A total of 318 coastal freighters, known as F (for Freight) or FS (for Freight Supply) boats, were built for the U.S. Army by 25 small shipbuilders, notably Higgins Industries, in New Orleans LA, and Wheeler Shipbuilding, in Whitestone NY. Most were of steel but some were of wood. The early models were only about 100 feet long, but the bulk of the fleet was 180 feet. Many were operated by the Coast Guard - click here to read about them - and some were transferred to the Navy as AKLs. After the war many were transferred overseas, but large numbers are unaccounted for. Many in the Pacific Theater were probably abandoned: as with many other small ship types, it wasn't economical to bring them home. If anyone knows of the whereabouts or final fate of an FS that's not already reported below, please e-mail me at timcolton@aol.com.
| Shipbuilder | Location | Type | # | Design # | Steel or Wood | Length (ft.) | Gross Tons | Delivery | Disposition |
| Equitable Equipment | New Orleans LA | F | 1 | 216 | S | 99 | 180 | 11/42-12/42 | |
| Equitable Equipment | New Orleans LA | F | 2 | 216 | S | 99 | 180 | 11/42-12/42 | |
| Equitable Equipment | New Orleans LA | F | 3 | 216 | S | 99 | 180 | 11/42-12/42 | |
| Equitable Equipment | New Orleans LA | F | 4 | 225 | S | 102 | 180 | 3/43 | |
| Sturgeon Bay Shipbuilding | Sturgeon Bay WI | F | 5 | 216 | S | 99 | 180 | 5/43-9/43 | |
| Sturgeon Bay Shipbuilding | Sturgeon Bay WI | F | 6 | 216 | S | 99 | 180 | 5/43-9/43 | To the Philippines as "Governor Forbes" |
| Sturgeon Bay Shipbuilding | Sturgeon Bay WI | F | 7 | 216 | S | 99 | 180 | 5/43-9/43 | |
| Sturgeon Bay Shipbuilding | Sturgeon Bay WI | F | 8 | 216 | S | 99 | 180 | 5/43-9/43 | |
| Sturgeon Bay Shipbuilding | Sturgeon Bay WI | F | 9 | 216 | S | 99 | 180 | 5/43-9/43 | To the Philippines as "Governor Wood" |
| Sturgeon Bay Shipbuilding | Sturgeon Bay WI | F | 10 | 216 | S | 99 | 180 | 5/43-9/43 | |
| Sturgeon Bay Shipbuilding | Sturgeon Bay WI | F | 11 | 216 | S | 99 | 180 | 5/43-9/43 | |
| Sturgeon Bay Shipbuilding | Sturgeon Bay WI | F | 12 | 216 | S | 99 | 180 | 5/43-9/43 | To Surinam as "Albina" |
| Sturgeon Bay Shipbuilding | Sturgeon Bay WI | F | 13 | 216 | S | 99 | 180 | 5/43-9/43 | |
| Sturgeon Bay Shipbuilding | Sturgeon Bay WI | F | 14 | 216 | S | 99 | 180 | 5/43-9/43 | |
| Kewaunee Shipbuilding | Kewaunee WI | F | 15 | 216 | S | 99 | 180 | 7/43 | To the Philippines as "Trede" |
| Kewaunee Shipbuilding | Kewaunee WI | F | 16 | 216 | S | 99 | 180 | 7/43 | |
| Equitable Equipment | New Orleans LA | F | 17 | 225 | S | 102 | 180 | 4/43 | To Hong Kong as "Linda Muller" |
| Equitable Equipment | New Orleans LA | F | 18 | 225 | S | 102 | 180 | 4/43 | Sold private as "Equitable" |
| FS | 19 | Number not used | |||||||
| FS | 20-28 | Converted merchant vessels | |||||||
| Petrich Shipbuilding | Tacoma WA | FS | 29 | 277 | W | 114 | 270 | 4/43-8/43 | |
| Petrich Shipbuilding | Tacoma WA | FS | 30 | 277 | W | 114 | 270 | 4/43-8/43 | Sold private as "Sundown" |
