USCGC Mustang

The USCGC Mustang was an Island-class cutter of the United States Coast Guard, the tenth ship of her class. She was commissioned on 29 August 1986 and decommissioned on 16 April 2025. Her primary objective was maritime safety, though she was a multiple-role ship.
Mustang was named after Mustang Island, a barrier island on the Gulf Coast of Texas.

Design

The Island-class patrol boats were constructed in Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana. Mustang had an overall length of. She had a beam of and a draft of in 2020. At that time, the patrol boat displaced at full load. She was powered by two Paxman Valenta 16 CM diesel engines developing a total of at 1500 RPM. She had two 3304T diesel generators made by Caterpillar; these could serve as motor–generators. Her hull was constructed from highly strong steel, and the superstructure and major deck constructed from aluminium.
The Island-class patrol boats have maximum sustained speeds of. She was armed with one cannon and two M60 light machine guns; she could also be fitted with two Browning .50 Caliber Machine Guns. She was equipped with satellite navigation systems, collision avoidance systems, surface radar, and a Loran C system. She had a range of and an endurance of five days. Her complement was sixteen. Island-class patrol boats are based on Vosper Thornycroft patrol boats and have similar dimensions.

History

Mustang was stationed in Seward, Alaska, in the north of the Gulf of Alaska, for the duration of her commission. After her decommissioning, she sailed from Ketchikan, Alaska on 14 May 2025 in company with two other decommissioned Island-class patrol boats, Liberty and Naushon. At that time, Mustang and her two sister ships were earmarked to be transferred to the Columbian Navy via the Excess Defense Articles program. As many as seven Island-class patrol boats were stationed in Alaska at once while the class was in service.