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The U.S. Coast Guard has decommissioned the 210' medium endurance cutter USCGC Decisive after 55 years of service. This class of cutter is being replaced by a new 360' Heritage class cutter that is current under construction. CLICK FOR ARTICLE

The U.S. Coast Guard decommissioned the USCGC Tybee WPB-1330 on March 28, 2023. The 110' patrol cutter was based out of Woods Hole, Mass and is being replaced by the new 154' Fast Response Cutters being assigned to Boston.

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U.S. COAST GUARD COMMISSIONS NEW CUTTER IN BOSTON

Courtesy USCG- The Coast Guard’s newest cutter, the Coast Guard Cutter Warren Deyampert (WPC-1151), was commissioned at Coast Guard Base Boston, March 30.

Chief Warrant Officer Lance DeFoggi, assumed command of the cutter during a ceremony presided over by Vice Admiral Kevin Lunday, the Coast Guard Atlantic Area commander. The Warren Deyampert is the second of six Fast Response Cutters that will be homeported in Boston, serving along the 1st Coast Guard District.

The Sentinel-class fast response cutter (FRC) is designed for multiple missions, including drug and migrant interdiction; ports, waterways and coastal security; fishery patrols; search and rescue; and national defense. The Coast Guard has ordered 65 FRCs to replace the 1980s-era Island-class 110-foot patrol boats. The FRCs feature advanced command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance equipment; over-the-horizon cutter boat deployment to reach vessels of interest; and improved habitability and seakeeping.

Born in Attalla, Alabama, the cutter’s namesake joined the Coast Guard at age 19, and served aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba during World War II, beginning in August, 1941. Deyampert’s primary role was within the food service rating, but he also served as one of the ship’s three rescue swimmers. Following a torpedo attack on the U.S. Army transport ship Dorchester in North Atlantic waters on Feb. 3, 1943, Deyampert swam in absolute darkness to rescue survivors in the freezing waters of the North Atlantic. His efforts affected the rescue of more than 100 crewmembers, many of whom were hypothermic and unable to swim. Four months later, June 13, 1943, the Escanaba sank, following an explosion onboard that was believed to be from a torpedo attack. All but two crewmembers were killed in the explosion. Deyampert was posthumously awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal and Purple Heart Medal for his heroic rescue of the Dorchester crew.

3RD U.S. COAST GUARD FAST RESPONSE CUTTER ARRIVES IN BOSTON

The new Fast Response Cutter USCGC Maurice Jester WPC-1152 has arrived in Boston. The 154' cutter is the 3rd out of six new FRCs being assigned to Boston. The ship’s commissioning ceremony will be held June 2, in Newport, Rhode Island.
Born in Chincoteague, Virginia, Lt. Cmcr. Maurice Jester enlisted in the United States Coast Guard in 1917, rising to the rank of Chief Petty Officer Boatswains Mate by 1936. As the United States entered World War II in 1941,Chief Jester was promoted to Lieutenant and given command of the USCGC Icarus (WPC 110). Only one year later, LT Jester along with his crew, became the first U.S. Ship to capture the crew of a German U-Boat after it’s sinking. For his heroics in the sinking and rescue of the German Sailors aboard U-352, LT Maurice Jester was awarded the Navy Cross and promoted to Lieutenant Commander for his leadership.

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The U.S. Coast Guard commissioned the newest Fast Response Cutter, the USCGC Maurice Jester (WPC-1152), in Rhode Island on June 1st. The Maurice Jester is the 3rd out of six new FRC's being assigned to Sector Boston.

The U.S. Coast Guard has decommissioned the USCGC Sanible (WPB-1312) after 37 years of service. The 110' Island Class cutter had been assigned to Sector Southern New England at Woods Hole, MA.