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Sentinel-class Cutters
The Sentinel-class cutter, also known as the Fast Response Cutter or FRC due to its program name, is part of the United States Coast Guard's Integrated Deepwater System Program, Deepwater program. At , it is similar to, but larger than, the lengthened 1980s-era s that it replaces. Up to 71 vessels are to be built by the Louisiana-based firm Bollinger Shipyards, using a design from the Netherlands-based Damen Group, with the Sentinel design based on the company's Damen Stan 4708 patrol vessel. The Department of Homeland Security's budget proposal to Congress, for the Coast Guard, for 2021, stated that, in addition to 58 vessels to serve the Continental US, they requested an additional six vessels for its portion of Patrol Forces Southwest Asia. Planning and acquisition In March 2007, newly appointed United States Coast Guard Commandant Thad Allen announced that the USCG had withdrawn a contract from Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman for the construction of an initial flawed de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USCGC Benjamin Bottoms (WPC-1132)
USCGC ''Benjamin Bottoms'' (WPC-1132) is the 32nd United States Coast Guard Cutter, cutter built for the United States Coast Guard. She is the fourth of four Fast Response Cutters homeported in San Pedro, California. Operational history The ''USCGC Benjamin Bottoms'' was placed in commission on 1 May, 2019 by ADM Charles Ray, vice commandant of the Coast Guard, with LT Lennie Day serving as her plank owner commander, who oversaw her fitting out from delivery. On July 15, 2021, ''Benjamin Bottoms'', along with USCGC Munro (WMSL-755), ''Munro'' and USCGC Haddock (WPB-87347), ''Haddock'', were diverted to extinguish a boat fire on the ''Relentless'', seven miles west of Carlsbad, California. Under the command of LT CDR Allice Gholson, ''Benjamin Bottoms'' participated in GALAPEX III from 23 June to 9 July, 2024, a joint training exercise centered around Ecuador's Galápagos Islands to gain greater cooperation and understanding with sailors from 14 partner nations in an effort to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
