USS Alert

Template:Italic title prefixed 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.
Template:USS, was a screw tug used during the Civil War.
Template:USS, was a screw steamer in use during the late 19th century and World War I.
Template:USS, was a steam launch acquired from the Coast Guard during World War I.
Template:USS, was used as a patrol boat during World War I.

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

Template:USRC A schooner homeported at Eastport, Maine. 75 ton displacement.<ref name=Canney11>Canney, p 11</ref>
Template:USRC A schooner built to replace built to replace Alert (1818). 120 ton displacement.<ref name=Canney13>Canney, p 13</ref>
Template:USRC A centerboard sloop used for life saving duty at Tom's River, New Jersey. 10 ton displacement.<ref name=Canney45>Canney, p 45</ref>
Template:USRC A steam launch originally homeported at Mobile, Alabama. 19 ton displacement.<ref name=Canney59>Canney, p 59</ref>
Template:USRC A steam harbor tug replacing Alert (1901) at Mobile, Alabama. 35 ton displacement.<ref name=Canney62>Canney, p 62</ref>
Template:USCGC An Active-class cutter, commissioned as WSC-127, homeported at various stations in California.<ref name=Canney98>Canney, p 98</ref><ref name=Scheina57>Scheina, p 57</ref>
Template:USCGC, a Reliance-class cutter.<ref name=Scheina40>Scheina, p 40</ref>

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