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The DEEPWATER project is likely to drastically change the Coast Guard fleet. Should we modify this article with the current and proposed Deepwater ships?
Streltzer23:42, 7 August 2006 (UTC)reply
Ships
Rumors
There are some comments about re-assigning the US Navy's aging non-nuclear powered aircraft carrier
U.S.S. John F. Kennedy to the Coast Guard as a floating disaster recovery base.
Link Does the Coast Guard want such an expensive ship, and, if so, why not a smaller (Wasp-class) ship instead?
Streltzer16:56, 4 August 2006 (UTC)reply
It's not true. There's a group of people (including certain Congressmen) trying to save the Kennedy and they're coming up with weird ideas like selling it to the USCG or NATO. The USCG cannot afford the $200 million p/year cost of operating it and have no need for it for that matter. And NATO doesn't want it.
Jigen III16:14, 19 August 2006 (UTC)reply
It appears the class of ships with the designation WPB is missing from Wikipedia entirely. There may be others, too. See
[1] for a list. I don't know anything about these ships, so I'll leave putting the information in to the experts...
Rmarquet02:40, 4 November 2006 (UTC)reply
The 210' RELIANCE-Class (?) Cutters are listed, but not the 110' ISLAND-Class nor the 87' PROTECTOR-Class (I don't know if the comment above pre- or post-dates the addition of the 210's). A REDDSON —Preceding
unsigned comment added by
71.34.70.241 (
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21:30, 7 May 2009 (UTC)reply
Boats
A lot of the USCG boats are missing
The picture for the 52' MLB listing is incorrect. It shows a 44' MLB which is no longer in service.
Aircraft
The Coast Guard also has one Gulfstream business jet (C-20) for use as the Commandant's aircraft. They are also upgrading all of the HH-65B's to C, and replacing some of the older model HC-130's with the new J models. Once upgrades of the Dolphins are complete some will be given AUF capabilities and, redesignated MH-65, will replace the Stingray's.
Not sure whether it would be better to subdivide the aircraft by variant, as the HU-25's for example, fill very different roles whether A, B, or C models.
Dworjan21:19, 10 May 2007 (UTC)reply
Eight years in the Guard (including two and a half at a PSU and three and a half at a WPB) and I've never seen one nor heard any hint of one. —Preceding
unsigned comment added by
4.246.120.190 (
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22:37, 25 October 2008 (UTC)reply
I don't think it's true either, nor do I think the site is reliable. The site states that the weapon was purchased by "the U.S. Coastal Guard" (sic), or words to that effect. This rumour is repeated on similar sites. I do believe this weapon was procured by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (U.S. Department of Homeland Security).
Tjlynnjr (
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09:08, 5 September 2013 (UTC).reply