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 tim@coltoncompany.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 |