List of patrol vessels of the United States Navy
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This is a list of patrol vessels of the United States Navy.

PC, Patrol Craft Coastal






By hull number

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PHM, Patrol Missile Hydrofoil

, formerly Delphinus

PC, Submarine Chaser

These submarine chaser
Submarine chaser
A submarine chaser is a small and fast naval vessel specially intended for anti-submarine warfare. Although similar vessels were designed and used by many nations, this designation was most famously used by ships built by the United States of America...

s were 173 feet long and used the PC designation. The large missing sections of numbers in designation for the most part come from sharing the same number set as the other much smaller 110-foot submarine chasers that used the SC designation.

  • PC-452 reclassified
  • PC-454 reclassified
  • PC-455 reclassified
  • PC-456 reclassified
  • PC-458 reclassified
  • PC-459 reclassified
  • PC-460 reclassified to Norway as
  • PC-488 Renamed and reclassified

497-507 used by SC submarine chasers
  • PC-509 Renamed and reclassified Reclassified YP-105

511 to 522 used by SC submarine chasers Reclassified YP-77
524-539 used by SC submarine chasers
  • PC-549/
  • PC-555/
  • PC-563/
  • PC-578/
  • PC-582/
  • PC-588/
  • PC-589/
  • PC-598/ Reclassified YW/YWN-120
  • PC-802/
  • PC-803/ Reclassified PGM-10 Reclassified PGM-11 to Republic of Korea as Pak Tu San (PC-701)
  • PC-826 Renamed and reclassified
  • PC-1039 Reclassified

  • PC-1088 Reclassified PGM-12
  • PC-1089 Reclassified PGM-13
  • PC-1090 Reclassified PGM-14
  • PC-1091 Reclassified PGM-15
  • PC-1126/ (PCC-1136) (PCC-1137)
  • PC-1148 Reclassified PGM-16
  • PC-1169/
  • PC-1177/
  • PC-1177/ Reclassified PGM-17
  • PC-1244/ to France
    France
    The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

     as Sabre (W11) to France as Pique (W13) to France as Cimeterre (W12)
  • PC-1251/ Reclassified PGM-18 Reclassified PCS-1427 Reclassified PCS-1465
  • PC-1548 Reclassified PGM-9
  • PC-1550 Reclassified PGM-19
  • PC-1551 Reclassified PGM-20
  • PC-1552 Reclassified PGM-21
  • PC-1553 Reclassified PGM-22
  • PC-1554 Reclassified PGM-23
  • PC-1555 Reclassified PGM-24
  • PC-1556 Reclassified PGM-25
  • PC-1557 Reclassified PGM-26
  • PC-1558 Reclassified PGM-27
  • PC-1559 Reclassified PGM-28
  • PC-1560 to France
    France
    The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

     as Coutelas (W22)
  • PC-1562 to France as Javelot (W23)
  • PC-1565 Reclassified PGM-29
  • PC-1566 Reclassified PGM-30
  • PC-1567 Reclassified PGM-31
  • PC-1568 Reclassified PGM-32
  • PC-1570 to PC-1585 Cancelled
  • PC-1586 ex-
  • PC-1587 ex-
  • PC-1588 ex-
  • PC-1589 ex-
  • PC-1590 ex-
  • PC-1591 ex-
  • PC-1592 ex-
  • PC-1593 ex-
  • PC-1594 ex-
  • PC-1595 ex-
  • PC-1596 ex-
  • PC-1597 ex-
  • PC-1598 ex-
  • PC / PCC-1599 ex-
  • PC-1600 ex-
  • PC / PCC-1601 ex-
  • PC / PCC-1602 ex-
  • PC-1603 ex- to France
    France
    The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

     as Le Fougueux (P641) to France as L'Opiniatre (P642) to France as L'Agile (P643) to Portugal
    Portugal
    Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

     as Maio (P587) to Portugal as Porto Santo (P 588) to Yugoslavia
    Yugoslavia
    Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....

     as Udarnik (PBR 51) to Ethiopia
    Ethiopia
    Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...

     as Belay Deress to Portugal as Sao Nicolus (P 589) to France as P-7 to Italy
    Italy
    Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

     as Albatros (F 543) to Italy as Alcione (F 544) to Italy as Airone (F 545) to Denmark
    Denmark
    Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

     as Bellona (F 344) to Denmark as Diana (F 345) to Denmark as Flora (F 346) to Denmark as Triton (F 347) to Italy
    Italy
    Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

     as Aquila (F 542) to Portugal
    Portugal
    Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

     as Brava (P 590) to Portugal as Fogo (P 591) to Portugal as Boavista (P 592) to Turkey
    Turkey
    Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

     as Sultanhisar (P 111) to Turkey as Demirhisar (P 112) to Turkey as Yarhisar (P 113) to Turkey as Akhisar (P 114) to Turkey as Sivrihisar (P 115) to Turkey as Kochisar (P 116) built in Denmark as Peder Skram (F 352)
    Peder Skram (F 352)
    HDMS Peder Skram was a Peder Skram class frigate in the Royal Danish Navy which was in use until 1990. It was named after Peder Skram, a 16th century Danish admiral.Today it lies at Holmen where it serves as a museum ship.-Career:...

