210' Reliance-class Cutters
210’ RELIANCE-CLASS CUTTERS
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The 210’ Reliance-class cutters were commissioned between 1964 and 1969 and replaced the
Prohibition-era 125’ Active-class patrol boats that had been in service since 1926. Under the control of Area Commands, their primary mission has always been search and rescue. However, they also actively participate in illegal drug and migrant interdiction, law enforcement, environmental protection, and marine safety. They are also designed with flight decks to support helo operations. Once known as Cruising Cutters, Second Class and then as Coast Guard patrol craft (WPC), in 1965 they were officially reclassified as Medium Endurance Cutters (WMEC).
As part of the Integrated Deepwater System Program, it was expected that all of the 270’ Famous-class and 210’ Reliance-class Medium Endurance Cutters would eventually be replaced by the 360’ Heritage-class cutters, also known as the Offshore Patrol Cutter and Maritime Security Cutter, Medium. However, major contractual & legal challenges, tighter budget constraints, and unforeseen work stoppages have forced lengthy & costly delays in the construction of the new Heritage-class cutters. As of early 2026,
of the original 25 proposed Heritage-class cutters, only 9 were now planned for construction.
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210’ Reliance-class cutters
Honoring the United States Coast Guard
210’ Medium Endurance Cutters
USCGC RELIANCE (WMEC-615)
Pensacola, FL
Commissioned: 20 June 1964
1st In The Fleet
USCGC RELIANCE (WMEC-615)
Pensacola, FL
Commissioned: 20 June 1964
USCGC RELIANCE (WMEC-615)
Pensacola, FL
Commissioned: 20 June 1964
USCGC RELIANCE (WMEC-615)
Pensacola, FL
Commissioned: 20 June 1964
USCGC RELIANCE (WMEC-615)
Pensacola, FL
Commissioned: 20 June 1964
USCGC RELIANCE (WMEC-615)
Pensacola, FL
Commissioned: 20 June 1964
50th Anniversary 1964-2014
USCGC RELIANCE (WMEC-615)
Pensacola, FL
Commissioned: 20 June 1964
(2-1/2” W x 2” H x 3/16” thick)
USCGC DILIGENCE (WMEC-616)
Pensacola, FL
Commissioned: August 1964
Presented by the Commanding Officer
USCGC DILIGENCE (WMEC-616)
Pensacola, FL
Commissioned: August 1964
USCGC DILIGENCE (WMEC-616)
Pensacola, FL
Commissioned: August 1964
USCGC DILIGENCE (WMEC-616)
Pensacola, FL
Commissioned: August 1964
USCGC DILIGENCE (WMEC-616)
Pensacola, FL
Commissioned: August 1964
First Class Petty Officer Mess
USCGC DILIGENCE (WMEC-616)
Pensacola, FL
Commissioned: August 1964
(formerly Wilmington, NC)
(3-1/2” W x 1-1/4” H)
USCGC VIGILANT (WMEC-617)
Port Canaveral, FL
Commissioned: 3 October 1964
USCGC VIGILANT (WMEC-617)
Port Canaveral, FL
Commissioned: 3 October 1964
USCGC VIGILANT (WMEC-617)
Port Canaveral, FL
Commissioned: 3 October 1964
USCGC VIGILANT (WMEC-617)
Port Canaveral, FL
Commissioned: 3 October 1964
USCGC ACTIVE (WMEC-618)
Port Angeles, WA
Commissioned: 1 September 1966
USCGC ACTIVE (WMEC-618)
Port Angeles, WA
Commissioned: 1 September 1966
USCGC ACTIVE (WMEC-618)
Port Angeles, WA
Commissioned: 1 September 1966
USCGC ACTIVE (WMEC-618)
Port Angeles, WA
Commissioned: 1 September 1966
USCGC CONFIDENCE (WMEC-619)
(Removed from active service on 2 May 2024 and
placed in commission, special status.)
(Former Homeport: Port Canaveral, FL)
Presented by the Commanding Officer
USCGC CONFIDENCE (WMEC-619)
(Removed from active service on 2 May 2024 and
placed in commission, special status.)
(Former Homeport: Port Canaveral, FL)
USCGC CONFIDENCE (WMEC-619)
(Removed from active service on 2 May 2024 and
placed in commission, special status.)
(Former Homeport: Port Canaveral, FL)
USCGC CONFIDENCE (WMEC-619)
(Removed from active service on 2 May 2024 and
placed in commission, special status.)
