USCGC Courageous (WMEC-622)
- USCGC Courageous (WMEC-622)
USCGC "Courageous" (WMEC-622) was a United States Coast Guard medium endurance cutter. She was built by the American Ship Building Company in Lorain, Ohio and launched on 18 March 1967. She commissioned on 19 April 1968. She was decommissioned 19 September 2001.
Donation to Sri Lanka
The United States Coast Guard donated "Courageous" to Sri Lanka on June 24, 2004 and a departure ceremony was held February 19, 2005. [http://www.navy.mil/view_single.asp?id=22166] She is currently serving the Sri Lankan Navy as P-621 "SLNS Samudura". [http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL31707.pdf]
External links
* [http://www.uscg.mil/HQ/G-CP/HISTORY/WEBCUTTERS/Courageous_1968.html "Courageous" USCG history page]
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