USCGC Vigilant (WMEC-617)
 USCGC Vigilant (WMEC-617) is a United States Coast Guard medium endurance cutter. She is the twelfth cutter to bear the name Vigilant dating back to 1790 when the original Vigilant was built for the Revenue Cutter Service. She was commissioned on October 3 1964 at Todd Shipyards in Houston Texas at a cost of 2.3 million dollars. From 1964 through 1989 Vigilant was homeported in New Bedford Massachusetts.