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 Units

For more information about USCG Sector Lay-out and how it works

USCG VHF Marine Frequencies:

Frequency	CH #	Remarks
156.800	16	Emergency Distress Channel
157.050	21A	Sector Southeastern New England (Formerly Group Woods Hole)
157.050	21A	Sector New York (Formerly Group New York) (Includes NYC & Hudson River)
157.075	81A	Sector Boston (Formerly Group Boston)
157.100	22A	NOTAMS
157.150	23A	Sector Northern New England (Formerly Group Portland, ME) (Now includes Station Burlington Vermont)
157.150	23A	Sector Field Office Moriches (Formerly Group Moriches, NY)
157.175	83A	Sector Long Island Sound (Formerly Group Long Island Sound)
157.175	83A	Sector Field Office Southwest Harbor (Formerly Group Southwest Harbor, ME)

Coast Guard Stations usually have the following 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.

Misc. Cutters and Rigid Hull Inflatable 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-65A 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 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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