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Marine Protector-class patrol boat
United States Coast Guard ship class
United States Coast Guard ship class
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| sclass | 2 |
| section1 | {{Infobox ship/image |
| image | USCG WPB 87301 Barracuda - at speed.jpg |
| image_caption | The class leader underway. Note the boat launching ramp at the stern. The fifty caliber machine guns mount on pintles, port and starboard, just forward of the red stripe. The black smudge in the hull abaft the superstructure is the exhaust of the port engine. |
| section2 | {{Infobox ship/class overview |
| name | Marine Protector-class |
| builders | Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana |
| class_before | Point-class |
| in_commission_range | 1998–present |
| total_ships_completed | 77 |
| total_ships_canceled | 0 |
| total_ships_active | 72 |
| total_ships_retired | 6 |
| section3 | {{Infobox ship/characteristics |
| displacement | 91 long ton |
| length | 87 ft |
| beam | 19 ft |
| draft | 5 ft |
| propulsion | 2 x MTU diesel engines |
| speed | Over 25 kn |
| range | 900 nmi |
| endurance | 3 days |
| complement | 10 |
| sensors | 1 x AN/SPS-73 surface search radar |
| armament | 2 × .50 caliber M2 Browning machine guns |
| notes |
The Marine Protector-class patrol boat is a type of coastal patrol boat of the United States Coast Guard. The 87 ft vessels with hull based on the Stan 2600 design by Damen Group. The vessels were built by Bollinger Shipyards of Lockport, Louisiana. Almost all of these boats have been delivered to the U.S. Coast Guard, which has named them after sea creatures that fly or swim. Four have been delivered to Malta and Yemen.
History
The Coast Guard placed its original order in 1999 for 50 boats, which were delivered by mid-2002. Several additional orders brought the class to a total of 77 ships. Seventy-five were delivered under the original Coast Guard contract with Bollinger, with the last, , being completed in October 2009. Two of these were delivered to the Maritime Squadron of Malta.
The Marine Protector class replaced the 82-foot , which had smaller accommodations and had to stop to deploy its pursuit inflatable boat via crane. The last Point-class cutter was decommissioned in 2003.
In 2020, the Department of Homeland Security began to decommission the fleet, with eight Marine Protector cutters replaced by newer Sentinel class cutters.
In May 2021, the United States announced that it would send three decommissioned ships to the Lebanese Navy
In 2022, three decommissioned ships, Albacore, Cochito, and Gannet were donated to the Uruguayan Navy under the Excess Defense Articles program. As part of the transfer deal, Uruguay spent $4.99 million to refurbish the ships, on spare parts, and to train their crews. They were renamed Rio Arapey, Rio De La Plata, and Rio Yaguaron.
In 2023, the United States delivered two former Coast Guard Marine Protector-class ships to the Ghanaian Navy. They were commissioned as GNS Aflao and GNS Half Assini.
In May 2023, the United States government pledged to provide the Philippines at least two Marine Protector vessels, as well as two Island-class patrol boat and three Lockheed C-130H Hercules during President Bongbong Marcos' visit to Washington, D.C. The transferred vessels will be operated by the Philippine Navy.
General characteristics
Missions include combating drug smuggling, illegal immigration, marine fisheries enforcement and search and rescue support. Since the September 11, 2001 attacks, many have had a homeland security mission in the form of ports, waterways and coastal security (PWCS) patrols.
Boarding parties can be launched while the vessel is underway through the cutter's stern launching ramp. The attached rigid hull inflatable boat (RHIB) has been upgraded in an effort to increase speed and sea state sustainability for boarding parties and rescue and assistance teams. The stern launching system requires only a single crew member to remain on deck to launch or retrieve the boarding party.
The vessels consume approximately 165 gallons of diesel per hour at their maximum speed of 26 kn.
