Allied Warships

The United States Coast Guard

Individual cutters and units of the United States Coast Guard were assigned to the Navy beginning in the spring of 1941. On 1 November 1941 the remainder of the Coast Guard was ordered to operate as part of the Navy.

During the Second World War some United States Navy ships were manned by a United States Coast Guard crew.

All United States Coast Guard ships returned to the Treasury Department on 1 January 1946.

Ships of the United States Coast Guard

   Patrol vessels (50)
   Cutters (40)
   Icebreakers (6)

Summary
96 warships of 3 types.

War losses
According to our files the United States Coast Guard lost 5 warships during WWII (5.21%). See them all here.