Here's a brief listing of some of the other players in the Gulf of Mexico/Caribbean (source is Combat Fleets of the World, 1993)
The Bahamas. The Police Marine Division operates 15 patrol craft.
Barbados. The Coast Guard operates four patrol craft.
Belize. Operates 2 patrol craft (36.5 tons and 1 12.7mm hmg) for Anti-drug, inshore patrol and SAR missions.
Bermuda. The Bermudian Police operate 2 patrol craft.
Brazil. While not a Caribbean nation, they are included due to the occassional "showing the flag" patrol that they conduct into the southern portions of the Caribbean. 1 aircraft carrier (6 S-2E, 4-6 SH-3, 2 UH-11 and 3 UH-12 helos), 1+6 German Type 209/1400 subs, 3 ex-British Oberon-class subs, 1 exUS Guppy III sub, 1 exUS Guppy II sub, 2 exUS Gearing FRAM I-class DDs, 4 exUS Allen M Sumner-class DDs, 2+2 Ihjauma-class FF, 6 British Vosper Thornycraft Mk10-class FF, 4 exUS Garcia-class FF, 9 Imperial Marinheiro-class corvettes as well as 2 exUS Thomaston-class LSD and 1 exUS De Sotp County-class LST.
Colombia. 2 German Type 209/1200-class subs, 4 FS1500-class FF, 1 exUS Courtney-class FF.
Costa Rica. Operates 6 patrol craft
Cuba. 3 Soviet Foxtrot-class SS, 3 Koni-class FF, 13 Osa II-class PGM, 4 OSA I-class PGM, 1 patrol boat, 9 Turya-class torpedo hydrofoils and 2 Polnocny B-class LSM
Dominican Republic. 1 ex Canadian River-class FF, 3 exUS Cohoes-class corvettes, 8 patrol craft.
El Salvador. 4 patrol craft.
Grenada. 1 patrol craft
Guatemala. 9 patrol craft.
Guinea. 9 patrol craft.
Guyana. 4 patrol craft.
Haiti. 10 patrol craft.
Honduras. 11 patrol craft.
Jamaica. 4 patrol craft.
Nicaragua. 22 patrol craft.
Panama. 1 patrol craft.
Saint Kitts. 2 patrol craft.
Saint Lucia. 2 patrol craft.
Saint Vincent. 2 patrol craft.
Trinidad & Tobago. 9 patrol craft.
Venezuela. 2 German Type 209/1300-class SS, 6 Italian Lupo-class FF, 2 Almirante Clemente-class FF, 23 patrol craft, 4 Capana-class LST, 1 exUS Terrebonne Parish0-class LST.
Western Virgin Islands. 1 patrol craft.
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