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Find out the names and types of all cutters commissioned by the US Coast Guard, sorted by length from 65' to 420'. See the details of each cutter, such as its history, mission, and status.
A cutter is a name for various types of watercraft, such as a sailing vessel with two or more headsails, a governmental enforcement agency vessel, or a fast-sailing vessel. Learn about the different definitions, features and uses of cutters, especially the gaff-rigged cutters of the 18th and 19th centuries.
A medium endurance cutter (WMEC) is a type of United States Coast Guard cutter that can do 6 to 8 week patrols. Learn about the history, classes, features, and missions of these cutters, as well as their international counterparts.
USCGC Eagle is a 295-foot barque used for training future officers of the United States Coast Guard. It was built in Germany as Horst Wessel in 1936, captured by the U.S. at the end of World War II, and renamed in 1946.
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant docked in Port Canaveral, Florida in 2008.. USCGC Vigilant (WMEC-617) is a United States Coast Guard medium endurance cutter.She is the twelfth cutter to bear the name Vigilant, dating back to 1790 when the original Vigilant was built for the United States Revenue-Marine.
The Sentinel-class cutter is a type of vessel operated by the United States Coast Guard. It is based on a design from the Damen Group and has a length of 46.8 meters and a displacement of 353 tons.
The Bristol Channel Cutter is a sailboat designed by Lyle Hess as a cruiser and built in the US and Canada since 1976. It has a cutter rig, a spooned plumb stem, a fixed long keel and a Volvo or Yanmar diesel engine.
Learn about the history, types and classes of the U.S. Coast Guard cutters, the term for its commissioned vessels with permanently assigned crews. See the list of current and historic cutters, their sizes, functions and ship prefixes.