 After World War II, the U.S. Navy transferred 18 of the ships to the Coast Guard, in which they were known as the "Casco"-class cutters.The U.S. Navy loaned "Half Moon" to the United States Coast Guard on 30 July 1948.After undergoing conversion for Coast Guard use, she was commissioned into the Coast Guard on 14 September 1948 as USCGC "Half Moon" (WAVP-378).