| Career (United States of America) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Bollinger Machine Shop and Shipyard, Inc. |
| Launched: | September 1986 |
| Homeport: | Seward, Alaska |
| Status: | In service as of 2011 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Island-class United States Coast Guard Cutter |
| Displacement: | 154 tons full load |
| Length: | 110 ft 0 in (33.53 m) |
| Beam: | 21 ft 0 in (6.40 m) |
| Speed: | 29.5 knots (55 km/h) |
| Range: | 1,900 nautical miles (3,519 km) |
| Complement: | 2 officers, 16 enlisted, |
| Armament: | One MK 38/25 mm machine gun, two .50-caliber machine guns |
The USCGC Mustang, (named after Mustang Island off the coast of Texas), is an Island-class United States Coast Guard Cutter of the United States Coast Guard. She is stationed in Seward, Alaska, at the top of the Gulf of Alaska. Mustang is one of six Island Class Patrol Boats in Alaska. Her primary objective is maritime safety, though she is a multiple-role ship.