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Gunboats (PG, PGM) Built Before and During WWII

Most recent update: July 29, 2011.

 

Type # Original Name Original Owner Shipbuilder Location Hull # LOA LDT Price ($mm) Built Disposition
PG 1 Yorktown U.S. Navy Cramp Shipbuilding Philadelphia PA 255 245 1,700   23-Apr-89 Scrapped 1921
PG 2 Petrel U.S. Navy Columbia Iron Works Baltimore MD   188 890   10-Dec-89 Sold 1920
PG 3 Concord U.S. Navy Delaware River Sbldg. Chester PA 249 245 1,700   14-Feb-91 PHS quarantine ship 1914, sold 1929
PG 4 Bennington U.S. Navy Delaware River Sbldg. Chester PA 250 245 1,700   20-Jun-91 Sold 1910
PG 4.5 Bancroft U.S. Navy Crescent Shipyard Elizabethport NJ   187 839   3-Mar-93 To USCG 1906 as Itasca, scrapped 1922
PG 5 Machias U.S. Navy Bath Iron Works Bath ME 2 204 1,177   20-Jul-93 To Mexico 1920 as Agua Prieta, scrapped 1935
PG 6 Castine U.S. Navy Bath Iron Works Bath ME 3 204 1,177   22-Oct-94 Sold private 1921
PG 7 Nashville U.S. Navy Newport News Sbldg. Newport News VA 7 234 1,371   19-Aug-97 Scrapped 1957
PG 8 Wilmington U.S. Navy Newport News Sbldg. Newport News VA 8 234 1,392   13-May-97 Later Dover 1941, scuttled 1947
PG 9 Helena U.S. Navy Newport News Sbldg. Newport News VA 9 234 1,392   8-Jul-97 Scrapped 1934
PG 10 Annapolis U.S. Navy Crescent Shipyard Elizabethport NJ   204 1,010   20-Jul-97 Later Keystone State, scrapped 1950
PG 11 Vicksburg U.S. Navy Bath Iron Works Bath ME 15 204 1,010   23-Oct-97 To USCG 1921, sold 1946
PG 12 Newport U.S. Navy Bath Iron Works Bath ME 16 204 1,010   5-Oct-97 To City of Aberdeen WA 1935
PG 13 Princeton U.S. Navy Dialogue & Son Camden NJ   204 1,010   27-May-98 Sold 1919
PG 14 Wheeling U.S. Navy Union Iron Works San Francisco CA 45 190 990   10-Aug-97 Scrapped 1946
PG 15 Marietta U.S. Navy Union Iron Works San Francisco CA 46 190 990   1-Sep-97 Scrapped 1920
PG 16 Palos U.S. Navy Mare Island NSY Vallejo CA   165 190   24-Jun-14 Sold 1937
PG 17 Dubuque U.S. Navy Consolidated Sbldg. Morris Heights NY   200 1,085   3-Jun-95 Sold 1946
PG 18 Paducah U.S. Navy Consolidated Sbldg. Morris Heights NY   200 1,085   2-Sep-05 Sold 1946, scrapped 1950
PG 19 Sacramento U.S. Navy Cramp Shipbuilding Philadelphia PA 403 226 1,425   26-Apr-14 Sold private 1947 as Fermina
PG 20 Monocacy U.S. Navy Mare Island NSY Vallejo CA   165 190   20-May-14 Scuttled 1939
PG 21 Asheville U.S. Navy Charleston NSY Charleston SC   241 1,575   6-Jul-20 Sunk by Japanese gunfire south of Java 1942
PG 22 Tulsa U.S. Navy Charleston NSY Charleston SC   241 1,575   3-Dec-23 Later Tacloban 1944, scrapped 1948
PG 23 Nantucket U.S. Navy Harlan & Hollingsworth Wilmington DE   177 1,020   1876 To USMMA 1940 as training ship
PG 24 Dolphin U.S. Navy John Roach & Sons Chester PA 236 256 1,486   1885 Sold 1922
PG 25   U.S. Navy               Not used
PG 26   U.S. Navy               Not used
PG 27 Marblehead U.S. Navy               Ex C 11
PG 28 Denver U.S. Navy               Ex C 14
PG 29 Des Moines U.S. Navy               Ex C 15
PG 30 Chaattanooga U.S. Navy               Ex C 16
PG 31 Galveston U.S. Navy               Ex C 17
PG 32 Tacoma U.S. Navy               Ex C 18
PG 33 Cleveland U.S. Navy               Ex C 19
