Jack of Harts

Charleston, South Carolina was a major Coast Guard base when the Second Great Depression began. They supplied naval fleets from Charleston, and a half-dozen deep-water Coast Guard cutters kept their homeport there. South Carolina was quick to “nationalize” them into their new navy once the Federal government effectively collapsed. While not as heavily armed as “proper” United States warships, these cutters were more heavily armed and armored than most warships in the world. They also supported light aircraft and drones via their flight decks. The Coast Guard had used these for customs and rescue missions. South Carolina replaced them with attack helicopters and defense drones, making the former cutters a far more credible threat to those harboring ill will towards their State. They would prove an integral part of the South Caroline Navy in the decades that followed, and set sail with the Confederation Navy numerous times before the end of the century.