Description
USCGC Confidence (WMEC-619) is a United States Coast Guard medium endurance cutter.
Construction of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter CONFIDENCE began at the Coast Guard Yard in Curtis Bay, Maryland, in 1965 and was completed in 1966. The fifth of 16 vessels in the class, CONFIDENCE was designed for search and rescue and law enforcement missions, including alien migrant interdiction operations (AMIO) and counter-drug operations. CONFIDENCE was originally assigned to the U.S. Coast Guard Arctic District (formerly District 17) supporting operations for 17 years while home ported in Kodiak, Alaska. In the spring of 1983, CONFIDENCE was reassigned to the U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District (formerly District 13) and moved homeports to Port Angeles, Washington. During her time in the Pacific Northwest, CONFIDENCE’s crew seized 17 foreign and U.S. vessels for violations of U.S. law. In January 1986, CONFIDENCE and her crew seized the Panamanian freighter “Eagle 1” with 506 pounds of cocaine onboard. This was the largest maritime seizure of cocaine on the west coast at the time.
On 2 May, 2024 Confidence was removed from active duty and placed in commission, special status at a ceremony at Cape Canaveral. How long Confidence will be absent from active duty was unknown at that time. After sailing her to the Coast Guard Yard where she was launched 58 years ago, her crew departed Confidence for another Coast Guard cutter to help address the Coast Guard’s shortage of enlisted personnel.
Minted from shiny brass and using special deep-relief coining dies, and hand-finished for exceptional quality and detail, this coin pays tribute to the USCGC Confidence and salutes the exceptional service of her crew. The reverse contains the USCGC Confidence crest, imbued with bold enamel. The obverse displays the Confidence at sea with the words “Honor, Respect, Devotion to Duty.”
Each coin measures 1 3/4 inch (44mm) in diameter.
