-43 Donated 1971
Dubuque Boat & Boiler Rambler WAGL WLI 298 175 178 26-May-43 Excess 1998
Dubuque Boat & Boiler Brier WAGL WLI 299 175 178 2-Jul-43 To USN 1968
Birchfield Boiler Bluebell WAGL WLI 313 173 178 24-Mar-45 Active, based in Portland OR
Dubuque Boat & Boiler Smilax WAGL WLI 315 194 178 1-Nov-44 Active, based in Atlantic Beach NC
Dubuque Boat & Boiler Primrose WAGL WLI 316 194 178 23-Oct-44 Decommissioned 1999
Dubuque Boat & Boiler Verbena WAGL WLI 317 186 178 13-Nov-44 Sold 1978

1 80-foot River Tender
Peterson Haecker Lantana WAGL WLR 310 201 273 6-Nov-43 In storage in Memphis 1989

2 73-foot River Tenders
Peterson Haecker Clematis WAGL WLR 286 185 80 28-Jul-44 To TVA 1977
Peterson Haecker Shadbush WAGL WLR 287 185 80 28-Jul-44 Sold 1976

1 114-foot River Tender
Peterson Haecker Sumac WAGL WLR 311 356 350 11-Nov-44 Disposition unknown

1 114-foot River Tender
Dubuque Boat & Boiler Foxglove WAGL WLR 285 192 385 1-Oct-45 Decommissioned 1977

13 110-foot Harbor Tugs
Gulfport Boiler Works Arundel WYT WYT 90 309 328 6-Jul-39 Decommissioned 1982, now "Erika Kobasic"
Gulfport Boiler Works Mahoning WYT WYT 91 309 328 7-Aug-39 Decommissioned 1984
Defoe Boat & Motor Works Naugatuck WYT WYT 92 309 328 12-Apr-39 Decommissioned 1979
Defoe Boat & Motor Works Raritan WYT WYT 93 309 328 11-Apr-39 Decommissioned 1988
U.S. Coast Guard Yard Manitou WYT WYT 60 587 328 15-Feb-43 Decommissioned 1980
U.S. Coast Guard Yard Kaw WYT WYT 61 587 328 1-Mar-43 Decommissioned 1989
Ira S. Bushey & Sons Apalachee WYT WYT 71 623 384 26-Nov-43 Decommissioned 1986
Ira S. Bushey & Sons Yankton WYT WYT 72 623 384 26-Jan-44 Decommissioned 1984
Ira S. Bushey & Sons Mohican WYT WYT 73 623 384 29-Feb-44 Decommissioned 1986
Ira S. Bushey & Sons Chinook WYT WYT 96 623 384 24-Mar-44 Decommissioned 1986
Ira S. Bushey & Sons Ojibwa WYT WYT 97 623 384 7-Apr-44 Decommissioned 1980
Ira S. Bushey & Sons Snohomish WYT WYT 98 623 384 2-May-44 Decommissioned 1986
Ira S. Bushey & Sons Sauk WYT WYT 99 623 384 25-May-44 Decommissioned 1985