Eagle Class Patrol Boats Class Overview

Dimensions, Machinery and Performance
Length:
209' 9" (overall)
Engines:
1 Poole geared turbine
Beam:
26' 4"
Boilers:
2 Bureau express type
Draft:
7' 3" (8' 6" full load)
Shafts:
1
Displacement:
505 (615 full load)
HP:
2,500 (SHP)
Speed:
18 knots
Complement: 62 Range: 3,500 NM @ 10 knots


Armament (as built)
Number
Type
Arrangement
Range / Ceiling
2
4"/50 Mk9 Rapid Fire
Single mounts
4,000 yards @ 1.8°
15,920 yards @ 20°
       
1
3"/50 AA
Single mount
4,500 yards @ 4.3°
30,400' AA ceiling
       
2
.30 cal Machine Guns
Single mounts
   
Notes
PE-4 to 7 equipped with Y-gun depth charge projector for training only.


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Eagle 1 PE-1
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge Complex
Dearborn, Michigan
July 11, 1918
Oct. 28, 1918
 
 
Fate
  Stricken from the Naval Vessel Register Apr. 23, 1930.
Sold June 11, 1930.


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Eagle 2 PE-2
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge Complex
Dearborn, Michigan
Aug. 19, 1918
Nov. 7, 1918
 
 
Fate
  Stricken from the Naval Vessel Register Apr. 23, 1930.
Sold June 11, 1930.


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Eagle 3 PE-3
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge Complex
Dearborn, Michigan
Sept. 11, 1918
Nov. 11, 1918
 
 
Fate
  Stricken from the Naval Vessel Register Apr. 23, 1930.
Sold June 11, 1930.


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Eagle 4 PE-4
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge Complex
Dearborn, Michigan
Sept. 15, 1918
Nov. 14, 1918
 
 
Fate
  Stricken from the Naval Vessel Register Apr. 23, 1930.
Sold June 11, 1930.


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Eagle 5 PE-5
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge Complex
Dearborn, Michigan
Sept. 23, 1918
Nov. 19, 1918
 
 
Fate
  Stricken from the Naval Vessel Register Apr. 23, 1930.
Sold June 11, 1930.


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Eagle 6 PE-6
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge Complex
Dearborn, Michigan
Oct. 16, 1918
Nov. 21, 1918
 
 
Fate
  Stricken from the Naval Vessel Register Oct. 22, 1930.
Sunk as target Nov. 30, 1934.


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Eagle 7 PE-7
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge Complex
Dearborn, Michigan
Oct. 5, 1918
Nov. 24, 1918
 
 
Fate
  Stricken from the Naval Vessel Register Oct. 22, 1930.
Sunk as target Nov. 30, 1934.


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Eagle 8 PE-8
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge Complex
Dearborn, Michigan
Nov. 11, 1918
Oct. 31, 1919
 
 
Fate
  Stricken from the Naval Vessel Register Oct. 22, 1930.
Sold Apr. 1, 1931.


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Eagle 9 PE-9
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge Complex
Dearborn, Michigan
Nov. 18, 1918
Oct. 27, 1919
 
 
Fate
  Stricken from the Naval Vessel Register Mar. 24, 1930.
Sold May 26, 1930.


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Eagle 10 PE-10
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge Complex
Dearborn, Michigan
Nov. 9, 1918
Oct. 31, 1919
 
 
Fate
  Stricken from the Naval Vessel Register July 2, 1936.
Sunk as target Aug. 19, 1937.


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Eagle 11 PE-11
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge Complex
Dearborn, Michigan
Nov. 14, 1918
May 29, 1919
 
 
Fate
  Stricken from the Naval Vessel Register Sept. 7, 1934.
Sold Jan. 16, 1935.


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Eagle 12 PE-12
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge Complex
Dearborn, Michigan
Nov. 12, 1918
Nov. 6, 1919
 
 
Fate
  Stricken from the Naval Vessel Register Aug. 13, 1935.
Sold Dec. 30, 1935.


