In the past, the U.S. Navy had employed private boats and crews in both the Civil War and World War I. American pilots with the Civil Air Patrol were already supporting border and coastal patrols.

(Edward Lundquist photo) The Swedish-built Combat Boat 90 (CB 90) has established itself with military forces around the world ... Offshore Patrol Vessels, patrol vessel. The U.S. Navy operated ...

In 1986 the Navy purchased an additional 16 Island-class patrol boats for the Coast Guard under a DoD Augmentation Appropriation, while 5 more were purchased by the Coast Guard with 1986 Anti-drug ...

STX launched two patrol vessels, B.A.P. Rio Huarmey and B.A.P. Rio Nepena, for the Peruvian Navy at a ceremony attended by President Dina Boluarte.