Bollinger Shipyards, Inc., at Lockport, USA, announced the launch of the first in class USCG "Sentinel” Fast Response Cutter (FRC), "Bernard C. Webber" from its Lockport facility.
The Sentinel class cutter is appr. 46 m long and is capable of speeds in excess of 28 knots. The cutters will be able to operate independently for five days at sea, accommodating a crew of 23 members. A state-of-the-market command, control, communications, computer, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) system will be fully interoperable with other Coast Guard assets as well as those of the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security. The cutters will also have a 40 knot rigid inflatable boat, RIB, which can be rapidly deployed using a stern launching system.
The Sentinel FRC design is based on the Damen Stan Patrol 4708 patrol boat, and the project expertise from the Coast Guard’s Coastal Patrol Boat project, also built by Bollinger. The "Sentinel" class will be able to conduct missions, such as ports, waterways and coastal security, fishery patrols, drug and illegal migrant law enforcement, search and rescue, and national-defense operations.
The Sentinel class cutter is appr. 46 m long and is capable of speeds in excess of 28 knots. The cutters will be able to operate independently for five days at sea, accommodating a crew of 23 members. A state-of-the-market command, control, communications, computer, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) system will be fully interoperable with other Coast Guard assets as well as those of the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security. The cutters will also have a 40 knot rigid inflatable boat, RIB, which can be rapidly deployed using a stern launching system.
The Sentinel FRC design is based on the Damen Stan Patrol 4708 patrol boat, and the project expertise from the Coast Guard’s Coastal Patrol Boat project, also built by Bollinger. The "Sentinel" class will be able to conduct missions, such as ports, waterways and coastal security, fishery patrols, drug and illegal migrant law enforcement, search and rescue, and national-defense operations.
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