     built in Denmark
    Denmark
    Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

     as Herluf Trolle (F 353) built in Chile
    Chile
    Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

     as Papudo (P 37) Cancelled


PCE, Patrol Craft Escort, and PCER, Patrol Craft Rescue Escort

to UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 as HMS Kilbernie (BEC 1) to UK as HMS Kilbride (BEC 2) to UK as HMS Kilchatten (BEC 3) to UK as HMS Kilchrenan (BEC 4) to UK as HMS Kildary (BEC 5) to UK as HMS Kildwick (BEC 6) to UK as HMS Kilham (BEC 7) to UK as HMS Kilkenzie (BEC 8) to UK as HMS Kilhampton (BEC 9) to UK as HMS Kilmacolm (BEC 10) to UK as HMS Kilmarnok (BEC 11) to UK as HMS Kilmartin (BEC 12) to UK as HMS Kilmelford (BEC 13) to UK as HMS Kilmington (BEC 14) to UK as HMS Kilmore (BEC 15)
  • PCE-861 to PCE-866 Cancelled Reclassified YDG-8 Renamed

Reclassified YDG-9 Reclassified YDG-10
  • PCE-887 to PCE-890 Cancelled
  • PCE-901 renamed
  • PCE-905 renamed
  • PCE-906 renamed
  • PCE-907 renamed
  • PCE-908 renamed
  • PCE-909 renamed
  • PCE-910 cancelled June 6, 1944
  • PCE-911 renamed
  • PCE-912 renamed
  • PCE-913 renamed
  • PCE-914 renamed
  • PCE-915 renamed
  • PCE-916 renamed
  • PCE-917 renamed
  • PCE-918 renamed
  • PCE-919 renamed
  • PCE-920 to PCE-934 Cancelled November 1, 1945
  • PCE(R)-935 to PCE(R)-946 Cancelled
  • PCE-947 to PCE-960 Cancelled to Netherlands
    Netherlands
    The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

     as Fret (F 818) to Netherlands as Hermelijn (F 819) to Netherlands as Vos (F 820) to Netherlands as Wolf (F 817) to Netherlands as Panter (F 821) to Netherlands as Jaguar (F 822)


PCS, Patrol Craft Sweeper

renamed Littlehales (AGS-7) renamed YMS-446 renamed YMS-447 renamed YMS-448 renamed Dutton (AGS-8) renamed YMS-449 renamed YMS-450 formerly AMS-59 formerly YMS-452 renamed Amistead Rust (AGS-9) renamed YMS-453 renamed YMS-454 renamed YMS-455 renamed YMS-456 renamed YMS-457 renamed YMS-458 renamed YMS-459 renamed YMS-460 renamed YMS-461
formerly PC-1427, renamed YMS-462 renamed YMS-463 renamed YMS-464 renamed YMS-465 renamed YMS-466 renamed YMS-467 renamed YMS-468 renamed YMS-469 renamed YMS-470 renamed YMS-471 renamed YMS-472 renamed YMS-473 formerly YMS-474 renamed YMS-475 renamed YMS-476 renamed YMS-477 renamed YMS-478 renamed YMS-479 renamed John Blish (AGS-10) renamed Derickson (AGS-6) renamed YMS-480 renamed YMS-481 renamed Medrick (AMc-203) formerly PC-1465, renamed Minah (AMc-204)

PE, Eagle-Class Patrol Craft

Of 112 Eagle class patrol craft
Eagle class patrol craft
The Eagle class patrol craft were a set of steel ships smaller than destroyers but having a greater operational radius than the wooden-hulled, submarine chasers developed in 1917...