| Petrich Shipbuilding | Tacoma WA | FS | 31 | 277 | W | 114 | 270 | 4/43-8/43 | To Panama as "J. W. Rodgers" |
| Petrich Shipbuilding | Tacoma WA | FS | 32 | 277 | W | 114 | 270 | 4/43-8/43 | Sold private as "Frances" |
| Petrich Shipbuilding | Tacoma WA | FS | 33 | 277 | W | 114 | 270 | 4/43-8/43 | |
| Petrich Shipbuilding | Tacoma WA | FS | 34 | 277 | W | 114 | 270 | 4/43-8/43 | To USCG 1945, returned to USA 1946 and retained as "Baker" |
| Chilman Shipyard | Hoquiam WA | FS | 35 | 277 | W | 114 | 270 | 5/43-7/43 | |
| Chilman Shipyard | Hoquiam WA | FS | 36 | 277 | W | 114 | 270 | 5/43-7/43 | |
| Northwestern Shipbuilding | South Bellingham WA | FS | 37 | 277 | W | 114 | 270 | 1/43 | Sold private as "Expansion" |
| Northwestern Shipbuilding | South Bellingham WA | FS | 38 | 277 | W | 114 | 270 | 1/43 | Sold private as "Coastal Forest", later "Magic Isle" |
| Northwestern Shipbuilding | South Bellingham WA | FS | 39 | 277 | W | 114 | 270 | 1/43 | |
| Northwestern Shipbuilding | South Bellingham WA | FS | 40 | 277 | W | 114 | 270 | 1/43 | Sold private as "Coastal Glacier" |
| Northwestern Shipbuilding | South Bellingham WA | FS | 41 | 277 | W | 114 | 270 | 1/43 | |
| Davis & Sons, M.M. | Solomons MD | FS | 42 | 277 | W | 114 | 270 | 6/43-7/43 | Sold private as "Rowe" |
| Davis & Sons, M.M. | Solomons MD | FS | 43 | 277 | W | 114 | 270 | 6/43-7/43 | |
| Davis & Sons, M.M. | Solomons MD | FS | 44 | 277 | W | 114 | 270 | 6/43-7/43 | |
| Davis & Sons, M.M. | Solomons MD | FS | 45 | 277 | W | 114 | 270 | 6/43-7/43 | |
| Martinolich Repair | San Francisco CA | FS | 46 | 277 | W | 114 | 270 | 5/43-8/43 | |
| Martinolich Repair | San Francisco CA | FS | 47 | 277 | W | 114 | 270 | 5/43-8/43 | Now a bed-and-breakfast in B.C. |
| Birchfield Boiler | Tacoma WA | F | 48 | 216 | S | 99 | 180 | 9/43-11/43 | Sold private as "Birchfield" |
| Birchfield Boiler | Tacoma WA | F | 49 | 216 | S | 99 | 180 | 9/43-11/43 | |
| Birchfield Boiler | Tacoma WA | F | 50 | 216 | S | 99 | 180 | 9/43-11/43 | Sold private as "Tolstoi" |
| Birchfield Boiler | Tacoma WA | F | 51 | 216 | S | 99 | 180 | 9/43-11/43 | To the Philippines as "Governor Roosevelt" |
| Birchfield Boiler | Tacoma WA | F | 52 | 216 | S | 99 | 180 | 9/43-11/43 | |
| Birchfield Boiler | Tacoma WA | F | 53 | 216 | S | 99 | 180 | 9/43-11/43 | |
| Birchfield Boiler | Tacoma WA | F | 54 | 216 | S | 99 | 180 | 9/43-11/43 | To the Philippines as "Governor Stimson" |
| Birchfield Boiler | Tacoma WA | F | 55 | 216 | S | 99 | 180 | 9/43-11/43 | |
| Casey Boatbuilding | Fairhaven MA | FS | 56 | 277 | W | 114 | 270 | 11/43 | |
| FS | 57-62 | Cancelled | |||||||
| Stonington Yacht Basin | Stonington ME | FS | 63 | 277 | W | 114 | 270 | 4/43-6/43 | Completed as JMP, later research vessel "Ranger II", then "Inland Seas", now restaurant "Bar St. Barnabe" in Carleton QC |
| Stonington Yacht Basin | Stonington ME | FS | 64 | 277 | W | 114 | 270 | 4/43-6/43 | Completed as JMP, later research vessel "Yellowfin", now "Pacific Yellowfin" |