Like all new U.S. Coast Guard vessels, the Marine Protector class is designed to accommodate crews of mixed gender with five separate small berthing spaces accommodating standard crews of ten with maximum berthing for 12.
and are assigned to guard a United States Navy submarine base in Kings Bay, Georgia, replacing the decommissioned and at that station. and earlier guarded another submarine base in Bangor, Washington. An additional machine gun operated by remote control was added to all four for this duty.
Boats in class
| Image | Name | Hull Number | Homeport | Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:USCG WPB 87301 Barracuda - at speed.jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87301 | Eureka, California | Active | ||||||||
| [[File:The USCGC Hammerhead (WPB-87302) played a role in burying JFK Jr. -a.jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87302 | Woods Hole, Massachusetts | |||||||||
| [[File:USCGC Mako transits the Cape May Canal -b.jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87303 | Cape May, New Jersey | |||||||||
| [[File:Coast-Guard-Cutter-Marlin.jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87304 | Fort Myers Beach, Florida | |||||||||
| [[File:USCGC Stingray (WPB-87305) -a.jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87305 | Mobile, Alabama | |||||||||
| [[File:United States Coast Guard Cutter DORADO (WPB 87306).jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87306 | Crescent City, California | Decommissioned on 25 May 2021. Donated to the Lebanese navy. | ||||||||
| [[File:USCGC Osprey (WPB-87307) patrols Puget Sound.jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87307 | Port Townsend, Washington | |||||||||
| [[File:Coast Guard Yard dry-docks Cutter Chinook -a.jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87308 | New London, Connecticut | |||||||||
| [[File:Lifting the USCGC Albacore (WPB-87308) out of the water, for maintenance - 150902-G-ZV332-003.jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87309 | New London, Connecticut | date=22 December 2021 | title=Uruguay receives three Marine Protector-class patrol boats from US Coast Guard | url=https://www.navaltoday.com/2021/12/22/uruguay-receives-three-marine-protector-class-patrol-boats-from-us-coast-guard/}} | ||||||
| [[File:USCGC Tarpon.jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87310 | Tybee Island, Georgia | Decommissioned, transferred to MCAS Cherry Point | ||||||||
| [[File:USCGC Cobia (WPB-87311).jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87311 | Mobile, Alabama | |||||||||
| [[File:Marine Protector off Alameda.jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87312 | Monterey, California | |||||||||
| [[File:Aerial view of the USCGC Cormorant (WPB-87313).jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87313 | South Padre Island, Texas | Decommissioned | ||||||||
| [[File:USCGC Finback (WPB-87314), at speed.jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87314 | Cape May, New Jersey | |||||||||
| [[File:USCGC Amberjack (WPB-87315) moored at South Padre Island -- 2001-02-07.jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87315 | South Padre Island, Texas | |||||||||
| [[File:USCGC Kittiwake, near Keehi Lagoon, Hawaii, in 2008.jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87316 | Honolulu, Hawaii | Decommissioned on 7 June 2021. | ||||||||
| [[File:USCGC Blackfin counters Greenpeace.jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87317 | Santa Barbara, California | |||||||||
| [[File:USCGC Bluefin.jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87318 | Fort Pierce, Florida | |||||||||
| [[File:Coast Guard Cutter Yellowfin moored at the pier of Sector Charleston in Charleston, S.C..jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87319 | Charleston, South Carolina | |||||||||
| [[File:USCGC Manta (WPD-87320) carrying visitors on a tour of the Houston Ship Channel - 2016-04-21.jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87320 | Freeport, Texas | Decommissioned on 7 June 2021. Donated to the Lebanese navy. | ||||||||
| [[File:Crane hoists the USCGC Coho (cropped).jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87321 | Panama City, Florida | |||||||||
| [[File:USCGC Kingfisher in front of the Sidney Lanier Bridge.jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87322 | Mayport, Florida | |||||||||
| [[File:USCGC Seahawk 2007-10-31 -b.jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87323 | ||||||||||
