US Coast Guard (USCG) 1st District

MA, NY, ME, NH, VT, CT ,RI and part of NJ are part of the 1st District which is Headquartered in Boston. USCG First District USCG Rescue 21 For more information about USCG Sector Lay-out and how it works

USCG VHF Marine Frequencies

Frequency	CH #	Remarks
156.8000	16	Emergency Distress Channel
157.0500	21A	Sector Southeastern New England (Formerly Group Woods Hole)
157.0500	21A	Sector New York (Formerly Group New York) (Includes NYC & Hudson River)
157.0750	81A	Sector Boston (Formerly Group Boston)
157.1000	22A	NOTAMS
157.1500	23A	Sector Northern New England (Formerly Group Portland, ME) (Now includes Station Burlington Vermont)
157.1500	23A	Sector Field Office Moriches (Formerly Group Moriches, NY)
157.1750	83A	Sector Long Island Sound (Formerly Group Long Island Sound)
157.1750	83A	Sector Field Office Southwest Harbor (Formerly Group Southwest Harbor, ME)

USCG LMR [Land Mobile Radio] Frequencies

The below channels are part of the USCG's move to use LMR channels for Operations/Enforcement. They have been monitored in Analog and P25 modes [Both Encrypted and "in the clear"]
Channels have been refered to as "CG-##" or "NET-##" with double digits or triple digit channel designators. It is thought, that this will vary depending on the Radio/Mode of Wideband vs Narrowband
as well as Analog vs P25 Common NAC is $293

Frequency	CH #	Remarks
139.9750	CG 01
140.4750	CG 02
140.7250	CG 03
141.6125	CG 04
150.7250	CG 05
141.5500	CG 06
150.3000	CG 07
162.0500	CG 08	Sector Boston Boston MA Pt Allerton MA
162.1250	CG 09	New London CT
162.2500	CG 10	Sector Northern New England Portsmouth NH Portland ME
162.3250	CG 11	Sector Southern New England Cape Cod Canal MA Point Judith RI Martha's Vineyard New Bedford MA Provincetown Woods Hole MA
163.0500	CG 12	New Haven CT
163.1375	CG 13
164.3000	CG 14
164.3125	CG 15
164.5500	CG 16
164.5625	CG 17
164.9000	CG 18	Pt Allerton MA
164.9125	CG 19
165.2625	CG 20
165.3125	CG 21
165.3250	CG 22
165.3375	CG 23
166.1875	CG 24
167.9000	CG 25
168.8625	CG 26
171.2375	CG 27
172.3125	CG 28

USCG VHF District 1 Aux Frequencies

NETS: Sun 0930 - Div 4, Sun 1000 - Div 12, Sun 1030 - Div 3, Wed 2000 Dist 1

Frequency	Tone	Location
150.7000R	No PL	Temp - Tactical
150.7000R	179.9	Damariscotta, ME
150.7000R	103.5	Amesbury, MA
150.7000R	85.4	Swampscott, MA
150.7000R	94.8	Kingston, MA
150.7000R	Need PL	Falmouth, MA
150.7000R	141.3	New London, CT
150.7000R	118.8	New Haven, CT

Coast Guard Stations Boats

(Radio Call Sign: Hull Number ______)

• 47 Foot Life Boat (MLB) The 47 Foot Motor Life Boat is the primary response boat for rescues and the like. Most Coast Guard Stations have a 47 Foot Motor Life Boat.
• 41 Foot Utility Boat The 41 Foot Utility Boat is the around harbor/general purpose boat, hence the designation of Utility Boat. It is rapidly being replaced and or augmented by the Defender Class boats:
• 25 Foot Defender Class* The Defender class can be armed with machine guns, etc. and can serve in a multi-mission role from Port Security to Search and Rescue, etc.
• Some stations have a 27 Foot Defender Style Boat my guess is that these boats were ordered before the USCG decided to order 700 of the 25 Foot Defender Class Boats.

US Coast Guard Cutters

(Radio Call Sign "Cutter _____")

• Cutters are any watercraft larger then 65 Feet
• All watercraft listed below are considered cutters:

Coastal Patrol Boats (WPB)

87 Foot Marine Protector Class

USCG 1st District has the following Marine Protector Class Cutters (Commissioned in 1998 to the present day): Can be equipped with .50 Cal Machine Guns.

