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Coastal Transports (APc, JHSV)

Most recent update: January 13, 2012.

In World War II, the Navy built 109 fast coastal transports, primarily to ferry troops around the Pacific Theater.  Almost all were sold or otherwise disposed of after the war.  In recent years, both the Army and the Navy have experimented with chartered fast catamaran vessels for similar purposes.  Now the Navy is building a new class of catamaran troop transport for joint service.  The original plan was for ten boats but now the force planners are talking about 40 to 50.

Type # Name Shipbuilder Location Ft. Tons Delivery Disposition
Coastal Transports (APc)
APc 1   Herreshoff Mfg. Bristol RI 103 147 1942 To MARAD 1947
APc 2   Herreshoff Mfg. Bristol RI 103 147 1942 To MARAD 1947
APc 3   Herreshoff Mfg. Bristol RI 103 147 1942 To MARAD 1947
APc 4   Herreshoff Mfg. Bristol RI 103 147 1942 Transferred foreign
APc 5   Herreshoff Mfg. Bristol RI 103 147 1942 To MARAD 1947
APc 6   Herreshoff Mfg. Bristol RI 103 147 1942 Transferred foreign
APc 7   Herreshoff Mfg. Bristol RI 103 147 1942 To MARAD 1947
APc 8   Herreshoff Mfg. Bristol RI 103 147 1942 To MARAD 1947
APc 9   Herreshoff Mfg. Bristol RI 103 147 1942 To MARAD 1947
APc 10   Herreshoff Mfg. Bristol RI 103 147 1942 To MARAD 1947
APc 11   Warren Boat Warren RI 103 147 1942 To MARAD 1947
APc 12   Warren Boat Warren RI 103 147 1942 Transferred foreign
APc 13   Henry G. Marr Damariscotta ME 103 147 1942 To MARAD 1947
APc 14   Henry G. Marr Damariscotta ME 103 147 1942 To MARAD 1947
APc 15   Camden SB Camden ME 103 147 1942 Lost to air attack off New Georgia 1943
APc 16   Camden SB Camden ME 103 147 1942 Transferred foreign
APc 17   Camden SB Camden ME 103 147 1942 Destroyed 1946
APc 18   Camden SB Camden ME 103 147 1942 To MARAD 1947
APc 19   Hodgdon Bros. East Boothbay ME 103 147 1942 To MARAD 1947
APc 20   Hodgdon Bros. East Boothbay ME 103 147 1942 To MARAD 1947
APc 21   Hodgdon Bros. East Boothbay ME 103 147 1942 Lost to air attack off New Britain 1943
APc 22   Hodgdon Bros. East Boothbay ME 103 147 1942 Transferred 1947
APc 23   Fulton SY Antioch CA 103 147 1942 To MARAD 1947
APc 24   Fulton SY Antioch CA 103 147 1942 To MARAD 1947
APc 25   Fulton SY Antioch CA 103 147 1942 To MARAD 1947
APc 26   Fulton SY Antioch CA 103 147 1942 To MARAD 1947
APc 27   Fulton SY Antioch CA 103 147 1942 To MARAD 1947
APc 28   Fulton SY Antioch CA 103 147 1942 Destroyed 1946
APc 29   Fulton SY Antioch CA 103 147 1942 To MARAD 1947
APc 30   Fulton SY Antioch CA 103 147 1942 To MARAD 1947
APc 31   Fulton SY Antioch CA 103 147 1942 To MARAD 1947
APc 32   Fulton SY Antioch CA 103 147 1942 To MARAD 1947
APc 33   Anderson & Cristofani San Francisco CA 103 147 1942 To MARAD 1947
APc 34   Anderson & Cristofani San Francisco CA 103 147 1942 To MARAD 1947
APc 35   Anderson & Cristofani San Francisco CA 103 147 1942 Grounded off New Georgia 1943 and abandoned
APc 36   Anderson & Cristofani San Francisco CA 103 147 1942 To MARAD 1947
APc 37   Anderson & Cristofani San Francisco CA 103 147 1942 To MARAD 1947
APc 38   Anderson & Cristofani San Francisco CA 103 147 1942 To MARAD 1947
