 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 Navy loaned "Matagorda" to the Coast Guard on 7 March 1949.The Coast Guard converted her into a weather-reporting ship and commissioned her as USCGC "Matagorda" (WAVP-373) on 8 June 1949.