The United States Coast Guard has maintained various classes of coastal patrol boats . In 1999 the US Coast Guard ordered fifty 87 feet (27 m) Marine Protector class cutters . These vessels were based on the Stan 2600 design from the Damen Group, from the Netherlands. The Hong Kong Police had previously ordered vessels of this design. One of the coast guard's criteria was that the vessels had to be based on a proven design.
In December 2002 the Coast Guard ordered thirteen additional vessels. On June 25 2007 Bollinger Shipyards announced the Coast Guard had ordered an additional eight Marine Protector vessels. The Coast Guard currently has seventy-five patrol boats in its Marine Protector class. The last vessel, the USCGC Sea Fox , was completed in October 2009. Their pennant numbers are WPB 87301 through WPB 87375.
The 87 feet (27 m) Marine Protector class replaced the 82-foot Point -class. The Point -class had one small and one large berthing area, and they had to stop for five or more minutes to deploy or retrieve their pursuit inflatable boat via a small crane. As of 2007 no Point -class vessels remained in service.
General characteristics
Among their missions are combating smuggling and illegal immigration, and search and rescue. Since the September 11, 2001 attacks many have a homeland security primary mission.
Boarding parties can be launched while the vessel is underway, through the cutter's stern launching ramp. The inflatable boarding party launch has been upgraded and is faster than this vessel. The initial design has given way to an updated version as several capsized due to lack of flotation in the bow section. The stern launching system requires just a single crewmember to remain on deck to launch or retrieve the boarding party.
The cutter burns approximately 165 gallons of diesel per hour at its max speed of 26 knots.
Like all recent US Coast Guard vessels the Marine Protector -class were designed to accommodate crews of mixed gender with five separate small berthing spaces for the crews of ten or so.
The same design also operate with the Armed Forces of Malta which have operated two examples (P51 and P52) since 2003.
Boats in class
References
- ^ "Patrol Boat". Marine Talk. 1999-10-18. Archived from the original on 2009-10-10 . http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.marinetalk.com%2Farticles-marine-companies%2Fart%2FPatrol-Boat-121947N.html&date=2009-10-10 .
- ^ "More Coast Guard Patrol Boats.". Marine Talk. 2002-12-23. Archived from the original on 2009-10-10 . http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.marinetalk.com%2Farticles-marine-companies%2Fart%2FMore-Coast-Guard-Patrol-Boats-BOL00310642IN.html&date=2009-10-10 .
- ^ "Press Release - June 25, 2007: USCG contract with Bollinger for eight Marine Protector class coastal ptatrol boats". Bollinger Shipyards. 2005-06-25. Archived from the original on 2009-10-10 . http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bollingershipyards.com%2Fjune%252025%25202007%2520cpb.htm&date=2009-10-10 .
- ^ "USCG CPB 87' Patrol Boats". Bollinger Shipyards. Archived from the original on 2009-10-10 . http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bollingershipyards.com%2Fcoastal%2520patrol%2520boats.htm&date=2009-10-10 .
- ^ a b Keyon K. Jeff (2009-10-11). "Bollinger Shipyards delivers final Marine Protector-class CPB". Tri-Parish Times. Archived from the original on 2009-10-11 . http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tri-parishtimes.com%2Farticles%2F2009%2F05%2F11%2Fbusiness_news%2F239_50_bollinger.txt&date=2009-10-11 .
External links
- Globalsecurity.org - WPB 87' Marine Protector Class
- U.S. Coast Guard:
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