PG 34 New Orleans Brazilian Navy Armstrong Whitworth Newcastle, England   354 3,769   1898 Acquired 1898, scrapped 1930
PG 35 Topeka Peruvian Navy Howaldtswerke Kiel, Germany   259 2,255   1883 Acquired 1898, scrapped 1930
PG 36 Albany Brazilian Navy Armstrong Whitworth Newcastle, England   394 3,340   1900 Acquired 1898, scrapped 1930
PG 37 Callao Spanish Navy Manila Shipyard Cavite, Philippines   121 243   1888 Captured 1898, sold 1911
PG 38 Elcano Spanish Navy Carraca Arsenal Cadiz, Spain   165 620   1884 Captured 1898, sunk as target 1928
PG 39 Pampanga Spanish Navy Manila Shipyard Cavite, Philippines   121 243   1888 Captured 1898, sunk as target 1928
PG 40 Quiros Spanish Navy Whampoa Dock Hong Kong, HK   148 350   1896 Captured 1898, sunk as target 1923
PG 41 Samar Spanish Navy Manila Shipyard Cavite, Philippines   121 243   1887 Captured 1898, sold 1921
PG 42 Villalobos Spanish Navy Whampoa Dock Hong Kong, HK   145 250   1896 Acquired 1900, sunk as target 1928
PG 43 Guam U.S. Navy Kiangnan Dock Shanghai, China   159 350   1927 Later PR 3, to Japan 1941, to China 1946
PG 44 Tutuila U.S. Navy Kiangnan Dock Shanghai, China   159 395   1927 Later PR 4, to China 1948, scuttled 1949
PG 45 Panay U.S. Navy Kiangnan Dock Shanghai, China   191 474   1927 Later PR 5, lost 1937
PG 46 Oahu U.S. Navy Kiangnan Dock Shanghai, China   191 450   1927 Later PR 6, lost 1942
PG 47 Luzon U.S. Navy Kiangnan Dock Shanghai, China   211 500   1927 Later PR 7, lost 1942
PG 48 Mindanao U.S. Navy Kiangnan Dock Shanghai, China   211 560   1927 Later PR 8, lost 1942
PG 49 Fulton U.S. Navy               Ex AS 1
PG 50 Erie U.S. Navy New York NSY Brooklyn NY   328 2,000   1936 Sunk by U-boat off Curacao 1942
PG 51 Charleston U.S. Navy Charleston NSY Charleston SC   328 2,000   1936 To Mass. Maritime Academy 1948
PG 52 Niagara Private Bath Iron Works Bath ME   267 1,922   1929 Acquired 1940, torpedoed and lost 1943
PG 53 Vixen Private Germaniawerft Kiel, Germany   333 3,774   1929 Acquired 1940, sold 1947
PG 54 St. Augustine Private Newport News SB Newport News VA   272 1,720   1929 Acquired 1940, in collision and lost 1944
PG 55 Jamestown Private Pusey & Jones Wilmington DE   294 2,250   1928 Acquired 1940, sold 1946
PG 56 Williamsburg Private Bath Iron Works Bath ME   224 1,820   1930 Acquired 1940,scrapped 1993
PG 57 Plymouth Private Germaniawerft Kiel, Germany   264 1,500   1931 Acquired 1941, torpedoed and lost 1943
PG 58 Hilo Private Bath Iron Works Bath ME   279 2,350   1931 Acquired 1941, scrapped 1958
PG 59 San Bernardino Private Bath Iron Works Bath ME   240 1,768   1929 Acquired 1942, sold 1947
PG 60 Beaumont Private Germaniawerft Kiel, Germany   226 1,434   1930 Acquired 1942, sold 1949
PG 61 Dauntless Private Great Lakes EW Ecorse MI   258 1,950   1921 Acquired 1942, returned to owner 1947
PG 62 Temptress Royal Navy Smith's Dock Middlesborough, England   205 1,375   1940 Acquired 1942, returned 1945
PG 63 Surprise Royal Navy Crown & Sons Sunderland, England   205 1,375   1940 Acquired 1942, returned 1945
PG 64 Spry Royal Navy Harland & Wolff Belfast, N. Ireland   205 1,375   1940 Acquired 1942, returned 1945
PG 65 Saucy Royal Navy Harland & Wolff Belfast, N. Ireland   205 1,375   1940 Acquired 1942, returned 1945
PG 66 Restless Royal Navy Harland & Wolff Belfast, N. Ireland   205 1,375   1940 Acquired 1942, returned 1945
