USCGC Mohawk (WMEC-913)

USCGC Mohawk (WMEC-913) is a 270' United States Coast Guard Famous-class medium endurance cutter.

She was launched on September 9, 1989 at Robert Derecktor Shipyard Incorporated of Middletown, Rhode Island and commissioned in March 1991.

Since the time of her commissioning in March 1991, she served the Coast Guard in a wide variety of missions including Search and Rescue, Maritime Law Enforcement, and Alien Migrant Interdiction Operations.

This, as well as Mohawk's role in several search and rescue cases and numerous boardings to enforce the United States national laws, has earned Mohawk two Unit Commendations, the Joint Meritorious Service Award and two Humanitarian Service Awards.

[1] In 2016, Mohawk completed a major MEP overhaul that was supposed to take three months but took almost two years in Baltimore, MD.[when?

John Scheuerman , Clarence Sutphin Jr. and Mohawk during their Atlantic crossing