| FS | 65-69 | Cancelled | |||||||
| Stowman Shipyard | Dorchester NJ | FS | 70 | 277 | W | 114 | 270 | 5/43 | Completed as JMP |
| FS | 71-72 | Cancelled | |||||||
| Kewaunee Shipbuilding | Kewaunee WI | F | 73 | 216 | S | 99 | 180 | 8/43-11/43 | |
| Kewaunee Shipbuilding | Kewaunee WI | F | 74 | 216 | S | 99 | 180 | 8/43-11/43 | |
| Kewaunee Shipbuilding | Kewaunee WI | F | 75 | 216 | S | 99 | 180 | 8/43-11/43 | |
| Kewaunee Shipbuilding | Kewaunee WI | F | 76 | 216 | S | 99 | 180 | 8/43-11/43 | To Nicaragua as "Explorer" |
| Kewaunee Shipbuilding | Kewaunee WI | F | 77 | 216 | S | 99 | 180 | 8/43-11/43 | |
| Kewaunee Shipbuilding | Kewaunee WI | F | 78 | 216 | S | 99 | 180 | 8/43-11/43 | |
| Kewaunee Shipbuilding | Kewaunee WI | F | 79 | 216 | S | 99 | 180 | 8/43-11/43 | |
| FS | 80-84 | Converted merchant vessels | |||||||
| FS | 85-88 | Cancelled | |||||||
| FS | 89-90 | Converted merchant vessels | |||||||
| Birchfield Boiler | Tacoma WA | F | 91 | 216 | S | 99 | 180 | 9/43-11/43 | To the Philippines as "Princesa de Beliran" |
| Birchfield Boiler | Tacoma WA | F | 92 | 216 | S | 99 | 180 | 9/43-11/43 | |
| Birchfield Boiler | Tacoma WA | F | 93 | 216 | S | 99 | 180 | 9/43-11/43 | |
| Birchfield Boiler | Tacoma WA | F | 94 | 216 | S | 99 | 180 | 9/43-11/43 | |
| Birchfield Boiler | Tacoma WA | F | 95 | 216 | S | 99 | 180 | 9/43-11/43 | To the Philippines as "Governor Murphy" |
| Birchfield Boiler | Tacoma WA | F | 96 | 216 | S | 99 | 180 | 9/43-11/43 | |
| FS | 97-101 | Converted merchant vessels | |||||||
| Cambridge Shipbuilding | Cambridge MD | FS | 102 | 247 | W | 140 | 450 | 11/43-3/44 | To the Netherlands Antilles as "Willemstad" |
| Cambridge Shipbuilding | Cambridge MD | FS | 103 | 247 | W | 140 | 450 | 11/43-3/44 | |
| Cambridge Shipbuilding | Cambridge MD | FS | 104 | 247 | W | 140 | 450 | 11/43-3/44 | |
| Cambridge Shipbuilding | Cambridge MD | FS | 105 | 247 | W | 140 | 450 | 7/44-10/44 | |
| Cambridge Shipbuilding | Cambridge MD | FS | 106 | 247 | W | 140 | 450 | 7/44-10/44 | To the Bahamas as FS 106 |
| Minneford Yacht Yard | City Island NY | FS | 107 | 247 | W | 140 | 450 | 10/43 | |
| Minneford Yacht Yard | City Island NY | FS | 108 | 247 | W | 140 | 450 | 3/44-4/44 | |
| Minneford Yacht Yard | City Island NY | FS | 109 | 247 | W | 140 | 450 | 3/44-4/44 | To Argentina as "Babymar" |
| Grays Harbor Shipbuilding | Aberdeen WA | FS | 110 | 247 | W | 140 | 450 | 6/43 | "COL Quackenbush" |
| Stonington Yacht Basin | Stonington ME | FS | 111 | 247 | W | 140 | 450 | 3/44 | Sold private as "W. J. Townsend" |
| Stonington Yacht Basin | Stonington ME | FS | 112 | 247 | W | 140 | 450 | 8/44 | To Honduras as "La Una" |
| Warren Fish | Pensacola FL | FS | 113 | 247 | W | 140 | 450 | 10/43 | To Honduras as "Jimenao" |
| Warren Fish | Pensacola FL | FS | 114 | 247 | W | 140 | 450 | 4/44 | To Nicaragua as "Selena" |
| Calumet Shipyard | Chicago IL | F | 115 | 216 | S | 99 | 180 | 7/43-10/43 | |
