USCGC Mustang
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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.
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 Script error: No such module "convert".. She had a beam of Script error: No such module "convert". and a draft of Script error: No such module "convert". in 2020. At that time, the patrol boat displaced Script error: No such module "convert". at full load. She was powered by two Paxman Valenta 16 CM diesel engines developing a total of Script error: No such module "convert". at 1500 RPM.[2] She had two Script error: No such module "convert". 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]
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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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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