USCGC Mustang

The USCGC Mustang (WPB-1310) was an Island-class cutter of the United States Coast Guard, the tenth ship of her class. She was commissioned on 29 August 1986 and decommissioned on 16 April 2025.^[1] Her primary objective was maritime safety, though she was a multiple-role ship.

History
United States
Builder	Bollinger Machine Shop and Shipyard, Inc.
Commissioned	29 August 1986
Decommissioned	16 April 2025
Homeport	Seward, Alaska
Identification	MMSI number: 367951000 Callsign: NJSH
Status	Decommissioned
General characteristics
Class & type	Island-class cutter
Displacement	154 tons full load
Length	110 ft 0 in (33.53 m)
Beam	21 ft 0 in (6.40 m)
Propulsion	Twin Paxman Valenta 16-CM RP-200M
Speed	29.5 knots (54.6 km/h; 33.9 mph)
Range	1,900 nautical miles (3,500 km; 2,200 mi)
Complement	2 officers, 16 enlisted,
Armament	One MK 38/25 mm machine gun, two .50-caliber machine guns

Mustang was named after Mustang Island, a barrier island on the Gulf Coast of Texas.^[2]

Design

The Island-class patrol boats were constructed in Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana. Mustang had an overall length of 110 feet (34 m). She had a beam of 21 feet (6.4 m) and a draft of 7.3 feet (2.2 m) in 2020. At that time, the patrol boat displaced 165 tonnes (162 long tons; 182 short tons) at full load. She was powered by two Paxman Valenta 16 CM diesel engines developing a total of 5,760 hp (4,295 kW) at 1500 RPM.^[2] She had two 99 kilowatts (135 PS; 133 shp) 3304T diesel generators made by Caterpillar; these could serve as motor–generators. Her hull was constructed from highly strong steel, and the superstructure and major deck constructed from aluminium.^[3][4]

The Island-class patrol boats have maximum sustained speeds of 29.5 knots (54.6 km/h; 33.9 mph). She was armed with one 25 millimetres (0.98 in) cannon and two 7.62 millimetres (0.300 in) M60 light machine guns; she could also be fitted with two Browning .50 Caliber Machine Guns. She was equipped with satellite navigation systems, collision avoidance systems, surface radar, and a Loran C system. She had a range of 3,330 miles (2,890 nmi; 5,360 km) and an endurance of five days. Her complement was sixteen (two officers and fourteen crew members). Island-class patrol boats are based on Vosper Thornycroft 33 metres (108 ft) patrol boats and have similar dimensions.^[3][4]

History

Mustang was stationed in Seward, Alaska, in the north of the Gulf of Alaska, for the duration of her commission.^[1] After her decommissioning, she sailed from Ketchikan, Alaska on 14 May 2025 in company with two other decommissioned Island-class patrol boats, Liberty and Naushon. At that time, Mustang and her two sister ships were earmarked to be transferred to the Columbian Navy via the Excess Defense Articles program.^[5] As many as seven Island-class patrol boats were stationed in Alaska at once while the class was in service.^{[citation needed]}