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USCGC William Flores

2011 Sentinel-class cutter

Field	Value
infobox_caption	USCGC William Flores (WPC-1103)
section1	{{Infobox ship/image
image	Launch of the USCGC William Flores -d.jpg
image_caption	Launch of William Flores
section2	{{Infobox ship/career
country	United States
flag
name	USCGC William Flores
namesake	William Flores
builder	Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana
launched	29 November 2011
acquired	15 August 2012
commissioned	3 November 2012
identification	*
motto	Courage in adversity
status
badge	[[File:USCGC William Flores WPC 1103 Coat of Arms.jpg	150px]]
section3	{{Infobox ship/characteristics
class	cutter
displacement	353 LT
length	46.8 m
beam	8.11 m
depth	2.9 m
propulsion	*2 × 4300 kW
*1 × {{convert	75	kW	shp	abbr	on}} bow thruster
speed	28 kn
range	2500 nmi
endurance	*5 days
boats	1 × Cutter Boat - Over the Horizon OTH-IV
complement	4 officers, 20 crew
sensors	L-3 C4ISR suite
armament	*1 × Mk 38 Mod 2 25 mm automatic gun

Callsign: NILB
Hull number: WPC-1103
1 × 75 kW bow thruster
4 × Browning M2 .50 cal machine guns
Various small arms USCGC William Flores (WPC-1103) is a cutter homeported in Coast Guard District 7, Miami, Florida. |archive-date = 13 May 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140513091857/http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/10/18/3055376/coast-guard-unveils-its-newest.html |url-status = dead}} |archive-date = 24 March 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130324131813/http://www.defensemedianetwork.com/stories/coast-guard-commissions-third-fast-response-cutter-william-flores/ |url-status = dead}}

Design

Like her sister ships, she is equipped for coastal security patrols, interdiction of drug and people smugglers, and search and rescue. Like the smaller she is equipped with a stern launching ramp. The ramp allows the deployment and retrieval of her high speed water-jet powered pursuit boat without first coming to a stop. She is capable of more than 25 kn and armed with a remote controlled 25 mm M242 Bushmaster autocannon; and four crew-served Browning M2 machine guns.

Operational history

On 1 April 2016, William Flores intercepted a small boat with twelve Cuban refugees on board. The refugees had gone off course, and had entered Bahamas territory.

Namesake

She is named after Seaman Apprentice William Ray Flores who died during the sinking of . At the cost of his own life Flores stayed aboard the capsizing cutter and used his belt to tie open a life jacket locker door. This action allowed life jackets to float on to the water as the cutter went down. He further distributed life jackets to shipmates in the water. |author-mask=2 In November 2011 Flores was honored by having the third Coast Guard Sentinel-class cutter named after him. |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111203093024/http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Coast-Guard-remembers-former-crewmans-actions-31-years-later-134642688.html |archive-date = 3 December 2011 |url-status = dead}} |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111204123851/http://gcaptain.com/uscgs-newest-fast-response-cutter?34554 |archive-date=2011-12-04 |url-status=live |access-date=2011-12-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111203201239/http://www.military.com/news/article/coast-guard-news/new-cg-cutter-named-for-local-hero.html |url-status=live |archive-date=2011-12-03 |access-date=2011-12-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403081103/http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/11/26/3552733/new-coast-guard-cutter-bears-name.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-04-03 |url-access=subscription }}

References

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160408113551/http://freeport.nassauguardian.net/News/34-Cubans-apprehended-over-the-weekend | archive-date = 2016-04-08 | access-date = 2016-04-05 | url-status = usurped

References

(2012-11-19). "Third Fast Response Cutter Delivered to the Coast Guard". United States Coast Guard.
(2012-11-03). "Coast Guard Cutter William Flores commissioned in Tampa, Fla.". Coast Guard News.

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