(Former Homeport: Port Canaveral, FL)
USCGC CONFIDENCE (WMEC-619) / USCGC ALERT (WMEC-630)
Port Canaveral, FL
(CONFIDENCE: Removed from active service on 2 May 2024 and placed in commission, special status.)
USCGC RESOLUTE (WMEC-620)
St. Petersburg, FL
Commissioned: 8 December 1966
USCGC RESOLUTE (WMEC-620)
St. Petersburg, FL
Commissioned: 8 December 1966
USCGC RESOLUTE (WMEC-620)
St. Petersburg, FL
Commissioned: 8 December 1966
USCGC RESOLUTE (WMEC-620)
St. Petersburg, FL
Commissioned: 8 December 1966
USCGC VALIANT (WMEC-621)
(Removed from active service on 17 June 2025 and
placed in commission, special status.)
(Former Homeport: Jacksonville, FL)
Presented by the Valiant Commanding Officer
USCGC VALIANT (WMEC-621)
(Removed from active service on 17 June 2025 and
placed in commission, special status.)
(Former Homeport: Jacksonville, FL)
Cutterman
USCGC VALIANT (WMEC-621)
(Removed from active service on 17 June 2025 and
placed in commission, special status.)
(Former Homeport: Jacksonville, FL)
USCGC COURAGEOUS (WMEC-622)
Commissioned: 19 April 1968
Decommissioned: 19 September 2001
Transferred to Sri Lanka Navy: 24 June 2004
(2” diameter; 1/4” thick)
USCGC STEADFAST (WMEC-623)
Commissioned: 7 October 1968
Decommissioned: 1 February 2024
Transferred to the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA), formerly known as the Malaysian Coast Guard, in September 2025.
(USCGC STEADFAST was the first, and is one of only two Coast Guard cutters (the other being USCGC DAUNTLESS), to have seized one million pounds of marijuana. This milestone accomplishment earned both ships the large gold marijuana leaf painted on their superstructures.)
“EL TIBURON BLANCO”
”THE GREAT WHITE SHARK”
USCGC STEADFAST (WMEC-623)
Commissioned: 7 October 1968
Decommissioned: 1 February 2024
Transferred to the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA), formerly known as the Malaysian Coast Guard, in September 2025.
(USCGC STEADFAST was the first, and is one of only two Coast Guard cutters (the other being USCGC DAUNTLESS), to have seized one million pounds of marijuana. This milestone accomplishment earned both ships the large gold marijuana leaf painted on their superstructures.)
”EL TIBURON BLANCO”
”THE GREAT WHITE SHARK”
USCGC STEADFAST (WMEC-623)
Commissioned: 7 October 1968
Decommissioned: 1 February 2024
Transferred to the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA), formerly known as the Malaysian Coast Guard, in September 2025.
(USCGC STEADFAST was the first, and is one of only two Coast Guard cutters (the other being USCGC DAUNTLESS), to have seized one million pounds of marijuana. This milestone accomplishment earned both ships the large gold marijuana leaf painted on their superstructures.)
“El Tiburon Blanco”
”The Great White Shark”
USCGC STEADFAST (WMEC-623)
Commissioned: 7 October 1968
Decommissioned: 1 February 2024
Transferred to the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA), formerly known as the Malaysian Coast Guard, in September 2025.
(USCGC STEADFAST was the first, and is one of only two Coast Guard cutters (the other being USCGC DAUNTLESS), to have seized one million pounds of marijuana. This milestone accomplishment earned both ships the large gold marijuana leaf painted on their superstructures.)
Star Spangled Shellback
July 4th, 2023
00:00
00° 00.000’N
083° 13.094’W
(Second documented U.S. vessel to cross the equator on the 4th of July)
(2-1/4” H x 2” W)
USCGC STEADFAST (WMEC-623) / USCGC STONE (WMSL-758)
”ERROR”
(Obverse displays the correct name, hull classification, pennant number and coat of arms for STEADFAST.
Reverse displays the hull classsfication & pennant number for STEADFAST,
but the ship depicted is actually STONE.)
USCGC DAUNTLESS (WMEC-624)
(Removed from active service on 21 June 2024 and placed in commission, special status.)
(Former Homeports: Miami, FL; Galveston, TX; Pensacola, FL)
Forty Years of Service
(USCGC DAUNTLESS is one of only two Coast Guard cutters (the first being USCGC STEADFAST), to have seized one million pounds of marijuana. This milestone accomplishment earned both ships the large gold marijuana leaf painted on their superstructures.)
