USCGC Decisive

USCGC Decisive (WMEC-629) was a United States Coast Guard medium endurance cutter. Decisive's keel was laid on 12 May 1967, at the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore, Maryland. Decisive was launched 14 December 1967, and commissioned 23 August 1968. Following its commissioning in 1968, the ship was homeported in New Castle, New Hampshire. The cutter moved homeports several times during its tenure, including St. Petersburg, Florida and Pascagoula, Mississippi before its final assignment to Pensacola, Florida. It was decommissioned on 2 March 2023.^[1] In early 2024, preliminary discussions began between U.S. and Sri Lanka officials concerning the modernization and later transfer of Decisive to the Sri Lanka Navy.^[2] It was formally handed over to Sri Lanka at a ceremony in Baltimore on 2 December 2025. The ship's Sri Lanka Navy pennant number is P628.^[3] It joined three other former U. S. Coast Guard cutters in the Sri Lanka Navy: SLNS Samudura (P261), SLNS Gajabahu (P626), and SLNS Vijayabahu (P627).^[2]

USCGC Decisive (WMEC-629)
History
United States
Builder	United States Coast Guard Yard, Curtis Bay, Maryland
Commissioned	August 23, 1968
Decommissioned	March 2, 2023
Homeport	Naval Air Station Pensacola, Pensacola, Florida
Identification	MMSI number: 367298000 Callsign: NUHC
Motto	Dedicated to Duty
Status	Inactive
Badge
General characteristics
Class & type	Reliance Class
Type	Medium Endurance Cutter
Displacement	1100 tons
Length	210 ft 6 in (64.16 m)
Beam	34 ft (10 m)
Draught	18 ft 0 in (5.49 m) max
Propulsion	2 x V16 2550 horsepower ALCO diesel engines
Speed	max 18 knots; 2,700 mile range
Range	cruise 14 knots; 6,100 mile range
Complement	12 officers, 63 enlisted
Sensors & processing systems	2 x AN/SPS-64
Armament	1 × Mk 38 25mm machine gun 2 × M2HB .50 caliber machine gun
Aircraft carried	HH-65 Dolphin