Required number of polar icebreakers. A 2023 Coast Guard fleet mix analysis concluded that the service will require a total of eight to nine polar icebreakers, including four to five heavy polar ...
Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Linda Fagan visits Austal USA's Mobile, Ala., shipyard on June 22, 2023, to view progress on the Offshore Patrol Cutter program. (Austal USA photo) After previous review ...