USCGC Vigilant

Last updated September 22, 2021

USCGC Vigilant may refer to:

USCGC Vigilant (WPC-154), was commissioned in 1927 and decommissioned in 1966
USCGC Vigilant (WMEC-617), is a Reliance-class cutter commissioned in 1964 and currently in service

See also

USRC Vigilant for ships of the US Revenue Cutter Service
USS Vigilant for ships of the US Navy

Note

Ships of the US Revenue Cutter Service and the US Coast Guard were often placed under the authority of the US Navy during times of war.

This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. If an internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists.

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