 planned 60 of these WWI era ships were completed, being given numbers from 1 to 60.
Designation Keel Laid Launched Commissioned Disposition
PE-1 7 May 1918 11 July 1918 27 October 1918 Sold 11 June 1930
PE-2 10 May 1918 19 August 1918 11 July 1918 Sold 11 June 1930
PE-3 16 May 1918 11 September 1918 11 November 1918 Sold 11 June 1930
PE-4 21 May 1918 15 September 1918 14 November 1918 Sold 11 June 1930
PE-5 28 May 1918 28 September 1918 19 November 1918 Sold 11 June 1930
PE-6 3 June 1918 16 October 1918 21 November 1918 Destroyed as target 30 November 1934
PE-7 8 June 1918 5 October 1918 24 November 1918 Destroyed as target 30 November 1934
PE-8 10 June 1918 11 November 1918 31 October 1919 Sold 1 April 1931
PE-9 17 June 1918 8 November 1918 27 October 1919 Sold 26 May 1930
PE-10 6 July 1918 9 November 1918 31 October 1919 Destroyed 19 August 1937
PE-11 13 July 1918 14 November 1918 29 May 1919 Sold 16 January 1935
PE-12 13 July 1918 12 November 1918 6 November 1919 Sold 30 December 1935
PE-13 15 July 1918 9 January 1919 2 April 1919 Sold 26 May 1930
PE-14 20 July 1918 23 January 1919 17 June 1919 Destroyed as target 22 November 1934
PE-15 21 July 1918 25 January 1919 11 June 1919 Sold 14 June 1934
PE-16 22 July 1918 11 January 1919 5 June 1919 Transferred to USCG late 1919
PE-17 3 August 1918 1 February 1919 3 July 1919 Wrecked off Long Island, New York 22 May 1922
PE-18 5 August 1918 10 February 1919 7 August 1919 Sold 11 June 1930
PE-19 6 August 1918 30 January 1919 25 June 1919 Destroyed 6 August 1946
PE-20 26 August 1918 15 February 1919 28 July 1919 Transferred to USCG late 1919
PE-21 31 August 1918 15 February 1919 31 July 1919 Transferred to USCG late 1919
PE-22 5 September 1918 10 February 1919 17 July 1919 Transferred to USCG late 1919
PE-23 11 September 1918 20 February 1919 19 June 1919 Sold 11 June 1930
PE-24 13 September 1918 24 February 1919 12 July 1919 Sold 11 June 1930
PE-25 17 September 1918 19 February 1919 30 June 1919 Lost 11 June 1930
PE-26 25 September 1918 1 March 1919 1 October 1919 Sold 29 August 1938
PE-27 22 October 1918 1 March 1919 14 July 1919 Sold 4 June 1946
PE-28 23 October 1918 1 March 1919 28 July 1919 Sold 11 June 1930
PE-29 18 November 1918 8 March 1919 20 August 1919 Sold 11 June 1930
PE-30 19 November 1918 8 March 1919 14 August 1919 Transferred to USCG late 1919
PE-31 19 November 1918 8 March 1919 14 August 1919 Sold 18 May 1923
PE-32 30 November 1918 15 March 1919 4 September 1919 Sold 3 March 1947
PE-33 14 February 1918 15 March 1919 4 September 1919 Sold 11 June 1930
PE-34 8 January 1919 15 March 1919 3 September 1919 Sold 9 June 1932
PE-35 13 January 1919 22 March 1919 22 August 1919 Sold 7 June 1938
PE-36 22 January 1919 22 March 1919 20 August 1919 Sold 27 February 1936
PE-37 27 January 1919 25 March 1919 30 September 1919 Sold 11 June 1930
PE-38 31 January 1919 29 March 1919 30 July 1919 Sold 3 March 1947
PE-39 3 February 1919 29 March 1919 20 September 1919 Sold 7 June 1938
PE-40 7 February 1919 5 April 1919 1 October 1919 Destroyed as target 19 November 1934
PE-41 20 February 1919 5 April 1919 26 September 1919 Sold 11 June 1930
PE-42 13 February 1919 17 May 1919 3 October 1919 Sold 11 June 1930
PE-43 17 February 1919 17 May 1919 2 October 1919 Sold 26 May 1930
PE-44 20 February 1919 24 May 1919 30 September 1919 Disposed of 14 May 1938
PE-45 20 February 1919 17 May 1919 2 October 1919 Sold 11 June 1930
PE-46 24 February 1919 24 May 1919 3 October 1919 Sold 10 December 1936
PE-47 3 March 1919 19 June 1919 4 October 1919 Sold 30 December 1935
PE-48 3 March 1919 24 May 1919 8 October 1919 Sold 10 October 1946
PE-49 4 March 1919 14 June 1919 10 October 1919 Sold 20 September 1930
PE-50 10 March 1919 18 July 1919 6 October 1919 Sold 11 June 1930
PE-51 10 March 1919 14 June 1919 2 October 1919 Sold 29 August 1938
PE-52 10 March 1919 9 July 1919 10 October 1919 Sold 29 August 1938
PE-53 17 March 1919 13 August 1919 20 October 1919 Sold 26 August 1938
PE-54 17 March 1919 17 July 1919 10 October 1919 Sold 26 May 1930
PE-55 17 March 1919 22 July 1919 10 October 1919 Sold 3 March 1947
PE-56 25 March 1919 15 August 1919 26 October 1919 Exploded off Portland, Maine
Portland, Maine
Portland is the largest city in Maine and is the county seat of Cumberland County. The 2010 city population was 66,194, growing 3 percent since the census of 2000...

, on 23 April 1945
after being torpedoed by
PE-57 25 March 1919 29 July 1919 15 October 1919 Sold March 5, 1947
PE-58 25 March 1919 2 August 1919 20 October 1919 Disposed of 30 June 1940
PE-59 31 March 1919 12 April 1919 19 September 1919 Sold 29 August 1938
PE-60 31 March 1919 13 August 1919 27 October 1919 Sold 29 August 1938

PE-61 through PE-112 were cancelled on November 30, 1918.
PE-5, PE-15, PE-25, PE-45, PE-65, PE-75, PE-86, PE-95, PE-105, and PE-112 were allotted for transfer to Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

, though this plan was cancelled and none were ever delivered.

PF, Patrol Frigate

ex-PG-101 ex-PG-102 ex-PG-111 ex-PG-112 ex-PG-113 ex-PG-114 ex-PG-115 ex-PG-116 ex-PG-117 ex-PG-118 ex-PG-119 ex-PG-120 ex-PG-121 ex-PG-122 ex-PG-123 ex-PG-124 ex-PG-125 ex-PG-126 ex-PG-127 ex-PG-128 ex-PG-129 ex-PG-130 ex-PG-131 ex-PG-132 ex-PG-133 ex-PG-134 ex-PG-135 ex-PG-136 ex-PG-137 ex-PG-138 ex-PG-139 ex-PG-140 ex-PG-141 ex-PG-142 ex-PG-143 ex-PG-144 ex-PG-145 ex-PG-146 ex-PG-147 ex-PG-148 ex-PG-149 ex-PG-150 ex-PG-151 ex-PG-152 ex-PG-153 ex-PG-154 ex-PG-155 ex-PG-156 ex-PG-157 ex-PG-158 ex-PG-159 ex-PG-160 ex-PG-161 ex-PG-162
ex-PG-163 ex-PG-164 ex-PG-165 ex-Bridgeport, ex-PG-166 ex-PG-167 ex-PG-168 ex-PG-169 ex-PG-170 ex-Scranton, ex-PG-171 ex-PG-172 ex-PG-173 ex-PG-174 ex-PG-175 ex-PG-176 ex-PG-177 ex-PG-178 ex-PG-179 ex-Machias to U.K.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 as ex-PG-181 to UK as ex-PG-182 to UK as ex-PG-183 to UK as ex-PG-184 to UK as ex-PG-185 to UK as ] ex-PG-186 to UK as ex-PG-187 to UK as ex-PG-188 to UK as ex-PG-189 to UK as ex-PG-190 to UK as ex-PG-191 to UK as ex-PG-192 to UK as ex-PG-193 to UK as ex-Pasley to UK as ex-PG-195 to UK as ex-PG-196 to UK as ex-PG-197 to UK as ex-PG-198 to UK as ex-Peyton to UK as ex-Prowse to UK as ex- ex-PG-202 ex-PG-203, Construction cancelled December 31, 1943 ex-PG-204 Construction cancelled December 31, 1943 ex- Contract cancelled January 11, 1944 ex-PG-206 Construction cancelled December 31, 1943 ex-PG-207 ex-PG-208 ex-PG-209 ex-PG-210 to Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

