USCGC YAKATAT

USCGC YAKUTAT (WAVP-380), later redesignated as WHEC-380, was a Casco-class cutter commissioned by the United States Coast Guard in 1949. Named after Yakutat Bay in Alaska, she served primarily on ocean station duty in the Atlantic, providing weather data, search and rescue, and law enforcement services during the Cold War era. YAKUTAT also participated in notable operations, including supporting the Mercury space missions and responding to maritime emergencies. The cutter was decommissioned in 1971 and later transferred to the Republic of Vietnam, where she served as RVNS Trần Nhật Duật (HQ-03).