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Eagle 13 PE-13
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge Complex
Dearborn, Michigan
Jan. 9, 1919
Apr. 2, 1919
 
 
Fate
  Stricken from the Naval Vessel Register Mar. 24, 1930.
Sold May 26, 1930.


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Eagle 14 PE-14
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge Complex
Dearborn, Michigan
Jan. 23, 1919
June 17, 1919
 
 
Fate
  Stricken from the Naval Vessel Register Oct. 22, 1930.
Sunk as target Nov. 22, 1934.


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Eagle 15 PE-15
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge Complex
Dearborn, Michigan
Jan. 25, 1919
June 11, 1919
 
 
Fate
  Stricken from the Naval Vessel Register Feb. 2, 1934.
Sold June 14, 1934.


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Eagle 16 PE-16
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge Complex
Dearborn, Michigan
Jan. 11, 1919
June 5, 1919
 
 
Fate
Transferred to U.S. Coast Guard Dec. 19, 1919, renamed USCGC McGoutry.
Decommissioned Nov. 16, 1922 and sold the same day.


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Eagle 17 PE-17
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge Complex
Dearborn, Michigan
Feb. 1, 1919
July 3, 1919
 
 
Fate
  Wrecked in fog May 19, 1922 off Long Island, New York, no casualties.
Stricken from the Naval Vessel Register Oct. 11, 1923.


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Eagle 18 PE-18
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge Complex
Dearborn, Michigan
Feb. 10, 1919
Aug. 7, 1919
 
 
Fate
  Stricken from the Naval Vessel Register Apr. 23, 1930.
Sold June 11, 1930.


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Eagle 19 PE-19
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge Complex
Dearborn, Michigan
Jan. 30, 1919
June 25, 1919
 
 
Fate
  Destroyed Aug. 6, 1946.


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Eagle 20 PE-20
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge Complex
Dearborn, Michigan
Feb. 15, 1919
July 28, 1919
 
 
Fate
Transferred to U.S. Coast Guard Nov. 26, 1919, renamed USCGC Scally.
Decommissioned Sept. 13, 1920, sold Nov. 16, 1922.


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Eagle 21 PE-21
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge Complex
Dearborn, Michigan
Feb. 15, 1919
July 31, 1919
 
 
Fate
Transferred to U.S. Coast Guard Dec. 19, 1919, renamed USCGC Bothwell.
Decommissioned Dec. 3, 1921, sold Apr. 9, 1923.


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Eagle 22 PE-22
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge Complex
Dearborn, Michigan
Feb. 10, 1919
July 17, 1919
 
 
Fate
Transferred to U.S. Coast Guard Dec. 19, 1919, renamed USCGC Earp.
Returned to U.S. Navy May 22, 1923.
Stricken from the Naval Vessel Register July 2, 1936.


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Eagle 23 PE-23
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge Complex
Dearborn, Michigan
Feb. 20, 1919
June 19, 1919
 
 
Fate
  Stricken from the Naval Vessel Register Apr. 23, 1930.
Sold June 11, 1930.


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Eagle 24 PE-24
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge Complex
Dearborn, Michigan
Feb. 24, 1919
July 12, 1919
 
 
Fate
  Stricken from the Naval Vessel Register Apr. 23, 1930.
Sold June 11, 1930.


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Eagle 25
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge Complex
Dearborn, Michigan
Feb. 19, 1919
June 30, 1919
 
 
Fate
  Sunk in storm June 11, 1920 (capsized)

Location: Delaware River, off Finn's Point Light,
3 miles south of New Castle, Delaware.

9 crewmen lost, 45+ survivors picked up by SS Thomas Clyde and
SS Independence Hall and landed at League Island Navy Yard.
(Roll of Honor)

Ship raised in July 1920, sold as hulk Dec. 20, 1921.


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Eagle 26 PE-26
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge Complex
Dearborn, Michigan
Mar. 1, 1919
Oct. 1, 1919
 
 
Fate
  Sold Aug. 29, 1938.


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Eagle 27 PE-27
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge Complex
Dearborn, Michigan
Mar. 1, 1919
July 14, 1919
 
 
Fate
  Sold June 4, 1946.