 as Bayandor (F 25) to Iran as Naghdi (F 26) to Iran as Milanian (F 27) to Iran as Kahnamuie (F 28) to Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

 as Tapi (PF 5) to Thailand as Khirirat (PF 6)

PG, Gunboat

Renamed and reclassified USS Dover (IX-30) Reclassified IX-1 Reclassified IX-19 Reclassified IX-28 Reclassified PR-1 ex-IX-9 ex-IX-23 Reclassified PR-2 Renamed Tacloban ex-Rockport Reclassified IX-18 ex-C-11 ex-C-14/CL-16 ex-C-15/CL-17 ex-C-16/CL-18 ex-C-17/CL-19 ex-C-18/CL-20 ex-C-19/CL-21 Reclassified CL-22 Reclassified IX-35 Reclassified CL-23 Renamed and reclassified USS Wake (PR-3) Reclassified PR-4 Reclassified PR-5 ex-PG-46 Reclassified PR-7 Reclassified from PG-48 ex-AS-1 ex-CMc-2 Reclassified AGP-1 Reclassified AGP-3 Reclassified AGC-369 Reclassified AGP-2 ex- ex-HMS Heliotrope (K03) ex- ex-HMS Arabis (K73), renamed HMS Snapdragon on return ex- ex- ex- ex- ex- ex-HMS Candytuft (K09) ex-Corsair (SP 159), renamed and reclassified Oceanographer (AGS-3) ex-HMS Comfrey (277) ex-HMS Cornel (278) ex-HMS Dittany (K279) ex-HMS Flax (284) to Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...

 as to Great Britain as ex formerly ex-HMS Musk (289) ex-HMS Nepeta (290) ex- to Great Britain as HMS Rosebay (286) to Great Britain as HMS Smilax (280) to Great Britain as HMS Statice (281) to Great Britain as HMS Willowherb (283) Reclassified PF-1 Reclassified PF-2
  • PG-107 to Great Britain as
  • PG-108 to Great Britain as
  • PG-109 to Great Britain as to Great Britain as HMS Shiel (305) Reclassified PF-3 Reclassified PF-4 Reclassified PF-5

Reclassified PF-6 Reclassified PF-7
  • USS Everett (PG-116)
    USS Everett (PF-8)
    USS Everett , a , was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Everett, Washington.Everett was launched on 29 September 1943 at the Kaiser Cargo, Inc., shipyard in Richmond, California, sponsored by Mrs. Cornelia M. Fitch; and commissioned on 22 January 1944, with Lieutenant...

     Reclassified PF-8
  • USS Pocatello (PG-117)
    USS Pocatello (PF-9)
    USS Pocatello , a , was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Pocatello, Idaho.Pocatello , a patrol frigate, originally classified as gunboat with the designation PG-117, was laid down on 17 August 1943 at Kaiser Yard No...

     Reclassified PF-9 Reclassified PF-10
  • USS Grand Forks (PG-119)
    USS Grand Forks (PF-11)
    USS Grand Forks , a Tacoma-class frigate, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Grand Forks, North Dakota....

     Reclassified PF-11
  • USS Casper (PG-120)
    USS Casper (PF-12)
    USS Casper , a , was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Casper, Wyoming.Casper was launched on 27 December 1943 at the Kaiser Cargo Company shipyard in Richmond, California, under a Maritime Commission contract, sponsored by Mrs. E. J. Spaulding; and commissioned on 31 March...

     Reclassified PF-12
  • USS Pueblo (PG-121)
    USS Pueblo (PF-13)
    USS Pueblo , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Pueblo, Colorado.The second Pueblo was laid down under Maritime Commission contract at the Kaiser Cargo, Inc., Yard #4, in Richmond, California, on 14 November 1943; launched on 20 January 1944, sponsored by Seaman...

     Reclassified PF-13 Reclassified PF-14 Reclassified PF-15 Reclassified PF-16
  • USS Key West (PG-125)
    USS Key West (PF-17)
    USS Key West , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Key West, Florida.The second Key West, PF-17, originally classified PG-125, was launched 29 December 1943 by the American Ship Building Company in Lorain, Ohio, sponsored by Mrs...

     Reclassified PF-17 Reclassified PF-18
  • USS Huron (PG-127)
    USS Huron (PF-19)
    USS Huron , a , was the fifth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Huron, South Dakota.The fifth Huron , originally classified as PG-127, was launched under Maritime Commission contract by the American Ship Building Company in Cleveland, Ohio, on 3 July 1943, sponsored by Mrs. J. S...

