Federal and local officials are rallying behind Eastern Shipbuilding Group after the U.S. Coast Guard's decision to partially ...

While on a 59-day patrol in the Eastern Pacific, the crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Resolute seized almost 12,600 pounds ...

The following is the June 25, 2025, Government Accountability Office report, Coast Guard: Actions Needed to Address Cutter ...

In a production still, the first Offshore Patrol Cutter is expected to launch sometime in 2022. Eastern Shipbuilding Group. After barely more than two weeks at the helm, the new U.S. Coast Guard ...

The Coast Guard’s FY 2021 $12.3 billion budget request calls for funding two significant cutter programs but leaves a third class on hold for the year.

The U.S Coast Guard, a year into its self-described “tech revolution,” is working to install Wi-Fi on its cutters to increase connectivity and modernizing other legacy systems in command posts.. The ...

The U.S. Coast Guard is accepting bids to build up to eleven new Heritage class Offshore Patrol Cutters for about $411 million dollars apiece. Here's how shipbuilders can win the massive contract.

T he term "cutter" has roots in maritime history, long before the modern Coast Guard even existed. In the 18th century, a cutter was a specific type of small, fast sailing ship, usually with a ...

Crewmembers from Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756), foreground, and Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL 757) line the rails to “bring the ships to life” during a unique dual commissioning ...

The Coast Guard will say goodbye Saturday to the last of its workhorse open-ocean cutters of the past 50 years, the 378-foot high endurance cutter Douglas Munro.

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Calhoun (WMSL 759) boards the ship following its commissioning ceremony in North Charleston, S.C., Saturday, April 20, 2024.

There are several classes of Coast Guard ships that are called cutters. Learn where the name came from and why it's used so widely in today's service.