▁miss ions ▁remain ▁the ▁same . ▁Resol ute ▁is ▁well ▁known ▁for ▁her ▁long ▁and ▁product ive ▁history . ▁ ▁The ▁sixth ▁of ▁six teen ▁s , ▁Resol ute ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁her ▁class ▁to ▁be ▁power ed ▁by ▁two ▁ ▁Al co - B ▁dies el ▁engines . ▁Resol ute ''' s ▁ke el ▁was ▁laid ▁at ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁Y ard , ▁Curt is ▁Bay , ▁Maryland , ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁She ▁was ▁commission ed ▁ 8 ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁Since ▁that ▁time ▁she ▁has ▁seen ▁several ▁different ▁home ports ▁including ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁California ; ▁Al amed a , ▁California ; ▁Ast oria , ▁Oregon ; ▁and ▁her ▁current ▁home ▁port ▁of ▁St . ▁Petersburg , ▁Florida . Resol ute ▁has ▁been ▁decor ated ▁on ▁several ▁occasions . ▁ ▁She ▁has ▁done ▁well ▁during ▁Ref res her ▁Training ▁( RE FT RA ), ▁ear ning ▁eight ▁RE FT RA ▁" E ' s " ▁for ▁overall ▁excell ence ▁in ▁sim ulated ▁battle ▁and ▁damage ▁scenarios . ▁Resol ute ▁has ▁earned ▁two ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁Unit ▁Comm end ation ▁awards ▁for ▁exception al ▁work ▁in ▁separate ▁Search ▁and ▁Res cue ▁( S AR ) ▁cases . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁Resol ute ▁ex ting u ished ▁a ▁fire ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁t ug ▁De F el ice ▁alongside ▁a ▁San ▁Francisco ▁fuel ▁pier . ▁Two ▁Resol ute ▁crew members ▁entered ▁the ▁burning ▁t ug ▁and ▁retrieved