PG 67 Ready Royal Navy Harland & Wolff Belfast, N. Ireland   205 1,375   1940 Acquired 1942, returned 1945
PG 68 Impulse Royal Navy Cook, Welton & Gemmell Hull, England   205 1,375   1940 Acquired 1942, returned 1945
PG 69 Fury Royal Navy Fleming & Ferguson Paisley, Scotland   205 1,375   1940 Acquired 1942, returned 1945
PG 70 Courage Royal Navy Harland & Wolff Belfast, N. Ireland   205 1,375   1940 Acquired 1942, returned 1945
PG 71 Tenacity Royal Navy Grangemouth DY Grangemouth, Scotland   205 1,375   1940 Acquired 1942, returned 1945
PG 72 Nourmahal Private Germaniawerft Kiel, Germany   264 2,250   1928 Acquired 1940, scrapped 1964
PG 73-84                   Nothing known
PG 85 Natchez Private Fletcher, W. Brooklyn NY   304 1,136   1899 Acquired 1917, scrapped 1944
PG 86 Action Royal Navy Collingwood SY Collingwood ON   205 1,375   1942 Acquired 1942, sold 1946
PG 87 Alacrity Royal Navy Collingwood SY Collingwood ON   205 1,375   1942 Acquired 1942, sold 1946
PG 88 Beacon Royal Navy Collingwood SY Collingwood ON   205 1,375   1942 Acquired 1942, sold 1946
PG 89 Brisk Royal Navy Kingston SB Kingston ON   205 1,375   1942 Acquired 1942, sold 1946
PG 90 Caprice Royal Navy Kingston SB Kingston ON   205 1,375   1942 Acquired 1942, sold 1946
PG 91 Clash Royal Navy Midland SY Midland ON   205 1,375   1942 Acquired 1942, sold 1946
PG 92 Haste Royal Navy Morton Eng. Quebec City QC   205 1,375   1942 Acquired 1942, sold 1946
PG 93 Intensity Royal Navy Morton Eng. Quebec City QC   205 1,375   1942 Acquired 1942, sold 1946
PG 94 Might Royal Navy Morton Eng. Quebec City QC   205 1,375   1942 Acquired 1942, sold 1946
PG 95 Pert Royal Navy Morton Eng. Quebec City QC   205 1,375   1942 Acquired 1942, sold 1946
PG 96 Prudent Royal Navy Morton Eng. Quebec City QC   205 1,375   1942 Acquired 1942, sold 1946
PG 97 Splendor Royal Navy Kingston SB Kingston ON   205 1,375   1942 Acquired 1942, sold 1946
PG 98 Tact Royal Navy Collingwood SY Collingwood ON   205 1,375   1942 Acquired 1942, sold 1946
PG 99 Vim Royal Navy Collingwood SY Collingwood ON   205 1,375   1942 Acquired 1942, sold 1946
PG 100 Vitality Royal Navy Midland SY Midland ON   205 1,375   1942 Acquired 1942, sold 1946
PG 101 Asheville U.S. Navy Canadian Vickers Montreal QC   301 2,360   1942 Later PF 1, to Argentina 1946 as Hercules (P 31), 
PG 102 Natchez U.S. Navy Canadian Vickers Montreal QC   301 2,360   1942 Later PF 2, to Dom. Rep. 1948 as Juan Pablo Duarte (F 102), later yacht Moineau
PG 103 Barle U.S. Navy Canadian Vickers Montreal QC   301 2,360   1943 To Britain, returned 1946, sold
PG 104 Cuckmere U.S. Navy Canadian Vickers Montreal QC   301 2,360   1943 To Britain, returned 1946, sold
PG 105 Evenlode U.S. Navy Canadian Vickers Montreal QC   301 2,360   1943 To Britain, returned 1946, sold
PG 106 Findhorn U.S. Navy Canadian Vickers Montreal QC   301 2,360   1943 To Britain, returned 1946, sold
PG 107 Inver U.S. Navy Canadian Vickers Montreal QC   301 2,360   1943 To Britain, returned 1946, sold
PG 108 Lossie U.S. Navy Canadian Vickers Montreal QC   301 2,360   1943 To Britain, returned 1946, sold
PG 109 Parrett U.S. Navy Canadian Vickers Montreal QC   301 2,360   1943 To Britain, returned 1946, sold
