Coastal patrol yachts of WWII
more than 1000 t of displacement:
| No | Name | Launched // Comm. | Builder | Displacement, t | Dimensions, m | Speed, kts | Machinery, power, hp | Armament | Fate |
| PYc16 | Chalcedony (ex-Velero III) | 1931 // 2.1942 | Craig, Long Beach | 1000 | 59.5x9.1x | 11.5 | 2diesels, 850 | 1 - 76/23 | for disposal 10.1946 |
100 - 1000 t of displacement
| PYc1 Emerald (ex-Savitar) (1922, 104, 12.1940 - 11.1944), PYc2 Sapphire (ex-Buccaneer) (1922, 500, 2 - 76/50, 6.1941 - 9.1946), PYc3, 3.1944- WPYc3 Amethyst (ex-Samona II) (1931, 525, 2.1941 - 9.1946), PYc4 Agate (ex-AM78 Goldcrest, ex-Stella Polaris) (1930, 185, 2 - 76/23, 1.1941 - 10.1944), PYc5 Onyx (ex-Pegasus) (1924, 190, 1 - 76/50, 2.1941 - 2.1945), PYc6 Amber (ex-Polaris) (1930, 260, 1 - 76/50, 3.1941 - 11.1944), PYc7 Aquamarine (ex-Seawolf) (1926, 215, 2 - 76/23, 3.1941 - 1.1947), PYc8 Opal (ex-Coronet) (1928, 590, 1 - 76/23, 6.1941 - 9.1943 to Equador (Manabi)), PYc9 Moonstone (ex-Lone Star) (1929, 645, 1 - 76/50, 4.1941 - 16.10.1943), PYc10 Topaz (ex-Doromar) (1931, 160, 1 - 76/50, 3.1941 - 10.1944), PYc11 Andradite (ex-Guide) (1927, 395, 1 - 76/23, 4.1942 - 6.1947), PYc12 Sardonyx (ex-Queen Anne) (1928, 640, 1 - 76/50, 8.1941 - 10.1946), PYc13 Jasper (ex-Stranger) (1938, 395, 2 - 76/50, 7.1941 - 6.1948), PYc14 Truant (1892, 395, 2 - 76/50, 7.1941 - 12.1943), PYc15 Garnet (ex-Caritas) (1925, 490, 1 - 76/50, 7.1942 - 2.1947), PYc17 Pyrope (ex-Oceania) (1923, 490, 1 - 76/50, 3.1942 - 6.1946), PYc18 Peridot (ex-Bymar) (1938, 300, 1 - 76/50, 4.1942 - 1.1946), PYc19 Rhodolite (ex-Seapine) (1931, 588, 1 - 76/50, 3.1942 - 1.1946), PYc20 Jet (ex-Thalia) (1930, 472, 1 - 76/50, 4.1942 - 9.1947), PYc21 Alabaster (ex-Ronaele) (1932, 385, 1.1942 - 1.1946), PYc22 Olivin (ex-Bidou) (1930, 120, 1 - 76/50, 4.1942 - 11.1944), PYc23 Sard, 3.1942- YP261 (ex-Navigation) (,, 1.1942 - 1940s?), PYc24 Iolite, 6.1942- YP454 (,, 1942 - 1940s?), PYc25 Phenakite (ex-Sachem) (1902, 360, 1 - 76/23, 7.1942 - 11.1945), PYc26 Cymophane (ex-Seaforth) (1926, 523, 1 - 76/50, 8.1942 - 6.1948), PYc27, 9.1945- WPYc27 Colleen (1928, 250, 1 - 76/50, 9.1942 - 3.1947), PYc28 Ability (ex-Reomar IV) (1926, 280, 9.1942 - 10.1945), PYc29 Gallant (ex-North Star) (1909, 350, 1 - 76/50, 4.1942 - 2.1945), PYc30 Vagrant (ex-YP258, ex-Vagrant) (1941, 425, 5.1942 - 9.1945), PYc31 Lash (ex-Sylph II) (1914, 339, 2 - 76/50, 6.1942 - 9.1944), PYc35 Felicia (1931, 447, 6.1942 - 10.1945), PYc36 Paragon (1929, 176, 9.1942 - 7.1944), PYc37 Mentor (ex-Haida) (1941, 182, 7.1942 - 7.1951), PYc38 Carolita (ex-Ripple) (1923, 236, 1 - 76/50, 11.1942 - 7.1944), PYc39 Marnell (1930, 180, 7.1942 - 1.1947), AM132 Eagle, 4.1942- PYc40 Captor (ex-Wave) (1938, 520, 1 - 102/50, 3.1942 - 10.1944), PYc41 Iolite (ex-Florence D) (1914, 200, 11.1942 - 10.1944), PYc42 Leader (ex-Curlew) (1927, 230, 10.1942 - 9.1946), PYc43 Sea Scout (ex-Velero II) (1922, 195, 3.1943 - 7.1944), WPYc346 Bedford, 3.1943- PYc44 Perseverance (ex-Condor) (1913, 190, 7.1942 - 5.1945), PYc45 Black Douglas (1930, 371, 4.1943 - 10.1944), PC454, 7.1943- PYc46 Impetuous (ex-Arlis) (1915, 103, 10.1940 - 10.1944), PC456, 6.1943- PYc48 Persistent (ex-Onwego) (1931, 110, 10.1940 - 10.1944), PC458, 7.1943- PYc49 Retort (ex-Evelyn R. II) (1923, 164, 1 - 76/50, 1.1941 - 10.1944), PC460, 7.1943- PYc50 Sturdy (ex-Elda) (1930, 380, 10.1940 - 11.1944), PC509, 7.1943- PYc51 Valiant (ex-Vara) (1929, 190, 1 - 76/50, 12.1941 - 10.1944), PC826, 7.1943- PYc52 Venture (ex-Vixen) (1913, 138, 3.1942 - 10.1945) |
Project history: ex-yachts, purchased by USN at war and used as patrols.
Modernizations: None
Naval service: No significant events.
Sylph
Sapphire 1941
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