     Reclassified PF-19
  • USS Gulfport (PG-128)
    USS Gulfport (PF-20)
    USS Gulfport , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Gulfport, Mississippi.Gulfport , a frigate, originally classified PG-128, was launched on 21 August 1943 at the American Ship Building Company in Cleveland, Ohio, sponsored by Mrs. John C...

     Reclassified PF-20 Reclassified PF-21
  • USS Gloucester (PG-130)
    USS Gloucester (PF-22)
    USS Gloucester , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Gloucester, Massachusetts.The second Gloucester , originally classified PG-130, was launched on 12 July 1943 at the Walter Butler Shipbuilding Company in Superior, Wisconsin, under a Maritime Commission contract,...

     Reclassified PF-22
  • USS Shreveport (PG-131)
    USS Shreveport (PF-23)
    The first USS Shreveport was a of the United States Navy.She was laid down under Maritime Commission contract on 8 March 1943 by Walter Butler Shipbuilders, Inc., in Superior, Wisconsin; reclassified PF-23 on 15 April 1943; launched on 15 July 1943, sponsored by Miss Nell Querbes; and...

     Reclassified PF-23
  • USS Muskegon (PG-132)
    USS Muskegon (PF-24)
    USS Muskegon , a , was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Muskegon, a city on Michigan's west coast.Muskegon was originally authorized as PG-132...

     Reclassified PF-24
  • USS Charlottesville (PG-133)
    USS Charlottesville (PF-25)
    USS Charlottesville , a , was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Charlottesville, Virginia.Charlottesville was launched on 30 July 1943 by Walter Butler Shipbuilding Company in Superior, Wisconsin, under a Maritime Commission contract, sponsored by Mrs. J. E...

     Reclassified PF-25
  • USS Poughkeepsie (PG-134)
    USS Poughkeepsie (PF-26)
    USS Poughkeepsie , a , was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Poughkeepsie, New York.Poughkeepsie , was laid down for the Maritime Commission on 3 June 1943 by Walter Butler Shipbuilders, Inc., in Superior, Wisconsin; launched on 12 August 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Frank M...

     Reclassified PF-26
  • USS Newport (PG-135)
    USS Newport (PF-27)
    USS Newport , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the city of Newport, Rhode Island.The second Newport was laid down by Walter Butler Shipbuilding Company, in Superior, Wisconsin, on 8 June 1943; launched on 15 August 1943, sponsored by Mrs...

     Reclassified PF-27
  • USS Emporia (PG-136)
    USS Emporia (PF-28)
    USS Emporia , a , was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the city of Emporia, Kansas.Emporia was launched on 30 August 1943 at the Walter Butler Shipbuilding Company in Superior, Wisconsin, sponsored by Mrs. George M...

     Reclassified PF-28
  • USS Groton (PG-137)
    USS Groton (PF-29)
    USS Groton , a , was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Groton, Connecticut.Groton , formerly classified as PG-137, was launched under Maritime Commission contract by Walter Butler Shipbuilding Company, Inc., in Superior, Wisconsin, on 14 September 1943, sponsored by Mrs...

     Reclassified PF-29
  • USS Hingham (PG-138)
    USS Hingham (PF-30)
    USS Hingham , a Tacoma-class frigate, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Hingham, Massachusetts. Hingham , originally designated PG-138, was launched under Maritime Commission contract by Walter Butler Shipbuilding Company in Superior, Wisconsin, on 27 August 1943,...

     Reclassified PF-30
  • USS Grand Rapids (PG-139)
    USS Grand Rapids (PF-31)
    USS Grand Rapids , a , was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Grand Rapids, Michigan.Grand Rapids , formerly designated PG-139, was launched at Walter Butler Shipbuilders, Inc., in Superior, Wisconsin, on 10 September 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Ted Booth; and commissioned on 10...

     Reclassified PF-31
  • USS Woonsocket (PG-140)
    USS Woonsocket (PF-32)
    USS Woonsocket , a , was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Woonsocket, Rhode Island.The first Woonsocket , originally classified as PG-140 and re-designated PF-32 on 25 June 1943, was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract on 12 August 1943 at the Walter Butler...

     Reclassified PF-32
  • USS Dearborn (PG-141)
    USS Dearborn (PF-33)
    USS Dearborn , a , is so far the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Dearborn, Michigan.The ship was laid down on 15 August 1943 by Walter Butler Shipbuilding Company of Superior, Wisconsin, under a Maritime Commission contract, as Toledo. She was renamed Dearborn and launched on...

     Reclassified PF-33
  • USS Long Beach (PG-142)
    USS Long Beach (PF-34)
    USS Long Beach , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Long Beach, California and Long Beach, New York....

     Reclassified PF-34 Reclassified PF-35
  • USS Glendale (PG-144)
    USS Glendale (PF-36)
    USS Glendale , a Tacoma-class frigate, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Glendale, California.Glendale was launched on 28 May 1943 at the Consolidated Steel Corporation shipyard in Los Angeles, California, sponsored by Miss Shirley Schlichtman; and commissioned on 1...

     Reclassified PF-36
  • USS San Pedro (PG-145)
    USS San Pedro (PF-37)
    USS San Pedro [Patrol Craft Frigate], a , was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for San Pedro, California.San Pedro , originally classified as PG-145 [Patrol Craft Gunboat], was laid down under Maritime Commission contract at the Consolidated Steel Corporation in Wilmington,...