| [[File:USCGC Steelhead & 41' (539142716).jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87324 | Port Aransas, Texas | |||||||||
| [[File:USCGC Beluga in Portsmouth, VA, 2011-08-06.jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87325 | Little Creek, Virginia | |||||||||
| [[File:Something crowded the stern of the USCGC Blacktip on 2004-01-21 -b.jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87326 | Oxnard, California | |||||||||
| [[File:USCGC Pelican, decorated with flags, on her commissioning day, 2001-01-08 -a.jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87327 | Abbeville, Louisiana | |||||||||
| [[File:USCGC Ridley (WPB 87328), patrols the Lower New York Bay -- 080521-G-8732C-020 (cropped).jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87328 | Montauk, New York | |||||||||
| [[File:USCGC COCHITO (WPB 87329) -a.jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87329 | Little Creek, Virginia | Decommissioned on 11 May 2021. Donated to Uruguay, renamed ROU Rio De La Plata. | ||||||||
| [[File:Manowar2.jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87330 | Mobile, Alabama | |||||||||
| [[File:USCGC Moray, under tow.jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87331 | Jonesport, Maine | |||||||||
| [[File:USCGC Razorbill enforces a safety zone in the vicinity of a vessel collision (cropped).jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87332 | Gulfport, Mississippi | |||||||||
| [[File:USCGC Adelie 87333 SFO-Bay.jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87333 | Port Angeles, Washington | |||||||||
| [[File:Speedy USCGC Gannet.jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87334 | Dania, Florida | Decommissioned on 20 April 2021. Donated to Uruguay, renamed ROU Rio Yaguaron. | ||||||||
| [[File:USCGC Narwhal.jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87335 | Corona Del Mar, California | |||||||||
| [[File:Janet Napolitano rides the USCGC Sturgeon, 2011-08-08 -a.jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87336 | Grand Isle, Louisiana | |||||||||
| [[File:USCGC Sockeye provides security after a barge allided with a bridge near San Francisco.jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87337 | Bodega Bay, California | |||||||||
| [[File:Ibis patrols the Potomac -a.jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87338 | Cape May, New Jersey | |||||||||
| [[File:USCGC Pompano.jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87339 | Gulfport, Mississippi | |||||||||
| [[File:USCGC Halibut-profile.jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87340 | Marina Del Rey, California | |||||||||
| [[File:Crew lines the rail of the USCGC Bonito.jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87341 | Pensacola, Florida | |||||||||
| [[File:USCGC Shrike, guardian of the space coast.jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87342 | Port Canaveral, Florida | |||||||||
| [[File:USCGC Tern.jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87343 | San Francisco, California | |||||||||
| [[File:USCGC Heron patrols the Potomac River during 58th Presidential Inauguration -a.jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87344 | Sabine Pass, Texas | |||||||||
| [[File:Coast Guard cutters Adelie and Wahoo, moored in Port Angeles, Washington -a.jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87345 | Port Angeles, Washington | |||||||||
| [[File:USCGC Flyingfish provides security during a remembrance of the Boston Marathon Bombing - 140421-G-VV362-633.jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87346 | Boston, Massachusetts | |||||||||
| [[File:USCGC Haddock returns from a big drug bust -- 2014-10-02.jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87347 | San Diego, California | |||||||||
| [[File:USCGC Brant (WPB-87348) in Corpus Christi, Texas - 2003-10-30.jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87348 | Corpus Christi, Texas | Decommissioned on 17 March 2022 | ||||||||
| [[File:USCGC Shearwater on the Elizabeth River -- 2012-06-06.jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87349 | Portsmouth, Virginia | Decommissioned on 27 April 2021. Donated to the Lebanese navy. | ||||||||
| [[File:A USCGC Petrel of the Marine Protector class -- in San Diego.jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87350 | San Diego, California | |||||||||
