USCGC Mustang

The USCGC Mustang (WPB-1310) is an Island-class cutter of the United States Coast Guard, the tenth ship of her class. She was commissioned in September 1986 and is stationed in Seward, Alaska, in the north of the Gulf of Alaska. Mustang is one of seven Island-class patrol boats in Alaska. Her primary objective is maritime safety, though she is a multiple-role ship.

Mustang is 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 has an overall length of 110 ft. It had a beam of 21 ft and a draft of 7.3 ft in 2020. At that time, the patrol boat displaced 165 t at full load. She is powered by two Paxman Valenta 16 CM diesel engines developing a total of 5760 hp at 1500 RPM. It has two 99 kW 3304T diesel generators made by Caterpillar; these can serve as motor–generators. Her hull is constructed from highly strong steel, and the superstructure and major deck are constructed from aluminium.

The Island-class patrol boats have maximum sustained speeds of 29.5 kn. She is armed with one 25 mm cannon and two 7.62 mm M60 light machine guns; she may also be fitted with two Browning .50 Caliber Machine Guns. She is equipped with satellite navigation systems, collision avoidance systems, surface radar, and a Loran C system. She has a range of 3330 mi and an endurance of five days. Her complement is sixteen (two officers and fourteen crew members). Island-class patrol boats are based on Vosper Thornycroft 33 m patrol boats and have similar dimensions.