APc 39   Anderson & Cristofani San Francisco CA 103 147 1942 To MARAD 1947
APc 40   Anderson & Cristofani San Francisco CA 103 147 1942 To MARAD 1947
APc 41   Cryer & Sons Oakland CA 103 147 1942 To MARAD 1947
APc 42   Cryer & Sons Oakland CA 103 147 1942 To MARAD 1947
APc 43   Cryer & Sons Oakland CA 103 147 1942 To MARAD 1947
APc 44   Cryer & Sons Oakland CA 103 147 1942 To MARAD 1947
APc 45   Lynch SB San Diego CA 103 147 1942 To MARAD 1947
APc 46   Lynch SB San Diego CA 103 147 1942 To MARAD 1947
APc 47   Lynch SB San Diego CA 103 147 1942 To MARAD 1947
APc 48   Lynch SB San Diego CA 103 147 1942 To MARAD 1947
APc 49   Lynch SB San Diego CA 103 147 1942 Sold 1946
APc 50   Lynch SB San Diego CA 103 147 1942 To MARAD 1947
APc 51   Warren Boat Warren RI 103 147 1942 To Britain, returned, transferred foreign
APc 52   Warren Boat Warren RI 103 147 1942 To Britain, returned, transferred foreign
APc 53   Warren Boat Warren RI 103 147 1942 To Britain, returned, transferred foreign
APc 54   Warren Boat Warren RI 103 147 1942 To Britain, lost 1946
APc 55   Henry G. Marr Damariscotta ME 103 147 1942 To Britain, returned, to MARAD 1947
APc 56   Henry G. Marr Damariscotta ME 103 147 1942 To Britain, returned, transferred foreign
APc 57   Henry G. Marr Damariscotta ME 103 147 1942 To Britain, not returned
APc 58   Camden SB Camden ME 103 147 1942 To Britain, returned, transferred foreign
APc 59   Camden SB Camden ME 103 147 1942 To Britain, returned, transferred foreign
APc 50   Camden SB Camden ME 103 147 1942 To Britain, returned, transferred foreign
APc 61   Camden SB Camden ME 103 147 1942 To Britain, returned, transferred foreign
APc 62   Camden SB Camden ME 103 147 1942 To Britain, returned, transferred foreign
APc 63   Camden SB Camden ME 103 147 1942 To Britain, returned, transferred foreign
APc 64   Camden SB Camden ME 103 147 1942 To Britain, returned, to MARAD 1947
APc 65   Hodgdon Bros. East Boothbay ME 103 147 1942 To Britain, returned, to Greece
APc 66   Hodgdon Bros. East Boothbay ME 103 147 1942 To Britain, returned, to Greece
APc 67   Hodgdon Bros. East Boothbay ME 103 147 1942 To Britain, returned, to Greece
APc 68   Hodgdon Bros. East Boothbay ME 103 147 1942 To Britain, returned, to MARAD 1947
APc 69   Hodgdon Bros. East Boothbay ME 103 147 1942 To Britain, not returned
APc 70   Hodgdon Bros. East Boothbay ME 103 147 1942 To Britain, returned, transferred foreign
APc 71   Bristol Yacht Bristol ME 103 147 1942 To Britain, returned, to Greece
APc 72   Bristol Yacht Bristol ME 103 147 1942 To Britain, returned, destroyed 1946
APc 73   Bristol Yacht Bristol ME 103 147 1942 To Britain, returned, to Greece
APc 74   Bristol Yacht Bristol ME 103 147 1942 To Britain, returned, to MARAD 1947
APc 75   W. A. Robinson Ipswich MA 103 147 1942 To Britain, returned, to Greece
APc 76   W. A. Robinson Ipswich MA 103 147 1942 To Britain, returned, to MARAD 1947
APc 77   W. A. Robinson Ipswich MA 103 147 1942 To Britain, returned, transferred foreign
APc 78   W. A. Robinson Ipswich MA 103 147 1942 To Britain, returned, transferred foreign
APc 79   W. A. Robinson Ipswich MA 103 147 1942 To Britain, returned, to MARAD 1947
