US Coast Guard takes delivery of 62nd fast response cutter

The US Coast Guard has accepted delivery of the 62nd fast response cutter, USCGC Vincent Danz (WPC 1162).

The delivery took place on February 26, 2026, in Key West.  Vincent Danz is the fourth FRC to be homeported to Guam.

The Sentinel-class FRCs replace the 1980s Island-class 33.5-meter patrol boats. The US Coast Guard ordered a total of 77 FRCs to date to perform a range of missions, including countering illicit maritime activities, search and rescue, bilateral and multilateral international operations...