USCGC Decisive
US Coast Guard vessel
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USCGC Decisive (WMEC-629) was a United States Coast Guard medium endurance cutter. Decisive's keel was laid on 12 May 1967, at the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore, Maryland. Decisive was launched 14 December 1967, and commissioned 23 August 1968. Following its commissioning in 1968, the ship was homeported in New Castle, New Hampshire. The cutter moved homeports several times during its tenure, including St. Petersburg, Florida and Pascagoula, Mississippi before its final assignment to Pensacola, Florida. It was decommissioned on 2 March 2023.[1]
USCGC Decisive (WMEC-629) | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Builder | United States Coast Guard Yard, Curtis Bay, Maryland |
| Commissioned | August 23, 1968 |
| Decommissioned | March 2, 2023 |
| Home port | Naval Air Station Pensacola, Pensacola, Florida |
| Identification |
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| Motto | Dedicated to Duty |
| Status | Inactive |
| Badge | _Logo.jpg){kind=logo} |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Reliance Class |
| Type | Medium Endurance Cutter |
| Displacement | 1100 tons |
| Length | 210 ft 6 in (64.16 m) |
| Beam | 34 ft (10 m) |
| Draught | 18 ft 0 in (5.49 m) max |
| Propulsion | 2 x V16 2550 horsepower ALCO diesel engines |
| Speed | max 18 knots; 2,700 mile range |
| Range | cruise 14 knots; 6,100 mile range |
| Complement | 12 officers, 63 enlisted |
| Sensors & processing systems | 2 x AN/SPS-64 |
| Armament | |
| Aircraft carried | HH-65 Dolphin |
In early 2024, preliminary discussions began between U.S. and Sri Lanka officials concerning the modernization and later transfer of Decisive to the Sri Lanka Navy.[2] It was formally handed over to Sri Lanka at a ceremony in Baltimore on 2 December 2025. The ship's Sri Lanka Navy pennant number is P628.[3] It joined three other former U. S. Coast Guard cutters in the Sri Lanka Navy: SLNS Samudura (P261), SLNS Gajabahu (P626), and SLNS Vijayabahu (P627).[2]
Notes
This article incorporates public domain material from USCGC Decisive decommissioned after 55 years of service. United States government.
