378' Hamilton-class Cutters
378’ HAMILTON-CLASS CUTTERS
(HIGH ENDURANCE CUTTERS)———————————————————————
378’ WHEC
378’ WHEC
378’ WHEC
USCGC HAMILTON (WHEC-715)
Commissioned: 18 March 1967
Decommissioned: 28 March 2011
Transferred to the Phillippine Navy as
BRP Gregorio del Pilar (PS-15)
USCGC HAMILTON (WHEC-715)
Commissioned: 18 March 1967
Decommissioned: 28 March 2011
Transferred to the Phillippine Navy as
BRP Gregorio del Pilar (PS-15)
USCGC DALLAS (WHEC-716)
Commissioned: 11 March 1968
Decommissioned: 30 March 2012
Transferred to the Phillippine Navy as
BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PS-16)
USCGC DALLAS (WHEC-716)
Commissioned: 11 March 1968
Decommissioned: 30 March 2012
Transferred to the Phillippine Navy as
BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PS-16)
Kicked Out of GITMO 1986
USCGC DALLAS (WHEC-716)
Commissioned: 11 March 1968
Decommissioned: 30 March 2012
Transferred to the Phillippine Navy as
BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PS-16)
USCGC DALLAS (WHEC-716)
Commissioned: 11 March 1968
Decommissioned: 30 March 2012
Transferred to the Phillippine Navy as
BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PS-16)
USCGC DALLAS (WHEC-716)
Commissioned: 11 March 1968
Decommissioned: 30 March 2012
Transferred to the Phillippine Navy as BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PS-16)
USCGC MELLON (WHEC-717)
Commissioned: 9 January 1968
Decommissioned: 20 August 2020
Transferred to the Vietnam Coast Guard as
CSB 8022
Commanding Officer
USCGC MELLON (WHEC-717)
Commissioned: 9 January 1968
Decommissioned: 20 August 2020
Transferred to the Vietnam Coast Guard as
CSB 8022
USCGC MELLON (WHEC-717)
Commissioned: 9 January 1968
Decommissioned: 20 August 2020
Transferred to the Vietnam Coast Guard as
CSB 8022
DECOMM 2020
USCGC MELLON (WHEC-717)
Commissioned: 9 January 1968
Decommissioned: 20 August 2020
Transferred to the Vietnam Coast Guard as
CSB 8022
USCGC MELLON (WHEC-717)
Commissioned: 9 January 1968
Decommissioned: 20 August 2020
Transferred to the Vietnam Coast Guard as CSB 8022
Golden Anniversary
50 Years of Service
(3-1/2” H x 3-1/2” W)
USCGC MELLON (WHEC-717)
Commissioned: 9 January 1968
Decommissioned: 20 August 2020
Transferred to the Vietnam Coast Guard as
CSB 8022
First Class Mess
(4” L x 1-1/4” H)
USCGC MELLON (WHEC-717)
Commissioned: 9 January 1968
Decommissioned: 20 August 2020
Transferred to the Vietnam Coast Guard as
CSB 8022
First Class Mess
(Spinner w/Working Compass; 3” diameter)
USCGC CHASE (WHEC-718)
Commissioned: 11 March 1968
Decommissioned: 29 March 2011
Transferred to the Nigerian Navy as the NNS Thunder (F90)
USCGC BOUTWELL (WHEC-719)
Commissioned: 24 June 1968
Decommissioned: 16 March 2016
Transferred to the Phillippine Navy as
BRP Andres Bonifacio (PS-17)
USCGC BOUTWELL (WHEC-719)
Commissioned: 24 June 1968
Decommissioned: 16 March 2016
Transferred to the Phillippine Navy as
BRP Andres Bonifacio (PS-17)
(Heavy; 3” diameter; 1/4” thick)
USCGC BOUTWELL (WHEC-719)
Commissioned: 24 June 1968
Decommissioned: 16 March 2016
Transferred to the Phillippine Navy as
BRP Andres Bonifacio (PS-17)
Final First Class Mess
(3” diameter; 1/4” thick)
USCGC SHERMAN (WHEC-720)
Commissioned: 23 August 1968
Decommissioned: 29 March 2018
Transferred to the Sri Lanka Navy as
SLNS Gajabahu (P626)
Alameda, CA
USCGC SHERMAN (WHEC-720)
Commissioned: 23 August 1968
Decommissioned: 29 March 2018
Transferred to the Sri Lanka Navy as
SLNS Gajabahu (P626)
San Diego, CA
USCGC SHERMAN (WHEC-720)
Commissioned: 23 August 1968
Decommissioned: 29 March 2018
Transferred to the Sri Lanka Navy as
SLNS Gajabahu (P626)
First Class Petty Officers Mess
USCGC SHERMAN (WHEC-720)
Commissioned: 23 August 1968
Decommissioned: 29 March 2018
Transferred to the Sri Lanka Navy as
SLNS Gajabahu (P626)
World 2001 Tour / Reunion 2021 Tour
