Coos Bay, OR–The Coast Guard Cutter Orcas (WPB 1327) on patrol. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
Below is a news release reporting the decommissioning of USCGC Orcas. That caused me to wonder, how many WPB110s are left? The Acquisitions Directorate poster on their web page, dated June 2023, showed nine out of the original 49 still in commission.
I attempted to determine which are still in commission and which have been decommissioned, noting the results of the research below. I just searched the ship name on my browser and then clicked on the result that came up for vesselfinder.com. Their reports are based on Automatic Identification System (AIS) data.
- Mustang (WPB-1310) Seward, AK
- Naushon (WPB-1311) decommissioned, last reported in Curtis Bay 443 days ago.
- Sanibel (WPB-1312) decommissioned, last reported in Curtis Bay 318 days ago.
- Key Largo (WPB-1324) decommissioned, last report 1334 days ago.
- Orcas (WPB-1327) decommissioned, April 23, 2024
- Sitkanak Island (WPB-1329) decommissioned, last reported in Curtis Bay 331 days ago.
- Tybee (WPB-1330) decommissioned, last reported in Curtis Bay, 2023-03-25
- Liberty (WPB-1334) Valdez, AK
- Anacapa (WPB-1335) Port Angles, WA
The Webber Class Fast Response Cutters (FRCs) are nominally a direct replacement for these. The Coast Guard has already accepted 56 FRCs with Bollinger typically delivering four or five a year, so its only surprising that any of the 110s are still in commission. That seems to be because District 13 (Oregon and Washington) and District 17 (Alaska) have not gotten their full allowance of FRCs yet.
The next three FRCs are expected to go to D13 (1) and D17 (2) so all the Island class may be decommissioned by the end of the calendar year.
Coast Guard Cutter Orcas decommissioned after 35 years of service in Coos Bay, Oregon
COOS BAY, Ore. – The Coast Guard decommissioned the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Orcas (WPB1327) during a ceremony, Tuesday.
Rear Adm. Charles Fosse, the commander of the Thirteenth Coast Guard District, presided over the ceremony honoring the 35 years of service Orcas and its crews provided to the nation.
Commissioned on April 14, 1989, Orcas was the twenty-seventh Island-Class cutter to join the fleet.
Orcas has been stationed in Coos Bay, Oregon, since 1989 and is the sixth Coast Guard cutter to be stationed in Coos Bay since 1935.
The Orcas was a multi-mission platform that conducted operations to support search and rescue response, marine environmental protection, and national defense.
“From training allied nation maritime forces, conducting the largest-ever cocaine seizure in the history of the Pacific Northwest, and saving countless lives and hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of property on the Pacific Ocean – Orcas has done it all,” said Lt. Brendan O’Farrell, the commanding officer of the Orcas. “This ship, one of the last of its kind, is an old American-made workhorse built to endure the harsh Pacific waves. I’m extremely proud and blessed to have served with the finest crew in the fleet.”
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All the 110s should go to at least the Philippines, Lebanon, Argentina, and even the Dominican Republic. I would not give them to Ukraine. I would prefer that Lebanon get them because it will build up its Navy to the level of a Coast Guard.
Nice to finally see someone do a proper accounting. Thanks!!!
U.S Coast Guard Cutter Anacapa decommissioned after 34 years of service > United States Coast Guard News > Press Releases (uscg.mil)
and then there were two.
“Following the decommissioning ceremony, the Anacapa will transit to the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore, Maryland, and will be placed in the Cutter Transition Division.”