| Calumet Shipyard | Chicago IL | F | 116 | 216 | S | 99 | 180 | 7/43-10/43 | |
| Calumet Shipyard | Chicago IL | F | 117 | 216 | S | 99 | 180 | 7/43-10/43 | |
| Calumet Shipyard | Chicago IL | F | 118 | 216 | S | 99 | 180 | 7/43-10/43 | |
| Calumet Shipyard | Chicago IL | F | 119 | 216 | S | 99 | 180 | 7/43-10/43 | |
| Calumet Shipyard | Chicago IL | F | 120 | 216 | S | 99 | 180 | 7/43-10/43 | |
| Kewaunee Shipbuilding | Kewaunee WI | F | 121 | 216 | S | 99 | 180 | 11/43-1/44 | |
| Kewaunee Shipbuilding | Kewaunee WI | F | 122 | 216 | S | 99 | 180 | 11/43-1/44 | |
| FS | 123-125 | Converted merchant vessels | |||||||
| Sturgeon Bay Shipbuilding | Sturgeon Bay WI | F | 126 | 216 | S | 99 | 180 | 9/43-11/43 | |
| Sturgeon Bay Shipbuilding | Sturgeon Bay WI | F | 127 | 216 | S | 99 | 180 | 9/43-11/43 | |
| Sturgeon Bay Shipbuilding | Sturgeon Bay WI | F | 128 | 216 | S | 99 | 180 | 9/43-11/43 | |
| Sturgeon Bay Shipbuilding | Sturgeon Bay WI | F | 129 | 216 | S | 99 | 180 | 9/43-11/43 | |
| Sturgeon Bay Shipbuilding | Sturgeon Bay WI | F | 130 | 216 | S | 99 | 180 | 9/43-11/43 | |
| FS | 131-133 | Converted merchant vessels | |||||||
| FS | 134 | Number not used | |||||||
| Higgins Industries | New Orleans LA | FS | 135 | 330 | S | 180 | 512 | 9/43-3/44 | Sold private as "Viki" |
| Higgins Industries | New Orleans LA | FS | 136 | 330 | S | 180 | 512 | 9/43-3/44 | To Costa Rica as "Dopey" |
| Higgins Industries | New Orleans LA | FS | 137 | 330 | S | 180 | 512 | 9/43-3/44 | |
| Higgins Industries | New Orleans LA | FS | 138 | 330 | S | 180 | 512 | 9/43-3/44 | |
| Higgins Industries | New Orleans LA | FS | 139 | 330 | S | 180 | 512 | 9/43-3/44 | |
| Higgins Industries | New Orleans LA | FS | 140 | 330 | S | 180 | 512 | 9/43-3/44 | USCG-manned |
| Higgins Industries | New Orleans LA | FS | 141 | 330 | S | 180 | 512 | 9/43-3/44 | USCG-manned |
| Higgins Industries | New Orleans LA | FS | 142 | 330 | S | 180 | 512 | 9/43-3/44 | USCG-manned |
| Higgins Industries | New Orleans LA | FS | 143 | 330 | S | 180 | 512 | 9/43-3/44 | USCG-manned |
| Higgins Industries | New Orleans LA | FS | 144 | 330 | S | 180 | 512 | 9/43-3/44 | USCG-manned |
| Higgins Industries | New Orleans LA | FS | 145 | 330 | S | 180 | 512 | 9/43-3/44 | USCG-manned |
| Higgins Industries | New Orleans LA | FS | 146 | 330 | S | 180 | 512 | 9/43-3/44 | USCG-manned, to China 1946 |
| Higgins Industries | New Orleans LA | FS | 147 | 330 | S | 180 | 512 | 9/43-3/44 | USCG-manned |
| Higgins Industries | New Orleans LA | FS | 148 | 330 | S | 180 | 512 | 9/43-3/44 | USCG-manned |
| Higgins Industries | New Orleans LA | FS | 149 | 330 | S | 180 | 512 | 9/43-3/44 | USCG-manned |
| Higgins Industries | New Orleans LA | FS | 150 | 330 | S | 180 | 512 | 9/43-3/44 | USCG-manned |
| Higgins Industries | New Orleans LA | FS | 151 | 330 | S | 180 | 512 | 9/43-3/44 | USCG-manned |
| Higgins Industries | New Orleans LA | FS | 152 | 330 | S | 180 | 512 | 9/43-3/44 | USCG-manned |
| Higgins Industries |