| P51 | Hull number 87351 was assigned to a vessel that was given to the Malta Maritime Squadron, where it became {{ship | Maltese patrol boat | P51 | |||||||||
| P52 | Malta Maritime Squadron {{ship | Maltese patrol boat | P52 | |||||||||
| [[File:USCGC Tern.jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87352 | Bellingham, Washington | |||||||||
| [[File:USCGC Skipjack (WPB 87353) entering Corpus Christi, Texas.jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87353 | Galveston, Texas | |||||||||
| WPB-87354 | Miami, Florida | |||||||||||
| WPB-87355 | St. Petersburg, Florida | |||||||||||
| [[File:USCG Sailfish Roosevelt Is jeh.jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87356 | Sandy Hook, New Jersey | |||||||||
| [[File:USCGC Sawfish, sailing into the sunset.jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87357 | Key West, Florida | |||||||||
| [[File:US Coast Guard, Seattle-27Oct2010.jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87358 | Port Angeles, Washington | |||||||||
| [[File:Tiger Shark (2651242096).jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87359 | Newport, Rhode Island | |||||||||
| [[File:US Navy 050719-N-9293K-009 The U.S. Coast Guard cutter USCGC Blue Shark (WPB 87360) arrives at its new homeport of Everett, Wash.jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87360 | Everett, Washington | |||||||||
| [[File:USCGC Sea Horse on Virginia's Elizabeth River -- cropped from 141105-G-ZV557-045.jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87361 | Portsmouth, Virginia | |||||||||
| [[File:Interagency interdiction seizes more than half a ton of marijuana 150310-G-GV559-486.jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87362 | San Diego, California | |||||||||
| WPB-87363 | Corpus Christi, Texas | |||||||||||
| [[File:USCGC Ahi.jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87364 | Honolulu, Hawaii | Decommissioned on 7 June 2021. | ||||||||
| [[File:Coast Guard Cutter Pike (3119832802).jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87365 | Petersburg, Alaska | |||||||||
| [[File:Training tradition 110914-G-LS819-001.jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87366 | Bellingham, Washington | |||||||||
| [[File:USCGC Sea Dragon, shortly after her arrival at her base in King's Bay, Georgia - 2007-12-08.png | 60px]] | WPB-87367 | Decommissioned 29 May 2024 at St. Marys, Georgia and transferred to MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina. | |||||||||
| [[File:USCGC Boutwell (WHEC-719) and USCGC Sea Devil (WPB-87368).jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87368 | Kings Bay, Georgia | In active service as of May 29, 2024. | ||||||||
| [[File:USCGC Crocodile out front of the Tampa Convention Center - 2014-08-28.jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87369 | St Petersburg, Florida | |||||||||
| [[File:Coast Guard Cutter Diamondback relocates to Sector Jacksonville 130613-G-JG957-008.jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87370 | Miami Beach, Florida | |||||||||
| [[File:USCGC Reef Shark.jpg | 60px]] | USCGC Reef Shark | WPB-87371 | Juneau, Alaska | ||||||||
| [[File:Coast Guard Cutter Alligator conducts drug offload in St. Petersburg 2014-11-13 -c.jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87372 | St. Petersburg, Florida | |||||||||
| [[File:USCGC Sea Dog and USCGC Sea Dragon keep the USN's big subs safe at Kings Bay, Georgia, 2012-09-25.jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87373 | Decommissioned 29 May 2024 at St. Marys, Georgia and transferred to MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina. | |||||||||
| [[File:US Navy 090818-N-1325N-003 U. S. Coast Guardsmen man the rails as the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Sea Fox (WPB 87374) is brought to life at Naval Base Kitsap.jpg | 90px]] | WPB-87374 | Kings Bay, Georgia | In active service as of May 29, 2024. | ||||||||
| Sana'a | first= Seth | last=George | date = 29 November 2018 | title = The Yemen Conflict & the Implications for Maritime Security | chapter-url = https://www.ukmto.org/-/media/ukmto/mievom-notes-pdf/indian-ocean/2018/december/20181129-mievom_dubai_msay.pdf | chapter = Maritime Incidents | page = 8 | access-date = 7 December 2019 | quote = 9 Mar 17 – Yemen Coast Guard Vessel Sana’a sank after reportedly making contact with a mine (two crew killed).}} | |||
| Aden | Yemen Coast Guard vessel. |
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