The USCGC ''Sockeye'' (WPB-87337) is the United States Coast Guard's 37th

Marine Protector class cutter The Marine Protector class is a class of coastal patrol boats of the United States Coast Guard. The 87-foot-long vessels are based on the Stan 2600 design by Damen Group, and were built by Bollinger Shipyards of Lockport, Louisiana. Each bo ...

. She is stationed in

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, California. In October 2008,

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was struck by serious brush fires. The ''Sockeye'' was assigned to coordinate the efforts of fire-fighters from a variety of agencies and local municipalities.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sockeye Ships of the United States Coast Guard Ships built in Lockport, Louisiana Patrol vessels of the United States Marine Protector-class coastal patrol boats 2001 ships