     Reclassified PF-37
  • USS Coronado (PG-146)
    USS Coronado (PF-38)
    USS Coronado , a , was the first ship of the United States Navy named for Coronado, California, a city adjacent to Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, California....

     Reclassified PF-38
  • USS Ogden (PG-147)
    USS Ogden (PF-39)
    USS Ogden , a , originally classified as PG-137, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Ogden, Utah.The first Ogden was laid down at the Consolidated Steel Corporation shipyard in Los Angeles, California, on 21 May 1943; launched on 23 June 1943, sponsored by Miss Margaret S...

     Reclassified PF-39
  • USS Eugene (PG-148)
    USS Eugene (PF-40)
    USS Eugene , a , originally classified as PG-148, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Eugene, Oregon.-Service history:...

     Reclassified PF-40
  • USS El Paso (PG-149)
    USS El Paso (PF-41)
    USS El Paso was a manned by the United States Coast Guard for the United States Navy. She was named after El Paso, a city situated in Western Texas and along the border with New Mexico and the Mexican state of Chihuahua....

     Reclassified PF-41
  • USS Van Buren (PG-150)
    USS Van Buren (PF-42)
    USS Van Buren , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to hold this name. The first Van Buren, a revenue cutter, was named for President Martin Van Buren; the second Van Buren , honors the city of Van Buren, Arkansas....

     Reclassified PF-42
  • USS Orange (PG-151)
    USS Orange (PF-43)
    USS Orange , a , was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Orange, Texas.Orange was originally authorized as PG-151; reclassified PF–43 on 15 April 1943; laid down by the Consolidated Steel Corporation, Wilmington Yard, Los Angeles, California on 7 July 1943; launched 6 August...

     Reclassified PF-43
  • PG-152 Renamed and reclassified USS Corpus Christi (PF-44)
    USS Corpus Christi (PF-44)
    USS Corpus Christi , a , was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Corpus Christi, Texas.Corpus Christi was launched 17 August 1943 by Consolidated Steel Corp., Wilmington, California; sponsored by Mrs. C. Driscoll; commissioned 29 January 1944 at San Pedro, California,...

  • USS Hutchinson (PG-153)
    USS Hutchinson (PF-45)
    USS Hutchinson , a Tacoma-class frigate, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Hutchinson, Kansas.Hutchinson , originally designated PG-153, was launched on 27 August 1943 at the Consolidated Steel Corporation shipyard in Los Angeles, California, under Maritime Commission...

     Reclassified PF-45 Reclassified PF-46
  • USS Gallup (PG-155)
    USS Gallup (PF-47)
    The second USS Gallup , a , was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Gallup, New Mexico, a small city in the northwest corner of the state....

     Reclassified PF-47
  • USS Rockford (PG-156)
    USS Rockford (PF-48)
    USS Rockford , a , was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rockford, Illinois.Rockford, projected as PG-156, was laid down on 28 August 1943 as PF-48 by Consolidated Steel Corporation, Los Angeles, California; launched on 27 September 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Harry L. Crotzer;...

     Reclassified PF-48
  • USS Muskogee (PG-157)
    USS Muskogee (PF-49)
    USS Muskogee , a , was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Muskogee, Oklahoma.Muskogee was laid down on 18 September 1943 by Consolidated Steel Corporation, Wilmington, California; launched on 18 October 1943, sponsored by Mrs. S. B. Hudson, wife of the mayor of Muskogee; and...

     Reclassified PF-49
  • USS Carson City (PG-158)
    USS Carson City (PF-50)
    USS Carson City , a , was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Carson City, Nevada.Carson City was launched 13 November 1943 by Consolidated Steel Corp., Wilmington, California, under a Maritime Commission contract; sponsored by Mrs. C. B. Austin; and commissioned 24 March 1944,...

     Reclassified PF-50 Reclassified PF-51 Reclassified PF-52 Reclassified PF-53 Reclassified PF-54 Reclassified PF-55 Reclassified PF-56 Reclassified PF-57 Reclassified PF-58 Reclassified PF-59 Reclassified PF-60 Reclassified PF-61
  • USS Gladwyne (PG-170)
    USS Gladwyne (PF-62)
    USS Gladwyne , a , was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Gladwyne, Pennsylvania. Originally named Worcester after Worcester, Massachusetts, the name was changed in order to give it to new light cruiser then under construction.Gladwyne , was launched on 7 January 1944 at the...

     Reclassified PF-62
  • USS Moberly (PG-171) Renamed and reclassified USS Scranton (PF-63)
  • USS Knoxville (PG-172)
    USS Knoxville (PF-64)
    USS Knoxville , a , was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Knoxville, Tennessee.Knoxville was launched on 10 July 1943 by the Leatham D. Smith Shipyard in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, under a Maritime Commission contract, sponsored by Mrs. Cecelia Daniel; and commissioned on 29...

     Reclassified PF-64
  • USS Uniontown (PG-173)
    USS Uniontown (PF-65)
    USS Uniontown , a , was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Uniontown, Pennsylvania.The ship was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract as Chattanooga on 21 April 1943 at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, by the Leathem D. Smith Shipbuilding Company. Launched on 7 August 1943,...

     Reclassified PF-65
  • USS Reading (PG-174)
    USS Reading (PF-66)
    USS Reading , a , originally classified as PG-174, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Reading, Pennsylvania....

