Coast Guard Base Boston
Part of 1st District
North End, Boston, Massachusetts
The station as seen from Charlestown across Boston Harbor. One of its buildings is designed to look like a Coast Guard vessel.
Site information
TypeCoast Guard station
OwnerUnited States Coast Guard
Location
Map
Coordinates42°22′4″N 71°3′9″W / 42.36778°N 71.05250°W / 42.36778; -71.05250
Site history
In use1790–1996
2003–present
Garrison information
Current
commander
Captain Chad Brick[1]
Occupants6  ×  Sentinel-class cutters

United States Coast Guard Base Boston is located in the North End, Boston, Massachusetts. It is home to multiple Sentinel-class cutters, along with other small fleet units.

Description

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The small boat station located on the base was re-opened in 2003 after being closed in 1996.[2] It is also home to Flotilla 5-3 of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary.[3]

On 1 March 2021, the United States Department of Homeland Security solicited bids for base modifications to accommodate six new Sentinel-class cutters there.[4] The Coast Guard was expected to take delivery of the first two of these cutters, USCGC William Chadwick (WPC-1150) and USCGC Warren Deyampert (WPC-1151), in the second half of 2022.[5] Those two cutters were deployed in Boston during 2022 and 2023, respectively.[6][7]

Cutters

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The following Sentinel-class cutters are deployed at Coast Guard Base Boston:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Commanding Officer". USCG.mil. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
  2. ^ "New Coast Guard Station Commissioned in Boston Harbor". marinelink.com. September 22, 2003. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
  3. ^ "Flotilla 5-3 Contact and Meeting Information". uscgaux.info. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
  4. ^ "Fast Response Cutter (FRC) Homeporting at U. S. Coast Guard Base Boston, Boston, MA". Government Contracts. March 1, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  5. ^ "ALCGENL 093/21 - AY22 Off Season Solicitation - CGC William Chadwick (WPC-1150)". U.S. Coast Guard. June 23, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  6. ^ "CGC William Chadwick". cruisingearth.com. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
  7. ^ "CGC Warren Deyampert". cruisingearth.com. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
  8. ^ "Coast Guard Cutter William Chadwick commissioned in Boston". coastguardnews.com. November 10, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  9. ^ "Coast Guard Cutter Warren Deyampert commissions in Boston" (Press release). United States Coast Guard. March 31, 2023. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  10. ^ "Coast Guard Cutter Maurice Jester commissions in Rhode Island" (Press release). United States Coast Guard. June 6, 2023. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  11. ^ "Coast Guard commissions 53rd fast response cutter in Portland, Maine" (Press release). United States Coast Guard. August 11, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  12. ^ O'Brien, Kelly (October 19, 2023). "US Coast Guard commissions new fast response cutter in Portsmouth: Cutter named after Boatswain's Mate First Class William Sparling". WMUR 9 ABC. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  13. ^ "US Coast Guard Commissions Fast Response Cutter Melvin Bell". Baird Maritime. March 29, 2024. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
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