USCGC JEFFERSON ISLAND

USCGC JEFFERSON ISLAND (WPB-1340) is an Island-class patrol boat commissioned by the United States Coast Guard in 1991. Built at Bollinger Shipyards in Lockport, Louisiana, the cutter was designed for maritime law enforcement, search and rescue, and homeland security missions. Throughout her service, JEFFERSON ISLAND conducted numerous drug interdictions, migrant operations, and fisheries enforcement patrols, primarily in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. The cutter has played a vital role in upholding U.S. maritime interests, often working alongside other federal agencies and international partners until her decommissioning in 2022.