SLNS Samudravijaya
 USCGC Decisive (WMEC-629) | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Builder | United States Coast Guard Yard, Curtis Bay, Maryland |
| Commissioned | August 23, 1968 |
| Decommissioned | March 2, 2023 |
| Home port | Naval Air Station Pensacola, Pensacola, Florida |
| Identification |
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| Motto | Dedicated to Duty |
| Status | Inactive |
| Badge | _Logo.jpg){kind=logo} |
 Sri Lanka | |
| Name | SLNS Samudravijaya |
| Operator | Sri Lanka Navy |
| Acquired | 2 December 2025 |
| Commissioned | 4 June 2026 |
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Reliance Class |
| Type | Medium Endurance Cutter |
| Displacement | 1100 tons |
| Length | 210 ft 6 in (64.16 m) |
| Beam | 34 ft (10 m) |
| Draught | 18 ft 0 in (5.49 m) max |
| Propulsion | 2 x V16 2550 horsepower ALCO diesel engines |
| Speed | max 18 knots; 2,700 mile range |
| Range | cruise 14 knots; 6,100 mile range |
| Complement | 12 officers, 63 enlisted |
| Sensors & processing systems | 2 x AN/SPS-64 |
| Armament | |
| Aircraft carried | HH-65 Dolphin |
USCGC Decisive (WMEC-629) was a United States Coast Guard medium endurance cutter. Decisive's keel was laid on 12 May 1967, at the United States Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore, Maryland. Decisive was launched 14 December 1967, and commissioned 23 August 1968. Following its commissioning in 1968, the ship was homeported in New Castle, New Hampshire. The cutter moved homeports several times during its tenure, including St. Petersburg, Florida and Pascagoula, Mississippi before its final assignment to Pensacola, Florida. It was decommissioned on 2 March 2023.[1]
In early 2024, preliminary discussions began between U.S. and Sri Lanka officials concerning the modernization and later transfer of Decisive to the Sri Lanka Navy.[2] It was formally handed over to Sri Lanka at a ceremony in Baltimore on 2 December 2025. The ship's Sri Lanka Navy pennant number is P628.[3] It joined three other former U. S. Coast Guard cutters in the Sri Lanka Navy: SLNS Samudura (P261), SLNS Gajabahu (P626), and SLNS Vijayabahu (P627).[2] Samudravijaya was formally commissioned into the Sri Lanka Navy on 4 June 2026.[4][5]
Notes
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This article incorporates public domain material from USCGC Decisive decommissioned after 55 years of service. United States government.
References
[edit]- ^ "USCGC Decisive decommissioned after 55 years of service" (Press release). Washington DC: Defense Media Activity. United States Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ a b Walpola, Thilina (11 April 2024). "US Coast Guard to transfer fourth vessel to SLN". The Island. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Navy takes delivery of former United States Coast Guard Cutter" (Press release). Baltimore, Maryland. Sri Lanka Navy. 7 December 2025. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
- ^ "SLNS Samudravijaya commissioned after historic 12,000-nautical-mile voyage from US". Ada Derana. 2026-06-04. Archived from the original on 2026-06-05. Retrieved 2026-06-05.
- ^ "United States and Sri Lanka Celebrate Commissioning of SLNS Samudravijaya Following Historic Voyage from Baltimore". U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka. 2026-06-04. Archived from the original on 2026-06-08. Retrieved 2026-06-08.
External links
[edit]- Decisive home page as of 1 June 2023
- Decisive page at U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office.
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. MS-20, "U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Decisive, Pascagoula Naval Station, Pascagoula, Jackson County, MS", 13 photos, 7 color transparencies, 10 data pages, 2 photo caption pages
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