The Ukrainian patrol vessel Starobilsk (P191) is an Island-class patrol boat that was originally built for the United States Coast Guard and later transferred to Ukraine. Constructed at Bollinger Shipyard in Lockport, Louisiana, she was commissioned on 19 October 1988 as USCGC Drummond, named after Drummond Island, Michigan. The vessel has a length of approximately 110 feet (33.5 meters), characteristic of the Island-class design, and is equipped for high-speed patrols with a top speed exceeding 30 knots (56 km/h) and a cruising speed of around 26 knots (48 km/h). She accommodates a crew of 18 personnel, including two officers and sixteen enlisted members, and is capable of supporting unsupported operations for up to six days. Throughout her service with the U.S. Coast Guard, Drummond operated primarily in the busy Florida district, with port visits to Port Canaveral, Key West, and Miami Beach. Her operational focus included search and rescue, migrant interdiction, fisheries enforcement, counter-narcotics, and homeland security. She was notably involved in interdicting over 20,502 Haitian migrants during operations in the early 1990s and was awarded the Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation twice, in 1992 and 1994, for her efforts in migrant interdiction and rescue operations. In 2004, she supported operations in Haiti amid political upheaval and was again recognized with the Meritorious Unit Commendation in 2005 for her role in preventing illegal Cuban migration in the Florida Straits. In 2018, Drummond was officially transferred to Ukraine, along with USCGC Cushing, after her retirement from U.S. service. She was shipped as deck cargo and arrived in Odesa in October 2019. Renamed Starobilsk, after the Donbas town, the vessel honors two local sailors who lost their lives. As part of Ukraine's Naval Forces, she now serves as a vital component of the 30th Surface Ships Division, continuing her legacy of maritime patrol, law enforcement, and maritime security operations.

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