PG 110 Shiel U.S. Navy Canadian Vickers Montreal QC   301 2,360   1943 To Britain, returned 1946, sold
PG 111-210                   Reclassified PF 3 to PF 102
PGM 1   U.S. Navy Julius Peterson Nyack NY   110 95   16-Oct-42 Ex-SC 644, to the USSR 1945
PGM 2   U.S. Navy Robinson Marine Benton Harbor MI   110 95   12-Aug-43 Ex-SC 757
PGM 3   U.S. Navy Peterson Boat Works Sturgeon Bay WI   110 95   17-May-43 Ex-SC 1035
PGM 4   U.S. Navy Wilmington Boat Works Wilmington CA   110 95   17-Mar-43 Ex-SC 1053
PGM 5   U.S. Navy Wilmington Boat Works Wilmington CA   110 95   15-Jun-43 Ex-SC 1056
PGM 6   U.S. Navy Mathis Yacht Building Camden NJ   110 95   Jun-43 Ex-SC 1072, lost 1944
PGM 7   U.S. Navy Mathis Yacht Building Camden NJ   110 95   8-Jun-43 Ex-SC 1071
PGM 8   U.S. Navy Wilmington Boat Works Wilmington CA   110 95   12-Aug-43 Ex-SC 1366
PGM 9   U.S. Navy Consolidated Shipbuilding Morris Heights NY   174 280   1-Jul-44 Ex-PC 1548, destroyed 1945
PGM 10   U.S. Navy Commercial Iron Works Portland OR   174 280   29-Nov-44 Ex-PC 805
PGM 11   U.S. Navy Commercial Iron Works Portland OR   174 280   13-Dec-44 Ex-PC 806
PGM 12   U.S. Navy George S. Lawley & Sons Neponset MA   174 280   24-Apr-45 Ex-PC 1088, to China 1948
PGM 13   U.S. Navy George S. Lawley & Sons Neponset MA   174 280   Jun-45 Ex-PC 1089, to China 1948
PGM 14   U.S. Navy George S. Lawley & Sons Neponset MA   174 280   Aug-45 Ex-PC 1090, to China 1948
PGM 15   U.S. Navy George S. Lawley & Sons Neponset MA   174 280   Oct-45 Ex-PC 1091, to China 1948
PGM 16   U.S. Navy Defoe Shipbuilding West Bay City MI   174 280   25-Oct-44 Ex-PC 1148, to Greece 1947
PGM 17   U.S. Navy Gibbs Gas Engine Co. Jacksonville FL   174 280   24-Nov-44 Ex-PC 1189, destroyed 1945
PGM 18   U.S. Navy Luders Marine Stamford CT   174 280   Nov-44 Ex-PC 1255, lost 1945
PGM 19   U.S. Navy Consolidated Shipbuilding Morris Heights NY   174 280   1-Dec-44 Ex-PC 1550
PGM 20   U.S. Navy Consolidated Shipbuilding Morris Heights NY   174 280   2-Dec-44 Ex-PC 1551, to China 1948
PGM 21   U.S. Navy Consolidated Shipbuilding Morris Heights NY   174 280   22-Nov-44 Ex-PC 1552, to Greece 1947
PGM 22   U.S. Navy Consolidated Shipbuilding Morris Heights NY   174 280   23-Dec-44 Ex-PC 1553, to Greece 1947
PGM 23   U.S. Navy Consolidated Shipbuilding Morris Heights NY   174 280   5-Dec-44 Ex-PC 1554
PGM 24   U.S. Navy Consolidated Shipbuilding Morris Heights NY   174 280   18-Jan-45 Ex-PC 1555
PGM 25   U.S. Navy Consolidated Shipbuilding Morris Heights NY   174 280   3-Feb-45 Ex-PC 1556, to Greece 1947
PGM 26   U.S. Navy Consolidated Shipbuilding Morris Heights NY   174 280   24-Feb-45 Ex-PC 1557, to China 1948
PGM 27   U.S. Navy Consolidated Shipbuilding Morris Heights NY   174 280   19-Mar-45 Ex-PC 1558, destroyed 1945
PGM 28   U.S. Navy Consolidated Shipbuilding Morris Heights NY   174 280   19-Apr-45 Ex-PC 1559, to Greece 1947
PGM 29   U.S. Navy Leathem D. Smith SB Sturgeon Bay WI   174 280   29-Nov-44 Ex-PC 1565, to Greece 1947
PGM 30   U.S. Navy Leathem D. Smith SB Sturgeon Bay WI   174 280   27-Dec-44 Ex-PC 1566
PGM 31   U.S. Navy Leathem D. Smith SB Sturgeon Bay WI   174 280   17-Jan-45 Ex-PC 1567, to China 1948
PGM 32   U.S. Navy Leathem D. Smith SB Sturgeon Bay WI   174 280   9-Feb-45 Ex-PC 1568