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Eagle 28 PE-28
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge Complex
Dearborn, Michigan
Mar. 1, 1919
July 28, 1919
 
 
Fate
  Stricken from the Naval Vessel Register Apr. 23, 1930
Sold June 11, 1930.


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Eagle 29 PE-29
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge Complex
Dearborn, Michigan
Mar. 8, 1919
Aug. 14, 1919
 
 
Fate
  Stricken from the Naval Vessel Register Apr. 23, 1930
Sold June 11, 1930.


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Eagle 30 PE-30
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge Complex
Dearborn, Michigan
Mar. 8, 1919
Aug. 14, 1919
 
 
Fate
Transferred to the U.S. Coast Guard Dec. 19, 1919, renamed USCGC Carr.
Decommissioned Nov. 16, 1922 and sold the same day.


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Eagle 31 PE-31
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge Complex
Dearborn, Michigan
Mar. 8, 1919
Aug. 14, 1919
 
 
Fate
  Sold May 8, 1923.


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Eagle 32 PE-32
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge Complex
Dearborn, Michigan
Mar. 15, 1919
Sept. 4, 1919
 
 
Fate
  Sold Mar. 3, 1947.


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Eagle 33 PE-33
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge Complex
Dearborn, Michigan
Mar. 15, 1919
Sept. 4, 1919
 
 
Fate
  Stricken from the Naval Vessel Register Apr. 23, 1930.
Sold June 11, 1930.


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Eagle 34 PE-34
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge Complex
Dearborn, Michigan
Mar. 15, 1919
Sept. 3, 1919
 
 
Fate
  Stricken from the Naval Vessel Register Apr. 27, 1932.
Sold June 9, 1932.


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Eagle 35 PE-35
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge Complex
Dearborn, Michigan
Mar. 22, 1919
Aug. 22, 1919
 
 
Fate
  Sold June 7, 1938.


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Eagle 36 PE-36
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge Complex
Dearborn, Michigan
Mar. 22, 1919
Aug. 20, 1919
 
 
Fate
  Stricken from the Naval Vessel Register Aug. 6, 1936.
Sold Feb. 27, 1936.


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Eagle 37 PE-37
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge Complex
Dearborn, Michigan
Mar. 24, 1919
Sept. 30, 1919
 
 
Fate
  Stricken from the Naval Vessel Register Apr. 23, 1930.
Sold June 11, 1930.


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Eagle 38 PE-38
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge Complex
Dearborn, Michigan
Mar. 29, 1919
July 30, 1919
 
 
Fate
  Sold Mar. 3, 1947.


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Eagle 39 PE-39
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge Complex
Dearborn, Michigan
Mar. 29, 1919
Sept. 20, 1919
 
 
Fate
  Sold June 7, 1938.


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Eagle 40 PE-40
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge Complex
Dearborn, Michigan
Apr. 5, 1919
Oct. 1, 1919
 
 
Fate
  Stricken from the Naval Vessel Register Oct. 22, 1930.
Sold Nov. 19, 1934.


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Eagle 41 PE-41
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge Complex
Dearborn, Michigan
Apr. 5, 1919
Sept. 26, 1919
 
 
Fate
  Stricken from the Naval Vessel Register Apr. 23, 1930.
Sold June 11, 1930.


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Eagle 42 PE-42
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge Complex
Dearborn, Michigan
May 17, 1919
Oct. 3, 1919
 
 
Fate
  Stricken from the Naval Vessel Register Apr. 23, 1930.
Sold June 11, 1930.


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Eagle 43 PE-43
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge Complex
Dearborn, Michigan
May 17, 1919
Oct. 2, 1919
 
 
Fate
  Stricken from the Naval Vessel Register Mar. 24, 1930.
Sold May 26, 1930.


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Eagle 44 PE-44
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge Complex
Dearborn, Michigan
May 24, 1919
Oct. 4, 1919
 
 
Fate
  Discarded May 14, 1938.


