SHIELD
Azure, a marijuana leaf Or, on a chief wavy of the same, a great white shark Proper, fimbriated of the first. All within a narrow bordure of the second.
CREST
From a wreath Or and Azure, between stylized curling waves of the ocean, a stylized image of a Coast Guard Cutter affront Proper.
SUPPORTERS
A mount Vert on the dexter side, a representation of the tower lighthouse Cape Disappointment in Oregon; on the sinister side, a representation of the tower lighthouse Egmont Key (c. 1944) in St Petersburg, Florida.
MOTTO
On a scroll Azure, doubled Gules, entwining around each lighthouse, the inscription EL TIBURON BLANCO in gold letters.
SHIELD
Dark blue represents the ocean and, along with gold, are traditional seamans uniform colors. The gold wavy chief symbolizes that STEADFAST has patrolled both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans throughout her forty year history. The wavy line also alludes to the movement made by swimming sharks. The great white shark refers to EL TIBURON BLANCO, the nickname given to STEADFAST because she was such a nemesis to illegal drug operations. The prized gold marijuana leaf represents the cutters aggressive and unrelenting law enforcement and successful drug interdiction operations. The STEADFAST was the first of only two cutters to be awarded the prized Golden Marijuana Leaf, symbolizing over one million pounds of marijuana seized.
CREST
The stylized curling waves represent STEADFASTs successful transit across the hazardous area known as the Graveyard of the Pacific and the navigation around the shoals of the Columbia River Bar.
SUPPORTERS
The two lighthouses reflect safe navigation and maritime search and rescue. The STEADFAST has patrolled both coasts of the United States. The lighthouse on the left side is a representation of Cape Disappointment, her current home port in Oregon; and the lighthouse on the right side is a representation of Egmont Key Lighthouse, original home port of STEADFAST in St Petersburg, Florida, as it appeared in 1944.
SEAL
The coat of arms as blazoned in full color on a white circular field within a dark blue designation band, edged with a gold roped border and bearing the name USCGC STEADFAST at the top and WMEC 623 at the base.