USCGC Acushnet (WMEC-167) (English Wikipedia)

"Begich questions Coast Guard nominee on cutter retirement". Juneau Empire. 2010-02-16. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2011-12-03. U.S. Sen. Mark Begich is pressing the Coast Guard to account for a gap in marine safety that could be created between the decommissioning of the Cutter Acushnet and the arrival of a new "fast response" cutter.

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"Alaska senator questions Coast Guard nominee on cutter retirement". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. 2010-02-15. Archived from the original on 2011-09-24. Retrieved 2011-12-03. The Obama administration's proposed budget for federal fiscal year 2011 would decommission the Ketchikan-based Acushnet in spring 2011. A new fast-response cutter isn't expected in Ketchikan until 2014.

"Acquisition Update: Coast Guard Commissions 21st Fast Response Cutter" (Press release). Acquisition Directorate (CG-9), United States Coast Guard, U.S. Department of Homeland Security. 2017-04-13. Retrieved 2023-03-25. The Coast Guard commissioned the 21st fast response cutter (FRC), John McCormick, at its Ketchikan, Alaska, homeport April 12.

"Begich questions Coast Guard nominee on cutter retirement". Juneau Empire. 2010-02-16. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2011-12-03. U.S. Sen. Mark Begich is pressing the Coast Guard to account for a gap in marine safety that could be created between the decommissioning of the Cutter Acushnet and the arrival of a new "fast response" cutter.
"Alaska senator questions Coast Guard nominee on cutter retirement". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. 2010-02-15. Archived from the original on 2011-09-24. Retrieved 2011-12-03. The Obama administration's proposed budget for federal fiscal year 2011 would decommission the Ketchikan-based Acushnet in spring 2011. A new fast-response cutter isn't expected in Ketchikan until 2014.