USCGC GALLATIN (WHEC-721)
Commissioned: 20 December 1968
Homeport Arrival: 3 January 1969
Decommissioned: 31 March 2014
Transferred to the Nigerian Navy as NNS Okpabana (F93)
USCGC MORGENTHAU (WHEC-722)
Commissioned: 10 March 1969
Decommissioned: 18 April 2017
Transferred to the Vietnam Coast Guard as
CSB 8020
USCGC MORGENTHAU (WHEC-722)
Commissioned: 10 March 1969
Decommissioned: 18 April 2017
Transferred to the Vietnam Coast Guard as
CSB 8020
USCGC MORGENTHAU (WHEC-722)
Commissioned: 10 March 1969
Decommissioned: 18 April 2017
Transferred to the Vietnam Coast Guard as
CSB 8020
USCGC MORGENTHAU (WHEC-722)
Commissioned: 10 March 1969
Decommissioned: 18 April 2017
Transferred to the Vietnam Coast Guard as
CSB 8020
48 Years of Global Service 1969-2017
USCGC MORGENTHAU (WHEC-722)
Commissioned: 10 March 1969
Decommissioned: 18 April 2017
Transferred to the Vietnam Coast Guard as CSB 8020
(Heavy; 3” diameter; 3/16” thick)
USCGC RUSH (WHEC-723)
Commissioned: 3 July 1969
Decommissioned: 3 February 2015
Transferred to the Bangladesh Navy as
BNS Somudra Avijan (F29)
KIA’I KAI NO KA OI
“Watch Out For The Sea”
USCGC RUSH (WHEC-723)
Commissioned: 3 July 1969
Decommissioned: 3 February 2015
Transferred to the Bangladesh Navy as
BNS Somudra Avijan (F29)
KIA’I KAI NO KA OI
“Watch Out For The Sea”
USCGC RUSH (WHEC-723)
Commissioned: 3 July 1969
Decommissioned: 3 February 2015
Transferred to the Bangladesh Navy as BNS Somudra Avijan (F29)
KIA’I KAI NO KA OI
“Watch Out For The Sea”
USCGC MUNRO (WHEC-724)
Commissioned: 27 September 1971
Decommissioned: 24 April 2021
Transferred to the Sri Lanka Navy as
SLNS Vijayabahu (P627)
USCGC MUNRO (WHEC-724)
Commissioned: 27 September 1971
Decommissioned: 24 April 2021
Transferred to the Sri Lanka Navy as
SLNS Vijayabahu (P627)
USCGC MUNRO (WHEC-724)
Commissioned: 27 September 1971
Decommissioned: 24 April 2021
Transferred to the Sri Lanka Navy as SLNS Vijayabahu (P627)
USCGC DOUGLAS MUNRO (WHEC-724)
Commissioned: 27 September 1971
Decommissioned: 24 April 2021
Transferred to the Sri Lanka Navy as
SLNS Vijayabahu (P627)
Presented by the Commanding Officer
for Exceptional Performance
USCGC DOUGLAS MUNRO (WHEC-724)
Commissioned: 27 September 1971
Decommissioned: 24 April 2021
Transferred to the Sri Lanka Navy as
SLNS Vijayabahu (P627)
Decommissioning Crew
The Last 378
USCGC DOUGLAS MUNRO (WHEC-724)
Commissioned: 27 September 1971
Decommissioned: 24 April 2021
Transferred to the Sri Lanka Navy as SLNS Vijayabahu (P627)
The Last Hamilton Class Wardroom
1971 - 2021
USCGC DOUGLAS MUNRO (WHEC-724)
Commissioned: 27 September 1971
Decommissioned: 24 April 2021
Transferred to the Sri Lanka Navy as
SLNS Vijayabahu (P627)
Last of the 378 Chiefs Mess
Last Man Standing
1971 - 2021
(2-1/2” diameter)
USCGC DOUGLAS MUNRO (WHEC-724)
Commissioned: 27 September 1971
Decommissioned: 24 April 2021
Transferred to the Sri Lanka Navy as
SLNS Vijayabahu (P627)
First Class Mess
The Last of a Legacy
1971 - 2021
(3” diameter)
USCGC JARVIS (WHEC-725)
Commissioned: 4 August 1972
Decommissioned: 2 October 2012
Transferred to the Bangladesh Navy as BNS Somudra Joy (F28)
USCGC MIDGETT (WHEC-726)
Commissioned: 17 March 1972
Decommissioned: 14 August 2020
Transferred to the Vietnam Coast Guard as
CSB 8021
USCGC MIDGETT (WHEC-726)
Commissioned: 17 March 1972
Decommissioned: 14 August 2020
Transferred to the Vietnam Coast Guard as
CSB 8021
USCGC MIDGETT (WHEC-726)
Commissioned: 17 March 1972
Decommissioned: 14 August 2020
Transferred to the Vietnam Coast Guard as
CSB 8021
USCGC MIDGETT (WHEC-726)
Commissioned: 17 March 1972
Decommissioned: 14 August 2020
Transferred to the Vietnam Coast Guard as
CSB 8021
USCGC MIDGETT (WHEC-726)
Commissioned: 17 March 1972
Decommissioned: 14 August 2020
Transferred to the Vietnam Coast Guard as CSB 8021
Enlisted Cutterman
