U.S. Coast Guard Vessels
Protecting the United States from the Age of Sail to modern times
U.S. Coast Guard 41′ Utility Boat
USCGC Storis
USCG Cutter Bramble
William Doughty 51 Ton Revenue Cutter 1815
A tutorial on scratch-building a solid hull model of a 19th Century revenue cutter.
We offer free full size cutting plans and extensive photos showing the process of turning a solid block of wood into a model ship hull.
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter White Sumac
The U.S. Coast Guard cutter White Sumac was originally constructed as a yard lighter (YF416) for the United States Navy in 1943. This class of vessel provided logistical support to naval operations during World War II. Following the
War, the Coast Guard acquired eight of these vessels to use as buoy tenders.
U.S. Coast Guard Icebreaker Mackinaw
When she was launched she was the most powerful icebreaker in the world. She served more than 60 years on the Great Lakes.
U.S.C.G. Cutter Fir
Designed a National Historic Landmark U.S.C.G. cutter FIR is the last surviving tender built under the U.S. Lighthouse Service.
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Acushnet
U.S. Coast Guard cutter Acushnet began service during World War II as U.S. Navy salvage ship USS Shackle (ARS-9). During her long career with the coast guard, she served as a tug, oceanographic research vessel, and medium-endurance cutter.
Being a native of Acushnet, Mass. I was interested in Acushnet’s history. As far as I can research, Acushnet means “The meeting place across the water’ in local indian dialect. Please correct me if I am wrong as that is what I told the Captain when I met him in Ketchikan several years ago. He award me with a 4 inch patch. My question is “Why was the ship named “Acushnet”? What is the sig-
nificance of the name to the Coast Guard?
Thanks for any info.
I am looking for a set of plans for coast guard cutter Smilax, the ship that replaced the Acushnet as “Queen of the fleet”
Thanks for visiting TheModelShipwright.com.
Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to find plans for Smilax from any of my sources.
Good luck with your search, and if you’re successful, please be sure to update us with photos of your project!
Thanks for the awesome Acushnet plans – she was the first cutter I served on in the Coast Guard. Do you happen to have similar plans for the Hamilton class cutters (built in the 1960s)?
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Do you or can you find where in the federal archives are build plans for the 40 ft utb? Any help is greatly appreciated. I am a USCG Veteran.
Thanks for visiting the website, and for your service. The Coast Guard Historian’s website has plans for the 41′ UTB https://media.defense.gov/2019/Nov/14/2002210729/-1/-1/0/41_FOOT_UTB_MODEL_PLANS.PDF but I cant find mention of the 40′ UTB. You could try contacting them, they have been very helpful when I have asked them for assistance: https://www.history.uscg.mil/ Another source might be the National Archives: https://www.archives.gov/ If you’d be interested in starting from a kit, Dumas makes one: https://www.dumasproducts.com/product/uscg-40-utility-boat-kit-1210/ Fair warning: this is one of their older kits, and as such the components are more in line with kits from a generation ago: the die-cut parts are not always perfect, and you will need to fashion a lot of parts yourself, such as the railings, which need to be built and soldered from included wire, and small details that need to be carved and shaped from included wood stock. They also don’t offer decals for this boat anymore, so you would have to source them separately, or find an older model kit on an auction site like eBay: https://ebay.us/yxw6n9 (this is an affiliate link, if you buy something from using it, we may earn a commission.) This would be a great way for someone with experience with the boat to get started with the basic hull, and then scratch-build details from their own experience to create a one-of-a-kind model. Best of luck on your search, Jim.
Hi. Would you by chance have plans for USCG WMEC FORWARD 911
Unfortunately, we don’t have plans for that vessel. They may be available on the Coast Guard historian website or the National Archives.