     Reclassified PF-66 Reclassified PF-67
  • USS Brunswick (PG-176)
    USS Brunswick (PF-68)
    The second USS Brunswick was a United States Navy in commission from 1944 to 1946.-Construction and commissioning:Brunswick originally was authorized as a patrol gunboat with the hull number PG-176, but she was redesignated as a patrol frigate with the hull number PF-68 on 15 April 1943...

     Reclassified PF-68
  • USS Davenport (PG-177)
    USS Davenport (PF-69)
    USS Davenport , a , was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Davenport, Iowa.Davenport , originally classified as PG-177, was launched on 8 December 1943 by Leathem D. Smith Shipbuilding Company of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, under a Maritime Commission contract, sponsored by Mrs. E...

     Reclassified PF-69
  • USS Evansville (PG-178)
    USS Evansville (PF-70)
    USS Evansville , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Evansville, Indiana.Evansville was launched on 27 November 1943 by Leatham D. Smith Shipbuilding Company, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, sponsored by Mrs. Don Davis, daughter of the Mayor of Evansville, Indiana; and...

     Reclassified PF-70
  • USS New Bedford (PG-179)
    USS New Bedford (PF-71)
    USS New Bedford , a , was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for New Bedford, Massachusetts.The New Bedford was built by the Leathem D. Smith Shipbuilding Company of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, and was launched there on 29 December 1943. She was towed down the Mississippi River and...

     Reclassified PF-71
  • PG-180 Named/Reclassified Reclassified PF-73 Reclassified PF-74 Reclassified PF-75 Reclassified PF-76 Reclassified PF-77 Reclassified PF-78 Reclassified PF-79 Reclassified PF-80 Reclassified PF-81 Reclassified PF-82 Reclassified PF-83 Reclassified PF-84 Reclassified PF-85
  • PG-194 Renamed and reclassified
  • PG-195 Renamed and reclassified Reclassified PF-91 Renamed and reclassified Reclassified PF-94
  • PG-203
  • PG-204 Contract cancelled 31 December 1943 Renamed and reclassified ; contract cancelled 11 January 1944
  • PG-206 Contract cancelled 31 December 1943 Reclassified PF-99 Reclassified PF-100 Reclassified PF-101 Reclassified PF-102


PGM/PG, Motor Gunboat

ex-SC-644 ex-SC-757 ex-SC-1035 ex-SC-1053 ex-SC-1056 ex-SC-1071 ex-SC-1072 ex-SC-1366 ex-PC-1548 ex-PC-805 ex-PC-806 ex-PC-1088 ex-PC-1089 ex-PC-1090 ex-PC-1091 ex-PC-1148 ex-PC-1189 ex-PC-1255 ex-PC-1550 ex-PC-1551 ex-PC-1552 ex-PC-1553 ex-PC-1554 ex-PC-1555 ex-PC-1556 ex-PC-1557 ex-PC-1558 ex-PC-1559 ex-PC-1565 ex-PC-1566 ex-PC-1567 ex-PC-1568 to the Philippines as Camarines (PG 48) to the Philippines as Sulu (PG 49) to the Philippines as La Union (PG 50) to the Philippines as Antique (PG 51) to the Philippines as Masbate (PG 52) to the Philippines as Mismamis Occidental (PG 53) to the Philippines as Agusan (G 61) to the Philippines as Catanduanes (G 62) to the Philippines as Romblon (G 63) to the Philippines as Palawan (G 64) to Burma as PGM-401 to Burma as PGM-402 to Burma as PGM-403 to Burma as PGM-404 to Denmark as Daphne (P 530) to Denmark as Havmanden (P 532) to Denmark as Najaden (P 534) to Denmark as Neptun (P 536) to Burma as PGM-405 to Burma as PGM-406 to Ethiopia as PC-13 to Ethiopia as PC-14 to Indonesia as Bentang Silungkang (P 572) to Indonesia as Bentang Waitatiri (P 571) to Indonesia as Bentang Kalukuang (P 570) to Ethiopia as PC-15 to South Vietnam as Kim Qui (HQ 605) to South Vietnam as May Rut (HQ 606) to South Vietnam as Nam Du (HQ 607) to South Vietnam as Hoa Lu (HQ 608)
to South Vietnam as To Yen (HQ 609) to South Vietnam as Phu Du (HQ 600) to South Vietnam as Tien Moi (HQ 601) to South Vietnam as Minh Hoa (HQ 602) to South Vietnam as Kien Vang (HQ 603) to South Vietnam as Keo Ngua (HQ 604) to South Vietnam as Dienh Hai (HQ 610) to South Vietnam as Truong Sa (HQ 611) to Thailand as T-11 to South Vietnam as Thai Binh (HQ 612) to South Vietnam as Thi Tu (HQ 613) to South Vietnam as Song Tu (HQ 614) to Ecuador as Quito (LC 71) to Ecuador as Guayaquil (LC 72) to the Dominican Republic as Betelgeuse (GC 102) to Peru as Rio Sama (PC 11) to Thailand as T-12 to South Vietnam as Tat Sa (HQ 615) to South Vietnam as Phu Quoi (HQ 617) to South Vietnam as Hoang Sa (HQ 616)
  • PGM-83 to South Vietnam as Hon Troc (HQ 618) Escaped to the Philippines in 1976 to South Vietnam as Tho Chau (HQ 619) to Liberia as Alert to Iran as Parvan (PGM 211) to Turkey as AB-21 to Turkey as AB-22 to Turkey as AB-23 to Thailand as T-13 to Turkey as AB-24 to Brazil as Piratini (P 10) to Brazil as Piraja (P 11) to Peru as Rio Chira (PC 12) to Iran as Bahram ( (PGM 212) to Thailand as T-14 to Thailand as T-15 to Thailand as T-16 to Thailand as T-17 to Thailand as T-18 to Brazil as Pampeio (P 12) to Brazil as Parati (P 13) to Brazil as Penedo (P 14) to Brazil as Poti (P 15) to Iran as Nahid ( (PGM 213) to Thailand as T-19 to Thailand as T-20