APc 80   W. A. Robinson Ipswich MA 103 147 1942  
APc 81   W. A. Robinson Ipswich MA 103 147 1942  
APc 82   W. A. Robinson Ipswich MA 103 147 1942  
APc 83   W. A. Robinson Ipswich MA 103 147 1942  
APc 84   W. A. Robinson Ipswich MA 103 147 1942  
APc 85   Herreshoff Mfg. Bristol RI 103 147 1942 To Ecuador 1943 as Cinco de Junio, later El Oro
APc 86   Herreshoff Mfg. Bristol RI 103 147 1942  
APc 87   Herreshoff Mfg. Bristol RI 103 147 1942 To MARAD 1948
APc 88   Herreshoff Mfg. Bristol RI 103 147 1942  
APc 89   Herreshoff Mfg. Bristol RI 103 147 1942 Destroyed 1948
APc 90   Herreshoff Mfg. Bristol RI 103 147 1942  
APc 91   Herreshoff Mfg. Bristol RI 103 147 1942  
APc 92   Herreshoff Mfg. Bristol RI 103 147 1942 To Haiti 1952 as Vertieres
APc 93   Herreshoff Mfg. Bristol RI 103 147 1942 Struck 1950
APc 94   Herreshoff Mfg. Bristol RI 103 147 1942  
APc 95   Herreshoff Mfg. Bristol RI 103 147 1942 To MARAD 1948
APc 96   Herreshoff Mfg. Bristol RI 103 147 1942 To MARAD 1948
APc 97   Noank SB Noank CT 103 147 1942 To Britain, returned, transferred foreign
APc 98   Noank SB Noank CT 103 147 1942 To MARAD 1948
APc 99       103 147   Not used
APc 100       103 147   Not used
APc 101   Fulton SY Antioch CA 103 147 1942 To MARAD 1948
APc 102   Fulton SY Antioch CA 103 147 1942 Destroyed 1946
APc 103   Fulton SY Antioch CA 103 147 1942 Destroyed 1946
APc 104   Fulton SY Antioch CA 103 147 1942  
APc 105   Fulton SY Antioch CA 103 147 1942  
APc 106   Fulton SY Antioch CA 103 147 1942  
APc 107   Fulton SY Antioch CA 103 147 1942  
APc 108   Anderson & Cristofani San Francisco CA 103 147 May-43 To MARAD 1948
APc 109   Anderson & Cristofani San Francisco CA 103 147 Jun-43 To MARAD 1948
APc 110   Anderson & Cristofani San Francisco CA 103 147 Jul-43 Sold 1947 as Surprise, later Capt. Jack, grounded and burnt 2004 off Edna Bay AK
APc 111   Anderson & Cristofani San Francisco CA 103 147 Aug-43 To MARAD 1948
APc 112   Anderson & Cristofani San Francisco CA 103 147 Sep-43  
APc 113   Anderson & Cristofani San Francisco CA 103 147 Oct-43  
APc 114   Anderson & Cristofani San Francisco CA 103 147 Nov-43  
APc 115   Anderson & Cristofani San Francisco CA 103 147 Dec-43  
APc 116 Sgt. Jonah E. Kelley Southeastern SB Savannah GA 338 2,382 Aug-45 Ex-Link Splice, scrapped 1972
APc 117 Sgt. George D. Keathley Butler Shipbuilders Duluth MN 338 2,382 Mar-45 Ex-Acorn Knot, later AGS 45, to Taiwan 1972 as Chu Hwa, returned 1988, sunk as target
APc 118 Sgt. George E. Muller Southeastern SB Savannah GA 338 2,382 Jun-45 Ex-Check Knot, later AK 171, scrapped 1972
APc 119 Pvt. Jose F. Valdez American Ship Building Chicago IL 338 2,382 Jul-45 Ex-Round Splice, later AG 169, scrapped 1977
Joint High-Speed Vessels (JHSV but should be APc)
JHSV 1 Spearhead Austal USA Mobile AL 338 2,362 Dec-11 Building
JHSV 2 Choctaw County Austal USA Mobile AL 338 2,362 Jun-12 Building
JHSV 3 Fortitude Austal USA Mobile AL 338 2,362 Dec-12 Building
JHSV 4 Fall River Austal USA Mobile AL 338 2,362 Jun-13 Building
JHSV 5 Resolute Austal USA Mobile AL 338 2,362 Dec-13 Building
JHSV 6   Austal USA Mobile AL 338 2,362 Jun-14 Building
JHSV 7 Courageous Austal USA Mobile AL 338 2,362