Maritime History

Coastal Picket Force

The Coastal Picket Force (CPF), also called the Corsair Fleet or the Hooligan's Navy, was a short-lived civilian auxiliary component of the United States Coast Guard Reserve during World War II. The force was made up of temporary civilian volunteers who operated private yachts, fishing vessels, motorboats, and corsairs off the coastal waters of the United States and Canada in order to serve as naval picket boats, conduct anti-submarine warfare against U-boats, and provide search and rescue services for sunken ships. The CPF was most prominent along the East Coast of the United States, primarily during the Battle of the Atlantic.

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See also

• ▸Cape North Lighthouse
• ▸1606
• ▸HMS Lord Warden

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