PR, River Gunboat

All built in Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...

 to serve on the Yangtze Patrol
Yangtze Patrol
The Yangtze Patrol, from 1854 to 1945, was a prolonged naval operation to protect American interests in the Yangtze River's treaty ports. Initially the patrol was carried out by ships of the United States Navy's East India and Asiatic Squadrons. In 1922, the "YangPat" was established as a formal...

., ex-PG-16, ex-PG-20, ex-Guam (PG-43), ex-PG-44, ex-PG-45, ex-PG-46, ex-PG-47, ex-PG-48

PT, Patrol Torpedo Boat

  • USS PT-1
  • USS PT-2
  • USS PT-3
  • USS PT-4
  • USS PT-5
  • USS PT-6
  • USS PT-7

PY, Patrol Yacht






By hull number

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By name

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PYc, Coastal Patrol Yacht






By hull number

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ex-Goldcrest (AM-78) ex-Coronet ex-YP-258 Reclassified YAG-14 ex-Eagle (AM 132) ex-IX-55 ex-PC-454 ex-PC-455 ex-PC-456 ex-PC-458 ex-PC-460 ex-PC-509 ex-PC-826

By name

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ex-Goldcrest (AM-78) ex-IX-55 ex-Eagle (AM 132) ex-PC-454 ex-Coronet ex-PC-455 ex-PC-456 ex-PC-458 ex-PC-460 Reclassified YAG-14 ex-PC-509 ex-YP-258 ex-PC-826

SC, Submarine Chaser

These submarine chaser
Submarine chaser
A submarine chaser is a small and fast naval vessel specially intended for anti-submarine warfare. Although similar vessels were designed and used by many nations, this designation was most famously used by ships built by the United States of America...

s were 110 feet long and used the SC designation. The large missing sections of numbers in designation for the most part come from sharing the same number set as the other bigger 173 foot subchasers that used the PC designation.

SC-1 Class (SC-1 to SC-448)

  • SC-5 built for France
    France
    The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

  • SC-7 built for France
  • SC-9 built for France
  • SC-10 built for France
  • SC-11 built for France
  • SC-12 built for France
  • SC-13 built for France
  • SC-14 built for France
  • SC-15 built for France
  • SC-16 built for France
  • SC-28 built for France
  • SC-29 built for France
  • SC-30 built for France
  • SC-31 built for France
  • SC-32 built for France
  • SC-33 built for France reclassified
  • SC-65 built for France
  • SC-66 built for France
  • SC-67 built for France
  • SC-75 built for France
  • SC-76 built for France


  • SC-313 built for France
  • SC-314 built for France
  • SC-315 built for France
  • SC-316 built for France
  • SC-318 built for France
  • SC-319 built for France
  • SC-347 built for France
  • SC-348 built for France
  • SC-350 built for France
  • SC-357 to SC-369 built for France later to France as FS C-14
  • SC-371 to SC-387 built for France later to France as FS C-28
  • SC-389 to SC-402 built for France later to France as FS C-97
  • SC-404 built for France later to France as FS C-99
  • SC-406 built for France


SC 497 Class

Mainly SC-497 to 775, SC-977 to 1076, SC-1267 to 1367, SC-1474 to 1626. Also several were modified to be SCC's a command versions.

ex-PC-501 Named/Reclassified Racer (IX-100)
509 and 510 used by PC submarine chasers
523 used by PC submarine chaser Reclassified PGM-1
Reclassified PGM-2
776-976 used by PC submarine chasers
Reclassified PGM-3 Reclassified PGM-4 Reclassified PGM-5 Reclassified PGM-6 Reclassified PGM-7
1077-1265 used by PC submarine chasers Reclassified PGM-8

SC-1474 to SC-1626

/ SCC-1474
  • SC-1495 Cancelled 9/17/43

  • SC-1501 Cancelled 9/17/43

  • SC-1509 Cancelled 9/17/43
  • SC-1513 to SC-1516 Cancelled 9/17/43
  • SC-1518 to SC-1520 Cancelled 8/17/43
  • SC-1521 to SC-1545 Cancelled 8/1/43


(incomplete listing)

World War I Section Patrol (SP) and Identification Number (ID) Series

Incomplete listing of civilian boats and ships commissioned during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...

 for use as section patrol
Section patrol
A Section Patrol craft was a civilian vessel registered by the United States Navy for potential service during and shortly after World War I....

 (SP) craft and civilian cargo ships, tankers, transports, etc., commissioned for U.S. Navy use during World War and given non-"SP" identification numbers (ID) in the "SP" numbering series.

Identification Numbers (ID)

Section Patrol (SP)

  • USS Hatteras (SP-2142)
    USS Hatteras (1917)
    The second USS Hatteras was a Cunard Line freighter acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War I and was used to transport men and war materials to France. Post-war she was returned to the U.S. Shipping Board as redundant to needs....

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