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The United States Coast Guard

Pacific Area Commander

requests the honor of your presence

at the transfer of

USCGC JARVIS (WHEC 725)

to the Navy

on Thursday, the twenty-third of May

at ten o'clock in the morning

Coast Guard Island Pier

Alameda, California

R.s.v.p. by 13 May 2013 Military: Tropical Blue or service POC: LT Troutman equivalent 510-437-3056 Civilian: Informal (coat/tie)

Click Here to R.s.v.p.

file:///E:/Pictures/Jarvis/Hull%20Transfer.htm 4/10/2017 Jarvis Transfer 23 May 2013

CGC Jarvis transfer 23 May 2013

Left to right: Leo Manipon, Terry Tolendino, Jim Miltier, Jack Hunter, Terry Stranathan, Marvin Pugh and George Buffleben

Radio Gang 1973, Shared with RMC Miltier by Terry Tolendino

CGC Jarvis May 23, 2013 Vice Admiral Zukunft's remarks

Jarvis crew departing ship

Both Vice Admiral's signing transfer papers. Captain Burg reporting Passing the Glass between the CO's

Vice Admiral Habib's remarks Bangladesh crew marching to board I shared a CGC Jarvis cap with Captain Burg and Captain Kislu. Below I gave a cap to Vice Admiral Habib and Vice Admiral Zukunft. These are the caps from Raymi Wun that I shared with you.

The Bangladeshi invited everyone onboard for lunch.

CGC Jarvis last cruise April 18 -19 2013, underway training with the . CGC JARVIS FINAL TRIP 4-18 & 19-2013

. The end of a great Coast Guard ship

BNS Somudra Joy in Pearl Harbor with Capt Mohammad Nazmul Karim Kislu, USN Capt and Captain Mourey USCG (last CO of Active service of the CGC Jarvis)

. Ship Transfer Between U.S. and Bangladesh: USCGC Jarvis Now BNS Somudra Joy

December 19, 2013 By domani speroin Ambassadors, Defense Department, Security, U.S. MissionsTags: Bangladesh, Bangladesh Navy, Bay of Bengal, BNS Somudra Joy, Coast Guard Cutter Jarvis, Dan W. Mozena, ship transfer, United States Coast Guard, US Embassy Dhaka

— Domani Spero

A while back, we noted the First Hot Ship Transfer Between U.S. and Pakistan: USS McInerney Now PNS Alamgir in this blog. In May this year, the Coast Guard Cutter Jarvis, a 378-foot High Endurance Cutter homeported in Alameda, was decommissioned and transferred to the Bangladesh Navy as the BNS Somudra Joy during a ceremony on Coast Guard Island in Alameda, California.

On December 13, 2013, the ship finally arrived in Bangladesh. The US Embassy in Dhaka announced the formal ship transfer hosted by Ambassador Dan W. Mozena. Announcement below:

Photo via US Embassy Dhaka/FB

The newest member of the Bangladesh Navy ‘s fleet arrives at port today, the BNS Somudra Joy. Formerly the United States Coast Guard Cutter Jarvis, the 378-foot high endurance cutter was commissioned in in 1972 and is now the largest vessel in the Bangladesh Navy inventory. The ship was transferred to the Bangladesh Navy under the Excess Defense Articles program on 21 May 2013, and after an extensive program for training and new equipment installation in California, the 167-man crew has successfully conducted a six week transit of the Pacific Ocean. Responding to the disaster in the , the Bangladesh Navy was able to make use of the ship’s voyage to pick up over 40-tons of relief supplies and delivery them to Manila on November 30, 2013. The ship will be expected to provide the Bangladesh Navy many decades of reliable service in extending their nation’s interest and global security into the Bay of Bengal.

America is Bangladesh’s faithful partner in building the nation’s capacity to protect these maritime assets. The success of the partnership is evident as we see robberies in coastal waters and in port have dropped by over two-thirds; maritime insurance rates have dropped by a third; kidnapped fishermen in the western coastal area are now being successfully rescued. As Bangladesh strengthens its capacity to protect its maritime borders, everyone gains. America gains as Bangladesh is the second largest source of readymade garments for the U.S. and these products arrive by sea; the region gains as secure Bangladeshi waters make for a more secure Bay of Bengal; and, most especially, the people of Bangladesh gain as their lifeline to the world is secure.

BNS Somudro Joy will reportedly be heavily upgraded into a guided missile . In June this year, the Defense Media Network highlighted the improvement in Bangladesh Navy combat power as it showcases modernized warship at LIMA, and noted that “the ship transfer marks an historic moment in U.S.-Bangladesh defense and security relations, as this is the first time such a large warship has been transferred from the United States.”