The sixth of sixteen s, Resolute was the first of her class to be powered by two  Alco-B diesel engines. Resolute'''s keel was laid at the United States Coast Guard Yard, Curtis Bay, Maryland, in May 1965. She was commissioned 8 December 1966.
Resolute, one of sixteen ships, became the first to be powered by two Alco-B diesel engines. The keel for Resolute was laid at the United States Coast Guard Yard in Curtis Bay, Maryland, in May 1965. She was commissioned on December 8, 1966.