USS Alert explained

Five ships of the United States Navy have borne the name Alert. During World War I, three ships held the name simultaneously.

• USS Alert (1812), was an 18-gun sloop-of-war captured from the United Kingdom in the War of 1812 that was sold in 1829 for breaking up.
• , was a screw tug used during the Civil War.
• , was a screw steamer in use during the late 19th century and World War I.
• , was a steam launch acquired from the Coast Guard during World War I.
• , was used as a patrol boat during World War I.

Seven cutters of the United States Coast Guard have borne the name Alert.

• A schooner homeported at Eastport, Maine. 75 ton displacement.^[1]
• A schooner built to replace built to replace Alert (1818). 120 ton displacement.^[2]
• A centerboard sloop used for life saving duty at Tom's River, New Jersey. 10 ton displacement.^[3]
• A steam launch originally homeported at Mobile, Alabama. 19 ton displacement.^[4]
• A steam harbor tug replacing Alert (1901) at Mobile, Alabama. 35 ton displacement.^[5]
• An Active-class cutter, commissioned as WSC-127, homeported at various stations in California.^{[6] [7]}
• , a Reliance-class cutter.^[8]

Bibliography

• Book: Canney, Donald L.. 1995. U.S. Coast Guard and Revenue Cutters, 1970-1935. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis. 978-1-55750-101-1.
• Book: Scheina, Robert L.. 1990. U.S. Coast Guard Cutters & Craft, 1946-1990. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis. 978-0-87021-719-7.

Notes and References

1. Canney, p 11
2. Canney, p 13
3. Canney, p 45
4. Canney, p 59
5. Canney, p 62
6. Canney, p 98
7. Scheina, p 57
8. Scheina, p 40