• CHINOOK (WPB 87308) New London, CT
• FLYINGFISH (WPB 87346) Boston, MA
• HAMMERHEAD (WPB 87302) Woods Hole, MA
• TIGER SHARK (WPB 87359) Newport, RI
• MORAY (WPB 87331) Jonesport, ME
• RIDLEY (WPB 87328) Montauk, NY
• FINBACK (WPB 87314) Cape May, NJ
• IBIS (WPB 87338) Cape May, NJ
• MAKO (WPB 87303) Cape May, NJ
• SAILFISH (WPB 87356) Sandy Hook, NJ

110 Foot Island Class Has a MK 38 25-mm machine gun, along with other machine guns

USCG 1st District has the following Island Class Cutters (Commissioned in the mid 1980s to early 90s):

• JEFFERSON ISLAND (WPB 1340) South Portland, ME
• SANIBEL (WPB 1312) Woods Hole, MA
• BAINBRIDGE ISLAND (WPB-1343) Sandy Hook, NJ
• TYBEE (WPB 1330) Woods Hole, MA (Fill-In for Monomoy)
• ADAK (WPB 1333) Highlands, NJ (Currently in Iraq)
• GRAND ISLE (WPB 1338) Gloucester, MA (Currently in Iraq)
• WRANGELL (WPB 1332) South Portland, ME (Currently in Iraq)
• MONOMOY (WPB-1326) Woods Hole, MA (Currently in Iraq)

USCG Medium Endurance Cutters (MEC)

(Homeported in 1st District, assigned to the Atlantic Region)

210 Foot Reliance Class Has a MK 38 25-mm machine gun, along with other machine guns and carries one HH-65 Helicopter

USCG 1st District has the following Reliance Class Cutters (Commissioned in the 1960s):

• RELIANCE (WMEC 615) Portsmouth, NH
• DEPENDABLE (WMEC 626) Cape May, NJ
• VIGOROUS (WMEC 627) Cape May, NJ

270 Foot Famous Class Has a MK-75 76mm Gun, along with other machine guns and can accomodate the various USCG Helicopters.

USCG 1st District has the following Famous Class Cutters (Commissioned in the mid 1980s to the early 90s):

• CAMPBELL (WMEC 909) Portsmouth, NH
• ESCANABA (WMEC 907) Boston, MA
• SENECA (WMEC 906) Boston, MA
• SPENCER (WMEC 905) Boston, MA
• TAHOMA (WMEC 908) Portsmouth, NH

USCG Air Station Cape Cod, MA

Types of aircraft assigned to CGAS Cape Cod "Coast Guard ####":

• 2109 HU-25D
• 2110 HU-25A
• 2112 HU-25C+
• 2129 HU-25C+
• 2133 HU-25C+
• 2139 HU-25C+
• 2140 HU-25C+
• 6004 MH-60J
• 6011 MH-60J [Transfer in May/June 2009]
• 6025 MH-60J
• 6028 MH-60J [Transfer out May/June 2009]
• 6032 MH-60J

Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod Frequencies

HH-60 Jayhawk Helicopter

HU-25 Falcon Jet

Misc. USCG 1st District Watercraft

• BOLLARD (WYTL 65614) New Haven, CT (Tug)
• BRIDLE (WYTL 65607) Southwest Harbor, ME (Tug)
• PENDANT (WYTL 65608) Boston, MA (Tug)
• SHACKLE (WYTL 65609) South Portland, ME (Tug)
• TACKLE (WYTL 65604) Rockland, ME (Tug)
• WIRE (WYTL 65612) Saugerties, NY (Tug)
• HAWSER (WYTL 65610) Bayonne, NJ (Tug)
• LINE (WYTL 65611) Bayonne, NJ (Tug)
• MORRO BAY (WTGB 106) New London, CT (Icebreaker)
• THUNDER BAY (WTGB 108) Rockland, ME (Icebreaker)
• PENOBSCOT BAY (WTGB 107) Bayonne, NJ (Icebreaker)
• STURGEON BAY (WTGB 109) Bayonne, NJ (Icebreaker)
• ABBIE BURGESS (WLM 553) Rockland, ME (Coastal Buoy Tender)
• IDA LEWIS (WLM 551) Newport, RI (Coastal Buoy Tender)
• MARCUS HANNA (WLM 554) South Portland, ME (Coastal Buoy Tender)
• KATHERINE WALKER (WLM 552) Bayonne, NJ (Coastal Buoy Tender)
• JUNIPER (WLB 201) Newport, RI (Seagoing Buoy Tender)
• WILLOW (WLB 202) Newport, RI (Seagoing Buoy Tender)
• BARQUE EAGLE (WIX-327) New London, CT (Coast Guard Academy sailing training vessal)

Future USCG Cutters

Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC)

• Replacement for the Famous and Reliance MEC Class Cutters

Fast Response Cutter (FRC)

• Replacement for the Island Class Cutters

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