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 Deepwater program. [2][3][4] At 154 feet (46.8 m), it is similar to, but larger than, the 123-foot (37 m) lengthened 1980s-era Island-class patrol boats that it replaces.

Originally designed for anti-submarine warfare (ASW), all 36 boats in this class were built at the United States Coast Guard Yard in Curtis Bay, Maryland.

USCGC Cape Henlopen was a 95-foot (29 m) type "C" Cape-class cutter constructed at the Coast Guard Yard at Curtis Bay, Maryland in 1958 for use as a law enforcement and search and rescue patrol boat. [3]

The Sentinel-class fast response cutter is a key component of the Coast Guard’s offshore fleet that is capable of deploying independently to conduct missions that include port, waterways and coastal security; fishery patrols; search and rescue; and national defense. Why this program?

2019年4月24日 · The 154-foot Sentinel class is a key component of the Coast Guard's recapitalized fleet and is critically needed to replace the aging 110-foot Island-class patrol boat fleet.

2018年6月14日 · At 418 feet in length, capable of speeds up to 28 knots, with a crew complement of 122 and a displacement of 4,500 long tons, the Legend-class cut-ters are capable of better seakeeping and higher sustained speeds as well as greater endurance than legacy cutters.

3 天之前 · Artist’s Rendering of Coast Guard Polar Security Cutter. A Mississippi shipyard has been awarded a $951.6 million contract to adjust for cost increases for the first Polar Security Cutter, USNI ...

2024年6月10日 · The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Blackfin - WPB 87317, homeported in San Pedro, Calif., gets underway from a pier in Manzanillo, Mexico as part of a search and rescue exercise, April 30, 2024. Secretaría de Marina (SEMAR) hosted the international exercise in efforts to improve interoperability and to share best practices in search and rescue.

2024年5月14日 · Louisiana-based Bollinger Shipyards has secured a contract option for two additional Sentinel-class Fast Response Cutters for the US Coast Guard. The order is part of a 2008 military program to develop an offshore fleet to …

USCGC FORWARD is home ported at the Integraded Support Command (ISC) Portsmouth, VA. Her five sister ships: BEAR, TAMPA, HARRIET LANE, NORTHLAND and LEGARE are located in Portsmouth as well. All six ships share the same responsibilities, allowing their crews to enjoy a two-month inport period and a two-month deployment period.