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Eagle 45 PE-45
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge Complex
Dearborn, Michigan
May 17, 1919
Oct. 2, 1919
 
 
Fate
  Stricken from the Naval Vessel Register Apr. 23, 1930.
Sold June 11, 1930.


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Eagle 46 PE-46
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge Complex
Dearborn, Michigan
May 24, 1919
Oct. 3, 1919
 
 
Fate
  Transferred to U.S. Shipping Board Dec. 18, 1930.
Returned to U.S. Navy June 13, 1932.
Stricken from the Naval Vessel Register June 2, 1936, sold Dec. 10, 1936.


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Eagle 47 PE-47
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge Complex
Dearborn, Michigan
June 19, 1919
Oct. 4, 1919
 
 
Fate
  Stricken from the Naval Vessel Register Aug. 13, 1935.
Sold Dec. 30, 1935.


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Eagle 48 PE-48
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge Complex
Dearborn, Michigan
May 24, 1919
Oct. 8, 1919
 
 
Fate
  Sold Oct. 10, 1946.


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Eagle 49 PE-49
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge Complex
Dearborn, Michigan
June 14, 1919
Oct. 10, 1919
 
 
Fate
  Stricken from the Naval Vessel Register May 9, 1930.
Sold Sept. 20, 1930.


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Eagle 50 PE-50
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge Complex
Dearborn, Michigan
July 18, 1919
Oct. 6, 1919
 
 
Fate
  Stricken from the Naval Vessel Register Apr. 23, 1930.
Sold June 11, 1930.


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Eagle 51 PE-51
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge Complex
Dearborn, Michigan
June 14, 1919
Oct. 2, 1919
 
 
Fate
  Sold Aug. 29, 1938.


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Eagle 52 PE-52
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge Complex
Dearborn, Michigan
July 9, 1919
Oct. 10, 1919
 
 
Fate
  Sold Aug. 29, 1938.


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Eagle 53 PE-53
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge Complex
Dearborn, Michigan
Aug. 13, 1919
Oct. 20, 1919
 
 
Fate
  Stricken from the Naval Vessel Register Mar. 24, 1930.
Sold May 26, 1930.


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Eagle 54 PE-54
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge Complex
Dearborn, Michigan
July 17, 1919
Oct. 10, 1919
 
 
Fate
  Stricken from the Naval Vessel Register Mar. 24, 1930.
Sold May 26, 1930.


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Eagle 55 PE-55
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge Complex
Dearborn, Michigan
July 22, 1919
Oct. 10, 1919
 
 
Fate
  Sold Mar. 3, 1947.


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Eagle 56 PE-56
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge Complex
Dearborn, Michigan
Aug. 15, 1919
Oct. 26, 1919
 
 
Fate
  Sunk Apr. 23, 1945 by U-853 (Oberleutnant zur See Helmut Frömsdorf)

Location: North Atlantic, 6 miles east of Higgins Beach, Maine.

49 men lost, 13 survivors picked up by USS Selfridge DD-357 and landed at
Portland, Maine.
(Roll of Honor)


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Eagle 57 PE-57
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge Complex
Dearborn, Michigan
July 29, 1919
Oct. 15, 1919
 
 
Fate
  Sold Mar. 5, 1947.


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Eagle 58 PE-58
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge Complex
Dearborn, Michigan
Aug. 2, 1919
Oct. 20, 1919
 
 
Fate
  Discarded June 30, 1940.


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Eagle 59 PE-59
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge Complex
Dearborn, Michigan
Apr. 12, 1919
Sept. 19, 1919
 
 
Fate
  Sold Aug. 29, 1938


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Eagle 60 PE-60
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge Complex
Dearborn, Michigan
Aug. 13, 1919
Oct. 27, 1919
 
 
Fate
  Sold Aug. 29, 1938.



All Eagle boats were originally numbered 1- 60 (Eagle 1 etc.) they were designated with hull numbers
PE-1 to PE-60 as of July 17, 1920 when the Hull Classification System was implemented.
Order for Eagle's 61-112 was cancelled Nov. 30, 1918.
* All boats transferred to the Coast Guard were named in honor of men lost in USCGC Tampa Sept. 26, 1918.