Jamaican Coast Guard

The Jamaican Coast Guard is one of the branches of the Jamaica Defence Force. It was formed in 1963 and initially composed of three 63-foot (19.2 meter) long World War II-era torpedo recovery boats from the United States. They were commissioned “Her Majesty’s Jamaican Ship” HMJS Yoruba (P1), HMJS Coromante (P2) and HMJS Mandingo (P3). A training team from the Royal Navy assisted with the unit’s early development. In 1966 they changed names from the Jamaica Sea Squadron to the Jamaica Defence Force Coast Guard.

List of Vessels

 * Fort-class Patrol Boat (1) - 1974
 * HMJS Fort Charles
 * Hero-class Patrol Boat (1) - 1985
 * HMJS Paul Bogle
 * County-class Patrol Vessel (3) - 2006
 * HMJS Cornwall
 * HMJS Middlesex
 * HMJS Surrey