(On 8 March 1973, DAUNTLESS became the first Coast Guard cutter in history to seize one ton of marijuana after its crew boarded the fishing vessel Big L. The boarding team arrested the master & crew.)
(The most high profile search & rescue mission in DAUNTLESS’ 56-year career occurred in January 1986. She was the first cutter to arrive during the response to the NASA space shuttle Challenger disaster. DAUNTLESS served as the on-scene commander for over a week, and her crew performed area
safety management and debris recovery.)
(On 24 November 1995, DAUNTLESS rescued 578 migrants from a significantly overloaded 75-foot coastal freighter. It was the largest number of migrants rescued from a single vessel in Coast Guard history.)
USCGC DAUNTLESS (WMEC-624)
(Removed from active service on 21 June 2024 and placed in commission, special status.)
(Former Homeports: Miami, FL; Galveston, TX; Pensacola, FL)
56 Years of Service
(USCGC DAUNTLESS is one of only two Coast Guard cutters (the first being USCGC STEADFAST), to have seized one million pounds of marijuana. This milestone accomplishment earned both ships the large gold marijuana leaf painted on their superstructures.)
(On 8 March 1973, DAUNTLESS became the first Coast Guard cutter in history to seize one ton of marijuana after its crew boarded the fishing vessel Big L. The boarding team arrested the master & crew.)
(The most high profile search & rescue mission in DAUNTLESS’ 56-year career occurred in January 1986. She was the first cutter to arrive during the response to the NASA space shuttle Challenger disaster. DAUNTLESS served as the on-scene commander for over a week, and her crew performed area
safety management and debris recovery.)
(On 24 November 1995, DAUNTLESS rescued 578 migrants from a significantly overloaded 75-foot coastal freighter. It was the largest number of migrants rescued from a single vessel in Coast Guard history.)
USCGC VENTUROUS (WMEC-625)
St. Petersburg, FL
Commissioned: 12 September 1968
USCGC VENTUROUS (WMEC-625)
St. Petersburg, FL
Commissioned: 12 September 1968
USCGC VENTUROUS (WMEC-625)
St. Petersburg, FL
Commissioned: 12 September 1968
USCGC VENTUROUS (WMEC-625)
St. Petersburg, FL
Commissioned: 12 September 1968
USCGC VENTUROUS (WMEC-625)
St. Petersburg, FL
Commissioned: 12 September 1968
USCGC DEPENDABLE (WMEC-626)
(Removed from active service on 9 April 2024 and
placed in commission, special status.)
(Former Homeport: Virginia Beach, VA)
USCGC DEPENDABLE (WMEC-626)
(Removed from active service on 9 April 2024 and
placed in commission, special status.)
(Former Homeport: Virginia Beach, VA)
USCGC DEPENDABLE (WMEC-626)
(Removed from active service on 9 April 2024 and
placed in commission, special status.)
(Former Homeport: Virginia Beach, VA)
USCGC DEPENDABLE (WMEC-626)
Golden Anniversary 1968 - 2018
(Removed from active service on 9 April 2024 and
placed in commission, special status.)
(Former Homeport: Virginia Beach, VA)
(3” diameter)
USCGC DEPENDABLE (WMEC-626)
(Removed from active service on 9 April 2024 and
placed in commission, special status.)
(Former Homeport: Virginia Beach, VA)
Support - Forgotten Four
We Be Tryin
(2-1/4” diameter)
USCGC VIGOROUS (WMEC-627)
Virginia Beach, VA
Commissioned: 2 May 1969
USCGC VIGOROUS (WMEC-627)
Virginia Beach, VA
Commissioned: 2 May 1969
USCGC VIGOROUS (WMEC-627)
Virginia Beach, VA
Commissioned: 2 May 1969
USCGC VIGOROUS (WMEC-627)
Virginia Beach, VA
Commissioned: 2 May 1969
USCGC DECISIVE (WMEC-629)
Commissioned: 23 August 1968
Decommissioned: 2 March 2023
(Final Homeport: Pensacola, FL)
(Former Homeport: Pascagoula, MS)
USCGC ALERT (WMEC-630)
Cape Canaveral, FL
Commissioned: 4 August 1969
(formerly Astoria, OR)
USCGC ALERT (WMEC-630)
Cape Canaveral, FL
Commissioned: 4 August 1969
(formerly Astoria, OR)
USCGC ALERT (WMEC-630)
Cape Canaveral, FL
Commissioned: 4 August 1969
(formerly Astoria, OR)
USCGC ALERT (WMEC-630)
Cape Canaveral, FL
Commissioned: 4 August 1969
(formerly Astoria, OR)
